This song, with lyrics in German, is about the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Mozart was a child prodigy who performed his first musical tour at the age of five. His last three years were his most successful and he had an extremely excessive lifestyle. The basic concept is the suggestion that Mozart was the rock 'n 'roll rebel of his day. Some of the lyrics in "Rock Me Amadeus" reflect this. Here's an English translation: He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth He was a genius from the day of his birth He could play the piano like a ring and a bell And everybody screamed: Come on, rock me Amadeus With a bottle of wine in one hand and a woman in the other His mind was on rock and roll and having fun Because he lived so fast he had to die so young But he made his mark in history Still everybody says: Rock me Amadeus Falco's real name was Johann Holzel. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1957, he was an established artist in German-speaking territories long before "Rock Me Amadeus" was released, but it was his first huge international hit. In most countries it was also his only hit, but he continued to have success in mainland Europe. Falco ended up a tax exile and died in a car crash in February 1998 at age 40

@kerrypierre9494

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lyrics and history 👍🇺🇸🔥

@dar5108

Жыл бұрын

Good on you for the info.

@donakmarie

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that.

@TheRoidanton

Жыл бұрын

Jeannie, come on Get up please, you'll get all wet It's late, come on where's your shoe you lost him When I had to show you the way who lost ? You .... yourself? Me myself? Or, or we us? jeanny jeanny

@jimmyjimison2697

Жыл бұрын

Thanks that was interesting. I did not know he died in car crash . rip

Mozart was considered like the rock star of his era...this is paying respect to that :)

He's spitting bars, I don't care what language he singing in💯🔥

@Nothin-but-the-blues

Жыл бұрын

It's a mix of English and German

@hahatoldyouso

5 ай бұрын

FACTS

@csedrivers2850

2 ай бұрын

🤣

As an Austrian, I have to say it's always nice to see English-speaking people reacting to musicians from my home country. Falco's music is an integral part of Austrian culture and it will never be forgotten. He sang many songs in both German and English and was the only Austrian to reach number 1 on the Billboard with a song in German (Rock me Amadeus). Thank you for your great reaction. Greetings from Austria.

@lisabenneett4735

5 ай бұрын

He is revered here in the US as well. I didn't realize there were actually people who didn't know who this genius was. Wow

@Goddybag4Lee

4 ай бұрын

I wanna see a reaction to "Küss die hand schöne Frau" by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung. That would be so fun.

@VIVISECTVID86

4 ай бұрын

My father is Austrian and I was introduced to Falco shortly after Einzelhaft was released. I was 11 when Falco 3 dropped and I got my new best friend into him and he can't speak a lick of Austrian (German). He still listens to Falco regularly until this day. He was something else and I am sad we won't have any new music from him. RIP Hans

Song is about wolfgang amadeus mozart who was child prodigy Young man asked him when he was older for advice on writing symphonies mozart said start slow The young guy said wait you were my age when u started Mozart said yea but I didnt have to ask anyone how to do it.😜

@mokokawi

Жыл бұрын

the Mac Daddy ❤️

@hanzouwu

Жыл бұрын

And being called the first rock star of history

@NEVADAERWINS

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely my friend. They need to do Uneasy Rider by CDB, Charlie Daniels Band

@Jsd_1

Жыл бұрын

The bikers in the video I would assume are from the “outsiders” an Austrian Motorcycle Club. They were the Paul bearers at his funeral .

@kimberlyrineer6822

Жыл бұрын

I used to jump rope to this in the 80's. I love this song.

So now you need to watch the movie, "Amadeus," starring Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham. It is an excellent movie about the life of Mozart. I'm not normally into period piece movies, but this one was highly entertaining.

@JaneDoe369B

Жыл бұрын

So good. xoxo

@baileybowman2449

Жыл бұрын

My favorite movie

@tuijakarttunen9164

Жыл бұрын

@@baileybowman2449 mine, too!

@annewoodard6803

Жыл бұрын

AND it was an ACADEMY AWARD WINNER. 😁❤️

@TheIAmThat

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Mozart is the original rock star and the movie shows this amazingly in all the perfection of the original Wunderkind, we are today measured by.

Even though there is an English version of this song, the German one was more popular like "99 Luft Balloons" by Nina. Falco was very big in Europe until his untimely death in a car accident.

@coffenut

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing about the English version of “99 Luftballons“ is that the translation is completely different from the German version which was an antiwar song.

@andreagruber5813

Жыл бұрын

That female singer is called Nena and I do not like most of her songs, but I had her once as a client and she is a very nice woman.

@markusantonio4866

Жыл бұрын

@@andreagruber5813 I heard she was writing children books. This was like 20 years ago or so.

@andreagruber5813

Жыл бұрын

@@markusantonio4866 Do be honest, I am not so sure about that at the moment, but it could be. I only know her from the songs and as I said as a client.

@pauld6967

2 ай бұрын

​​​ I don't think it is accurate to portray the message of _'99 Luft/Red Balloons'_ to be "completely different" depending on the language version that you listen to. I find it to be essentially the same from being in West Germany when this came out & knowing some of the natives in her fan base. Perhaps recent interpretations have taken on a new spin 40 years down the road.

the austrian singer Falco, was extravagant, provocativ like Mozart. When Falco emerged in Austria, it was a musical "revolution": he played in alternative bands in Vienna as a bass player, then in one of these bands he performed only one song, as an interlude "Ganz Wien"; he was then spotted on stage by a producer because of his interpretation and his charisma; this song caused a scandal ( them of drugs) but was at the same time a huge success with the youth. in 1981, his first international success was "Der Kommissar", then in 1985 "Rock me Amadeus": in front of the infatuation of the youth for him and his international success, he was the 1st artist of current music to be authorized to play in front of the prestigious place of the Town hall of Vienna in opening of festival in May 1985 (video excerpt on you tube). Until then, this place was reserved for classical music. With "Rock me Amadeus", he was n.1 in the USA in 1986 for several weeks. He almost moved to the USA, met Afrika Bambataa who considered him the first white rapper. But Falco was really afraid, did not feel comfortable in this huge system, and could not leave his country of origin. He said, with his sense of humor which hided many inner problems : "My favorite part of the American flag are the red and white stripes", the colours of the austrian flag.. Subject to anxiety and mood swings that worsened over the years; he never managed to get away from cocaine, whiskey and drugs for good. His personal life suffered. He led a chaotic life and died prematurely in a violent car accident in the Dominican Republic in 1998, where he had lived since 1996. Some of the bikers of the clip "Rock me Amadeus" carried his coffin to his funeral in the central cemetery of Vienna (it is the most visited tomb). In this clip, he makes Mozart a rocker; he said of him : "if Mozart lived now, he would play the guitar"; the social codes, the times are shaken, as Falco has done a lot. Falco also gives another meaning to his expression "rock me Amadeus" when he addresses all these enamored women around him... Falco was a litlle "rascal"! Falco invented his own language, a mixture of languages, speech and song for which terms such as the "Manhattan Schönbrunnerdeutsch", the "Austro-denglish" or "the World-rap, " the Falconisch" are used in Austrian. (The clip was made in the baroque Auersperg Palace in Vienna; in March 1786, it was the venue for a private performance of Mozart's opera 'Idomeneo". Hello from a french fan of Mozart and Falco.

Falco was down with the rap back in the mid 80s and used it in a very creative way .

Amadeus is MOZART (the late 18th century composer). His full name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.... he is widely regarded as the original "rock star". Long story short, his music pushed the boundaries of his time and fun fact: his music had lyrics! But, by the standards of the times.... they were considered so filthy and perverse that he wasn't allowed to sing them! lol!! That being said, he had a rebellious spirit. That earned him A LOT of attention and affection from everyone.... esp. the ladies! lol!! While he was ostracized by the "elite/authorities".... he was adored by many just like Rock Stars today. He spoke for the people and liked to push the boundaries!! Hence the hook "Rock Me Amadeus".... he knew how to shake shit up! lol!!!😜 Great reaction guys!!❤

There is an English version of this too if it helps lol but this is such a classic, he actually sung it live really good too - RIP Falco! Amadeus Mozart is a composer from Salzburg, Austria 1756 - Falco came from Vienna, Austria :) Born in1957. He passed away in 1998 sadly but its paying respects to Amadeus, Mozart.

@LadybugLuv

Жыл бұрын

I first heard and learned it in English. Then one day they played the German version, I thought I was going crazy, why couldn't I understand him anymore! It took me nearly the whole song to figure out he singing in a different language! I still laugh at myself for being so dense whenever I hear this song! 😅 Like duh! 😮, but I was only 14 so I give myself a break! 😊

@silverdoeGirl

Жыл бұрын

@@LadybugLuv I was 11 it was one of the first records I ever bought - Such a classic tune but I hear you lol I don't think you'd be alone there :)

@ArorEclecticMusic

Жыл бұрын

Falco genius RIP

@PropperNaughtyGeezer

Жыл бұрын

@silverdoe Sorry, 1756 Salzburg was not Austria. It's an old austrian trick to get the whole world to believe that Mozart was austrian and Hitler was german. It was exact the other way around.

He was an Austrian singer. There was a movie out around this time about classic composer "Amadeus", or his full name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born 1756 and died in 1791. It is said that Falco was inspired to write this song because of the movie. He is singing in German, so I don't know what he is saying either. LOL Its more like a dance song anyway. He had a couple of other popular songs at the time. This song is from 1986.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was basically a rock star in his day. He lived fast, died young, was hugely popular, and made some of the most familiar music we still know today. A child prodigy, he was also a bit of a stunted personality...a man-child with immense talent as a musician and as a composer, starting his musical career before he was 10 years old. He was also a bit of a wreck with finances and relationships. An excellent background to help you understand Mozart is a film that came out around the same time as this song. 'Amadeus' (1984) is a film based on a stage play about Mozart and his life as told by a "rival" named Antonio Salieri, who in his old age claims that he killed Mozart. It is a brilliant and beautiful film that won tons of awards including the Oscars for Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Screenplay. The only thing I will say is that it is not entirely historically accurate...the playwright and screenwriter Peter Shaffer took a fair amount of liberties with Mozart and Salieri, their lives, and the events surrounding Mozart's death at age 35. Shaffer, himself, called it a "fantasia on the theme of Mozart and Salieri". Falco was basically playing with the concept of a modern rock star in the past, and Mozart in the present in the video. In his own country of Austria, Falco was a low-level star when this song came out...and became huge after the song was released. Some other bangers he did...' Vienna Calling', 'Jeanny', 'Junge Roemer' and 'Der Kommisar' (This one was so popular that a band called After the Fire released an English language version that sounds like Falco did the singing). There was a version of this song that had a voice-over that told the listener some facts about Mozart during an instrumental break, which was usually played on the radio...the video version is basically the version on the album 'Falco 3'. There were also a couple of other mixed versions as well. The song was HUGE when I was 13 in 1985...at one point, not actually knowing German, I could do the full song. Great reaction...and I bet you'll be humming this for a few days, no matter what you do!

You should watch the movie "Amadeus". It's about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (the classical composer). The movie is excellent and actually funny. Highly recommend. 👍🏻

@rossmacintosh5652

Жыл бұрын

Great movie!!! It won an astonishing eight academy awards, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Adapted Screenplay.

@tuijakarttunen9164

Жыл бұрын

@@rossmacintosh5652 yes. And deservedly so!

@alishagrossman4080

Жыл бұрын

I had to watch it in college for an art class. Lol

💥💥"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, for his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M. "Rock Me Amadeus" was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986.[2] It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite the artist's popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe. 💥💥Originally recorded in German, the song is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his popularity and his debts. A longer version (eight minutes), named the "Salieri Mix", appeared on the initial US release of the album Falco 3. The song was inspired by the movie Amadeus. For the US release, the song was remixed with an English background overlay. There was never a full English version

@edford1693

Жыл бұрын

It is, to date, the only German language song it hit #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and Cashbox Top 100 in the US.

@petej3800

Жыл бұрын

Don`t forget 99 luftbaloon, also a major hit.

This song never gets old, even if I did. 🤘🏼👵🏼

Translation to English from German: Uh, rock me Amadeus [Part 1] He was a punk and lived in the big city It was in Vienna, in Vienna, where he did everything He had debts because he drank, but women all loved him anyway And everybody screamed: "Come and rock me Amadeus!" He was a superstar, he was popular He was exalted, because he had flair He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol And everybody screamed: "Come and rock me Amadeus!" [Hook] Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus Come and rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus [Part 2] It was around 1780 and it was in Vienna No plastic money any more, the banks were against him Everyone knew where the debts came from He was a ladies' man, women loved his punk He was a superstar, he was popular He was too exalted, and that was his flair He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol And everybody's still screaming: "Come and rock me Amadeus!"

All the previous comments have said Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child protege and incredibly famous in his day as well as prolific. Not only did he write many classic pieces, he also wrote operas such as "the Marriage of Figaro" and "Don Giovanni". He eventually received patronage from Emperor Joseph II but died at the age of 35. The movie "Amadeus" came out in 1984 and won 8 Oscars. Falco released "Rock Me, Amadeus" in 1985. I would love to see your reactions to some of Mozart's works.

@Ezekielepharcelis

Жыл бұрын

Great Idea !

This is a very funky song by Falco who was an Austrian singer & musician. It is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This was a big hit even though it was in German. He had other hits such as "Der Kommissar", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound Of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II)", "Out Of The Dark".

Falco was the biggest austrian rock Star ever and love to ride motorcicles. He crush his bike and lost his life. RIP Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, RIP Falco

Music from Europe always seemed to push the boundaries at times. Genre and style didn't seem to matter. After watching Falco, I was reminded of Adam and the Ants and Ant music. Definitely a different style than anything that was coming out in North America at the time!

Falco's style is unreached and this song is one of the masterpieces of the 1980's 🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜

I remember my mother buying me this on 7" back when it released. She'd pick up something from the top 40 every week since I was born first week of 1980. That's no doubt why have such an eclectic taste when it comes to 80s music. Yeah, great song this. Love it.

The whole fusing together is to demonstrate that Mozarts music is timeless and inclusive. He wrote beautiful music that still inspires today. He was the rock star of 1700’s and his works have stood the test of time. It’s basically a tribute song. I loved it the first time I heard it on it’s release date and I love it still. Great song! Thanks! ❤️🙏😇

Falco (real name - Johann Holzel) was from Austria... he scored this international hit in 1985 without English lyrics. He was rapping about Austrian classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who lived in the 1700's and died young. He was basically saying that Amadeus was popular and all the women wanted him... They were dressed up like 1700's 'high society' and he was depicting how Mozart would likely appeal like a rock star in that era to the biker fans 😂 Tragically, Falco died young as well - he passed away in 1998 in an auto accident.

wife here...This was my jam in 1985!!. Great song about Motzart A composer of the people... He would be considered a Rock Star by today's standards... ..He Lived the lifestyle!!...And that beat,,, AMAZiNG

Mixture of german and english.. Translated lyrics: Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me Rock Me Amadeus Do it, do it Rock me all the time to the top He was a punk And he lived in the big city It was in Vienna, was Vienna where he did everything He was in debt because he drank But all women loved him And everyone called "Come and rock me Amadeus" He was superstar He was popular He was so exalted Because he had flair He was a virtuoso Was a rock idol And everything called "Come and rock me Amadeus" Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus hey It was around 1780 And it was in Vienna No more plastic money The banks against him Where did the debt come from? Was probably known to everyone He was a man of women Women loved his punk He was superstar He was so popular He was too eccentric That was his flair He was a virtuoso Was a rock idol And everything still calls today "Come and rock me Amadeus" Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Now, come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come on, rock me Come and rock me to the top amadeus Ama, Ama, Amadeus Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus amadeus

Rock me Amadeus (same version of the song) no.1 in U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 3/29 1986.

The movie Amadeus came out in 1984 so the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart became popular again in the 80s hence the song…I think they’re speaking Austrian German in the song…Mozart did most of his composing in Vienna, Austria ..

Translation in English: [Intro] Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me Rock me, Amadeus Do it, do it Ey Rock me all the time to the top [Part 1] He was a punk and lived in the big city It was in Vienna, in Vienna, where he did everything He had debts because he drank, but women all loved him anyway And everybody screamed: "Come and rock me Amadeus!" He was a superstar, he was popular He was exalted, because he had flair He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol And everybody screamed: "Come and rock me Amadeus!" [Hook] Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus Come and rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus [Part 2] It was around 1780 and it was in Vienna No plastic money any more, the banks were against him Everyone knew where the debts came from He was a ladies' man, women loved his punk He was a superstar, he was popular He was too exalted, and that was his flair He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol And everybody's still screaming: "Come and rock me Amadeus!" [Hook] Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus Come and rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus Come and rock me Amadeus! Come and rock me Amadeus! [Hook] Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus Oh, can't you rock me Amadeus? Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus [Outro] Amadeus, Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus! Come on, rock me Come and rock me to the top Amadeus Ama-, Ama-, Amadeus Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus

Mozart was considered the original rockstar because he changed music and was world famous

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the greatest classical composer in history “Amadeus” was the name of a fantastic movie that you should watch Academy Awards . This song was a super hot pop tune as a result of the movie. The American version is even cooler with chicks singing at the end

Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart was a musical genius and was probably the first legit "rock star" in my opinion. The musical world had never seen anything like him and he has influenced generations of musicians. And this song was a HUGE hit back in the day.

I think you know „The Magic Flute“ with the famous Aria „Queen of the Night“ a almost very difficult song to sing the crown of Opera (there is a funny video with Dimash doing it) - This is Mozart. He was a revolution in music. Love from Austria 🇦🇹

As Mozart was considered the star of his era (1780ies) and Falco was a Popstar in his (1980ies) and they were both living in Vienna, Austria, the idea/concept of the whole video is that Falco - the modern artist wearing a modern suit - warped back in time to the era of Mozart (all people wearing the fashion of the 18th century) into a grand Palais. And vice versa: Mozart warped into Falco's era. So he shows up with his wig in a 1980ies café/pub full of rockers/punkers... In the end everything overlaps and the rockers come to the place where Falco is performing for the audience. Simple concept for the video.

Amadeus was a great movie!! Considering the topic - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart it is way better than you'd think. This was a pretty funny modern interpretation, made for a fun reaction, good suggestion!

@CalixYukon

Жыл бұрын

Amadeus • Rondo Alla Turca • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart --> Mozart's song with clips from the Amadeus movie would make a great song reaction just found it on youtube! You'll recognize the piece when you hear it I think and might convince you to watch the whole movie

Rock Me Amadeus is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States and the United Kingdom.

Asia & BJ, his "Der Kommissar" and "Vienna Calling" are next for you!!

@Alithia451

Жыл бұрын

no, Jeanny

Check out the movie "Amadeus" Fantastic movie and it gives you an insight to culture and music back, back in the day and what an absolute eccentric, unique human Wolfgang was...

Here the kyrics in English: Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me Rock Me Amadeus Do it, do it Rock me to the top all the time He was a punk And he lived in the big city It was in Vienna, was Vienna Where he did everything He was in debt because he drank But all women loved him And everyone shouted “Come and rock me Amadeus” He was a superstar He was popular He was so exalted Because he had flair He was a virtuoso Was a rock idol And everything was calling “Come and rock me Amadeus” Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Hey It was around 1780 And it was in Vienna No plastic money anymore The banks against him Where the debt came from It was probably known to everyone He was a man of women Women loved his punk He was a superstar He was so popular He was too exalted That was exactly his flair He was a virtuoso Was a rock idol And everything is still calling today “Come and rock me Amadeus” Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Now, come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Come on, rock me Come and rock me to the top Amadeus Ama, Ama, Amadeus Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus

We didn't care that we didn't understand what he was singing cause he killed it!!!! 😊 We just knew it was about Amadeus Mozart which was cool 😎

Translation from the German: He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth He was a genius from the day of his birth He could play the piano like a ring and a bell And everybody screamed: Come on, rock me Amadeus With a bottle of wine in one hand and a woman in the other His mind was on rock and roll and having fun Because he lived so fast he had to die so young But he made his mark in history Still everybody says: Rock me Amadeus

Cool... to see the younger generation 💙💙💙 🎶 I grew up with. Sadly Falco died way to young at just 40

He was turning history inside out, the lyrics are a mixture of German and English, the bikers switched places with the upper class people of his own time, basically he's calling Mozart the first rock musician a rebel against the upper classes of his time like rock music today 👍😎👍

Rock Me Amadeus, hit song with Falco from the album Falco 3 (1985). Released as a single in 1985 and topped several singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The song is the only American Billboard number one with German lyrics. "Kann es Liebe sein?" 🤔😲🔊😜

I was a kid when this came out and honestly, I have no idea why it was so popular in the US except that people loved the music and chorus. Most of the time you had no idea what he was singing and no one seemed to mind. I know I loved the song at the time for sure.

Mozart's music is a bit like the rock band Queen...you may think you don't know his music, but you will have grown up hearing it! For starters, if you have ever seen the comedy film 'Trading Places' with Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd, the opening music is the Overture to 'The Marriage Of Figaro', an opera by Mozart. Another of his pieces 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' is arguably one of the most famous pieces of classical music in the world, you would have heard it on TV ads, movies and even possibly while on hold for a company on the phone! It's used everywhere! And yeah...watch the movie 'Amadeus', it's great! :-)

I took German in High School and College. Loved it! Loved this and Nena's "99 Luft Balloons"! I try to watch TV in German from time to time. I've hung on to a little bit of what I learned.

Who'd like to see BJ in the wig that Falco is wearing? I think BJ would rock the look.

Asia has the best expressions and reactions ever! 😆 I love that your guy's curiosity and openness towards music knows no bounds 👏👏👏

This was a huge hit worldwide when it came out. Didn't matter that people didn't know German. Great to dance to and learn German. 😄

Love Falco. RIP

Wolfgang Mozart Amadeus was widely accepted in the aristocracy as a once in a lifetime musical genius. This fame for him began when at the age of 5 it is said he composed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. However, he was also somewhat of a rebel always bucking the trends and normalities of both high society and the conventional musical wisdom of the period. Maybe that's where the bikers fit in...idk for sure. Always loved the best even if like you Asia I wasn't really sure of the whole concept mainly because I don't speak German haha!! Love the reactions!

Spring of 1986: I was in German class; my friend Chris and I were trying to learn the lyrics to this song. No Internet: listen, stop the cassette, write, repeat and in German nonetheless. To the best of my knowledge, this is the only song in German that reached Number One on the Billboard 100.

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Yep, that's the way we got things done!

He's singing about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He composed and played classical music.

When this came out in the early 80s it was whackadoo! But I kind of took it to mean there was some time travel involved. Old-school Wolfgang Amadeus (the famous composer) was transported to the future and presided over the court of "today's" bikers and today's incarnation composer (Falco) presided over old-school peeps from Amadeus' original time. They were both holding court!

Falco ... G.O.A.T! Thank you! R.I.P.

Back then when you heard it on the radio, you said "WTF was that" When you saw the video, you said "WTF was that" That said, it made the body parts move :)

Please check out the video for the Falco song, "Der Kommissar". It's unintentionally hilarious (a bit over the top, but in a thoroughly enjoyable way) and yet, catchy as hell. I dare you to watch the entire video without mocking/imitating the dance even once. I don't think it can be done. (Mock me Amadeus?)

Amadeus is Mozart. He was a rock star and a rebel it the 1700's. He wrote his first symphony at 5. He was a wild child in his day.

You NAILED it with composer. That man was mad as hell…. as in crazy. If you’d like a movie as crazy as this video, check out 1984’s Amadeus. It has a stellar cast and Marin Cavina gives an insanely brilliant performance as Amadeus….. emphasis on the insane. I can’t image anyone doing it better…. And his B.S. laugh! It is it’s own character. Lol. The costumes are much like you saw here but on a much bigger set.

Falco is Austrian like Mozart. Loved the song back in the day 1986..

He has another song called der kommissar Really cool fun as well.

One of the first rap songs to be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is from 1985, but the chart position is in 1986. And it is in German 🙂

Amadeus as in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was a rock star in his era.

Amadeus Mozart was a classic music and symphony composer. He was a "rock star" of his time. The song plays a fun tribute to him.

The meaning is that he's music was relavent then and relavent now

HUGE video on MTV! Love that song. He was handing out autographed pictures...Mozart was a rock star!

Tge 80s was just epic for these types of novelty tunes that were out of the box strange and yet hits. Murray Head had One Night in Bangkok, Men WithoutbHats had Safety Dance, Thomas Dolby had She Blinded Me with Science, Gary Newman had the song Cars, Dexi's Midnight Runners had Come on Eileen, Devo had Whip It, etc. A very creative time inuaic between the ride f synthase, punk. New wave, pop, rock, etc.

In this video Falco try to mixing up the 80's and the time where Mozart was living, 18th century. So, the scene where he is sharing these papers is probably a reference to the modern thing with fans collecting autographs of their fav artists. Autographs wasn't a thing these times, so he just shared his music notes with his fans.

It is german and about Amadeus Mozart the composer, and opera writer in Wienna, Austria.

The handing out of music in the modern conductor suit, is the representation that Mozart's music is still being played in every symphony and opera house across the world today. The iconic Einstein crazy hair is a reflection of Einstein, one of the world's top scientific geniuses, of ALL time, and is symbolizing to us that Mozart is one of THE world's top musical geniuses of all time. The bikers is reflective that EVERYONE, no matter how far removed from the knowledge of Classical music, still knows who Mozart is, everyone. The rest of the utter craziness mind warp that is this video is indicative of the utter craziness that was Amadeus Mozart. The epic violins towards the end are playing NOT Mozart's music but a famous clip from Beethoven's 5th Symphony, another musical Master genius every bit as equal or superior to Mozart, and the song ending with Beethoven's music symbolizes Beethoven's rise in popularity and success far over and beyond Mozart. Mozart died in obscurity, and was buried in a pauper's unknown grave. Beethoven was just as arrogant as Mozart and refused to move for the Queen's carriage entourage while walking in the road, and instead made her wait for him. 😁

They are dressed as society in..the Victorian Period Era. The verse lyrics are in German . Chorus in English. About the Composer Amadeus (Mozart).

This song always makes me laugh. He is singing in Austrian German. This is from 1986, least that's what Music Choice said. His other hit is "Vienna Calling." He did a few more songs but "Rock Me Amadeus" is the best. BJ, he is singing about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and paying homage to him lol. Movie requests: Rude Awakenings, The Doctor, and Amadeus.

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Try the song "Emotional". I love soul music, so this is my favorite song from Falco.

Amadeus Mozart was like the rock star of his time. Falco was a hell of an artist who was stuck in Eastern Europe back in the Soviet days. As you can see, he had a little flow as a rapper

YES ,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (the classical composer...Need to see the movie AMADEUS !.....FANTASTIC

You must see one of the best movies I have ever seen “Amadeus” about the great classical music composer Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was his full name.

For being "completely lost" BJ was definitely on the right track. And at the begining Asia's face was like "Lord, what are we in for this time?"

The movie Amadeus about the great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which was a big hit, came out around this time. Mozart was easily the most famous Austrian composer and Falco was easily the most famous Austrian pop star (I think).

RIP Falco, your music will never die!

Amadeus was a famous music composer back in the 16 century,a genious in music

You know the 1980s weren’t perfect but it was songs like this that made that decade so much fun. I call it the party decade, when videos were a huge thing before internet and KZread etc..

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The 80s were an amazing time to be young. ❤️❤️❤️

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Absolutely. Loved it. Build a time machine and I’m back there in a second.

Don't forget "Jeanny" from from our Austrian hero Falco. For weeks no1 in the Netherlands (but a bit creepy :)

This was huge in the 80’s, he’s singing in German and it’s about Mozart so BJ was right when he said “composer”

please more of Falco...he is a Legend 💥 He was a real G🤙.... He have a Song with Afrika Bambata...another Legend from the US

At the same time was the movie Amadeus released, and won Oscars. About Mozarzs life as a wonderchild composer and pianist.

funny clip from the early days of this art.makes people smile, year after year, and that's no small thing!

Falcon was a huge Singer in Europe! This song was huge in America in the 80's! in fact, he was the only foreign singer, in history, whose main language was German, to score a vocal number 1 hitin the United States! A couple years before this song he had anotner little rap hit called "Der Kommisar", also sung in German! Thats a fun song too!! (i think, well, kinda remember, he did an American language version of the song but from what i remember, it wasnt as good as the German version.... Maybe im completely wrong about that, cause i wass like 11 or so when Kommisar came out) He was an Austrian singer who died tragically at 41 from a violent car crash when his car collided with a big bus! Just one of those artists that, to me, songs were all part of making growing up in the 80's a memorable time! I really think the music of the 80's was some of the best cause no matter what genre you liked,there were some amazing songs and groups in those genres!! And with the birth of Mtv, no matter if u lived in a big city or small town u could hear and see all these amazing bands and songs and also get to hear songs from other genres that you most likely would never have heard! For me, rap was something new to me which I loved (Run DMC, Beasties Boys, etc) and many other Genres! Thanks Falco for giving me a well rounded music experience growing up!

A staple in 80s goth clubs. He’s Austrian and sings in German and English.

Eddie VanHalen named his son Wolfgang in honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

In Mozart's day, they never had digital downloads, Cds, tapes, vinyl etc, they were handing out the sheet music ;o) You really need to give a listen and reaction to Trio and the song DA DA DA.

Original language translated into English. You can decide for yourself what the message means to you. Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me Rock Me Amadeus Rock me, Amadeus Do it, do it Do it, do it Rock me to the top all the time Rock me all the time to the top He was a punk Er war ein Punker And he lived in the big city Und er lebte in der großen Stadt It was in Vienna, was Vienna Es war in Wien, war Vienna Where he did everything Wo er alles tat He was in debt because he drank Er hatte Schulden, denn er trank But all women loved him Doch ihn liebten alle Frauen And everyone shouted Und jede rief “Come and rock me Amadeus” „Come and rock me Amadeus“ He was a superstar Er war Superstar He was popular Er war populär He was so exalted Er war so exaltiert Because he had flair Because er hatte Flair He was a virtuoso Er war ein Virtuose Was a rock idol War 'n Rockidol And everything was calling Und alles rief “Come and rock me Amadeus” „Come and rock me Amadeus“ Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Hey Ey It was around 1780 Es war um 1780 And it was in Vienna Und es war in Wien No plastic money anymore No plastic money anymore The banks against him Die Banken gegen ihn Where the debt came from Woher die Schulden kamen It was probably known to everyone War wohl jedermann bekannt He was a man of women Er war ein Mann der Frauen Women loved his punk Frauen liebten seinen Punk He was a superstar Er war Superstar He was so popular Er war so populär He was too exalted Er war zu exaltiert That was exactly his flair Genau das war sein Flair He was a virtuoso Er war ein Virtuose Was a rock idol War 'n Rockidol And everything is still calling today Und alles ruft noch heute “Come and rock me Amadeus” „Come and rock me Amadeus“ Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Come and rock me, Amadeus Now, come and rock me, Amadeus Now, come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus Come on, rock me Come on, rock me Come and rock me to the top Come and rock me to the top Amadeus Amadeus Ama, Ama, Amadeus Ama-, Ama-, Amadeus Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Ferdinand D. Bolland / Johann Hoelzel / Robert J. Bolland Rock Me Amadeus lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

This went down a storm in the UK when it came out. There was definitely nothing like Falco...😏👍

It was about Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered head and shoulders above all classical composers. Why? because even many favorite composers say he was the greatest even Beethoven.

Rock Me Amadeus (12" American Edit) - KZread English version.

The whole thing with the bikers and aristocrats coming together is that Mozart was popular with both the common people and the aristocrats of the time, which was very rare back then.

This song was HUGE in the eighties in Germany. He's talking about the life in 1780s in Austria and that Amadeus was a rock idol in his time . Too bad ya'll can't understand it . He also had a huge hit with Der Kommisar in English and German. Maybe do a reaction to that ???

Whenever I hear this I can't help but sing in my head " come and rock me hot potatoes" !! LMFAO !! LOVE IT

Falco died at age 40 in car crash in the Dominican Republic in 1998 while he overlooked a bus at a exit. The irony: The same Motorcycle Gang as seen in this music video carried Falco to the grave in his hometown Vienna.