The original band comprises:
* Yuri Shevchuk — vocals, guitar
* Vladimir Sigachyov — keyboard
* Rustem Asanbayev — guitar
* Gennady Rodin — bass
* Rustam Karimov — percussion
History
In 1982, Komsomolskaya Pravda declared a competition for young music performers called Zolotoy Kamerton (Golden Tuning Fork). DDT sent three compositions, "Inoplanetyane" (Aliens), "Chyornoye solntse" (Black sun), and "Ne strelyai" (Don't shoot).
During the long-running competition, the group published their first album (on tape), Svinya na raduge (A pig on a rainbow). The album contained elements of rock and roll, blues and country music.
DDT's submission to Zolotoy Kamerton passed through to the finals and the group was invited to perform in a concert at Moscow's Orlyonok complex, together with the other finalist band, Rok-sentyabr (Rock-September) from Cherepovets. DDT and three members of Rock-September, Vyacheslav Korbin, Yevgeny Belozyorov and Andrey Maslennikov, soon after recorded and published an album (on tape), Monolog v Saigone (Monologue in Saigon).
After recording the album, Sigachyov and Shevchuk returned to Ufa. Sigachyov distanced himself from the group, while Shevchuk collected new members including Rodin, drummer Sergey Rudogo, guitarist Rustam Rezvanov and keyboard player Vladislav Strochillo.
In May 1983, DDT successfully performed at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, as part of a three-day, sanctioned festival, "Rok za mir" (Rock for peace).
The new formation published the album Periferia (Periphery), recorded in April 1984.
Shevchuk spent some time in Sverdlovsk (present-day Yekaterinburg), performing with the group Urfin Juis.
In November 1985, DDT recorded the album Vremya (Time) in Sverdlovsk.
In 1986, Shevchuk moved to Leningrad (present Saint Petersburg) with his wife, son and mother.
In 1987 he rebuilt DDT. The members included:
* Nikita Zaitsev — guitar
* Vadim Kurylev — bass
* Andrey Vasiliev — guitar
* Igor Dotsenko — drums
* Andrey Muratov — keyboard
* Mikhail Chernov — saxophone
In June 1987, DDT performed at a Leningrad rock-club festival. DDT performed second-to-last and in front of a crowd of 3,000, even though the venue's capacity was 1,000.
In the summer of 1988, DDT toured across the USSR, and they record a new album, Ottepel (Thaw).
In 1989, DDT went on another tour with the group Alisa, performing also at a rock-festival in Hungary.
In 1990, DDT performed several concerts in the U.S.A. and Japan. They also performed as part of a concert in honor of Viktor Tsoy.
In 1991, DDT released another album, Plastun (Scout). The next album followed in the spring of the same year, Aktrisa Vesna (Actress Spring).
Then the group changed its performance strategy by adding programmes to its repertoire: well-prepared, conceptually linked concerts. During December 1992 and January 1993, DDT presented its first programme, Chyorny Pyos Peterburg (Black Dog Petersburg), and toured widely in CIS countries.
On 27 May 1993, the anniversary of Saint Petersburg, DDT performed a free concert on Dvortsovaya Square. 120,000 people attended.
During the summer of 1994, DDT took part in the rock festival White Nights of Saint Petersburg in Berlin. That autumn, the group was awarded the prestigious Ovatsiya award (Ovation) for Best Rock Group of the Year. Yuri Shevchuk was also named Best Rock Musician of the Year.
In the beginning of 1995, a new album, Eto vsyo… (That's all…). was recorded. In January, Shevchuk went on a mission of peace to Chechnya, where he performed in 50 concerts for the Russian troops and Chechen citizens alike.
On 25 June 1995, DDT performed a solo concert in Petrovsky stadium, which attracted tens of thousands of fans.
Afterwards, the group toured with its next programme, Ot i do (From start to finish). In the end of the winter of 1995–1996, the group worked in the USA. In February–March 1996, the group recorded a new album, Lubov (Love), at Long View Farm in Massachusetts with new musicians: bassist I. Tikhomirov (from the group Kino) and keyboard player D. Galitsky.
Bio (extended)
Yuri Shevchuk and the Russian rock group "DDT" have been leaders in the Russian rock movement for many years. Shevchuk began to put together the first incarnation of the band in the summer of 1980, and although its members have changed over the years.
DDT was organized and gave its first concerts in Shevchuk's native city of Ufa in the Ural Mountains in 1980. They received their first public recognition when they were given the "Golden Pitchpipe" prize for their song "Ne Strelyai" (Don't Shoot) in 1982 by a local newspaper.
They made their first visit to the U.S.A. in 1988, when their concert in Los Angeles was covered by MTV. After the U.S.S.R.'s dissoultion in 1991, DDT became more popular at home and abroad.
Today, DDT is one of the most popular rock groups in Russia, and their concerts attract tens of thousands of people. Shevchuk and his group also regularly travel throughout the C.I.S. and other former Soviet republics to give benefit concerts: in the spring and summer of 2002, 10 out of 11 concerts that the band played were benefits for various social and cultural organizations. They are also reaching an ever-growing audience in the U.S.A. and Europe.
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Another band existed with the same name in the mid of the 80's. DDT was an american hardcore punk band which released one EP and one LP. Very few people remember them today and they are virtually unknown in Europe.
DDT was also a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia- formed by Brian Howes, rapper Cory Perry White, drummer Bobby James, and guitarist Mike MacKay. Their album, "Urban Observer", was released in 1999 and the band enjoyed Canada-wide success for a short period of time.
DDT is also an punk-pop-rock-funk-techno band in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
DDT stands also for "Dodicesima Disposizione Transitoria".
Родина
ДДТ Lyrics
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Боже, сколько дней я ищу то, что вечно со мной.
Сколько лет я жую вместо хлеба сырую любовь,
Сколько жизни в висок мне плюет
Вороненым стволом долгожданная даль!
Черные фары у соседних ворот,
Лютики, наручники, порванный рот.
С переполненной плахи летела сюда, где
Родина.
Еду я на родину,
Пусть кричат - уродина,
А она нам нравится,
Хоть и не красавица,
К сволочи доверчива,
А ну, а к нам - тра-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля...
Эй - начальник!...
Боже, сколько правды в глазах государственных шлюх!
Боже, сколько веры в руках отставных палачей!
Ты не дай им опять закатать рукава,
Ты не дай им опять закатать рукава
Суетливых ночей.
Черные фары у соседних ворот,
Лютики, наручники, порванный рот.
Сколько раз, покатившись, моя голова
С переполненной плахи летела сюда, где
Родина.
Еду я на родину,
Пусть кричат - уродина,
А она нам нравится,
Спящая красавица,
К сволочи доверчива,
А ну, а к нам - тра-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля...
Эй - начальник!...
Из-под черных рубах рвется красный петух,
Из-под добрых царей льется в рты мармелад.
Никогда этот мир не вмещал в себе двух:
Был нам богом отец, ну а чертом -
Родина.
Еду я на родину,
Пусть кричат - уродина,
А она нам нравится,
Спящая красавица,
К сволочи доверчива,
А ну, а к нам - тра-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля...
Эй - начальник!...
The lyrics to ДДТ's song "Родина" (Rodina) express the complex feelings of the singer towards their homeland. The first stanza describes the singer's feelings of frustration and stagnation, feeling as though they have not made any progress despite the passage of time. They express a longing for something that they feel is always with them, but they cannot quite grasp. The second stanza describes the violence and corruption that the singer witnesses at home, with references to "state whores" and "retired executioners" who still hold power. The singer urges for change and resistance against these forces, hoping to prevent the repetition of history where people were oppressed and silenced.
The chorus of the song, "Еду я на родину, Пусть кричат - уродина" ("I am going to my homeland, Let them scream - ugly"), expresses the singer's mixed feelings towards their homeland. Despite the corruption and violence they have witnessed, they still feel a sense of attachment to their homeland, describing it as a "sleeping beauty."
Line by Line Meaning
Боже, сколько лет я иду, но не сделал и шаг.
I have been walking for so long, but haven't taken a single step forward.
Боже, сколько дней я ищу то, что вечно со мной.
I have been searching for what is always with me, for so many days.
Сколько лет я жую вместо хлеба сырую любовь,
I have been chewing on raw love instead of bread for many years.
Сколько жизни в висок мне плюет
How much of life spits in my face.
Вороненым стволом долгожданная даль!
The long-awaited distance with a crowbar.
Черные фары у соседних ворот,
Black headlights at the neighboring gate,
Лютики, наручники, порванный рот.
Wolfsbane, handcuffs, torn up mouth.
Сколько раз, покатившись, моя голова
How many times, tumbling, my head
С переполненной плахи летела сюда, где
Flew here from an overcrowded trough, where
Родина.
My homeland.
Еду я на родину,
I'm going to my homeland,
Пусть кричат - уродина,
Let them shout – it's ugly,
А она нам нравится,
But we like it,
Хоть и не красавица,
Though it's not a beauty,
К сволочи доверчива,
Naive person,
А ну, а к нам - тра-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля...
Come to us - tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...
Эй - начальник!...
Hey - boss!...
Боже, сколько правды в глазах государственных шлюх!
Oh God, how much truth is in the eyes of state whores!
Боже, сколько веры в руках отставных палачей!
Oh God, how much faith is in the hands of retired executioners!
Ты не дай им опять закатать рукава,
Do not let them roll up their sleeves again,
Суетливых ночей.
Busy nights.
Из-под черных рубах рвется красный петух,
Under black coats, a red rooster is breaking free,
Из-под добрых царей льется в рты мармелад.
Marmalade flows into our mouths from under kind kings.
Никогда этот мир не вмещал в себе двух:
This world could never hold two:
Был нам богом отец, ну а чертом -
Father was a god to us, but a devil -
Родина.
Homeland.
Еду я на родину,
I'm going to my homeland,
Пусть кричат - уродина,
Let them shout – it's ugly,
А она нам нравится,
But we like it,
Спящая красавица,
Sleeping beauty,
К сволочи доверчива,
Naive person,
А ну, а к нам - тра-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля-ля...
Come to us - tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...
Эй - начальник!...
Hey - boss!...
Contributed by Grace O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@blackdog7546
Боже, как эта песня сильно звучала в 90-е годы, когда рушилась Родина, в которой я родился. И как устрашающе сильно звучат сейчас строчки "к сволочи доверчива..." Еще раз низкий поклон, Вам, Юрий Юлианович!
@sergunka79
а она нам нравится
хоть и говорят, что "родину не выбирают" - нравится.
@WhiteNataly
А тогда,в 90-е мы и не представляли,что нас ждёт впереди!!!
@dugel5548
Башку свою не разбей
@user-hr2sb7ee9h
Про спящую красавицу, вдруг опять актуально!
@user-hr2sb7ee9h
@@dugel5548 Слушайте Дениса, он знает о чем говорит! 🤣🤣🤣
@user-on9zf3ub6e
Песня, до боли, актуальная. На дворе январь 2024. Ждем, делаем, верим. Спасибо, Юрий, вам за стойкую гражданскую позицию
@maxxxl2004
Я татарин на лицо,да с фамилией хохляцкой. 😉
@user-zr5dm5sl5p
У юры родина в Израиле теперь..
@igors7109
февраль 24, ничего не поменялось