GS9 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} galaxysong9) wrote,@ 2009-09-09 22:52:00 |
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what's a boy in love supposed to do
So I mentioned to my dad that I needed some running shoes, and my mother was so ecstatic that I was told they'd immediately beer me some doughsky to buy them. I wonder if that attitude will continue when they realise I've recently spent almost $100 on hockey-related things?
Anyway, my German Civ prof polled the class and asked who had German music on their iPod. I raised my hand because if you ask if I have music in [insert language] on my iPod I'll agree just because I've got so much shit on there. Then I realised, all I have is things like Der Kommissar and 99 Luftballoons and of course all of Die Fledermaus, none of which is being played in the discotheka in Berlin. So I decided to investigate and find out exactly what Germans are listening to. (The answer, of course, is American pop music, but surely they had to manufacture some tunes of their own.)
Billboard was somewhat useful, and I checked out Eurovision, but all of it seemed sterile, and really, who cares about Eurovision? All the songs are kind of gay. Then help arrived from the unlikeliest yet most ubiquitous source: hockey.
Die Kölner Haie Webseite (Wir sind Eishockey!) is riddled with pop-up ads, one of which is for Tabasco sauce. But more relevantly, they also offer ringtone downloads!!!
With my research thus aided, here is what I discovered about German popular music:
Das Geht Ab - Frauenarzt & Manny Marc. a)The video is hilarious. b)The lyrics are way dirtier than you'd expect. c)There exists another version that instead of saying "wir feiern die ganze Nacht" they sing "wir holen die Meisterschaft" (we're partying the whole night vs. we're chasing the championship). Can someone say sports anthem? I sure can! (Oh yes, and this song sucks. But that's never stopped anything from being obscenely catchy.)
Ein Stern (die deinen Namen trägt) - D.J. Ötzi & Nik P.. The lyrics are so, so gay (in the cheesy romantic sense) but I dig the tune and, I confess, sometimes I like the cheesy, okay? In music. Not in life. If you did the 'Name a Star after Me' bullshit I would immediately disown you. I prefer the live version, but there's also a slow version that sounds like Whole New World from Aladdin.
Jungle Drum - Emilíana Torrini. This sounds like it would be played on the soundtrack at Hollister. Regardless, it's... actually not that great. And the singer really rubs me in the wrong way, I can't stand her face. And the video's stupid. Dammit Germany, I thought you guys had a really hip music scene! Pressing on...
Stadt - Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil. Couldn't find an official video. But this is not bad for being eco-mentalist propaganda. And it's in German, making it better.
Ein Kompliment - Sportfreunde Stiller. Unattractive German boys who can't sing very well. Sounds good to me! On the other hand, it sounds like something I'd listen to rather than dance too, unlike, say, Das Geht Ab, which is the only real club beat on this list (so far!).
Schöne Neue Welt - Culcha Candela. More unattractive Germanboys dudes who can't sing. On the other hand, this tune is way, way catchy and I'm digging the hell out of it. Unfortunately this is also eco-mentalist propaganda. Dammit Germany, go hang out with Matt Bradley.
Remmidemmi - Deichkind. I don't like this song, but the guitarist is Pyramid Head, so that's cool. Plus I love the word Remmidemmi. The song Luftbahn is slightly better, but still kind of repetitive.
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang - Alex Swings Oscar Sings. Okay, so I felt obliged to put this up here. Germany's Eurovision entry.
Fairytale - Alexander Rybak. This song won Eurovision, by the way. Norway. Don't worry that absolutely nothing in it makes any sense; this kid is adorable. I also enjoy it greatly, but what's with all these songs being in English? I thought the point or Eurovision was to show off your culture. /pouty face (This dude is also kind of what I imagine Koshka looking like... not that anyone knows who Koshka is.)
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor. Okay, she's not German, but I love Cascada and apparently this song is popular right now. Fuck you.
So I mentioned to my dad that I needed some running shoes, and my mother was so ecstatic that I was told they'd immediately beer me some doughsky to buy them. I wonder if that attitude will continue when they realise I've recently spent almost $100 on hockey-related things?
Anyway, my German Civ prof polled the class and asked who had German music on their iPod. I raised my hand because if you ask if I have music in [insert language] on my iPod I'll agree just because I've got so much shit on there. Then I realised, all I have is things like Der Kommissar and 99 Luftballoons and of course all of Die Fledermaus, none of which is being played in the discotheka in Berlin. So I decided to investigate and find out exactly what Germans are listening to. (The answer, of course, is American pop music, but surely they had to manufacture some tunes of their own.)
Billboard was somewhat useful, and I checked out Eurovision, but all of it seemed sterile, and really, who cares about Eurovision? All the songs are kind of gay. Then help arrived from the unlikeliest yet most ubiquitous source: hockey.
Die Kölner Haie Webseite (Wir sind Eishockey!) is riddled with pop-up ads, one of which is for Tabasco sauce. But more relevantly, they also offer ringtone downloads!!!
With my research thus aided, here is what I discovered about German popular music:
Das Geht Ab - Frauenarzt & Manny Marc. a)The video is hilarious. b)The lyrics are way dirtier than you'd expect. c)There exists another version that instead of saying "wir feiern die ganze Nacht" they sing "wir holen die Meisterschaft" (we're partying the whole night vs. we're chasing the championship). Can someone say sports anthem? I sure can! (Oh yes, and this song sucks. But that's never stopped anything from being obscenely catchy.)
Ein Stern (die deinen Namen trägt) - D.J. Ötzi & Nik P.. The lyrics are so, so gay (in the cheesy romantic sense) but I dig the tune and, I confess, sometimes I like the cheesy, okay? In music. Not in life. If you did the 'Name a Star after Me' bullshit I would immediately disown you. I prefer the live version, but there's also a slow version that sounds like Whole New World from Aladdin.
Jungle Drum - Emilíana Torrini. This sounds like it would be played on the soundtrack at Hollister. Regardless, it's... actually not that great. And the singer really rubs me in the wrong way, I can't stand her face. And the video's stupid. Dammit Germany, I thought you guys had a really hip music scene! Pressing on...
Stadt - Cassandra Steen feat. Adel Tawil. Couldn't find an official video. But this is not bad for being eco-mentalist propaganda. And it's in German, making it better.
Ein Kompliment - Sportfreunde Stiller. Unattractive German boys who can't sing very well. Sounds good to me! On the other hand, it sounds like something I'd listen to rather than dance too, unlike, say, Das Geht Ab, which is the only real club beat on this list (so far!).
Schöne Neue Welt - Culcha Candela. More unattractive German
Remmidemmi - Deichkind. I don't like this song, but the guitarist is Pyramid Head, so that's cool. Plus I love the word Remmidemmi. The song Luftbahn is slightly better, but still kind of repetitive.
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang - Alex Swings Oscar Sings. Okay, so I felt obliged to put this up here. Germany's Eurovision entry.
Fairytale - Alexander Rybak. This song won Eurovision, by the way. Norway. Don't worry that absolutely nothing in it makes any sense; this kid is adorable. I also enjoy it greatly, but what's with all these songs being in English? I thought the point or Eurovision was to show off your culture. /pouty face (This dude is also kind of what I imagine Koshka looking like... not that anyone knows who Koshka is.)
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor. Okay, she's not German, but I love Cascada and apparently this song is popular right now. Fuck you.
