Gorky Park (international title) or "Парк Горького" (Russian title) was a S… Read Full Bio ↴Gorky Park (international title) or "Парк Горького" (Russian title) was a Soviet Russian glam metal band, that gained short-lived mainstream popularity in USA during the Perestroyka times. Gorky Park is famous for its kitch use of western stereotypes of russians, such as pseudo-traditional clothing, balalaika-like guitar design and Hammer and sickle as their logo. It was the first russian band to be aired on MTV.

In 1987 guitarist Alexey Belov, vocalist Nikolay Noskov, bassist Alexander "Big Sasha" Minkov
, guitarist Jan Janenkov, and drummer Alexander Lvov (formerly from Aria) came together to form Gorky Park. Stas Namin, a famous 70's soviet musician and a leader of Tsvety, became band's manager. Since Gorbachev has lifted the censorship, many of underground rock bands, including Gorky Park, became able to recieve more widespread popularity. Later that year the band left Russia for USA in search of a record deal.

In the U.S. the band soon made some connections in the record business. One of the first people to take notice was famous guitarist Frank Zappa. Also Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora helped them to secure a deal with Mercury Records.

The band released a self-titled debut album in 1989, featuring initials GP stilized as Hammer & sickle on the cover. With a fall of the Iron Curtain and growing interest to soviets in western countries, Gorky Park soon became widely known. The band seemed to be a kind of symbol of American-Russian friendship. The band's first video, "Bang," received MTV rotation. Their next two singles, "Try to Find Me" and a collaboration with Bon Jovi, "Peace in Our Time," received rotation on mainstream radio stations.

Gorky Park participated on that year's Moscow Music Peace Festival alongside Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Scorpions. The band continued into 1990 touring with Bon Jovi and performing at the Goodwill Games opening ceremony. Gorky Park live shows often featured the band dressed in traditional russian style, waving soviet and american flags. In 1991 the band recieved scandinavian Grammy award as the best new international act.

As perestroika era came to its end, the group's fame in America subsided rather quickly. Nikolai Noskov left the band in 1990 but GP remained active and kept releasing albums in the '90s. 1993's Moscow Calling sold 500,000 copies outside the US. Their next album, Stare, came out in 1996, released only in Russia, followed up by promotional tour of the former USSR states. In 1998 the band released Protivofazza. In 1999 Alexander Minkov left the band and started his solo career under the scenic name Alexander Marshall. Gorky Park was never officially claimed to disband, but actually inactive since 2001.

Danger
Gorky Park Lyrics

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Oh woman
Don't love me cause it's danger
Desire owns my heart
Don't need me cause it's danger
A warning from the start
Hey, baby, let go
Passion is my crime
Don't love me cause it's danger

Emotions confined
Go on home
Danger zone
Woman learn to live without me
I'm a man alone
Or your hearts will fall into a danger zone
Go home danger zone
I still love you but love hurts
Go home danger zone
Life with me is a demon's curse
Don't want me cause it's danger
Your touch will make me wild
Don't need me cause it's danger
It keeps me in exile
Hey, baby, forget
That night was so divine
Don't love me cause it's danger
Remove it from your mind
Go on home
Danger zone
Woman learn to live without me
I'm a man alone
Or your heart will fall into a danger zone
Go home danger zone
I still love you but love hurts
Go home danger zone
Life with me is a demon's curse
Go home danger zone
I still need you but I'm first
Go home danger zone
This one man was born to roam
Oh, ''*
Woman learn to live without me
I'm a man alone
Or your heart will fall into a
Danger zone
Go home danger zone
I still love you but it hurts
Go home danger zone
Life with me is a demon's curse
Go home danger zone
I still need you but I'm first
Go home danger zone
This one man was born to roam
Go home danger zone
I still love you but love hurts
Go home danger zone
I still need you but I'm first
Go home danger zone
I still love you but I'm first

Go home danger zone
This one man was born to roam

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Gorky Park's "Danger" are a warning to a woman to stay away from the singer because he is dangerous. He acknowledges that his desire for her will cause him to act impulsively and recklessly, causing potential harm to both of them. He urges her to forget about him and move on with her life to avoid falling into the "danger zone" that surrounds him. Despite still loving and needing her, he recognizes that his selfish nature and tendencies toward chaos and excitement will ultimately drive them apart.

The singer's internal conflict is evident in the lyrics, as he oscillates between wanting the woman to stay with him and warning her to leave for her own safety. The repetition of the phrase "go home danger zone" emphasizes the singer's self-awareness and his efforts to distance himself from the woman to avoid causing harm.

Overall, the lyrics to "Danger" convey a sense of danger and recklessness, as well as the pain that comes with loving someone who is inherently dangerous.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh woman
Addressing a woman

Don't love me cause it's danger
Asking the woman not to love him because it's dangerous

Desire owns my heart
His heart is controlled by desire

Don't need me cause it's danger
Asking the woman not to need him because it's dangerous

A warning from the start
A warning to the woman from the beginning

Hey, baby, let go
Asking the woman to let go

Passion is my crime
His crime is his passion

Emotions confined
His emotions are confined

Go on home
Asking the woman to go home

Danger zone
Referring to the danger zone

Woman learn to live without me
Asking the woman to learn to live without him