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Die Story is jene,
Das wei doch Jedermann
Das liegt doch auf der Hand
Es war mit Bock und Roll Musik
Nicht immer leicht in diesem Land
Was in mir sitzt ist wei gespritzt
(Weinschorle, Gespritzter)
Das ist mir vllig klar,
Obgleich ich Whiskey zech
Seitdem in USA ich war
Dort hrt man "Falco You Are Wonderful"
Ich hab es langsam satt
Wenn ihr meine records
Trotzdem kaufen wrdet,
Wrde es mich nicht stren
Das typische an mir
Ich bin untypisch ganz und gar
Einmal hoch und einmal tief

Einmal ausgeflippt, dann wieder straight
Ihr werdet mich nehmen mssen wie ich bin
Ich sag es lieber gleich
Zeigt mir den nchsten schlanken Fu
Und ich bin voll dabei
America wenn ihr mir glauben wrdet
Wie man euch vermissen kann
Im "Spiegel" stand es: Wien ist "in"
Und wenn der es nicht wei wer dann?
Auch wenn Mr. Smith 'ne Glatze hat
Wir verkaufen ihm 'nen Kamm
Der Herr war dick
Das Girl war slick
So denn er lallend fragt
"What's your name?"
I' nehm' zweitausend "schis"
Keusch der Madel sagt
Ihr werdet uns nehmen mssen wie wir sind
Wir sagen es lieber gleich
Zeigt uns den nchsten Prsidenten
Und wir sind voll dabei
Oder auch nicht
Dialog zwischen einen Touristen und
einem Wrstchenhndler.
Tourist: "I would like to have
That wonderful Wiener Schnitzel"
Wrstchenhndler: (Sich an seine Frau wendend)
"Gib ihm doch mal 100 g Wurst im Brtchen"
Tourist: (schmatzend zu beiden)
"Yeah, that's really great"
Wrstchenhndler: (sich seiner Sache sicher)
"Aber das ist doch klar,
Der Herr, das macht hundert,
Nein nicht Dollars sondern Schilling (schis),
Wir wollen es ja nicht bertreiben.
America...
La la la
La la
La laFor those who want to read the original lyrics:Oiso, die G'schicht is a jene, des wa a jeder, weu des liegt doch auf der Hand
Es war mit Bock und Roll-Musik net immer leicht in diesem Land
Was in mir sitzt ist wei gespritzt, des is ma vllig kloar,
obgleich ich Whisky tschechern tua seitdem in USA ich woar.
Dort sagen's "Falco you are wonderful", kumm habt's mi langsam gern
Wenns meine Records trotzdem kaufen ttads, tt' des mi net str'n
Das Typische an mir, i bin untypisch, ganz und goar
Amoi hoch und amoi tiaf, amoi g'spritzt, dann wieder kloar
Ihr werd's mi nehmen mssen, wia i bin, i sag's euch lieba glei
Zeigts ma den nchsten schlanken Fua, dann bin vielleicht live dabeiAmerica, wenns ihr ma glaubads, wia ma euch vermissen kann
America, wenns ihr ma glaubads, wia ma euch vermissen kannSpiel auf Reagan, come on - lalalaDer "Spiegel" sagte: Wien is vurn, wenns der net wa', wer dann
Wenn der Mr. Smith a Glotz'n hat, verkauf' ma eam an Kamm
Der Herr war dick, das Madl slick, sodenn er lallend fragt:
"What's your name?", "I nehm' zwatausend", keisch des Dirndl sagt
Ihr werds uns nehman mssen, wia ma san, mia sag'ns euch lieba glei
Zeigts uns den nchsten Prsidenten und mia san live dabei - oder auch netAmerica, ...I order to have that wonderful Wiener Schnitzel
Geh gib eam zehn Deka Polnische in a Wachauer
Yeah, that's really great
Wa' i eh, des mocht Hundert. Nana, Schilling, net Dollar - bertreiben woll'n ma's net
America ... La la la - la la - la la

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Johann (Hans) Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian rap, pop and rock musician and had four #1 Hits - "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Jeanny" and "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)".

He is the only artist to score a #1 Hit in the U.S. with a German language song, and his albums and singles have sold about 60 million copies worldwide.


Early Years

Born in Vienna, studying at the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977 which he left after one semester to pursue a career in music, he lived for a short time in West Berlin while singing in a jazz-rock band. When he returned to Vienna he was calling himself "Falco," reportedly in tribute to the East German ski jumper Falko Weißpflog, and playing in the Austrian bands Spinning Wheel and Hallucination Company. En route to becoming an international rock star in his own right, he was bass player in the Austrian hard rock-punk rock band Drahdiwaberl (from 1978 until 1983). With Drahdiwaberl he wrote and performed the song "Ganz Wien" which he would also include on his debut solo album Einzelhaft.


Individual success

Falco's first hit was "Der Kommissar" from the 1982 album Einzelhaft. A German language song about drug consumption that combines rap verses with a sung chorus, Falco's record was a number-one success in many countries but failed to break big in the U.S. The song, however, would prove to have a life of its own in two English-language versions. British Rock band After the Fire recorded an English cover version, loosely based on Falco's lyrics and also called "Der Kommissar" (with "uh-oh" and "alles klar Herr Kommissar" the only other lyrics held over from the original). This time, the song shot to number three in the United States (their only major hit there) in 1983, though it failed to crack the UK Top 40. The band - who had been together more than a decade - broke up almost immediately thereafter. That same year, American singer Laura Branigan recorded a version of the song with new English lyrics, under the title "Deep in the Dark" on her album Branigan 2.

After a second album, Junge Roemer, failed to provide a repeat to his debut single's success (outside of Austria and Germany, where the album topped the charts), Falco began to experiment with English lyrics in an effort to broaden his appeal, and chose a new production team. The result would be the most popular album and single of his career.

Falco recorded "Rock Me Amadeus" inspired in part by the Oscar-winning film Amadeus, and the song became a worldwide hit in 1986. This time, his record reached #1 in the U.S. and UK, bringing him the success that had eluded him in that major market a few years earlier. The song remained in the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and his album, Falco 3, fittingly peaked at the number three position on the Billboard album charts. Unheard of at the time for a white performer, much less a European one, the Austrian rapper's single climbed to the upper reaches of the Billboard Top R&B Singles Chart (only a few years earlier called the "Black Singles" chart), peaking at number 6. Falco 3 peaked at number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Ultimately, "Rock Me Amadeus" went to the #1 spot in over a dozen countries including the Soviet Union and Japan. Follow-up single "Vienna Calling" was another international pop hit, peaking at #18 of the Billboard Charts and #17 on the U.S. Cash Box Charts in 1986. A double A-side 12" single featuring remixes of those two hits peaked at #4 on the U.S. Dance/Disco charts.

"Jeanny" the third release from the album Falco 3, brought the performer back to the top of the charts across Europe. Highly controversial when it was released in Germany and the Netherlands, the story of "Jeanny" was told from the point of view of a rapist and possible murderer. Several DJs and radio stations refused to play the ballad, which was ignored in the U.S., although it became a huge hit in many European countries, and inspired two sequels on later albums.

In 1986, the album Emotional was released, produced by Rob and Ferdi bolland (Bolland & Bolland). On the Album were "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr danach)" and the song "Kamikaze Cappa" which was written as a tribute to the late photojournalist Robert Capa. "The Sound of Musik" was another international success, and a Top 20 U.S. Dance hit, though he failed to make the U.S. pop charts. He also went on "Emotional-Tour" which was a world tour where he ended up in Japan at 1987. In 1987, he sang a duet with Brigitte Nielsen "Body Next To Body" and the single was a Top 10 hit in the Germanic countries. The Album Wiener Blut was released in 1988 but it did not get much publicity outside Germany and Austria.

After "Jeanny," there were a number of European hits, but Falco was rarely heard in the U.S. and the UK. His 1992 U.S. comeback attempt, the album Nachtflug with the song "Titanic" won a number of awards, but failed to chart in America.


Death

Falco died of severe injuries received from a collision with a bus in his Mitsubishi Pajero near the city of Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic on 6 February 1998, just two weeks before his 41st birthday. While it was initially reported that the autopsy showed high blood levels of alcohol and cocaine, this was disputed. At the time of his death, he was working on a comeback into the music world.
He was buried in the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) in Vienna, Austria.

Years active: 1974 -1998

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