Why shouldn't you turn around? Well, it's obvious! It's because Der Kommissar (the commissioner/police chief) is in town of course... originally recorded and released by Falco (of "Rock Me Amadeus" fame), After The Fire released their own version just one year later and it became a huge U.S. hit peaking at #5... just remember that the more you live, the faster you will die... here is a big scary tarantula and the British band After The Fire with "Der Kommissar"...
Lyrics | After The Fire lyrics - Der Kommissar lyrics
“Der Kommissar”
Single by After The Fire
from the album Der Kommissar a/k/a ATF
B-side "Dancing In The Shadows"
Released 1982
Format 7" vinyl single; 12" vinyl single
Recorded 1982
Genre New Wave/Pop-rock
Length 5:43 (U.S. album version)
4:03 (single version)
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Robert Ponger, Falco, Andy Piercy
Producer John Eden and ATF
Year (1983) Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart #12
South African Singles Chart #2
UK Singles Chart #47
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
Bonus today! Want to see the Falco version? I hope Falco thought this video was funny, because it is hilariously lame, here is Falco's version from 1981 of "Der Kommissar"...
“Der Kommissar (The Commissioner)”
Single by Falco
from the album Einzelhaft
B-side "Helden Von Heute (Alles Wartet Auf) (Today's Heroes)"
Released 1981 (Germany), 1982 (U.S.)
Format 7" vinyl single; 12" vinyl single
Recorded 1981
Genre Hip hop ("Der Kommissar), Pop-rock ("Helden von heute")
Length 3:51
Label GIG Records (Europe); A&M Records (U.S.)
Writer(s) Robert Ponger, Falco
Producer Robert Ponger
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
80s Movie Weekend
Back in 1984, today's movie won 8 Academy Awards and is based loosely on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, two composers who lived in Vienna, Austria, during the later half of the 18th century. Here is "Amadeus"...
the trailer...
one of the more famous scenes from the movie...
Amadeus
Directed by Miloš Forman
Produced by Saul Zaentz
Written by Peter Shaffer
Starring F. Murray Abraham
Tom Hulce
Elizabeth Berridge
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cinematography Miroslav Ondříček
Editing by Michael Chandler
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date(s) 19 September 1984
Running time 160 minutes
180 minutes (director's cut)
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$18 million
Gross revenue US$52 million
And even though this song was not by any means part of this motion picture, it is a good opportunity for me to make a connection... the only German song to reach #1 in the U.S., here is Johann (Hans) Hölzel, better known as Falco with "Rock Me Amadeus"...
Lyrics | Falco lyrics - Rock Me Amadeus lyrics
“Rock Me Amadeus (Ihn Liebten Alle Frauen...)”
Single by Falco
from the album Falco 3
Released 1986 (1986)
Format 7"
Recorded 1985
Genre Pop Hip hop Pop Rap New Wave
Length 3:21
US Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
UK peak: #1
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