"V slepých uličkách" (English: On Dead-End Streets) is a duet by Miro Žbirka and Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1980.[1]
| "V slepých uličkách" | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot of the official music video | |
| Song by Miro Žbirka and Marika Gombitová | |
| from the album Doktor Sen | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Recorded | 1980 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 4:04 |
| Label | OPUS (#9143 0538) |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Ján Lauko |
| Audio sample | |
"V slepých uličkách" | |
| Music video | |
| "V slepých uličkách" on YouTube | |
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 poll organized by Slovenská televízia, being nominated as Hit storočia (English: Hit of the Century), but lost in favor of Gombitová's solo track "Vyznanie".[2]
Original text
edit1.:
Ako víno žiari chutí ako v ústach med
Ak ju nosíš v tvári krajšej tváre niet
Je taká zvláštna rozpovie ju kvet
Je taká zvláštna rozpovie ju kvet
Ako dúšok vína ako nápoj omamný
Sladko opojí ma na sto nocí na sto dní
Ak budem šťastná nelám krásne sny
Ak budem šťastný nelám krásne sny
R:
No tak daj mi svoju lásku, na pomoc mi rýchlo leť
No tak požičaj mi nádej, dvakrát ti ju vrátim späť
No tak daj mi svoju lásku, na pomoc mi rýchlo leť
No tak požičaj mi nádej, dvakrát ti ju vrátim späť
2.:
Som ten krásny blázon, čo má rád tvoj strach
Predstavím ti šťastie v slepých uličkách
To krásne šťastie v slepých uličkách
To krásne šťastie v slepých uličkách
Som ten krásny blázon, ktorý kráča v oblakoch
Túžim s tebou lietať aj túlať sa po vlakoch
Predstav mi šťastie, zázrak pre mňa sprav
Predstav mi šťastie, zázrak pre mňa sprav.
Official versions
edit- "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
edit- Miro Žbirka - lead vocal, writer, acoustic guitar
- Marika Gombitová - lead vocal, writer
- Kamil Peteraj - lyrics
- Laco Lučenič - bass, guitar, percussion
- Janko Lehotský - keyboards
- Dušan Hájek - drums, percussion
- Karel Witz - guitar
- Martin Karvaš - synthesizer
- Ján Lauko - producer
- Jozef Hanák - sound director, harmonica
- Štefan Danko - responsible editor
Awards
editHit storočia
editThe Hit storočia (English: Hit of the Century) was a national TV competition organized by Slovenská televízia. Within its three-month run (beginning April 20, 2007), the viewers voted live the most popular Slovak songs from the 1930s to 1990s. 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, "Vyznanie" from 1979.[2]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "V slepých uličkách" | Hit of the Century | Nominated |
Villach Music Festival
editA solo version of the composition performed by Žbirka himself at a music festival in Villach, Austria in 1982 won the main award. Simultaneously, he also received an award from Ö3 radio station broadcast by ORF.[3]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "The Love Song" | Villach Music Festival | Won |
| Ö3 Award | Won |
You Know I Love You (Love Song)
edit| "You Know I Love You (Love Song)" | |
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| Song by Miro Žbirka | |
| from the album Like a Hero: The Best of Miro (Remixed 2008) | |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2008 |
| Genre | Pop music |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | Universal |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Audio sample | |
"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
editIn 2005, the American actor/director Eli Roth 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.
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: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Lehotský, Oskar (April 23, 2008b). Slovak Popular Music in the Years 1977–1989 – Modus (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University, Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Specific
- ^ For Marika Gombitová's discography, see Lehotský 2008a, pp. 54–56..
- ^ a b "The Hit Of The Century Finale: Marika Hasn't Come, Her 'Why?' Won However". Nový čas (in Slovak). Zoznam, s.r.o. 2007-07-07. topky.sk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Pop Legends → Miro Žbirka". Radio and Television Slovakia (in Slovak). RTVS. azet.sk. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-30.