Comments on: Johnny Cash spoke German!

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:41:13 +0000

There are two Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus episodes for German TV – in one of these they speak German themselves… The clips were on youtube once but have been removed as I just found out.

They can be ordered here:
http://www.guerilla-films.com/mp/fz.htm
Transcript:
http://orangecow.org/pythonet/zirkus/index.html

Und Sie mit der Trickkamera! Hau ab!

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:07:11 +0000

Yes! German schlager versions of english originals – I’ve been tormented with that in my childhood.

At least I found out that they did (and still do!!) that in Italy too. Recently I shocked a friend of mine by telling him that some song (don’t remember which unfortunately) is not by You-name-your-italian-crooner but somebody completely non-italian.

By: Philipp

Philipp — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:17:10 +0000

Oh I’m sorry. But I have been accused of both. Obviousy we got that wrong again

By: 42317

42317 — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:15:03 +0000

Phil, don’t confuse “schizophrenia” with “split personality”. Those are different disorders.

By: phil

phil — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:51:40 +0000

oh no problem, there are various people in my life saying that i am suffering from a personality crisis and me myself and i are schizophrenia kinda people.

By: Miss-Verständnis

Miss-Verständnis — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:15:52 +0000

@ Phil: Teehee I didn’t realise you were the same person as Phillipp! Silly me. Goes to show I should check the link on the name before commenting.

By: Miss-Verständnis

Miss-Verständnis — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:13:35 +0000

@ Roland: I did not know that! Was that in ‘Walk the line’?

@ Tessa: Are they also Johnny Cash songs?

@ phillipp, frost, phil: Schlager is hilarious! My main experience with it is in bars very late in the evening (or early in the morning), when the fun music stops and then suddenly Schlager comes on and everyone drunkenly sings along! Haha.

By: phil

phil — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:28:54 +0000

@ frost,
so true, same goes for austria… this is hilarious!

By: Frost

Frost — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:35:38 +0000

@philipp

You must be talking about Schlager.

In Bayern and BW you can hear Schlager covers of many English songs.

Proper Schlager requires someone to wail upon an accordion. Preferably someone who is tone-deaf.

Proper Schlager can only be appreciated after 2-3 maß Bier.

In Bayern you must prove that you own 1 Schlager album in order to own property and vote.

By: tessa

tessa — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:22:53 +0000

you forgot about “komm gib mir deine hand” and “sie liebt dich”