"Devojko mala" is a popular fifties song composed by Darko Kraljić and recorded by Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković for the soundtrack of the Ljubav i moda film in which he was also had the starring role. The song became popular in former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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 and later in the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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Idoli version

Serbian

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 new wave

New Wave music

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 band Idoli recorded a version on their debut release, the VIS Idoli EP

VIS Idoli (EP)

VIS Idoli was the first and only EP by the Serbian new wave band Idoli. The cover of the EP is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani.- History :...

. This is one of the first recorded cover versions of the track and perhaps one of the most notable and well-known versions. A promotional video was recorded for the song.

Other cover versions

• Croatian
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   calypso
  Calypso music
  Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
  
   band Cubismo
  Cubismo
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   recorded a version with lyrics partially in Spanish language
  Spanish language
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   entitled "Nina Bonita". A former Idoli member Vlada Divljan
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  appeared as guest on the track.

External references

• EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
• VIS Idoli EP at Discogs
• Devojko mala