View Full Version : Russian Lesbian Pop Act a.k.a. t.A.t.U.
SBTB Geek 02-15-2003, 12:22 AM Isn't anyone else disturbed by this group known as, t.A.t.U.?- It seems as if they are pretending to be lesbians in order to create controversy, to sell more records.
Who gave them the right to call themselves singers? They sound terrible. On "All The Things She Said," they sound like a squeaky voiced version duet of Britney Spears and Kelly Osbourne.
They sound worse than American Idol rejects.
-*Forever*- 02-15-2003, 12:35 AM They rawk!!! :rock: I don't know what you're smoking, but I love the fact that they're lesbians, it's awesome!!! And I love their songs :D
Ewan's My Man 02-15-2003, 12:50 AM I love that song!!! I think the video is a lil...ahem...weird. But I still like them and think they're good singers. I think they're a breath of fresh air for the music world.
Yeah, they're as regurgitated as any other pop group.
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 02-15-2003, 01:31 AM Ugh!! I cant stand them. And it has nothing to do with the fact that they are lesbians (althougth that is kinda disturbing). It's because they are "pop" and *gag* I can't stand it! I just don't like it.
Unwanted Angel 02-15-2003, 12:23 PM I LOVE THEM!!! Lesbians rule.... Just check out my siggy... I think they are pretty and they both can sing very good... All the things she said is a good song. I agree with forever.
ABlairican Pie 02-15-2003, 02:05 PM ROOSKIE LESBO-POP???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOO THERRRRRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grineyes: :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock: BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kay Scarpetta 02-15-2003, 02:32 PM If I hear that damn song ONE MORE TIME I swear, I'm gonna scream.
Penny Lane 02-15-2003, 07:53 PM Originally posted by AKA
Yeah, they're as regurgitated as any other pop group.
:lol: :rotflmao:
Kay Scarpetta 02-15-2003, 08:15 PM Wait, they're lesbians?! I thought they were sisters. Heh, whoops
Halex 02-15-2003, 09:12 PM Tatu is cool. I don't care if they're gay or not. Just as long as their music is good. And, their music rocks!
°Bubbly Blonde° 02-15-2003, 09:14 PM I like there song so ****ing much and I dont have a clue why.
Sean Snow 02-15-2003, 10:28 PM I like their song. It's been playing here since mid-December and I haven't gotten tired of it. *Shrug* I heard somewhere that they're not really lesbians but they did that for the song *Shrug* Wotever.
And there's nothing wrong with trying to stir up controversy. And the song isn't all that controversial or anything. *Shrug*
Krisalicious 02-15-2003, 11:13 PM I dunno why...but I love All the Things She Said even though its always stuck in my head. It's a good song. They're talented.
ISmellFine 02-15-2003, 11:17 PM I hate that song. Sounds like Britney Spears on crack.
Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
Lesbians rule....
Yes. Lesbians are great, just not T.A.T.U.
laceyinthesky 02-16-2003, 12:36 PM This song just sounds like they're repeating themselves after sucking helium from a balloon.
Mr. Stefani 02-16-2003, 12:38 PM Originally posted by laceyinthesky
This song just sounds like they're repeating themselves after sucking helium from a balloon.
it does. i saw part of the video. i think they're trying to make it look like the are making out, but all they are doing is rubbing their faces against eachother.
Mossopp 02-16-2003, 05:17 PM I don't consider myself to be a fan of pop music but I do really like t.A.T.u. People - in the UK especially - are focussing too much on their image and not their music. I bought their album, '200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane', and was pleasently surprised at how good it is.
Of course I don't believe for one minute that they are "sleeping together every night" as one of them recently claimed in a UK magazine article. Personally, I don't think the blonde one is gay at all, although I think (and indeed hope :grineyes: ) that the brunette is! Apparently the brunette - Julia Volkova - was in another all-girl band in Russia before she joined t.A.T.u. but was told to leave because she kept trying it on with the other band members!
I am a lesbian so I have no trouble with that aspect of the bands image. I am however slightly perturbed by the fact that they are dressed-up as school girls in the video. It's the juxtposition of the way they look and the way they act which unnerves me. I know that they are both over 18 now (although apparently they were both under 16 when the video was filmed) but they look so young. I saw an interview with the pair recently which slightley bugged me - they looked so sweet and innocent. They were jibbering away in Russian and just looking sooooooo cute and I was thinking "aww, bless 'em". Next thing I see one of them jump into the other's lap and they start snogging the face off each other! I knew it was bound to happen but it was still a wee bit shocking.
All I can say to the people who find the 'All The Things She Said' video disturbing is this - look up the word 'disturbing' in the dictionary!! To me, the video is pretty tame - I have seen pictures of the t.A.T.u. girls on the internet that actually made me feel guilty for looking at 'em!
Either way, although I can kinda see both sides of the arguement I love t.A.T.u. - their album rules and I am very pleased that they have been at number 1 in the British charts for the past 3 weeks. Whether they are a genuine lesbian couple or not, they are out there and representing and I think that's brilliant!
Rhiannon 02-16-2003, 07:07 PM I don't see what the big deal about them is, except they're lesbians....that's the only reason anyone likes them
Mossopp 02-16-2003, 08:00 PM Originally posted by Belladonna
I don't see what the big deal about them is, except they're lesbians....that's the only reason anyone likes them
That's not the "only reason people like them". I dunno where 'All The Things She Said' currently is in the American charts but it's been number 1 in Britain for the past 3 weeks and is currently the longest-running number 1 of the year. Perhaps the video did bring them to the attention of people who otherwise would never have noticed them but the song would not have been number 1 for so long if people didn't actually enjoy the music.
I think both the girls are absolutely beautiful (especially Julia) and I think the video in question is very cool but I would not have gone out and bought their album had I not enjoyed the music. Basically, image will only get you so far - you have to have the talent to back it up and I think t.A.T.u. do have the talent.
I also want to ask - am I the only person who understands the message that the girls are trying to get accross in the video?? Everyone else I've spoken to didn't notice the twist at the end.
Basically, all throughout the video we are led to believe that the girls are trapped behind a fence and that everyone else is looking in at them disapprovingly. Only at the end of the video do we see the girls turn a corner with a vast expanse of open ground infront of them and they walk off hand-in-hand into the distance. The camera then turns around and we see that it's actually everyone else who is fenced in. I think this is a great statement which shows perfectly how society in general are the ones who are trapped by their own predudices and preconceptions. The girls are the only ones who are really 'free' because they are doing their own thing and living the way they want to - not the way society tells them they should live .
I think it's a great video, a great song and I hope t.A.T.u. achieve the same amount of success in the rest of the world as they've had in Russia.
Unwanted Angel 02-16-2003, 09:48 PM I luv them because they can sing and i lov the song also... Stop and listen to it really good and you'll understand it....
Halex 02-16-2003, 09:58 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I also want to ask - am I the only person who understands the message that the girls are trying to get accross in the video?? Everyone else I've spoken to didn't notice the twist at the end.
Basically, all throughout the video we are led to believe that the girls are trapped behind a fence and that everyone else is looking in at them disapprovingly. Only at the end of the video do we see the girls turn a corner with a vast expanse of open ground infront of them and they walk off hand-in-hand into the distance. The camera then turns around and we see that it's actually everyone else who is fenced in. I think this is a great statement which shows perfectly how society in general are the ones who are trapped by their own predudices and preconceptions.
I agree, Mossop. It is a great statement. :) And, it's nice to see that statement being made in a music video. Hopefully through that video people will be able to see that if they don't accept others for who they are, it's like they don't accept themselves for who they are, either. There's one video they have called "They're Not Gonna Get Us" in Russian where they're driving down a road in a vehicle and run over a guy or something. Does anyone get the statement they're trying to get across in that video?
Faith 02-17-2003, 06:16 AM I downloaded their songs All the things she said and Imperfect Girl, and I absolutely love them ..
Mossopp 02-17-2003, 05:12 PM Originally posted by Halex
There's one video they have called "They're Not Gonna Get Us" in Russian where they're driving down a road in a vehicle and run over a guy or something. Does anyone get the statement they're trying to get across in that video?
I've never actually seen that video, unfortunetly. :(
How many songs have t.A.T.u. released in America? The only song that's been released as a single in the U.K. so far is 'All The Things She Said'.
Kristina 02-17-2003, 05:50 PM They aren't really lesbians, they will be dropped from the label soon since they don't follow what the label tells them. They are supposed to lie they are lesbians to cause controversy or whatever because the labels tells them to. Yet when asked if they are lesbians they go 'Gee, I don't know. Maybe?' they sound so stupid. They have boyfriends too...
Mossopp 02-17-2003, 06:02 PM Originally posted by Avril Lavigne
Yet when asked if they are lesbians they go 'Gee, I don't know. Maybe?'
It's called 'sexual abiguity' and a lot of people find that very alluring.
I've seen the photos of them with their "boyfriends" - the girls didn't particularly look like they were enjoying the guys company. They said the guys weren't their boyfriends, just bodyguards - I'm inclined to believe them. If they're so intent on convincing people that they are gay why the hell would they go out to a busy nightclub with 2 guys?
consentida 02-17-2003, 06:26 PM Okay...i dunno about them yet. I've heard "All the things she Said" a few times. Its growing on me. I'll have to hear some other songs to really give my opinion on their music and stuff.
And for everyone who's going back and forth about whether they're lesbians or not: The truth will come out one day. Time will tell...
Mossopp 02-17-2003, 06:32 PM Originally posted by consentida
Okay...i dunno about them yet. I've heard "All the things she Said" a few times. Its growing on me. I'll have to hear some other songs to really give my opinion on their music and stuff.
And for everyone who's going back and forth about whether they're lesbians or not: The truth will come out one day. Time will tell...
Get their album. I promise you that if you like 'All The Things She Said' you'll really love '200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane'!
I'm not going back and forth as to whether they're a couple or not - I think it's just a gimmick. They just look like 2 best friends having a laugh....
.....although I'd never let any of my best friends do that to me!! Hmm.........
Look, all you doubters have made me start to wonder now! :lol:
White_Daisy 02-17-2003, 07:39 PM I think I am the only person on the face of this planet who has not heard that song. Who knows why, but I've heard the craze around them. And honestly, I'm sick of it.
I didn't know what song everyone was talking about until I went to WWE website. I guess that song is Victoria's entrance music. From what I've heard I really don't care for it that much, but that's probably because I hate Victoria, her character is such a psycho.
Mossopp 02-19-2003, 04:41 PM I just read on one of the bands many websites that the two girls got into a fight last week! Apparently Juila kicked Lena's arse and Lena ended up in hospital with a busted knee!!
Those close to the band put the fight down to exhaustion and nerves since they'd been touring for some time. Apparently all is well now. It's Juila's 18th birthday tomorrow (February 20th) but a party was held for her earlier in the week. The couple "made up" shortly before the party began and - judging by some of the photos I've seen - had a great night!
Sitcomwriter 02-20-2003, 12:20 AM Well the only song of their's that I've heard is "Not gonna get us".I heard it on tonight's "Birds of Prey".I like it alot.Someone get it on KaZaA quickly! :rock:
Plus they are pretty damn hot.Lesbians or not.
Sitcomwriter 02-20-2003, 04:54 PM Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
Well the only song of their's that I've heard is "Not gonna get us".I heard it on tonight's "Birds of Prey".I like it alot.Someone get it on KaZaA quickly! :rock:
Actually it was "All the things she said" on "Birds of Prey".I made a mistake.I've downloaded both songs on KaZaA.I like them both :rock:
Mossopp 02-20-2003, 06:29 PM Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
Actually it was "All the things she said" on "Birds of Prey".I made a mistake.I've downloaded both songs on KaZaA.I like them both :rock:
Stop faffing around with downloads and just buy their album!
'All The Things She Said' is currently number 1 on the UK singles chart but everyone is far too obsessed with the promo video to notice that the girls have an album out.
Get it - it rules!!
For those of you that have the album, what is you're favourite track on it?
Crimson and Clover 02-20-2003, 06:37 PM Originally posted by SBTB Geek
Isn't anyone else disturbed by this group known as, t.A.t.U.?- It seems as if they are pretending to be lesbians in order to create controversy, to sell more records.
Who gave them the right to call themselves singers? They sound terrible. On "All The Things She Said," they sound like a squeaky voiced version duet of Britney Spears and Kelly Osbourne.
They sound worse than American Idol rejects.
i like their music and i dont care if they are lesbians or not, they are both hot, especially the one with short dark hair, i think her name is Julia
Mossopp 02-20-2003, 06:44 PM Originally posted by Crimson_and_Clover
they are both hot, especially the one with short dark hair, i think her name is Julia
I love Julia too!!!!
I saw t.A.T.u. on 'Top Of The Pop's' (massively popular UK music show) last Friday and Julia looked absolutely amazing!!! I love her soooooo much!!
The band were also on 'CD:UK' last week and they were wearing really, really short kilts!! Lovin' it!!!! :D
Mossopp
*needing to get out more* :lol:
Crimson and Clover 02-20-2003, 06:48 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I love Julia too!!!!
I saw t.A.T.u. on 'Top Of The Pop's' (massively popular UK music show) last Friday and Julia looked absolutely amazing!!! I love her soooooo much!!
The band were also on 'CD:UK' last week and they were wearing really, really short kilts!! Lovin' it!!!! :D
Mossopp
*needing to get out more* :lol:
she looks really good in the pic in your siggy
Mossopp 02-20-2003, 06:51 PM Originally posted by Crimson_and_Clover
she looks really good in the pic in your siggy
I know - that's why I chose it! :grineyes:
Dude, I have a truck load of cute pictures of Julia! She's awesome!! :D
Crimson and Clover 02-20-2003, 06:58 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I know - that's why I chose it! :grineyes:
Dude, I have a truck load of cute pictures of Julia! She's awesome!! :D
do you know any good websites i could get some from
Mossopp 02-20-2003, 07:06 PM Originally posted by Crimson_and_Clover
do you know any good websites i could get some from
Certainly! I am more than happy to oblige anyone who is as much a fan of the lovely Julia as I am!
Check out these sites - loads of cool photos!!
http://eng.tatysite.net/photos/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/frenchytatu/images/images.htm
http://www.tatu.ru/cgi-bin/foto/dypicgen.cgi.en?gallery=a (this is a particularly good site - click on the > arrow to navigate through the different sets of pictures)
tawho????!!??
Have I been living under a rock, because I've never heard of them?!?!!?
Camillian 02-20-2003, 07:32 PM Actually I thought Yulia was a boy in the video (all the thing she said" not I found out it was a girl
Mossopp 02-20-2003, 07:40 PM Originally posted by Camillian
Actually I thought Yulia was a boy in the video (all the thing she said" not I found out it was a girl
She doesn't look like a boy!! She's waaaaay too cute!! :eek:
Penny Lane 02-20-2003, 07:48 PM Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
tawho????!!??
Have I been living under a rock, because I've never heard of them?!?!!?
DITTO!:lol:
Brian Damage 02-20-2003, 08:03 PM I only know that one song All the things she said and I like it.
Sitcomwriter 02-21-2003, 12:29 AM For those who've never heard the song:
All The Things She Said (http://perso.club-internet.fr/celine.rosset/musique/Tatu%20-%20All%20The%20Things%20She%20Said%20(1).mp3)
Hollow 02-21-2003, 12:34 AM thats..............................................................................interesting
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 02-21-2003, 12:42 AM Their voices annoy me, but then again that's not my kind of music. Just my two cents...
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 02-22-2003, 02:37 AM Originally posted by Miss Karly
Wait, they're lesbians?! I thought they were sisters. Heh, whoops
:lol: Lesbianic sisters?:confused: Yah, I thought they were cousins. Eh, the things I assume..
Hollow 02-22-2003, 02:49 AM theyre gay w/ eachother?
Halex 02-22-2003, 04:19 AM Originally posted by Mossopp
For those of you that have the album, what is you're favourite track on it?
I like many of their songs. They're Not Gonna Get Us, All The Things She
Halex 02-22-2003, 04:27 AM I like many of their songs. They're Not Gonna Get Us (English and Russian version), All The Things She Said (English and Russian version), Malchik Gei, How Soon Is Now and Ne Svjataja. I haven't got their album, though. I've got mp3s that I've downloaded.
Halex 02-22-2003, 04:29 AM Originally posted by Halex
I like many of their songs. They're Not Gonna Get Us, All The Things She
Ignore that post. My hand accidentally touched the enter key while I was typing.
Mossopp 02-22-2003, 09:52 AM Originally posted by Halex
I like many of their songs. They're Not Gonna Get Us (English and Russian version), All The Things She Said (English and Russian version), Malchik Gei, How Soon Is Now and Ne Svjataja.
I think 'All The Things She Said' is my fave track but I really like 'How Soon Is Now' (better than the original? I dunno......), 'Show Me Love' and 'Not Gonna Get Us'. 'Malchik Gay' is pretty cool too but their voices get quite high-pitched on that and they kinda sound like Alvin and The Chipmunks! :lol:
Originally posted by Kelly Osbourse
theyre gay w/ eachother?
Who knows? They say that they are madly in love with each other and that they have been a couple since they were 14 years old (they are 18 now). Most people - including many of their fans - just think this is a gimmick and they're actually straight.
I'm still undecided. Originally I thought it was just an image designed to boost their record sales but I've seen some pretty raunchy pictures of the 2 of them and they certainly look like they're more than 'just good friends', if you know what I mean!
I guess only the girls themselves know the truth.
At the end of the day - does it really matter? They're obviously having a good time and the music is cool. Who cares?
GO t.A.T.u.!!!! :dance:
Mr. Stefani 02-22-2003, 09:59 AM Originally posted by Kelly Osbourne
theyre gay w/ eachother?
i think its just a marketing ploy.
ABlairican Pie 02-22-2003, 02:06 PM Originally posted by Nirvana
i think its just a marketing ploy.
$ure work$ for me!!!!!:D :grineyes:
IownTheDivision69 02-23-2003, 05:18 PM they're kewl... i think they really r gay but... ya kno... everyones a poser now so who knows who the **** anyone is anymore... but anyway... tatu is very kewl.... i downloaded the russian version of all the things she said [ya soshla s uma i think?] its pretty good... and their song called 'clowns' is pretty good and 'not gonna get us' is good... its allll gooood.
Mossopp 02-23-2003, 07:47 PM I'm gonna take this opportunity to congratulate Julia and Lena on being Number 1 in the UK charts with 'All The Things She Said' for 4 weeks in a row! They are currently the longest running UK Number 1 of 2003!
Let's see if we can make it 5 weeks!! :dance:
pandora_spocks 02-23-2003, 10:25 PM I've never heard of them. Are there any good websites with sound clips so I can hear them?
Mossopp 02-24-2003, 03:40 PM Originally posted by pandora_spocks
I've never heard of them. Are there any good websites with sound clips so I can hear them?
There's a downloads page on their official site at http://www.tatugirls.com/av/index.html - there you'll find the video for 'All The Things She Said' and also a remix of the single.
Or check out http://www.tatu.us/video.htm - loads of music vids (English and Russian) and some interview footage aswell.
Enjoy! :D
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 06:01 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
There's a downloads page on their official site at http://www.tatugirls.com/av/index.html - there you'll find the video for 'All The Things She Said' and also a remix of the single.
Or check out http://www.tatu.us/video.htm - loads of music vids (English and Russian) and some interview footage aswell.
Enjoy! :D
Cool, thanks! :wave:
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 07:41 PM I just listen to 'All the Things She Said' and I love it! I'm gonna find more clips and listen to more of their stuff. :woohoo:
Mossopp 02-24-2003, 07:55 PM Originally posted by pandora_spocks
I just listen to 'All the Things She Said' and I love it! I'm gonna find more clips and listen to more of their stuff. :woohoo:
Good - I'm glad I've converted someone to worship t.A.T.u. :lol:
Get the album!!! It's called '200km/h in the Wrong Lane' and if you like 'All The Things She Said' you'll love it!
Another t.A.T.u. fan is born. My work here is done.......
:D
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 08:03 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
Good - I'm glad I've converted someone to worship t.A.T.u. :lol:
Get the album!!! It's called '200km/h in the Wrong Lane' and if you like 'All The Things She Said' you'll love it!
Another t.A.T.u. fan is born. My work here is done.......
:D
I already added it to my wishlist at Amazon. I'm gonna purchase it soon! I'm glad I visited this thread. Now I have something new to obsess over.
Mossopp 02-24-2003, 08:06 PM Originally posted by pandora_spocks
I already added it to my wishlist at Amazon. I'm gonna purchase it soon! I'm glad I visited this thread. Now I have something new to obsess over.
I'm obsessed with t.A.T.u. aswell.
You wanna talk about them anytime then just PM me, ok?
Mossopp
x x x
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 08:22 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I'm obsessed with t.A.T.u. aswell.
You wanna talk about them anytime then just PM me, ok?
Mossopp
x x x
Sure! And if you have aol instant messenger my screen name is Pandora Spock18.
Mossopp 02-24-2003, 08:31 PM For anyone who's interested there are some kickarse photos of the girls at -
http://www.tatu.us/album.html
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 08:49 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
For anyone who's interested there are some kickarse photos of the girls at -
http://www.tatu.us/album.html
Lots of good piccies! ;)
SBTB Geek 02-24-2003, 09:50 PM Originally posted by pandora_spocks
I just listen to 'All the Things She Said' and I love it! I'm gonna find more clips and listen to more of their stuff. :woohoo:
Nooo.... my thread created a fan!!!! :D
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 09:52 PM Originally posted by SBTB Geek
Nooo.... my thread created a fan!!!! :D
:lol:
It was bound to happen!
Ewan's My Man 02-24-2003, 11:10 PM I got the cd yesterday, and it's really good...I love it.
pandora_spocks 02-24-2003, 11:12 PM Originally posted by Ewan's My Man
I got the cd yesterday, and it's really good...I love it.
Yay, another fan! :D
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 02-25-2003, 12:44 AM I'm not a fan, but I just dont like that kind of music. It really dosent have much to do with the singers, its just they music genre in general.
Mossopp 02-25-2003, 07:01 PM Does the U.S. version of '200km/h in the Wrong Lane' have 'How Soon Is Now' on it? It's track 5 on the British release but I know it's not included on the original Russian version.
Does the U.S. version have the CD-ROM videos on it?
Does anyone here actually own the original Russian version of the album?
Sitcomwriter 02-27-2003, 02:12 AM They were on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tonight in tight white tee-shirts and no bras.Well anyway during the preformance they "kissed" but they covered their lips so we couldn't actually SEE the "kiss" which makes me wonder....
Are they really lesbians or not?
I say it's all a publicity stunt.
pandora_spocks 02-27-2003, 02:29 AM Someone posted on another board that they are most likely bisexual. I don't really care I like their sound and I think it's a good idea to expose the idea that it's okay to like/love the same sex.
Mossopp 02-27-2003, 04:27 PM Did any of you Americans see the girls on 'The Tonight Show' with Jay Leno earlier in the week? I've spoken to some American t.A.T.u. fans and they said the performance was really good. I think this particular episode is gonna be shown here in Britain on CNBC this weekend so I'm looking forward to that! :grineyes:
Unwanted Angel 02-27-2003, 04:51 PM They are not lesbians...They are bisexual.
*Mogwai* 02-27-2003, 05:48 PM Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
They are not lesbians...They are bisexual.
I don't think they're neither lesbian or bisexual. It's just some stupid marketing ploy their manager made up.
Mossopp 02-27-2003, 05:51 PM Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
They are not lesbians...They are bisexual.
You don't know that for sure.
I know you are basing that opinion on the quote in your siggy but the girls keep changing their story all the time. First they said they were gay and that they'd been a couple since they were 14, then they admitted to having boyfriends, then they went back to their original story but said they were actually bisexual, then they said they were straight and their 'relationship' was nothing more than a fabrication designed to sell records, then they decided they were gay again.......
The list goes on.
Don't get me wrong - I do love t.A.T.u. and I'm completely head over heels for Julia but the more I read about them and the more interviews with them I see I find myself increasingly wary of them. I don't care if they are straight and want to fool other straight people that they are gay - I find that funny! But they've done a few interveiws in the gay press recently proclaiming their love for one another and this bothers me. By all means mess with straight people's heads, but don't try'n convice gay people that you're gay when you're not. Not only is that stupid, it's also extremely disrespectful.
A lot of my gay friends find the whole idea of tATu offensive - they're clearly not a gay couple but they're pretending to be just to earn themselves a quick buck. They are trivialising the lifestyle of a hell of a lot of people in order to gain some fame and notoriety. While I can see my friends points I prefer to look at the situation in this way -
So what if tATu aren't really gay? They have been number 1 in the UK charts for 4 weeks, they're really popular and they're not afraid to say that they are gay (whether it's true or not). Are they really doing such a bad thing? I don't think they're making being a lesbian "fashionable" (as one stupid UK tabloid mag recently claimed) - I think they're making it more acceptable. I got beaten-up and bullied at school for being gay. If a band like tATu can help gay kids relate and get through their school years and maybe make the bullies themselves think twice then that can only be a good thing.
Right?
Sitcomwriter 02-28-2003, 02:37 AM Well last night on JKL when Jimmy tried to hug them and thank them for coming on the show they just walked away.Now this either means they ARE lesbians or it was totally planned which I think it was because it just seemed planned.The only reason they came on JKL was because they were censored on Leno yet when they were about to kiss on JKL they covered themselves up so we saw their hands and don't really know if they were really kissing or not :confused:
pandora_spocks 02-28-2003, 05:20 PM Why does it matter if they are or not? :rolleyes:
Mossopp 02-28-2003, 05:44 PM Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
Well last night on JKL when Jimmy tried to hug them and thank them for coming on the show they just walked away.Now this either means they ARE lesbians or it was totally planned which I think it was because it just seemed planned.
Yeah - I heard all about the 'Jimmy Kimmel incident' from some America tATu fans I know. Apparently the girls had a bit of an arguement before the show and were feeling a bit tense and terse and that's why they acted so stroppy.
Why do you think the fact that they refused to kiss a guy classifies them as definately being lesbians?? I'm a lesbian and I have no problem with kissing any of my male friends.
Brandon 02-28-2003, 06:28 PM I think they're just an act too. kristina told me she read in a magazine that they both had boyfriends.
IownTheDivision69 02-28-2003, 09:11 PM yeah, its all fake... the record companies need to reach a new audience, and since the number of children questioning whether they're gay or not has increased dramatically they thaaaaarfore made a group with 2 girls questioning if they're gay or not so that all the little bi children could be like "hey, i can relate to them" but i dont really think its working lol...
David 03-01-2003, 10:53 AM I love T.A.T.U.
Ewan's My Man 03-01-2003, 11:27 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
Does the U.S. version of '200km/h in the Wrong Lane' have 'How Soon Is Now' on it? It's track 5 on the British release but I know it's not included on the original Russian version.
Does the U.S. version have the CD-ROM videos on it?
Does anyone here actually own the original Russian version of the album?
Yes.
Yes.
No.
I love How Soon Is Now.
°Bubbly Blonde° 03-01-2003, 11:43 PM I dont like them all that much anymore....if they can get a record deal, then I DEFINETLY deserve one....
Mossopp 03-02-2003, 07:36 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
Did any of you Americans see the girls on 'The Tonight Show' with Jay Leno earlier in the week? I've spoken to some American t.A.T.u. fans and they said the performance was really good. I think this particular episode is gonna be shown here in Britain on CNBC this weekend so I'm looking forward to that! :grineyes:
I just saw the girls performance on Leno. I thought they were brilliant!!!! That's the first time I have actually heard them sing live. Admittedly, Julia was slightly off-key in places but, given her throat problems, I think she can be forgiven for that.
I'm pissed off that they didn't show the kiss but I didn't really think they would considering how uptight everyone is about that kind of thing. What really annoyed me was the fact I had to sit through 10 minutes of that xenophobic b*st*rd Dennis Miller talking $h!t about every bloody country in the world before I got to see the girls!
Oh well, it was worth it. That's one more thing I now have recorded on my tATu video tape! :D
fr00ti 03-02-2003, 08:44 PM I think that Julia is a real cutie! I love the pic in ur siggy Mossopp:D
Unwanted Angel 03-02-2003, 10:31 PM I must disagree because Lena is the sexy one....
http://www.valstars.com/lena008.jpg
Mossopp 03-03-2003, 02:41 PM Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
I must disagree because Lena is the sexy one....
That's impossible cos Julia is the sexiest woman on the planet! :faint:
http://tatysite.net/other/photos/Julia_and_Lena/Other/julia01.jpg
Mossopp 03-03-2003, 02:51 PM I keep meaning to ask if anyone else has seen the pictures from Julia's 18th birthday party? It looks like they had a pretty good time - apparently Julia passed-out on top of a table halfway through the proceedings and Lena hit the deck not long after! :lol:
:cheers:
Unwanted Angel 03-03-2003, 05:39 PM I don't care what you sy Mossopp... Lena is the sexy one IMO...
Besides you didn't even talk or put TATU in your siggy until i did.
No one even care about them until i put a pic in my siggy and then the very next day you had one in your siggy...
Mossopp 03-03-2003, 05:56 PM Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
I don't care what you sy Mossopp... Lena is the sexy one IMO...
Besides you didn't even talk or put TATU in your siggy until i did.
No one even care about them until i put a pic in my siggy and then the very next day you had one in your siggy...
Get lost! I've got better things to do than copy you! FYI, I've been a tATu fan for ages - waaaaay before you probably even knew who they were so get off your soapbox!
The only reason I never spoke about them before was cos I didn't know if the girls had released a song in America and I didn't think anyone here would have heard of them. I know they're in America now but judging by some of the things Lena and Julia have said about the reception they've gotten in the US they won't be going back in a hurry!
Just cos you fancy the minging one in the group don't take it out on me!
Unwanted Angel 03-03-2003, 06:00 PM Whatever you say...
fr00ti 03-03-2003, 06:33 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
That's impossible cos Julia is the sexiest woman on the planet! :faint:
http://tatysite.net/other/photos/Julia_and_Lena/Other/julia01.jpg
:grineyes: :D
pandora_spocks 03-03-2003, 07:56 PM Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
:grineyes: :D
I agree :D
Charlie Max 03-04-2003, 04:43 AM Last Friday night Feb.28 I was lucky enough to catch this fabulous girl duo on some late show. These girls are awesome, some real eye candy, to say the least. I can see why they are attracted to each other. I was awe struck by Lena's beautiful, perfect pair of silky legs which complement her tremendous and beautiful bod topped by that abundance of thick red locks. I don't blame Julia for her desiring to caress them.
What more can they ask for, they incorporate a bit of their love into their performance for the whole world to see; they are living their lives to a full and satisfying extent. These girls aren't faking anything and it shows.
All in all, I really relate to all of you girls who want to do them both. More power to them. :rock::yourock:
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Mossopp 03-04-2003, 06:28 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I keep meaning to ask if anyone else has seen the pictures from Julia's 18th birthday party? It looks like they had a pretty good time
For anyone who's interested, here's the pictures of Julia's party that I was talking about -
A birthday kiss. Awwwwww :loveya:
Mossopp 03-04-2003, 06:32 PM Julia has clearly has a few too many vodka's. Notice how Lena has alreadly fallen asleep! :lol:
BTW - how hot does Julia look with those blonde highlights? *drool*
Mossopp 03-04-2003, 06:37 PM Lena: tanked! :cheers:
Swimfan85 03-08-2003, 04:53 PM Ive heard the song and im not a fan of POP so I dont like it, not b/c they are lez's or whatever
XoVanillaRain90oX 03-08-2003, 09:46 PM I like the song 'All The Things She Said' but the video is just..really gross. lol. When i first saw it I was like, "Whoaaa?" Ah well.
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 03-08-2003, 11:46 PM Ok, I heard the song in its entirety today, and I have to say this. Maybe I wasn' t hearing it right or what, but they sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks to me. jmo.....
fr00ti 03-08-2003, 11:54 PM Ive heard the song a few times, I like it. I like the way they look too :grineyes:
Mossopp 03-09-2003, 09:25 AM Origin*lly posted by M*RtIn*_GuRL
I like the w*y they look too :grineyes:
I like the w*y Juli* looks! :grineyes:
Unwanted Angel 03-09-2003, 11:26 AM I love T@TU!!!! Len* is @ Hottie...I don't know why no one likes her....
Mossopp 03-09-2003, 04:10 PM Originally posted by T.a.T.u Gurl18
I love T@TU!!!! Lena is @ Hottie...I don't know why no one likes her....
Cos she looks like a Cabbage Patch doll!! :lol:
Mossopp 03-09-2003, 06:20 PM BTW - any Julia fans should download the vid for 'Simple Motions'. It's well hot! :grineyes:
Even if you're not into Julia, it's still a fantastic song!!
Charlie Max 03-12-2003, 11:48 AM Originally posted by T.a.T.u Gurl18
I love T@TU!!!! Len* is @ Hottie...I don't know why no one likes her....
Everybody likes both of them, some just don't want to admit it. :D
I've got to admit it, their music is AWESOME! :talk: :talk: All the things she said, All the things she said.
Running through my ****, Running through my ****:talk: :talk:
Gorgeous Kelsy 03-12-2003, 06:40 PM they annoy me so much! i hate people who think its soooo cute to be lesbian cuz it's really not and i am
pandora_spocks 03-14-2003, 03:25 AM Originally posted by Gorgeous Kelsy
they annoy me so much! i hate people who think its soooo cute to be lesbian cuz it's really not and i am
well, then I guess you hate me 'cause i'm a lesbian and i love tatu! i can't get them out of my head and i'm gonna go buy their cd when i go to the mall. :D :rock:
Unwanted Angel 03-14-2003, 04:32 AM Originally posted by Mossopp
Cos she looks like a Cabbage Patch doll!! :lol:
Whatever...Julia looks like something out of Night Of The Living Dead....Lena is the real hottie and i don't give a F*ck what enyone says...
Charlie Max 03-14-2003, 12:50 PM Originally posted by pandora_spocks
well, then I guess you hate me 'cause i'm a lesbian and i love tatu! i can't get them out of my head and i'm gonna go buy their cd when i go to the mall. :D :rock:
Originally posted by T.a.T.u Gurl18
Whatever...Julia looks like something out of Night Of The Living Dead....Lena is the real hottie and i don't give a F*ck what enyone says...
Yesss! :cheers: :clap: :rock: :yourock: :bighug:
Mossopp 03-14-2003, 02:27 PM Originally posted by T.a.T.u Gurl18
Whatever...Julia looks like something out of Night Of The Living Dead....Lena is the real hottie and i don't give a F*ck what enyone says...
"Night of the Living Dead"??????!!! How can you say that??
No matter how much I try I simply cannot see how someone could think that Julia is unattractive. I don't think Lena is ugly at all but in no way does she even come close to Julia's beauty!
I really, really wish I had a scanner right now cos I have a picture of the girls that illustrates my point perfectly. Lena should never be allowed to wear a tube-top or hot pants ever again!!! :eek:
The arguement between tATu fans about which girl is the better looking will never be over and I am willing to accept thay everyone has different tastes. OK, so you think that Lena is hotter than Julia but how can you say that Julia is ugly??? Didn't you see her on The Jimmy Kimmel Show???? She was sooooooo cute!!!!!!
Please, I just want you to give me 3 specific things about Julia that you think are unattractive. I'm not dissing you - I'm just really interested to know your reasons.
Unwanted Angel 03-14-2003, 02:37 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
"Night of the Living Dead"??????!!! How can you say that??
No matter how much I try I simply cannot see how someone could think that Julia is unattractive. I don't think Lena is ugly at all but in no way does she even come close to Julia's beauty!
I really, really wish I had a scanner right now cos I have a picture of the girls that illustrates my point perfectly. Lena should never be allowed to wear a tube-top or hot pants ever again!!! :eek:
The arguement between tATu fans about which girl is the better looking will never be over and I am willing to accept thay everyone has different tastes. OK, so you think that Lena is hotter than Julia but how can you say that Julia is ugly??? Didn't you see her on The Jimmy Kimmel Show???? She was sooooooo cute!!!!!!
Please, I just want you to give me 3 specific things about Julia that you think are unattractive. I'm not dissing you - I'm just really interested to know your reasons.
For her hair is to short and she looks like a boy..
In this picture i won't lie...Julia is fire Hott.... i just don't like her hair..
http://www.valstars.com/tatu061.jpg
I like her hair in this one tho....I just don't understand how people can call Lena ugly when she is really beautiful...
pandora_spocks 03-14-2003, 02:38 PM Doesn't matter to me I think they're both hot! :D
Unwanted Angel 03-14-2003, 02:48 PM Oh and Mossop...FYI Lena's beauty runs deeper then Julia's does..
http://www.valstars.com/lena008.jpg
Now that is beautiful :eyes:
Mossopp 03-14-2003, 05:47 PM Originally posted by T.a.T.u Gurl18
For her hair is to short and she looks like a boy..
In this picture i won't lie...Julia is fire Hott.... i just don't like her hair..
http://www.valstars.com/tatu061.jpg
I like her hair in this one tho....I just don't understand how people can call Lena ugly when she is really beautiful...
I don't think Lena is "ugly" - I just think that she's a wee bit chubby and she's nowhere near as hot as Julia. Julia has the hottest body I have ever seen!
BTW - that picture of Julia you posted is one of my favorites and I have it pinned on the wall next to my bed! :grineyes:
I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. You think Julia's hair is too short but I happen to find girls with short hair veryattractive. Also, I don't really like red-heads - to me brunettes are way more sexy!
I don't wanna argue over this anymore. I think it's stupid that tATu fans b*t*h at each other about which girl is better - we all like the same band so we should all just get along.
Everyone in the world is attracted to different things and that's what makes this planet such a diverse and interesting place and we should just accept that.
Unwanted Angel 03-14-2003, 06:59 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I don't think Lena is "ugly" - I just think that she's a wee bit chubby and she's nowhere near as hot as Julia. Julia has the hottest body I have ever seen!
BTW - that picture of Julia you posted is one of my favorites and I have it pinned on the wall next to my bed! :grineyes:
I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. You think Julia's hair is too short but I happen to find girls with short hair veryattractive. Also, I don't really like red-heads - to me brunettes are way more sexy!
I don't wanna argue over this anymore. I think it's stupid that tATu fans b*t*h at each other about which girl is better - we all like the same band so we should all just get along.
Everyone in the world is attracted to different things and that's what makes this planet such a diverse and interesting place and we should just accept that.
Ok we will just leave it at that...:D
Has anyone heard their song Putin? I think they sing it because when I tried to find the song it came up with the Putin song by Tatu. I'm not positive whether it's them that sing it or not, though.
Mossopp 04-05-2003, 05:08 PM Originally posted by Jem
Has anyone heard their song Putin? I think they sing it because when I tried to find the song it came up with the Putin song by Tatu. I'm not positive whether it's them that sing it or not, though.
Hmmmm.
I've heard (or at least heard of) every song that tATu have ever recorded and I've never come accross one by that name.
Perhaps you are thinking of the song 'Robot'? I know that 'Robot' has never been translated into English so maybe 'Putin' is its Russian title.
BTW - the vast majority of tATu's Russian stuff is way better than anything on the English version of '200 KM/PH In the Wrong Lane'. I strongly recommend you check out 'Prostye Dvizheniya' and their new track (recorded for the Eurovision Song Contest next month) 'Ne Ver, Ne Boisya, Ne Prosi'.
The video for 'Prostye Dvizheniya' is well hot!!!! :grineyes:
:faint:
Camillian 04-05-2003, 08:19 PM Can they speak English?
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 04-05-2003, 11:28 PM Originally posted by Camillian
Can they speak English?
Well, they sing in english.....but I dunno.
ABlairican Pie 04-06-2003, 12:20 AM That pix above (which is the short-haired one? is a cutie.:happyface:eyes:
THE TATU REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN AND THEY HAVE COME FOR YOUR DAUGHTERS!!!!!!
Mossopp 04-06-2003, 10:38 AM Originally posted by Camillian
Can they speak English?
Lena can speak English - she's been learning since she was a small child and she's pretty good at it now. Julia can only speak Russian - she knows a few English words and phrases but she is not able to hold a conversation.
Originally posted by ~*Hannah_Lee*~
Well, they sing in english.....but I dunno.
All of tATu's songs are originally written in Russian (apart from 'How Soon Is Now' which is a cover of a Smiths song) and then translated into English for the English-speaking market. The girls don't write or translate their songs themselves - all that is done for them by their manager and songwriters.
Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
That pix above (which is the short-haired one? is a cutie.
Julia is the one with short hair (she's the one in my siggy). I totally agree with you - she is the archetypal "cutie"! :love:
ABlairican Pie 04-06-2003, 11:56 AM I saw that movie about 3 years ago, that was GREAT!!!!:clap:
Richard Moll ("Bull" from Night Court) was in it, and it was also one of the few times you didn't see RuPaul in drag.
Mossopp 04-09-2003, 06:46 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
I've heard (or at least heard of) every song that tATu have ever recorded and I've never come accross one by that name.
Perhaps you are thinking of the song 'Robot'? I know that 'Robot' has never been translated into English so maybe 'Putin' is its Russian title.
I was intruiged by your original question Jem and I've been doing a bit of research:
I can't find any tATu song by the name of 'Putin' so I dunno where you got your information from.
I know I originally suggested that the song you were referring to may have been 'Robot' but I know now that this is not the case. I downloaded 'Robot' this evening and although the song is in Russian, 'Robot' is it's Russian title aswell.
So I really don't know what song you are referring to. I'll keep looking - maybe I'll I'll find it. In the meantime, download 'Robot' cos it's a really cool track.
Mossopp
x x x
~*Hannah_Lee*~ 04-12-2003, 09:47 PM Originally posted by Mossopp
All of tATu's songs are originally written in Russian (apart from 'How Soon Is Now' which is a cover of a Smiths song) and then translated into English for the English-speaking market. The girls don't write or translate their songs themselves - all that is done for them by their manager and songwriters.
Ohh, ok. That makes sense. I just assumed that they spoke English. Shows how much I know about Tatu.:rolleyes:
Mossopp 04-16-2003, 04:22 PM Anyone heard the rumour that there is some kind of hidden message in 'All The Things She Said' which you can only hear if you play the song backwards? I'd been hearing that rumour from other fans for months but I never believed it..........
.........then I find this website:
http://aya.walraven.org/misc/reverse.html
On this site, not only can you hear 'All The Things She Said' backwards, but you can hear a load of other tATu tracks in all their reversed glory. And let me tell you - there ARE messages in those songs and some of them are pretty bloody freaky!
How scary is the stuff in 'Not Gonna Get Us'?? It sounds like they're singing about some kind of scary religious happening! "He'll rule us all....Save us....Hail Mary, the Father....He knows....." :eek: What the hell is that about?? :eek:
Check out the site....but don't give yourself nightmares. ;)
Mossopp
*goes to hide in a corner*
iluvwillestes 04-24-2003, 04:11 AM I cant stand t.A.t.U. they cant sing & the clip to the song 'All the things she said' isnt very good.
-Cat
ABlairican Pie 04-24-2003, 08:53 AM Originally posted by iluvwillestes
I cant stand t.A.t.U. they cant sing & the clip to the song 'All the things she said' isnt very good.
-Cat
So what do you like BEST about them?:cool: :D :clap:
IownTheDivision69 04-25-2003, 03:56 PM they're both hott
IownTheDivision69 04-25-2003, 03:56 PM crap... new page.
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