Valérie Čižmárová: A Life In Sound

…or, more accurately, ‘Valérie Čižmárová: Just Over A Decade In Sound’
This page has been replaced with this equivalent at ‘Hotlips On The Horse Tram’.

As ‘Bananas For Breakfast’ acts as a reference site, primarily for English-speakers, as much as the imagery at the ‘Valérie Čižmárová: A Life In Pictures’ page may be enticing one should never lose sight of the fact that Valinka was a terrifically engaging performer with a voice of unparalleled power and richness of her era of female Pop Singers in Czechoslovakia as well as a fabulous-looking woman.

Here, therefore, is a chronological run-down of any of Valinka’s recordings that can be individually embedded, (not all can, sadly), together with the relevant credits – sorted (as I have come to view Valinka’s recording years from the end of the 1960s to the early 1980s) into my four phases based on the school/college I was attending at the time of those recordings.

Please note that not all the videos embedded come directly from the studio recordings – coming from subsequent TV broadcasts instead. Furthermore, as at this time of updating, there is one video of a song that did not actually appear on vinyl and that was only a one-off performance on a TV show…but a notable one, nevertheless.

The Long Row Days

‘Sunny’	26th May 1969 (14th March 1974 on LP) Music: Bobby Hebb. Lyrics: Ali Brezovský. Accompaniment: Ivo Moravus Venue: Studio Smečky, Prague.
‘Čekám’ (‘I Am Waiting’)	26th May 1969 Music: Mojmír Smékal. Lyrics: Rostislav Černý. Accompaniment: Ivo Moravus. Venue: Studio Smečky, Prague.
‘Když mě chceš’ (‘When You Want Me’)	31st December 1969 Music: Milan Klipec. Lyrics: Milan Klipec and Pavel Náhoda. Accompaniment: Ivo Moravus. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Studio FISYO, Prague.
‘Proč se ti zdá’ (‘Why Does It Seem To You’)	31st December 1969 Music: Milan Klipec. Lyrics: Milan Klipec. Accompaniment: Ivo Moravus. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Studio FISYO, Prague.
‘Léta letí’ (‘Time Flies’)	5th December 1970 (14th March 1974 on LP) Music: Giorgio Moroder. Lyrics: Vladimír Poštulka. Accompaniment: Taneční orchestr Čs. rozhlasu (TOČR), (Josef Vobruba). Venue: Studio A Karlín, Prague
‘Dávno nejsem hloupá’ (‘I’ve Not Been Crazy For A Long Time’)	5th December 1970 Music: Harvey Price and Daniel Walsh. Lyrics: Miroslav Černý. Accompaniment: Taneční orchestr Čs. rozhlasu (TOČR), (Josef Vobruba). Venue: Studio A Karlín, Prague
‘Za sluncem, za vodou’ (‘In Sunshine, In Water’)	5th April 1971 Music: Ivan Šendera. Lyrics: Jana Hornofová. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Pán s loutnou’ (‘The Gentleman With The Lute’)	20th September 1971 Music: Jindřich Brabec. Lyrics: Michael Prostějovský. Accompaniment: TOČR, (Josef Vobruba). Backing Vocals: Jezinky. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Koko’	22nd September 1971 (14th March 1974 on LP) Music: Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Lyrics: Vladimír Poštulka. Accompaniment: TOČR, (Josef Vobruba). Backing Vocals: Jezinky. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘To je léto’ (‘It’s Summer’)	25th May 1972 Music: Vladimír Rukavička. Lyrics: Miloslav Procházka. Accompaniment: TOČR, (Josef Vobruba). Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.
‘Synu můj’ (‘Son Of Mine’)	25th May 1972 Music: Paul McCartney. Lyrics: Michael Prostějovský. Accompaniment: TOČR, (Josef Vobruba). Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.

The Herbert Strutt Days

‘Oči nelžou’ (‘Eyes Don’t Lie’)	28th August 1972 Music: Ben Findon and Miki Antony. Lyrics: Vladimír Poštulka. Accompaniment: Pavel Vitoch. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Říkáš pořád, jak ti na mně záleží’ (‘You Keep Saying How You Care About Me’)	28th August 1972 Music: Vladimír Rukavička. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Pavel Vitoch. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Tak měj mě rád’ (‘So Just Love Me’)	9th January 1973 Music: Vítězslav Hádl and Ladislav Pikart. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Pavel Vitoch. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Mít aero a létat’ (‘To Have A Plane And To Fly’)	9th January 1973 Music: Juri Antonov. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Pavel Vitoch. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Pojď jen dál’ (‘Just Come On’)	8th February 1973 Music: Zdeněk Kalhous. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.
‘Sbohem, školní bráno’ (‘Farewell, School Gate’)	8th February 1973 Music: Perry Botkin Jr.. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.
‘Důkaz mi dej’ (‘Prove It To Me’)	4th May 1973 Music: Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. Lyrics: František Klečka. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Huascarán’	4th May 1973 Music: Vladimír Rukavička. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Spoken Recital: Mirek Černý. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘V poschodí pátém’ (‘On The Fifth Floor’)	9th July 1973 Music: Vítězslav Hádl and Ladislav Pikart. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Backing Vocals: Jezinky. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Malý princ’ (‘Little Prince’)	9th July 1973 Music: Zdeněk Němeček. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Backing Vocals: Jezinky. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Žár léta’ (‘The Heat Of Summer’)	24th July 1973 Music: Ladislav Tůma. Lyrics: Jaroslav Šprongl. Accompaniment: Václav Zahradník se svým orchestrem (Václav Zahradník and His Orchestra). Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.
‘Láska na dlani’ (‘Love On The Palm Of Your Hand’)	24th September 1973 Music: Pavel Skalický. Lyrics: Pavel Žák. In Duet With: Richard Kybic. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Náhodou’ (‘By Chance’)	24th September 1973 Music: Jan Hrábek. Lyrics: Miroslav Černý. Accompaniment: Skupina Svatopluka Čecha. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Spousta příběhů’ (‘Lots Of Stories’)	27th December 1973 Music: Vladimír Rukavička. Lyrics: Jaroslav Šprongl. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Čs. televize, Prague.
‘Zrzek’ (‘Redhead’)	27th December 1973 Music: Boris Potěmkin. Lyrics: Hana Čiháková. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Čs. televize, Prague.
‘Padal déšť’ (‘The Rain Was Falling’)	1st February 1974 Music: Karel Svoboda. Lyrics: Vladimír Poštulka. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Dál než nejdál’ (‘Further Than The Furthest’)/’Píseň o kraji’ (‘Song About The Region’)	1st February 1974 Dál než nejdál: Music: Jaromír Klempíř. Lyrics: Jaroslav Šprongl. Píseň o kraji: Music: Jan Hrábek. Lyrics: Jan Hrábek. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka (The Lubomír Pánek Singers). Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Koňskou dráhou’ (‘On The Horse Tram’)	6th March 1974 Music: Vítězslav Hádl and Ladislav Pikart. Lyrics: Petr Markov. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Žokej’ (‘Jockey’)	6th March 1974 Music: Jan Obermayer . Lyrics: Pavel Žák. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Námořník šel cik cak’ (‘The Sailor Went Zig-Zag’)	7th March 1974 Music: Karel Svoboda. Lyrics: Vladimír Poštulka. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Šer-chán’ (‘Shere Khan’)	7th March 1974 Music: Zdeněk Marat. Lyrics: Zdeněk Borovec. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Proč si to brát’ (‘Why Get Married To That’)	13th March 1974 Music: Mojmír Balling. Lyrics: Jan Krůta. In Duet With: Petr Janda. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Démantová zem’ (‘Diamond Earth’)	13th March 1974 Music: Zdeněk Němeček. Lyrics: Zdeněk Rytíř. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Byl’s má bój’ (‘You Were My Buoy’)	13th March 1974 Music: Vít Clar. Lyrics: Ronald Kraus. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Koko’ – ‘Léta letí’ – ‘Sunny’ – ‘Koukej, se mnou si píseň broukej’ (‘Look, Hum The Song With Me’)	14th March 1974 See above for composition credits for first three songs in Medley on opening track of the ‘Valerie Čižmárová’ LP, the last song being with Music and Lyrics by Petra Černocká. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Slova kolem nás’ (‘Words Around Us’)	10th April 1974 Music: Jan Obermayer. Lyrics: Pavel Žák. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Je mu pět’ (‘He’s Five’)	1st May 1974 Music: Jan Hrábek. Lyrics: Jan Hrábek. Accompaniment: Orchestr Studio Brno (Erik Knirsch). Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Brno.
‘Pokloň se, lásko’ (‘Love, Take A Bow’)	3rd May 1974 Music: Jan Hrábek Lyrics: Jan Hrábek. Accompaniment: Václav Zahradník se svým orchestrem. Backing Vocals: Sbor Lubomíra Pánka. Venue, Čs. rozhlas, Prague.

The Belper High School Days

‘Sněhová vločka’ (‘Snowflake’)	24th January 1975 Music: Jurij Saulskij and Pavel Leonidov. Lyrics: Emil Synek. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Čs. televize (Czechoslovak Television).
‘Jeho laskominy’ (‘His Treats’)	8th September 1975 Music: Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Göran Andersson. Lyrics: Michael Janík. Accompaniment: Skupina Groš. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Střapatá chryzantéma’ (‘Ragged Chrysanthemum’)	8th September 1975 Music: Miroslav Paleček. Lyrics: Pavel Vrba. Accompaniment: Skupina Groš. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Správnej hoch’ (‘Office Boy’)	10th February 1976 Music: Krzysztof Krawczyk and Ryszard Janusz Poznakowski. Lyrics: Karel Šíp. Accompaniment: Skupina Groš. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Mám už toho dost’ (‘I’ve Already Had Enough Of That’)	10th February 1976 Music: Miklós Fenyő and Tamás Revesz. Lyrics: František Ringo Čech. Accompaniment: Skupina Františka Ringo Čecha. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Tikot všech hodin’ (‘Ticking All The Time’)	3rd January 1977 Music: Giorgio Moroder. Lyrics: Richard Bergman. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce (Jan Hrábek) Backing Vocals: Bezinky. Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘To je zvyk’ (‘It’s Habit’)	7th March 1977 Music: Zdeněk Barták. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce (Jan Hrábek). Backing Vocals: Bezinky. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Návrat uvítám’ (‘I Welcome The Return’)	7th March 1977 Music: Tamás Barta. Lyrics: Michael Janík. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce (Jan Hrábek). Backing Vocals: Bezinky. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Čas má rychlý krok’ (‘Time Has A Quick Step’)	18th June 1977 Music: Zdeněk Barták. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Jan Hrábek. Backing Vocals: Bezinky. Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Lásko má, kéž je vítr příznivý’ (‘My Love, I Wish The Wind Were Favourable’)	19th July 1977 Music: Jiří Bažant. Lyrics: Jiří Aplt. Accompaniment: Orchestr Václava Hybše. Venue: Čs. televize.
‘Ten pravý, ten první, ten můj’ (‘Right, First, Mine’)	19th July 1977 Music: Aleš Sigmund. Lyrics: Pavel Žák. Accompaniment: Orchestr Václava Hybše. Venue: Čs. televize.
‘Belfast’	2nd January 1978 Music: Drafi Deutscher, Jimmy Bilsbury and Joe Menke. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce (Jan Hrábek). Venue: Dejvice, Prague.
‘Tak se pozná dáma’ (‘So You Know I’m A Lady’)	10th January 1978 Music: Rolf Soja. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce (Jan Hrábek). Venue: Mozarteum, Prague.
‘Jsem pouhá ženská’ (‘I’m Just A Woman’)	7th September 1978Music: Tina Turner. Lyrics: unknown. Accompaniment: Karel Vlach se svým orchestrem. Venue: Čs. televize

The Post-School and Wilmorton Days

‘Můj chlap’ (‘My Guy’)	17th December 1979 Music: Achim Reichel. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Pražské Smyčce, (Jan Hrábek). Backing Vocals: Bezinky. Venue: Čs. rozhlas, Prague.
‘Rokenrol si mě získal’ (‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Got Me’)	17th February 1981 Music: Michal David. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Kroky Františka Janečka (The Steps of František Janeček). Venue: Studio A, Karlín, Prague.
‘Zůstaneš tu sám’ (‘You’re Staying Here Alone’)	17th February 1981 Music: Michal David. Lyrics: Jaroslav Machek. Accompaniment: Kroky Františka Janečka (The Steps of František Janeček). Venue: Studio A, Karlín, Prague.