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Kroke — Usual Happiness
Album: Ten Pieces To Save The World
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Total ratings: 2010









Released: 2003
Length: 5:40
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If you enjoyed it's worth listening to another of their classics "Time".
Posted 1 week ago by Bystander    [ Reply ]
Anybody here ever hear of a game called "night in the woods"?
Posted 1 week ago by snowcone    [ Reply ]
Oh, man, long time no hear it, welcome back to Paradise!
Posted 1 month ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 derekd wrote:

And thus God said, "There will be Radio Paradise"



He sure did!

Posted 3 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
if they ever make "Snatch 2" I hope this makes the soundtrack
Posted 4 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
I really like them a lot, no need for a shot of vodka, just great musicians and beautiful tune. RP play more of their music please.
Posted 4 years ago by kasia1podhalanka    [ Reply ]
 Pilcrow wrote:
WOW – a first Polish band I hear on RP!
 

Try the Polish Blues band "Dzem"
Posted 5 years ago by john_m_hopkins    [ Reply ]
Tomek i Tomek... most likely not "Kurba", for the latter... for obvious reasons ;-)
Posted 5 years ago by john_m_hopkins    [ Reply ]
Kills me. Reminds my of my club. The Polish Falcons Nest   #188.  
Posted 6 years ago by Centabor    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
hey anybody remember The Cold War (specifically Radio Free Europe)? Those odd b/w ads on tv where they had "They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway..." then some smoky voiced Bosnian or Polish language'd DJ squarble something about who knows what but man its still parked somewhere in my mind and this kind of Third Man sound sends me way over the wall, and not in a good way man


 
Didn't the Cold War go away when Global Warming arrived?
Posted 6 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
boring, have a shot of vodka, then another shot of vodka, then some kale soup, then some borscht . boring
Posted 6 years ago by blue-ice    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
hey anybody remember The Cold War (specifically Radio Free Europe)? Those odd b/w ads on tv where they had "They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway..." then some smoky voiced Bosnian or Polish language'd DJ squarble something about who knows what but man its still parked somewhere in my mind and this kind of Third Man sound sends me way over the wall, and not in a good way man


 
"On ...  Brohd-vay." That much I remember.
Posted 6 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
wonderful ...
Posted 6 years ago by michael46    [ Reply ]
WOW – a first Polish band I hear on RP!
Posted 7 years ago by Pilcrow    [ Reply ]
hey anybody remember The Cold War (specifically Radio Free Europe)? Those odd b/w ads on tv where they had "They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway..." then some smoky voiced Bosnian or Polish language'd DJ squarble something about who knows what but man its still parked somewhere in my mind and this kind of Third Man sound sends me way over the wall, and not in a good way man

Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I love this..it's repetitive but so is life..suits me fine
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
"Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as... as a fiddler on the roof!"
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
This track quite suits my twilight zone of an afternoon. Just a little absinthe before I stumble down the dark cobbled street to my smoky pit, my red velvet chair and my wise old wiry cat.
Posted 8 years ago by Montyontherun    [ Reply ]
The playing reminds me of Farid Farjad, an incredible Iranian violin player. I could have sworn it was him...
Posted 8 years ago by mzuther    [ Reply ]
I feel like I am watching an episode of The American's.
 
Posted 8 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
Yes, this is the real deal original source material, from the darkest depths of central europe, from which Mr. Waits draws much of his inspiration.
Beautiful transition from Chris Bathgate to this!
Posted 8 years ago by jackie0    [ Reply ]
 Violet8893 wrote:
Love this!! Reminds me so much of Budapest! My favorite city on the planet! :)
 

 
Don't you mean your favorite two cities?
Posted 8 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]

Very nice violin concerto ... unfortunately it reminds me of the dentist office, just before they start drilling ....  more gas please!


Posted 8 years ago by bobcanna1    [ Reply ]
Im waiting for Tom to Kroke out some vocals about a little bit of poison.
Posted 8 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
Love this!! Reminds me so much of Budapest! My favorite city on the planet! :)
 
Posted 8 years ago by Violet8893    [ Reply ]
Brilliant as always.  Love the diversity of the music and finding new stuff
Posted 8 years ago by Calshemortia    [ Reply ]
Uplifting without being sweet or obnoxious.  
I first heard Kroke here on Paradise, years ago, and still never tire of their sound.  {#Cool}
Posted 9 years ago by jackie0    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh...... the essence of why I am an avid RP listener -eclectic segues, music, just a hoot! Byrne to Bathgate to Kroke to Red Clay...nice.
Bill - you crack me up!
Posted 9 years ago by below72    [ Reply ]
Jean-Luc Ponty joins the circus.
Posted 9 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
Ah. Here comes the bandwagon of Kroke dissers. 
I'm not getting on. I like this.
Maybe not the best driving song I've heard, but I like it.


Posted 9 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
Ummm I'll pass on this song
Posted 9 years ago by ccdowenye    [ Reply ]
 SwissReVox wrote:
Yeah, I'm trying to remember me. Could swear I heard that Track in a movie.
 
Marvellous................I am Kroke.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Time to switch stations.....sorry Bill but I can't take this shit.
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
Sometimes I wonder if ten songs are enough to save the world. Then again, if the world stopped its endless bickering and sat down to listen to these ten songs, I'm pretty sure that it would find some semblance of peace—at least enough to reconsider the bickering. It might find a most unusual happiness.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Interesting. Catchy. Is that an accordion in the background?  Worth another listen. Thanks
Posted 9 years ago by kenbloom    [ Reply ]
Wow, never heard Kroke on RP before. Possibly I've missed it judging by the playhist history.

Play Time please !
Posted 10 years ago by Bystander    [ Reply ]
 patrick30 wrote:

looked for it, didn't find anything. but there is a movie!

 

 
With Audrey Tatou in it! 
Posted 10 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 SwissReVox wrote:




Yeah, I'm trying to remember me. Could swear I heard that Track in a movie.
 
looked for it, didn't find anything. but there is a movie!
Posted 10 years ago by patrick30    [ Reply ]
There are some days when music just helps to prop me up a bit.  Battling vertigo and a slight depressive episode, nothing I haven't faced before, but the music's helping.  Thanks Bill.
Posted 10 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
This should be part of the soundtrack of the Grand Budapest Hotel.  Maybe it is.
Posted 10 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
There is a very odd moment in this song where the mood abruptly switches from whimsical light hearted folk melody to downright sinister.  It's only for a brief period and then it goes right back to the former tone. 
Posted 10 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Unnecessary for RP!

 
Asking why would be unnecessary as well. 

Stingray, you should eat more ice cream. I think it would improve your mood.  {#Wave}
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Unnecessary for RP!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this come up on RP I think that if I had my way, I'd pull all those plaques of human figures and hands raised in peace out of our probes to deep space and just chuck in an RP playlist.
If those beings out there want a view of humanity, the RP vibe is juuuuuust right.
Posted 10 years ago by rashad    [ Reply ]
very nice - interesting to see the range of comments.
Posted 10 years ago by wilddave    [ Reply ]
isn't this the music used on the commercial where the guy's carrying a large glass beaker of green digestive fluid, with a grim "sorry folks" look paste'ed on his mug?     If not it should be
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 raga wrote:
30 seconds of this are enought, the rest is a pain

 
Funny - I came here to find the CD so I could buy it and have a whole day of this. 
Posted 11 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
Mommy!  Make it stop!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Emwolb    [ Reply ]
30 seconds of this are enought, the rest is a pain
Posted 11 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Thanks, Bill!
Posted 11 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]


I had ordered C.Cui's "Feast in Time of Famine"... and have been listening to Borodin...


This brings a craving for strong spirits and hearty meals...

Funny how things work out in a bit of this, that and form a pattern...       
Posted 11 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
 Love this!!!
Posted 11 years ago by mikeshoot    [ Reply ]
Please remove from playlist. Very annoying song :-(
Posted 11 years ago by Toppetasjen    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
This is what I love about RP. Thanks.

 
Echo that. Very refreshing. 
Posted 11 years ago by onelittlemoose    [ Reply ]
piękna
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
This is what I love about RP. Thanks.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
very very nice.
Its a shame to have to look at my other screen and get back to work
Posted 11 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Movie music. Last Tango in Warsaw. 
 
 
That would be a cool movie!
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Change it up for God's sake.
Posted 12 years ago by BBOGDA    [ Reply ]
RP at it's very best makes my life feel like an indy movie, too horrible to play in a movie house, sometimes pathetic, melancholy or too idealistic, other times brilliant. But always mine. At it's worst it reminds me of the close proximity of commercialism to my soul and makes me despise my education or anything man-made within line of site. 
Posted 12 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
Movie music. Last Tango in Warsaw. 
 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
My God, will he never get to the end of the street?!?!?!
Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 PopKombo wrote:
This is wonderful!   Was this used in a movie soundtrack?
 



Yeah, I'm trying to remember me. Could swear I heard that Track in a movie.
Posted 12 years ago by SwissReVox    [ Reply ]
This is wonderful!   Was this used in a movie soundtrack?
Posted 12 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
I already like it.
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]

Check out this album for more superb playing along with Nigel Kennedy - bridging the gap of understanding between cultures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miT3xVa-xeA 

Kennedy Kroke 
Posted 12 years ago by DudeFromOttawa    [ Reply ]
I like this in a background theme to Herschel buys a Challah loaf from the Street Vendor kind of way.

Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 tomeck wrote:

Many people of polish establishment, famous writers, journalists people from culture, government etc. are polish jews. Its not oxymoronic phrase in my opinion. Btw, phrase "American Jew" is also oxymoronic for you?

 
I regretted that statement about 10 minutes after I made it.  And have now deleted it. 
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
I feel like I'm at a Cirque de Soleil show!  Not bad.
Posted 12 years ago by Siljanus    [ Reply ]
Pretty insipid. 
Posted 12 years ago by EdmoJoe    [ Reply ]

Kroke-Tomasz Kukurba by desdibuix - miquel
Miquel Bohigas Costabella
https://www.flickr.com/photos/desdibuix/

Kroke (Tomasz Kukurba)

Copyright All rights reserved


Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Stolatz!
 
Posted 13 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:

Isn't the phrase "Polish Jew" oxymoronic?

 

Many people of polish establishment, famous writers, journalists people from culture, government etc. are polish jews. Its not oxymoronic phrase in my opinion. Btw, phrase "American Jew" is also oxymoronic for you?



Posted 13 years ago by tomeck    [ Reply ]
This made me a non-listener for some minutes. Terrible - or "sucko-barfo" :)
Posted 13 years ago by mflage    [ Reply ]

Existential angst polka


Posted 13 years ago by bbryan    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
I thought this was little drop of poison by the scratchy throat guy- forgot his name - brain fart. :) 
 

Tom Waits?
Posted 13 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:
meh
 
I will see your meh and raise you a ugh
Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
meh
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
"This music is stupid for my head!"
 
Did you misquote yourself?
I think you meant that "Your head is too stupid for this music." 

Just saying... by the way, what are your talents? 
Posted 13 years ago by Lazaerus    [ Reply ]
I thought this was little drop of poison by the scratchy throat guy- forgot his name - brain fart. :)
 
Posted 13 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]

"Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) is a Polish trio formed in 1992 in Kraków by three lifelong friends and graduates of the Academy of Music in Kraków"

Wow, it's the first Polish recording that I ever heard in RP. :)


Posted 13 years ago by tomeck    [ Reply ]
Anyone care to dance......slowly.
Posted 13 years ago by shampa1n    [ Reply ]
I really enjoyed this. I'll have to add this to my Astor Piazolla-inspired playlist, with Caravan Palace and others.
Posted 13 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
ANNOYING!
Posted 13 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
It's pretty good.  Too repetitive for anything higher than a 6 though.
Posted 13 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
different and nice
Posted 14 years ago by zenmumu    [ Reply ]
7>8 This is growing on me.
Posted 14 years ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
A Tango played backwards...
Posted 14 years ago by rgr0707    [ Reply ]
 KevH wrote:
Good Lord,  What a wonderful afternoon of music.  Thank you so much Bill and Rebecca 
 
Yes, I have enjoyed it so.

Posted 14 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
That's beautiful! Reminds me Fellini movies...
Posted 14 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 von_Hayek wrote:

Man, what is your f***ing problem...? {#Beat}
 
Stingray calls 'em like he hears 'em.  Unfortunately, sometimes he's amazingly tone-deaf.  {#Lol}  He is who he is and he writes what he writes. Just laugh it off. I'm sure HE does. {#Whistle}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Mmmmmm. Very nice.
Posted 14 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
Good Lord,  What a wonderful afternoon of music.  Thank you so much Bill and Rebecca 
Posted 14 years ago by KevH    [ Reply ]
I like it {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Like old New York...an Eastern European flair.{#Wave} Interesting, ethnic, emotional melody. I like that RP plays different things like this.{#Yes}

Posted 14 years ago by nicolewe    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:


...and what feeling might that be?
Bet they are Jewish!
They like to come up with such BS!

 
Man, what is your f***ing problem...? {#Beat}
Posted 14 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
Yawn {#Yell}
Posted 14 years ago by rm999    [ Reply ]
 naviganter wrote:
Leonard Cohens back up band? ;)
Nice with eastern european feeling from the 1920's,,, :)
 

...and what feeling might that be?
Bet they are Jewish!
They like to come up with such BS!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
"This music is stupid for my head!"
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 donnyballgame wrote:
This song elicits memories (or at least imagined memories) of sitting in an old theater in a NY borough with about about 80 people, most of whom are wearing woolen clothing and have hats in their laps and that smell of turpentine and tobacco. We are watching a magician, lighted with gas stage lamps, sawing a woman in two.
 

It reminds me of rats out on the town.
Posted 14 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
 donnyballgame wrote:
This song elicits memories (or at least imagined memories) of sitting in an old theater in a NY borough with about about 80 people, most of whom are wearing woolen clothing and have hats in their laps and that smell of turpentine and tobacco. We are watching a magician, lighted with gas stage lamps, sawing a woman in two.
 
Or created memories.Highly recommend The Illusionist with Edward Norton, Jessica Beale, and the astounding Paul Giamatti.  


Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 AdyMiles wrote:

this song is one of the reasons i often turn off radio paradise

 
Or at least turn the volume down for a few minutes or until the nausea passes...

Posted 14 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
Leonard Cohens back up band? ;)
Nice with eastern european feeling from the 1920's,,, :)


Posted 14 years ago by naviganter    [ Reply ]
Love this, its melancholy air and chilling modulations. +1 tonight.

Posted 14 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
 LastChance wrote:
I wish this song would do what the name of the band is. . .
 

I agree.  When will it end?
Posted 14 years ago by pcerna    [ Reply ]
{#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by pcerna    [ Reply ]
I wish this song would do what the name of the band is. . .
Posted 14 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
That was a beautiful song...
Posted 14 years ago by infamoso    [ Reply ]
 derekd wrote:
And thus God said, "There will be Radio Paradise"
 
{#Lol}

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Yay! It's over.
Posted 14 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
The world will perish long before this song ends. {#Yawn}
 
...apparently not

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
nix on and on....mit einer guten Musikanlage klingt es sehr gut...{#Good-vibes}
Posted 14 years ago by wildrudi    [ Reply ]
And thus God said, "There will be Radio Paradise"
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
Soothes my gypsy soul. MMMMmmmmmmmm

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
And so on, and so on, and so on. . .
Posted 14 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
{#Frustrated}  blech...
Posted 14 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
On and on and on, constantly the same theme... No, this really annoys me...

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Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 lewie221 wrote:
Is this the only song Kroke ever recorded?

(Trying hard not to express my completely subjective distaste for this overplayed 30-minute long dirge.)
 
The whole CD is fascinating. Highly recommended—with my completely subjective taste.

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 philbertr wrote:
(And just what the hell is a "Grip" anyway?)
 
Set electrician.


Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 donnyballgame wrote:
This song elicits memories (or at least imagined memories) of sitting in an old theater in a NY borough with about about 80 people, most of whom are wearing woolen clothing and have hats in their laps and that smell of turpentine and tobacco. We are watching a magician, lighted with gas stage lamps, sawing a woman in two.
 
Very nice. ...I only see the wedding scenes from The Frisco Kid and The Duchess & The Dirtwater Fox.

Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]