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Curious Germany vol. 2

Posted in German stuff, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »

The first instalment of German music and novelties was rather popular. So here’s another one, with a third instalment waiting.
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Marianne Rosenberg – Ich bin wie Du (1975).mp3
Much of Eurodisco was made in West Germany, with Giorgio Moroder producing Donna Summer in Munich, and acts like the Silver Convention strutting their shiny trousers there, [...]

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Soundtrack of my Life: 1960s

Posted in German stuff, Soundtrack of my Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 17, 2009 | 16 Comments »

Some readers may remember a series of posts in which I looked at songs that evoked particular times, the way music often does. That was two years ago, and for two years I’ve regretted not milking the concept more than I did. In my excitement, I rushed through the years, overlooking some essential songs. And, [...]

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Curious Germany

Posted in German stuff, tagged , , , , , , , on July 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A reader of this blog has asked me to post some interesting German-language songs, recalling a German version of Abba’s Ring Ring I put up a while back. His request coincided with a phase in which I have been rummaging through my German music in preparation for a new series. So here is the first [...]

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