

Song of the Moment: Falco – “Rock Me Amadeus”
I first heard Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” when it was being promoted as a single in the United States in the mid-1980’s.
http://aeschtunes.com/2026/03/29/song-of-the-moment-falco-rock-me-amadeus/
#Music, #Falco, #80s, #80sMusic, #1980s, #1980sMusic, #PopMusic, #NewWave, #AeschTunes
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Rock Me Amadeus
Originally posted on May 2, 2021
On this day 40 years ago Falco became the first German speaking artist to reach #1 on the U.S. charts.
“He was a punk and he lived in the big city.”

Today’s feature will span parts of four centuries and bridge three very different genres. Prepare for a little time travel that will take you from Austria in the 1980s to the life and times of one …
Rokoko-Punker
#Falco brach mit „#RockMeAmadeus“ #Rekorde in den #US_Charts
Exaltiert und virtuos war nicht nur #Mozart, sondern auch der #Musiker Falco selbst. Mit „Rock Me #Amadeus“ feierte er den #Komponisten als #Rebell sowie #Popstar der #Rokoko-Zeit und stürmte die US-Charts – als erster #deutschsprachiger #Künstler überhaupt.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/29-03-1986-falco-bricht-mit-rock-me-amadeus-rekorde-in-den-us-charts-100.html
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