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"Maljčiki" (
Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...
: Маљчики; ) is the second single by the
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n and Yugoslav new wave band
Idoli Idoli ( sr-Cyrl, 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 occas ...
. Its re-recorded version appeared on the Yugoslav new wave compilation ''
Paket aranžman ''Paket aranžman'' () is a New wave music in Yugoslavia, new wave compilation album released in 1981 by Jugoton. Featuring eminent Belgrade acts Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli and Električni Orgazam, it is considered to be one of the most important and ...
'', which is one of the most important
Yugoslav rock Popular music in Yugoslavia includes the pop music, pop and rock music of the former SFR Yugoslavia, including all their genres and subgenres. The scene included the Federated state, constituent republics: SR Slovenia, SR Croatia, SR Bosnia and H ...
releases.


History

Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 5 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 ...
, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which would be a parody on the
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socialist realism. Prior to the release of "Maljčiki", Idoli had written songs about freedom of love like "
Retko te viđam sa devojkama "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" () is the second song which appeared on the first single by Serbian new wave band Idoli (the first being "Pomoć, pomoć"). History The band recorded two songs which would appear as the A-side of the single give ...
" (re-recorded and re-released on the
B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...
of the "MaljčikI" single), but had not done anything explicitly
political Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...
. The Soviet embassy condemned the release of the song. The song depicts a sort of Stakhanov-like
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who enthusiastically wakes up in the early dawn to go to work in a mine and a
metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...
factory. The official release of the song featured the following lyrics: "Plamene zore bude me iz sna / Fabrička jutra, dim iz dimnjaka" ("Fiery dawns wake me from my dream / Factory mornings, smoke from the chimney"). However, the original unreleased version of the lyrics was: "Kakane zore bude me iz sna / Kakana jutra, kakan sam i ja" ("Shitty dawns wake me from my dream / Shitty mornings, I am also shitty"). But when the band entered the studio with the producer
Goran Bregović Goran Bregović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Бреговић; born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic speaking countries in the ...
, the
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Jugoton Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia. History Jugoton was formed in 1947. It replaced Elektroton, which had been founded in 1937, nationalized in 1945, and liquidated ...
did not want to release the song with these lyrics, so they were changed. The song also included ethnic Russian music elements, and some nonsensical
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lyrics that nobody from the band could understand. The Russian language part on the officially released version was narrated by Dragan Papić, who was the band's manager at that time. A re-recorded version of "Maljčiki" was included in ''
Paket aranžman ''Paket aranžman'' () is a New wave music in Yugoslavia, new wave compilation album released in 1981 by Jugoton. Featuring eminent Belgrade acts Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli and Električni Orgazam, it is considered to be one of the most important and ...
'' (1981) compilation. By that time the band was playing on a more expensive equipment, which can be heard on this version. This version was produced by Enco Lesić in place of Bregović. A live version of "Maljčiki" was included on Divljan's live album ''Odbrana i zaštita''.


Promotional video

Promotional video for "Maljčiki" followed the release of the ''Paket aranžman'' compilation. The video featured a parody of soc-realist iconography, for example actors posing as miners and metallurgy workers, while the band members, dressed formally in suits and ties posed as
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s. It was broadcast for a first time at the
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on the then-popular ''Rokenroler'' show on the national television. SFR Yugoslavia was not a member of the
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but a Non-Aligned country, so the band did not have any significant problems with the authorities concerning the release of the song and video. However, the Soviet embassy sent a protest note to the TV and radio stations which broadcast the song, and some of them banned it. Even though the band was playing on a good professional equipment, in the video they intentionally used old Slovene and
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instruments to adjust with the whole concept of the song. The Russian narration part was done on
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by Šaper even though the original was recorded by Papić.


Track listing

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


Personnel

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Srđan Šaper Srđan Šaper ( sr-cyr, Срђан Шапер; born October 9, 1958) is a founder of I&F McCann Grupa. He was also a founder and a member of the Yugoslav new wave band Idoli in the 1980s.P. Janjatović, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija 1960-1967, ...
(vocals, percussion) *
Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 5 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, backing 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 Pres ...
(percussion, backing vocals) *
Zdenko Kolar Zdenko Kolar ( sr-cyr, Зденко Колар) is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B. Biography Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved ...
(bass) * Boža Jovanović (drums) * Dragan Papić (narration)


Legacy

In 2006, the song was ranked at number 18 on the
B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs 100 najboljih domaćih pesama (''Top 100 Domestic Songs'') was a list compiled by Serbian Radio B92. In 2006, Radio B92 organized the poll for the selection of top 100 Yugoslav songs. The whole list was presented on radio B92 on 5 November 2006. T ...
list.


Yugoton version

"Malcziki" is a
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version of the song, and was released as a single from the Yugoslav rock tribute album ''
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, ...
''. The version contains lyrics in
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
, and a Russian narrative part from the original lyrics. The track was performed by Kazik and Divljan, who participated in the recording, sang the backing vocals and did the narration part of the song. It was also featured on several
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compilations. The single also featured two more versions, one entirely sung by Divljan. A promotional video was also recorded for the track.


Track listing

# "Malcziki" (3:29) # "Malcziki" (yugo-wersja) (3:33) # "Malcziki" (wersja soute) (3:31)


Other versions

* An instrumental trumpet version of "Maljčiki" appeared on the '' Mile sa Čubure vs. Muzička industrija'' album released by
B92 RTV B92, or simply B92 (stylized as b92, formerly BΞ92 and B 92), is a Serbian news station and broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade. Founded in 1989 as radio station, it was a rare outlet for Western news and informati ...
in 2004.


References

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"Maljčiki" at Discogs
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Yugoton at Discogs
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