"Pogledaj dom svoj, anđele" (title of
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known largely for his first novel, '' Look Homeward, Angel'' (1929), and for the short fiction that appeared during the last ye ...
's novel ''
Look Homeward Angel'' in
Serbian
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**Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans
** Serbian language
** Serbian culture
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) is a song by the
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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:
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band
Riblja Čorba
Riblja Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Рибља Чорба, pronounced ; ) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock music, rock band formed in Belgrade in 1978. The band has been one of the most popular and most influential acts of the Popular music in the So ...
. It was composed by vocalist
Bora Đorđević
Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Борисав, Бора Ђорђевић; 1 November 1952 – 4 September 2024), also known as Bora Čorba ( sr-Cyrl, Бора Чорба), was a Serbian singer-songwriter and poet. He was best known as th ...
for the band's sixth studio album, ''
Istina''. It was voted hit of the year in 1985 by the listeners of
Radio Beograd 202 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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