Labudova pesma is the eleventh studio album from Serbian

Serbia

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 and former Yugoslav

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

 rock band

Rock Band

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 Riblja Čorba

Riblja Corba

Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...

, released in 1992.

Recording and reception

As Yugoslav wars

Yugoslav wars

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 broke out in 1991, the band intended to release Labudova pesma as their last album (and named the album according their decision), but eventually changed their decision to disband. Album was recorded in Vienna

Vienna

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 at the end the first year of the wars. On the album recording, the band cooperated with Oliver Mandić

Oliver Mandic

Oliver Mandić is a Serbian pop musician, composer, and producer - very prominent and popular throughout the 1980s.-Early biography:...

. The intention was for Mandić to become an official band member (as the keyboardist), however, due to the fight between Mandić and the band's frontman Bora Đorđević, the cooperation ended and the songs "Vukovar", "Prodavnica snova" and "Zbogom pameti", written by and recorded with Mandić were not released on the album. The album was released through the independent record label Samy.

Although Đorđević would soon become an active supporter of the Serbian troops in Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

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 and Republika Srpska Krajina, the album included a number of anti-war songs: A cappella

A cappella

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 "Dok padaju glave", prayer "Amin", and "Rat je završen". Nevertheless, the album's only hit was "Kad sam bio mlad", a cover of Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon

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's song "When I Was Young

When I Was Young

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".

Track listing

1. "Dok padaju glave" (B. Đorđević) – 2:52
2. "Amin" (M. Milatović
   Vicko Milatovic
   Miroslav "Vicko" Milatović is a Serbian musician best known as the drummer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Early career:...
   
   , B. Đorđević) – 4:27
3. "Noćas gubim meč" (V. Božinović
   Vidoja Božinovic
   Vidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
   
   , B. Đorđević) – 4:44
4. "Banhof" (V. Božinović, B. Đorđević) – 3:27
5. "Bože" (V. Božinović, B. Đorđević) - 4:04
6. "Rat je završen" (Z. Ilić, B. Đorđević) – 3:06
7. "Kad sam bio mlad" (E. Burdon
   Eric Burdon
   Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
   
   , B. Đorđević) – 3:23
8. "Idi sad" (D. Nikodijević, B. Đorđević) – 3:53

Personnel

• Bora Đorđević - vocals
• Vidoja Božinović
  Vidoja Božinovic
  Vidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
  
   - guitar
• Zoran Ilić - guitar
• Miša Aleksić
  Miša Aleksic
  Miroslav "Miša" Aleksić is a Serbian musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
  
   - bass guitar
• Vicko Milatović
  Vicko Milatovic
  Miroslav "Vicko" Milatović is a Serbian musician best known as the drummer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Early career:...
  
  - drums

External links

• Labudova pesma at Discogs