Rat i mir
Rat i mir (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð Ð°Ñ Ð¸ миÑ, lit. "War and Peace") is the fifth studio album by Serb war singer Baja Mali Knindža, released in late 1993 by SuperTon. It was released along side "Kockar bez sreÄe" and is accompanied by Orkestar Pravoslavci. It contains themes that were topical at its time of release such as hyperinflation, the state of Serb politics, and hardships endured during wartime.
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 First Edition SuperTon Cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Novokompovana | |||
| Length | 25:00 | |||
| Label | SuperTon | |||
| ÐаÑаâÐали ÐнинÑа chronology | ||||
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Background
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Release
Sometime in late 1993 SuperTon released two Baja albums simultaneously, Rat i mir and Kockar bez sreÄe with the former composed of patriotic songs and the latter composed of love songs. Following the release of the album, the song "GreÅ¡nik" would peak at no. 4 in the music charts in 1994.[1]
Compared to the albums that came before it, Rat i mir would be more grounded in its theming as it is a contemporary look into the state of wartime Yugoslavia. It would still include songs to boost morale such as "Äedo" and "Jovo". The song "Dražo" originally appeared in the Boro Srbin album Ja sam Srbin. Released prior to Rat i mir, it was titled "Ustani ÄiÄa Dražo" and reused elements of the Baja song "Kad sam bio mali." "Dražo" would have a complete overhaul stylistically, though its lyrics would remain the same. The song "Äedo" would be covered by Lepi MiÄa in the 1994 album Gdje cvjetaju božuri and would be renamed to "Stari Äetnik".
Shortly after in 1994, SuperTon would release a VHS of the same name which featured music videos for many of the songs in the album. The same year the RTVJ compilation "Koktel srpskih pevaÄa" and would feature three songs from the album, GreÅ¡nik, Dražo and Jovo. Despite implications of an RTVJ release of Rat i mir, a copy has yet to surface.
In 2015, SuperTon would upload the album to YouTube and various other streaming platforms for the first time. It would be reuploaded along with other albums in their catalog and redistributed to streaming services in 2020.
In modern times, "Tata" would gain infamy on the internet as it was used for the meme "My dad is a war criminal". As a result, its original message changed from making fun of war propaganda to condoning the act of committing war crimes.
Track listing
All tracks are written by ÐаÑа â Ðали ÐнинÑа except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "ÐилеÑ" |  | 2:40 |
| 2. | "ÐаÑвоÑ" |  | 4:05 |
| 3. | "ТаÑа" |  | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Ðедо" | ÐаÑа Ðали - ÐнинÑа, Ðазо ÐаÑÑин â ÐеÑо | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "ÐавÑило" |  | 3:25 |
| 2. | "ÐÑажо" |  | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Ðово" | ÐаÑа Ðали - ÐнинÑа, Ðазо ÐаÑÑин â ÐеÑо | 2:45 |
| 4. | "ÐÑеÑник" | ÐаÑа Ðали - ÐнинÑа, Ðазо ÐаÑÑин â ÐеÑо | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 20:00 | ||
Personnel
Writing
- ÐаÑа â Ðали ÐнинÑа - ÐÑзика и ÑекÑÑови (Music and Lyrics)
- Ðазо ÐаÑÑин â ÐеÑо - ТекÑÑ â ÐÑеÑник, Ðедо, Ðово (Lyrics)
- ÐоÑан Ð Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ - ÐÑанжмани (Arrangements)
Production
- ЦвеÑин ТодоÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ - ÐÑодÑÑÐµÐ½Ñ (Producer), ÐиÑекÑÐ¾Ñ (Director), Ðлавни и одговоÑни ÑÑедник (Editor in chief)
- ÐаÑа и ÐеÑка - ÐзвÑÑни пÑодÑÑенÑи (Executive producers)
- Феки - ФоÑо (Photography)
Miscellaneous
ÐоÑална подÑÑка â ÐоÑобаÑа, ÐонÑа, ÐвоÑаÑ, ÐелиÑе, ÐиÑка Ðапа, ÐиÑловка и Ðож.
Ðа би био оно ÑÑо Ñам Ð´Ð°Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¼Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ ÑÑ Ð·Ð°ÑлÑжили: ÐоÑан ÐаÑнковиÑ, ÐÑбиÑа, ÐÑÑÑ, ÐилоÑад ÐовиÑ, ÐоÑа, ТÑандаÑиÑовиÑ, Ðиле ÐÐ»Ð¸Ð¼Ð¿Ð¸Ñ Ð¸ Ñедан ÐеÑко
Variants
- Generally high audio quality
- Numbered release
- Known numbers: 01204, 01219, 01428, 04458, 09132
- SuperTon stamp
- Late 1993
- Low audio quality
- Unnumbered Rerelease
- No SuperTon stamp
- Sometime in 1994
- Cassette label has the same design as a 1994 edition of BraÄa sa Dinare and resembles the early 1995 SuperTon design
Gallery
References
- â Baja Mali Knindza - Gresnik. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023.
