Reply to: Krautrock

[darmstadt]

Udo Lindenburg is crap IMHO! More German humour

and some guys I like

[dang65]

Just realised that I must have walked past Kling Klang Studios loads of times here in Düsseldorf, but didn't know it was there. Might make a quick pilgrimage there later, like a sad fanboy.

[dang65]

The problem I had with that documentary was that they played very little good music on it, although "Krautrock" has some genuinely brilliant stuff. A lot of it is on Spotify, including the new Kraftwerk remasters. I like a bit of Holger Czukay myself. Try Dawn Across The Street (I don't know who Dawn is, but I guess that's where she lives). I notice that Neu! have disabled Hallogallo on Spotify though, which I had in a playlist before. Brilliant track.

[singhr]

Franz Kafka ? He wasn't German.

You'll need to take that up with Udo

[gingerjedi]

I know it's confusing but he was trying to be funny. Germans do have a sense of humour - I have photographic evidence.

This guy is good, skip the first 30 seconds.

[Mich the Tester]

Anyone watch this on BBC four a few days ago, I have finally got round to playing it back.
The documentary was quite boring, but the Kraftwerk concert was just about the weirdest thing I've ever seen, here's an excerpt if you missed it :

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[norrahe]

I thought it was excellent, missed the first half of the programme though

[RichardCranium]

I know it's confusing but he was trying to be funny. Germans do have a sense of humour - I have photographic evidence.

True, but they only have schadenfreude:

"Hans, didst you see zat? Das bad fraulein dropped ein bananana skin auf der floor."

"Ja, Gretel. Es it appalingungen."

"Hans, das fraulein ist coming back. Und look..."

"Ja, Hans. Das fraulein hast slipped on der banananana skin und slipped under das tram und has been chopped into zwei bitz!"

"Ja, Gretel. es ist zehr funny."

[Zippy]

You need to check out Udo Lindenberg from a little further back, he had it nailed with "Germans"

I know it's confusing but he was trying to be funny. Germans do have a sense of humour - I have photographic evidence.

[singhr]

Is that on iTunes?

Never looked. I rip mine from Limewire.

[Chantho]

You need to check out Udo Lindenberg from a little further back, he had it nailed with "Germans", you can't beat lyrics like this:

Franz Kafka ? He wasn't German.

[gingerjedi]

You need to check out Udo Lindenberg from a little further back, he had it nailed with "Germans", you can't beat lyrics like this:

Germans -- go out ridin' with their ladies
Germans -- in their elegant Mercedes
Germans -- have a country that is scenic
Germans -- drive from Hamburg down to Munich

Germans -- like Fritz and Franz and Edeltraut
Germans -- they eat a lot of sauerkraut
Germans -- they like pretzels with teir wurst
Germans -- they drik beer until they burst

The say 'Guten Tag' and they say 'Auf wiedersehen'
they race down the Autobahn through acid rain
they take lots of Deutsch Marks right out of their pockets
to buy russian vodka and american rockets

Germans -- gave you Goethe, Mann and Schiller
Germans -- and Franz Kafka was a thriller
Germans -- brought you Mozart, Bach and Schumann
Germans -- they're a little superhuman

Germans -- have respect for law and order
Germans -- live on both sides of the border
Germans -- in Berlin they have a wall
Germans -- for playing tennis it't too tall

The blond german Fräulains are pretty, but vain
you say 'Guten Tag' and they say 'Auf wiedersehen'
they're very hard workers, from monday to friday
make love an the weekends, and yodel like Heidi

Jawohl -- living in Germany is very nice
we're masters of war, we've tried it twice
and now we're on standby for World War III
prost and auf wiedersehen, Germany!

Is that on iTunes?

[singhr]

You need to check out Udo Lindenberg from a little further back, he had it nailed with "Germans", you can't beat lyrics like this:

Germans -- go out ridin' with their ladies
Germans -- in their elegant Mercedes
Germans -- have a country that is scenic
Germans -- drive from Hamburg down to Munich

Germans -- like Fritz and Franz and Edeltraut
Germans -- they eat a lot of sauerkraut
Germans -- they like pretzels with teir wurst
Germans -- they drik beer until they burst

The say 'Guten Tag' and they say 'Auf wiedersehen'
they race down the Autobahn through acid rain
they take lots of Deutsch Marks right out of their pockets
to buy russian vodka and american rockets

Germans -- gave you Goethe, Mann and Schiller
Germans -- and Franz Kafka was a thriller
Germans -- brought you Mozart, Bach and Schumann
Germans -- they're a little superhuman

Germans -- have respect for law and order
Germans -- live on both sides of the border
Germans -- in Berlin they have a wall
Germans -- for playing tennis it't too tall

The blond german Fräulains are pretty, but vain
you say 'Guten Tag' and they say 'Auf wiedersehen'
they're very hard workers, from monday to friday
make love an the weekends, and yodel like Heidi

Jawohl -- living in Germany is very nice
we're masters of war, we've tried it twice
and now we're on standby for World War III
prost and auf wiedersehen, Germany!

[darmstadt]

Not forgetting 'Pocket Calculator'

I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator

Is that milan?

[gingerjedi]

Not forgetting 'Pocket Calculator'

I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I am adding and subtracting
I'm controlling and composing
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
By pressing down a special key, it plays a little melody
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator
I'm the operator with my pocket calculator