Sweet voices of perestroika: what is the secret of the dizzying success of the group “Tender May”

Music by Yuri Shatunov It is filled with nostalgic memories. My friend Sasha was just crazy about the legendary group “Tender May”. Unfortunately, I write about this in the past tense. Today it became known that the musician passed away.



Instagram / @alla.vedeneeva According to preliminary data, the soloist died in an ambulance. The cause was a massive heart attack. Editorial "Site" He wants to honor the legendary artist. In this article, we will share with you the most interesting facts from his creative life. Have you ever wondered why the band “Sweet May” became so popular?

Since the music of Yuri Shatunov is simply created to nostalgize, today I propose to do just that. I was born much later than that time, when “Delicate May” was at the peak of its popularity. However, this did not stop me from loving the songs of this legendary band.

Just imagine: a year musicians gave about 2,500 concerts. They didn’t even have the holidays. But they gave a festive mood to people who came to their performances every day. Fans were just crazy about the songs of “Affectionate May”. So it is not surprising that the group became a real symbol of the era of perestroika.



Instagram / @yuriy_shatunov Yuri Shatunov was a pupil of the Orenburg boarding school when his voice began to sound from every iron. In 1988, Sergei Kuznetsov found a nugget and recorded homemade songs with him on a cassette. A man sold it at a provincial station for pennies. Trains and trains played a crucial role in the development of the musician.

The tape was distributed across the country in just a week and fell into the hands of the right person. They became the future concert director of the group Andrei Razin. He was able to quickly find Shatunov. A couple of months later, they recorded songs together in a professional studio.



Instagram / @laskovyi.mai Almost on his last savings, Razin purchased a huge number of clean cassettes. He recorded the voice of the young talent on them and set about the most important thing. Andrey instructed the conductors of Moscow railway stations to simply distribute cassettes to passengers. So the whole Soviet Union learned about Shatunov.

Only here, surrounded by Andrew, everyone twisted a finger at the temple. This kind of music will never become popular. After all, at that time people listened to either Pugachev from Rotar, or rock performed by Alice, Nautilus and others. But how wrong were Razin's colleagues! The group “Tender May” not only caught up with its musical competitors, but also became one step with the legendary collective “Cinema”.

Unknown facts about the group “Tender May” Andrey Razin considers himself the ancestor of the domestic show business. Thanks to him, the guys from the “Tender May” began to earn decent money. While colleagues in the shop received pennies due to government restrictions. In addition, the director of the group set an absolute record for selling tickets to concerts. For the entire history of the “Tender May” they were sold 47 million. Just think about those numbers!

Success fell on the members of the group “Tender May” like snow on their heads. They were only 15 years old. Unthinkable! With Yura Shatunov soloed Kostya Pakhomov. Sasha Priko played keyboards, Sergey Serko played drums, and Igor Igoshin played bass guitar. All the children came from the same school.



Instagram / @tanya___nesterenko The music and lyrics were written by Sergey Kuznetsov. It was he who first suspected that Razin was hiding their true income from the collective. The composer decided to leave the band. And after many years, Sergei had to sue Razin for the rights to his own songs. Andrey will show his true face again.

For example, in order to increase the income of the group and not lose the opportunity to perform throughout the Union, the man created 67 fake groups “Tender May”. The true participants had to pretend that nothing was happening. Razin found people similar to the guys, and also managed to find doubles for himself. He forged all the documents so the authorities couldn't prove anything.

What is the secret of the success of the group “Tender May” Music critics differently explain the phenomenon of the group “Tender May”. First, we need to understand that the collective was created at a time when the Soviet Union was already beginning to collapse. People had a lot of problems, many did not understand what the future would be. So the music of Yuri Shatunov allowed listeners to simply distract from the worldly bustle.



Instagram/@yuriy_shatunov Secondly, a group of teenagers from the orphanage, performing on the music scene, simply caused pity. For the Soviet people, it was important not only how the performer sings, but also how tragic his biography was. However, the music itself caught on. It was ridiculously simple, but at the same time understandable to the average listener.

Sergey Kuznetsov believes that his songs have a hidden meaning. White roses, for example, were not flowers, but people. By the way, the author created the composition in the morning after a stormy night. That's the real creator! Someone gets drunk with bad drinks, and instead he created musical hits.



Instagram / @razin_andrei_lm Yuri Shatunov was not the only soloist of the band. What did Razin try to replace him with? He alone will remain in the memory of faithful listeners forever. “Tender May” is not just a successful commercial project. This is a whole phenomenon in the national culture, which managed to change it and rally the whole younger generation around itself. Perhaps that is why it was so bitter to hear the news that Shatunov is no longer with us.

The story of his passing is covered in darkness. Recently, Shatunov challenged in court the right to songs with Andrei Razin, and just yesterday it became known that the singer managed to win the case. Today, news of his passing appeared in the news. Whether this is a coincidence, we will hardly know.



Yuri Shatunov will forever remain in our hearts a cheerful boy with a difficult fate. And his songs will once again sound to the delight of those who once grew up under them. Bright memory!

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