The band, and especially its leader, Shnurov, has long been famous for its catchy beats and irrepressibly bad language, somehow managing to be one of the top bands in Russia despite almost never being clean enough to earn radio play and despite its live concerts being banned in Moscow.
In 2008 Leningrad disbanded. Its former members run Рубль and Spitfire. The band reunited in 2010.
Пидарасы
Ленинград Lyrics
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Неотложки черные с черными врачами
Едут и смеются и песенки поют,
Люди в черном городе словно мухи мрут.
А мне - все по хуй:
Я сделан из мяса
И Самое страшное, что может случиться:
СТАНУ ПИДАРАСОМ!!!!!
Кто-то ищет выход, кто-то ищет клад,
Кто-то любит бабки,кто-то автомат.
Кто-то бежит, а кто-то стреляет,
Кто-то находит, а кто-то теряет.
А мне - все по хуй:
Я сделан из мяса
И Самое страшное, что может случиться:
СТАНУ ПИДАРАСОМ!!!!!
СТАНУ ПИДАРАСОМ!!!!!
В черном-черном городе темными ночами
Неотложки черные с черными врачами
Едут и смеются и песенки поют,
Люди в черном городе словно мухи мрут.
The lyrics of Ленинград's song Пидарасы talk about the darkness and despair that can be found in a black city, where the emergency services and doctors are as dark as the night. People are dying left and right, and there seems to be no hope or light in this world. The singer of the song feels lost and disconnected, simply made out of flesh with a terrible fear that he too will become a "pidaras" which is a derogatory term in Russian for a homosexual man.
Despite this despair, other people seem to be focused on finding a way out, searching for riches or chasing after guns, following their own chaotic paths. Meanwhile, the singer of the song feels like he is just waiting to become something he fears, without any control over his own fate.
The lyrics carry a message of hopelessness and lack of control, as well as a disdain for those who are seen as different. However, it is worth mentioning that in Ленинград's music, the lyrics and the tone of the song are often intentionally ironic and controversial, meant to provoke and be taken with a grain of salt.
Line by Line Meaning
В черном-черном городе темными ночами
In the dark city with black nights,
Неотложки черные с черными врачами
Black emergency cars with black doctors,
Едут и смеются и песенки поют,
Drive, laugh and sing songs,
Люди в черном городе словно мухи мрут.
People in the black city are dying like flies.
А мне - все по хуй:
And as for me - I don't give a damn about anything:
Я сделан из мяса
I'm made of flesh
И Самое страшное, что может случиться:
And the scariest thing that can happen:
СТАНУ ПИДАРАСОМ!!!!!
I will become a faggot!!!!
Кто-то ищет выход, кто-то ищет клад,
Someone is looking for a way out or treasure,
Кто-то любит бабки,кто-то автомат.
Someone loves money, someone loves guns.
Кто-то бежит, а кто-то стреляет,
Someone is running, someone is shooting,
Кто-то находит, а кто-то теряет.
Someone is finding, someone is losing.
В черном-черном городе темными ночами
In the dark city with black nights,
Неотложки черные с черными врачами
Black emergency cars with black doctors,
Едут и смеются и песенки поют,
Drive, laugh and sing songs,
Люди в черном городе словно мухи мрут.
People in the black city are dying like flies.
Contributed by Kayla K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.