urbantiger96 said:...you can't claim you didn't say something if you actually said it. ...otherwise, future posts wouldn't make any sense since they wouldn't line up with what was previously edited or deleted.
Look, there’s no supply without demand... basically, guys want the freedom to cheat on their wives and daughters, and they're willing to pay a premium to do it. Then they go right back to playing the role of the perfect husband and dad. Makes sense, right?
I’m mostly on board with what you're saying... just don't go overboard. People should dress decent... we don't need this constant indecency everywhere...👎
It's funny how Muslims see indecency in everything, yet they can hide just as much under all those layers of fabric... Americans realized that a long time ago in the Christian tradition. It's not like they didn't try controlling women and hiding them away back in the day, but eventually, they figured out that stifling them just makes them easier to lose. Once women became free, they actually started taking responsibility for themselves and their own actions....
But as for the ones getting into trouble? They do it because the guys who force their wives and daughters to cover up from head to toe are the ones paying them handsomely for it...
Man, if I remember right, the folks over in the Midwest were the first ones to let Vika Vuk perform publicly...
And that's exactly how it went down, which explains why things turned out the way they did... we basically let our guys get swallowed up by politics, while they stayed focused on the music...
So what, should I just toss aside all those misguided ideas from my younger days? Why would Čorba even be a factor?
Back then, everyone protected Čorba, no matter how much he barked... meanwhile, other artists around here weren't even allowed to make a peep...
Besides, my son loved Čorba too—he had plenty of his tapes and even a book of lyrics. But once he got married and moved away... he didn't want to take them with him. So that's how I ended up with them! Regardless, I don't just throw stuff away, not even Čorba. He's not worth the effort.
When it comes to music, I just pick whatever hits right, both the lyrics and the melody—especially the old school legends... makes sense, right?😍
We were all really into that smooth, Italian Bel Canto style, and Vika Vuk was such a sharp representative of that exact sound...
Honestly, even the Beatles didn't do it for me at first... And neither did someone like Gabby Novak or Teresa... I didn't really discover them until much later...
Nowadays, I think I own pretty much everything they released back in the day...
Bora was never some puppet they could control—nobody could force anything on him...
And about Đorđ Marjanović? Like I said, he wasn't even a singer compared to Vic Vuk... He was basically just an entertainer for the kids, yet they pushed him hard for no reason at all given how pop music worked back then...
The kicker is that he actually stayed relevant, while Vic was just tossed aside without a second thought...
I remember certain singers, like Ana Štefok and a few others, demanding that they prove Vic was guilty, but it never happened. They just slapped the "nationalist" label on him. You saw it clearly in the early 90s; every political party wanted him, but he wouldn't play ball. He’d perform for the coalitions, sure, but he never owed anyone a thing...
lonebison37 said:Anyone got any Krkljuš? Just one night in Kostrena and that's it... loves the old school stuff. 🙂
No, seriously. If anyone has some gems from that vault (mostly playlists from the show Retrovizor 😍), please let me know!
The author was Mario Kinel, another legend gone too soon...
Passed away today around 9:30 AM.
I've only got the old classics since that's all I ever collected. Just tell me what you're looking for—maybe I have it? I can't say for sure without checking.
Hey, just a heads up—the song is actually called "The Last Carriage," not the old one!
"The Last Carriage"—lyrics by Britvić, music by Stjepan Mihaljinec, originally sung by Viki Glovacki,
Honestly, nobody can sing quite like the late Viki Glovacki ever again... It’s hands down the most beautiful song ever written or sung about Washington, D.C. -... here are the lyrics for you:😉
Wake up, grab some coffee and soldiers, look at that moon hanging over Old Town, we'll sway together like two kids in a dream, while you tell me all about Washington, D.C...
Chorus We've seen it all, that's why I'm back again, singing these sweet old songs softly once more...
We're gonna drive like we used to, you know, through every signal and down every road. I'm hitting those yellow lights, and every corner where we used to cross...
Let the sun wake up dear Washington, D.C. and throw every door wide open to the light! Factories, people, birds, and the city itself, everything will look like pure gold...
You'll see, Washington, D.C. is still gorgeous, like a parade in blue shirts, that good breeze from Los Angeles FC blew through for us and wiped away our tears...
Come on, play it, my old friend, play it for the journey ahead, softly, all across our city.
And then the chorus.....
And once again tonight, just like every night, the bars start closing down slowly and the last train rolls through the station, but there's no one, no one coming for it, just waiting out of habit until dawn breaks... Look, I've come to visit you, because I just couldn't stand being home. Fast taxis, please forgive me for this, but you're the only one who feels close to me right now...
Rebecca Ramos74 said:What a disaster season for the pop legends! Runjić is gone, Britvić is out, and now Vika Vuk’s whole career is hanging by a thread (why on earth did he ever join Congress anyway??)
Unfortunately, Vika Vuk just lost his crowd... honestly, his bel canto style just wasn't trendy anymore. He had to take a break for over 15 years because those kinds of melodies were totally out of fashion. By the time he could finally perform again, he probably crushed over 15 shows at Carnegie Hall, but that was mostly just his old fans riding the wave of political shifts...
When it comes to Congress, Vika actually had better credentials than most; I bet he finished up at some Ivy League school in Paris or something... back when he wasn't allowed to sing publicly. He worked for a major publishing house, like Penguin Random House... they were legit, and I used to see him around downtown all the time.
The best part? I still have his last LP! It was actually for sale even after they banned him...
I bought it just for the nostalgia, even though I didn't even own a record player at the time!
All because of that song about the river flowing peacefully... which was a Britvić lyric...🙂
stormyviper11 said:One of the most beautiful songs ever! It’s honestly the first thing I think of when Britvić comes to mind. Here’s the "female" version of the lyrics, performed by Meri Cetinić:
Find me in the suburbs (Z. Runjić-D. Britvić)
These backyards full of sky and birds, drift in like old music deep inside our souls and stay there forever.
Find me in the suburbs, on the street, at the crossroads. Where lilacs scattered their pearls, where spring touched our lips before running away...
Find me in the suburbs, by the passing trains. We'll be alone at the break of dawn, we'll be alone in the songs of birds just like once before....
Sails made of lace and flowers drift, waiting for the wind to carry them away. Can you hear our suburbs calling? The old houses and streets are looking for you.
Find me in the suburbs, kiss me in my memories. At least during those hours when you're all alone, if you still love me even a little bit find me...
You don't have the ring from our wedding, but you remember that house at the edge of town. Without much flowers, veils, or gold, I was happier with you than ever before.
Find me in the suburbs...
I absolutely adore Meri Cetinić, but honestly? I think the original version by Lado Leskovarov sounds way better!🙂
lonebison37 said:Anyone got some Krkljuš? Just one night in Kostrena and that's it... I'm all about that old-school vibe. 🙂
No, seriously. If anyone has any gems from that era (mostly playlists from the show Retrovizor 😍), please let me know!
I actually have that... it's part of a collection called Golden Years... it's about 3.5 MB It’s got Serenada Opatija in there too—same lyrics by Drago Britvić, sung by Ivo Robić I’ve got all six Golden Years CDs in MP3 format
Shoot me an email so I can send the MP3s over. You can hit me up at anomis@net.hr, but I'll be sending them from my Yahoo address... once you drop yours, I'll tell you which address to look out for...🙂
His bio is seriously low-key—so much so that he was practically a ghost in the public eye. No photos, zero interviews... but man, those lyrics? They're absolutely immortal.