Their history dates back to the m… Read Full Bio ↴Dżem is a Polish blues-rock band.
Their history dates back to the mid-1970s, although their first records were released in the mid-1980s. Their style varies between blues, southern rock, and hard rock. Their late vocalist - Ryszard Riedel [d. 1994 from heart failure caused by heavy drug addiction] - was an iconic figure in the history of Polish rock, followed by a nationwide cult similar to Jim Morrison's. His replacement - Jacek Dewódzki - sang on three albums in the second half of the 1990s, before being replaced by the more blues-orientated current singer, Maciej Balcar, in 2001. Their first album with Balcar, called 2004, was released in September 2004.
After the tragic death (in a car crash) of the pianist Pawel Berger in January 2005, the band took a break for four months, before returning to full activity with a new pianist, Janusz Borzucki, in May 2005. In 2005 a biographic movie titled "Skazany na bluesa" (Sentenced to Blues) was produced. Dżem's newest studio album and the first with the current line-up, Muza, was released in November 2010.
A prominent member of the band in 1980-1982 was in Apostolis Anthimos guitarist and drummer of the legendary trio SBB that split up in 1980 just one year before the martial law in Poland and just 10 days after the massacre in the secret polish concentration camp of Górna Grupa of Oct. 31, 1980, where just in one night more than 50 people were cremated alive - most of them members of the upcoming "Solidarność" movement. The soviet agent "Bolek" alias Lech Wałęsa was placed by the polishspeaking soviet junta as head of the movement.
The current line-up of the band features:
Maciej Balcar (since 2001)
Jerzy Styczyński (since 1979)
Adam Otręba (since 1973)
Beno Otręba (since 1973)
Zbigniew Szczerbiński (since 1992)
Janusz Borzucki (since 2005)
Gorszy Dzień
Dżem Lyrics
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Mieć czasem ten gorszy dzień
Nie uciekniesz od tego nie
Bankowo dopadnie cię
I tam na rozpaczy dnie
Będziesz sam zastanawiał się
Czy sobie nie strzelić w łeb
No a jeśli nie
I jeśli to nie jest grzech
Napij się
A będzie tak jak chcesz
Ja poległem niejeden raz
Gorszy dzień to najgorszy kac
Nie wyobrażasz tego sobie
Jak się wszystko pierniczy w głowie
Mimo tych nienajlepszych dni
Warto jednak sobą być
Chyba że innym już stajesz się
No a jeśli nie
Jak nie to cyk browara łyk...
Oby nikt nie był wtedy sam
Propozycję dla ciebie mam
Na te wszystkie gorsze dni
Mam taki dobry plan
Od rana najlepszy blues
No a potem na miasto szus
Może impreza nawinie się
A nawet jeśli nie...
Jak nie to cyk browara łyk...
In the song Gorszy Dzień by the Polish rock band Dżem, the lyrics explore the idea of having a bad day and feeling down. The opening lines state that everyone has these bad days from time to time, and that it is impossible to escape them - they will inevitably catch up with you. The singer then describes a moment of despair, where one is left alone to contemplate whether they should end it all. However, the lyrics quickly move on to suggest that this is not the solution, and instead, a quick drink might be the way to ease the pain. The chorus repeats the phrase "jak nie to cyk browara łyk" which translates to "if not, then just take a sip of beer".
The second verse of the song reinforces the idea that bad days can also be accompanied by a hangover, and that it is impossible to imagine the chaos that goes on inside the mind during those moments. The singer admits to having fallen victim to this many times before, and that it is the worst kind of hangover. The lyrics then take a more positive turn, suggesting that despite these bad days, it is still worthwhile to live life to the fullest, unless your attitude starts affecting other people. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the suggestion that a bit of music and a night out might be the perfect cure for the blues.
Overall, the song presents a message that is relatable to many people who have experienced a bad day or a hangover, and encourages the idea that there is always a way to turn things around and find joy in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Każdemu to zdarza się
Everyone has bad days
Mieć czasem ten gorszy dzień
Sometimes you have a worse day
Nie uciekniesz od tego nie
You can't escape it
Bankowo dopadnie cię
It will definitely catch up with you
I tam na rozpaczy dnie
And there, in despair
Będziesz sam zastanawiał się
You'll be alone wondering
Czy sobie nie strzelić w łeb
Whether or not to shoot yourself in the head
No a jeśli nie
And if not
Jak nie to cyk browara łyk
Then, cheers to a beer
I jeśli to nie jest grzech
And if that's not a sin
Napij się
Have a drink
A będzie tak jak chcesz
And it'll be how you want it
Ja poległem niejeden raz
I've fallen many times
Gorszy dzień to najgorszy kac
A worse day is the worst hangover
Nie wyobrażasz tego sobie
You can't imagine it
Jak się wszystko pierniczy w głowie
How everything messes up in your head
Mimo tych nienajlepszych dni
Despite these not so great days
Warto jednak sobą być
It's still worth being yourself
Chyba że innym już stajesz się
Unless you're becoming someone else
Oby nikt nie był wtedy sam
Hopefully no one is alone then
Propozycję dla ciebie mam
I have a proposition for you
Na te wszystkie gorsze dni
For all those worse days
Mam taki dobry plan
I have such a good plan
Od rana najlepszy blues
The best blues in the morning
No a potem na miasto szus
And then, out on the town
Może impreza nawinie się
Maybe a party will come up
A nawet jeśli nie...
And even if it doesn't...
Jak nie to cyk browara łyk...
Then, cheers to a beer...
Writer(s): beno otreba
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