Z gitarą wśród zwierząt - (Polish Among the animals with a guitar) is a studio album of the punk rock band Big Cyc, released in 1996.
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
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The title refers to a popular Polish TV educational show, Z kamerą wśród zwierząt (Polish Among the animals with a camera), led by Antoni and Hanna Gucwiński, the managers of the Wrocław zoo.
Track listing edit
- "Józef Oleksy o Shazzie" (Józef Oleksy about Shazza)
- "Shazza, moja miłość" (Shazza, my love)
- "Makumba"
- "Wspaniałe miasto Amsterdam" (The wonderful city of Amsterdam)
- "Gierek for ever"
- "Będę śpiewał tylko ja (czyli zeznania Krzysztofa Krawczyka przed Trybunałem Stanu)" (Only I will sing, or Krzysztof Krawczyk's testimonies at the Tribunal of the State]
- "Alkoholu pełne nieba" (Skies full of alcohol)
- "Kręcimy pornola" (Let's make a porn)
- "Na zadupiu" (In the jerktown)
- "Tu nie będzie rewolucji" (There'll be no revolution)
- "Pochwała higieny" (Praise of hygiene)
- "Red Hot Chili Big Cyc"
- "Pasażer" →The Passenger cover
- "Kije baseballowe" (Baseball bats)
- "Wykład profesora Jana Miodka" (Lecture of professor Jan Miodek)
Credits edit
- Dżej Dżej – bass guitar, lead vocals
- Dżery – drums, vocals
- Piękny Roman – lead guitar, vocals
- Skiba – vocals, lyrics
Guest starring: Jarek Janiszewski – vocals on Pasażer
Song issues edit
As always, Big Cyc dealt with current problems, like forced prostitution (Wspaniałe miasto Amsterdam), drunk drivers (Alkoholu pełne nieba), post-Communist leanings (Gierek for ever), or "Polish baseball without using balls" - baseball bats used as "problem-solvers". Hit single Makumba, one of the group's greatest hits, was a story of an African student in Poland, who, despite being beaten by skinheads, makes a success and stays in Poland. The second single Kręcimy pornola is about home-made pornography thought as an easy way to make money by anybody who has a camera. Lyrics of Pasażer have little in common with the Iggy Pop original. The hero of the new version is a vandal passenger who demolishes the seats in a bus. The group is also making a laugh of the recent stars - Shazza and then-returning Krzysztof Krawczyk, who, as the song says, still sings and records albums, as opposed to Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and other deceased stars. The chorus, sung in a characteristic Krawczyk manner, says: "They all bite the dust, only I will sing". There are also some nonsense lyrics in Red Hot Chili Big Cyc.