“Well, why do we need these USA” – Kultura – Kommersant

Recently “Kommersant” made up a list of foreign songs about Russia, in which he showed our country through the eyes of foreigners. The new selection presents the view of domestic musicians and performers on foreign life.

Goodbye America!

The United States is the most popular foreign country found in Russian compositions. It started back in the 1990s with the hit group “Combination” “American Fight”. The songs are found both in the USA itself and in individual American cities (“Kar-Man” – “San Francisco“, Alexander Rosenbaum -“Chicago”) and even districts. Band’Eros in the song “Manhattan” sings about a girl who “would like to live in Manhattan and share secrets with Demi Moore.” The heroine of the song Zivert “Beverly Hillsbelieves that a new life will “begin” in the luxury area. Group “Vintage” in one of their most famous songs calls America “mother”.

However, not everyone treats the United States with such enthusiasm. AT “last letter“says goodbye to the dream of America Nautilus Pompilius, and Carolina in the composition”Mom, it’s okay!“Sang about how in Russia “you can live richly”, and in general “mother, why did these States surrender to us.”

Galloping through Europe

In songs about Europe, megacities are found first of all. Muslim Magomayev sang about Paris back in the 1960s (“Listen, Paris, it’s me”). Zemfira “dreamed of London sky”, “Roots” congratulated “Vika“Happy birthday” London rain “, and” Leningrad “declares:”Our ass is not Paris“. About beauty”French kiss” sang Misha Marvin and Hannah.

But more exotic places in Europe come across in the songs: Zhanna Friske wanted to get into the car and meet in Italian “Portofino“. O “Kings of night VeronaAndrey Aleksandrin sang. AT “SorrentoZhanna Aguzarova wanted to return. Alexander Gradsky sang about Spanish Andalusia and Valencia in the composition “Spain»

Cola, black boomer and sugar free Orbit

Russian club performers constantly mention foreign brands and products in their compositions. “Alcohol in Coca-Cola” is drunk by Gayazov$ Brother$ in the song “See you on the dance floor“, Perfumes from Givenchy and Dior are perfumed by girls in the songs”Away” and “Dior» performed by Amchi, Ternovoy and Egor Ship. Yegor Creed, Dzhigan and Timati ride on the Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce in the songs “Lambo Urus” and “Rolls Royce“.

But there are songs about foreign products in songs of other genres: Serega sang about BMW in his main hit “Black BMW“,”Orbit without sugar”chewed the girl from the song of the Splin group, the louboutins were glorified by the song“ Leningrad ”“ Exhibit ”.

Do not make yourself an idol

Russian performers often sing about famous foreigners. Usually these are foreign singers or actors. About the Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger sang “Night Snipers”, Miguel wrote “The song of a true fan of Kylie Minogue“, the first vocalist of Pink Floyd Sid Vicious dedicated song group Lumen. actors Angelina Jolie, Alain Delon and Johnny Depp became the heroes of the songs of Andrey Kovalev, Nautilus Pompilius and the group “Tea for Two”.

In Russia, they also sing about fictional characters in American culture, for example, Spleen has a song “Bonnie and Clyde”, Yegor Creed and Nyusha have the composition“Mr & Ms Smith“. Real politicians and human rights activists are also devoted to the composition of the Soviet group “Gems” “Stop Mr. Reagan“and Garik Sukachev”Free Angela Davis“.

Evgeny Fedunenko