- Jožin z bažin
Jožin z bažin (originally
1978 ) is asong by Czechmusician andcomedian Ivan Mládek , and is one of his best known songs. He even called it the "National Anthem " of his country's shows. In January2008 , the song became popular inPoland andHungary , winning several radio hitlists.Fact|date=February 2008 It is also popular inRussia , sporting a cult following in blogs and several versions of translations. The song is a surrealtale of a mysterious man-eating (especially coming fromPrague )monster (Jožin z bažin, Joe from the swamps) living on theswamp s. He could be defeated only with the use of acropduster . A Polishcabaret called Kabaret pod Wyrwigroszem ('Cabaret under a torn outgrosz ') created aparody of "Jožin z bažin," entitled "Donald marzy" ('Donald dreams'), about the Polish prime minister,Donald Tusk . TheIvan Mládek Banjo Band has done Polish version of "Jožin z bažin."External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3tG1X5ewAg "Jožin z bažin" video on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4HnCgapFU Kabaret pod Wyrwigroszem's parody of "Jožin z bažin" on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cofd0Xe6KIU Polish version of "Jožin z bažin"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgzhG-B4zWM a Russian version]
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