There are few things in life I love as much as music videos. The night we lost IMF at home was without a doubt the most depressing night of winter break. Over my final two nights in Tucson, I watched just under 6 hours of music videos. When I discovered that I would have a TV in my room in Vienna, I immediately exclaimed, "MTV Europe!" Of course it shouldn't have come as a surprise when I found subtitled episodes of The Pickup Artist instead of actual music. In my despair, I started rapidly flipping through channels, in hopes of stumbling across salvation. As tempting as the dubbed episodes of Law and Order were (see, America and Austria aren't that different after all), I kept searching. Eventually, my labors were rewarded by the discovery of gotv, the preeminent Austrian music video channel. I've since spent at least 2-3 hours per day soaking in everything from old favorites to this silliness. More importantly, I've had the chance to peer into the soul of the Austrian and German people, and what I've seen is terrifying. This video by Fettes Brot is ridiculously popular. The song is currently number 2 on the Austrian charts, and I've seen the video at least 6 times, but I still find it absolutely terrifying. Nevertheless, it's only the second most frightening song I've heard in Austria. The top honor goes to "Kuschel Song" by Schnuffel. It's like a poor (Austrian) man's Crazy Frog. 'Nuf said.
As you might have heard, Austria and Germany flirted with some questionable politics in the 30s and 40s. It turns out they're still a little sensitive about the whole Nazi thing. Fortunately for us, that insecurity inspired this gem. Sportfreunde Stiller's "Antinazibund" has vaulted into the pantheon of my all-time favorite music videos. It has all the components of a classic video: a catchy song, dramative narrative arc, and (most importantly) healthy dose of ridiculousness. I hope you enjoy Antinazibund as much as I do. Post your favorite moments in the comments.
Tomorrow my language course begins, so I'll post a full report.
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3 comments:
that's gotta be my second favorite sportfreunde stiller song after '54 '74 '90 2006
in Schnuff, the heart with the shooting star that happens two or three times in the video? exact same animation haha. do the lyrics have anything to do with rabbits and carrots?
oh and fettes brot makes me thankful for american pop music.
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