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2[[caption-width-right:171:Eugene Hütz]]
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4->''"One thing about them gypsies, they never bored nobody''"
5-->--'''"Break The Spell"'''
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7Okay so take Eastern European folk music, add a dash of polka, and blend with straight-up PunkRock. This is something along the lines of the recipe for Gogol Bordello.
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9Led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello has exploded in popularity since their first single's release in 1999, with tours through Europe and the United States. Their music has appeared in ''Film/WristcuttersALoveStory'' (the character of Eugene, played by Creator/SheaWhigham, is based on Hütz) and the band appeared in the movie of ''Film/EverythingIsIlluminated'', with Hütz playing the character Alex Perchov. They have played with bands of various genres, including folk-punk bands like Music/{{Devotchka}} and Music/FloggingMolly.
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11The band is best known for their extremely high energy, theatrical shows, "gypsy punk" sound, and cultural diversity (within their songs and within the band itself). Their lyrics are often political, dealing with immigrant life, poverty, and UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} rights. Accordion, violin, upright bass, and other instruments not commonly used in rock are featured prominently.
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13!! Discography
14* ''Voi-La Intruder'' (1999)
15* ''Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony'' (2002)
16* ''Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike'' (2005)
17* ''East Infection'' EP (2005)
18* ''Super Taranta!'' (2007)
19* ''Trans-Continental Hustle'' (2010)
20* ''Pura Vida Conspiracy'' (2013)
21* ''Seekers and Finders'' (2017)
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23!!Tropes related to, invoked by, or sung about by Gogol Bordello:
24* AnswerSong:
25** Within the same album. "Supertheory of Supereverything" begins
26--> ''First time I had read Literature/TheBible''
27--> ''It had stroke me as unwitty''
28--> ''I think it may started rumor''
29--> ''That [[{{God}} the Lord]] [[NoSenseOfHumor ain't got no humor]]''
30** And "Super Taranta!" (the song, not the album)
31--> ''Second time I read the bible''
32--> ''I was thinking it's alright''
33* AuthorTract: Most explicitly in "Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher)", "Ultimate", "Your Country", "Not a Crime", and "Tribal Connection," just to name a few.
34* BilingualBonus: The majority of their songs have some non-English lyrics
35* BlackComedyRape: "Invisible Zed" is a humorously surreal song about a woman who has no idea she's being raped by an invisible man.
36* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: A lot of the songs do this.
37* ButNotTooForeign: Eugene lived in the US from when he was 15 to a few years ago so speaks near perfect English, despite using the wrong grammar in his songs (mostly for comedy purposes). When he lived in his native Ukraine, he never actually lived as a gypsy, and mostly sings about the culture because he has Romani ancestry and because he admires the sense of togetherness.
38* CarefulWithThatAxe ([[{{pun}} Eugene?]]): "I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again"
39* TheCasanova: "Sex Spider". Additionally, Hütz has become somewhat of a sex symbol.
40* CitizenshipMarriage: "Greencard Husband"
41* CrapsackWorld: The situation described in "When Universes Collide"
42* CultureClash: Many of their songs address the giant differences across cultures
43* DeterminedDefeatist: From "Huliganjetta": "If situation is no-win/Anyhow I'm going to win"
44* DysfunctionalFamily: "My Strange Uncles From Abroad"
45* MrFanservice: Eugene, according to Website/YouTube.
46* FakeRadioShowAlbum: There are some random interjects in "Not A Crime"
47* FunnyForeigner: The band themselves parody and subvert this trope, and there a few songs like "My Strange Uncles From Abroad" which discuss it
48* FuroScene: "Avenue B"
49* GenreMashup: "Gypsy punk," combining punk music with various Eastern-European folk traditions and the occasional bit of reggae and dub.
50* GodwinsLaw: "Mussolini vs. Stalin"
51* IndecipherableLyrics: Sometimes you can't understand it because it's in a different language; sometimes it's just plain impossible to understand in ''any'' language.
52* LifeOfTheParty: In "American Wedding" the speaker attempts to be one, only to discover that quiet, traditional American weddings are vastly different from the giant, loud weddings he's used to.
53* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Yes, it's a reference to that Creator/NikolaiGogol
54* LyricalDissonance
55* {{Malaproper}}
56* NewSoundAlbum: "Gypsy Punks" was much harder rocking than their previous albums, and both "Trans-Continental Hustle" and "Pura Vida Conspiracy" feature the influence of Brazilian music due to Eugene having moved to Brazil.
57* NostalgiaFilter: Discussed unfavorably a few times but it's pretty blatant in "Ultimate"
58--> ''There were never any good old days''
59--> ''They are today, they are tomorrow''
60--> ''It's a stupid thing we say''
61--> ''Cursing tomorrow with sorrow''
62* OdeToIntoxication: "Alcohol"
63* RecurringElement: A girl named Sally is mentioned quite a few times. Possibly named after Sally Norvell, though it's obviously not supposed to be her.
64* ReligionRantSong: "Supertheory of Supereverything." Retracted in the song "Super Taranta!"
65* RereleaseTheSong: The band rerecorded "Start Wearing Purple" (from Voi-La Intruder) and "Avenue B" (from East Infection) for Gypsy Punks, and rerecorded "My Strange Uncles From Abroad" (from East Infection) for "Super Taranta". Eugene also rewrote his previous band The Fags' punk song "Jung And Crazee" in a slow acoustic style as "Nomadic Chronicle".
66* RuleOfCool: The clothes, the odd metaphors, etc.
67* RuleOfFunny: His occasional poor grammar - his English is near perfect as he lived in the US since he was 15.
68* {{Scatting}}: Tons of songs feature random shouting, las, das, and ah-yah-dahs.
69* ShoutOut: Gogol Bordello is a reference to the writer Creator/NikolaiGogol
70* TropeNamer:
71** Gypsy Punk.
72** Another famous band of the genre are the Norwegians Music/KaizersOrchestra, who are more indebted to Music/TomWaits than to Music/ThePogues. Kaizers are likely the TropeCodifier of Gypsy Punk.
73* WanderlustSong: "Wonderlust King"
74* WordSaladLyrics: All the time. In various languages.

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