Ulitsa Sezam
Sadly, I have missed my calling as a Sesame Street translator.
Click on “Russia,” and then on “Ulitsa Sezam” to hear the Sesame Street theme a la Rusky. This raises the question: why does everything sound sad in Russian? Not in the language (which is “A Fish Called Wanda” sexay), but in the preferred musical arrangements. If you listened without watching the video and you knew none of the words, you would think this was a sad song from the melody and accompaniment alone.
It also sounds suspiciously like “Antiochus,” but I can’t find an online copy with which to properly underscore the exquisite irony of this similarity.
Exhibit B that happy Russian children can make any song sound tragic. Here they are singing, “We wish you happiness.” Not, contrary to the sound of it, “You shot my dog.” Who knew?
In happier news, I think I want to move to Egypt. Look at all those bright, happy kids on Alam Simsim! Bonus points for most fun-sounding translation of Sesame Street.