folk, Gritty Russian chanson with acoustic guitar leading a stomping groove, wheezing accordion on off-beats, and a raw male vocal slightly overdriven. Violin saws out mournful countermelodies in the verses, then climbs into sharp, drunken runs in the hook. Energy swings from storytelling hush to barroom shout-along chorus with gang vocals on the title line, subtle room reverb gluing the live-band feel., accordion, vocal, violin, acoustic, chanson, raucous