Postby Sprachprofi » September 1st, 2008 12:50 pm
Thank you for the suggestions! I personally don't like Tokio Hotel, so I'm particularly grateful you are suggesting concrete songs that could be discussed on the air without receiving complaints. For Rammstein that has also been a challenge, as they do a lot of songs that part of our listeners would find offensive, either because of vulgarity or content. Any suggestions there? Of course the songs we cover should also have some useful content in terms of grammar or vocabulary.
So far, we are trying to mostly cover songs and bands that any German will know. That means a lot of classics of course. With the help of friends' recommendations, we will also cover many different movements in German music, including song-writers, party songs, gothic music and even Volksmusik if I can find a song that won't hurt too much. This week we'll cover "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" by Peter Schilling, a very well-known song from the Neue Deutsche Welle movement. You may even have heard this song in English before, though it's originally in German. Next week we'll do a classic German hip-hop song, which should be to the liking of some of you, even if it isn't Sido yet.