They have to endure, whether they are ready or not…
Inmates at a notoriously strict Russian prison are bombarded every day with the same 13 songs, mostly by vegan DJ Moby or soft rocker Bon Jovi, according to a former detainee.
The songs, which also include AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” and a handful of Russian hits, are blasted daily at the Kapotyna-7 detention center, where poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was once held. Newsweek first reported.
“This playlist repeats itself day after day, month after month,” Grigory Melkonyants, head of Russia’s embattled election watchdog, Golos, wrote on Telegram about his stay there in August.
“They are heard every morning by thousands of Russians awaiting trial, including political prisoners,” he said.
Bon Jovi’s hits “It’s My Life” and “One Wild Night” are played for the inmates of a famous Moscow prison. Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust
Melkonyants even shared a public Spotify playlist of the 13 songs that play every morning “so you can understand how it works.” [detainees] feel.
“You’ll be surprised by many of the songs on this playlist,” he suggested, with tracks including at least three from Moby: “Honey,” “Bodyrock,” and “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”
The 13-song Russian Jail playlist features three DJ Moby compositions. CineMagia
In addition to a live version of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” there are two songs by New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi: “One Wild Night” and “It’s My Life.”
The latter, Newsweek noted, was used by Bon Jovi in a video wishing “Glory to Ukraine” after it was invaded by Russian forces in February of last year.
For a touch of patriotism, Kapotyna-7 residents also enjoy the thundering sounds of Russia’s national anthem, along with a selection of songs about Moscow from decades past.
Other entries on the 13-song Spotify playlist include a pair of Soviet classics with titles like “I Love You, Life” and “Where Fatherland Begins.”
The Kapotyna-7 detention center on the outskirts of Moscow houses political prisoners, criminal bosses and businessmen. FSIN Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was previously held in a notoriously strict prison. AP
Representatives for Bon Jovi and Moby did not respond to requests for comment, Newsweek said.
Kapotnya-7 previously housed Navalny, before he was transferred to another prison to serve a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, fraud and contempt of court.
Another former inmate, Ilya Yashin, an opposition figure who was arrested in June 2022, described in a Facebook post the draconian rules of the detention center, which he called the “red regime.”
The playlist was shared by Grigory Melkonyants, the jailed head of Russia’s embattled election watchdog Golos. AFP via Getty Images
According to Yashin, one of his cellmates was placed in solitary confinement as punishment for making himself a cup of tea after the order to turn off the lights.
In addition to political prisoners, Kapotyna-7 contains organized crime bosses, dissident artists, businessmen and suspected terrorists.
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