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Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

pigwiththefaceofaboy · music · Watch on YouTube

Satire & parodyMusic performance & songsWorld history

What it is

A song by Pig With The Face Of A Boy that narrates the history of the Soviet Union from a worker's view, set to the Tetris melody.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN posts it as a clever, catchy musical joke whenever Tetris or Soviet history comes up.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Besides being "meta", it's also clever and kinda catchy.”

    Clever, catchy history of USSR to Tetris tune

    dextorious, 2011-12 · Recommendation · in “EA relaunches Tetris on iOS with a $30/year subscription (really)”

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Topics: tetris, soviet union, korobeiniki, novelty song, history

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