Rock Me Amadeus
June 16, 1985 ( Germany ) March 28, 1986 (worldwide)
Rock Me Amadeus is the first single release from the album Falco 3 by the Austrian musician Falco. It was the first and only German -language song that has reached both in the U.S. Billboard charts as well as in the British UK Top 40, the top ranking.
Background and success
The music was composed by the Dutch production duo Rob and Ferdie Bolland, who wrote the text, together with Falco. After the huge success on the German market to the album sold well abroad. In March 1986, Rock Me Amadeus number one on the " Billboard charts " ( Falco as the second Austrian musicians by Anton Karas led ) and the " Cashbox " charts in the U.S.., The United Kingdom and in some Asian countries
In the summer of 1985, the second single from Vienna Calling appeared, with the Falco again in the U.S. and Europe was able to record success, but he is in the United States as a "one - hit wonder " because it is not nearly with his other songs a similar has experienced success.
As an example of the song of the successful film "Amadeus" was taken from the year 1984. In the video Falco is also shown several times as " Mozart - Punk".
This success was special also because he "& B singles charts (the previously still Billboard R " Black Single Charts " were called ) with space 6 reached the first white man with a rap song in a top position. Was not until 2002 reached Eminem with a rap song to a higher position ( position 4 ). Several white performers were able to record higher positions, but with this Soul titles.
Selection of cover versions and plagiarism
- Geil ( 1986) by Bruce & Bongo based on the music of Rock Me Amadeus.
- Rock Me Amadeus by album Headshot ( 1998) by Megaherz is a NDH version of the world hits.
- Cornucopia (1999) by Sanguis et Cinis is a plagiarism made for Falco, who was a year before died.
- At the beginning of the title Mope Bloodhound Gand hear a remix excerpt from Rock Me Amadeus.
- Rock Me Amadeus by album Mea Culpa Umbra et Imago of NDH is a cover version from 2000.
- Rock Me Amadeus by Dark Metal album Across from storm spirit.
- Rock Me Amadeus from the album Famous In Paris by Kim Gloss from the year 2011.
- Rock Me Jerry Lewis of Tri 5 feat. Mike & Bud ( Mike Elliott & Bud Latour ) (No. 1 of the annual hit parade of the Dr. Demento Show, 1986) is a parody tribute to Jerry Lewis.
- Amateur Molotov vs. Udo Jürgens is a mixture of Rock Me Amadeus and Aber bitte mit Sahne Udo Jürgens' (Intro).
- I'm a Playa by Tech N9ne is a processing of the song with the same melody.
- The New German Wave song by rapper Fler is based on the melody of the song.
- The title Nikki was never off the album Fornika the group The Fantastic Four satirizes the lyrics of Rock Me Amadeus.
- In the medley Polka Party by Weird Al Yankovic line Ooh, Rock Me Amadeus is sung three times in succession.
- In 2006 released album Nightly Ray Emergency Gate is a cover version of the song.
- In the album The spirits that we called by Die Toten Hosen is a cover version of the song.
Trivia
- In Mope by Bloodhound Gang Rock Me Amadeus the line of text appears more than once.
- In the Simpsons episode Selma marries Hollywood star is a musical version of Planet of the Apes is shown in which a song called Dr. Zaius to the tune of Rock Me Amadeus is sung.
- As a result, the remaining Genie ( Original: Petarded ) of the cartoon series Family Guy used a brain tumor in the head of the protagonist Lois Griffin the melody for the song I'm a tumor, tumor, tumor, tumor, tumor ....