"Retko te viđam sa devojkama" ("I Rarely See You With Girls") is the second song which appeared on the first single by

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n new wave band

Idoli Idoli ( sr-cyr, Идоли; trans. The Idols) were a Serbian new wave band from Belgrade. They are considered to be one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and their 1982 album '' Odbrana i poslednji dani'' was on several occa ...

(the first being " Pomoć, pomoć").

History

The band recorded two songs which would appear as the A-side of the single given as a present with the May release of the "Vidici" magazine. The song did not actually appear as a B-side as both of the songs appeared on the A-side while the B-side contained Slobodan Škerović's narrative poem called "Poklon". The song is widely regarded as the one of the first Yugoslavian, or more precisely, first Serbian song about homosexuality (first one was "Neki dječaci" from Prljavo kazalište in Zagreb, Croatia). The main focal point of the lyrics is a young man who is rarely seen amongst members of the opposite sex.

Track listing

# Idoli - "Pomoć, pomoć" # Idoli - "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" # Slobodan Škerović - Poklon

Personnel

Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 4 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which ...

(guitar, vocals) *

Srđan Šaper Srđan Šaper ( sr-cyr, Срђан Шапер; born October 9, 1958) is a founder of I&F McCann Grupa. He is also well known as a founder and a member of the Yugoslav new wave band Idoli in the 1980s.P. Janjatović, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija ...

(percussion, vocals) *

Nebojša Krstić Nebojša Krstić ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Крстић; born 9 July 1957) is a Serbian media personality, political commentator, former musician (VIS Idoli) and physician. He is also a former public relations advisor to the office of the Presid ...

(percussion) * Zdenko Kolar (bass guitar) * Boža Jovanović (drums)

Second version

"Retko te viđam sa devojkama" was recorded once again in Zagreb with producer

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic-speaking countries in the Balkans, and is one of the few former Yug ...

and was released as a B-side of the

Maljčiki "Maljčiki" (Serbian Cyrillic: Маљчики, Russian for "Boys") is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav new wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav new wave compilation '' Paket aranžman'' which is one of the ...

single. This version of the song also appeared on the '' Svi marš na ples!'' compilation.

Track listing

# "Maljčiki" (S. Šaper, V. Divljan) # "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" ( V. Divljan)

Personnel

(guitar, vocals) *

(percussion, vocals) *

(percussion) * Zdenko Kolar (bass guitar) * Boža Jovanović (drums)

Cover versions

* A

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version of the song (entitled Rzadko Widuje Cie Z Dziewczętami) appeared on the

Yugoton ''Yugoton'' is a tribute album to the former Yugoslav rock scene released in Poland by ZIC ZAC Music Company and BMG Poland in 2001. It features cover versions of eminent ex-Yugoslav artists performed in Polish by the cover band named Yugoton, c ...

tribute album and was performed by

Kasia Nosowska Katarzyna (Kasia) Nosowska (born 30 August 1971, Szczecin) is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Hey. She is also known for her solo career, which in contrast to Hey's guitar-driven rock delves more into electronica. Apart from penning Hey ...

and Pawel Kukiz in 2001. *

n hard core/punk band Lude Krawe recorded a version of the song on their 2007 album ''Sve Tuđe''.

External links

Pomoć, Pomoć / Poklon at Discogs

Maljčiki / Retko Te Viđam Sa Devojkama at Discogs
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