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Ballast Der Republik
''Ballast der Republik'' (Burden Of The Republic) is a 2012 album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. It was their first studio album since 2008's '' In aller Stille''. To commemorate the 30-year-jubilee of the band, the album was also released as a special edition with a second CD, titled ''Die Geister, die wir riefen'', containing 15 cover versions of songs and literature by artists that influenced and inspired the members of the band. The name 'Ballast der Republik' is wordplay, alluding to the Palast der Republik, the parliament building of communist East Germany. A single release of "Altes Fieber" was successful and appeared on the Billboard Hits of the World chart for Germany. Track listing #"Drei Kreuze (dass wir hier sind)" ("Three crosses (that we're here)") – 1:27 #"Ballast der Republik" ("Burden of the Republic") – 2:39 #"Tage wie diese" ("Days like these") – 4:28 #"Traurig einen Sommer Lang" ("Sad for a whole summer") – 3:03 #"Altes Fieber" ("Old fever" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers", figuratively "The Deadbeats") is a German punk rock band from Düsseldorf. History The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). All members except one are German, though Campino's mother, Jenny, was English. The drummer Vom comes from England. He joined in 1999, after previous drummer Wölli sustained injuries in a car crash. Wölli had played from 1985 to 1999 and was an honorary member of the band until his death in 2016. The drummer until 1985 was Trini Trimpop, who became the band's manager when Wölli joined. The band is reputed to have played for free at private birthday parties or similar events in their early years, so long as the host provided them with unlimited beer and covered all damage caused by the band. 1982–1987 Die Toten Hosen formed in 1982 at the Ratinger Hof, a Düsseldorf b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Me Amadeus
"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco (musician), Falco, for his third studio album, ''Falco 3'' (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M Records, A&M. "Rock Me Amadeus" was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite the artist's popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe. Background and production Originally recorded in German, the song is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his popularity and his debts. A longer version (eight minutes), named the "Antonio Salieri, Salieri Mix", appeared on the initial US release of the album ''Falco 3''. The song was inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
