“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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Танк
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Рву асфальт на Таганке, людишки вокруг убегают.
Крушу железным забралом машины, столбы и киоски.
Не трогаю только птиц, собак, котов и березки.
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Демарш на левом фланге.
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я поселюсь в танке - рычит машина свободы.
Моя стальная тачанка - тигрица новой породы.
Красно-черное знамя и верный товарищ ветер.
Кто мне теперь помешает жить вольно на белом свете?
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Демарш на левом фланге.
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Демарш на левом фланге.
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Я живу...
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Я живу...
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
The song "Tank" by Ляпис Трубецкой is a rebellious anthem, with the singer declaring that they will live in a tank and no one can stop them. The lyrics talk about how the tank commands respect, as people run away when they tear up the asphalt on Taganka. The tank is even able to crush cars, columns, and kiosks, but the singer leaves alone animals like birds, dogs, cats, and birches. The tank is described as the machine of freedom, with the red and black flag flying high and a true comrade in wind.
Overall, the lyrics of the song depict an individual who is tired of being disrespected and marginalized, and decides to take matters into their own hands, symbolized by living in a tank. The tank becomes a symbol of power and freedom, allowing the singer to take control of their life and assert their independence. The repetition of the phrase "I live in a tank" and the chorus of "demarche on the left flank" create a strong sense of defiance and rebellion.
Line by Line Meaning
Я поселюсь в танке - теперь меня уважают.
I will live in a tank - now they respect me.
Рву асфальт на Таганке, людишки вокруг убегают.
I rip up asphalt on Taganka, and people run away.
Крушу железным забралом машины, столбы и киоски.
I crush cars, poles, and kiosks with an iron barrier.
Не трогаю только птиц, собак, котов и березки.
I only leave birds, dogs, cats, and birches alone.
Я живу в танке! Я живу в танке!
I live in a tank! I live in a tank!
Я живу в танке! Демарш на левом фланге.
I live in a tank! Maneuver on the left flank.
Я поселюсь в танке - рычит машина свободы.
I will live in a tank - the machine of freedom roars.
Моя стальная тачанка - тигрица новой породы.
My steel tank - a tiger of a new breed.
Красно-черное знамя и верный товарищ ветер.
A red and black flag and a faithful companion wind.
Кто мне теперь помешает жить вольно на белом свете?
Who will stop me from living freely in the world now?
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English translation:
I'm moving into a panzer,
Now I can have my dignity
I'm ripping asphalt on Taganka*
People around are scattering
With my armor of iron, I smash cars, poles and kiosks
I spare only birds, dogs, cats and birch trees.
I live in a tank
I live in a tank
I live in a tank
Demarche on a left flank!
I live in a tank - the machine of liberty is growling
My steel chariot, a tigress of a new breed
Black-and-red banner, wind is my loyal friend,
Who will stop me now from living a live of freedom?
I live in a tank
I am alive
I live in a tank
I am alive
I live in a tank
I live in a tank
* -- a street in Moscow
@marko2881
Играю в танки с 2013 года, прослушав эту песню в этом же клипе спустя 5 лет я спустил слезу, настолько фаново и весело тогда было играть и куралесить на ёлке как пуля. Лучшее воспоминания :)
@user.14.88
вород оф танкс говно
@Videogeorge719
К сожалению многие живут в танке а не в реальной жизни
@tashayahont575
к сожалению очень мало людей живут в танке. иначе хуйни было б на 80% меньше.
@user-ms5xq9xo3l
К сожалению появился исполнитель моргенштерн (
@arseniilistopadov2716
2020 год: я уже 4 года не играю в WOT
видео: в рекомендациях
@user-pd8fd6ep9m
Хоть кто-нибудь умеет читать? написано же ФАН ВИДЕО, Ляписы к нему не имею никакого отношения. По-моему круто сделали
@danvann3015
А раньше, в детстве эта песня казалась капец какой классной))...
@serhii7293
2022 год уже а песня все так же класс
@sutolla
Клип хватило терпения посмотреть всем, а прочитать внимательно одну строку нет. Фан-видео. Давайте ищите теорию заговора и дальше.