Seka Kojadinović is my recent discovery and completely accidental one - helping a friend with covers of Dusty Springfield,we somehow stumbled upon this obscure singer who literary had 5 minutes of spotlight before she left music business. I am fairly familiar with all things retro and know all the forgotten singers of Ex Yu but Kojadinović was a surprise even for me.
Fairly competent singer who was at the right place in the right time,Kojadinović graced late 1960s rock scene of Belgrade and performed with some important & famous musicians ("Korni grupa", "Eclipse") before going solo,but this solo career never really took off. Either lady was not commercial enough or was it question of luck,promotion,determination,who knows.
However,Kojadinović did left several singles behind and this one (recorded in 1973) have interesting choice of songs - A side is wasted on something simple enough to get radio play (it didn't,although it was presented on Belgrade pop festival that year) but side B has a stunning ballad "A moje usne šapuću Tebi" with spiraling piano introduction,beautiful melody and some serious drama going on. This ballad was so good and strong that it could have been title of an album,instead of being forgotten and sentenced for B side of the single - honestly,it would not have been out of place on Dusty Springfield album!
Classic story of beautiful gem hidden on a B side of the forgotten single.
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