"Kad hodaš" (trans. "When You Walk") is a single from

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band Riblja Čorba. The B-side features the song "Priča o Žiki Živcu" (trans. "The Story of grumpy Žika"). The title song is widely considered to be one of the most popular and powerful ballads of ex-Yugoslav rock music.

Background

The song "Kad hodaš" was written by the band's guitarist

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for the band's 1984 album ''

Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju ''Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju'' (English: "Tonight You Will Be Entertained by Musicians Who Drink") is the fifth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. The album was polled in 1998 as the 80th on t ...

''. In 2009, pop/rock singer Marina Perazić claimed that she (at the time singer in the synthpop duo

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) and Bajagić had a short-time relationship in the 1980s and that Bajagić dedicated "Kad hodaš" to her. However, Bajagić denied the claim that the song was dedicated to Perazić.

Other versions

After he left Riblja Čorba, Bajagić continued to perform the song with his new band, Bajaga i Instruktori. Bajaga i Instruktori live album '' Neka svemir čuje nemir'' features a version of the song.

Legacy

In 2006, "Kad hodaš" was ranked #4 on the

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list.The B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list at B92 official site

Track listing

#"Kad hodaš" - 4:06 #"Priča o Žiki Živcu" - 3:00

Personnel

Bora Đorđević Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Борисав, Бора Ђорђевић; born 1 November 1952), also known as Bora Čorba ( sr-cyr, Бора Чорба), is a Serbian singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known as the frontman of the ...

- vocals *

Miša Aleksić Miroslav "Miša" Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Миша Алексић, 16 August 1953 — 29 November 2020) was a Serbian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. Bio ...

- bass guitar *

Rajko Kojić Radislav "Rajko" Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радислав-Рајко Којић; 12 April 1956 – 11 April 1997) was a Serbian and former Yugoslav guitarist best known for his work with band Riblja Čorba. Biography Rajko Kojić was born o ...

- guitar *

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- drums

References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; * ''Riblja čorba'', Jakovljević Mirko;

External links

"Kad hodaš" at Discogs
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