German Music: From "Schlager" To "Deutschrap" Via Rock And Techno | Meet The Germans

[@dweuromaxx]

Did we miss any of your favorites?

[@vtkz]

of course, ;-D Hamburg Drum&Bass - Phace & Misanthrop…. german rap is for 97% 🤮 only a few realy good ones with good lyrics like Lance Butters, Ahzumjot, Dissy, KIZ…the best music is always not the mainstream radio stuff

[@stipe3124]

I can't believe you did not mention Falco or Modern Talking, they were constantly playing them on German MTV when i was younger, almost to the point that it was stuck in my head on repeat.

[@neoplan6116]

I am shocked: you did not mentioned Heinz Rudolf Kunze! 😉😉

[@187strssenbande7]

Of course you missed it...187 und Raf Camora!

[@jillwheeler6207]

How about Milky Chance, lots of airplay in Chicago. 🎶🎸📻

[@aussiechiro]

My favourite German musician is J.S.Bach. Unmatched for 350 years.

[@st0ox]

And it only went "den Bach runter" since then, to quote alligatoah.

[@disposabull]

Wagner?

[@swanpride]

@@disposabull Too long winded and musically more in the middle of Germany's big classic musicians.

[@rivenoak]

@@swanpride a better example: Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D", used so often elsewhere you cannot count it anymore and of course lot of weddings for decades without Pachelbel Maroon 5 or Coolio would have missed hits: no "Memories" or "C U when U get There"

[@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven]

Same

[@Inqusitorstand]

Meet the Germans is one of my favorite "shows". I try to hold off on watching a few so I can binge them on my days off. However, I always pop in and give a thumbs up to support Rachel and the team. You guys are doing great work.

[@dweuromaxx]

@Dancing 😍

[@leahey9589]

especially for my region, I would add "Kraftklub". They connect social critic with a very great sound and this band is very down to earth

[@maxthatsit2283]

Die beste Band aus Deutschland seit Ton Steine Scherben. Change my mind

[@Pabst_Comandante_I.]

Feine Sahne Fischfilet

[@manuelgrenzer6591]

@@maxthatsit2283TonSteineScherben, Unantasbar, Serum114, Betontod, Rammstein, Onkelz, Ärzte, Hosen, Frei.Wild ( Auch wenn sie eig keine Deutschen sind, so Singen sie auf Deutsch ). Haben alle mehr Tiefgang in den Texten als Kraftklub jemals haben wird.

[@steffenrobens7310]

Actually, Germany has a huge medieval / medieval rock scene which is small per capita, but characteristic for Germany. Influences are largely from rock/metal, but also goth or ancient music styles. Genre examples are f.e. Saltatio Mortis, In Extremo, or Feuerschwanz.

[@mrspencer9999]

Genau 👌🏻

[@ralffischer3965]

Subway to Sally, Corvus Corax fällt mir spontan auch noch ein.

[@steffenrobens7310]

@@ralffischer3965 da gibt's einige ziemlich gute. Hab sie nur aus Platzgründen weggelassen.

[@norak.bartholin544]

Finally!!! XD danach hab ich gesucht

[@fermintenava5911]

Faun nicht vergessen.

[@AD-zo5vp]

'Die Ärzte - Hurra' was a very early omen on the problems/failures of reunification. The band is tremendously important for german punkrock scene.

[@hauzasan3380]

Wenn es um die "hosen" geht, bin ich ganz klar im team Ärzte

[@ynnuswatchingyou]

Schrei nach Liebe und Westerland muss auf jeden Fall genannt werden.

[@RWolfshain]

Sadly no words about the "dark" community. The WGT in Leipzig should be one, if not the one, biggest Gothic / Dark Wave Community Meeting in the world. Besides this part, you missed the whole medievel Folk(-Rock) scene. Like Schandmaul, Feuerschwanz, Faun, etc. They grew recently in attention, even in the US.

[@daDUSTad]

how can you not list In Extremo when it comes to that scene? they are some kind of the origins, aren't they?

[@inotoni6148]

Faun ist einer meiner Lieblingsbands

[@ArchangelThunderbird]

@@daDUSTad yep, they're the originators of the folk rock thing and were very much hated for it by the community. over time this changed tho.

[@herthaboomer2]

Beatsteaks, Madsen, wir sind Helden, Sido und Alligatoah fehlen, aber gut, die sind leider nicht so erfolgreich im Ausland. Wenn man das mit einbezieht, müsste man aber schon noch Tokio Hotel erwähnen. Aber ansonsten sehr interessante Liste.

[@uweregenbogen8305]

Neben Udo Lindenberg, BAP, Falco, Toten Hosen, Spider Murphy Gang, Wyse Guys, Die Prinzen, Milky Chance und vielen anderen fehlt mir ein Song aus der Nostalgie-Ecke: Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht :) Keep up the really excellent work

[@HansMeiser67346]

Reinhard Mey - the biggest Singer/Songwriter in Germany

[@oida10000]

I think Udo Jürgens is worth a mention as two of the best cartoon intros and outros are composed by him (Vielen Dank für die Blumen). An other man I have listen quiet a lot recently: Alligatoah, his songs include: Willst du mit mir Drogen nehmen? (Do you want to take drugs with me?) Wo kann man das kaufen? (Where can you buy that?) Vor Gericht! (In front of the court!) Lass liegen! (Leave it!) Du bist schön! (You are beautiful) Denk an die Kinder! (Think about the children!) Narben (scars) Musik ist keine Lösung (Music isn't a solution)

[@paulstarstarpaul5700]

I agree with you on Alligatoah. He is definitely a great musician. Udo Jürgens is definitely a bit more difficult. On one hand he would definitely fit into a Schlager Playlist or the classics list in the end. On the other hand you could argue that he doesn’t really belong into the video because he is Austrian and shaped the Austrian music scene probably even more than the German one. So it’s debatable if he fulfills the criteria.

[@cehabe8355]

Nur das Udo Jürgens ein Österreicher ist und es geht ja um Deutsche Musik.😄

[@Yveltal262]

So many phenomenal German artists have reached my ears while I've been learning German this past year. Eisbrecher, Saltatio Mortis, Schwarzer Engel, and ASP to name a few. When I was very young I drove my parents up the wall listening to Tokio Hotel all day long! It's nice to come back to German music after all this time. It just feels like home.

[@amelie.vdonath5927]

I would add " Goldener Reiter" on the nostalgia playlist

[@martinseelig585]

for those learning German the lyrics of "Wir sind Helden" and their singers Judith Holofernes solo tracks are an excellent listening comprehension practice, also brilliant music and their track "Denkmal" is certainly one for the "classic german hits" playlist.

[@gyoergypecsi]

German Techno = SCOOTER in the 90s and in 00s. This is unquestionable. You heard their tracks in every club, on every house party or on school disco!! They were one of the best and most memorable Techno Band in those decades.

[@roberttoper8288]

Scooter never made techno! In which techno club their played Scooter at 90s or 00s? Tresor, Omen, E-Werk, Ostgut, Stammheim, Warehouse,..? In which one their played Scooter??

[@petereggers7603]

Well Rachel, you had to open some more types of bottles to even come close to the german music scene... To start with all the "Klassik" composers: The land of... Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haendel, Haydn, Offenbach, Orff, Schuman and many more The "old" german singers singing german: Udo Lindenberg, Nina Hagen, Rio Reiser, Peter Maffay, Marius Müller Westernhagen, Heinz Rudolf Kunze, Pur, Münchener Freiheit The "new" german singers singing in geman: Marc Forster, Wincent Weiss, Clueso, Johannes Oerding, Adel Tavil, Andreas Bourani, Juli, Silbermond, Rosenstolz, Wir sind Helden, Revolverheld, Sportfreunde Stiller... The "german" singers singing in english: Alphaville, Fools Garden, Rea Garvey, Michael Patrick Kelly, Nico Santos... Of course as "Cologner" that you are: BAP (Wolfgang Niedecken), Bläck Föös, Höhner, Brings The new german (Mainstrean/Charts/Radio) DJs: Robin Schulz, Felix Jaehn, Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner, Alle Farben German "Country" singers: Truck Stop, Texas Lightning, Tom Astor And last but not least... the whole "Ballermann-Songs"-Scene: Mickie Krause, Peter Wackel, Tim Toupet, Almklausi

[@DerDekan]

Soo richtig was Du schreibst. Was ist denn eigentlich mit Unheilig - immerhin eine merkwürdige Mischung aus Schlager, Pop und Gothic, auf die ich sonst noch nirgends gestoßen bin. Und es fehlen auch noch die Pop-Rock-Bands aus Hamburg: Die Sterne, Tocotronic (und Wir Sind Helden gehören auch dazu). Überhaupt, was ist das mit Hamburg und der deutschen Musik? Da kommen viele bekannte (aber nicht zwingend kommerziell erfolgreiche) Bands her: Fettes Brot, Deine Freunde, Deichkind, Scooter, Mono Inc, Selig, KettCar, Tomte, Revolverheld...)

[@funpunkerle]

Die Ärtze are now around for about 39 years. within thier music they comibe generations of old and young germans. my first concert ever as a young teenager was them performing in Braunschweig. waiting in line to see them there where people even younger folks than me, around 12 years and guys way older than me. I thought "okay whats that 55 year old dude here?" starting out as a punk band, becoming entertainment gods (even featured in the tagesschau), forming awareness for crtitical thinking, self development as teenagers. thier songs are funny, catchy and a lot of them have a high rate of sarcasm/ darker humor and have a message.

[@Cera3]

yeah Die Ärzte should have gotten way more recognition in this video. They did so many different songs, from silly/funny to extremely serious and critical of society, they made slow balads, punk songs and also went into pop music. Also, their music videos were always really good!

[@dweuromaxx]

Then clearly we should mention them next time :)

[@swanpride]

Same for the Toten Hosen. I mean, yeah a lot of their songs are classics, but it is not like nobody likes their newer stuff, quite the opposite.

[@root2588]

As someone who is currently self-learning German, I just want to say that Die Toten Hosen is the reason to keep me learning!

[@anja6983]

Try AnneMayKantereit too. It’s easier, I think … a bit slower

[@root2588]

@@anja6983 Thanks, will do :)

[@coolkaboom-8267]

Vorhang auf für ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau!!!

[@PaulJWells]

I learned German, then didn't use it for several years. When I cam back (to stay) I listened to a lot of Fanta Vier to reattune myself! Die Hosen are awesome though, no question, saw them play at the Waldbuhne in Berlin just before the lockdowns

[@root2588]

@@anja6983 Hey, just want to say thank you again! You are right, they are perfect for learning. I've been listening all day long :)

[@goldflo91]

German dancehall, with Culcha Candela 🖤💚💛❤️ The way Rachel introduces each genre is awesome, especially when she autotune her voice to introduce Deutschrap 👍👍👍👍👍

[@lordbafford640]

Loved the wine analogy! When my polish mother came first to Germany 40 years ago, she was first shocked about the music, 'cause it sounded for her like "Marching Music", but then she started to love the songs of Jürgen Drews and many from the 40s and 50s! More classic well known German artists: Jürgen Drews (Schlager) Comedian Harmonists (Acapella) Max Raabe (Crooner Singer) Scooter (Mainstream Techno) Deichkind (Electro-HipHop)

[@mohdfarismohdfadil2304]

2:30 You nailed it, Rachel. Most of Rammstein songs used rolled R except 'Rosenrot' where they seldom use it. If you're curious about the German History, go for Deutschland. Deutschland, deine Liebe... ist Fluch und Segen Deutschland, meine Liebe kann ich dir nicht geben Germany - your love is a curse and blessing Germany - my love ... I can't give you.

[@KitsuneHB]

And the video give a lot of hints about german history.

[@katta9387]

As a German metal fan I was very pleasantly suprised by the summary on rock music. You named some solid classics and especially bands from very different subgenres. And I just noticed how little I know about the local rap and techno scene. I haven't heard about a single techno artist.

[@RachelStewart04]

Glad to hear this! A colleague gave me some great tips on different rock bands :)

[@MellonVegan]

Tbf, electronic music is huge but it's more of a club thing and less with a few artists that sell records in huge numbers, like other genres. Honestly, probably 25-50% of my female friends are all about it (interestingly female dominated genre, unlike metal) but everyone just listens to their own preferred semi popular artist.

[@hanskenaston_hansolo231]

DW "Meet The Germans", y'all missed one of the most important genres in Music that draws a lot from Germany, Classical Music. With Composers like Bach, Beethoven, Händel, and Wagner.

[@dweuromaxx]

Of course - German classical warrants an entire episode! We were focussing on the more contemporary here, but we fully appreciate the classics. 🎼

[@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven]

True I was too offended because they failed to show the best classical music on earth

[@hanskenaston_hansolo231]

@@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven I was not offended, I was more dumb founded.

[@sbor2020]

If you are dealing with classical music, what about contemporary composers? Rihm, Lachenmann, Pintscher, etc. Art but not really entertainment.

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

@@dweuromaxx Karlheinz Stockhausen is more important to the history of German music than Deutschcrap as he allowed (among others) rappers to fake their voice with synthesizers and audio processors.

[@berlindude75]

For great non-Schlager modern pop ballads in German, I can recommend the band "Ich + Ich" or the solo projects of its vocalist Adel Tawil who's got a great voice and clear enunciation. Good for learning German via music. Available here on YT, too.

[@RachelStewart04]

Thanks for the tips!

[@coolkaboom-8267]

Völlig losgelöst von der Erde schwebt das Raumschiff völlig schwerelos love it. Recently discovered the shiny toy guns cover and I'm obsessed

[@TheAlja]

That one is pretty cool indeed

[@OrolesMagnus]

You forgot ACCEPT, HAGGARD, KREATOR, POWERWOLF, D'Artagnan, Faun, Tanzwut, Corvus Corax, Modern Talking, and many other great german bands ant artists.

[@allvaleriano]

Haggard is from Austria

[@timschulz9563]

Kraftwerk, Spliff, Tangerine Dream und Neu sind die besten die mir spontan einfallen.

[@Roberto-REME]

I commend your production: very creative, smooth transitions, dynamic and excellent camera work. Really well done and superbly narrated.

[@fatboyslim6272]

Alphaville is worth mentioning!

[@hkkhgffh3613]

Dis is not Schlager!

[@deadlypendroppingby]

Waaaas, wusste gar nicht, dass die deutsch sind! xD GoiL

[@halmati2288]

Aber es ging doch um Deutschland. Alphaville ist aber doch "Big in Japan"! ;-)

[@icetnira3542]

Because of "Fanta 4", "Die Ärzte" and "Seeed" were mentioned, there aren't a lot of left over. "Die Prinzen" and "Stern Meißen" would be some of the not mentioned one.

[@Kermitkaritka]

When I was young most of the newspapers (like bravo) in Poland were about Tokio hotel :D Now I'm a fan of Rammstein, Cro, Casper, Mark Forster, Sido, die Ärzte, Die Orsons and more :D

[@RachelStewart04]

there's a lot to get stuck into!

[@jerkmasterjenkins86]

In my experience, from about 35 year olds and younger you definitely can count the German dubbed Pokémon intro song in on that nostalgia list, even in broad daylight sometimes.

[@frankderessener4477]

Faun and Santiano are missing. And of course the Cologne music Gods Höhner and Brings.😉 Great video again, Rachel. Can´t wait for the next one.😊

[@oida10000]

Well if you mention Faun and Santiano you should also bring in Oonagh.

[@fruitenantcolonel9207]

"Können Herzen singen?" If your heart beats for Rammstein: 2:30

[@mola6228]

Id like to add Deichkind, Saltatio Mortis and Eisbrecher.

[@ryansteckn1415]

hell yes, Deichkind is one of the greatest german musician group of all time

[@Flutschfingerbaron]

SaMo und Eisbecher sind sowas von die Schlagerbands der Rockszene

[@MrDonkrypton]

Oh, Salami Mortadella...😁...?

[@ChrisDIYerOklahoma]

Spot on! Brought back some great memories of the 1980s and early 1990's. Back then, it was party time in Germany with the wall coming down. I was there...and it was goooooood!

[@rajeshganesan1968]

As an Indian who learns German language, i have started with the Pop+Jazz music "Luxuslärm" (is not mentioned in this Video) & rock band "Rammstein". After acquiring intermediate fluency, then started hearing "Silbermond", "Nockalm Quintett", "Die Toten Hosen", "Eisbrecher" :)) Sometimes i feel, German Songs has much more to say than the English Songs of the Famous Artistes even.🙂

[@AlexanderGoeres]

_Sometimes i feel, German Songs has much more to say_ .. perhaps this is due to the differnce/idfficulty of the language? for me as a german it is quite different. i very often cringe at the simplistic stupidity of german texts but have much less problems listening to similarly stupid texts in english ...

[@rajeshganesan1968]

@@AlexanderGoeres For me also it was difficult at the start but after sometime after hearing the band "Silbermond", i felt a different tone of music and the use of high level vocabularies, that made me love the German Songs. But i haven't had this feeling while hearing Rammstein, but still Rammstein has Good music and good stage performance.

[@p3chv0gel22]

Tbf Nockalm Quintett are from Austria

[@rajeshganesan1968]

@@p3chv0gel22 Here we speak only about German musics brother. Das ist Egal, ob Wir ueber die Deutschen Musik aus dem Oesterreich / Deutschland / Schweiz gesprochen haben

[@tartaglia.]

@@rajeshganesan1968 rammstein was one of the first german bands I ever listened to. Instant hit.

[@darkpianotheme]

super gemacht. tolle Show und Aufführung. Viel Glück und Erfolg weiterhin

[@eliseclaire98]

My favorite German musician is Peter Maffay. His music from the 1970s and the ‘80s is absolutely wonderful and pleasing to the ears.

[@JohannRichter]

Ja, sicher. Peter Maffay muss dabei sein. 😊

[@taftybufty]

Some famous German acts worth mentioning: Alphaville Dschinghis Khan (idk if I pronounced corrrectly) Boney M ACCEPT Modern Talking (second best selling German band behind Scorpions) Tokio Hotel Oomph Die Toten Hosen die Ärtze Sandra ATC (their members are not German but their songs were founded in Germany) La Bouche Donna Summer (I know she is partly German) Felix Jähn Robin Schulz a lot of rap-hip hop acts from the 90s such as Nana or C-Block. And let's not forget Lena who won the Eurovision in 2010. 😂😂😂

[@artuselias]

Alle Farben

[@cjedgerly]

I listened to Die Fantastichen Vier back in the late 1990s/early 2000s. My favorite cut was "MFG." It's still catchy.

[@swanpride]

A really nice overview, and I appreciate that you didn't simply sh... all over Schlager like most people do for various reasons. But I feel you missed some important figures of German music, above all Reinhard May, who is basically a German Chansonist. You also covered Raggae and Rap aso but somehow missed out on mentioning the whole Wave and Gothic scene (and the WGT - and Unheilig), the whole German Techno Movement, the different kind of experimental music (see Blue Man Group and Co), you mentioned none of the actual classics from Bach up to Schubert, and (though I guess this is somewhat understandable) you completely overlooked the importance of German music for children, especially Rolf Zuchowski.

[@RachelStewart04]

I guess I'll have to do a part two...! Thanks for sharing all these extra suggestions :)

[@johnraggett7147]

Rachel, greetings from Leipzig. You left out my favourite - Peter Fox, Haus am See.

[@spoetm]

Very well done… ABER 😅 … You missed a lot: Udo Lindenberg, the great Rock-star from the North with a big heart and even a Musical about his story. Marianne Rosenberg, Schlagerstar from the 70s and of course Marius Müller-Westernhagen… and German Punk: Die Toten Hosen!!! 💪🏻🙋🏼‍♂️

[@swanpride]

Wenn ein Udo, dann Udo Jürgens bitte! Vielen Dank für die Blumen....

[@RachelStewart04]

Westernhagen and Die Toten Hosen got a little mention at the end ;) but yep I think we need a part two :D

[@Cadfael007]

What about the 1950s with Peter Kraus, Conny Froboes, Ted Herold, Trude Herr, Hazy Osterwald (okay; he's Swiss), Peter Alexander, Catarina Valente, Gitte ...

[@user-fb5lj9cz5l]

As a side note, let's mention some Austrian musicians of all genres who are also very famous in Germany: Udo Jürgens, Peter Alexander, Falco, EAV, DJ Ötzi, Freddy Quinn, Rainhard Fendrich, Wolfgang Ambros ...

[@dweuromaxx]

@g2 Not to forget Wanda, Mavi Phoenix or Voodoo Jürgens.. 😆

[@telemachbreuer601]

It's not about having forgotten someone to mention, it's about the sheer variety of styles of music, that you simply just can't mention them all. Personal preferences, music you won't ever listen to or listen to all the time. You just cannot tell who you omitted.

[@zwingerdrossel-musicreview40]

Alligatoah, Eskimo Callboys, Mine, AnnenMayKantereit, Kraftklub, VonWegenLisbeth und noch SO VIELE andere mehr. Nicht zu vergessen deutschsprachige Sänger und Sängerinnen aus der Schweiz (Faber) und Österreich (Mathea, Josh).

[@artuselias]

Also from Austria: Bilderbuch, Left Boy

[@CathyTalksMiami]

Greetings from Miami! I love your videos! You do an amazing job coming up with engaging content, acting and editing!!!! All the best always :)

[@dweuromaxx]

Thank you so much!! Happy you're a fan😁

[@seanmcerlean]

This made me smile Rachel.😀🙌👌 Vieken danke as a child of the 70's but i know a few of these artists, my favourite as a rock and blues lover is of course Rammstein but remember a few others growing up. Just like i remember some of the french artists like Jean-Jaques Goldnan and Jean-michel Jarre.

[@vvns4214]

Rio Reiser and Ton Steine Scherben could also be mentioned for the punk scene in Germany

[@dweuromaxx]

Good point!

[@markusheld3910]

I wouldn't consider them punk but proto-punk.

[@floydblandston108]

I'm not sure what actual Germans would call it- or if they even like it- but what we call 'Krautrock' from the late 60's-70's is pretty great.

[@sbor2020]

Germans call it _kosmische Musik_ . Bands such as Can, Faust, Neu!, and early Kraftwerk. Very art schooly!

[@floydblandston108]

@@sbor2020 - I only came to it by the backdoor- Karlheinz Stockhausen- who is often grouped into this style.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Tangerine Dream.

[@acciid]

Yeah, Can did spring to mind for me

[@christianh2581]

I also think krautrock is great, but the average german dude you meet in the 'Fussgängerzone' probably has never heard of it. I.e. Its only a thing for real music-nerds

[@stefanfrank4054]

"schiller" - Christopher vpn Deylen - finest electronic musik, sometimes orchestral

[@Schokelmei]

The list is lacking what we call "Liedermacher" or Balladeers (that mostly do political songs) like Hannes Wader, Konstantin Wecker, Reinhard Mey, Wolf Biermann, Fredl Fesl and younger ones like Eric Fish (Singer of the medieval metal band Subway to Sally). Liedermacher were pretty popular from the 60s to the late 90s and most Germans (even those born after the era) know at least one song. Wikipedia has an endless list: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liedermacher

[@KitsuneHB]

I grew up with lots of Reinhard Mey. :D True, they are important too and Reinhard Mey for example sings very clearly and understandable.

[@AlexanderGoeres]

but there are no actual liedermacher anymore .. noone comparable to the ones you mentioned.

[@johnofthesouth5425]

Electric Callboy brought me here after finding out what "Schlager" is. Yes, you know exactly what song I'm on about 🤣

[@Kermitkaritka]

I also love the german folk music like: Faun ♥️♥️♥️

[@shibangshupal2892]

All love from India... Rachel maam has such a catchy and nice voice

[@autarkisoni]

Die Ärzte, absolute best lyrics and best musik from germay :) AUS BERLIN!!

[@Crom1980]

I missed the songs from the GDR time, called "Ostrock".

[@its_kaloyan]

I always learn something new from these videos. Thanks Rachel and DW.

[@dweuromaxx]

Our pleasure!

[@vwphred]

My favourite German band was Trio. - "Da Da Da"

[@sushifornico]

You forgot a big scene of dark wave and goth - Peter Heppner, Camouflage, GÖthes Erben, Wolfsheim etc :-)

[@RachelStewart04]

Can't say I've come across this - thanks for the tip :D

[@Sandrylene]

Love these so much!

[@davidpastuck7245]

Cascada would be the one I first think of. They were huge here in Canada

[@reyaquino1062]

I recently discovered "Clueso" and god, i can't stop listening to that guy's music!

[@PeterBondeVillain]

Great video as always! Choices were perfect. I would add Die Sterne and other bands of the 'Hamburg Schule' alt-rock scene such as Blumfeld and Tocotronic

[@krischan7451]

Bin zwar Westberliner, aber hier fehlt der Ostrock. Puhdys "Alt wie ein Baum", City "Am Fenster", Karat "Der blaue Planet", ... Und wenn wir schon im Osten sind, German Music ohne den Thomaner Chor, ohne Bach? Liebe Rachel, es gibt noch viel zu entdecken! 😘

[@RachelStewart04]

Definitiv! :P

[@MellonVegan]

There was also this interesting phenomenon in the 90s of German producers recording Eurodance songs, often 1 hit wonders, with foreign (usually US but others too) singers, songs and artists that no one necessarily loves but *every* millennial knows. Those would include Captain Jack, Snap! (Rhythm Is A Dancer, The Power), La Bouche, Mr. President (Coco Jambo), Haddaway (What Is Love, yes it's German), Culture Beat (Mr. Vain), Milli Vanilli... Also some other 90s stuff like Lou Bega, Scooter and Modern Talking. It's funny that most everyone knows them (even internationally) but no one has an inkling (with the exception of the last two) that these are German. That's probably why no one mentioned them.

[@ynnuswatchingyou]

In thought the same. There are some quite popular one hit wonder songs, equal type of music in the 90th and some are still very popular at "Neunziger-Parties".

[@harryvanrijn6366]

Drafi Deutscher - Marmor Stein und Eisen bricht. Marvellous song, full of energy and I have some fond memories of it. Peter Maffay - Du, big hit in the Netherlands.

[@nicki4577]

I'm from Germany and this has got to be the first time I watched a youtube video about Germany and the comments weren't full of comments in German.

[@ArjunSahni]

The quality of the videos is getting better and better, kudos Rachel 👏🏼

[@dweuromaxx]

Thanks, Arjun!

[@jdrancho1864]

Here's some of what you missed: Singer/songwriters like Reinhard Mey and others, especially lyrically dense songs like 'Narrenschiff" and "Das Meer", and verbal imagery like 'Gute Nacht, Freunde" and "Manchmal da fallen mir Bilder ein". Singers who go way back, like Marlene Dietrich and Zarah Leander, or guys that tug on the heartstrings, like Freddy and Heino. If you dare, try on some songs in Austro/Bavarian dialect, like Ambros, Danzer, or Kapfinger. Of course, once the party gets going and everybody is good and liquored, it's time for "Grieeeechischer Weiiiiin, ist so wie das BLUUUT der Erde .....".

[@joshschwerin4169]

Great video! I'm surprised there was no mention of David Hasselhoff...???

[@dweuromaxx]

@Josh Schwerin He was just prevented by deadlines in search of freedom.. 😉

[@hamishmackinnon2231]

My favourite german artistes that I've come across on you tube, are Franzl Lang, Gitti und Erika and Voxxclub.I'm also a huge fan of the Swiss german folk band Oesch's drie dritten

[@debnbhuy]

Hi Rachel, my favourite is Tangerine Dream. Helene Fischer is stunning !!

[@69quato]

Well - for a Cologne based production it almost borders on heresy not to mention BAP ! xD For Ostrock there is KARAT , who were quite big in the German speaking world as well. An important NDW Band missing is IDEAL (well - at least they got most famous during that fad) In the Metal world there are and have been a good number of German bands with a lot international recognition - but that might be to "special interest" to get mentioned. And don't get me started on the "oldschool" / first wave of German HipHop - also a very usefull source for German learners who are into rap. Absolute Beginner(Jan Delay) , EinsZwo(Dendeman) , 5SterneDeluxe , Fettes Brot - just to mention some of the most commercially sucessfull (with a northern bias on my part) - but there are many more...

[@MrGeometres]

City - "Am Fenster" is very high up on the Eastern Germany nostalgia playlist.

[@Goddybag4Lee]

Herbert Grönemeyer helps me so much with his beautiful German language and his hopeful and humorous lyrics. Btw some of the pictures you choose of him are amongst my favorites he was so cute in the 1980's.

[@christophfacebooker2618]

Die Liedermacher wir rheinhard Mey, Konstantin Wecker, Klaus Lage oder Hannes Wader sind ein ganz eigenes Genre der deutschen Musik

[@RudolphBlueDog]

Tangerine Dream - one of the first prog rock bands. Their current music is still great.

[@mikelecabezaguerrero]

A bunch of my favorite bands are German, and I'm from Venezuela, like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Running Wild, edguy, Avantasia, The Michael Schenker Group, Freedom call, Accept, Lucifer's friend, Stormwarrior, Kreator, Sodom and off course the ones you mentioned Rammstein, Blind Guardian and the mighty Scorpions

[@ronaldgamboa6594]

What an Amazing doku!!!!! I can’t stop watching DW!!!!

[@MannIchFindKeinName]

Every german music list is incomplete without the König von Deutschland, Rio Reiser!

[@thevirtualtraveler]

In all fairness, you'd be hard pressed to find an *American* who didn't know the tune/lyrics to 99 Red Balloons

[@jorge86rodriguez]

Thank you for mention wacken, my favorite german band is Helloween.

[@thorstenstoffel3959]

Rachel, you‘re the undisputed number one in portraying German aspects of live - not the slightest doubt. Out of interest, check out Fancy‘s „Flames of Love“ or the best of Wolfgang Petry playlist.

[@RachelStewart04]

Thank you! :D

[@jonathanwatkins222]

One of my favorite german rock groups is Guano Apes out of Göttingen. They were around in the 90s and early 2000s. Then there is the H-Blockx from Münster. There are many more and you've already mentioned many of the artists I like.

[@ynnuswatchingyou]

Wow, I did not know Guano Apes are German. I would have though they are an American punk band.

[@norak.bartholin544]

Great that you also mention the hard section. :D Don't forget about Powerwolf, they are from Saarbrücken, Saarland and really popular. Or In Extremo, Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz, Faun.....aso aso....

[@gyoergypecsi]

WHAT IS MISSING??? Just start to browse the playlist history of VIVA TV from the 90's. I loved to watch it after tthe school when I got home. And I'm missing those times so much. I was born and grown up in Hungary and I was 15 yrs old in 1995 when I found VIVA TV on the cable tv and it was a LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

[@alparslanesmer4251]

Rachel, I have been a German metal fan myself for 40 years - but only those singing in English. I love Scorpions, Accept, Helloween, Running Wild, Tyrant from the 1980s. But it would be a terrible mistake to ignore Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and even Handel, Mozart, Strauss... I mean, if you really need to cover German music in your videos, you need to start working on a documentary, because their musical contribution is immense, far beyond rock'n roll. Oh I must also add Ritchie Blackmore to the world's greatest German rockers of all time 🤣

[@claudiaernst6225]

How dare you leave out the ...? 😉 I would have also a genre but that would busted the frame. 😁 Fun video with the wine comparison.👍🏻

[@ominusomega7803]

I know that this video is mostly about German musicians but I think some notable Austrian musicians shouldve been mentioned too, like my current personal favourite (though his peak was around the 70‘s Schlager scene) Peter Alexander with songs like „Wie Böhmen noch Bei Österreich war“ or „Mädchen Weine Nicht“ or „Bei Uns zuHaus“ or „Die kleine Kneipe" Another thing I think shouldve been included was the Volksmusik scene with musicians like Heino with songs like „Blau Blüht der Enzian“ or „Edelweiss (Soll Ich Denn Mein Junges Leben)“

[@m0llux]

Ostrock! Especially if you were raised behind the Wall, you will sure know Karat's "Über Sieben Brücken", City's "Am Fenster", the Puhdy's "Eisbär" or Keimzeit's "Kling Klang". Or, if you were raised after the Wall came down, but your parents still blast the same Maxi-Ostalgie-CD they bought in 1999 or so :)

[@ellemao7232]

i love your videos. i´m in a distance relationship with my boyfriend (scottish) and even tho im good at english i struggel explaining how things work in germany. having your videos as a backup makes me feel like he actually understands what im trying to explain XD

[@dweuromaxx]

Good to hear! 😘

[@freakies]

Antilopen gang, K.I.Z., beatsteaks, guano apes, Freundeskreis, NMZS, wir sind helden, Marteria, and maybe a mention for Ostrock wouldn't have gone amiss! Another good video though :)

[@lacdirk]

Null Positiv - undertone singing heavy metal (listen to: "Wo Rauch ist ist auch Feuer") d'Artagnan - ummm ... hard to classify (listen to: "Was sollen Wir trinken") Boney M - oldies/disco (Listen to "Rasputin"...)

[@creeper2740]

I'm a bit late but Udo Lindenberg is a german music legend.

[@jorgeoliver6289]

Being from Cologne I think you should mention Wolfgang Niedecken and Bap, a German singer/songwriter singing in his Cologne dialect and having become one of germans biggest protest singers still being famous

[@Angel_EU34]

It's also worth noting that german music really likes to mix genres. A lot of rock and metal bands mix techno with metal for example, my favourite being Eisbrecher.

[@dweuromaxx]

Good observation, Angel!

[@catyhell724]

I mean right bow we have artists breaking music borders Eskimocallboy for excample Helenfischer with her song lius fonsi Vanessa mai und fourty And so on its good music os to enjoy together and speration of the geres is hurtful to our music industry so letting them worn together is amazinh

[@Angel_EU34]

@@catyhell724 Eskimocallboy is awesome!

[@remomarkable5120]

I think I recognize that store (thanks to that car) but I'm not sure because I went there only once (years ago - when my brother and I travelled to Cologne, Germany for a Florence & the Machine concert) but was this shot at the Music Store? A German band I enjoy is Wolfsheim which musically can be described as new wave synth pop.

[@Wargasm54]

German carnival music is the best. Although I’m more of a metal head and typically listen to German stuff like Kreator and Destruction, I have a soft spot for happy/goofy carnival jams. Mainly because I grew up in Germany as a military brat and associate good times to that music.