Yugoslav music

[Anselm_Weinberg]

It is an open secret that Yugoslavia during the 70s and 80s had some of the most well-developed popular music scenes outside of the UK and the US.

Just going to post a few of these for now.

Josipa Lisac - Dnevnik jedne ljubavi (1973)
Art pop mainly driven by guitars
https://youtube.com/watch?v=f7h0k1OxNzQ

Zabranjeno pušenje - Dok cekaš sabah sa šejtanom (1985)
An absolute classic of garage rock
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wV40NQp34bI

Beograd - Remek Depo (1982)
One of the seminal synthpop records from Yugoslavia
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2BOzfbJg2Vc

Azra - Filigranski pločnici (1982)
Rocking classic that shouldn't be missed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pfWVfH9NbW0

Videosex - Detektivska priča (1984)
Slovenian synthpop band
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iacH2SfEJEY

Ekatarina Velika - Samo par godina za nas (1989)
One of the penultimate bands of the mid and late 80s.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ooWt0uxF_0I

Slađana Milosevic - Amsterdam (1979)
Punk-infused pop rock
https://youtube.com/watch?v=txiVKayitY4

Idoli - Maljčiki (1981)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fsfKhW_Ys88
New wave with ska-type beat, the title being the Russian word for "boys, lads", this song was intended as a mocking of Soviet socialist realism and its stark contrast to daily life.

Bebi Dol - Rudi (1983)
One of the bona-fide eccentric pop queens.
This synthpop song is about longing to be with legendary actor Rudolph Valentino.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=H_b_0zVspRE

[CocosNucifera]

Big kudos to You. A subjet completly unknown even in other Slavic countries. Great to see, to listen and to compare with popular music from other "socialist" republics.

[dap-addict]

Wow, what a post!
Never heard of that girl, never seen her!

Slađana Milosevic - Amsterdam (1979)
Punk-infused pop rock
https://youtube.com/watch?v=txiVKayitY4

...but since this is also a porn forum: Imagine her assfucked in that outfit on that video! She could still sing that nice song ofc!

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Digging a little deeper in some punk and new wave music

Let's start with perhaps the most important punk band from Slovenia

Pankrti

Their first album Dolgcajt (1980)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... sKZW0y7NlU

Key tracks:
Totalna revolucija https://youtube.com/watch?v=IlQkUoRIR4I
Metka https://youtube.com/watch?v=CDY0y9x_Vps

Their second album Rdeči album (1984)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... MOHg8mKMuc

Key tracks:
Gora https://youtube.com/watch?v=6NDAMfODOHY
Bandiera Rossa https://youtube.com/watch?v=NWN_Uac8L2g

Pekinška patka, Serbian punk band

Plitka poezija (1980)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... IUSRXpccfU

Key tracks:
Bolje da nosim kratku kosu https://youtube.com/watch?v=uqxiEDnFCfY
Biti ružan pametan i mlad https://youtube.com/watch?v=8l7yQIfFPtk

On their second album they started sounding a lot like Joy Division

Strah od monotonije (1981)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... y_C4sJx3Hs

Key tracks:
Krug https://youtube.com/watch?v=_yMeY5mq-fE ... ys83st_mzj
Monotonija https://youtube.com/watch?v=sNRw1FDuQYA

Paraf, punk and new wave band from Croatia

Their famous anti-police song which was also released on their album, albeit in a censored version

Narodna pjesma https://youtube.com/watch?v=UIrTXzTlIdc

Moj život je novi val https://youtube.com/watch?v=lPHnu1KJC2s

Their first album, still mostly straightforward punk
A dan je tako lijepo počeo (1980)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... dCkkFzDgxo

Key tracks:
Visoki propisi https://youtube.com/watch?v=fDU35paQKcU
Živjela Jugoslavija https://youtube.com/watch?v=X6AKT0ka0Z0

On their second album they moved into a more synth-driven new wave direction

Izleti (1981)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... mPH2oDHIwQ

Key tracks:
Pobuna bobuljica https://youtube.com/watch?v=9taoK1JDALY
Javna kupatila https://youtube.com/watch?v=JsKMgMll7CI

On their third album they moved into a gothic direction

Zastave (1984)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5 ... phitlUwnyY

Key tracks:
Nikad nikad nikad https://youtube.com/watch?v=IVijFlKE8_E
Kad se oglasi https://youtube.com/watch?v=WJthvb0-MOA

Dobri Isak
Serbian gothic rock band

Mi plačemo iza tamnih naočara (1984) https://youtube.com/watch?v=I6OVKNutz4U

[Anselm_Weinberg]

There were songs already dealing with the topic of homosexuality, i'd like to link some of these for historic curiosity.

Idoli - Retko te viđam sa devojkama (1980) Song title
"I rarely see you with girls" is a dead give away https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpjWgSRISsc

Borghesia - On (1985) Well this one requires no explanations
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XQPIIg_vpQ0

Videosex - Ana (1984) A song about forbidden lesbian love
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FYuMGYz_Nfo

[prolapse_lover]

There were songs already dealing with the topic of homosexuality, i'd like to link some of these for historic curiosity.

Xenia - Moja prijateljica (1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvTGkCLFqs

Plavi Orkestar - Kad si sam, druže moj (1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3YSxGlYxog

Zabranjeno Pušenje - Javi mi (1989): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cDdAS6vDw

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Gjurmët -Të shtrirë mbi kanape (1985)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=n3IkyzEGzA0

Energetic new wave song from this Kosovo Albanian band, arguably even better than their more famous "Era" in my opinion.

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Arsen Dedić - Sve što znaš o meni (1970)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDEZZz8eCdg

Arsen Dedić - Vraćam se (1975)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=bS5ko3uECcE

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Ladarice - Od Vardara pa do Triglava (Jugoslavijo)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UtsPxI-0X8

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thanks!

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Bijelo Dugme - Lijepa naŝa
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sF6EDMGPANM

A number combining the Croatian anthem and the Serbian folk song "Tamo daleko"
The writing had been on the wall at the time this song, vainly stressing unity, was released.