For a land tucked away under Poland and Germany, the Czech Republic is seldom known for big names in music. Not too much has changed since 1978, when this song originally aired. However, in those 40 some years, we've created internet and YouTube, and therefore a second chance for anyone to have a second round at stardom. Exactly 40 years after the original release of "Jozin z Bazin" by Ivan Mladek and the Banjo Band, the song was posted on YouTube and received almost 2.5 million hits, gaining Poland as its top viewer on the web and inspiring numerous translated versions and some cleverly dubbed remixes.
The original video (with English subtitles). Please stop to appreciate the complex choreography of Ivo, the guy with the beard.
One of its better remixes
Also, the guy got his band back together for a reunion tour.
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