V slepých uličkách
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"V slepých uličkách" is a duet by Miro Žbirka and Marika Gombitová
released on OPUS in 1980.
The song, written by Žbirka and Kamil Peteraj was originally issued as B-side of the Žbirka's solo single "Klaun z domu č. 6", taken also from his debut studio album Doktor Sen
. An international, however solo version of the composition entitled "The Love Song" featured on the Žbirka's export album Doctor Dream (1981).
In 2007, the duet competed in the Slovak national pool organized by Slovenská televízia, being nominated as Hit storočia (Hit of the Century), but lost in favor of Gombitová
's solo track "Vyznanie
".
" from 1979.
used the original version of the duet, "V slepých uličkách", in a sequence of his horror film
Hostel, co-produced by Quentin Tarantino
in 2005. The composition wasn't attached also to the original soundtrack album, however.
Marika Gombitová
Marika Gombitová is a female singer-songwriter. Having sold one million albums at least, she is considered as the most popular female vocalist in Slovakia. Her vocal range - falsetto excluding - overpasses two octaves; from e to fis2...
released on OPUS in 1980.
The song, written by Žbirka and Kamil Peteraj was originally issued as B-side of the Žbirka's solo single "Klaun z domu č. 6", taken also from his debut studio album Doktor Sen
Doktor Sen
-Official releases:* 1980: Doktor Sen, LP, MC, OPUS, #9116 100* 1999: Doktor Sen, CD, Bonton, #49 2930* 2008: Slovenské legendárne albumy II: Doktor Sen, CD, SME, #91 0017* 2008: Doktor Sen: 2CD Collectors Edition, bonus CD, OPUS, #91 2716...
. An international, however solo version of the composition entitled "The Love Song" featured on the Žbirka's export album Doctor Dream (1981).
In 2007, the duet competed in the Slovak national pool organized by Slovenská televízia, being nominated as Hit storočia (Hit of the Century), but lost in favor of Gombitová
Marika Gombitová
Marika Gombitová is a female singer-songwriter. Having sold one million albums at least, she is considered as the most popular female vocalist in Slovakia. Her vocal range - falsetto excluding - overpasses two octaves; from e to fis2...
's solo track "Vyznanie
Vyznanie
"Vyznanie" is a song by the female singer Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1979....
".
Official versions
- "V slepých uličkách" - original version, duet, 1980
- "The Love Song" - international version, only solo (by Žbirka), 1981
- "You Know I Love You (Love Song)" - re-released international version, only solo (by Žbirka), 2008
Credits and personnel
- Miro Žbirka - lead vocalSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, writerSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, acoustic guitar - Marika GombitováMarika GombitováMarika Gombitová is a female singer-songwriter. Having sold one million albums at least, she is considered as the most popular female vocalist in Slovakia. Her vocal range - falsetto excluding - overpasses two octaves; from e to fis2...
- lead vocal, writer - Kamil Peteraj - lyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
- Laco LučeničLaco LucenicLaco Lučenič is a Slovak musician and music producer. He is known as a former member of such Slovak bands as Fermáta, Prúdy, Modus, and Limit...
- bassGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, guitar, percussion - Janko Lehotský - keyboards
- Dušan HájekCollegium Musicum (Marián Varga)Collegium Musicum is a Slovak art rock band formed by Marián Varga in Czechoslovakia in late 1969.-Discography:* 1970 Collegium Musicum* 1970 EP Hommage à J.S.Bach/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa* 1971 Konvergencie* 1973 Live...
- drums, percussion - Karel WitzCollegium Musicum (Marián Varga)Collegium Musicum is a Slovak art rock band formed by Marián Varga in Czechoslovakia in late 1969.-Discography:* 1970 Collegium Musicum* 1970 EP Hommage à J.S.Bach/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa* 1971 Konvergencie* 1973 Live...
- guitar - Martin KarvašElán (band)Elán is a Slovak pop-rock band, founded in 1969 by Jožo Ráž, Juraj Farkaš, Vašo Patejdl and Zdeno Baláž. It became one of the most popular Czechoslovak bands during the 1980s. In 1993, the group represented Slovakia in the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest but having finished in...
- synthesizer - Ján Lauko - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Jozef Hanák - sound director, harmonica
- Štefan Danko - responsible editor
Hit storočia
The Hit storočia (Hit of the Century) was a national TV competition organized by Slovenská televízia. Within its three month run (set of on April 20, 2007), the viewers voted live the most popular Slovak songs from the 30s to 90's of the last century. Overall, nine songs were picked to compete in the Finale evening (July 6, 2007). Gombitová entered the show overall with three songs, however winning with a song written by Janko Lehotský and Kamil Peteraj, "VyznanieVyznanie
"Vyznanie" is a song by the female singer Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1979....
" from 1979.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | V slepých uličkách | Hit of the Century |
You Know I Love You (Love Song)
A new international version of the song, entitled "You Know I Love You (Love Song)", Miro Žbirka recorded for his remixed greatest hits set Like a Hero: The Best of Miro (Remixed 2008), released on Universal Music. Although, with no contribution by Gombitová, the new record appeared also as the second album's track.In media
In 2005, the American actor/director Eli RothEli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
used the original version of the duet, "V slepých uličkách", in a sequence of his horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Hostel, co-produced by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
in 2005. The composition wasn't attached also to the original soundtrack album, however.
See also
- Marika Gombitová discographyMarika Gombitová discographySlovak recording artist Marika Gombitová entered the music industry in 1975 by recording promotional compositions entitled "Karta" and "Nájdem hviezdu" for SRo Košice. Prior to that, she performed with local bands such as Profily and the orchestras of Juraj Szabadoš, respectively of Július Olajoš...
- Marika Gombitová awards