Now this is what always happens, I started tripping and I tripped up. I had an awesome horror song, to kick off the show and I was already halfway there, and then....
Then a song comes by and messes it all up. All of a sudden one song causes a huge U-turn.
As I have admitted before I carry German DNA in my cells and even if I try to deny it .....it is unstoppable. Or maybe it´s because in the Germanic blood to create absurdly good songs I mean Beethoven and just cross the border an illegal immigrant called Motzart....
Anyway, I apologize to all who will not understand a word of tonight's trip, but the Deutsche Devil made me do it. And Triggered over 20 songs....
SORRRY!
Sotiria - Ich lass dich Frei
Now the thing that I only saw after listening to that song twice was FKA Eisblume. Damn, that one word brought back memories. Memories of an SD card stuck in a phone lost many years ago. A phone lost and so many songs I totally forgot about in the years that followed.
Eisblume was one of those artists on that card that I probably haven´t listened to since I lost their tracks.
And they are so worth it...every song but especially this next one.
Eisblume - Luise
And that one song triggered a wave of German music I was listening to back then I think of them as Die Alte Deutsche Welle. And I am gonna take a trip down that memory lane.
I had two favorites back then....Eisblume and this little princess. I know she was probably a little molded into this artist but still... I loved that sound.
Lafee - Prinzeschen
Now they hit my radar with [Wenn Es Passiert](Wir Sind Helden - Wenn Es Passiert) but I like this next song better....as it somehow has this Pixies vibe.
Wir Sind Helden - Denkmal
And in that same era, I found Juli and her Geile Zeit, now Geil is a very normal Geman word but being Dutch I have a bit more associations with this next song,
Juli - Geile Zeit
But my love for German Pop music started so much earlier in life...It was little hot Nena mit Irgand wi
And of course, Doro Did her thing a bit later in life:
But the one that really made me fall in love with lyrics in this language was this guy, with this song. I remember it being on the radio when I was mowing the lawn and thinking oh meiner got.
So while tripping through those ancient memories I stumbled, fell flat on my face with my nose in:
Neue Deutsche Welle
And not the one you oldies are thinking of the original Neue Welle with Falco, Joachim Witt, and Einstürzende Neubauten.
But a much more modern group of artists.
Let´s start with 99 Probleme and this bitch ain´t one of them.
Madeline Juno - 99 Probleme
But not as lovely as this one....but maybe that is because I am a bit different as I have this soft spot for German Music.
SOPHIA - Schmetterling
Isn´t she lovely when she is just her Lina, I am so glad we met.
Lina Maly - Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Sorry, this trip will take a lot longer than what you are used to, but I just kept finding and encountering songs that kept me reminding... this one felt like one the songs by another great hero of mine...If Chris De Burgh could write in German he might have written this.
Sarah Lesch - Testament - Live 2016
Now these guys I have played before because they did some awesome covers but I think this is an original and it´s indeed quite original.
Pocahontas - AnnenMayKantereit
The deeper I kept going down this German Rabit Hole the better it got, this little dark gem and it´s weird littleRemix.
CÉLINE x Paula Hartmann - 3 Sekunden
And now for something entirely different, a lot more poppy and a lot more epic...but you know me I love this theatrical sound... way too much.
Jade Schulz - Tränen wisch' ich später weg
Based on the number of views this was a Scheiße grosse hit in Germany, but I had never heard of it till it found me and I get the whywhy this got big.
Unheilig - Geboren um zu Leben
But I think I prefer these guys, not just this song but quite a few I found, and yes it´s slightly commercial but hey nothing wrong with a bit of superficial every now and then.
Staubkind -Bis Ich Wieder Glauben Kann
Okay, one more epic tune!
Out Of The Dark - Falco - Laura & Mark
Encore
Who said that Germans do not have a sense of humor?
It feels like I sometimes forget....
I sometimes forget how beautiful German can be...
I know that I know but why do I forget?
Thank you Lotte for being one of my reminders!
And one lady I can not deny, she has been there constantly reminding me over all these years that I carry Germany in my DNA, and well maybe also because her DNA has been looking good all these years.
Annett Louisan - Blutsschwestern
And once more a little bit of heaven live:
Youtube Playlist.
All these gems were added to this week´s YouTube playlist.
All Midnight Gems Playlist can be found here
Spotify Playlist:
The Spotify playlist might not capture the whole show but is meant to represent it as well as Spotify makes it possible:
Riddle Me This
Guess What, My Riddle actually started this German trip even though it got solved by @ablaze who figured out that the guy singing was the same although a lot older in that latest vid.
What the fluff is Midnight Gems?
Somewhere lost in time, trying to escape out of the rabbit hole back into the rat race there is a vacuum..... that´s the place where midnight gems are found.
My Midnight Gems will try to uncover & recover those beautiful songs that nobody ever noticed or might have been forgotten.
Who the fluff am I?
Being a former DJ playing about everything and having an uncompleted study of radio journalism. I have been wanting to do this for years...Thought about it many nights and guess now it´s time to finally take it to the streets.
Hope you enjoyed this well-known wave of fantastic music and that you still feel like joining me on the next Midnight Gems Session coming soon.
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