Kiesza's Hideaway's Russian Cousin
August 17, 2014 12:53 AM Subscribe
Kiesza's Hideaway video is a fantastic single-shot tribute to 1990s dance. (She even broke a rib shooting the video.) But check out what happens when Russian performance duo Bonia and Kuzmich (Mikhail Kuzmin and Julia Starikova) (Боня и Кузьмич) created a tribute video.
The original video gets the 90s dancing almost perfect, but it's strange how it tries to sound like 90s dance music, but somehow doesn't at all. I don't know what's off, but there's something fundamentally wrong about the sound.
That Russian video, though, that's something else.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 2:11 AM on August 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
That Russian video, though, that's something else.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 2:11 AM on August 17, 2014 [2 favorites]
Here's the official Vevo link to the Kiesza video. The one I posted is the production company's link on YouTube.
posted by k8t at 2:27 AM on August 17, 2014
posted by k8t at 2:27 AM on August 17, 2014
It should be noted that Bonya & Kuzmich's video is in response to EU sanctions against Russia-
"Russian comedy duo Bonya and Kuzmich taunted with European economic sanctions against their country in an ironic way. Famous pair covered Canadian singer of Kiesza's clip for Hideaway track parodying the life of Russian villagers. The video went viral in a short time."
posted by jammy at 5:17 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Russian comedy duo Bonya and Kuzmich taunted with European economic sanctions against their country in an ironic way. Famous pair covered Canadian singer of Kiesza's clip for Hideaway track parodying the life of Russian villagers. The video went viral in a short time."
posted by jammy at 5:17 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Russian tribute video is amazing, I lost it when the man playing the accordion was their backup dancer!
posted by ellieBOA at 5:28 AM on August 17, 2014
posted by ellieBOA at 5:28 AM on August 17, 2014
Yeah, I can't decide if my favorite part of Bonia and Kuzmich was how hard the accordion player fought to stay stoic before cracking up, or everything about Mikhail's dancing!
posted by ChuraChura at 5:55 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ChuraChura at 5:55 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
*Sees N12 and Kent sign at start of video. Thinks "Blimey, Williamsburg is still cool, then?" Is vaguely pleased even though not one's sort of music at all.*
posted by Decani at 6:12 AM on August 17, 2014
posted by Decani at 6:12 AM on August 17, 2014
Bonia and Kuzmich are absolutely delightful; I couldn't stop smiling. Thanks for the post!
posted by languagehat at 6:46 AM on August 17, 2014
posted by languagehat at 6:46 AM on August 17, 2014
Yes, of all the Russian single-shot 90's dance-video tributes parodying Russian village life, that's definitely... the most recent.
posted by blue_beetle at 7:04 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by blue_beetle at 7:04 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]
Reminds me of Saturday night in Irkutsk. Or Maghera. Either.
posted by fallingbadgers at 7:21 AM on August 17, 2014
posted by fallingbadgers at 7:21 AM on August 17, 2014
oooh that bonnet throw at 2:28 is bad ass
posted by ghostbikes at 12:13 PM on August 18, 2014
posted by ghostbikes at 12:13 PM on August 18, 2014
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this is good stuff though.
posted by emptythought at 1:55 AM on August 17, 2014 [1 favorite]