“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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Танцуй
Ляпис Трубецкой Lyrics
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Танцуй, пока тебе сверлят лоб.
Прыгнул карась в раскалённый берег,
Жги лезгинку – хоп, хоп.
! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй, пока твоё бьётся сердце,
Танцуй с разбегу головой в песок.
Вышел козёл в открытую дверцу,
В омут рогами – скок, скок.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Ржавый колокол, последние секунды,
Огонь и ритма марш-бросок.
Пляши, Магадан! Дёргайся, Пицунда!
Сдохнет в танце пьяный совок.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп! Хлоп-хлоп! Хлоп-хлоп!
The lyrics of Ляпис Трубецкой's song Танцуй, which translates to "Dance," convey a message of liberation and defiance in the face of adversity or impending doom. The song encourages the listener to dance energetically and passionately, even in the most challenging circumstances.
The opening lines of the song suggest that the listener should dance while their head is being shaved and their forehead is being pierced, symbolizing undergoing difficult or painful experiences. Despite these hardships, the song urges the listener to keep dancing, even when their heart is pounding and they feel the need to bury their head in the sand. The mention of a carp jumping onto a hot beach and the command to perform a lively Lezginka dance further emphasize the idea of embracing life's challenges and dancing through them.
The chorus repeats the refrain of "Dance, hop, hop," encouraging the listener to keep dancing despite any obstacles or dangers. The line, "Applause will cover you: the lid of the coffin will clap," suggests that even in the face of death, the act of dancing will be celebrated and remembered.
The final verse mentions a rusty bell signaling the last seconds, fire, and a march rhythm. The song then calls out specific locations, Magadan and Pitsunda, urging them to dance and move vigorously. Finally, the lyrics assert that the drunk Soviet (symbolic of the old regime) will die in the dance.
Overall, the lyrics of Танцуй inspire the listener to dance with vitality and resilience, even in the face of difficult circumstances or impending doom. It promotes the idea that dancing can be a form of liberation and a way to confront and overcome challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Танцуй, пока тебе бреют череп,
Dance while your skull is being shaved,
Танцуй, пока тебе сверлят лоб.
Dance while your forehead is being drilled.
Прыгнул карась в раскалённый берег,
A bream jumped onto the scorching shore,
Жги лезгинку – хоп, хоп.
Burn the lezginka - hop, hop.
! Хоп, хоп.
Hop, hop!
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Dance! Hop, hop.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Applause will cover you:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
The lid of the coffin will go clap-clap.
Танцуй, пока твоё бьётся сердце,
Dance while your heart is beating,
Танцуй с разбегу головой в песок.
Dance headfirst into the sand.
Вышел козёл в открытую дверцу,
A goat came out into the open door,
В омут рогами – скок, скок.
Into the abyss with a jump, jump.
Ржавый колокол, последние секунды,
The rusty bell, the final seconds,
Огонь и ритма марш-бросок.
Fire and a march leap of rhythm.
Пляши, Магадан! Дёргайся, Пицунда!
Dance, Magadan! Wiggle, Pitsunda!
Сдохнет в танце пьяный совок.
The drunken scoop will die in the dance.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Dance! Hop, hop.
Хлоп-хлоп! Хлоп-хлоп!
Clap-clap! Clap-clap!
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Танцуй, пока тебе бреют череп,
Танцуй, пока тебе сверлят лоб.
Прыгнул карась в раскалённый берег,
Жги лезгинку – хоп, хоп.
! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй, пока твоё бьётся сердце,
Танцуй с разбегу головой в песок.
Вышел козёл в открытую дверцу,
В омут рогами – скок, скок.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Ржавый колокол, последние секунды,
Огонь и ритма марш-бросок.
Пляши, Магадан! Дёргайся, Пицунда!
Сдохнет в танце пьяный совок.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Танцуй! Хоп, хоп.
Аплодисменты тебя накроют:
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп! Хлоп-хлоп! Хлоп-хлоп!
Alexandre Karpov
A crude translation to English:
Go on, dance, while your skull is being shaved,
Keep on dancing, while your forehead is drilled
Fish jumped out of the water -
Right unto a searing shore
Dance that folk dance - hop, hop!
Chorus:
Dance, hop!-hop!,
Dance, hop!-hop!,
Applause will enshroud you,
And then the coffin lid shuts - snap! snap!
So go on, dance,
While you heart is still beating,
Dance you head right into the sand,
The goat walked out the open door,
And jumped, horns forward,
Right into the the slough
Chorus (x2)
Rusty bell tolls
Last seconds,
Agonizing rhythm,
Forced march
So dance, Magadan,
Twitch, Pitsunda,
Let the drunken sovok* drop dead in his dance
Chorus (x2)
(sovok - derogatory term applied to people nostalgic for USSR, or who are perceived as inheriting the worst qualities of Soviet people)
Ilia Ghaiman
Heebus Chrikey
Tanysuy! Hop-hop
Tanysuy! Hop-hop
Apladismenty tebia nakroyut
Krishka groba hlop - hlop
Танцуй! Хоп-хоп
Танцуй! Хоп-хоп
Аплодисменты тебя накроют
Крышка гроба хлоп-хлоп
deaglechannel
Умеют же ещё делать на постсоветском пространстве нормальные качественные клипы на качественные песни. Спасибо, Ляписы, вера в музыку русскоязычных исполнителей с годами не гаснет именно благодаря вам!
Михаил Крюков
их творчество как золото, т.е. всегда в цене, а по прошествии лет еще дороже. Короче, люблю их!
PeperHammer
как то да же горд за родину, благодаря этим ребятам.
tany696
девушка танцующая прям затмевает саму словесную подачу песни)))очень хочется также веселить жизнь и самого себя в возрасте,который принято называть-преклонный!!))
Максим Рыжков
Отличная песня и клип. Если такой весь новый альбом будет, то будет просто здорово!
Виктор Плохих
Прекрасный клип! Обалденная песня!!! Респект ребята!!!
Здравый Смысл
Отличный клип и песня, теперь каждое утро начинается под - ХОП-ХОП, жду весну 2014, долгожданный альбом, Ляпис Трубецкой - КРУЧЕ В МИРЕ НЕТ!!!
мозг мозгов
Легенда на все времена) спасибо, Ляпис Трубецкой )
Яна Цист
весь день пляшу)крутая песня)))ждем новый альбом))
anku0l
2 минуты , но супер) сразу цепляет и хочется на концерт)