Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky is one of the most popular Soviet actors, poets and musicians. An odious person whose life and death is shrouded in many mysteries, which are not always supported by facts, but from this seem even more interesting.
Now many people think that he was a star on an all-Union scale, although in reality everything is not quite so. He was known as an actor and performer of copyright songs, but no one really knew how to poet him.
Vysotsky’s work was subjected to severe censorship, as he touched on sensitive topics in his texts: as early as 1968, a large-scale campaign was launched in the Soviet press aimed at discrediting his works.
The first collection of his texts was published only in 1981, when Vladimir Semenovich was no longer alive. We decided to recall the most famous songs of Vysotsky, which everyone probably heard.
10. Lyrical
"Lyrical" - a song based on a poem “Here the paws of the fir trees tremble in weight ..”. This work is considered the perfect example of love lyrics in the work of Vysotsky.
The main motive is inspired by the poet’s feelings for Marina Vladi, to which he regularly refers in the text. The enchanted forest represents an obstacle that must be overcome by following the guiding thread of love.
One cannot but mention the magnificent metaphors used by Vladimir Semenovich. They are built around the opposition of everyday and sublime romantic elements, for example “Let bird cherry dry linen in the wind”.
9. On mass graves
Song "On mass graves"also known as "Mass graves", was first performed on June 22, 1963 at the birthday of Father Vysotsky.
After 2 years, the second edition of the song appeared, which they wanted to use for the play "Fallen and Alive" on Taganka, but ultimately abandoned it.
The popularity of the composition came with the release of the film "I come from childhood" directed by Vladimir Turov in 1966. The song was performed by Vysotsky and Mark Bernes, who, according to rumors, had to be called at the request of the KGB. Vladimir Semyonovich himself spoke flatteringly about Bernes, believing that his participation only improved the sound.
8. Big carriage
The famous song is dedicated to Vysotsky's close friend - Levon Kocharian, in whose apartment the bard lived for a year and a half. There was an apartment, as the name implies, in Bolshoi Karetny side street in Moscow.
The poet himself spoke very warmly about those times, considering them one of the best periods in life. Really interesting people gathered at Levon’s house: Andrei Tarkovsky, Vasily Shukshin and many others.
The relaxed and relaxed atmosphere that prevailed there was conducive to creativity, and it was in this apartment that Vysotsky loved to create, and close friends became the first listeners.
7. A song about a friend
"Song of a friend" became one of the main hits of the film "Vertical", dispersing into quotes. It was created under the influence of the stories of Leonid Eliseev, a professional climber who acted as a consultant on the set of the picture. He told Vysotsky the story of six climbers who nearly died under a collapse due to the fact that one of them was confused and panicked in difficult times. Fortunately, all six managed to survive.
The simple truth that human nature manifests itself at a difficult moment in the presentation of Eliseev was so impressed with Vysotsky that this song was quickly born in his head.
6. I do not like
Song "I dont like" - a kind of manifesto Vysotsky, somewhere on the verge of confession. 11 times the author pronounces words from the name, applying them to a variety of situations.
For example, it can be seen that the lyrical hero of the song, in which the personality of the poet himself is easily guessed, does not like interference in his personal life, which is clear from the lines “When my stranger reads letters, I look over my shoulder”.
This composition is not a reflection of what is right and what is not: the author expresses a clear position, presenting it as the ultimate truth.
It is unlikely that anyone else would have forgiven such courage in the text, but everyone agrees with Vysotsky’s words, and they do not lose their relevance even now.
5. Wolf hunting
In the song "The hunt for wolves" Vysotsky’s rebellious spirit is best felt, because the song is not really about wolves. All the listeners understood perfectly well whom and with what flags the authorities, who were the gamekeepers in the song, actually overlaid.
In 1968, Yuri Lyubimov decided to stage the play on the poems of Andrei Voznesensky, “Take Care of Your Faces,” including “Wolf Hunting” in it. The composition became central, and performed by Vysotsky himself.
A whole year of hard training and rehearsals went down the drain, so "from above" came the order to ban the production. The real reason was this particular song calling people to fight and "Tear for the flags". Lyubimov and Voznesensky were offered to remove her in order to preserve the performance, but they flatly refused.
Surprisingly, even after 50 years, when the USSR has long been gone and Russia has a different political system, the meaning of the song still acutely touches the hearts of the audience.
The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko heard the song during a business trip in the North and immediately sent a telegram to Vysotsky. In it, he wrote that he listened to it with friends 20 times and kneels in front of him.
4. Ballad of love
"Ballad of love" Vysotsky wrote in Paris in 1975, especially for Sergei Tarasov’s film “Robin Hood Arrows,” for which he recorded a total of 6 tracks.
It is noteworthy that the “Ballad” in the film never sounded: it was included only in the second edition, released in 1987.
3. The house is crystal
Song "Crystal house" is one of the most popular not only among listeners, but also among musicians, among whom there are many admirers of Vysotsky's work.
Grigory Leps re-sang this song, but this is not surprising, since he performs almost all the songs of the great bard, but LSP .. It’s quite unusual to hear the usual words in Oleg Savchenko’s voice.
2. He did not return from battle
Vladimir Semenovich repeatedly touched on the subject of the Patriotic War in his work, and the song "He did not return from the battle" many consider the best in this direction.
The story of a man who lost a close friend on the battlefield in those years was close to everyone, so it is not surprising that the song sounded in every yard.
It was written in 1969 for the film "Sons Go to Battle" directed by Viktor Turov, and before the general public Vysotsky first performed it in 1971.
A year later, she entered the mini-album "Songs of Vladimir Vysotsky from the Movies" and was a great success.
1. Horses are finicky
Definitely the most famous song by Vysotsky. When reading the title “The horses are finicky” many immediately heard the lines in my head “A little slower horses, a little slower”.
The lyrical hero, in which the author’s personality is again guessed, foresees an early death and at the same time hurries it up and tries to delay it, either speeding up the horses, or asking them to slow down the pace.
The song was written in 1972 for the film "Sannikov Land", but the creators of the tape ultimately did not accept it, although, according to critics, it would ideally reflect the tone of the picture.