Murat Nasyrov | Malchik Hochet V Tambov

There was no logical reason for a boy at a tropical sea to want to go to Tambov. Kharin simply chose the city because the rhythm of the word "Tam-bov" perfectly fit the staccato delivery of the original Brazilian chorus.

The studio executives at his record label felt the album was brilliant but lacked a high-energy radio single. Murat Nasyrov Malchik Hochet V Tambov

The lyrics depict a boy stranded on a beach desperately crying out that he wants to go to Tambov, a landlocked city in southwestern Russia. There was no logical reason for a boy

Sergey Kharin brought his Russian adaptation of the Brazilian song to the studio. Murat Nasyrov Malchik Hochet V Tambov

The geography of the song remains one of Russian pop culture's funniest mysteries.