"Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (trans. ''To be ugly, smart and young'') is the song by the

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band

Pekinška Patka Pekinška Patka (Serbian Cyrillic: Пекиншка Патка; trans. '' Peking Duck'') is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, '' Plitka poezija'', released in 1980, is considered the first p ...

, released in 1979, which appeared on the double A-side single with the song "Bela šljiva". The song, being the first punk rock single released in Serbia, appeared on the band debut album ''

Plitka poezija ''Plitka poezija'' (trans. ''Shallow Poetry'') is the Serbian punk rock band Pekinška Patka debut album, released in 1980 by Jugoton. The album is the first punk rock album released in Serbia. The album was polled in 1998 as the 77th on the list ...

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Traclisting

Both tracks by Nebojša Čonkić and Sreten Kovačević # "Biti ružan, pametan i mlad" (1:59) # " Bela šljiva" (1:56)

Cover versions

* Serbian punk rock band

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recorded a cover version of the song as a part of the

cover versions mix entitled "Plitka poezija". * Serbian

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band Sick Mother Fakers often performed the song live.

References

The single at

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* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; {{DEFAULTSORT:Biti ruzan, pametan i mlad 1979 singles 1979 songs