A BalkanBeats homage to our countryman, without whom we would have no light.
Nikola Tesla, the scientist who invented alternate current, radio transmission and many other great things, died unacknowledged, surrounded by pigeons.
Thankfully now a car bears his name, as well as this cheerful ska version electrified through the magnetic voice of Victoria Priester.
lyrics
"TESLA"
(Lyrics by Robert Šoko, Yuriy Gurzhy ⎜Berlin 2017)
He is a genius,
He is a mess,
He is the best,
He is a sinner,
He is a saint,
He is possessed,
He is cursed and he is blessed,
He left his nest and headed to the west,
Talking to a pigeon became his own religion,
To understand this world he use the intuition,
Sometimes he talks to me about power transmission,
He don‘t believe in God, he is following his vision,
chorus:
My brain, my brain, my brain is a black hole,
Your heart, your heart, my magnetic pole,
New power and daemons, establishing control,
Cold hearts, rough love, they alternate my soul
Alternate my soul, Tesla
credits
released April 30, 2020
COMPOSER: UROŠ PETKOVIĆ, ROBERT ŠOKO
VOCALS: VICTORIA PRIESTER, ROBERT ŠOKO
LYRICS: ROBERT ŠOKO, YURIY GURZHY, MARKO ŠOKO
ARRANGEMENT: UROŠ PETKOVIĆ, ROBERT ŠOKO
GUITAR: UROŠ PETKOVIĆ
TRUMPET: DAMIR BAČIKIN
MIX & MASTERING: ANDRES KLEIN
LABEL: BALKANBEATS RECORDS
Produced at the BalkanBeats Studio in Berlin Kreuzberg 2020.
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