rant · moment 18 of 26
Singing a Ukrainian Folk Song
from #289 - Live From Ukraine | The Tim Dillon Show · #289
4 min
Tim decides to sing a Ukrainian folk song ('Long Live Free Ukraine') as a gesture of solidarity, struggling badly with the pronunciation throughout.
- Tim explains why he's singing a Ukrainian folk song despite feeling conflicted: the show needs a revenue stream and he's running a business.
- Tim asks Paul to find a Ukrainian folk song, reasoning that singing one would demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine better than just talking about it.
- Tim justifies the gesture as a way to benefit from knowing he's done enough, rather than leaving people wondering whether they should donate or take action themselves.
- Paul sends Tim a folk song titled 'Long Live Free Ukraine' with 1.5 million views, but Tim realizes immediately how difficult the Ukrainian language is to sing.
- After struggling through the Ukrainian lyrics, Tim finishes the performance and acknowledges how hard the language is compared to Spanish, which you can fake your way through.
- Tim asks seriously whether his singing the folk song actually helped anything.
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