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Song of the Month: March

Friday, March 28th, 2014

March 1st was Fasching Samstag, or Carnivale Saturday.  I’ve written before about this celebration, so I won’t repeat about the costumes and the craziness that goes on that day.  Instead, I’ll pick my March song of the month from one that we heard that day.

Song: Viva Colonia! by De Hoehner

Why:  This song can be heard at Fasching, Kirchtag, and other festivals. It’s about Cologne (Koeln), another place where they have a huge carnivale celebration so I thought it would be doubly appropriate for this month.  It’s very catchy and very upbeat, so you can see why people start to sing (and dance) whenever it’s played.  We’ve even heard it during Oktoberfest, but of course they sing “Viva Bavaria!” instead.

I like the sentiment of the lyrics too… (note this is in a dialect so yes, there are some weird spellings)

Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA!
Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust.
Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und habn immer Durst.

In English (my translation is bit rough, but you get the idea.)

We are in (Count us in).  It’s great.  Viva Colonia!
We love the life, the love, and the desire.
We believe in dear God and and are always thirsty (i.e. ready for a drink!).

Here’s the 4 musketeers.  Viva Villach!

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Song of the Month: February

Saturday, March 15th, 2014

I’ve been inspired by some friends who are doing a “Song of the Day” blog since January.  While I couldn’t keep that up for a whole year, I thought I could at least do it once a month and try to relate it to our expat life or travels.  So here goes…  I’m already a late with the first post, but let’s start with February anyway.

Song: Das Rote Pferd by Markus Becker

Why: There are so many differences between skiing in the US and Europe.  If someone accidentally steps on your skis in the US, you at least get a “sorry”.  Here you can’t avoid it with the pushing crowds, so no one even acknowledges it.  That aside, one of my favorite things in Austria is “Apres Ski”.  After long hours on the pistes working up a thirst, the bars at the bottom are ready, pumping out loud music and serving up drinks.  Your experience isn’t complete until you’ve seen people dancing the night away in ski boots (or been one of them).

Now about the music… most of it is “Euro Thump Thump” (my thanks to a friend who coined this term) with crazy lyrics set to a fast bass beat.  Mixed in are some Top 40, Oldies, and sometimes even some 80’s Metal for good measure.  Usually the “classic” songs are in German, but many have some “la la la la” parts so that everyone can sing along, even if they don’t speak the language.  This one is a few years old, but a perfect example…  just google for a listen or search for “apres ski musik” to find some other equally silly songs. .

I’ll be back soon with March’s song…  In the meantime, here’s my view from a lounger at the top of Nassfeld last week.

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