Kashchey Bessmertnyi (album)
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Kashchey Bessmertnyi (Russian: Кащей Бессмертный) is a 1994 album by Russian punk group Sektor Gaza, consisting mostly of parodies of other performers' songs. Dubbed "punk opera", it is one of their most well-known records. The album tells a highly profane interpretation of traditional Russian fairy-tale about Ivan Tsarevich rescuing The Frog Princess from Kashchey the Immortal.
Story
Old tsar orders his three sons to get married, hoping to prevent them from deflorating the virgins of his kingdom who otherwise go to him. Each of sons fires an arrow into the wind, to look for their brides at places where the arrows landed. While two elder sons find themselves usual girls, Ivan's arrow lands in the swamp where he finds a frog. The frog reveals him that she is princess Vasilisa the Beutiful, and that he needs just to kiss her to turn her back into her human form. After Ivan brings his bride home and kisses, she is kidnapped by Kashchey. Ivan leaves to search for Vasilisa. Duirng his adventures, Ivan encounters two villains who willingly help him, despite their traditional image:
- Baba Yaga whom Kashchey earlier seduced and abandoned, tells him the secret of Kashchey's immortality (his life essence is hidden in his penis).
- Count Dracula who gives Ivan the Sword of Everslaying just to get rid of a concurent.
After finally reaching Kashchey, Ivan uses Dracula's sword to cut off Kashchey's penis, thus killing him.
Track list
| # | Name | Duration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introdukcia | 3:32 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fight Like a Brave |
| 2 | Aria Ivana | 7:33 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away |
| 3 | Aria Ivana i Lyagushki | 7:44 | Midi, Maxi & Efti - Go Girlie Go |
| 4 | Vtoraya Aria Ivana | 4:22 | Original song |
| 5 | Aria Baby-Yagi | 5:39 | Ace of Base - All That She Wants |
| 6 | Aria Grafa Draculy | 3:57 | Anthrax - I Am the Law |
| 7 | Aria Vasilisy Prekrasnoi | 3:00 | Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 8 | Tretya Aria Ivana | 3:40 | AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long |
| 9 | Aria Kascheya Bessmertnogo | 2:59 | Pesnyary - Drozdy |
| 10 | Chetvyortaya Aria Ivana | 2:29 | Nirvana - Silver |
| 11* | Yedu babu vyruchat (remix) | 5:43 | CD release bonus track |
Narratives are accompanied by excerpts from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.