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Todays song is something very special. It is a word by word adaptation of a very famous poem by Heinrich Heine with the same title. And it covers a very famous German myth: the story of the Loreley. Who she is and why she is that famous? You will have to tune in to find out. After all the young maiden has a song dedicated to her, and this a long time before boy bands were even heard of.
Since this song is in the public domain, you can find a number of sung versions online, some more folklore than others. And we highly encourage you to use your favorite search engine to look up some pictures of the spot where the Loreley supposedly sits. You’ll understand the song/ poem a lot better afterward.

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Todays Intermediate lessons presents you a song by a not all that well known German band. Even within Germany they are considered as less famous and independent, which is partly because of the cross of mediavel and rock music they play. You might want to check them out. They have some very good songs. They even touched on some more recent topics, like HIV. This one has a more classic topic. Which one? Well, listen in and find out.

Of cause you can - as always - find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.

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Today we present you another well known German Band: Pur. Their first Album was released 1983 and they are still making music! Their best known song is probably “Abenteuerland”, which brings together the catchy pop tunes, imaginative lyrics and the distinct voice of Hartmut Engler - all the things that made the band famous. Today song however is less known. This could be because of the rather serious theme of the song. But this shouldn’t stop you from listening in. The song still tells a touching story.
Of cause you can - as always - find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.

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Todays song has a very unique history. Many Germans beliefe “Über Sieben Brücken mußt du gehen” was originally recorded by Peter Maffay. But the truth is, that it was recorded by the band Karat, who where famous in the former DDR and still give well received concerts to this day. Peter Maffay covered the song for the western Part of the seperated Germany and was very successful with this. Still, Germans love for this song unified them long before the borders were opened again.

Like always You can find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.

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Another Thursday, another great German song to polish up your English. Do you know the German Band “Wir sind Helden”? They do have a strong fanbase in France and if you are among this fanbase, than you will surely know todays song. It is about the personal experiences of a French girl here in Germany and all the males showing her the metaphorical cold sholder - or aren’t they? Well, you’ll have to listen to find this out.
Like always, You can find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead. You can also listen to samples of their songs and gain many other infos right at the Wir sind Helden homepage.