Top 10 loved by Russians songs from the Soviet movies

As it was already mentioned before on our pages, Russians love old Soviet movies. They also love songs from these movies and often know the lyrics by heart. These lyrics talk about love, nobility of the soul, aspirations for happiness and simple human qualities that modern culture lacks sometimes.

Today we decided to introduce you to the top 10 songs (according to our editorial team) loved by Russians from the Soviet movies. Some movies have more good songs than others, but we purposefully decided to take only one song per movie to give a chance to be mentioned to others.

Some of the clips (namely, produced by Mosfilm) are blocked from being displayed outside of YouTube, in case we give you the links to play the clips directly on YouTube.

Let’s begin!

10. There Is No Bad Weather (Office Romance)

This lyrical song from the movie “Office Romance” reminds us how important it is to count your blessings. Simple and correct.

Lyrics and translations are here. You can listen to the song here.

9. Call Me, Call (Carnival)

This melody with a strong character in the style of 80s and the “don’t give up energy” of the lyrics provoked some modern performers to add it to their repertoire and us to include it into our top-list on the 9th place.

You can sing along, here are the lyrics and translation.

8. My White Sail Is So Lonely (12 Chairs)

This is the song of the famous rogue Ostap Bender from the movie “12 chairs” (performed by Andrei Mironov). While Ostap Bender himself is far from being an example to follow, the song deserved its place in our list thanks to its philosophical attitude to life and staunch self-confidence.

Here are the lyrics and translation.

7. Song About Bears (Caucasian Captive)

Humorous and kind song that reveals the fact that the whole world, especially people in love, apparently depend on polar bears. Lyrics and translation are here. Watch and listen to here.

6. Song About the Magic Rose (Do Not Leave Me)

“Do not leave me” is a fairy tale for children the plot of which can be easily extrapolated to the modern world. The film contains a few worth mentioning musical compositions, but we have chosen this one for one simple reason – how good it would be to find such a rose, don’t you think? This would solve many problems of our modern world.

You can find the lyrics and translation here.

5. I Like That You are Love Sick Not For Me (The Irony of Fate)

Classic New Year’s movie “The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!” includes many nice songs. This one, despite its title, is about nothing else but love. Based on the verses of the Russian classic of the Silver Age Marina Tsvetaeva the song conquers the listeners with a calm guitar melody and touching lyrics. Enjoy the poetry and the translation here.

You can watch the video and listen to the song on YouTube.

4. Island of Bad Luck (Diamond Arm)

“Diamond Arm” is the favorite Soviet comedy of many Russians. The humorous song “Island of bad luck” tells a story about people living on a far island and struggling with everyday tasks seemingly just out of bad luck. The song makes a joking conclusion that it’s all because the people there were born on Monday (Monday is widely accepted by Russians as the hardest day of the week). The jazzy musical arrangement and the brilliant performance of Andrei Mironov gave this song the solid 4th place in our list.

Lyrics and translation are here. Video is here.

3. As Life Without Spring (Gardes-Marines, Go Ahead!)

The saga about the adventures of sea school cadets of 18th century by the novel of Nina Sorotokina conquered the hearts of many generations of Russians. The film is rich in musical inserts, many of which are loved by viewers and deserve to get into our list. But we give a legitimate third place to the romantic song “As life without spring” for its faith in the power of love.

Lyrics and translation are here. Watch and listen here.

2. Everything Will Pass (He Is Not Going Anywhere!)

While perhaps not every Russian saw this movie, the majority of them most likely heard this song. The pleasant melody and lyrics performed by Mikhail Boyarsky – the romantic hero of Soviet television – make you think about the eternal and believe in love that lasts forever.

In our opinion, the song can be listened to over and over… It deserves the solid second place in our list.

Enjoy the lyrics and translation here.

1. Chat With Happiness (Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession)

“In the middle of silence, happiness suddenly knocked on the door…” This song, preceding the culmination moment of the favorite comedy of Russians “Ivan Vasilievich changes profession“, deserves to be the first in our list for its uplifting lyrics and perky melody in the Russian style that makes us want to dance along with the movie characters. 🙂

Lyrics are translation are here. Enjoy the video here.

Do you have your favorite Russian songs from the Soviet movies? Let us know in the comments!