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Maljčiki
"Maljčiki" (Serbian Cyrillic: Маљчики; Russian: Мальчики, lit. 'Boys') is the second single by the Serbian and Yugoslav new wave band Idoli. Its re-recorded version appeared on the Yugoslav new wave compilation Paket aranžman, which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.
Idoli vocalist Vlada Divljan wanted to come up with a song parody on the Soviet socialist realism. Prior to the release of "Maljčiki", Idoli had written songs on sensitive subjects such as "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" (re-recorded and re-released as the "Maljčiki" single B-side) that hints at male homosexuality, but had not done anything explicitly political. The Soviet embassy condemned the release of the song.
The song depicts a Stakhanov-like proletarian who enthusiastically wakes up in the early dawn to go to work in a mine and a metallurgy factory. The official release of the song featured the following lyrics: "Plamene zore bude me iz sna / Fabrička jutra, dim iz dimnjaka" ("Fiery dawns wake me from my dream / Factory mornings, smoke from the chimney").
However, the original unreleased version of the lyrics was: "Kakane zore bude me iz sna / Kakana jutra, kakan sam i ja" ("Shitty dawns wake me from my dream / Shitty mornings, I am also shitty"). But when the band entered the studio with the producer Goran Bregović, the record label Jugoton did not want to release the song with these lyrics, so they were changed.
The song also included ethnic Russian music elements, and some nonsensical Russian language lyrics that nobody from the band could understand. The Russian language part on the officially released version was narrated by Dragan Papić, who was the band's manager at that time.
A re-recorded version of "Maljčiki" was included in Paket aranžman (1981) compilation. By that time the band was playing on a more expensive equipment, which can be heard on this version. This version was produced by Enco Lesić in place of Bregović.
A live version of "Maljčiki" was included on Divljan's live album Odbrana i zaštita (1996). The single version of the song was included on Croatia Records' 2007 reissue of Idoli's 1981 debut extended play (EP) VIS Idoli.
Promotional video for "Maljčiki" followed the release of the Paket aranžman compilation. The video featured a parody of soc-realist iconography, for example actors posing as miners and metallurgy workers, while the band members, dressed formally in suits and ties posed as apparatchiks. It was broadcast for a first time at the New Year's Eve on the then-popular Rokenroler show on the national television.
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Maljčiki
"Maljčiki" (Serbian Cyrillic: Маљчики; Russian: Мальчики, lit. 'Boys') is the second single by the Serbian and Yugoslav new wave band Idoli. Its re-recorded version appeared on the Yugoslav new wave compilation Paket aranžman, which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.
Idoli vocalist Vlada Divljan wanted to come up with a song parody on the Soviet socialist realism. Prior to the release of "Maljčiki", Idoli had written songs on sensitive subjects such as "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" (re-recorded and re-released as the "Maljčiki" single B-side) that hints at male homosexuality, but had not done anything explicitly political. The Soviet embassy condemned the release of the song.
The song depicts a Stakhanov-like proletarian who enthusiastically wakes up in the early dawn to go to work in a mine and a metallurgy factory. The official release of the song featured the following lyrics: "Plamene zore bude me iz sna / Fabrička jutra, dim iz dimnjaka" ("Fiery dawns wake me from my dream / Factory mornings, smoke from the chimney").
However, the original unreleased version of the lyrics was: "Kakane zore bude me iz sna / Kakana jutra, kakan sam i ja" ("Shitty dawns wake me from my dream / Shitty mornings, I am also shitty"). But when the band entered the studio with the producer Goran Bregović, the record label Jugoton did not want to release the song with these lyrics, so they were changed.
The song also included ethnic Russian music elements, and some nonsensical Russian language lyrics that nobody from the band could understand. The Russian language part on the officially released version was narrated by Dragan Papić, who was the band's manager at that time.
A re-recorded version of "Maljčiki" was included in Paket aranžman (1981) compilation. By that time the band was playing on a more expensive equipment, which can be heard on this version. This version was produced by Enco Lesić in place of Bregović.
A live version of "Maljčiki" was included on Divljan's live album Odbrana i zaštita (1996). The single version of the song was included on Croatia Records' 2007 reissue of Idoli's 1981 debut extended play (EP) VIS Idoli.
Promotional video for "Maljčiki" followed the release of the Paket aranžman compilation. The video featured a parody of soc-realist iconography, for example actors posing as miners and metallurgy workers, while the band members, dressed formally in suits and ties posed as apparatchiks. It was broadcast for a first time at the New Year's Eve on the then-popular Rokenroler show on the national television.