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{{Short description|1977 song by Banjo Band}}
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[[File:Banjo band.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ivan Mládek (right) and the [[Banjo Band]], [[Poznań]], 2008.]]
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'''Jožin z bažin''' (originally 1977) is a [[song]] by [[Czechs|Czech]] [[musician]] and [[comеdian]] [[Ivan Mládek]], and is among his best known songs. He even called it the "[[National Anthem]]" of his TV show "Countryshow". In January 2008, the song became popular in [[Poland]], winning several radio hitlists.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} It is also popular in [[Hungary]], [[Austria]] and [[Russia]], sporting a cult following on blogs, and several versions of various translations. The song is a [[Surreal humour|surreal]] tale of a mysterious man-eating monster living in the [[swamp]]s (Jožin z bažin, Joey from the swamps). In the song, the monster is eventually defeated with the use of a [[cropduster]]. A [[Poland|Polish]] [[cabaret]] called Kabaret pod Wyrwigroszem created a [[parody]] of "Jožin z bažin", entitled "Donald marzy" ('Donald dreams'), about the Polish prime minister, [[Donald Tusk]]. The Russian band ''Мурзилки International'', made a Russian parody under the title "Путин едет в Пикалёво" ("Putin goes to Pikalyovo"), about Russia's former prime minister and current president, [[Vladimir Putin]]. There is a Serbian version of the song: "Medo Brundo" - Brundo the Bear. There are also several parodies of the song in [[Lithuania]]n, which are mainly about the country's most nefarious [[politicians]] and about the former prime minister [[Andrius Kubilius]]. The [[Ivan Mládek]] [[Banjo Band]] created a [[Polish language|Polish]] version of "Jožin z bažin". The nearest equivalent musical style in English is that of the [[Wurzels]].{{citation needed|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Jožin z bažin
| cover = <!--just the file name-->
| type = single
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| artist = [[Banjo Band]]
| album = Nashledanou!
| B-side = Ušní Příhoda
| released = 1977
| recorded = 1977
| studio =
| genre = [[Dixieland]]
| length =
| label = [[Panton Records|Panton]]
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| writer = [[Ivan Mládek]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Dáša Jedla Cukroví
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = V Motelu V Motole
| next_year = 1977
}}
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[[File:Banjo band.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ivan Mládek (right) and [[Banjo Band]] in 2008]]

'''Jožin z bažin''' is a song written by Czech musician and comedian [[Ivan Mládek]] and recorded by his group, [[Banjo Band]], in 1977. It is considered the band's best-known song, both at home and internationally. In January 2008, it became popular in [[Poland]], winning several radio hit lists,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jožin z bažin a trsající Pešák uhranuli Polsko |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/jozin-z-bazin-a-trsajici-pesak-uhranuli-polsko.A080115_143632_hudba_kot |website=idnes.cz |date=15 January 2008 |access-date=10 April 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Jožin z bažin and the Shaking Pawn Conquered Poland}}</ref> and the band recorded a Polish version on their album ''Jozin z bazin w Polsce'', released the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jožin Z Bažin W Polsce |url=https://www.discogs.com/Ivan-Ml%C3%A1dek-Banjo-Band-Jo%C5%BEin-Z-Ba%C5%BEin-W-Polsce/release/6470767 |website=discogs.com |date= |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> It was also popular in [[Hungary]], [[Austria]], and [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jožin z bažin hitem i v Rusku. V nové verzi škádlí Putina |url=https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/kultura/kulturni-peklo/jozin-z-bazin-hitem-i-v-rusku-v-nove-verzi-skadli-putina_131254.html |website=tyden.cz |date=27 July 2009 |access-date=10 April 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Jožin z bažin a hit in Russia as well. In the new version, he teases Putin}}</ref>


==Story==
==Story==
The song is a parody on medieval tales, where a brave knight rescues a remote kingdom terrorized by a horrible monster, marries the princess, and receives half the kingdom as a reward. A man driving through the Czech region of [[Moravia]] in a [[Škoda 100]] finds a village terrorized by a monster named Jožin, who eats mainly [[tourism|tourists]] from [[Prague]]. The chairman of the local [[collective farm]] (Czech: JZD) promises half of the JZD, and his daughter's hand in marriage, if the man defeats the monster. The man asks for a [[cropduster]] plane, the only known weapon against the monster, catches Jožin, and then decides to just sell him to a [[zoo]].
The song is a parody on medieval tales, where a brave knight rescues a remote kingdom terrorized by a horrible monster, marries the princess, and receives half the kingdom as a reward. A man driving through the Czech region of [[Moravia]] in a [[Škoda 100]] finds a village terrorized by a monster named Jožin (Joey from the swamps), who eats mainly tourists from [[Prague]]. The chairman of the local [[collective farm]] promises half of the farm, together with his daughter's hand in marriage, if the man defeats the monster. The man asks for a [[cropduster]] plane, the only known weapon against the monster. He catches Jožin and then decides to just sell him to a zoo.


==Cover versions==
==Metallica cover==
American heavy metal band [[Metallica]] covered the song during a concert in [[Prague]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/467941-metallica-zahrala-v-praze-jozina-z-bazin.html |title=Metallica zahrála v Praze Jožina z Bažin |date=3 April 2018 |website=[[Novinky.cz]] |access-date=3 April 2018 |language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/hudba/metallica-praha-jozin-z-bazin-video-koncert_1804030637_mos |title=Metallica zahrála v Praze. Došlo i na Jožina z bažin a práškovací letadlo |date=3 April 2018 |website=iRozhlas.cz |access-date=3 April 2018 |language=Czech}}</ref>
American heavy metal band [[Metallica]] covered the song during a concert in Prague in 2018, receiving an enthusiastic response from their audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/467941-metallica-zahrala-v-praze-jozina-z-bazin.html |title=Metallica zahrála v Praze Jožina z Bažin |date=3 April 2018 |website=[[Novinky.cz]] |access-date=3 April 2018 |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/hudba/metallica-praha-jozin-z-bazin-video-koncert_1804030637_mos |title=Metallica zahrála v Praze. Došlo i na Jožina z bažin a práškovací letadlo |date=3 April 2018 |website=iRozhlas.cz |access-date=3 April 2018 |language=cs}}</ref>


==See also==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
*[[Ivo Pešák]]
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*[[Ivan Mládek]]
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*[[Banjo Band]]


==External links==
==External links==
*{{YouTube|5T_uxoV5FuQ|Video with English subtitles}}
* {{YouTube|HrxLf2Zje54|Jožin z bažin}}
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* [http://musescore.com/score/5698 Sheet music on musescore.com]
*{{YouTube|X1oe1Fnz8eA|Higher quality original video}}
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*[http://musescore.com/score/5698 Sheet music on musescore.com]


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Latest revision as of 12:21, 6 July 2024

"Jožin z bažin"
Single by Banjo Band
from the album Nashledanou!
B-side"Ušní Příhoda"
Released1977
Recorded1977
GenreDixieland
LabelPanton
Songwriter(s)Ivan Mládek
Banjo Band singles chronology
"Dáša Jedla Cukroví"
(1976) 		"Jožin z bažin"
(1977) 		"V Motelu V Motole"
(1977)
Ivan Mládek (right) and Banjo Band in 2008

Jožin z bažin is a song written by Czech musician and comedian Ivan Mládek and recorded by his group, Banjo Band, in 1977. It is considered the band's best-known song, both at home and internationally. In January 2008, it became popular in Poland, winning several radio hit lists,[1] and the band recorded a Polish version on their album Jozin z bazin w Polsce, released the same year.[2] It was also popular in Hungary, Austria, and Russia.[3]

Story

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The song is a parody on medieval tales, where a brave knight rescues a remote kingdom terrorized by a horrible monster, marries the princess, and receives half the kingdom as a reward. A man driving through the Czech region of Moravia in a Škoda 100 finds a village terrorized by a monster named Jožin (Joey from the swamps), who eats mainly tourists from Prague. The chairman of the local collective farm promises half of the farm, together with his daughter's hand in marriage, if the man defeats the monster. The man asks for a cropduster plane, the only known weapon against the monster. He catches Jožin and then decides to just sell him to a zoo.

Metallica cover

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American heavy metal band Metallica covered the song during a concert in Prague in 2018, receiving an enthusiastic response from their audience.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jožin z bažin a trsající Pešák uhranuli Polsko" [Jožin z bažin and the Shaking Pawn Conquered Poland]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Jožin Z Bažin W Polsce". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Jožin z bažin hitem i v Rusku. V nové verzi škádlí Putina" [Jožin z bažin a hit in Russia as well. In the new version, he teases Putin]. tyden.cz (in Czech). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Metallica zahrála v Praze Jožina z Bažin". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Metallica zahrála v Praze. Došlo i na Jožina z bažin a práškovací letadlo". iRozhlas.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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