U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts Peak Position No. 45
Backstory: The bizarre yet highly unique, unusual, and talented German singer Nina Hagen was born in East Berlin on March 11th, 1955. In 1974, she and a group called Automobile released a song called, "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen (You Forgot the Color Film)". It went all the way to No. 1 on the German singles chart. Hagen released her first solo album Nina Hagen Band in 1978. Five years later after released quite a few more albums and singles, she released this 2nd and final 12 inch single off of her 1983 album, Angstlos (Fearless). The album was a minor success in the States, peaking at No. 151 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 200 Album Charts thanks to the No. 9 Dance Club hit, "New York, N.Y." This second single was only a minor success on the Dance Charts, peaking at just No. 45. The song is also a cover of "Ich weiss, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehen" by Zarah Leander, which first appeared in the 1942 film, Die groBe Liebe. And if you're wondering, yes the film is full of a lot of propaganda, mainly Nazi socialism. So there, Hagen covered a song from the days of Nazi Germany. Go figure. Hagen would released plenty of more albums and singles over the years and still performs to this day.
The Review: What gosh darn planet did this song come from!? This song's very existence is incredibly amazing. From an opera opening and closing, to a New Wave synth beat in the middle which then turns into a garbled up unique experimental mush with vocal effects and repeated nonsense German words, this song is TRULY one of a kind. So damn awesome. And some Americans actually payed attention to it in the Dance Clubs. I could imagine just EVERYBODY'S reaction when they had first heard it. LOL. Absolutely brilliant brain exploding madness!
Final rating: 10/10
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