Muž Nula (in English transcribed as "Clockwork Men") is a song by Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1983.[1]
| "Muž Nula" | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot of the official music video | |
| Song by Marika Gombitová | |
| from the album Mince na dne fontán | |
| Language | Slovak |
| Released | 1983 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 3:48 |
| Label | OPUS |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ján Lauko |
| Audio sample | |
"Muž Nula" | |
The title composed by the artist herself, and accompanied with lyrics by Kamil Peteraj, was released as the pilot track to promote the singer's fourth solo studio album Mince na dne fontán. In 1984, its official music video won an Audience Choice award in the Slovak television video chart called 5xP.[2]
Official versions
edit- "Muž Nula" - Original version, 1983
- "Clockwork Men" - International version, 1983
Credits and personnel
edit- Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, writer
- Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
- Ladislav Lučenič - bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano, ARP Oddysey, Minimoog, vocoder, citare, drums, strings
- Dušan Hájek - drums
- Jozef Hanák - harmonique, sound director
- Ján Lauko - producer
- Ján Filo - sound director
- Michal Ivanický - technical coordination
- Igor Adamec - technical coordination
Awards
edit5xP
edit5xP, respectively Päť pekných pesničiek pre potešenie (English: Five Nice Songs For Pleasure) was one of the Slovak TV music programs, in which either artists, or upcomers themselves competed by presenting their songs. The show ran from 1983 to 1987, and the others popular (however, with no live audience) were Chose a Song (1967–76), The Ours 9 (1975–79), A Chance for the Talented (1976–83) and 6+1 (1979-83).[3] Gombitová won an Audience Choice award (1984).[2]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Muž Nula" | Audience Choice | Won |
References
edit- General
- Graclík, Miroslav; Nekvapil, Václav (2008). Marika Gombitová: neautorizovaný životní příběh legendy československé pop music [Marika Gombitová: An Unauthorized Life Story of the Legend of Czechoslovak Pop Music] (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: XYZ. p. 446. ISBN 978-80-7388-115-3. OCLC 294939865. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008a). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Marika Gombitová (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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- Specific
- ^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
- ^ a b Graclík & Nekvapil 2008, p. 418.
- ^ Gilányi, Gabriel (2011-03-23). "The All-Time Hits Of The TV Entertainment". TV Markíza (in Slovak). MARKÍZA-SLOVAKIA. tvnoviny.sk. Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2011-04-17.