Octavian Bud passed away in 2017, but "Niciodată" continues to be covered by new generations of artists, such as Rareș Andrei Păuna , ensuring that the flame Păunescu lit decades ago doesn't go out.
: Listeners still describe the song as "painfully true," finding its social commentary as applicable today as it was forty years ago. A Legacy in Song Cenaclul Flacara - Niciodata (Adrian Paunescu, Octavian Bud)
While Păunescu provided the words, gave the song its haunting soul. Originating from Satu Mare, Bud was a prominent member of the group Trupa din Nord before becoming a solo folk staple. Octavian Bud passed away in 2017, but "Niciodată"
: For many, it is the "music of our youth," representing a time when stadiums filled not for rock stars, but for poets and acoustic guitars. Octavian Bud passed away in 2017