www.cdbaby.com/artist/igorpres... / iggyfied www.igorpresnyakov.com Korobeiniki (Tetris ) . Russian folk song . Arranged and performed by Igor Presnyakov on 12 string vintage Ovation mod. "Pacemaker"
Wow.. he really does a good job to make you listen to the song instead of hearing that ingrained videogame track in your mind. I have always loved the track from the game (and yes, I know its a russian folk song to begin with) but here I actually manage to disregard that, I just hear a beautiful song performed in a kickass way. :D
One of my favorite all time songs, one of the best covers ever, in fact, the best version I've heard to date (good work on including the lyrics man, -highfive-)
This man is a true master of the guitar. I my humble opinion his guitar speaks for its self but with all due respect his voice... Well ... I can't get enough of his guitar...
Yes, but I don't think a lot of people know about it as well... But we're here listening to this great cover and even if someone didn't know the origin of the song, now he knows it :) Thanks to Igor. Продолжайте в том же духе :)
Conversely, because of Tetris, Korobeiniki has received a lot more exposure and appreciation throughout the world, perhaps increasing people's awareness of Russian music and culture in general. Popular culture can be a funny thing, at times :)
when i look into the windows of igors soul i see the very essence of the spirit of god! thank you so much for your melodys in homage to the motherland. the ansesters joy is the closes they will get to mortal celibration when tuned into igors heart
Russian folk traditional. Style is a masterful history of rich emotional evocative. Hair raising poignancy and beauty all simultaneously telling. Something of. Powerful urgency and a keen sense of familial. Lineage I sense from the. Sound as I don't know any of the words but a truly appreciative musician could not. Escape the notability of Russian folk traditional music
None have ever truly beaten the titan of puzzles that is Tetris... Many have tried. One came close.... he got to the last level... the TRUE last level.... only to encounter the most beauteous of noises... It was too much, even for a hardcore gamer like himself. He merely cranked the volume and cried at the beauty, not even taking note of the blocks as they stacked to the ceiling.
12 string guitars have 6 pairs of strings. The bass strings have an extra string next to them that is tuned an octave higher. The treble strings have an extra string next to them that is tuned the same. It is played identically to a standard guitar.
I mean, Tetris is a Russian game. Not to mention that maybe a lot of people who looked up "tetris theme" saw "korobeiniki" and looked that up too, and inadvertently learned about Russian folk songs! It sort of worked that way for me, though I also really enjoy Russian culture to begin with.
