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Lisa Miskovsky big in Pyongyang

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When browsing through the Pyongyang Chronicles today I was delighted to see that Swedish singer Lisa Miskovsky has finally made it into the North Korean Top 20 Singles Chart.

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01 – 06 The Farming Collective of the Northwest – “Juche Farming Method is the Only Method”
02 – 01 Latoya Jackson – “C’est La Vie”
03 – 03 MC Cho – “Love The Americans (Hate The Imperialists)”
04 – 05 Hong Sae-Mi featuring MC Cho – “Golden Star for the Fatherland”
05 – 02 Kim Yong Yok – “Together In Defense of Socialism 06″
06 – 08 Bananarama vs. Kim Yong Yok – “Juche In The First Degree”
07 – 11 Korean Anti-Fascist Protection Assembly – “Bombs Over New York City”
08 – 04 The Pipettes – “Pull Shapes”
09 – 14 Scissor Sisters – “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”
10 – 12 Shark Attack from Tumen River – “Dance! (Give It Your All For The Motherland)”
11 – 07 Mr Jong-Sung – “I Am Blind (But I Can Still See The Revolution)”
12 – 15 Kasabian – “Empire”
13 – NE Lee Jin and the Songun Heroes – “Let’s Gather Mulberry Leaves”
14 – 17 Lily Allen – “Smile (Censored Version)”
15 – 09 Bob Sinclar – “Everybody Movin’”
16 – NE Psapp – “Hi”
17 – 13 Bae Cho-Won – “If Our Party Decides…. We Do”
18 – 19 Lisa Miskovsky – “Mary”
19 – 10 Old Lesbians of Choson – “(People Hold On) Socialism Will Set You Free”
20 – 16 Lee Ji-Ma - “Please Accept Our Salute, Dear Leader”

The Pyongyang Chronicles offers a much needed antidote to the anti-communist hate-mongering of the imperialist west. The Economist may consider Sweden a model democracy. But just because we don?t hear much about the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea doesn?t mean it?s not doing something right. Just ask Lisa Miskovsky!

From the latest edition of the Pyongyang Chronicles:

Korea – One of the Only True Democracies in the World

While most of the world’s population have to deal with dictators and mud-slinging capitalists who lie to citizens to gain their votes, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a shining example of how a true democratic system can prosper in one country.

What? A parody! Really?

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