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iyhan
Saint-Petersburg
Hello! Recently I've heard the "Ghost Town" song for a first time. For a several last years my life is strongly connected with Pripyat and the Zone. Can you tell, please, how was this song born? Why did you decide to write a song about Pripyat? By the way, most of Ukrainians even do not know details about Chernobyl. I was very surprised, when I've heard about Red Forest in your song, and it was a pleasant surprise! :) Have you ever been there? Or may be you read some literature about the disaster before writing the song?
Iyhan,
The song came to us very quickly one evening. We had each, on the recommendation of a mutual friend, been to Elena Filatova's website about Chernobyl. That night at practice, being so moved by Elena's pictures and comments, the song just flowed out of us. We wrote most of it right there, with very few changes later on. Thank you so much for your kind words and personal insights.
-Huns
The song came to us very quickly one evening. We had each, on the recommendation of a mutual friend, been to Elena Filatova's website about Chernobyl. That night at practice, being so moved by Elena's pictures and comments, the song just flowed out of us. We wrote most of it right there, with very few changes later on. Thank you so much for your kind words and personal insights.
-Huns
arthurson
hong kong
hello, long time no see, after making the ghost town mv for chernobyl 20th anniversary, i've just made another video for my country, War of Resistance for 20 Years. Something we still memorize and hold event and gathering every year in hong kong.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c TyQYmqBlos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c TyQYmqBlos
Manuel E.
Mexico
exelente cancion .. ghost town
saludos desde Mexico
Cha0
saludos desde Mexico
Cha0
Pavel Volodin
Belarus, Minsk.
Thank you, really, thank you for uour "Ghost Town"...Well...I've been living in Pripyat when I was young, and your song makes a great influence on me. Thank you once again.
Jérémy
France
Hie, i really like your song "ghost town" for the victims of tchernobyl: very beautiful. But i don't find the tab. Can you help me ?
ps: my english is so bad, sorry, but i'm french ^^
ps: my english is so bad, sorry, but i'm french ^^
Beek writes:
Thanks for your post, Jérémy. We don't have tablature for Ghost Town. But we have chords on this website. Go to Music, and choose Ghost Town. Then choose lyrics. The chords are written above the words. Hope this helps!
Ramblin' Pete
Burlington
I happened to hit your site and saw all of the international feedback. I thought I would drop you a note just to let you know we still love ya right here in your back yard. You're getting famous worldwide. That is what happens when you look at the world with "warehouse eyes". See you round. Pete
Beek writes:
Hey, Buddy! Speaking of worldwide, you're streaming on WBSDFM.com! See you there? In the studio soon? Love you, too, man.
Hannu
Finland
Just had to drop by and say that the ghost town truely is one of the most moving songs i have ever heard. I love it.
Oscar Mannbro
Manchester, NH, USA
The slide show of my pictures from the ghost town is now ready and publicly available as part of the new site.
The site can be found here: www.pripyat.nu
Thanks again for letting me use your song for the slide show.
I've listened to it a lot while working on the timing of the slide show, and the song is still awesome!
/O
The site can be found here: www.pripyat.nu
Thanks again for letting me use your song for the slide show.
I've listened to it a lot while working on the timing of the slide show, and the song is still awesome!
/O
roberto
bali
I too stumbled upon chernobils video on you tube and your song, I too cried, I too felt sadness beyond measure, and then I look at my sons and I think what a world is this and how does one cope and what is we have to do when the darkness that is falling up on human race is so dark and inevitable makes me want to die.
max
Italy
I've just listened "Ghost Town".....and watched the related video.....it is friday Feb 27th. 2009 now and the Italian governor has just approved the construction of 4 nuclear stations in Italy....they will be our first stations...The governor says: it is because we cannot sustain the cost of energy, from carbon and oil, any longer....I cannot belive that there are not alternative ways to have some warm in the winter...and light in the night....if someone has hidden the alternatives in the past centuries, he will be responsible of Chernobyl....and of the all other occurred accidents we will never know......
God bless you guys....Thank you
God bless you guys....Thank you
MYSH
POLAND - Lublin
I've watched a ghost town about victims from Chernobyl fantastic film and music much better. we people from europe we can't forget about this bad events we see in nowdays maleficences after explosion. good luck guys!!
mark
uk
can I use "keeper of the flame" for a model boat video later in 2009 and stick it on youtube please?
Beek writes:
Go for it, Mark. Have a ball!
Tim
Netherlands
Your song Ghost Town is one of the few songs ever that moved me to tears, it contains so many and so powerfull emotions. You guys pay the greatest of tributes to the firefighters of Chernobyl: to simply not forget them.
Robert
POLAND
Amazing music!
"Ghost Town" - great song...
"Ghost Town" - great song...
Dan Martin
Longmont, Colorado, USA
Oops - forgot to say that the new link to my Chernobyl page (www.dansher.com/Elena/) contains my unofficial, unauthorized "liner notes" for your "The Middle of Somewhere" CD. If you find anything in them you can use, please feel invited to do so.
Dan
Dan
Dan Martin
Longmont, Colorado, USA
A computer glitch caused me to lose your personal email addresses so I must write you via the guestbook.
Please update the link you have for me on your "Links" page to:
www.dansher.com/Elena/
The content is the same as before (Chernobyl). The old page now in your link will go dark forever at the end of August. My new homepage is at
www.dansher.com and my new email is dan@dansher.com Please keep in touch.
Keep up the good work, guys. I hope one day you'll come to play in the Denver area. I'll be there.
Dan
Please update the link you have for me on your "Links" page to:
www.dansher.com/Elena/
The content is the same as before (Chernobyl). The old page now in your link will go dark forever at the end of August. My new homepage is at
www.dansher.com and my new email is dan@dansher.com Please keep in touch.
Keep up the good work, guys. I hope one day you'll come to play in the Denver area. I'll be there.
Dan
Hanna
Germany
Thanks for “Ghost Town” because without this song I never would found this pearl of intelligent music. My current favourites are “Company Man” and “How Lucky” – two sides of one dream.
By the way, “brave” is an interesting little word. In German there is the word “brav”. It means “well-behaved” – it is more a word for a child or a dog, but it fits: first the fireman is “brave”/”brav”, then he become sick and in the end nobody cares.
And the man sits alone on a bench in the rain and thinks … about the long and winding road or the steam ship – who knows.
By the way, “brave” is an interesting little word. In German there is the word “brav”. It means “well-behaved” – it is more a word for a child or a dog, but it fits: first the fireman is “brave”/”brav”, then he become sick and in the end nobody cares.
And the man sits alone on a bench in the rain and thinks … about the long and winding road or the steam ship – who knows.
Beek writes:
Thanks for listening, Hanna. Your ideas are quite intriguing.
Storm
Australia
Is there any way you could place the song Ghost Town up for download again? It's impossible to find.
Beek writes:
It's available on i-tunes, Storm. Also on www.elenavilatova.com
michael
corbin, kentucky
Eric,
I listened to IT again on the way down-it gets better with every listening.
I'll try to get this area turned on to you
I listened to IT again on the way down-it gets better with every listening.
I'll try to get this area turned on to you
Beek writes:
Thanks for that, Michael..
Richard
UK
I heard 'Ghost Town' via Elena Filatova's film on youtube. Man, this is one of the only songs that constantly brings me to tears. It's a powerful combination of lyrical prowess, and what I think must be an understanding of what happened at Chernobyl.
In my opinion, if anyone ever makes a movie about this event, they must use this song in the soundtrack.
I'll give your album a try guys, as this song caught my attention. Can't wait to hear your other songwriting skills.
In my opinion, if anyone ever makes a movie about this event, they must use this song in the soundtrack.
I'll give your album a try guys, as this song caught my attention. Can't wait to hear your other songwriting skills.