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Not sure why, but everytime I think about German music, I think of this song, 99 Luftballoons. What is the most famous German song in your European country? (www.youtube.com)
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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 33 points 6 days ago

Du Hast -- Rammstein

[-] markz@suppo.fi 3 points 6 days ago

Has to be.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 15 points 6 days ago

In the Netherlands we have/like several popular German artists, for instance this one by Falco was a big hit.

Falco - Der Kommissar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bgiiTxhzM

[-] layer_acht@sopuli.xyz 16 points 6 days ago

Falco was Austrian.

[-] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Not the time I've encountered such a confusion.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 3 points 6 days ago

My bad. Certainly he was.

[-] zout@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago

I'd say Jeanny or Rock me Amadeus were a lot bigger. There was also Matthias Reim - Verdammt ich lieb dich.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 2 points 6 days ago

True.

Der Kommissar was his first hit in the Netherlands though. Jeanny and Rock Me Amadeus produced by Bolland & Bolland (Dutch producer duo but you probably know).

Other German songs from what I remember as a teenager… Halt Mich, Völlig Losgelöst, Da Da Da, Skandal in Sperrbezirk.

[-] d_k_bo@feddit.org 9 points 6 days ago

sad Beethoven noises

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

No! Not that one!

[-] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

Don't! Don't do it!

[-] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 8 points 6 days ago

Cannot speak for all if us Finns, but at least for me the first association was: "Rammstein", and when I continued pondering which song specifically, my brain popped an answer as if it was a self clarity: "Du hast".

[-] zout@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago

Die Woodys - Fichtl's Lied

[-] zout@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

Seriously: I'm Dutch, so we know a lot of them. Maybe Nicole - Ein bisschen Frieden?

[-] Hello_there@fedia.io 7 points 6 days ago

German? Is Rammstein still big?

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

I think, they're bigger outside of Germany than inside. 😅

[-] groet@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago

If you are into rock/metal they are huge. Station tours sold out in seconds.

However in the last year or so the lead singer came under fire for sexual misconduct with fans by inviting them backstage to party (and have sex) and then using date rape drugs on them.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

I reckon Scorpions was my first contact, in France. Everybody knows the Winds of Change here. Rammstein came later for me, with Du Riechst So Gut. I love them, they're still on my daily commute music.

[-] Jakylla@jlai.lu 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah... Asking me (French) about German music, I'll tell you either Nena or Tokyo Hotel. I Think Nena is most known

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

We... we don't talk about Tokyo Hotel.

[-] Bourff@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Is Tokyo Hotel still a thing?

[-] Jakylla@jlai.lu 1 points 6 days ago

Don't think so, but I never actually listened to them so I may be wrong

[-] Martj9@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago

I'm a great fan of 80s pop songs. In my opinion Alphaville's Big In Japan is absolute best

[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

I’m guessing; # Er gehört zu mir

[Marianne Rosenberg]

[-] dariusj18@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Does Zedd count?

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