"Windą do nieba" (English: "A Lift to Heaven") is a 1977 song by Polish band 2 Plus 1.

Song information

The song was composed as a pop ballad by

Janusz Kruk Janusz Kruk (7 August 1946 – 18 June 1992) was a Polish singer, guitarist and composer, the leader of the popular band 2 Plus 1. Career Kruk went to a musical school in Warsaw, where he learned to play double bass. At the end of the 1960s, he f ...

, the leader of the band, and the lyrics were written by Marek Dutkiewicz, a popular Polish lyricist and journalist. It first appeared on a

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released by Tonpress in 1977, a popular medium often replacing the

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format in the pre-1990s Poland. In 1978, "Windą do nieba" was released on 2 Plus 1's fourth LP, '' Teatr na drodze'', and as the B-side on the "Ding-dong" single, both by

Polskie Nagrania Muza Polskie Nagrania "Muza" ("Polish Records 'Muse' ", official name since 2005: "Polskie Nagrania Sp. z o.o", i.e., Polskie Nagrania Ltd.) is a Polish record label based in Warsaw. It has produced records in many genres including pop, rock, jazz, fol ...

. The band performed both "Windą do nieba" and "Ding-dong" at the

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in 1978, and won the first prize. "Windą do nieba" remains one of the most widely known songs in the band's repertoire, as well as the so-called "

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", since it has become deeply rooted in the history of Polish popular music. The song has been

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by numerous artists, including

Mandaryna Marta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska, professionally known as Mandaryna, born Marta Mandrykiewicz on 12 March 1978 in Łódź, Poland, is a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She rose to fame as the dancer of Polish pop group Ich Troje, and the p ...

, who recorded a dance version for her 2005 album ''

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'' and subsequently sang the track at her infamous performance at the Sopot Festival. Due to the lyrics, "Windą do nieba" is commonly performed at Polish

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s, which is a paradox, since the songs tells about an unhappy love.

Music video

The

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for the song was filmed by Jerzy Woźniak as part of a musical film which consisted of the band's videos. The clip pictures a traditional wedding somewhere in rural Poland, with Elżbieta Dmoch and

performing the song while dancing among others guests. These scenes are interspersed with footage of Elżbieta posing against a white background. An alternative version of the song was used in the music video.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winda do nieba 1977 songs 2 Plus 1 songs Songs in Polish Songs written by Janusz Kruk