“DDT”, Bogdan Titomir, Nikolaev and Koroleva, Madonna: what hits did Russia listen to in 1992?

Igor Nikolaev and Natasha Koroleva – “Dolphin and the Mermaid”

The composer’s album and the starting singer at that time “Dolphin and the Mermaid” was released in 1992, the composition of the same name topped the charts. In the same year, the couple got married – the Queen later turned 19, and Nikolaev was already 32 years old. The album gave another hit of the 90s, loved by the public – “Taxi, Taxi”.

“Nancy” – “Menthol Smoke”

The mega-hit of the Nancy group fell into a period of musical timelessness: Russian rock was already “extinguished”, and pop music had not yet conquered all the charts. The background of the song is as dramatic as the song itself. Soloist Alexander Bondarenko said that he was friends with the American Nancy in the pioneer camp. When the shift ended, they resumed correspondence by mail. But soon their communication stopped for some reason unknown to the musician – his letters did not reach the addressee.

Hello Five – “He’s Playing Hard To Get It”

In 1992 Hi-Five released their second LP, Keep It Goin’ On, with hits like “Just Another Girlfriend”, “I Just Can’t Handle It” and “She’s Playing Hard to Get”. The last track peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The video “She She’s Playing Hard to Get” is remembered for its hip-hop choreography, which was especially fashionable at the time.

Madonna – “This Was My Playground”

Madonna wrote this song in two days while working on her Erotica album. The composition was conceived as the soundtrack to the movie “A League of Their Own”, in which the singer starred with Tom Hanks and Rosie O’Donnell. In the piece, Madonna says how she doesn’t want to forget her past. “This Was My Playground” earned the artist a Golden Globe in the Best Original Song category.

Michael Jackson – “Remember The Time”

“Remember The Time” was the culmination of the collaboration between Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley, with whom they collaborated on the album “Dangerous”. Rolling Stone critics called the song “Jackson’s best attempt to renew sound for the hip hop era”. The composition is accompanied by Fatima Robinson’s impeccable choreography and an impressive stellar cast – a nine-minute clip featuring actor Eddie Murphy, supermodel Iman, The Pharcyde and others. According to the plot, the performers try in every possible way to entertain the bored queen of Egypt, but instead send them to execution. Soon Jackson appears in the role of a magician and wins the heart of the ruler, who offended the pharaoh.

Bogdan Titomir – “Do as I do”

In 1992, Bogdan Titomir released his debut album “High Energy”, which included the song “Do as I do”, which became the anthem of the younger generation of the new Russia. The appearance of our “sex symbol” on the home stage (according to Leonid Parfyonov) literally screamed about a new era in Russian music: rap with reference to MC Hammer, wonderful clips shot according to MTV canons and trendy choreography. Michael Jackson’s style. The main thing is the “People of Hawala”, as Titomir often said.

U2 – One

The lyric rock song was written during a difficult time for U2: While in newly reunified Germany, they read the news about the Bosnian War and pondered the imminent breakup of the group. The text of the composition combined themes of love, spiritual faith and social justice.

“This is not the hippie idea of ​​living together. This song is about the fact that we are one but not the same. “We have to make a living in this world to survive,” said U2 leader Bono.

“Na-Na” – “Faina”

The group “Na-Na” blew up the Russian dance floor with an extremely “sticky” song “Faina”. According to the band’s producer, Bari Alibasov, the composition was conceived as a one-day song that the artists would perform at a concert with Turkish singer Sezen Aksu (hence the oriental motif). Alibasov dedicated “Faina” to his neighbor, literally found the text “on his knees”. The composition released two clips – censored and uncensored. The second version, in which, among others, Stas Sadalsky starred, turned out to be very frank. “It was a time when there was still no sex in the USSR,” Alibasov said.

Whitney Houston – “I Will Always Love You”

In 1992, Bodyguard lead actor Kevin Costner suggested that Whitney Houston record a cover of Dolly Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You”. And although both understood that the radio stations would not accept the composition due to the introduction of a cappella, in principle they did not refuse. Contrary to expectations, Houston’s version was a huge success: the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks and is still considered the most popular song in the singer’s repertoire.

Natalya Vetlitskaya – “Look into the eyes”

Another discoverer of the domestic scene of the early 90s was the singer Natalya Vetlitskaya. Her debut single “Look Into Your Eyes” became an instant hit, and her graceful yet sexy appearance in the video helped gain an army of fans.

“DDT” – “What is autumn”

It’s practically an opus magnum “DDT” or, as the band’s lead singer Yuri Shevchuk calls it, a “folk song”. In the video, Shevchuk is accompanied by Vyacheslav Butusov (Nautilus Pompilius) and Konstantin Kinchev (Alisa) in a St. Petersburg park. They also wanted to include Boris Grebenshchikov for the shooting, but the leader of the Aquarium did not survive that day, as the video was shot in a hurry.