Dschinghis Khan - Moskau

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/15 at 6:48pm

By special request, I'm posting one of my favorite old German pop songs about communist Russia: Moskau by Dschinghis Kahn.  

I love the Village People horns at the beginning.  It sounds as if you're going to hear Go West.  And then you discover it's even better.  Choreo is amaze-balls.

Bitte, meine Freunde.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/14/15 at 6:57pm

It's one of the best things EVER.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 9:34am

Woke up with the song in my head this morning.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! HEY!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 9:40am

You do realize that this great number had different choreo in the following viral video (of course, it is the Finnish version):

Updated On: 6/15/15 at 09:40 AM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 9:46am

How have I lived my life without ever having seen this before?

How can I ever thank you for sharing it?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 9:57am

It's sort of like watching the cousins of ABBA, who were always misunderstood and stopped getting invited to family holiday gatherings.  After years of being also-rans forever in the shadow of the their cousins, they exacted their revenge by delivering a hit song in a nearby country shortly before the breakup of the Swedish sensation was announced.  How did they not cross the Atlantic and cement their stardom?  What happened?  Were they simply not prepared for the stress of celebrity?

Updated On: 6/15/15 at 09:57 AM

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 10:04am

They did cross to Australia. They were #1 for six weeks!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/15 at 12:42pm

For the sing-a-long:

Moskau
Fremd und geheimnisvoll
Türme aus rotem Gold
Kalt wie das Eis
Moskau
Doch wer dich wirklich kennt
Der weiß, ein Feuer brennt
In dir so heiß

Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser hey
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön ah ha
Towarisch hey hey hey auf das Leben hey
Auf Dein Wohl Bruder hey Bruder ho

Moskau, Moskau
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand
Russland ist ein schönes Land
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Deine Seele ist so groß
Nachts da ist der Teufel los
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey

Moskau, Moskau
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht
Ha ha ha ha ha

Moskau
Tür zur Vergangenheit
Spiegel der Zarenzeit
Rot wie das Blut
Moskau
Wer deine Seele kennt
Der weiß, die Liebe brennt
Heiß wie die Glut

Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser hey
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön ah ha
Towarisch hey hey hey auf die Liebe hey
Auf Dein Wohl Mädchen hey Mädchen ho

Moskau, Moskau
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand
Russland ist ein schönes Land
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Deine Seele ist so groß
Nachts da ist der Teufel los
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey

Moskau...
Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau...
Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh oh oh oh...
Moskau! Moskau!

Moskau, Moskau
Wodka trinkt man pur und kalt
Das macht hundert Jahre alt
ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Väterchen dein Glas ist leer
Doch im Keller ist noch mehr
Ha ha ha ha ha

Moskau... Moskau...

Moskau
Alt und doch jung zugleich,
In aller Ewigkeit
Stehst du noch da.
Moskau
Dein Herz schlägt stark und weit.
Es schlägt für reich und arm
In dieser Stadt.

Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser hey
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön ah ha
Towarisch hey hey hey auf das Leben hey
Auf Dein Wohl Bruder hey Bruder ho

Moskau, Moskau
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand
Russland ist ein schönes Land
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Deine Seele ist so groß
Nachts da ist der Teufel los
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey

Moskau, Moskau
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moskau, Moskau
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey!

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 6/18/15 at 9:16pm

You probably know all about their fourth-placed Eurovision entry from 1979, titled "Dschinghis Khan", from which the group take their name. They were formed specially for the contest, so while it sounds quite similar to Moskau, this is the original! 

Also complete with resplendent costumes and giddy choreography, naturally. No less than a brutal warlord deserves, I guess.

Edit - grr, gremlins stopping me from linking.

Updated On: 6/18/15 at 09:16 PM

[HorseTears]

Posted: 6/19/15 at 3:33am

Everything in this thread is pure gold. This may be my favorite Eurovision entry ever, though...

 

(I like to think that the lead singer went on to be that very cool, slightly unorthodox voice teacher at community college who floated around through the music dept wearing about 37 scarves):

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/19/15 at 10:35am

This is the Eurovision entry from Dschinghis Kahn, though the song isn't as good as Moskau:

 

I actually have their first album as well as their "golden hits".