Song Brothers

Song Brothers

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2015-05-24

A folk musician recovering from a near-fatal car accident covers a pop icon’s song, incorporating a small Romanian folk band’s motif, resulting in Hungary’s biggest hit in a decade. Quimby, an alternative rock band since 1991, paused in 2003 when singer Tibor Kiss went to rehab. After returning, he wrote “Broken glass paradise,” inspired by his recovery, but it didn’t succeed immediately. Years later, the Hungarian Csík Band covered it, making it a massive hit. Formed in 1988 by János Csík, the band gained popularity by covering pop/rock songs with folk instruments. Their cover of “Broken glass paradise,” featuring a Transylvanian folk motif, was viewed over 15 million times on YouTube, with many mistaking it for a traditional folk song.

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A folk musician recovering from a near-fatal car accident covers a pop icon’s song, incorporating a small Romanian folk band’s motif, resulting in Hungary’s biggest hit in a decade. Quimby, an alternative rock band since 1991, paused in 2003 when singer Tibor Kiss went to rehab. After returning, he wrote “Broken glass paradise,” inspired by his recovery, but it didn’t succeed immediately. Years later, the Hungarian Csík Band covered it, making it a massive hit. Formed in 1988 by János Csík, the band gained popularity by covering pop/rock songs with folk instruments. Their cover of “Broken glass paradise,” featuring a Transylvanian folk motif, was viewed over 15 million times on YouTube, with many mistaking it for a traditional folk song.

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2015-05-24

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Magyar

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Éclipse Film

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    János Csík

    János Csík
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    Marianna Majorosi

    Marianna Majorosi
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    Attila Szabó

    Attila Szabó
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    Tamás Kunos

    Tamás Kunos
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    Péter Makó

    Péter Makó
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    Zsolt Barcza

    Zsolt Barcza
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    József Bartók

    József Bartók
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    Tibor Kiss

    Tibor Kiss
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    Livius Varga

    Livius Varga
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    Szilárd Balanyi

    Szilárd Balanyi
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    Ferenc Gerdesits

    Ferenc Gerdesits
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    Ferenc Mikuli

    Ferenc Mikuli
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    Grigore Varga

    Grigore Varga
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    Marinel Varga

    Marinel Varga
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    Vasile Varga

    Vasile Varga
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    Izidor Rostás

    Izidor Rostás
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    Tarzan Izidor Rostás

    Tarzan Izidor Rostás
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    István Bús

    István Bús
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    Tibor Molnár

    Tibor Molnár
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    Dr. László Gera

    Dr. László Gera
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    Anna Filutás

    Anna Filutás
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    Dénes Hruz

    Dénes Hruz
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    Ármin Kiss

    Ármin Kiss