YMMV / Vladimir Vysotsky

• Growing the Beard: Somewhere in the early 70th his songs became much more serious and philosophical (and funny songs become much more funny).
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In the "Masquerade Ball" song (1963), character's wife compares herself to French actress Marina Vlady. In 1969, Vysotsky got married to real Marina Vlady.
• Memetic Mutation: A lot, since his songs (and movie roles) are quite quotable:
  Giraffe is big, and he knows best.
  The one thing that is better than heights, is the height that I haven’t yet reached!
  Not a friend, not a foe, - just so
  "If you don't reply, we'll write to Sports-Lotto"
  "We have few real psychotics, so there's no one to lead us."
  "A thief must be jailed!"
• Signature Song: "Song About a Friend".
• Tear Jerker: "He hasn’t returned from the battle", "Wooden Suits", "The Ballad of Departing for Heaven".

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