Czerwone Gitary were founded by guitarist/vocalist Jerzy Kossela (July 15, 1942 – January 7, 2017) and bassist Henryk Zomerski on 3 January 1965 in Gdańsk. Initial members included Bernard Dornowski (guitar/vocals), Krzysztof Klenczon (lead guitar /vocals) and Jerzy Skrzypczyk (drums/vocals); four members (Dornowski, Klenczon, Kossela and Zomerski) had played previously in another notable Polish band, the Niebiesko-Czarni (The Blue-Blacks). Note: Radio disc jockey Neil Kempfer-Stocker was the first person to air the Blue-Blacks 45 rpms in America while at WRMC Radio Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1968. In Autumn 1965 Zomerski was replaced by Seweryn Krajewski (bass/vocals) ; around that time the band also launched their first tour in Poland under the slogan "We play and sing the loudest in Poland".
Their 1966 debut album "To właśnie my" ("It's us") sold 160,000 copies, and their May 1967 follow up, Czerwone Gitary 2, sold a then-record (for Poland) 240,000. In the same year Krajewski received a special award at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole (Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu). In 1967 Kossela left the band. The band's 1968 third album sold 220,000 copies, and the group received an award in Opole for their song "Takie ładne oczy" ("Such Pretty Eyes"). In 1969 the band received a MIDEM award in Cannes for the largest number of discs sold in Poland up to that date; this was the same year that the Beatles received this award. Thereafter the Czerwone Gitary would be known as the Polish Beatles (see also Beatlesque). The same year the group received a special award from Billboard magazine, and in Poland, another award from Opole festival for "Biały krzyż" ("White cross").
Klenczon left in 1970, the year of the band's acclaimed LP "Na fujarce" ("On the flute"). Krajewski then took lead as the group turned to mainstream folk-tinged pop in the 1970s.
After a hiatus the Czerwone Gitary returned in the early 1990s with Kossela, Dornowski and Skrzypczyk resurrecting the group. Krajeski refused to participate and even released a solo album credited to Czerwone Gitary by Seweryn Krajewski called "Koniec" ("The End"). Initially the new lineup played the old hits; its first new album since the 1970s was "...jeszcze gra muzyka" ("...still the music plays") in 1998. In a 2000 poll for the Polish magazine Polityka, Czerwone Gitary were selected as "One of the Best Polish Bands of the 20th Century". In 2005 a new song "Senny szept" ("Sleepy whisper") took fourth place in the Sopot International Song Festival.
Members:
Jerzy Kossela (guitar, vocals, founder, leader, left in 1967, returned in 1991, left again in 1993 and returned again in 1999, stopped touring in 2015 due to health problems and died in 2017)
Henryk Zomerski (bass, keyabords ('90 & '00 only), founder, left the band soon after it was founded, in late 1965; in the band since 1999 till his death in 2011)
Bernard Dornowski (guitar, vocals, bass, one of the original members, left in 1999)
Jerzy Skrzypczyk (drums, vocals, percussion, one of the original members, still in the band as of 2016)
Krzysztof Klenczon (lead guitar, vocals, harmonica,one of the original members; left in 1970)
Seweryn Krajewski (bass, vocals, guitar, piano, violin, keyboards, replaced Zomerski in December 1965; left in 1997)
Dominik Kuta (guitar, flute, vocals, briefly in 1970)
Ryszard Kaczmarek (bass, 1971–1975)
Jan Pospieszalski (bass, 1976–1980)
Wojciech Hoffman (guitar, 1997–2000)
Arkadiusz Malinowski (guitar, bass, 1999–2002)
Dariusz Olszewski (guitar, vocals, 2000–2004, rejoined in 2010, still in the band as of 2016)
Mieczysław Wądołowski (guitar, vocals, joined 1997, still in the band as of 2016)
Marek Kisieliński (guitar, keyboards, joined 2003, left in 2013)
Arkadiusz Wiśniewski (bass, guitar, vocals, joined in 2003, still in the band as of 2016)
Artur Chyb (guitar, joined in 2013, left in 2014)
Marcin Niewęgłowski (guitar, vocals, 2014-2016)
Marek Jabłoński (guitar, joined in 2016)
Artur Żurek (percussion, additional drums, joined in 2016)
To wlasnie my
Czerwone Gitary Lyrics
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Tak to właśnie my
Cała piątka znów przed Wami
Tak to właśnie my
Już zabawę zacząć czas
Kto chce posłuchać nas
Kto chce się bawić tak jak my
Niech odrzuci troski na bok
Czas nie liczy się
Kiedy zaczynamy grać
Choć na kilka chwil
Zapomnijcie o zmartwieniach
Bo możecie dziś
Razem z nami bawić się
Kto chce posłuchać nas
Kto chce się bawić tak jak my
Jak właśnie my
Niech odrzuci troski na bok
Nic nie liczy się
Kiedy zaczynamy grać
Nie zawsze była radość
Nierzadko smutne dni
Czas jednak zatarł wszystko
I dziś przed Wami znowu my
Tak to właśnie my
Cała piątka znów przed Wami
Tak to właśnie my
Już zabawę zacząć czas
Kto chce posłuchać nas
Kto chce się bawić tak jak my
Jak właśnie my
Niech odrzuci troski na bok
Czas nie liczy się
Kiedy zaczynamy grać
Tak to właśnie my
Już zabawę zacząć czas
To właśnie my
To właśnie my
To właśnie my
The song "To właśnie my" by Czerwone Gitary is an upbeat and optimistic song about five members of a band who are ready to start playing music for their audience. The lyrics tell the listeners to forget about their worries and join in with the band's fun and lively performance. The band encourages the audience to let go of their problems and just enjoy the music. The song reflects the theme of nostalgia, as the band sings about how times were tough in the past, but all of that has been long forgotten.
The opening lyrics "To znowu my to właśnie my" can be translated to "It's us again, it's exactly us". The band is suggesting that they are familiar to the audience and have come to entertain them once again. The lyrics "Nie zawsze była radość, Nierzadko smutne dni" can be translated to "Not always there was joy or often there were sad days". This verse is an indication that the band has had difficult times but they are now focusing on the present moment and making the best out of it. The chorus "Kto chce posłuchać nas, Kto chce się bawić tak jak my, Jak właśnie my" means "Who wants to listen to us, Who wants to have fun like us, Just like us" highlights the band's excitement and enthusiasm for their performance, where they are inviting the audience to join in with them.
Overall, "To wlasnie my" by Czerwone Gitary is a vibrant and uplifting song that encourages people to unite and have a great time together.
Line by Line Meaning
To znowu my to właśnie my
It's us again, just us
Tak to właśnie my
Yes, it's precisely us
Cała piątka znów przed Wami
The whole five of us are in front of you again
Już zabawę zacząć czas
It's time to start the fun
Kto chce posłuchać nas
Who wants to listen to us
Kto chce się bawić tak jak my
Who wants to have fun like us
Jak właśnie my
Just like us
Niech odrzuci troski na bok
Let them put their worries aside
Czas nie liczy się
Time doesn't matter
Kiedy zaczynamy grać
When we start playing
Choć na kilka chwil
Even for a few moments
Zapomnijcie o zmartwieniach
Forget about your worries
Bo możecie dziś
Because you can today
Razem z nami bawić się
Have fun with us
Nie zawsze była radość
It wasn't always joy
Nierzadko smutne dni
Often there were sad days
Czas jednak zatarł wszystko
Time erased everything
I dziś przed Wami znowu my
And today, it's us again in front of you
Tak to właśnie my
Yes, it's precisely us
Już zabawę zacząć czas
It's time to start the fun
To właśnie my
It's us
To właśnie my
It's us
To właśnie my
It's us
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