The main creators of the band were the brothers Predrag (Peđa) and Mladen Vranešević, who comprised a prominent music tandem in former Yugoslavia, especially active in composing music for television and film. The other members in the first line up were: Dinna Vranešević (vocals), Aleksandar Pejak (guitar), Vera Lajko (keyboards), Dragan Zarić (drums), Đorđe Urban (bass guitar), Vince Olah and Miroslav Ćurćijanski (violins).
They achieved their first mainstream success at the Opatija pop music festival. Their first three singles were released for PGP-RTB, but afterwards, they signed for Jugoton to release their debut album Telo (Body) with the following line up: Mladen Vranešević (vocals), Peđa Vranešević (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Đorđe Urban (bass), Ivan Kašik (drums), Dinna Vranešević (vocal), Aleksandar Pejak (guitar) and Renata Viggy (vocals). The album included a tribute song to then-popular Petar Čelik, formerly a skinny boy who later rose to a bodybuilding champion. They picked up Petar and his wife to join their stage performances. While the band was playing, Petar was practicing his bodybuilding using various training devices. They also picked up some marginal character from the streets of Novi Sad called Vilmoš Kauboj. He also toured with them and performed on stage as a circus type of an announcer. The complete band on stage consisted of 13 persons.
In the end of 1980 they released one of their best known hits, the ska song "Ska-kavac joj zaš'o u rukavac" which featured quotes from folklore erotic poetry compiled by Vuk Karadžić. The other side of the single featured the song "Mod-deran". The title of the song is a play on words: in Serbian, the whole word "moderan" means "modern", but when split into two parts, it stands for: Mod, which is a follower of the Mod subculture, and "deran", which may be translated as brat or "troublemaker". The single cover featured the band dressed in Mod Revival fashions and 2 Tone styling, which was fashionable during the time of the New Wave music period. "Ska-kavac joj zaš'o u rukavac" was included on the compilation Svi marš na ples! released by Jugoton in 1981.
With a slightly changed line up, they released their second album Duboko u tebi (Deeply inside you) for Jugoton in 1982. In this period they were also influenced by the classic rocknroll sound. Their retro-inspired ballad "Zaboravljena draga" was included in Vrući dani i vrele noći compilation released by Jugoton in 1982. In the same year, an older citizen in Novo mesto, SR Slovenia saw a poster announcing their concert and mistaken Vilmoš Kauboj to be Josip Broz Tito. Thinking that the band is making a ridicule of the president, the man reported them to the police. Peđa was formally sentenced to 40 days in prison, but the whole case was soon dismissed and all charges were dropped.
They later played at the Zagreb Bienale festival in Zagreb, SR Croatia which that year featured Gang of Four and Classix Nouveaux. There, they established contacts with foreign record labels.
Afterwards they went to play in Germany where they recorded the new single Devica 69 (Virgin 69) and in 1984 they traveled to London, UK for their artistic performances at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA).
In 1986 they release their third album Nevinost (Innocence) for Jugoton. The album featured a bizarre guest appearance of the "prophet" Dušica Ilić aka Kleopatra, a person who became popular for predicting future events. The album included the hit singles "Daj mi bugi, dam ti vugi" (Give me Boogie, I give you Woogie) and "Igra" (Game).
During the 1980s they composed pop and rock tunes, as well performed for numerous children TV shows incl. Poletarac, Fore i fazoni, Čik pogodi ko sam, Priče iz Nepričave starring Zoran Radmilović and Milena Dravić and many others.
After a long period of inactivity, in 1996 they released their last album with a Montenegrin title Nema niđe te ljepote.
Soon afterwards, they disbanded.
Mladen Vranešević died in July 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
Zaboravljena Draga
Laboratorija Zvuka Lyrics
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slusati odjek
svojih koraka
niz duge ulice proci
hej, mlekadzijo stani
prospi mleko
polivaci ulica
ti u tome mogu
pomoci
oooooo da li cu moci
ove noci
ooo iz ovog grada
za tobom sada
zaboravljena draga
zaboravljena draga
zaboravljena draga
sa putnicima sto
cekaju
tramvaj
koji nece doci
uuu-uuu-uuuuu
pijanac
ti si moj brat,
kao vetar
sto raznosi novine
niz ulicu
ooo-ooo
ponocne vesti
ooo -ooo
dali ces me sresti
zaboravljena draga
zaboravljena draga
The song "Zaboravljena Draga" by Laboratorija Zvuka seems to be a melancholic ode to a forgotten lover. The first two lines describe the act of walking down a long street and listening to the echoes of one's own footsteps. The singer then addresses someone, whom they refer to as "mlekadzijo," asking them to sleep after this night of hard work. In the next lines, they offer help to the street cleaners and say that they wonder if they will be able to leave the city tonight and see their forgotten love.
The next verse portrays a drunkard as the singer's brother and compares them to wind that blows newspapers down the street. The chorus repeats the same lament about the forgotten love and asks if they will meet them tonight.
The lyrics are open to interpretation, but there is a sense of sadness and resignation to the words. The singer seems to be someone who is stuck in a city they want to leave, but also has a complicated relationship with it. The forgotten lover is a memory that they can't seem to let go of but also know they can't go back to.
Line by Line Meaning
uuuu- uuuu
Repetitive vocalization of sounds representing a musical interlude
slusati odjek svojih koraka
Listen to the echoes of one's footsteps
niz duge ulice proci
Walk down long streets
hej, mlekadzijo stani
Hey, milkman stop
prospi mleko
Spill milk
po ovoj noci
This night
polivaci ulica
Street cleaners
ti u tome mogu
You can help in that
pomoci
Task of helping
oooooo da li cu moci
Expressing uncertainty about one's ability
ove noci
This night
ooo iz ovog grada
From this town
za tobom sada
For you now
zaboravljena draga
Forgotten darling
zaboravljena draga
Forgotten darling
zaboravljena draga
Forgotten darling
sa putnicima sto
With the passengers who
cekaju
Are waiting
tramvaj
Tram
koji nece doci
Which won't come
uuu-uuu-uuuuu
Repetitive vocalization of sounds representing a musical interlude
pijanac
Drunkard
ti si moj brat,
You are my brother,
kao vetar
Like the wind
sto raznosi novine
Which carries newspapers
niz ulicu
Down the street
ooo-ooo
Vocalization with no specific meaning
ponocne vesti
Midnight news
ooo -ooo
Vocalization with no specific meaning
dali ces me sresti
Will you meet me
zaboravljena draga
Forgotten darling
zaboravljena draga
Forgotten darling
Contributed by Annabelle N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sennaYU
Slusati odjek svojih koraka
niz duge ulice proci
hej, mlekadzijo stani
prospi mleko po ovoj noci
polivaci ulica ti
u tome mogu pomoci
Ref.
O, da li cu moci
ove noci
o, iz ovog grada
za tobom sada
zaboravljena draga
Sa putnicima sto cekaju
tramvaj koji nece doci
Pijanac, ti si moj brat
kao vetar sto raznosi
novine niz ulicu
Ref.
O, ponocne vesti
o, da li ces me sresti
zaboravljena draga
@damirblagojevic4012
Ovu pesmu sam prvi put čuo pre 15 god u domaćem filmu Oktober fest. Od tada sam je poslušao više hiljada puta😊
@velimirpopsavin3269
Divna pesma iz lepih proslih vremena. Braca Vranjesevic i Laboratorija su bili izuzetni, originalni i neponovljivi. Jednom recju genijalci.
@aleksandarantic1593
Počivaj u miru veliki čoveče - Predraže Vranješeviću.
@velimirpopsavin3269
R.I.P. Pedja. Hvala za vanvremensku muziku. Nikada te necemo zaboraviti.
@021InvsdI
Počivajte u miru čika Peđa.
@MaxQNik
R. I. P. Peđa ♥
@luckyluciano2612
R.I.P. Pedja,bio si veliki majstor.
@user-ib7vb5qy6j
Laboratorija Zvuka,Djavoli i ostala "ekipa..." "Rockabilly-fazon.." Kockasti blejzeri,saksofoni... I odes u neko mnogo,"lepse" vreme,puno ljubavi i razumevanja.. Bila jednom,jedna divna zemlja...😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚
@TheSuperdjica
Osim ove pesme oni bas i nemaju neke veze sa Rockabilly-jima....
@matea1107
@@TheSuperdjica Da. Inicijalno novi val. Kakogod, odlicno je! 😊