German pop star Nena sings about music and nostalgia. Having sung many of Germany's greatest hits, she certainly knows what she's talking about!

The pop song "Kreise" ("Circles") from Johannes Oerding is about relationships that may take time, but are ultimately meant to be and therefore worth the wait.

The Berlin-based dancehall band Seeed sing about a certain special lady and compare her, among other things, to a comet moving through the night sky.

The song "Sie ist weg" by German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier combines their signature machismo with regret about the end of a relationship.

What does the title "Achtung: Bielefeld" (“Attention: Bielefeld”) actually have to do with the topic of boredom — which is what the lyrics are all about? There’s certainly a lot of room for interpretation in this high-energy punk-inspired song!

Peter Maffay performs the song "Nessaja," which is about holding on to the child inside of you and remembering to never stop dreaming.

Nena's song "Das ist nicht alles" (That's not all) is about change: You have to be ready to break out of old patterns and accept that the world is changing and belongs to those who are ready to adapt to it.

This light pop hit from Nena is about being in love and making mistakes. The director in the music video is played by Helmut Burger, a famous German actor.

In his song "Mary," the rapper Bausa makes it clear that he would run across the city to get to his girlfriend, but there are some things that he won't give up.

Many of the verses of the song "MfG - Mit freundlichen Grüßen" by the hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier consist solely of acronyms! The song comments on the development of the German language with its long words and titles that make such abbreviations and acronyms necessary, and what this means for German culture.

"Was du Liebe nennst" ("What You Call Love") is a song by the German rapper Bausa. This popular single is about how Bausa likes the definition of love given to him by the woman at his side.

In this classic song from the German group Fantastische Vier, Smudo and Thomas D both rap about a woman they met over the weekend. As they recount their experiences, they reach a startling conclusion...

Boomer punk rock band Die Toten Hosen sings an angsty ode to a friendship that began in youth, survived everything, and continues today.

"Ohne dich" ("Without You") is the most famous song from the cult band Selig from Hamburg. The inspiration for this song came to singer Jan Plewka when he was out on a winter walk with his wife.

With her debut single "Gänsehaut" ("Goosebumps"), Sonia Liebing lays the foundation for a successful career as a singer of the style of German pop music known as "Schlager."