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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
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Wuppertal, Germany (1978 – 1983, 2003 – present)
The Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) is an influential industrial / neue deutsche welle band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 in Wuppertal, Germany featuring drummer/synth player Robert Görl, vocalist Gabi Delgado-Lopez, guitarist Wolfgang Spelmans, Kurt Dahlke “Pyrolator”, Michael Kemner, bassist and bassist/keyboardist/saxophonist Chrislo Haas. The band’s name is a term that had originally been used in West Germany, without irony, in the early years of the Cold War, at the height of German popular enthusiasm for all things American, and as humoristic counterpart to the “deutsch-sowjetische Freundschaft” (german-soviet-friendship) parole used in the German Democratic Republic. ( GDR, or DDR in geerman)
DAF’s most famous song is the grimly sarcastic “Der Mussolini” from the album “Alles Ist Gut”, a pulsing dance song featuring the lyrics “Dance the Mussolini, move your behind, clap your hands, and now the Adolf Hitler, and now the Jesus Christ, and now the communism …”. The song caused a scandal amongst the more humourless elements of German liberal society.
In interviews they claimed to not target anything or anyone specific while creating lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media. “Sato-Sato” and “Der Mussolini” are both examples of songs written around Delgado-Lopez’s fascination with the sound of a particular word.
DAF’s most famous song is the grimly sarcastic “Der Mussolini” from the album “Alles Ist Gut”, a pulsing dance song featuring the lyrics “Dance the Mussolini, move your behind, clap your hands, and now the Adolf Hitler, and now the Jesus Christ, and now the communism …”. The song caused a scandal amongst the more humourless elements of German liberal society.
In interviews they claimed to not target anything or anyone specific while creating lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media. “Sato-Sato” and “Der Mussolini” are both examples of songs written around Delgado-Lopez’s fascination with the sound of a particular word.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
DEINE LIPPEN SIND SO ROT!
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FarahSabz wrote:
totally gay, but who cares [3] I grew up on their beautiful noises
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MadamKerrington wrote:
I think it's pretty important that you vote up this picture: http://www.last.fm/music/Deutsch+Amerikanische+Freundschaft/+images/37478677
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antoniozgz wrote:
Der Mussolini es un temazo sensacional
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Chavo89 wrote:
totally gay, but who cares [2]
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o--O--o wrote:
best band ever!!!! ... totally gay, but who cares ...
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KeckesG wrote:
love mussolini hate kids on tv
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chuxfm wrote:
UK SOON?
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Miss_Cadaverous wrote:
<3
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Fixmer_McCarthy wrote:
<<- E. B. M. ->>
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Cthulberg wrote:
Die Lippe!
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Ton_majstor wrote:
Alles Ist Gut! My youngster's idols!
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zazoo999 wrote:
Der Mussolini A SUPERB TRACK
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sewertroll wrote:
Doesn't Laibach sing about '' Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft '' in the Tanz Mit Laibach-song? Not about the band, but really the '' Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft '' (german american friendship).. Or maby they do sing about the band..
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astraldisaster1 wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------(d).(a).(f).
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bau242 wrote:
super old school
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grustnyi_putnik wrote:
great name
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pornoholic wrote:
love the band but their name is kida silly imo.
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YesMother wrote:
Awesome.
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antoniozgz wrote:
grandes
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KUZ, Mainz, Germany
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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Pulp, Duisburg, Germany
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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
Tivoli, Bremen, Germany
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