Talk:July Morning

A note
"protest during communist times" ? wtf?
 * what exactly is the "wtf" meant to represent bewilderment at?
 * The person above is bewildered at the fact that hippies & their culture is not associated with communism in Bulgaria, quite the opposite dear "wtf-er" above, Rock & Roll, hippies, (etc. western culture) were associated with freedom that is _not_ the Communistic regime & the Party (the overlords). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.142.19.42 (talk) 05:15, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

personal account
What's the meaning with the section "personal account" ? Whose words are this, is it a quote, a personal statement from a Wikipedian ? --87.160.48.51 (talk) 16:31, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

wtf aka omg? lol! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.57.97 (talk) 06:07, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

personal account
My father shared this story multiple times: "In the 12th grade (school year 1979-1980) we gathered on the night leading to the 1st of July on the pier in Varna. We were a bunch of highschool students from the English language gymnasium. Our idea was to have a tribute of sorts to one of our favourite songs - July Morning by Uriah Heep. We would often gather to sing and translate song texts, but this gathering was special - it gave rise to the tradition that would be called "July Morning" by generations to come. Our idea was to have a nice time, ofcourse, and to discuss and debate our ideas about the songs we listened to (many of which were smuggled into the country)." More details pending. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.10.8.117 (talk) 23:02, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Completely wrong about the song's popularity
Citation: "As a country behind the Iron Curtain, Bulgaria did not have a music market similar to the ones in the Western countries and it was not uncommon for albums and tracks by Western artists to become popular years, sometimes decades, after their initial release. This seems to be the case with Uriah Heep's song "July Morning".

Actually, Bulgaria between 1950 and 1990 has one of the best developed music markets, with most of the popular groups and artist being on it with the label "Balkanton" - a state owned producer company. On the other side, many famous musicians who were offered contracts with Balkanton rejected them because of their anti-communist attitude. Nevertheless this music came to Bulgaria through former Yugoslavia and Greece, so the musical awareness of the people in Bulgaria was on the same level as elsewhere in Europe.

Gorbachev's Perestroika from 1985 to 1989 added to the freedom of the individual through it' idea for plurality. Many clubs and organizations were found for discussion of society critical themes and policies. This was the right time for the informal hippie movement mostly formed by the children of the richer and more powerful communists to challenge their parents by various demonstration of freedom. "July Morning" festival is only one of these.

he years from 1985 to 1989 known as Gorbachev's Perestroika many s 2A01:5A8:206:FDA1:9828:6FF:FEEF:94B6 (talk) 15:39, 2 July 2023 (UTC)