They say you won't be lucky? The legendary twist of the "black cat" brought Tanich good luck at the end of 1963. Mikhail Tanich composed songs about a black cat in half an hour, and Yuri Solsky wrote a melody that evening - and thus the first Soviet twist was born. Tamara Mianserova recorded the song between concerts. Officials did not like the "western" dance and frivolous lyrics, but the listeners decided otherwise: the hit spread throughout the country instantly. Tanich seriously answered questions about the hidden meaning: "This song is about justice." Musicologists explain the phenomenon by the precision of the formula - rhythm, humor, a little mysticism and a sense of freedom. Why ideologues were afraid of the twist and what is really behind the joke is written in AiF.

They say you won't be lucky? The legendary twist of the "black cat" brought Tanich good luck at the end of 1963. Mikhail Tanich composed songs about a black cat in half an hour, and Yuri Solsky wrote a melody that evening - and thus the first Soviet twist was born. Tamara Mianserova recorded the song between concerts. Officials did not like the "western" dance and frivolous lyrics, but the listeners decided otherwise: the hit spread throughout the country instantly. Tanich seriously answered questions about the hidden meaning: "This song is about justice." Musicologists explain the phenomenon by the precision of the formula - rhythm, humor, a little mysticism and a sense of freedom. Why ideologues were afraid of the twist and what is really behind the joke is written in AiF.