“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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Почтальоны
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса.
Солнце красиво поёт,
И разбудила цветочки весна.
Пара в обнимку идёт -
(И нам не до сна!)
Вон майский жук пролетел,
Он своим деткам покушать несёт.
Вон самолётик взлетел -
Он для любви совершает полёт.
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса.
Мужик покупает "Москвич",
Он его любит за быстрый мотор.
Девочка лепит кулич,
Она любит мамку, Алсу и сестёр.
(А мы - ещё кагор)
Парень мальчишку обнял
И обещал его сделать певцом.
Тот его руку убрал -
Он был воспитан хорошим отцом.
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса,
Рим и Одесса.
Люди, проснитесь, вокруг
Всё рождено для любви, ну а вы
Дерётесь - что север, что юг,
А многие дети не ели халвы.
(Увы...)
Хватит вам дурью страдать,
Целуйте друг друга, любите всерьёз.
Хватит ругаться, стрелять,
Пусть этот мир будет миром без слёз.
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса,
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса.
The lyrics of Ляпис Трубецкой's song "Почтальоны" (Postmen) speak about the universal human desire for love and the importance of cherishing and embracing it. The song celebrates love as a powerful force that transcends boundaries, bringing joy to people regardless of their occupation or social status. The lyrics mention postmen, police officers, stewardesses, and gentlemen and ladies, highlighting that all of them live for love, whether in Rome or Odessa.
The opening lines suggest that the sun sings beautifully, awakening the flowers in spring. A couple walking arm in arm is noticeable, indicating that their love keeps them awake during the night. The song speaks of a May beetle flying and bringing food to its offspring, symbolizing the natural instinct to care for loved ones. Likewise, an airplane taking off represents the flight one takes for the sake of love.
The following verses portray everyday people and their love connections. A man purchasing a "Moskvitch" (a Soviet car) loves it for its fast engine, while a girl making a traditional Easter cake (called kulich) loves her mother, the singer Alsu, and her sisters. The lyrics then mention a boy who is embraced by a young man promising to make him a singer, emphasizing the importance of acting as a good parent figure.
The final verses urge people to wake up and realize that everything in the world is born for love. It criticizes arguments over petty differences or regions while emphasizing the unfortunate reality that many children are going hungry. The song pleads with people to stop suffering from madness and to instead kiss and love each other sincerely. It calls for an end to quarreling and shooting, envisioning a world without tears.
Overall, "Почтальоны" is a song that promotes love and unity among all people, urging them to prioritize love, compassion, and understanding over conflict and division.
Line by Line Meaning
Все почтальоны, милиционеры
All the postmen, policemen
Мадемуазели и кавалеры
Mademoiselles and cavaliers
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
All the postmen and stewardesses
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса
Live for love - both in Rome and Odessa
Солнце красиво поёт
The sun sings beautifully
И разбудила цветочки весна
And spring woke up the flowers
Пара в обнимку идёт
A couple walks embracing
Сразу видать, ночью им не до сна
It's obvious they didn't sleep at night
(И нам не до сна!)
(And we didn't sleep either!)
Вон майский жук пролетел
Look, a May bug flew by
Он своим деткам покушать несёт
He's bringing food to his little ones
Вон самолётик взлетел
Look, a plane took off
Он для любви совершает полёт
It's flying for love
Мужик покупает 'Москвич'
A guy is buying a 'Moskvitch'
Он его любит за быстрый мотор
He loves it for its fast engine
Девочка лепит кулич
A girl is making an Easter cake
Она любит мамку, Алсу и сестёр
She loves her mom, Alsou, and sisters
(А мы - ещё кагор)
(And we still have some Cahors wine)
Парень мальчишку обнял
The guy hugged the boy
И обещал его сделать певцом
And promised to make him a singer
Тот его руку убрал
But the boy withdrew his hand
Он был воспитан хорошим отцом
He was raised by a good father
Люди, проснитесь, вокруг
People, wake up, around
Всё рождено для любви, ну а вы
Everything is born for love, but you
Дерётесь - что север, что юг
You fight - whether it's the north or the south
А многие дети не ели халвы
And many children haven't eaten halva
(Увы...)
(Alas...)
Хватит вам дурью страдать
Enough suffering from nonsense
Целуйте друг друга, любите всерьёз
Kiss each other, love seriously
Хватит ругаться, стрелять
Enough quarreling, shooting
Пусть этот мир будет миром без слёз
Let this world be a tearless world
Все почтальоны, милиционеры
All the postmen, policemen
Мадемуазели и кавалеры
Mademoiselles and cavaliers
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
All the postmen and stewardesses
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса
Live for love - both in Rome and Odessa
Все почтальоны, милиционеры
All the postmen, policemen
Мадемуазели и кавалеры
Mademoiselles and cavaliers
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
All the postmen and stewardesses
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса
Live for love - both in Rome and Odessa
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Koval Line
Люди, проснитесь, вокруг
Всё рождено для любви, ну а вы
Дерётесь - что север, что юг,
А многие дети не ели халвы.
(Увы)
Хватит вам дурью страдать,
Целуйте друг друга, любите всерьёз.
Хватит ругаться, стрелять,
Пусть этот мир будет миром без слёз.
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса,
Рим и Одесса.
Nikolo Papini
ОН БЫЛ ВОСПИТАН ХОРОШИМ ОТЦОМ...
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Помню...помню...😆😆😆
Koval Line
Люди, проснитесь, вокруг
Всё рождено для любви, ну а вы
Дерётесь - что север, что юг,
А многие дети не ели халвы.
(Увы)
Хватит вам дурью страдать,
Целуйте друг друга, любите всерьёз.
Хватит ругаться, стрелять,
Пусть этот мир будет миром без слёз.
Все почтальоны, милиционеры,
Мадемуазели и кавалеры,
Все почтальоны и стюардессы
Живут для любви - и Рим, и Одесса,
Рим и Одесса.
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1 из малочисленных случаев,когда перепев не только не хуже,но и в чём то превосходит оригинал
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