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The Russians Are Coming

The Russians Are Coming

Val Bennett - Topic
1 HN recommenders · discussed 2023–2024
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Val Bennett's reggae cover of Dave Brubeck's Take Five, titled The Russians Are Coming. It was used as the theme tune of The Secret Life of Machines.

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throw0101a · 2023-08 · rec

Worth watching just for the intro theme song, "The Russians Are Coming", a reggae remix of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five": * [VIDEO] * [LINK]

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throw0101b · 2023-03 · reference

This is the "Take Five" variant by Val Bennett, "The Russians Are Coming", used in the show Secret Life of Machines (awesome series, now freely/legally posted on YT): * [LINK] * [VIDEO] * [LINK]

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throw0101d · 2024-01 · reference

See also playlist from Tim Hunkin's channel: * [LINK] * [LINK] * [LINK] The theme song is Bennett's "The Russians are Coming" (a reggae cover of "Take Five"): * [VIDEO]

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