Bonus: Censorship of Western Music

Soviet Cover of the Beatles' Let it Be

The Soviet government controlled the one television station its citizens were allowed to watch. In 1976, this station aired a Soviet cover of the Beatles' hit song Let It Be. Rewriting the lyrics, but maintaing a similar title (Будет так (Budet tak) = "It will be"), the Soviet Union was able to take a Western song and make it fit into the communist agenda. With a catchy tune, it symbolized a method of USSR propaganda.

Take a listen: "Let it Be" - Soviet Version

Lyrics:

It was all in the white world
People have long been repeated
It was, is and will be again!
But for everyone, for all lovers
The song begins anew
It was, is and will be again
 
It will be so, it will be so,
It will be so, it will be so,
It was, is and will be again!
 
Love has its own laws
The heart of the mind does not listen
It was, is and will be again!
Even in the worst of times
People believe only in the best
It was, is and will be again!
 
It will be so, it will be so,
It will be so, it will be so,
It was, is and will be again!
 
It will be so, it will be so,
It will be so, it will be so,
It was, is and will be again!
 
Let forever crown us
The arrows are sharp without interruption
It was, is and will be again!
How old is love like the sun
True warms us and shines for us
It was, is and will be again!
 
It will be so, it will be so,
It will be so, it will be so,
It was, is and will be again!
 
It will be so, it will be so,
It will be so, it will be so,
It was, is and will be again!

Source: https://lyricstranslate.com