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Jul 11, 2019 7:06 PM
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Feenstar21
I thought it was Americans instead? Terrible taste in pop, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift? Wtf?
lacarpitrondookmarriot
Was in Germany in 1999 to visit my brother who was stationed there. We could not get away from Lou Bega.
toyotasandwich
TBH, you could’ve been anywhere in the world in 99 and wouldn’t have been able to get away from Lou Bega
regnant
Went to a German wedding and got to see everyone start square dancing a pop version of cotton-eyed Joe. I don't know what I was more (1)
regnant
Surprised by: cotton-eyed Joe in Germany, or that they all knew how to square dance (2)
Elminster
Rednex were pretty popular back then, everybody knew them here.
regnant
This was just last year
Gaehhn
Relevant: https://youtu.be/77Ms1oCiDH4
AnonsAndMinions
14mil views. Holy shit. Too funny.
LuckyMacchiato
IDontKnowIfYouKnowThatIKnowThatYouDontKnowThatIDontCare
Chiuaua! LOL!
toyotasandwich
Dale
toyotasandwich
DirkNurple
Fucking gold.
minibois
My exact first thoughts too, not knowing the context of the OP! :D
Salai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1GiqjueT7w
beezzarro
Isn't pop music everywhere kind of trash though? Despacito was also massive in the US, as was Gangnam style. Why is it just the Germans?
jimmer83
Massive? Never heard of it
DirkNurple
Those were legitimate bops. Pop music can have value.
Hextator
Escuchen al pepino...oigan su voz fuerte...como un leon listo a devorar.
Stereogatari
Still better than most German pop songs of the last 20-30 years.
SendMeOxygen
SUMMERTIME IS MEANT TO FALL IN LOVE
giraffinator
In Germany, wir lieben techno
SendDickPics5
They should hear Norwegian Reggaeton
SirSkellingtonBonerLord
two words i never thought i'd see together and yet here we are.
DirkNurple
beian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YXfeNxJJ0 Oh yeah.
DirkNurple
“I will sail the depths of your fjord!” THIS. IS. MY. JAM.
toyotasandwich
sWeed7
Same in Sweden...
PimpEastwood
As a German I can confirm
bootenvon
Sauce?
carballo
As a spanish I laught a lot knowing this ?
Chromefinch
So German girls like a Spanish accent?
PimpEastwood
Don't know. Never used my fake spanish accent to pick up some loose girls :)
Salai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7SQzHSKA9I
Leyawa
Way too real xD
MrCcnt
The best part is when they try to sing the lyrics, but only know 2 words from the refrain...
HUGEPECKER
DESPACITO I ATE A WHOLE BAG OF DORITOS
Varimahtras
Or/And if they sing them wrong: "Agathe Bauer!" (I've got the power)
PimpEastwood
Vamos Playa
gtsr
ala
PimpEastwood
No! Two words :)
gtsr
you're right
definitelynotamemberberry
Bskisjxdb dnisoqnbq ndds DESPACITO
Zreen
EHHHHH MACARENA
gtsr
Aaaay
Zreen
Ieeeeeeee
dNa87
hampataten idahiha macarena?
Varimahtras
As a German i am glad i mainly listen to Metal, Rock, Punk, Goth, Industrial. And most of my friends think my music taste is weird...
dogmatix
As an Australian, I fuckin love german metal, rock, punk goth industrial. idgaf what the lyrics mean.
Hyperion319
I love the band die toten hosen, no clue what they're saying, but i'm pretty sure they're funny guys
gtsr
As an Italian, I love Rammstein (I also have no idea of what they're singing).
grapefiend
Du....
nitroghost
du hast
Cryolith
Meine Spanisch ist nich so gut.
squirreltactics
Ich auch. Aber meine Deutsche ist auch nicht so gut gut.
Emperorofman
Don desta la biblioteca
Cryolith
Mi alemán tampoco es genial.
danbrazier
TWO PINTS... NO, PINTS... TWO PINTS OF LAGER, BITTE
helloisitmeatyourelookingfor
BITTER? NO, LAGER
ICantSeeMyForehead
FOUR SAMBUCA!
ThereFlopsTheFish
Confirmed. I'm ashamed now. Bye.
toyotasandwich
Don’t beeeeeeeeeee.. it’s cute and endearing kind of
MetaRZA
Supergeil
ISayShenanigans
?Twooo heads of lettuce. A carton of egggs. A gallon of milk. A jar of jelly and peanut butter. And a... LOAF OF BREAD! WOOOHA YEEEAAAH!?
ThisIsThePlaceWhereIBelong
What song?
88wut
Was bratwust on that list?
FullSpeedAhead
As a youngster I recall a hit song in Japanese called "Sukiyaki". No one could tell me what it meant but they could all sing the chorus.
gtsr
As a little kid I used to sing many Japanese songs without knowing the meaning of a single word (they were mostly anime themes).
DanFranzen
As long as you don't mention the war....
Salai
TheDraperyFalls
This is why I listen to metal.
CrashNebulae
Don't get to full of yourself, a lot of metal music sucks
TurboUnicorn3000
Trve
mofojar
Kvlt!
TheDraperyFalls
You, my friend, are absolutely right.
thatmangodude
That is a LOT of sunburned Germans
ShitpostsAndLotsOfThem
So you guys don’t remember Rammstein then?
jimmer83
What of them? They’re still around and badass. Not really relevant to the post though...
ShitpostsAndLotsOfThem
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/tool/die-eier-von-satan-the-balls-of-satan
Chivatha
Die eier von Satan.
CloseupCaptionReaction
¡Arroooooz, vamos arroz! ¡Pato pato loco pato!
MrGnatJonesEsq
I still don't know why Germans love to sing John Denver and Neil Diamond at Oktoberfest so much. and they do it in perfect English.
PimpEastwood
Dedmunkey
Wrong hole
DecafIsTheDevil
Butt stuff was had.
aehrtl
PimpEastwood
You're welcome
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
das lebensraum gesicht
tea3agger
She is a keeper!
awesomekev408
There's a lot of reactions you can use such as the one right above her
awesomekev408
Or the guy in the black shirt above the chick in the middle
Retromorphic
2 in the pink 1 in the stink
Naid1233
More like the van: 2 in the front 5 in the back
Retromorphic
Faxi Taxi with a twist and more
awesomesloth829
THATS CALLED THE SHOCKEEEERRR
Notgaybutenjoybuttsects
She looks fun
veilsidebpu
As an American, can someone explain context ?
DesperateDunn365
Every summer some europop song becomes wildly popular because people associate it with a sun holiday. They're nearly always terrible shite.
AFutileGesture
I understand it without explanation, as someone who lives in the USA.
shitpostmalone
despacito
BiteMyGloriousGoldenAs
Despacito
werenotreallystrangers
Thank you for asking
SmurfEggs
Gasolina nuff said
toyotasandwich
Oh nooooo now it’s stuck in my head
GregusScottus
David Hasselhoff is a legendary singer there. The pop taste sucks ass. However, Berlin puts out tons of awesome underground stuff.
ThisIsThePlaceWhereIBelong
David can hassel right back hoff to US.
kortex
He had a few hits 30 years ago. I don't get why Americans think he is still popular in Germany.
GregusScottus
Because the level of his fame there for his music was incredible, it wasn’t just a few hits. The US likes Bieber, who sucks at least as much
kortex
still: 30 years ago! my younger sisters literally don't know who he is.
GregusScottus
Well that is encouraging!
Anhor
"The Hoff" was always bigger in the US than in Germany. Don't put that on us, please. There are plenty of other things you can point to!
gtsr
Since you're German, what does Hasselhoff means?
ChronicD
As an actor, sure. As a singer/live performer? You're taking the piss for sure.
BasilPembroke
+1 for “taking the piss”
prophet002
Spanish music is pretty horrible.
Mediumtim2
https://youtu.be/kRt">Ryup6A">https://youtu.be/kRt2sRyup6A - https://youtu.be/sTsVJ1PsnMs
prophet002
lol bro that's terrible
gtsr
camisa negra is awful but Righeira are not so bad (I have a thing for synth music).
gtsr
also, they are Italian, not Spanish.
gtsr
Is "camisa negra" (black shirt) a political reference in Spain too or it's just a coincidence?
Mediumtim2
Not at all, it's a song about political prisoners.
PontiacGTX
https://m.youtube.com/watch?index=1&list=PL4iSbgi3WlCoSpTYL4Hq8DCJXU1ah2UFZ&v=3DV57Y4tEAM
MrCcnt
People love the sound and "lyrics" of nearly every spanish song, but basically do not understand a single word of it...
Letsplaygoodkittybadkitty
As a german, i can confirm and i hate it. Don't like the popmusic today and the "summerhits" either.
AZRAELSBLADE
For example: La Bamba
Robvp
PARA BAILA’ LA BAMBA!
MsSchadenfraulein
Or Gingham Style. Thankfully us westerns would never be that silly.
DingoMatt
or Despacito...
ditbujin
The german taste in popular music is awful. They would dance around a car alarm if someone was singing along with it.
Anthroposapien
So glad to live in California. One of the last bastions of awesome music and concerts pretty much all day every day.
CascadianTwilight
Can't say I'm too surprised. I love the Germans, but...
toyotasandwich
SomethingCleverBand
Huh, maybe my band should travel there, i think we’d do well!
Salai
zo true
SirSkellingtonBonerLord
don't feel bad, it's the same here in portugal, but add shitty brazilian music to the mix, which is sad cause we have our own shitty music.
Licensedsmartass
THIS
zerothealien
Theres already an extremely popular mexican song that sounds like a car alarm
plainoldfool
I'm American but I am partially of German heritage. I, too, have an awful taste in house/techno music.
Salai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xBSrqpiiCk
MisterGilb
The good think is, dutch people have a way worse taste in music!
Drewscifer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A67ZkAd1wmI So did this do well over there?
heytoby
The youtube comments on this are absolute Gold
n0n53n53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBemBMA6cM
ExplainThisJoke
Hans Zimmer wants to know your location
Fenwaywookie
Song with a car alarm as a backing beat? Leo P has you, fam. https://youtu.be/xV7nHX2RLjQ
WoeToHice
Holy shit! That's epic!
Fenwaywookie
Too many zooz and lucky chops (leo p's other band, hes on the baritone sax) are fantastic. I suggest "warriors" from zooz
WoeToHice
Yup, I added Zooz to my "bands to check out when you can listen properly". Too bad Car Alarm on Spotify doesn't have the car alarm in it :(
ChronicD
The only thing you need to know is that David Hasselhoff is a multiplatinum award winning singer in Germany. Nuff said.
RecurringNightmare
and his music is top notch compared to what our version of trailer park white trash normally listens to...
ditbujin
Also, for many germans, songs in other languages have a particular coolness attached.
blackguard89
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcm55lU9knw I have to say not a german but for some reason this 2011 song is still in me head at times.
DarkDuskBlade
Because german sounds like metal music already
Canis138
I mean Americans love rammstein, most have 0 idea of what the songs are about, but damn are they cool.
IDontWatchDoctorWho
I fucking KNEW people didn’t know what he was saying
Newthoenikker
Rosenrot is super dope. I looked up the lyrics after I first heard it to see what it was about
l8lurker
Car alarms actually.
Salai
Rammstein is the one and only band that can actually be cool singing german.
Deadpoolio7
Alltheothersaretake
99 balloons?
TiptoeThroughTheMeanies
Du
maxitaur
Du has
SmashingBrickCastration
Du Hast
GTR16
Americans love rammstein? Do you mean there exists a non zero number of americans that love rammstein? Havent heard that name since the 90s
SmashingBrickCastration
Rammstein is pretty good ngl
stevencloser
Since the 90s? Where have you been? They were in the news multiple times because of their newer music videos. "Too controversial" they say.
DiamondJacksRevenge
Ramstein is on the radio right now.
RottGut
If you say "DU..." In a low voice, most Americans over 20 would answer with "DU HAST MICH!" and start singing along with you.
Alozar
Rammstein is one of the most popular bands in the world, certainly popular here.
Bricklemeyer
A friend of friend legitimately believes they're the best band in the world
SolicitedDickPics
They're famous among metalheads, and pretty much everyone 20 or older knows of them. Or at least that "Du hast" bit.
numnumz
This is the same in all cultures
StarryPlough
Not really
IllusivePanda
What a detailed and nuanced response that accurately explains all the evidence in support of your refutation so succinctly.
sikzik
Not in the US.
elvianempire
rammstein is quite popular.
OtherErinFromTheOffice
Looks at Despacito being the most viewed video on YouTube
Cryolith
Is this... is this techno?
Futtbucker99
Thr Electric Boogaloo
RogueAvenger
No, it's Dubstep. It's got the Wub-Wubs
ChronicD
Google "beardyman another lost Thursday" about 18 mins into the video. You won't regret it.
AnythingMuchShorter
Many have died tragically when fire alarms went off and red lights started flashing and they just all started dancing like mad.
AnythingMuchShorter
REE REE REE REE EVACUATE THE BUILDING "Oh my god I love when they used old sound bites in songs like that"
BoogalooBadger
Where the f#ck is a techno-viking gif when I need one?
DavidFrostbite
.
wooliebooger
BoogalooBadger
YES!