Metal cover of the song "TroLoLo" by Eduard Khil: history of appearance, popularity abroad, cover version

In many of the songs, listeners are looking for sensetrying to understand what emotions the artist wanted to express. But there are times when it is impossible to find depth in a song. Eduard Khil's "TroLoLo" is a vivid example of a song that has no words at all, but it is impossible to catch the one emotion is excellent. Today let's try to understand how the "song without words" appeared on Soviet screens and how it became successful not only in the USSR, but also in the West.

Cult "TroLoLo", which was loved all over the USSR 

A song called "I'm very happy, because I'm finally coming home.", or "TroLoLo", was written by Arkady Ostrovsky, a Soviet composer-songwriter, in 1966. The song originally had a lyric that Ostrovsky wrote for him. Vadim Semereninbut, according to Eduard Khil, he didn't pass. censorshipwho, in those early days, controlled the arts. The poem was written on behalf of a cowboy who returns to his ranch and waits to meet his beloved.

The music video for the uncomplicated tune was recorded in 1976, afterwards 10 years after the song's release. Although this vocalise was performed by famous Soviet singers such as Valery Obodzinsky and Muslim Magomayev, it was the baritone who made this composition famous Eduard Khil. The musician recalled that "I'm very happy, because I'm finally coming home" was enthusiastically received by Soviet listeners: before that, on the pop no-one of the artists did not sing a song that had almost no words. The video was recorded on the artist's Swiss tour.

The popularity of "TroLoLo" in the West, or how Khil became a meme 

In 2009, a video of Khil's performance was uploaded to YouTube, but it did not immediately gain rabid popularity.

By 2017, the video had reached the shores of western YouTube, where it had gained an estimated 25 million views. The Soviet singer was given a nickname online "Mr Trololo." A pseudonym is a sound imitation that echoes the singer's singing style. English-speaking users found similarities between the performance and the word "troll"; this is the origin of the new nickname of the Honoured Artist of the RSFSR.

Trololo Man gained even more popularity after being mentioned in an American show The Colbert Report. The video became so viral that a huge number of parodies were made on it. The most famous was the actor's interpretation of the song Christoph Waltzwho performed the famous vocalise in a humorous manner. In addition, Eduard Khil managed to become the hero of the animated series "Family Guy.": he appeared in the premiere episode of season ten as a singing Russian waiter.

Some time later, a website was created that sold merchandise with the Soviet singer's image on it, as well as posted a petitionwhich was aimed at bringing the artiste back from "musical" retirement.

Powerful metal accompaniment by Andre Antunes 

Andre Antunes is an American musician and blogger. On his You-Tube channel, the young man posts covers of memes and famous songs.

The blogger did not neglect the song "TroLoLo": on the video guitarist accompanies to the swirling music video of Eduard Khil. Against the background of such a simple music, which has the aesthetics of the Soviet country, the bright and very skilful guitar riffs seem to be a kind of revitalise that had lost its lustre. Thanks to his talent, André has received many positive reviews of the remix. The users noted that despite the comicality, the song sounds great: Andre changes it so coolly tune of the song that some listeners find it creepy because of Khil's wide smile in the video. Many commentators report that after the cover of the famous "TroLoLo" and the substitution of the melody, they are hardly can perceive the original song.

Andre Antunes' other videos are also receiving rave reviews. His video entitled "The Most Metal Church in the World". In the video, Andre plays along with the Arizona preacher's fiery speech; as users point out, it's mind-blowing to bring together strands of melodies so gracefully and see the musicality in the speaker's speech talent a musician.

Roller "Legendary Pakistani Singer goes Metal."where a guitarist remixes a legendary song performed by Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in 1979, typed on YouTube million Views. It was not easy to turn a religious, almost prayerful song into a metal composition, but there is nothing for Andre impossible.

A song by Eduard Khil, which has gained fans not only in Russia, but also abroad, up to now popular. In comments to Andreas's video, users wrote that they incredibly admire the talent of the Soviet singer, who by the end of his life had already received a world fame. People who followed the artist before and after his second popularity sincerely admired his voice, and western fans gave Khil another nickname besides "Mr Trololo": "the most cheerful guy on the internet.".