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“Give me this night” they sang in Opole.  The critics were against it, but thanks to the audience they won the award

“Give me this night” they sang in Opole. The critics were against it, but thanks to the audience they won the award

When the words of the song “Daj mi tę noc” resounded for the first time on the Opole stage, the critics did not hide their embarrassment. Nevertheless, the song was liked by the audience, winning an award in the premiere competition, and was quickly hailed as a hit. Today, it is even more popular than its authors, i.e. the Bolter band.

In 1984, the composer and musician, Sławomir Sokołowski, brought Bolter to life. Their first, including “How to believe”, “More sun” or “Stay, wait”, quickly gained popularity among listeners. The real success, however, was yet to come.

They sang “Give me this night” in Opole. Critics called it “kitsch”

During the performance at the 17th National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, the group, headed by Halina Zimmerman at the time, performed “Daj mi tu noc”, the lyrical layer of which was written by Andrzej Sobczak. Among the strongly divided opinions of critics, however, the unflattering ones prevailed. The song was considered “cheesy” and its lyrics “hopelessly stupid”. The audience, however, was pleasantly surprised by the rhythmic sound, so they were honored with “Karolinka” and an award in the premiere competition, and their song quickly became a great one. – There was a moment when we had contracted 500 concerts – Sokołowski in one of the interviews. However, the singer was overwhelmed by the excessive interest of listeners and the media. After some time, she decided to leave the composition, which in turn put the musicians in an embarrassing situation. Contracts for concerts were already signed, and severe penalties were imposed for breaking them. So the search for an artist who could replace her began.

However, a worthy replacement appeared sooner than anyone could have imagined. During the graduation concert at the Song School, a friend of Sokołowski heard the voice of Iwona Maciejewska-Szram. He knew that the composer was looking for a singer, so he obtained her phone number and gave it to the founder of the band. Sokołowski decided to invite the young artist to cooperate. Years later, Szram admitted that at that time she did not know either the band or its repertoire. Nevertheless, she decided to accept the offer. – I had a completely different repertoire, more lyrical. I sang, among others songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Dalida, ABBA – she said in an interview for “Angora”.

After the success of their debut album, the band went into oblivion. Their greatest hit, however, is still known and sung by many

The cooperation developed rapidly, because the interest in the band’s new material was huge. Scar had to learn in a few weeks the entire repertoire that Bolter played at concerts. However, this was only the beginning of the challenges. Soon the band was going to enter the studio to record the whole album, and she was to be the main voice. She was excited and eventually each of these projects turned out to be a great success. The listeners warmly welcomed both the album and the songs, although “Give me this night” was still their greatest. Following the punch, they decided to make a second album. After the premiere of “Hollywood”, however, it turned out that it did not repeat the success of its predecessor. – The audience preferred the first album and still prefers this album – said the singer. Over time, the popularity began to wane and today the band only occasionally plays concerts, and in addition with an incomplete line-up. However, they still hope to conquer the scene again in the future. Although few people remember the musicians who created Bolter, their greatest hit is still known and sung by all generations.

Source: Gazeta

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