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Believe it or not (check it on Google), but тараканы means cockroaches. The band originally called themselves Четыре таракана (four cockroaches), with singer Yuri Lenin. Now, they are Тараканы! (or Tarakany, with an exclamation mark), led by Dmitry Spirin. Punk rockers (from Moscow) since 1991. Like cockroaches, they’re tough to kill.
Engagement
Lyrically and thematically, Тараканы! is your classic punk(rock) band. Watch and listen to Дезертир из армии зла (Deserter from the army of evil, 2019), Ни рыбы, ни мяса (Neither fish nor fowl, 2018), Я не верю (I don’t believe), Что я могу изменить? (What can I change, 2015), and Пойдем на улицу (Let’s go to the street, 2014). The recent voting advice Мой голос (My vote, 2020) didn’t help much and wasn’t successful. The best remains perhaps (believing in) the sila adnavo, the power of the individual.
Сила одного (2016)
In English as
The Power of One.
Lyrics
Lyric Videos
Lyrics are, of course, important. Several videos are subtitled, and there are lyric videos. Check out Дело молодых (2019), Семь миллиардов (2017), Ложь за ложь (2016, in English Lie for Lie), За тех, кто в меньшинстве (2016), and Разжигай костры (2013).
Пыль и пепел (2018)
Dust and Ashes, featuring
Anacondaz.
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5 Words
With 5 words (5 слов), you can say a lot. Cause trouble or solve problems. Я больше не люблю тебя: I don’t love you anymore, although that’s six words. To keep it at five: ‘I don’t need you anymore’ works too. Easier thought than said ( lyrics).
There’s also a studio version of 5 слов (2013, with Лусинэ Геворкян / Lousine Gevorkyan) and a live version (2015) with Ника Комета / Nika Kometa. This comes from the Larger Than… LIVE: 25th Anniversary Show (Moscow 2016); also from that show are Кто-то из нас двоих and Тишина – это смерть, also featuring the singer from Louna.
More music on Apple Music, Soundcloud, and Spotify. Also on YouTube, check out Жизнь слишком коротка (2019), То, что не убивает тебя (2010), and Я смотрю на них (2007); in English as Yearbook, by Useless ID. More Тараканы! on Facebook, Twitter, VK, and this website.
Naked King
From December 2020 is Голый король.
Lyrics
Most of the music here is also in an
R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of release).
See also
Best Russian Music and
Russian Song Lyrics.
last updated 29-03-2021
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