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1) Ska-punk from Moscow
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1) A ska punk band from Moscow, Russian Federation.
They started playing in 1989 as a hardcore band, but over time their style slowly changed to ska punk, and in 1995 they released "Gorod" - one of the most prominent and truly "ska punk" albums of their career, according to most of their fans. They are still active and recording at a rate of about 1 album per year.
Discography:
1991 - "My segodnya s Baiem" (We are with Bai today)
1993 - "Oi doo-doo!" (Yeah, I know how that sounds)
1995 - "Gorod" (City)
1997 - "Vnature! Ale! Horosh!!!" (Really! That's enough!)
1997 - "Face Control"
1999 - "Nu Vse!" (That's it!)
2000 - "Ska Punk shpiony" (Ska Punk spies)
2001 - "Dobroe utro" (Good morning)
2001 - "Hi! Good Morning!"
2003 - "Nam po...!" (We don't give a fu...!")
2003 - "Putevoditel po russkomu rocku" (Guidebook to russian rock)
2004 - "Ska Punk Party International" - split Distemper & The Know How
2004 - "Distemper"
2004 - "XV"
2005 - "Podumay kto tvoi druzya" (Think who your friends are)
2006 - "Esli parni obyedenyatsya" (If the guys are united) - split Distemper & Тараканы! (Tarakany!)
2007 - "Mir sozdan dlya tebya" (The world is created for you)
2008- "My Underground"
2009 - "Vsyo ili nichego" (All or Nothing)
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Подарок медиков
Distemper Lyrics
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От непромытого шприца,
В грязной и старой больнице,
В центре родной столицы.
Ты сходишь с ума и мысль одна
Тебя не отпускает не на миг.
Что смерть так близка,
А ты ведь ещё совсем не старик.
А ты ведь ещё совсем не старик.
Не был ты в группе риска,
Где спид возникает часто,
Лучше б ты был педерастом,
Всё равно жизнь прошла напрасно.
Забудь про футбол,
Один лишь укол
Перечеркнул стремленья
Многих лет.
Не бойся зеркал,
Привыкни, что стал
Ты мерзкий скелет.
Не бойся зеркал,
Привыкни, что стал
Ты мерзкий скелет.
Ты никому не нужен
В грязных, больничных стенах,
Поздно ты местью разбужен,
Ошибка природы в генах.
Ты правильно жил,
Ты много не пил,
Но, что судьба дала тебе взамен.
Холодную сталь
И липкую кровь
С порезанных вен.
Холодную сталь
И липкую кровь
С порезанных вен.
The song "Подарок медиков" by Distemper tells the tragic story of a person who contracted HIV from an unclean syringe in a dirty hospital in the center of their hometown. The lyrics describe the feelings of despair and isolation that the person experiences as they come to terms with the fact that they are living with a terminal illness. The chorus of the song emphasizes the closeness of death and the realization that the person is still young and has much more life to live.
The second verse of the song explores the idea that the person did not engage in risky behavior commonly associated with the transmission of HIV. However, this does not change the reality of their situation. The lyrics suggest that it would have been better for the person to have been a homosexual, which shows the societal stigma and prejudices surrounding homosexuality and HIV at the time the song was written. The verse ends with a poignant message about the person's shattered dreams and the fact that one injection has erased all their goals and ambitions.
Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on the devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic and how it affected society.
Line by Line Meaning
Ты заразился спидом
You contracted AIDS
От непромытого шприца,
From a dirty, unsterilized needle
В грязной и старой больнице,
In a dirty and old hospital
В центре родной столицы.
In the center of your hometown
Ты сходишь с ума и мысль одна
You're going crazy and have one thought
Тебя не отпускает не на миг.
It doesn't let you go for a moment
Что смерть так близка,
That death is so close
А ты ведь ещё совсем не старик.
And you're not even old yet.
Не был ты в группе риска,
You weren't in a risk group
Где спид возникает часто,
Where AIDS often emerges
Лучше б ты был педерастом,
It would have been better if you were a homosexual
Всё равно жизнь прошла напрасно.
Either way, life was wasted.
Забудь про футбол,
Forget about football
Один лишь укол
Only one injection
Перечеркнул стремленья
Canceled out years of aspirations
Многих лет.
Of many years.
Не бойся зеркал,
Don't be afraid of mirrors
Привыкни, что стал
Get used to the fact that you became
Ты мерзкий скелет.
A disgusting skeleton.
Ты никому не нужен
You're not needed by anyone
В грязных, больничных стенах,
In dirty hospital walls
Поздно ты местью разбужен,
You're awakened too late by revenge
Ошибка природы в генах.
A genetic mistake of nature.
Ты правильно жил,
You lived correctly
Ты много не пил,
You didn't drink much
Но, что судьба дала тебе взамен.
But what fate gave you in return.
Холодную сталь
Cold steel
И липкую кровь
And sticky blood
С порезанных вен.
From cut veins.
Холодную сталь
Cold steel
И липкую кровь
And sticky blood
С порезанных вен.
From cut veins.
Contributed by Jordyn F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.