How did America feel about the Russian diva? About Jimmy Fallon's show and the song "Superman"
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"Superman" - known in the performance Alla Borisovna Pugacheva. a song released on a single in the mid-1980s. Remarkably, this song has two versions - both in Russian and in English. Thus, in Russia it is known as "Robinson" and abroad they are called "Superman"! This track was a big hit in its day! It was at the top of the charts in the Soviet Union... And here it is, spring 2021 An old tune has found a new round of fame - though a rather dubious one... The composition was performed in an American show by comedian and actor Jimmy Fallonwho put her on his weird list of "Don't switch it on!" However, after listening to the Russian diva's hit, Fallon said the song was actually good: he took out the "SupermanI've taken the " from my list and praised the record... Actually - about everything in order.
History: recording, release, criticism
The history of this hit song dates back to the mid-80s: the composition owes its appearance to the film "A season of miracles"'cause he's the one it was written for. Yuri Chernavsky. The song about "Robinson" as well as "White door", also performed in the film by PugachevaThe song quickly became a big hit in the USSR! According to "Moskovsky Komsomolets" it was the best song of that year! The author was not left out either: Yuri Alexandrovich was named one of the best Soviet composers!
As for the English version, it was recorded the same year in Stockholm! The track was included in the long-play album Watch outwhich was produced by Lennart Sjöholm. The author of the English-language lyrics, as well as many others featured on the record, is Ingela Forsman. Notably, the backing vocals on the album are performed by the legendary ABBA... The first popularity came with "Superman" in Swedish TV shows: one of them is the show Jacob Dahlinwith whom Alla Borisovna actively co-operated in those years. Dahlin even performed some of the backing vocals on the track, and yes - it was him who graced the cover of the single as Superman!
Success and criticism
The song "Superman"It was a big hit with the Indian public, and there was a good reason for that: it was played in the programme of the India-USSR International Festival for several years! Alla Borisovna has always been one of those artists who was not afraid of experiments, but boldly looked them straight in the eye! So - a seemingly superficial and frivolous song from the film caught the public's attention and soon became a big hit... English version "Superman"was a great success in the USSR as well. Nevertheless, the Soviet media ignored this fact for the first time....
Successful cover versions
At the height of its popularity, this song often became the inspiration for covers by various bands and artists... For example - we can highlight the version of the Swedish collective The Pinks: shortly after the release of "Superman" the band released their album, which they called "The Pink's Superman / Pink & Rock 'n Roll"!
If we talk about Russian performers, it is worth mentioning the version of the collective "Car-Man" 1997 (unfortunately I couldn't find it...).
The Jimmy Fallon Show
If you spend enough time digging through old records, you're bound to find some really quirky music, and it looks like the leading "Tonight Show" Jimmy Fallon learnt that lesson the hard way! The comedian and actor is actually Fallon is a huge music lover! But that doesn't mean he loves all music... He has so many records that he's even come up with such an interesting segment of his show as the "Listening Ban List": and it's not that these songs are bad (although some of them definitely are), it's just that they're... weird. On another episode of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon shared with viewers a new batch of bizarre songs that made it onto his already famous "Do Not Include!" list Among them was a late '70s singer named Garythe '80s rapper. Devastatin' Dave, и Alla Pugacheva with the song "Superman"... The comedian also drew attention to the single's unusual cover artwork, which features a Pugacheva riding in a buggy with a moustachioed man in glasses and a Superman costume standing over her.
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Despite the fact that he included the song ".Superman"to your anti-top, at the end Fallon said the song was good and took it off the "Do Not Include!" list. He even praised the song: "Super, super, superman," he sang. Fallon in unison with Pugacheva! "I love this song!" the comedian commented.
