Why So Many Songs Pay Homage to Berlin

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

I’ve been last year to Berlin and what a city! I’m also a Bowie and U2 fan and I was impressed by the city and how it had inspired two of my favorite artists. I’ve got to go back someday.

[@markreeder6781]

just a brief explaination of what i meant by my final statement. i was asked if berlin could be replicated elsewhere. well no. not really. its about music tho. i said ukraine has the most potential, just as post war berlin had after ww2. as it‘ll have ruins for club locations and a desire to escape the drearyness of daily life. etc of course, it’s been edited a bit so there can be the question at the end. hope you get my drift? 😊

[@SagesseNoir]

Marlene dietrich was very popular here in the USA. And I saw the BLUE ANGEL (a German film for which i needed English subtitles) while I was a student and was very imp0ressed

[@rumbatumblajambomambo6241]

I love your work. Any video you put out just makes my day. Brilliantly written, great image and editing, well told. Just perfect.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

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[@petrvaribrus9693]

Why was Alphaville's SUMMER IN BERLIN not mentioned???! Such a beautiful song by the German band, written before the wall came down, when it was needed most.🎖

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

You are absolutely right, hat's also a very good song. Maybe we should make a second part? Thanks for watching.

[@davidawalkerjr2905]

My Thoughts exactly!

[@Pewtah]

There are many songs aboout Berlin, but Alphaville's "Summer in Berlin" belongs to the Top 5, for me to the Top 3. No other song captures the vibe of a summer day in Berlin so well. I was disappointed when this song was still not mentioned in the video. A second part of that topic would be very appreciated.

[@petrvaribrus9693]

@@Pewtah Spot on! Let's hope the sequel is released by our demand!:))

[@rumbatumblajambomambo6241]

Yes, yes please please yes! Maybe extend that to painters and other artists@@DWHistoryandCulture

[@fabiandimaspratama]

Thanks for this insight, DW! The only song know so far about Berlin is a minor one: "Das ist Berlin".. from Liane Augustin & The Boheme Trio (sometimes this old song is erroneously associated with Marlene Dietrich). "Das ist Berlin, Berlin, die ewig junge Stadt" at the beginning of the lyrics means _Berlin the eternally young city_ still relevant until today. The repeated words of "Du mein Berlin, Berlin" in its lyrics is like a a mantra spell which illustrate the singer's is deeply fallen in love because of the magic/the charm of the city. "Genau im Mittelpunkt der Welt, Hat sie der Herrgott hingestellt" means _Berlin is the center of the world as if it was placed by God that way_ also still relevant today. "Du mein Berlin, Berlin, du Perle an der Spree" means _Berlin the pearl of the river Spree_ .. also the mention of the river Spree is significant as it flows through Berlin and serves as a symbol of the city's life.

[@fanyrojas7479]

I am not from Germany but I just have this feeling that a lot of people go there to flourish in a lot of types of art it is like the city is made for creative people❤

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. It's true that Berlin has always attracted creative people.

[@imano8265]

Bowie by far has set the trend and the hype about Berlin. Hansa Studio before he worked there was not this famous as it is today. No Germanin the 70s could really believe that he would sattle down in Berlin. They felt hounered , at least the intelectuals. He influenced the whole german music: "neue deutsche Welle" and "Heroes" is about the separated Berlin and about the hope the force and the spirit which can people bring together against all odds.

[@Xalira]

Very interesting video, but it should have said “Berlin wasn't known for POP/ROCK music until then” - it was extremely well known in the classical music world, for sure!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you for watching and for sharing your insights with us and the community.

[@imano8265]

Yes but Bowie changed that!

[@hansulrichboning8551]

During the weimar-republic Berlin was the center for arts , science and modernity.Guys like Kurt Weil and Hanns Eisler lived and worked in Berlin,just to mention a few.Due to relatively liberal laws Berlin was although a magnet for gay intellectuals. This came of course to a brutal end in 1933. Thanks to David Bowie and other artists this tradition was restored to a certain degree.

[@yury8243]

Greet Diva Marlene.

[@cervgiovanni]

Really good video

[@johnturley8621]

This video about Berlin mentions the "suitcase in Berlin," which I didn't really associate with Marlene Dietrich...but with the Dutch singer/songwriter/musician Boudewijn de Groot. He has done no less than two songs dealing with Berlin, "Parijs, Berlijn, Madrid" from 1973, and the very touching "Berlijn" from 2004; the first-mentioned refers to "having a suitcase in Berlin". This singer, and a great many of his songs, are very well worth hearing, even if the Dutch language is somewhat less accessible to most in the world...and his two songs about Berlin are particularly listenable and ought to be more appreciated there. JAT

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you for the recommendation! We will definitely tune in.

[@erik_griswold]

Sorry you could not include Zoo Station by U2 also but I guess they only get one on the list.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Oh yes, that's also a very good song. Maybe we should make a second part? Thanks for watching.

[@andretogn]

Very nice, thanks 🇩🇪😊. In my opinion,'Stay (far away, so close)' by U2 has to be included too. Both Wim Wenders' film and official video are so connected to the capital!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Oh yes, that's also a very good song. Maybe we should make a second part? Thanks for watching.

[@fredriksundberg4624]

Why didn't you playing something with Depeche Mode and Rammstein?

[@jaysterling26]

What, you mean people who actually lived there other than tourists(?)?!

[@fredriksundberg4624]

@@jaysterling26 Martin Gore of Depeche Mode actually lived in West-Berlin for at least 3 years and they've also made a trio of albums there from Construction Time Again 1983 Some Great Reward 1984 and Black Celebration 1986 and 5 out of 6 in Rammstein is from Berlin. Till Lindeman is from Rostock.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Interesting suggestion. Maybe we should make a part two? Thanks for watching.

[@michaeljoseph9722]

Hildegard Knef - Berlin, dein Gesicht hat Sommersprossen

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Also a very good song. Maybe we should make a second part? Thanks for watching.

[@maryreid4273]

I'd be surprised if a few Lufthansa passengers don't also 'still have a suitcase in Berlin', based on what I have heard recently regarding baggage.

[@pikofilms]

There is one very iconic song in Polish by the band KULT about Berlin with the phrase: "my house, my house, divided" but perhaps with an even more touching sentence from the chorus: "My street is divided by a wall The right side glows with neon lights The left side is completely blank From behind the curtain he observes both sides It's a very sad song, but also one of the most classic new wave songs. Maybe you'll like it too? Kult. Arahia. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafaY35mdsx5fJI

[@mangasky7]

If there's any chance you could reupload this, with just the Bowie section, I'd be very grateful.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

But what about the other artists then? Thanks for watching.

[@queerulantin6431]

Ihr habt "Es gibt nur ein Berlin" von der queeren Künstlerin, Ikone und Legende Claire Waldoff vergessen

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Oh yes, that's also a very good song. Maybe we should make a second part? We kindly remind you to adhere to our netiquette guidelines and comment in English. This allows the community to participate in constructive discussions. You can find our guidelines in the information box of our videos or by visiting the following link: p.dw.com/p/MF1G Thanks for watching!

[@yacetube]

Of course, Berlin will end up hip and clean like NewYork. And Some other cities, Leipzig ? Krakow ? Kyiv? will Berlinize a bit maybe. In some way.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you for sharing your insights with us and the community.

[@arnodobler1096]

More about German music would be great. Independent of Berlin.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

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[@queerulantin6431]

Marlene Dietrich is a queer bisexual icon!

[@xaviwarrior1]

Klaus Hoffman song 'Berlin' . Deutsch, warum nicht?

[@nicholasleonardbookedits-si9ng]

How come freewill has lost its turbulence? it seems as if Heaven’s already reached. But somewhere still a toddler learns to dance, though cherubs leave the flight attendants be. They’d hover down with olive branch’s crown- -now flight attendants handing you a drink. Our old enlightenment no longer found, it seems we stopped believing in their wings. Lets wonder what we could inherent back, and make a hundred Venice Italies by making art Tomorrow shouldn’t lack, and let no wonder wreck titanicly. So champ a renaissance of lost freewill. There's plenty more for us to wonder still.

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[@nicholasleonardbookedits-si9ng]

i wrote this lol @@DWHistoryandCulture

[@rushdiahmad2435]

So no Scorpions and Modern Talking... OMG 😳😮

[@crayonbonbon9039]

yo das wussup

[@queerulantin6431]

Berlin is my forever queer and weird dirty love

[@rocio4292]

It's easy if you know the real side of the His-story, keep investigating, it is a rabbit hole ... fascinating 😉

[@discomon]

Modern Talking!!!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

We might consider them for a second part...

[@kriskisbulck786]

This video refers to the Berlin from the 70's, 80's, like it hopes some new art comes from the muslim enclave it is today. Those days are long gone dear DW.

[@arnodobler1096]

Die einzige Konstante ist Veränderung! 🤷‍♂️

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