Suncokret
Suncokret (Serbian Cyrillic: Сунцокрет; trans. Sunflower) was a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade.
Band history
1975 — 1980
The band was formed in 1975 by former Zajedno member Bora Đorđević (vocals and acoustic guitar), a former U Cvetu Mladosti member Nenad Božić (vocals and acoustic guitar) and female singers Snežana Jandrlić and Vesna Rakočević. After release of the single "Kara Mustafa", Vesna Rakočević left the band and joined Zdravo, and Bilja Krstić and Gorica Popović became new Suncokret members. At the half of 1976, they were joined by bass guitarist Bata Sokić.
The band released several successful singles, some of them inspired by traditional songs. In 1976, they appeared in Mića Milošević's film Tit for Tat, and some of their songs were used in the film. They performed at the 1976 BOOM Festival in Belgrade, and a live version of their song "Moj đerdane" ("(Oh) My Necklace") was released on the BOOM '76 live album.
Their debut album Moje bube (My Bugs) was released in 1977. Album featured previously released "Kara Mustafa" and "Moje tuge" ("My Sadnesses"), humorous songs "Vuk i krava" ("Wolf and Cow") and "Oglas" ("Ad") and ballads "Uspavanka" ("Lullaby"), "Ni sam ne znam kada" ("I Myself Don't Know When") and "Prvi sneg" ("First Snow"), the latter, written by Dušan Mihajlović "Spira", becoming one of Suncokret's signature songs. A live version of "Prvi sneg" was released on the BOOM '77 live album. After the album was released, keyboardist Duško Nikodijević and drummer Ljubinko Milošević became band's permanent members. In 1978, the band members refused to perform Đorđević's song "Lutka sa naslovne strane", so Đorđević and Biljana Krstić left the band and joined Rani Mraz, Đorđević remaining in Rani Mraz shortly and in 1979 forming hard rock band Riblja Čorba which will eventually become one of the top acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene.
Podcasts:
Suncokret
Kolekcija
- Karamustafa
- Gdje ces biti lepa kejo
- Pusto more, pusti vali
- Rock'n'roll duku-duku
- Gili, gili blues
- Oj, nevene
- Tekla voda
- Karamustafa (LP verzija)
- Ni sam ne znam kada
- Moje bube
- Moje tuge
- Moj djerdane
- Vuk i krava
- Posalji mi pismo
- Slucaj otkopcanog prsluka
- Oglas
- Uspavanka
- Prvi sneg
- Imam pesmu za sve ljude
- Covek koga znam
- Svice novi dan
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by Carole King
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by Pennywise
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by Jars Of Clay
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by Killing Joke
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by Smash Mouth
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by Entombed
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by Dawnbringer
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Seeing Red
by: Carole KingSince a time before my memory
He's been without a home
Once he lived on an open plain where wildlife grazed
And buffalo used to roam
Red was the sunrise on the dawn of his creation
Now where is the road that will lead him to his destination
It took so little time to destroy a way of life
They served his people well
Gifts that they gave in all good faith
Have been misused and shot to hell
You who want wisdom, turn and face the four directions
For only those with one heart, fall under their protection
In the future of my days ahead
I want to see it right