Ukraine War Music
Farewell to the Motherland: A Song of Departure
"Flattery is toxic to love / So why, tell me, do you drink poison?"
"Face to Face": Dave Stewart's, Boris Grebenshchikov's, Serhii Babkin's, and Stevie Nicks's Ukraine War Song
Stewart (of the Eurythmics), Grebenshchikov (a Russian singer-songwriter, and one of “the ‘founding fathers’ of Russian rock music”), and Babkin (a Ukrainian singer-songwriter) put out a trilingual song, with harmonies by Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac).
"He Is Right Who Is Defending His Home"
"Our generation always understood each other without borders and passports / There, where we sang about friendship, today people dream only of complete revenge / All that normal people built over the years—all is obliterated."
"And Whomever You Ask in Russia / Everyone Will Say: 'Merci to the Leadership!'"
"Don't even doubt it / Or you will right away become a foreign agent."
"Oh How Good / Our Bad Life Was" -- "That Era Is Over"
From a prominent Russian singer, apparently referring to pre-war Russia.
Black Sun: A Letter to a Brother
The most moving (perhaps because the most intimate) song that I've heard about the war.
"We'll Withstand the Horde"
A new humorous song of Ukrainian defiance, in Russian.
"Together We Christened Our Children"
A 2014 poem by the Ukrainian author of "We Will Never Be Brothers."
Ukraine's Glory and Freedom Have Not Yet Perished
That happens to be the opening line of Ukraine's national anthem.
