Retko te viđam sa devojkama

"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
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)

History edit

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 edit

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 edit

A-side
B-side

Second version edit

"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 edit

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 edit

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

  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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