"Du, die Wanne ist voll" is a parody of the song, "
You're the One That I Want
"You're the One That I Want" is a song performed by American actor and singer John Travolta and Anglo-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 film version of the musical '' Grease''. It was written and produc ...
", by German comedians
Helga Feddersen
Helga Feddersen (; 14 March 1930 – 24 November 1990) was a German actress, comedian, singer, author, and theater director.
Biography
Feddersen was born and died in Hamburg. She took up acting early in her life, first being cast for minor part ...
and
Dieter Hallervorden
Dieter "Didi" Hallervorden (born 5 September 1935) is a German comedian, actor, singer, and cabaret artist.
He achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries in the mid-1970s with the slapstick series Nonstop Nonsens and his character Did ...
. It was released as a single in 1978.
It is sung in a bizarre mixture of German and English, with the middle-aged Hallervorden and Feddersen pretending to be youthful lovers. The music video was produced by
NDR. "Du, die Wanne ist voll" literally translates to "You, the bathtub is full", fitting in syllable-length, and the joke consists of partially using German words that sound similar to the English ones.
The single reached number four on the German Singles Chart.
1978 singles
1978 songs
Grease (musical)
Novelty songs
Comedy songs
Musical parodies
Songs in German
Mondegreens
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