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"Retko te viđam sa devojkama" (transl. I Rarely See You With Girls) is the second song which appeared on the first single by Serbian new wave band Idoli (the first being "Pomoć, pomoć").
| "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by VIS Idoli | ||||
| Language | Serbian | |||
| English title | I Rarely See You With Girls | |||
| A-side | "Pomoć, pomoć" | |||
| B-side | "Poklon" | |||
| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Vidici | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vlada Divljan | |||
| VIS Idoli singles chronology | ||||
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History
editThe 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 one of the first Yugoslav, or more precisely, the first Serbian song about homosexuality[1] (the first Yugoslav one was "Neki dječaci" by Prljavo Kazalište from 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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pomoć, pomoć" | Vlada Divljan | Idoli | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" | Divljan | Idoli | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 4:46 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poklon" | Slobodan Škerović | Škerović | 4:42 |
Personnel
edit- A-side
- Vlada Divljan (guitar, vocals)
- Srđan Šaper (percussion, vocals)
- Nebojša Krstić (percussion)
- Zdenko Kolar (bass guitar)
- Boža Jovanović (drums)
- B-side
- Slobodan Škerović (vocals)
- Žarko Kalmić (piano)
Second version
edit| "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by VIS Idoli | |
| Language | Serbian |
| English title | I Rarely See You With Girls |
| A-side | "Maljčiki" |
| Released | 1981 |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Jugoton |
| Songwriter(s) | Vlada Divljan |
| Producer(s) | Goran Bregović |
"Retko te viđam sa devojkama" was recorded once again in Zagreb with producer Goran Bregović and was released as a B-side of the "Maljčiki" (1981) single. This version of the song also appeared on the Svi marš na ples! (1981) compilation.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maljčiki" | Goran Bregović | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" | Divljan | Bregović | 3:05 |
Personnel
edit- Vlada Divljan (guitar, vocals)
- Srđan Šaper (percussion, vocals)
- Nebojša Krstić (percussion)
- Zdenko Kolar (bass guitar)
- Boža Jovanović (drums)
Cover versions
edit- A Polish version of the song, entitled "Rzadko widuje cie z dziewczętami", appeared on the Yugoton tribute album and was performed by Kasia Nosowska and Paweł Kukiz in 2001.
- Serbian hardcore punk band Lude Krawe recorded a version of the song on their 2007 album Sve tuđe.
References
edit- ^ Horvat, Hrvoje (5 June 2020). "Prije četrdeset godina, u socijalističkom mraku, Idoli su izveli prvi gej hit". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2021.