Renowned for his brand of poetic lyrics and husky baritone voice, Đorđević is widely considered one of the top and most influential authors of the Serbian rock scene.

For a time, he was a member of PORS (Poslednji Ostatak Romantičnog Sveta, "The Last Remnant of a Romantic World") with Radomir Mihailović Točak on guitar.

Simultaneously, along with a group of friends, teenage Đorđević began breaking and entering into apartment units around his hometown of Čačak, looking to steal money and other valuables.

The court gave the teenager no jail time, ordering him to undergo "enhanced parental supervision and occasional future assessment by the social services".

At the time of his matriculation, nineteen-year-old Đorđević auditioned for the Atelje 212 staging of the Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera, landing one of the apostle roles.

[3] Featuring Korni Grupa singer Zlatko Pejaković in the lead role of Jesus Christ, Branko Milićević as Pontius Pilate, and acoustic singer-songwriter Srđan Marjanović as one of the priests, the show premiered in June 1972.

In late March 1973, twenty-year-old Đorđević formed the acoustic rock band Zajedno ("Together") with three female vocalists—Ivana Kačunković alongside twin sisters Vukica "Viki" and Gordana "Goca" Stefanović—and keyboardist Đorđe Petrović, all fellow high school students at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium.

On invitation by the forty-year-old established actor Zoran Radmilović—whom young Đorđević had met earlier while participating in the Jesus Christ Superstar staging at Atelje 212—the band joined a conceptual theatre tour named Selu u pohode.

With liner notes written by radio disk jockey Zoran Modli, who used the opportunity to draw comparisons to YU Grupa's debut single from four years prior, the release brought Zajedno a small measure of prominence.

Naming their collaborative act Hajduk Stanko i Jataci, Suncokret and Modli released the seven-inch single "Na putu za Stambol" / "Anđelija, čuvaj se Turaka".

This was the most famous, but a short-lasting Rani Mraz lineup, and aside from Đorđe Balašević, Bora Đorđević and Bilja Krstić, it featured female vocal Verica Todorović.

[citation needed] Đorđević performed the songs "Lutka sa naslovne strane", "Mirno spavaj" and "Zvezda potkorvlja i suterena" (all of which eventually ended up on Riblja Čorba's debut album Kost u grlu) and Balašević entertained the audience with his humorous stories.

This Rani Mraz lineup recorded the famous song "Računajte na nas", which praised the People's Liberation War from a slightly different perspective than that of habitual socialist realism, and soon became an anthem of the Yugoslav youth.

Returning to Belgrade, he formed the hard rock band Riblja Čorba with SOS members Miša Aleksić, Rajko Kojić and Vicko Milatović.

Some of the other artists he recorded with include Bijelo Dugme, Balkan, Kerber, Zoran Predin, Arsen Dedić, Rambo Amadeus, Biljana Krstić, Dejan Cukić and Vlada i Bajka.

He wrote songs for Zdravko Čolić, Bisera Veletanlić, Generacija 5, Đorđe Marjanović, Neda Ukraden, Rajko Kojić, Dušan Prelević, Oliver Mandić, Šaban Šaulić, Poslednja Igra Leptira, Denis & Denis, Viktorija, Željko Bebek, Lepa Brena, Ceca Ražnatović, Zana, Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi, Baja Mali Knindža, Nedeljko Bajić Baja among others.