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putin blueberry hillThere's something incredibly unsettling about this video of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin singing a wooden, hand-in-pocket rendition of Fats Domino's 'Blueberry Hill' for some charity event in front of a bunch of old actors (Goldie Hawn! Kurt Russell!) and what appear to be Russian politicians and glitterati, all competing to appear the most enthusiastic for this Potemkin Village-ass display.

He looks like he'd rather be anywhere but on that stage, and the soulless song is peppered with tinny synth trumpet, while an actual trumpet player stands behind him clapping awkwardly.


Please read this entire quote from the Independant, which is So Much WTF:

Russia Today claimed that Mr Putin was deeply reluctant to take the stage, and the whole episode was entirely impromptu. Apparently, Mr Putin was approached by a hostess and asked to sing, but refused. "However, after seeing the pictures of ill children shown to the audience on the big screen, he took to the stage," the channel reported. But was more likely to be a well-rehearsed publicity move, in line with much of the Prime Minister's activity, meant to keep him in the public eye and portray him as a talented superman for the domestic audience. Mr Putin's stunts are usually more masculine – he has released a DVD of judo tips, shot a tiger with a tranquilliser dart and posed for a bare-chested photo-shoot on a horse.