"Nikita" is a song by English singer Elton John about the Cold War from his 1985 album Ice on Fire. Released in late 1985, the song achieved success in many countries, becoming a top ten hit in alm...
"Nikita" is a song by English singer Elton John about the Cold War from his 1985 album Ice on Fire. Released in late 1985, the song achieved success in many countries, becoming a top ten hit in almost all of them. In the song, Elton John describes his crush on a German Democratic Republic (GDR) borderguard whom he cannot meet because he is not allowed into the country. It features George Michael and Nik Kershaw on backing vocals. [1] The song charted at #3 on the UK singles chart and also made the Top 10 in the US, charting at #7. The video for the song Nikita, directed by Ken Russell, featured Anya Major in the role of "Nikita." Russell says he didn't realise that Nikita was a man's name in the Russian language (though he would certainly have heard of Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary (USSR equivalent of President) of Soviet Union), and Elton John accepted the proposed script written by Russell which was a male-female love interpretation of the song, as indeed the depicted GDR border guard in the video is a blonde woman with short hair. In interviews John admitted that Nikita was a male name in Russian, hinting at the song's homosexual view point. However, Nikita is a male or female name meaning unconquered, unconquerable. In some Slavic languages, Nikita is a male name meaning "Victorious People." In the television series and movie "La Femme Nikita" the central female character was called Nikita. It would not have been unusual for an East German border guard to be of Slavic origin.
"Nikita" es una canción de cantante inglés Elton John acerca de la Guerra Fría incluída en su álbum "Ice on Fire" (1985). Lanzada a finales de 1985, la canción logró un gran éxito en muchos países, convirtiéndose en un top ten en casi todos ellos. En la canción, Elton John describe su amor por una guardia de la frontera de la República Democrática Alemana (RDA) a la que no puede conocer porque no le está permitida la entrada en el país. En la canción podemos escuchar a George Michael y Nik Kershaw en los coros. La canción llegó a número 3 en la lista de singles del Reino Unido y también formó parte del Top 10 en los EE.UU., llegando al número 7. En el vídeo de la canción Nikita, dirigido por Ken Russell, vemos a Anya Major en el papel de "Nikita". Russell afirmó no darse cuenta de que Nikita era un nombre de hombre en ruso; Elton John aceptó la propuesta de guión de Russell. La guardia de la frontera de la RDA que se muestra en el video es una mujer rubia con el cabello corto. En las entrevistas John admitió que Nikita es un nombre masculino en ruso, y que la canción abordaba un punto de vista homosexual. En algunos idiomas eslavos, Nikita es un nombre masculino que significa "gente victoriosa". En la serie de televisión y la película "La Femme Nikita" el personaje femenino se llamaba Nikita. No habría sido raro que un guardia de la frontera de Alemania oriental fuera de origen eslavo.
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jajajaj pobrecitos estos que critican esta cancion,sin siquiera saber el significado,el sentimiento que posee esta cancion,si ni siquieran entienden espaniol,como pueden criticar si ni siquiera saben ingles pobres ignorantes,vaya a escuchar,sus aburridos mariachis mexicanos.mejor que eso si creo que talvez lo entiendan.pero no critiquen lo que no entienden. ok?
for ALL: in germanian countries and nearly all over europe NIKITA is a GIRLS name - for sure, i know girls called nikita, only in RUSSIA it's a boy's name
Got my little "Nikita" story: Must have been in 84 or 85, I was crossing the border from Berlin into East Germany at Drei Linden transit checkpoint. Drove a bronze 79 Olds Cutlass with civilian licence plates. About 50 ft away a group of East German border-guards walked by and among them the most beautiful female guard I have ever seen. . She gave me a long, warm look and I just gazed back. She was approx 25 yrs. of age The wall is down, now you are might be able to read this NIKITA
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Ricardo Hernandez Martinez
No me gusta en lo absoluto... Es lo peor de Elton John.
Must have been in 84 or 85, I was crossing the border from Berlin into East Germany at Drei Linden transit checkpoint.
Drove a bronze 79 Olds Cutlass with civilian licence plates. About 50 ft away a group of East German border-guards walked by and among them the most beautiful female guard I have ever seen. .
She gave me a long, warm look and I just gazed back.
She was approx 25 yrs. of age
The wall is down, now you are might be able to read this NIKITA