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Mr Roboto Punk Posts: 136 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 07-22-2002 03:02 AM any falco fans? anyone humble enough to admit to liking falco? hahaha IP: Logged
nunsoup Punk Posts: 434 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 07-22-2002 09:01 AM i know some people who are really into falco, and apparently he's some sort of god in germany. i understand there's a rock opera currently being performed about his life. anyone know about this? or less likely, anyone care? i will admit to recently purchasing a copy of "einzelhaft" at goodwill. IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 07-22-2002 09:04 AM Er war ein Punker Und er lebte in der großen Stadt Es war in Wien, war Vienna Wo er alles tat Er hatte Schulden denn er trank Doch ihn liebten alle Frauen Und jede rief: Come on and rock me Amadeus Er war Superstar Er war populär Er war so exaltiert Because er hatte Flair Er war ein Virtuose War ein Rockidol Und alles rief: Come on and rock me Amadeus Es war um 1780 Und es war in Wien No plastic money anymore Die Banken gegen ihn Woher die Schulden kamen War wohl jedermann bekannt Er war ein Mann der Frauen Frauen liebten seinen Punk Amadeus, Amadeus See, Mozart was a punk! Jeannie was also quite good, in a gloomy pop with creepy Lolita lyrics sorta way. ------------------ C40 C40 C40 GO IP: Logged
Patti Pagan Punk Posts: 1401 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 07-22-2002 09:27 AM I didn't have any of his stuff but was sad when he died in a car wreck a few years ago...he was also easy on the eyes in a slick sort of way! Rock Me Amadeus!! IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 07-22-2002 10:57 AM Fedoras off to Falco! IP: Logged
Mr Roboto Punk Posts: 136 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 07-23-2002 01:00 AM it amazes me that there are tons of falco fan sites, most in german. one was a german porn site that had an interview with him. i should look for that link for all to enjoy. IP: Logged
Ollie Stench Admin Posts: 2386 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 07-23-2002 02:02 AM Falco was pretty cool. He wrote Der Kommissar that both After The Fire and Suzi Andrews covered very poorly. IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 07-23-2002 05:20 AM Ollie: Help me out here. I was trying to remember, didn't ATF do the cover of Major Tom as well that was on teh Euro charts, I wanna say, in 82? ------------------ C40 C40 C40 GO IP: Logged
Mr Roboto Punk Posts: 136 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 07-23-2002 06:04 AM the god himself FEAR!!! IP: Logged
Ollie Stench Admin Posts: 2386 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 07-24-2002 12:36 AM quote: Originally posted by Chelsea40ozBondage: Ollie: Help me out here. I was trying to remember, didn't ATF do the cover of Major Tom as well that was on teh Euro charts, I wanna say, in 82? Chels, I think you're thinking of Peter Schilling He had a song called "Major Tom" that, according to him in an interview ca. 1984, had no relation to Bowie's "Space Oddity" which featured the main character Major Tom. If anyone covered it it would be news to me. And since you seem to be somewhat conversant in Deutsch here's the link to the official site: http://www.peterschilling.com/biografie.html IP: Logged
LewdSween Punk Posts: 278 Registered: Mar 2002	posted 08-01-2002 11:37 AM dr. zaius, dr. zaius....dr. zaius,dr. zaius oooooh dr. zaius i mean rock me amadeus! IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-01-2002 12:22 PM Holy shit, Ollie you are correct! Thanks for the link. That guy sure has revamped his image. Then again, so have I (once again, I am a vamp! Just kidding.) Here is my translation which supports how widespread that stuff was: "(in) 1983...PETER SCHILLING took the European charts by storm. Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, England and of course Germany were overrun by 'MAJOR TOM' and the album 'Fehler im System'." Shame on me! I am getting senile in my old age, too much neon on the brain back then. ------------------ C40 C40 C40 GO IP: Logged
Ollie Stench Admin Posts: 2386 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 08-03-2002 04:29 PM We have Felix for the history of hardcore, we have Ollie Stench for the history of bad new wave and euro pop. Next Lesson: Ebn Ozn. Tune in tomorrow at 9:00 for an in-depth view of this new york new wave pop band. IP: Logged
stinkbot Punk Posts: 1000 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-05-2002 03:38 PM i love you Ollie Stench. IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-14-2002 03:47 PM We heard Amadeus on the radio after leaving Grumpy's today. But it was the weak-ass English language version. They were playing hits from 1986, 8 in a row sponsored but Budweiser. I seem to remember Bud being consumed by frat boys and jocks in 86, but at least they weren't doing the revisionist thing and playing wave or punk. Just one bad Europop song and apparently, when they read the set list of previous songs, it was Billy Ocean and Jermaine Stewart and the like. Little 80s moment. ------------------ C40 C40 C40 GO IP: Logged
TacoSaladwithaHintofLime Punk Posts: 259 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-19-2002 02:26 AM there's 2 versions?! how did i not know? IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-19-2002 02:40 AM quote: Originally posted by Chelsea40ozBondage: Jermaine Stewart and the like. Little 80s moment. Holy shit I started singing that to this friend of mine who was getting partially nekkid at Andre's party, and the 2 (overtly) gay boy friends in the room were completely overjoyed that I knew the song, and even who did it. I must be an arriviste! Maybe that song could be the new limp wrist litmus? All due respect and love, to know me is to know I am not a homophobe! There was a German 99 Luftbaloons too. You fukkin Americans are so egocentric. Have to have it silver spoon-fed, don't ya? Uh, the lyrics to the German one are posted above, was it the version you remembered hearing? ------------------ more punk less drunk! C40 C40 C40 GO! [This message has been edited by Chelsea40ozBondage (edited 08-19-2002).] [This message has been edited by Chelsea40ozBondage (edited 08-19-2002).] IP: Logged
Susan The Bear Punk Posts: 324 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-24-2002 07:52 AM yup...it's 7 am. so what? but i have to say that i think i was the only girl in southern iowa that even liked/heard of Falco. fuckin' deadly his voice. i have every album ever built. rowr IP: Logged
TacoSaladwithaHintofLime Punk Posts: 259 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-25-2002 11:25 PM yeah, that';s the version i know. i never heard the english one. bet it sounds funny. IP: Logged
Mr Roboto Punk Posts: 136 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 08-26-2002 12:22 AM der kommissar was better :P IP: Logged
Albert Phish Punk Posts: 128 Registered: Aug 2002	posted 08-26-2002 03:13 AM he sure had a way with chicks, those magazine articles of him with the press, he had like 10-12 groupie chicks around him. i thought he might of been gay, or bi. bad assumption on my part (or was it?) his voice is cool. IP: Logged
joeschmoe Punk Posts: 965 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-27-2002 07:14 PM OK, I don't understand. In the 80's, when I wasn't being forced to listen to Christian music, I dug metal. I hated pop and new wave. My tastes have considerably expanded, but I just heard Falco's "Rock Me Amadaus" on the radio (probably the Americanized one Chelsea mentioned) and wanted to instantly vomit. I can't believe this shit actually gets airplay. Death to all New Wave. Unless you consider Blondie and Devo new wave. They're cool. They can stay alive. IP: Logged
Patti Pagan Punk Posts: 1401 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 08-28-2002 08:48 AM Well, you got your wish. Falco is dead. (See my earlier post.) IP: Logged
joeschmoe Punk Posts: 965 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-28-2002 10:03 AM Patti, I want to know if that thumbs down sign was directed towards me or Falco? I don't want to offend anybody too much, but that song really does suck. If you think otherwise, I'm sorry to hear that. It's that 80's rich kid new wave garbage novelty pop. It makes me think of a bunch of 80's clowns dressing like Punky Brewster, trying to be intellectual. I just looked up Falco's history on allmusicguide, and he seems kind of interesting, but that song really sucked. IP: Logged
zomzom Punk Posts: 77342189 Registered: Mar 1920	posted 08-28-2002 10:11 AM Falco was cool enough. Before you go with the "80s rich kid" sorta spiel, I don't think you're old enough to really get a feel for the times and the horrible, horrible type of music scene that preceded that sort of new wave music. In retrospect, I wasn't much of a fan of that stuff at the time, I was more into stuff like Minutemen, Big Boys, Midwestern hardcore and punk, etc. But I liked new wave since I first heard it in '77. I like it even more now. That type of new wave, quirky, smartass, heavily produced stuff, is still pretty fun to listen to. Most metal during the eighties totally sucked. Lots of those bands were actually trying to cash in on new wave by wearing the clothes, makeup, and speeding up their songs and it was waaaay worse than Thomas Dolby or any of those guys. Yeah, Blondie and Devo were definitely new wave. Lots of cool stuff under that heading, too poppy and slick to be punk, not commercial enough to be pop. IP: Logged
joeschmoe Punk Posts: 965 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-28-2002 10:40 AM heh-heh, I love throwing out those words "rich kids". People get so offended. Fucking Minnesota. You know I love you and your money. IP: Logged
Patti Pagan Punk Posts: 1401 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 08-28-2002 10:57 AM quote: Originally posted by joeschmoe: Patti, I want to know if that thumbs down sign was directed towards me or Falco? <snip> I just looked up Falco's history on allmusicguide, and he seems kind of interesting, but that song really sucked. The thumbs-down was for you & for the dead Falco. As Zom's post infers, I hate to say I think you had to be there to truly appreciate Falco & the other New Wavers; the "New" says it all. It was revolutionary & because it wasn't as "threatening" as punk was more accessible to those of us who, in the early 80s, were prob. the same age as you are now. Maybe you need to see a Falco videos to really "get it". What I liked most about Falco was that he (& Nina of 99 Luft Balloons & others) showed that there was neat music beyond the shores of the US & Great Britain--it was an international "movement"!! It's OK, you don't have to like him, there might even be people my age who agree with you! But Art & Life, for good or ill, look pretty different to a 20-something than they do to middle-aged gods & goddesses like Zom & me! [This message has been edited by Patti Pagan (edited 08-28-2002).] IP: Logged
Ollie Stench Admin Posts: 2386 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 08-28-2002 12:21 PM quote: Originally posted by joeschmoe: Death to all New Wave. Joe, New Wave was a time and place long ago. If you weren't there to understand its appeal the first time around of course you're not gonna "get it" 20 years on. And I don't mean that as a slam against you at all. But consider what was on the pop charts: Chicago, Lionel Richie, "You Light Up My Life" etc etc etc. And at the time, at least around here, it was as radical to be into a band like DEVO or the B-52's as it was to be into the Dead Kennedys or CRASS. IP: Logged
joeschmoe Punk Posts: 965 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-28-2002 12:31 PM Point taken. Maybe I should hear more of Falco's work before I judge him on "Rock Me Amadeus" alone. And I do dig the B-52's also and some of the Talking Heads and The Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". Scratch that, I LOVE "Genius of Love". But Falco? I still don't understand and probably never will. If I was "aware" back then, and heard "Amadeus" today, it might make me chuckle, but it would be a spurious chuckle. IP: Logged
Ollie Stench Admin Posts: 2386 Registered: Jan 2002	posted 08-29-2002 02:42 AM Exactly! What you have to keep in mind is that alot of "us" hear Falco, Missing Persons, Nena, etc and get a smile and remember the "good ol' days". I'm not a huge Falco fan myself, but the time period that SPAWNED Falco is a different story. IP: Logged
Patti Pagan Punk Posts: 1401 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 08-29-2002 08:53 AM Well-said, Mr. Stench! IP: Logged
Finn McCool Punk Posts: 500 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-29-2002 04:05 PM Help me, Dr. Zaius! IP: Logged
Chelsea40ozBondage Punk Posts: 2284 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-30-2002 06:39 AM quote: Originally posted by Ollie Stench: Exactly! What you have to keep in mind is that alot of "us" hear Falco, Missing Persons, Nena, etc and get a smile and remember the "good ol' days". hear hear. The Thompson Twins have been following me around, and I am reliving my youth with a vengeance. I am so glad I wasn't into lavender sweatsuits, feathered hair, and velcro closure shoes. No offense to anyone who was, but give me neon, stovepipe trousers, and batwing buttondowns anyday. I just feel extraordinarily privileged to have been exposed very early on (i.e. late 70s--early 80s) to Joy Division, Madness, The Damned, Nena Hagen, The Clash, Trio, Joan Jett, and everything else that offered a viable alternative (it wasn't gauche to say that back then; it wasn't yet a radio format) to mainstream mundaneness and inanity. No styrofoam in my brain!!! ------------------ C40 C40 C40 GO! IP: Logged
Albert Phish Punk Posts: 128 Registered: Aug 2002	posted 09-04-2002 03:22 AM i was talking to someone in a chatroom and they said the whole falco death was a conspiracy. IP: Logged
buttmonkey Punk Posts: 747 Registered: Sep 2002	posted 10-01-2002 03:13 AM falco is one suave fellow IP: Logged

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