1974 – Ukrainian Pop – Sofia Rotaru – Pisnya Bude Pomiž Nas / Софiя Ротару – Пiсня буде помiж нас

нас “Pisnya Bude Pomizh Nas” (Ukr. «Пicня буде помiж нас», or “Song Will Stay Among Us”) is another Sofia Rotaru’s major pop hit written by Volodimyr Ivasyuk. The song was initially dedicated by the composer to the Ukrainian writer Halyna Tarasyuk. Volodymyr met her in the fall of 1970, when the song was already in the works, and, according to Halyna’s sister, Ivasyuk “crashed” on her. The song was recorded by Sofia Rotaru for her first 1974’s LP and later re-recorded for 1975’s TV musical show “Pisnya Bude Pomizh Nas”, featuring the first “contemporary backup dancing” on Soviet TV. The song was also covered by VIA Puls feat. Oleh Dorosh and Volodimyr Ivasyuk (1972), VIA Vatra (1974), VIA Smerichka (1975) and Taras Chubay (2017).