Těžkej Pokondr was a Czech comedy band consisting of Miloš Pokorný and Roman Ondráček.[1] Pokondr is a portmanteau of their surnames and it was proposed to them by Ondřej Hejma. The duo was known for their humorous cover versions of popular local and international pop music hits as well as original songs intended to parody well-known topics. An example of this was the song "Prejs to čmajz" (They Say You Stole It), which references the 'Chile pen incident', in which former Czech president Václav Klaus was caught on video stealing a pen during a state visit to Chile in 2011.[2] The lyrics of their songs were usually written in Common Czech or in Central Bohemian dialect and were littered with puns to increase the humorous effect. The majority of their lyrics were written by Lou Fanánek Hagen, a well-known Czech musician and frontman of the band Tři sestry.
Těžkej Pokondr | |
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| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Comedy pop |
| Years active | 1995–2019 |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Past members | Miloš Pokorný Roman Ondráček |
| Website | pokondr |
In 2010, the duo began hosting a radio show called Den začíná v osm on the private channel Frekvence 1. After seven years, on 31 October 31, 2017, they cancelled the show due to a disagreement with their supervisor Miroslav Škoda, who did not allow them to invite the investigative journalist Jaroslav Kmenta onto the show before the 2017 Czech legislative election. According to some sources, this was part of an ongoing long-term dispute which the band considered to be censorship.[3] The two also had a separate talk show in 2011, titled Pokondr live, on Česká televize.
Těžkej Pokondr split up in 2019. Since 2020, Roman Ondráček has been performing solo under the name Lehkej Pokondr A Rakeťáci. He released his first single, "Ještě, že mám plnou Nádrž", the same year.
Discography
editStudio albums
- Sbohem Tvá Máňa (1996)
- Víc než Gottzila (1998)
- Vypusťte Krakena (1999)
- Ježek v peci (2000)
- Jéžišmarjá (2001)
- Kuss (2003)
- Safírový Jadel (2005)
- Superalbum (2011)
- Star Boys[1] (2017)
Compilations
- Super Těžkej Pokondr (1999)
- Best of: 20 Největších Hitů (2008)
- 14 nejhorších kousků (2013)
- Best of II. (2014)
Bootlegs
- Zakázané uvolnění (1998)
DVDs
- Tucatero aneb po práci legraci! (2003 documentary)
References
edit- ^ a b "Těžkej Pokondr: Baví nás parodie, jsme mejdanová parta" [Těžkej Pokondr: We enjoy parodies, we are a party bunch]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Klausovo pero se prosadilo do písně. Prejs to čmajz, zpívají Pokondři" [Klaus's pen made its way into a song.]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 5 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Těžkej Pokondr cancel Den začíná v osm" (in Czech). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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