Why was the crowd so dead that day?

[quote] I need to know why the crowd was so dead that day in 1988

Disgust at the hideous mole.

And we have a winner of the Most Obscure Subject for a Thread Award.

Who is even more unknown than Vlado Kalember? The audience members on that day 35 years ago.

[quote] And we have a winner of the Most Obscure Subject for a Thread Award.

OP is obsessed. He's started four other threads on this guy in the last six months.

Is OP the guy who pretends to be Nate Czeydhdhdhebdbdhnovich?

r3 Unknown? He's one of the most famous men in Croatia and has even been to the Eurovision.

[quote]And we have a winner of the Most Obscure Subject for a Thread Award.

Well, at least a runner up.

They were delighting in the joys of authoritarianism.

In old country, we no show happy. 😐

R9 I thought Italy was "Old Country"?

Traumatized by the Commies and their secret police they were awaiting a signal it was OK to applaud the performance. There were recording devices at the venue. Never can be too careful.

The audience looked like mostly olds.

The poor singer looks like he feels so incredibly uncomfortable. His body language is saying, “I just want to finish this damn song and get off this fucking stage.” You know he can feel their lack of enthusiasm.

OP, maybe this could be the last thread on him. You do seem a little obsessed. We are starting to behave in the same manner the crowd was responding to him.

r13 It will be the last thread on him. I don't think I have anything more to say about him.

Vlado Kalember sounds like something you'd find in the Produce department of the Piggly Wiggly!

It looks like it’s from 1983 but it’s really 2007.

r16 It was filmed in 1988. Here he is now at 70.

Wasn't his country in a war at the time or about to go to war?

r18 Not at the time. The Yugoslavic war didn't start until 1991.

r11 Really?

They acid wash burned their eyes

They are concerned for the alcoholic in denial. Lyrics:

Wine on the lips

Let the wise men follow us

don't ask if it's a sin

tonight we will gladly

sell our souls for laugh

Your words are cold

but the look in your eyes is warm, long

don't ever be afraid of me

I'll be your good friend

Wine on the lips

let the song be heard all the way to the Adriatic sea

wine on the lips

let all people know you made me drunk

r22 I don't understand those lyrics at all.

Why hasn't anyone mentioned how cute he is? forget the mole.

As a twink, he was identical to Johnny Depp

Who?

The look and feel of that “live” performance is that of an official local small-town festival (I’ve been going to Croatia for decades, and this sort of thing is fairly common in spring and especially summer). Considering the year, if it is an official local festival, then that audience is full of Party officials and local Party sympathizers, and they probably know they’re on pretty thin ice. The breakup of the Yugoslavian League of Communists and civil war was only two years away, and that bag-of-laughs fun guy Slobodan Milošević had been the undisputed leader of Yugoslavia for a whole year.

The two (obviously) Party bros having a chat in the front row are probably trying to figure out how to get to Trieste before the hammer falls.

Der Komisar's in town oh oh oh!

Next up from OP: Didi Kempot's fashion choices!

what R27 said...secret police and informants (maybe your neighbor or best friend) were everywhere

r30 Informants for what? Are the audience not allowed to dislike the song? Is the singer part of a mafia or something? I don't understand why politicians have to get involved with musical performances.

Is this guy gay? If not that is the relevance here? No name person from 35 years ago to post a thread about?

r32 because I'm gay and I like him.

r30, 'ya had to be there to understand

The sky was so blue that day.

Looks weird nowadays. Not exactly old, but feminine with odd mouth movements.

You are the STRANGEST Stan on DL in several years.

r37 Why? Isn't there anyone you're a fan of?

Because the point of social media and a discussion forum is to communicate with outer humans. And not to repeatedly regurgitate your passion for something or someone of zero interest to everyone.

You tried one time, and that's ok. And nobody was interested.

Subsequent threads in which NOBODY is going to engage with you positively about your passionate interest = any number of mental illnesses.

Vlado and Edward Snowden need to get together to compare their hideous moles.

Miss Duncan, may I have permission to rearrange Kris’ pussy lips? They make me feel so uncomfortable .

No, Donna. Sit down.

[QUOTE] Why? Isn't there anyone you're a fan of?

Of course Jan. But usually someone has to have some modicum of talent to have fans. That's what's so puzzling about your obsession.

r42 You don't think Vlado Kalember has talent?

He had a lush mullet back in the day… but a bland voice and zero stage presence.

Still, I would have done him. Then.

r44 He's more attractive middle aged.

I do enjoy his singing. My favorite is his song from the 1970's. I am unable to recall the name. It sounds like " daaa, daannny booon, danny, danny boon.....tuh tuh, tuh tuh tuh tuhtuh tuh tuh tuhn tuhtuh..."

Perhaps had he changed his first name he might have had more crossover success in the U.S. like his sister Patricia did on thirtysomething and then Sisters.

Did he perform at Live Aid?

It could be cultural. Not every country's audiences jump to their feet and scream after the singers sing. In some cases, polite applause is the tradition, and the audience actually listens to the performer, rather than singing along at the top of their lungs or screaming throughout. Here is an example: this singer is spectacular, one of the best voices in the world. Notice the audience reaction at the end. But, that's the way they are; it's not that they didn't like what they heard.

No one but NO ONE cares, OP.

r50 But why? Is it because you're not fans or because you've seen the video and are not impressed?

OP is officially a troll. We are being tolled.

r52 No, I'm not. I'm genuinely interested in knowing why I'd troll a topic like this. I just want to know if people like Vlado Kalember. Even if you don't know who he is, you know now because of the video I posted. Why is it so hard for people to give an opinion on Vlado Kalember?

Trolling or on the Spectrum. No difference for the rest of us.

Get this through your noggin. We like Sally Field. NOT YOU. Nor what's his name.

The song at R36 is terrible. I don't know why Europeans can't write good pop songs. But he seems like a nice guy. I was more interested in the silver fox who hosts the show at the start of the video.

R55 Yeah, cause there are no good pop songs that came out of the UK. Or good European pop bands like that American band Abba

emotions weren't invented yet.

He married a woman 30 years younger and had his first child at 53.

I always forget Yugoslavia existed.

Reminds me of old country.

With these ruby slippers I'm wearing , I can go back to Yugoslavia to see my family & friends and Tito too.