Name: Nights in White Russia
Duration: P00H05M30S
Description: Just an excuse to (finally!) use a piano riff that I’ve had lying around since 1989 and to play some old Gypsy tunes (which I obviously didn’t write… let us say “Trad. Arranged by”…).

Nights in White Russia

from Home by Pandev

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Just an excuse to (finally!) use a piano riff that I’ve had lying around since 1989 and to play some old Gypsy tunes (which I obviously didn’t write… let us say “Trad. Arranged by”…).

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Sitting alone in this darkened bar
With but a drink to warm me
Moonlight and vodka only go so far
In dulling my memory

The band plays on with its sad lament
You can get depressed to your heart’s content
Not much more to say
When the Gypsy boys they play…

Bartender another drink
Make it a strong one so that I can’t think
The nights here are so cold
And the Gypsy girls so bold

The Russians play their song
Pathetically droning on…

Far too drunk I’m thrown out on the street
Can’t even get back to my feet
Militia men don’t give a second look
I’m but a drunkard not a terrorist or a crook

Final notes fade under the moon
As some Georgian boys play their tune…

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from Home, released August 18, 2015
Written (Except the excerpts of "Dve Gitari", "Occhi Chorni" and "Souliko" which are in the public domain), arranged, played and produced by Pandev.
Mixed & Mastered by Rod Bianchi at Studio 20 Bis (France)
© & ℗ Pandev 2015

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Pandev Montreal, Québec

Born in Quebec in 1970, of British and Bulgarian parents, PANDEV (first name: Ivan-George) has played in bands (on either side of the Atlantic) for over 30 years.

While having rather eclectic musical tastes, his songs remain mostly in the rock vernacular.

He has moved back to Montreal and is always working on new tunes, ... more

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