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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I dalje me ele
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| type = single
| artist = Gru
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| recorded = 1996
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = 4:14
| label = City Records
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| prev_title = Biu tu
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Ti to zove ljubav
| next_year = 2011
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"'I dalje me ele'" (They Still Want Me) is a song recorded and written by Serbian rappers Gru and Ajs Nigrutin of Bad Copy. The song was number 1 in Serbia for 8 consecutive weeks and reached number 1 in Montenegro, Croatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Macedonia. The song was nominated for the MTV Platinum Awards in the category for Best Singles.
Lyrics
The lyrics tackle Nigrutin and Gru's career, drawing parallels that people still respect their artistry after their initially rise to prominence. Similar to his previous single 'Biu tu', it contained provocative lyrics about prostitution and issues of popularity. With production done by Andonov and Aleksandar Stanojevi, 'I dalje me ele' was recorded after Gru's 3-year hiatus, in efforts to assert fame yet again. According to a 2018 interview by Balkan Info, Andonov stated that "I dalje me ele was a step in the right direction, in harmony with the evolution of underground hip-hop".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-OUXsSRsxo|Gru INTERVJU: Gru - Ponovo ivimo devedesete, plaim se da ovde nikada nee biti bolje! (13.10.2018) on YouTube]
Music video
The music video for 'I dalje me ele' was recorded in Belgrade, Panevo and Dimitrovgrad as the dominant places where Andonov spent his life. In the scenes filmed in Belgrade, Andonov is rapping in the Vojislava Ilia 86 street of Vodovac, near the night club Excellent. In Panevo, Nigrutin and Gru are in the Central Panevo Club performing with Ivana Stamenkovi Cindy from the Belgrade-based pop-folk recording act 'Models' on stage.[https://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/secate-se-njih-sta-danas-rade-i-kako-izgledaju-clanice-modelsica/fsr6ec0|Gru SEATE SE NJIH? ta danas rade i kako izgledaju lanice "Modelsica" from Blic.rs (Gru)] In the scenes in Dimitrovgrad, Andonov is walking through his childhood neighbourhood of Babunica, and is performing with Nigrutin in the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club. In the Hemija Dimitrovgrad Club, a guest appearance by Maldivian performer and model of Serbian descent Una Gruji is featured.[https://www.srbijadanas.com/clanak/vruce-da-li-ste-znali-da-je-una-grujic-seksi-crnka-iz-spota-repera-grua-video-16-07-2015|Gru VRUE: Da li ste znali da je Una Gruji seksi crnka iz Gruovog spota? (VIDEO) on Serbia Today - Srbija Danas] The video was directed by Serbian director Milan Mima Babovi, and co-directed by Serbian artist Uro Kilibarda Stani.
Reception
'I dalje me ele' received generally positive reviews by critics. Montenegrin music critic and hip-hop veteran Zoran Jovanovi described the song as "the perfect return after a hiatus, with refreshed motifs of rap, wrapped up in a modern production". Singer-songwriter and critic Nenad Baralji credited the song in a segment in Stani na put, stating that "the song is an essential Balkan rap classic, leaning more towards commercialisation than underground".
In popular culture
The song was interpreted in various national renditions of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[http://tlzp.prva.rs/1-sezona/epizode/106/tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato---3-epizoda.html TLZP TLZP Episode 3] It was sung in 2013 by Serbian artists Sky Wikluh and Sneki in first season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[http://tlzp.prva.rs/1-sezona/epizode/106/tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato---3-epizoda.html TLZP TLZP Episode 3] It made an appearance in , the Bulgarian version of the reality show, where it was sung by chalga vocalist Azis in 2012, as well as the Polish version Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo in 2014, sung by television personality Jacek Kawalec.https://www.www.tvpolsat.info/news.php?readmore=6287 Estonian performer Vaiko Eplik sang the song as Nigrutin in the second episode of the Estonian Your Face Sounds Familiar in 2016." The most recent interpretation was in 2017, when singer-songwriter Flaka Krelani sung the song as Gru, including Biu tu as a medley in the second season of the Albanian Your Face Sounds Familiar.
'I dalje me ele' was included in the soundtrack for A Serbian Film[http://www.popboks.com/vest.php?ID=9318 S.A.R.S. nadomak debija, Popboks.com, January 30, 2009] and in the Sergej Trifunovi film Samo sivi dani.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0872729/bio Sergej Trifunovi profile], imdb.com; accessed 28 October 2016. It also was heard numerous times in Marchelo's documentary Stani na put.
Accolades
References
Category:Gru (rapper) songs
Category:2010 songs
Category:2011 singles
Category:Music videos shot in Belgrade
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