"Pogledaj dom svoj, anđele" (title of
Thomas Wolfe
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Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly origin ...
's novel ''
Look Homeward Angel
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'' in
Serbian
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
) is a song by the
Serbia
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n
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Riblja Čorba
Riblja Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Рибља Чорба, pronounced ; translation: lit. ''Fish Stew'') is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1978. The band was one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Yugoslav ...
. It was composed by vocalist
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 ...
for the band's sixth studio album, ''
Istina
''Istina'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Истина; trans. ''The Truth'') is the sixth studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.
The album is considered by fans and critics alike to be one of Riblja Čorba's finest w ...
''. It was voted hit of the year in 1985 by the listeners of
Radio Beograd 202
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and "song of the decade" in 1990. In 2009, the song was voted the Greatest Domestic Song by the readers of ''Standard'' magazine.
The song is known for its
apocalyptic lyrics, which make it unique among Riblja Čorba songs, which often feature
humorous
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and
ironic
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lyrics, and is considered one of the top rock songs of the
former Yugoslav rock scene and one of Riblja Čorba
signature song
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s.
References
External links
* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;
1985 songs
Riblja Čorba songs
Songs written by Bora Đorđević
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