us-005578-irn698929-irn720755
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has beginning date: 1943-01-01
has end date: 1943-12-31
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identifier: irn720755
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scope and content: Songs from the 1943 Soviet feature film, Два бойца, Dva boitsa (Two Warriors), Uzbekfilm. Songs performed by Mark Bernes, who portrayed soldier Arkadii Dziubin in the film, and recorded in Tashkent in 1943. The sentimental"Dark is the Nigh" captures the feelings of an army conscript whose thoughts dwell on his family and hometown. By contrast the lively"Odessa Kosti" narrates the antics of the title character, a sailor from Odessa. Both songs were immediate hits during the war, and"Dark is the Nigh" remains popular to this day. Side A: Тёмная ночь (Temnaia Noch; Dark is the Night) Music: Nikita Bogoslovsky Words: Vladimir Agatov Vocalist: Mark Bernes Guitar: A. Ivanov-Kramskoy Side B: Одессу Костя (Odessa Kostia). Also known as Kostia-Moriak (Kostia the Sailor) Music: Nikita Bogoslovsky Words: Vladimir Agatov Vocalist: Mark Bernes Studio Jazz Ensemble conducted by Alexander Tsfasman
title: Dark is the Night | Odessa Kostia