Kashchey Bessmertnyi (album)

Kashchey Bessmertnyi (Russian: Кащей Бессмертный) is a 1994 album by Russian punk group Sektor Gaza consisting mostly of parodies of other performers' songs. Dubbed "punk opera"; it is one of their most well-known records. The album is an interpretation of traditional Russian fairy-tale about Ivan Tsarevich rescuing The Frog Princess from Kashchey the Immortal.

Kashchey Bessmertnyi
Studio album by
Released1994 (1994)
GenrePunk rock

Story

The old tsar orders his three sons to get married, hoping to prevent them from deflowering all the virgins of his kingdom who would otherwise go to him. Each of the sons fires an arrow into the wind; they will go look for brides at places where the arrows landed. While two elder sons find themselves usual girls, Ivan's arrow lands in the swamp where he finds a frog. The frog discloses to him that she is Princess Vasilisa the Beautiful, and he needs to kiss her to turn her back into her human form. After Ivan brings his bride home and kisses her, she is kidnapped by Kashchey. Ivan leaves to search for Vasilisa, and encounters two villains who willingly help him, despite their traditional image:

  • Baba Yaga whom Kashchey earlier seduced and abandoned, tells him the secret of Kashchey's immortality – that his life essence is hidden in his penis.
  • Count Dracula who gives Ivan the Sword of Everslaying just to get rid of an opponent.

After finally tracking down Kashchey, Ivan uses Dracula's sword to cut off Kashchey's penis, thus killing him.

Track list

#NameDurationRemarks
1Introdukcia3:32Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fight Like a Brave
2Aria Ivana7:33Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
3Aria Ivana i Lyagushki7:44Midi, Maxi & Efti - Go Girlie Go
4Vtoraya Aria Ivana4:22Original song
5Aria Baby-Yagi5:39Ace of Base - All That She Wants
6Aria Grafa Draculy3:57Anthrax - I Am the Law
7Aria Vasilisy Prekrasnoi3:00Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
8Tretya Aria Ivana3:40AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
9Aria Kascheya Bessmertnogo2:59Pesnyary - Drozdy
10Chetvyortaya Aria Ivana2:29Nirvana - Sliver
11*Yedu babu vyruchat (remix)5:43CD release bonus track

Narratives are accompanied by excerpts from Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

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