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Alexander Pushnoy performed a cover of Agata Kristi's song "Like in the War"

An energetic performance of one of the best rock hits from Alexander Pushny.

Cover of the song "Like at War" by Alexander Pushny

On the 5th of January 2021, Alexander Pushnoy presented to the listeners a new cover of the song of the group "Agatha Christie" - "As in the war", and in a few hours collected tens of thousands of views.

Alexander Pushnoy on YouTube

Alexander Pushnoy is a musician and TV presenter. The idea to share his creativity by recording videos came to him even before YouTube became popular in Russia. The musician got his own channel in 2009, but already in 2004 Pushnoy created his own website, where he published music in different genres.

Photo of Alexander Pushny during the recording of music
Photo of Alexander Pushny during the recording of music

After a while, Pushnoy realised that viewers were interested not only in the result of his work, but also in the process of creating music: working with equipment and recording technology. He began to publish videos on how to get quality sound without having professional equipment, and share the process of creating music. Thanks to his advice, you can turn your own flat into a recording studio.

His videos will also help in choosing the right instrument - on the channel you can find reviews of popular models of electric guitars, and their comparison with each other.

The audience's attention is drawn, of course, to the colourful covers, which retain the atmosphere of the original while adding Pushny's own creative solutions. As a rule, he records them at home, clearly demonstrating how high quality sound and image can be on a home recording.

As in war - the story of the song

The original song "Like at War" was performed by the Russian rock band Agatha Christie. The famous song was released in the 1993 album "Shameful Star".

Cover of Agata Kristi's album "Shameful Star" (1993)
Cover of Agata Kristi's album "Shameful Star" (1993)

Its author, Gleb Samoilov, wanted to save the song for a solo album for a long time, but finally made it a part of the band's creative work. In one of the interviews, the musician notes that the idea of the lyrics was inspired by the impressions of his first love. Then, long before the song itself appeared, the line "I'm on you like in a war" was born in his mind. Samoilov has been repeatedly pointed out that this wording is incorrect from the point of view of the Russian language, but the musician invariably replies that this was the idea - to describe the feeling of contradiction vividly, briefly and without the pathos inherent in such a lyrical theme as love and parting.

The video for the song was shot by director Igor Pesotsky. Only two members of the band - Vadim and Gleb Samoilov, who flew to Moscow from Yekaterinburg especially for filming, took part in it. The preparation of the sets was unusual - the clip was shot in the so-called "Ames room", which creates an optical illusion, distorting the space. When watching it, it's really easy for the viewer to lose the sense of reality - it all fits perfectly with the music and lyrics of the song. You can notice that there is not a single close-up in the clip, which is not only due to the artistic concept. On the eve of filming, Gleb Samoilov got a huge flux, which had to be carefully hidden.

Gleb Samoilov on the meaning of composition

From the first lines it becomes clear that "Like in War" is a song about the vivid feelings between love and hate. The author notes that it is not only and not so much about the inevitable parting - it is about the contradictions that inevitably arise in even the happiest relationships, because people in them do not become an organic continuation of each other.

Listeners and critics often refer to the song as one of the first songs with sexual overtones from Agatha Christie. Gleb Samoilov says that this song is primarily about love and the relationship of two self-sufficient individuals. In 1995, giving an interview to Televik, Samoilov said that the song's characters love each other despite the contradictions that make them push away the person they love, and that the lyrics of "Like at War" are about the impossibility of different people becoming one.

Performed by Alexander Pushny

Alexander Pushnoy recorded a cover of "Like at War" in a home studio. Beforehand, the musician even bought a licence to use this song.

Despite the simple visuals, the music video still attracts the eye: the musician plays electric guitar, bass guitar and drums extremely emotionally, and sometimes the instruments become imaginary. The sound of the music, on the one hand, is recognisable and conveys the mood of the original, but, on the other hand, in Pushny's arrangement the song sounds different - even more energetic and driving. Vocal performance also pleases listeners - the musician very vividly conveys the emotional whirlwind of the lyrical hero of the song, and even his irony in the video looks organically.

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