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Retko te viđam sa devojkama

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"Retko te viđam sa devojkama"
Single by VIS Idoli
LanguageSerbian
English titleI Rarely See You With Girls
A-side"Pomoć, pomoć"
B-side"Poklon"
ReleasedMay 1980
Recorded1980
GenreNew wave
Length3:17
LabelVidici
Songwriter(s)Vlada Divljan
VIS Idoli singles chronology
"Pomoć, pomoć" / "Retko te viđam sa devojkama"
(1980)
"Maljčiki"
(1981)

"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").

History

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The 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

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A-side
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Pomoć, pomoć"Vlada DivljanIdoli1:29
2."Retko te viđam sa devojkama"DivljanIdoli3:17
Total length:4:46
B-side
No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."Poklon"Slobodan ŠkerovićŠkerović4:42


Personnel

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A-side
B-side

Second version

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"Retko te viđam sa devojkama"
Song by VIS Idoli
LanguageSerbian
English titleI Rarely See You With Girls
A-side"Maljčiki"
Released1981
Recorded1981
Genre
Length3:05
LabelJugoton
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

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A-side
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Maljčiki"Goran Bregović3:20
B-side
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Retko te viđam sa devojkama"DivljanBregović3:05

Personnel

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Cover versions

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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.
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