“We came from the underground and became popular with our pop-culture parodies. One day to my horror I realized that our group has become similar to the objects of our parodies and mockery. We were starting to merge with all those pop-star crowd, but I’m not one of them and never wanted to be,” - Sergey Mikhalok, the band’s leader says. He admits that it wasn’t so easy to give up the show business game and become independent once again.
According to him, “it was very difficult to get our true essence back on top. And the thing wasn’t about any contracts. We had to overcome public opinion and, most importantly, set our own minds free. At first, my internal discomfort from the gap between the authentic “Lyapis Trubetskoy” and its public image was relieved by hard drinking and other stuff, but when my weight peaked at 110 kilograms and my mind was about to collapse, I gave up everything, lost 25 kilograms and started to play the music I like.”
“Capital” is the second independent album by “Lyapis Trubetskoy” after the “Zoloty’ye yaytsy” (“Golden Balls”) created in 2004 under heavy reggae and ska influence. “While working on “Zoloty’ye yaytsy” we didn’t understand what to do with our independence. As a result there were some reflex attempts to score a radio hit with “Rain’ka” or “Pochtal’iony” (“Postmen”), - Sergey Mikhalok says. – But this wasn’t the biggest problem. The whole album was overproduced, we tried to mix too many styles, musical instruments and sounds in it. So, we paid too much attention to the form instead of the essence. We were in need of a real professional who could tell us what was good and what was too much.”
That is why searching for a sound producer was one of the main tasks while working on “Capital”. At some point the band wanted to record their album in London, in the hometown the legendary British ska-band “Madness” (one of Mihalok’s favourites). When almost everything was ready for that, a chance interfered. At a concert in Kiev “Lyapis Trubetskoy” met a famous Ukrainian sound producer Vitaliy Telezin. He worked with “Okean El’zi”, “Brat’ia Grim” and other top Ukrainian/Russian artists. But it wasn’t the thing that attracted Mikhalok and his friends.
“We are from the same generation with him, we had common world outlook, we liked the same music. And it was the music we wanted to record on our new album. I don’t want to offend anyone, but, roughly speaking, for our band he is the first studio guy who didn’t need explanations about what is California wave or how “Green Day” and “Offspring” make their sound,” - Mikhalok says.
And this combination has worked perfectly well. Now it’s already clear that the new album will mean to the band and its fans no less than the legendary “Ty kinula” (“You Gave Me Up”) in 1998 and will give a rise to the new popularity wave for “Lyapis Trubetskoy”. Still, according to Sergey Mikhalok, the ideology of both the new album and the present group is different from what used to be in the years between these two landmarks. He says: “When I started my career I used to write songs that changed me and the world around me, but later I began to create stuff, that didn’t have influence either on me or the world around. At best those songs could be a soundtrack for some wedding or birthday. And what is horrible at some point I even used to be proud of that. But now I have come back to what everything started from – to a mix of biting satire and powerful chords.”
Video clips have played an important role in the album presentation. The first clip for the song “Hare” (“Enough”), a cheerful wedding trash-video, was filmed by a famous actor and new wave director Vladimir Epifantsev. The second clip, animation video “Capital”, which has become a real Internet sensation, was made by Aleksey Terekhov, co-author of the legendary “Au” (1998) and “Rozochka” (1999) videos. "Capital" has hardly appeared on TV, but has already won several prizes and got a lot of nominations on the different video & music festivals in Russia, Belarus, Portugal and so on.
Frontman Siarhei Mikhalok anounced mid-March 2014 that the group would ceased to exist the next 1 September.
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Манифест
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Слушай буржуй, слушай пролетарий —
Бочка с водкой на каждом углу!
Нет работе! Слава бухлу!
Марихуану вырастим на клумбах,
О пользе ее будут лекции в клубах.
Женщинам и детям — бесплатно косяк,
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
В горисполкоме будут жить проститутки —
Бесплатный прием круглые сутки.
Милицию мы распустим, ребята,
Армию тоже — гуляй солдаты!
Вместо ОРТ — бокс и баскетбол,
Вместо НТВ — хоккей и футбол.
Всем бесплатно воздушный шарик,
Леденец-петушок и брелок-фонарик!
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
Раскроем двери в психбольницы —
Выпустим ребят в поля резвиться.
Пройдут все страхи, исчезнут фобии,
Все друзья, нету гомофобии!
Счастливы братья, счастливы сестры —
Долой институты, кафедры, семестры!
Свобода, свобода, золотой ключик,
Кактусы есть — нету колючек!
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
This is my Manifest!
I'm number one! I'm the best!
The lyrics to Ляпис Трубецкой's song Манифест convey a utopian vision of a society free from societal norms and rules. The singer presents their manifesto, which includes ideas such as placing barrels of vodka on every corner and promoting the use of marijuana. The singer suggests that women and children should receive marijuana for free, while everyone else should pay a small fee.
The song also includes a suggestion to legalize prostitution and to eliminate the police and army, encouraging everyone to live without fear. The singer suggests replacing television channels with sports programs and giving out free balloons, candy toys, and keychains. The singer wraps up their manifesto by calling for the emancipation of those held in mental institutions, insisting that they be freed to run and play in the fields.
The lyrics promote a society that is carefree and unconcerned with the consequences of their actions. The use of humor and irony to describe a utopia that is not attainable suggests a parody of that ideology. By portraying impossible desires and goals, the lyrics invert typical ideas of socialism, where rules and norms structure people's everyday lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Это мой кандидатский сценарий,
I have a plan that I believe in
Слушай буржуй, слушай пролетарий —
Listen up, wealthy elites and working class alike
Бочка с водкой на каждом углу!
Alcohol should be easily accessible everywhere!
Нет работе! Слава бухлу!
Who needs work when you can drink and enjoy life?
Марихуану вырастим на клумбах,
We will grow marijuana in our gardens
О пользе ее будут лекции в клубах.
We will educate people on the benefits of this plant in clubs and gatherings.
Женщинам и детям — бесплатно косяк,
Women and children will receive free marijuana
Всем остальным — всего за пятак!
Everyone else can get it for a small price.
В горисполкоме будут жить проститутки —
Brothels will be established in local government buildings
Бесплатный прием круглые сутки.
Free sex services round the clock
Милицию мы распустим, ребята,
We will disband the police force
Армию тоже — гуляй солдаты!
And the army too - let the soldiers go free!
Вместо ОРТ — бокс и баскетбол,
Boxing and basketball instead of traditional news channels
Вместо НТВ — хоккей и футбол.
Hockey and football instead of other news channels
Всем бесплатно воздушный шарик,
Everyone will get a free balloon
Леденец-петушок и брелок-фонарик!
And a free candy and flashlight keychain!
Раскроем двери в психбольницы —
We will open the doors of mental hospitals
Выпустим ребят в поля резвиться.
We will release patients to enjoy nature
Пройдут все страхи, исчезнут фобии,
Their fears and phobias will disappear
Все друзья, нету гомофобии!
Everyone is friends - no more homophobia!
Счастливы братья, счастливы сестры —
Happy brothers, happy sisters
Долой институты, кафедры, семестры!
Down with universities, departments and semesters!
Свобода, свобода, золотой ключик,
Freedom, freedom, a golden key to unlock it all!
Кактусы есть — нету колючек!
Cacti without spikes! (meaning: life is better without the unpleasant parts)
Contributed by Mason N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@73465dth
Лучшая строчка в этой песне "в горисполкоме будут жить проститутки, бесплатный приём круглые сутки"
@proton3315
Тот случай,когда Серёга стал Мужчиной,спорт принял,бокс принял и политику имеет ввиду!Красава,рад за него!
@nikulek_i
Я смотрю это в 2020))
@anarchaos1140
Вечная песенка🖤🤘😄
@borisveres6802
@AnarchaoS 11 ага, только михалок уже конченый правак
@Vasgen84k
а я думаю, и в2030 посмотрю) если доживу, конечно))
@kraznar2054
Я тоже пишу из 2020г ,мечты ,мечты.
@Zodi1507
февраль 2020 Россия)
@kasiaputo7397
Niesamowite, we Wrocławiu wczoraj też zaśpiewali, dzięki Lyapis
@leokom7787
Четыре дня назад снова были)