«Krug» - Karakum (1984)

“Someone once said that a minesweeper makes only two mistakes: the first is when he decides to be one. The second?“ Krug is a Soviet Rock/Reggae/Pop group formed in 1981 out of the former members of “Flowers“, a group formed in 1961 that was responsible according to Itogi Magazine as the starter of all “Russian alternative culture“. It included some very prominent members, such as Igor Sarukhanov, the main vocalist and guitarist, Alexander Slizunov, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Mikhail Fanzilberg. This song is about the Karakum Desert, a vast expanse located in Turkmenistan. Lyrics: A hundred days, along the way, in the caravan, Another dune, lies ahead Another dune, wherever you look There’s sand everywhere! The wind was blowing, angry with strength, The scorching heat, driving me crazy And everyone, was dreaming, a sip of water! But God was deaf, the wind blowing And he was as dry, as a saxaul And only in dreams, ringing like laughter,