''Svi marš na ples!'' (meaning in

Serbo-Croatian language Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

: Everybody dance now!) is a compilation album released by

Jugoton Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia. History Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records ...

in 1981 in

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. The compilation features various pop and rock artists, mostly from the local new wave scene. At the time of their appearance on this compilation, all of the tracks have already been released on their respective bands' studio albums by the same label. Additionally, all of the bands that appear on it already achieved considerable notability and prominence. Therefore, unlike some previous Jugoton's various artists compilations that tried to affirm and highlight different up-and-coming groups, this one had a strictly commercial character. The compilation's title is a line from the

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of the

ska Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a wal ...

song "Ha, ha, ha" by

Bijelo dugme Bijelo Dugme (trans. ''White Button'') was a Yugoslav rock band, formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. Bijelo Dugme is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in the former Socialist Federal Republic ...

from their album ''

Doživjeti stotu ''Doživjeti stotu'' (trans. ''Live to Be 100'') is the fifth studio album by Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme, released in 1980. The album marked the band's shift from their folk-influenced hard rock sound towards new wave. It is the band's sec ...

''. It included the new wave groups:

Šarlo akrobata Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата; trans. ''Charlot the Acrobat'', a Serbo-Croatian language version of Charlie Chaplin's name in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short ...

with their

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the ...

song "Ona se budi";

Idoli Idoli ( sr-cyr, Идоли; trans. The Idols) were a Serbian new wave band from Belgrade. They are considered to be one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and their 1982 album '' Odbrana i poslednji dani'' was on several occa ...

with their

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-themed "Retko te viđam sa devojkama"; Film with their anthem "Zamisli život u ritmu muzike za ples"; the punk rock legends

Pekinška patka Pekinška Patka (Serbian Cyrillic: Пекиншка Патка; trans. ''Peking Duck'') is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, '' Plitka poezija'', released in 1980, is considered the first pu ...

;

Haustor Haustor ( hr, Hallway or front door) was a Yugoslav rock band from Zagreb, SR Croatia, a member of the new wave movement, and an important act of the former Yugoslav rock scene. History The basis of the band was formed in 1977, when singer ...

with their famous reggae song "Moja prva ljubav";

Električni orgazam Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed th ...

with a track from their initial punk phase;

Azra Azra was a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band that was one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav new wave music of the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up we ...

with "Poziv na ples"; the group Zana with the classic rocknroll-inspired track "Pepito pantalone"; the band Bulevar, which featured

Dejan Cukić Dejan Cukić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Цукић; born November 4, 1959) is a Serbian rock musician, journalist, writer and translator. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the new wave band Bulevar, releasing two alb ...

with the song "Nestašni dečaci" written by

Momčilo Bajagić Momcilo or Momčilo (Cyrillic script: Момчило) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is often found in Serbia and Montenegro. It may refer to: * Momčilo Bajagić, Serbian rock musician * Momčilo Bošković (born 1951), retired Ser ...

- Bajaga, and others. It was rereleased on CD by

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with several bonus tracks.http://www.yu4you.com/items/en/cd/item_252.html#opis The

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design by

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features punk rock, new wave,

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and

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iconography.

Track listing

- Ha, ha, ha #

- Moja prva ljubav (My first love) # Zana - Pepito pantalone #

- Ona se budi (She's awakening) #

Laboratorija zvuka Laboratorija Zvuka ( sr-cyr, Лабораторија Звука; trans. ''Sound Laboratory''), credited as Laboratorija (''Laboratory'') only on some of their releases, was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Novi Sad in 1977. Noted for ...

- Skakavac joj zašo u rukavac (A grasshopper crawled up her sleeve) #

- Konobar (Waiter) # Film - Zamisli život u ritmu muzike za ples (Imagine life in the rhythm of dance music) #

- Retko te viđam sa devojkama (I rarely see you with girls) #

- Poziv na ples (Dance call) # Aerodrom - Stavi pravu stvar na pravo mjesto (Put the right thing in the right place) #

Bulevar Bulevar ( sr-cyr, Булевар; English: Boulevard) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Its name simply means "boulevard" in Serbian. Bulevar is not a traditional city neighborhood; it is rather an informal neighborhood th ...

- Nestašni dečaci (Naughty boys) #

- Bolje da nosim kratku kosu (It's better for me to wear short hair)

References

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Track listing

See also

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