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Psihomodo Pop - Zauvijek

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Yugoslavia and yugo rock

Joker Out’s new song, Šta bih ja, was inspired by yugorock! Not sure what that means? JokerOutSubs has got you!

‘Yugo rock’ or ‘Yu rock’ is rock with some elements derived from traditional/ethnic/folklore music, as well as other musical genres, including blues, country, reggae, jazz rock and rockabilly. They were added to appease the public, since rock itself was considered a western influence. 

Rock music in Yugoslavia became popular in the sixties. Before that, after the second world war, partisan songs were more popular. This is music associated with resistance groups that fought German occupation across Yugoslavia, Italy and other parts of Eastern Europe. However, in 1956, the Cominform (a coordinated body of communist parties across Europe, designed to keep all communist governments following Stalinist principles) was dissolved. After this point, the connection with the Soviet Union was severed and music tastes began to change accordingly. 

With influences from the west, rock music started gaining popularity. At first, musicians only sang covers of foreign songs (as closely to the original as possible) but in the sixties, bands such as Indexi started making original music. In the seventies, Bijelo dugme were formed and became incredibly popular. At the same time, Parni valjak were also rising to fame. However, the ‘new wave’ of Yugo rock was said to be started by a group called Buldožer.

Some characteristics of New Wave were more political lyrics and taking inspiration from punk. The most famous New Wave bands in Yugoslavia were Azra, Idoli, Prljavo kazalište, Električni orgazam, Psihomodo pop and, in Slovenia at the time, Lačni Franz, Buldožer and Pankrti (an interview with their singer Peter Lovšin can be found at    • [ENG SUB] Bojan Cvjetićanin about roc...  ). 

A second New Wave generation from Belgrade emerged in later years. Among their representatives were Partibrejkers (formed 1982). They combined the blues with British R and B, rockabilly and classic rock and roll. 

In 1982, the groups Ekaterina Velika and Disciplina Kičme (Disciplin A Kitschme) were established, contributing to the second New Wave generation, along with Slovenian group Videosex (formed 1983) with singer Anja Rupel. One of their most famous songs, a cover of 'Zemlja pleše,' can be found at    • Videosex - Zemlja Plese - The Original

The New Wave was characterised by a burst of creativity and activity in the music scene across the region, with many artists emerging and creating excellent music in a short period of time. Many have drawn parallels between the New Wave era and today, where in Slovenia many young bands are gaining recognition. This parallel is only strengthened by the fact that Joker Out, one of the most successful young bands in Slovenia today, have a song named Novi val (New Wave). 

The socio-political significance

Yugoslavia (1918–1992), a federal republic, was made up of six republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia). Despite the differences between the republics one could argue that the pop-cultural identity was so strong, having influence that went beyond government control and the ability to connect people through the region, that it could be named as the seventh republic. Besides sport, yugorock was one of the last connecting links within a  country that was drifting apart in a variety of areas, including economic. 

Important yugorock bands 

Bijelo Dugme: Considered by many to be the biggest Yugo rock band, Bijelo Dugme were formed in 1974 in Sarajevo. They were the biggest trendsetters in rock music at the time. They had a huge influence on Joker Out since their earliest days as a band. In the 'Kofi brejk' interview Bojan shared that the first concert he ever attended was by Bijelo Dugme, and they were also mentioned several times by Joker Out as having had a big influence on the whole band. In addition, Joker Out covered two of their songs, ‘Selma’ (Radio Koper, 32 min) and ‘Djurdjevdan’ (Belgrade concert, 3.11.2023). You can check out some more of their songs on our playlist linked at the bottom of this post!

Plavi orkestar were formed in 1983 in Sarajevo and had a rich career with eight albums, releasing hits such as ‘Ako su to samo bile laži’, ‘Lovac i košuta’, ‘Odlazim’, ‘Bolje biti pijan nego star’, ‘Suada’ and many more. Some media outlets, like Jutarnji list and Mladina have compared Joker Out’s style to theirs, and Bojan also mentioned Plavi orkestar as one of the bands that influenced him.

Parni valjak are a Croatian band, formed in 1975 in Zagreb. They had many ‘evergreen’ hits, including ‘Sve još miriše na nju’, ‘Jesen u meni’ and ‘Zastave’. In the Carpe Diem series, when asked whom they would listen to forever if they could only choose one artist, Jure chose Parni valjak. At Arsenal Fest in 2023, Bojan interrupted an interview to sing along to ‘Jesen u meni’ as they were playing in the background! 

Indexi were a Bosnian band, who were active from 1962 to 2001. They were extremely influential, with hits like ‘Svijet u kome živim’ and ‘Negdje u kraju, u zatišju’, and became known as the ‘pioneers of psychedelic rock and roll.’ In the Kurir interview, Bojan mentions them as one of his musical role models.

Ekatarina velika, sometimes shortened to EKV, were a Serbian band who were active between 1982 and 1994. They are considered one of the most influential artists in the yugorock scene, with popular songs like ‘Krug’, ‘Par godina na nas’ and ‘Srce’. In the Rdeče in črno interview, Bojan’s voice was compared to that of the lead singer in Ekatarina velika. 

Idoli were one of the most remarkable new wave bands based in Belgrade, active during the early 80's. They are regarded as one of the most outstanding and influential representatives of the Yugoslav rock music and their album 'Odbrana i poslednji dani' ('Defense and The Last Days') was voted as the greatest Yugoslav rock album of all time. During the Kurir interview, Bojan mentioned that ‘Ona’ was inspired by Idoli and their unique sound.

Songs Joker Out have mentioned 

‘Računajte na nas’ by Đorđe Balašević is a very important yugorock song in Joker Out’s history, as it inspired the lyrics of ‘Carpe Diem’. While ‘Računajte na nas’ (‘Count on Us’) is about a generation standing up and fighting for peace, Bojan switched the lyric to ‘ne računajte na nas’ (don’t count on us), meaning that you cannot count on them to join in with the ‘game of hatred’ pervasive in modern society. 

‘Kreni prema meni’ is a song performed by Partibrejkers, a Serbian rock band from Belgrade, known for their rebellious energy, both in sound and spirit. The band is still active and well received all over former Yugoslav countries. The song was covered by Joker Out at the Lent festival in 2018.

‘Sanjao sam moju Ružicu’ by Leteći odred was covered by Apokalipsa, Bojan’s former band, in 2015 during Vičstock Avdicija. Bojan also sang it at the Prulček bar with Buržuzija, Kris and Jan’s former band. Leteći odred is a Croatian pop band with a prosperous and successful musical career and performances for over 30 years.

In September 2016, Joker Out posted a setlist from one of their earliest gigs on their Instagram. It included three notable yugorock song covers - ‘Frida’ by Psihomodopop, ‘Motori’ by Divlje jagode and ‘Ne Zovi Mama Doktora’ by Prljavo Kazalište.

If you’d like to listen to any of these artists or songs, check out our curated playlist on YouTube or Spotify!

Sources:

Kregar, Tone, et al. Za domovino - z rockom naprej! Jugo rock: slovensko-srbske paralele. Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje. 2020.

Perković, Ante, and Lah, Klemen. Sedma republika: pop kultura in razpad Jugoslavije. Zenit, 2018.

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[chucklepea-hotpot]

last 10 songs i listened to, thanks @carlomainzinger for the tag <3

Frida - Psihomodo Pop

Cheri Cheri Lady - Modern Talking

Zeit - Ennio

In-between - Lily Moore

Monoton - Provinz & Betterov

Hey Michael - Wallis

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Voyage voyage - Desireless

Ride - Lana Del Rey

Sag was - Paula Hartmann

I tag @sea-of-machines @michameinmicha @your-friendly-sleep-demoness @rovermcfly @jinx-you-owe-me @mordsfesch @all-chickens-are-trans and @khalaris <3

[khihi]

tagged by @jerichoes thank you!! 💛💛💛

rules: share 5 songs you've enjoyed lately and then tag 10 people to do the same!

Frida by Psihomodo Pop (JO sang this one time and it's been stuck on repeat in my head ever since)

nesnáším to, že musím zemřít by Renne Dang

Beibi by Haloo Helsinki!

Up The Wolves by The Mountain Goats

Ich find dich scheisse by Tic Tac Toe (another gold find from Bison's old playlist lol)

tried to give a fun mix of the different stuff i've had on repeat!

tagging @bisonaari @wednesdayday @follivora @pitchefkes @tuituipupu @mournmourn @da-proti-toku-grem @katinkulta @vse-kar-vem @invalluable (ik some of u have already been tagged, sorry if you've done it and i missed it ❤)

[dylanlila]

omg can you do my name 🥺 jana (my second name is maria if you want to make it a little longer <3)

OF COURSE I CAN <3

jana:

Joan of Arc - Leonard Cohen

All I Want Is You - U2

Never Go Hungry - Hole

Acrylic Afternoons - Pulp

maria:

Magic Dance - David Bowie

America - Simon & Garfunkel

Ramona - Psihomodo Pop

I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye to You - Sam Phillips

Angel Child - Oasis

Send me your name and i'll make a mini playlist with the letters in your name

[manitat]

Abraxas 365:

Najbolji albumi YU pop-roka (1968-1991)

1. Azra - Sunčana strana ulice (1981)

2. Arhangel - Arhangel (1991)

3. Bajaga & Instruktori - Prodavnica tajni (1988)

4. Bijelo dugme - Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu (1975)

5. Bombaj štampa - Ja mnogo bolje letim sam (1990)

6. Borghesia - Ogolelo mesto (1988)

7. Boye ‎– Dosta! Dosta! Dosta! (1988)

8. Buldožer - Pljuni istini u oči (1975)

9. Crvena jabuka - Crvena jabuka (1986)

10. Dado Topić ‎– Neosedlani (1979)

11. Disciplina kičme - Sviđa mi se da ti ne bude prijatno (1983)

12. Drago Mlinarec ‎– Pjesme s planine (1972)

13. Drugi način - Drugi način (1975)

14. Ekatarina Velika - S vetrom uz lice (1986)

15. Električni orgazam - Električni orgazam (1981)

16. Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors - Da bog da crk'o rokenrol (1985)

17. Film ‎- Sva čuda svijeta (1981)

18. Grupa 220 ‎– Naši dani (1968)

19. Haustor - Bolero (1985)

20. Idoli - Odbrana i poslednji dani (1982)

21. Indexi - Indexi (1974)

22. Jadranka Stojaković - Svitanje (1981)

23. Josipa Lisac ‎– Dnevnik jedne ljubavi (1973)

24. Katarina II - Katarina II (1984)

25. Korni grupa - Korni grupa (1972)

26. KUD Idijoti - Mi smo ovdje samo zbog para (1990)

27. Laibach ‎– Nova Akropola (1986)

28. Leb i sol - Leb i sol 2 (1978)

29. Leo Martin - Laku noć, draga (1976)

30. Luna - Nestvarne stvari (1984)

31. Majke – Razum i bezumlje (1990)

32. Мизар - Мизар (1988)

33. Novi fosili - Budi uvijek blizu (1981)

34. Oktobar 1864 - Crni ples (1990)

35. Obojeni program - Ovaj zid stoji krivo (1991)

36. Oliver Mandić - Zbog tebe bih tucao kamen (1982)

37. Paraf ‎– Izleti (1981)

38. Partibrejkers - Partibrejkers (1985)

40. Pekinška patka - Plitka poezija (1980)

41. Piloti - Piloti (1981)

42. Plavi orkestar - Soldatski bal (1985)

43. Pop mašina ‎– Na izvoru svetlosti (1975)

44. Poslednja igra leptira - Grudi moje balkanske (1986)

45. Prljavo kazalište - Crno-bijeli svijet (1980)

46. Psihomodo pop - Godina zmaja (1988)

47. R. M. Točak ‎– R. M. Točak (1976)

48. Rambo Amadeus - Psihološko-propagandni komplet M-91 (1991)

49. Rani mraz - Odlazi cirkus (1980)

50. Riblja čorba - Buvlja pijaca (1982)

51. Roze poze - Roze poze (1990)

52. S vremena na vreme - S vremena na vreme (1975)

53. Smak - Smak (1975)

54. Šarlo akrobata ‎– Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad... (1981)

55. Teška industrija - Teška industrija (1976)

56. Tihomir Pop Asanović - Majko zemljo (1974)

57. Time - Time (1972)

58. Videosex ‎– Lacrimae Christi (1985)

59. Vještice - Totalno drukčiji od drugih (1989)

60. Xenia - Tko je to učinio? (1984)

61. Yu grupa - Yu grupa (1973)

62. Zabranjeno pušenje - Dok čekas sabah sa šejtanom (1985)

63. Zana - Dodirni mi kolena (1982)

64. Zana Nimani - Noćas pevam samo tebi (1986)

65. Zdravko Čolić - Ako priđeš bliže (1977)

[dreamer-329]

29 & 79 for the make me admit stuff ask game !

29. Do you really, truly miss someone right now?

Yes, a few people in different ways, but I do think I've gone my whole life missing someone at all times 🤷🏻‍♀️

31. What was the last concert you saw?

A Croatian pop punk group called Psihomodo Pop and it was banger!!!!!!!

[hmserebuss]

top five songs to walk briskly to?

your woman - white town

donna - psihomodo pop

a day in the life of - the beatles

you ain’t going nowhere - bob dylan

golden brown - the stranglers

taking the briskest walks with these songs on repeat 💯💯

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PSIHOMODO POP Briljant Video Pop VHS Cassette, 1990.

[southeurope]

KOROWA BAR

The roots of the group Korowa bar go back to the early 1980s when guitarist Hrvoje Piletić Pile and Davor Gobac began to play music in Pile's basement. In addition to the two of them, Dražen Pencel Pink also participated in this attempt to create a band, playing bass guitar, Zdravko Ostojić Mark played drums, and Igor Zambelli Slojmun sang. However, Gobac soon left and formed Psihomodo pop, as did Mark, who started La Fortunjerose. Pile then invited Toma in Der Mühlen to join the band, playing guitar synthesizer. Mladen Smrekar wrote the first lyrics and also came up with the band's name, "Korowa Bar," after the milk bar from the cult novel "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess, which may be better known to a wider audience by the Stanley Kubrick film of the same name. Thus, in early 1981, the band was ready to make its debut.

Additional details:

The band's name is a play on words, combining the Croatian word for "cow" (korova) with the English word "bar."

The band's music is a mix of punk rock, new wave, and electronic music.

Korowa bar was one of the most popular bands in Croatia during the 1980s.

The band released four studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation album.

Specific translation of key phrases:

"tamburati" - to play the tamburine

"uhvatio se" - to take up

"pjevao" - to sing

"oformio" - to form

"pokrenuo" - to start

"smislio" - to come up with

"kultni" - cult

"poznatija" - better known

"izlazak na scenu" - to make a debut

[murphyevzakon]

prođe august srećo moja,

vrijeme da se rastane

bilo je izgleda previše lijepo

da nam tako ostane.

- Nek' te on ljubi // Crvena Jabuka

[oldies-enthusiast]

She’s A Sensation: Ch. 1 | Marty McFly x reader

A/N: Hey guys! So basically, I’m in the middle of one of my many BTTF marathons & since I’m clearly In The Mood™️, I decided to bless your feed with some Marty McFly content.

The name of the band in this story is inspired by my favourite band, Psihomodo Pop from Zagreb, Croatia & their song Sexy Magazin.

Have a great day! —Ally xx

Chapter 2

For as long as you can remember, you’ve loved music with inexplicable passion. Some of your earliest memories involve blasting out The Sweet’s Ballroom Blitz on your old radio & jamming out to it with your dad. Your parents noticed you had talent when you would sing or hum absent-mindedly while dressing up your Barbie dolls or playing outside.

You got your first guitar at the age of 13, but your parents couldn’t afford guitar lessons as well. You spent that whole summer saving up for the lessons & finding all sorts of ways to make money, which sounds easier than it was for a 13-year-old, though. Most of the time you would walk dogs for other people, mow their lawns or babysit little kids when needed. Old ladies were especially fond of you & made sure to pay you a dollar or two extra when you carried groceries for them. It wasn’t the hardest work, but it definitely was a fair responsibility given how young you were.

On the other hand, you’d been dreaming of playing the guitar for years beforehand and that’s why you were so determined.

When the day of your first lesson arrived, you were ecstatic. Playing the guitar turned out to be a lot more difficult than you’d thought it was going to be, but your enthusiasm never subsided. It required talent, patience & hard work, and you had it all. You got better and better with each day.

Sophomore year of high school you made friends with some cool guys who liked punk and glam metal and you started playing together soon after. At first, it was only for fun. You would goof around on your instruments pretending you were Iggy Pop or Joan Jett; at parties people would sometimes ask you to play something & that was when you first realized that as a group, you sounded really good. By the end of the school year, you were officially a band.

Your main influences were the Ramones & Alice Cooper. First you started as a cover band and soon began to write and play your own stuff. You’d been searching for a proper band name for weeks before you agreed to be called Sexy Magazine. The main theme you represented combined proto-punk style with shock rock elements. What you actually were was intimidating, and that’s how you chose the name—you really wanted to shock people.

One morning, you saw the announcement for the rock band audition at your school. You knew that with the name you had and songs you played you wouldn’t even stand a goddamn chance. After all, the school was looking for a group that would play at the upcoming dance and there was no way in hell a bunch of punks singing taboo shit would win—which was exactly why you signed up. All four of you thought it would be hilarious to walk up on stage and see how long it would take the judges to cut off the ultimate atrocity that you were.

On the day of the audition, you arrived somewhat early because you wanted to take a look at other bands. While you were hanging around, checking out the music and waiting for your name to be called, some cute guy in denim brushed hurriedly past you, slipping his guitar strap over one shoulder and heading to the front. His bandmates were already onstage. He walked up to the microphone, cleared his throat and said:

“We’re, uh... We’re The Pinheads.”

The Ramones’ Pinhead immediately started playing in your head and within an instant, all your attention was on those guys.

You were surprised to find out they weren’t going to play any Ramones. Instead, they started playing a thing you quickly recognized—it was The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis & The News.

And actually, they sounded amazing.

If this was a fair, honest-to-God rock band audition, these guys would make for some serious competition, you thought to yourself.

To your complete and utter shock, the judge stood up with a loudspeaker and cut them off within the first guitar riff. You couldn’t believe your ears.

Too darn loud?? It was a rock band audition, for crying out loud! Since when’s rock ‘n’ roll supposed to be soft?

The guy in denim looked disappointed. He quickly gathered his stuff and descended.

You honestly felt sorry for them because they sounded great and didn’t even get a proper chance. After that, it was almost final: you weren’t going to make it past five seconds on that stage, but you decided to go for it anyway.

You had agreed to play a song you wrote together called The Midnight Hour, which was basically the Cinderella story full of more or less subtle dirty references. You did have butterflies in your stomach despite the fact that you were there just for kicks. But as soon as you grabbed the mic and started singing, the feeling faded away—it was like an instant transformation.

You didn’t even notice how far into the song you’ve come and before you knew it, it was over and people were cheering, their voices snapping you back to reality. You exchanged incredulous glances with your friends, your breath caught in your throat. Even the judges seemed impressed. In fact, you saw the one with the glasses whisper something to the guy next to him, who nodded and immediately turned to the rest of them.

You thought it was all a joke. You couldn’t believe they’d let you play in the first place! This was the exact opposite of what you’d planned on doing. As much as you hated to admit it, you felt a wave of excitement wash over you as you watched the audience applauding with joy.

You sticked around for a short while afterwards and pretty soon the judges arose from their seats and signaled for everyone to gather around. They’d apparently decided on the winner.

“All right, everybody. Thank you all for participating. Your effort is appreciated. To be fair, we had a tough time choosing among so many great groups...”

A couple of kids exchanged amused looks and you heard faint snickering somewhere behind you. This guy talked like he was an actual game show host. It was ridiculous.

“...Congratulations to...”, he trailed off, taking a breath. When he spoke at last, it seemed as though he didn’t say, but spat out: “Sexy Magazine!”

Your bandmates started laughing in disbelief. You couldn’t seem to wrap your mind around what had just happened.

We won? Us?! We are going to play at the dance? 

A couple of kids came up to you to say congrats and tell you they’d really enjoyed the show. Some dude you recognized from earlier who looked as if he was high all of the time, the lead singer of some mediocre blues rock band, gave you a slow nod and a high-five and then proceeded to disappear somewhere in the crowd.

You turned around, searching the room for a specific face, but not his. You were trying to spot the one in denim, the Pinhead.

He was standing on the other end of the hall with his back to you, packing up his guitar. You pushed your way through the crowd, trying to reach him before he left. He unexpectedly turned around just as you were going to tap him on the shoulder.

“Hi”, you said, pulling your arm back.

He started, his brows furrowed. “Oh, uh... Hey.”

You wondered how come you hadn’t realized he had such beautiful eyes. Up close, he looked much more handsome than you’d thought at first.

“So, uh, I guess I just wanted to tell ya that I saw you play and you were really good. I mean, you sounded almost like Huey Lewis himself!”

You swore you saw a smile tugging at the corners of his lips as he scratched his head nervously, shifting from one foot to the other.

“Well, thanks, but, uh... We didn’t play much, to be fair.”

“I know! I was really pissed when they cut you off like that. And then they let us play!”

He smiled uneasily and you thought he didn’t believe you.

“I’m not trying to sell you that fake modesty bullshit, I really think you guys were awesome. I was so angry they made you stop before the first verse. I wish I’d been able to hear you sing.”

His smile now grew bigger and more sincere as he locked his eyes on yours.

“Thank you”, he said, “it really means a lot. And, well, uh, congrats to you... I mean, you rocked that stage for real!”

You chuckled, feeling your cheeks redden all of a sudden. “Thanks! My name’s [Y/N], by the way.”

He shook your hand with a grin. “Nice to meet you, [Y/N]. I’m Marty, Marty McFly.”

The warm look in his eyes made your heart flutter. He was clumsy in a cute sort of way. He’d almost dropped his guitar case when he took your hand, which made you both laugh awkwardly.

“I ought to join my friends now, but it’s been real nice talking to you. I guess I’ll see you around, then”, you said, trying to sound casual.

“Yeah, sure thing. Thanks again. See you around, [Y/N]!”, he smiled and waved before he left.

You turned slowly and walked back over to your bandmates, trying to hide how flustered you were. His eyes and his laugh were the only things you could think about at that moment.

Marty? Such a nice name...

[superbmakerzombie]

Psihomodo pop: 'Ramonesi nas nisu mogli prestati slušati'

Psihomodo pop: ‘Ramonesi nas nisu mogli prestati slušati’

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U Jugoslaviji su ‘70-ih i ‘80-ih samo tri čovjeka smjela nositi bijelo odijelo. Bili su to Tito i dva Gorana: Goran Milić i Goran Bregović. Bregović je pokazao kako se od rocka može napraviti industrija. Šef beogradske milicije mislio je da će koncert Bijelog dugmeta na Hajdučkoj česmi moći osiguravati desetak njegovih ljudi, a na koncert je došlo između 70.000 i 100.000 ljudi… Nakon…

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Frida je bila moja kraljica / Frida, 'si čula za Lou Reeda? / Frida je bila moja kraljica / Ali nitko nije bio njezin kralj…