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508:"Senke su drugačije" present a man determined to leave home. He feels a complete alienation in his surroundings, but is also afraid to leave as the paths are "narrow and dangerous". The structure of the song is keyboard and brass oriented with a march rhythm. In the novel the main character was forced to go to
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510:Germany
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369:Jugoton
282:Džuboks
243:(1983)
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55:improve
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