108. ide dalje
"108. ide dalje" (lit. "The 108th Goes Forward") is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter Zvonimir Ćosić - Ćosa from Slavonski Brod. The song was released in June 1992 and is dedicated to the 108th brigade from Slavonski Brod. The song achieved great popularity locally and the name became the slogan of the brigade. It would be released on the tape entitled Mom Brodu, which was released in late 1992 and it contained songs from local singers from Slavonski Brod. Ćosa wrote another song for Mom Brodu titled "Nebeska Kraljice" and appeared once more in the compilation as the vocalist for the group Trag Vječnosti in "Stazama Garde".
| "108. ide dalje" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Zvonimir Ćosić - Ćosa | |
| from the album Mom Brodu | |
| English title | The 108th Goes Forward |
| Released | June 1992 |
| Genre | Rock, Pop |
| Length | 4:04 |
A documentary about the unit, 108. ide dalje features the song as a closing track.[1] In 2011, on behalf of the the Association of the 108th Brigade, Adolf Škrpan organized a cycling tournament with the name 108. ide dalje and takes place every year on the day of the founding of the brigade: the 28th of June.[2]
Music and lyrics
Ćosa was a well known singer in various local rock bands from Slavonski Brod in the 80s and early 90s. At the start of the war he joined the 108th brigade as a volunteer. He dedicated his time, when he was not on the battlefield, to music.
The song was directly inspired by the tragedy that occurred during the heavy bombings of the town. On the 3rd of May 1992, one of the hardest days for Brod, in the settlement of Jelas, an airplane bomb fell on the house of the Marinković family, killing 5 children that were hiding inside the basement of the home.[3]
After the tragedy, Ćosa wrote a song dedicated to the 108th Brigade, in order to boost morale in those though times.
In June 1992, Ćosa gathered his friends Antun Lović - Toni (guitar), Alen Ruško (keyboard) and Mirko Šenkovski - Kosta (backing vocals) in Brod's wartime TV studio, from where HRT reported the bombing of Slavonski Brod. The song was recorded in wartime conditions, with improvised equipment. On the same day the TV technicians presented there a video for the song, consisting of edited war footage from the area of Brod and in the evening it was broadcasted for the first time during the news on HRT and parts of it on the program Slikom na sliku.[4]
Lyrics
Lyrics:Kada mrak proguta dan |
Lyrics (English):[TBA] |
References
- ↑ 108. ide dalje. PLUSvideo. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ↑ U Podcrkavlju održana Biciklijada 108. ide dalje. Sportalo. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023
- ↑ 108. ide dalje - Zvonimir Ćosić. kulengang. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ↑ Zvonimir Ćosić. SBRock.net. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
