Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Adel Tawil, former singer of the German pop band Ich und ich, has made every line in this song a reference to an 80s or 90s pop song. Included are references to The Bangles, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Cutting Crew, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, Ultravox, David Bowie, EMF, Prodigy, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Guns 'n' Roses, Depeche Mode, Cypress Hill, Bros, Boys II Men, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, and Nirvana. See if you can figure them all out!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Adel Tawil, former singer of the German pop band Ich und ich, has made every line in this song a reference to an 80s or 90s pop song. Included are references to The Bangles, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Cutting Crew, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, Ultravox, David Bowie, EMF, Prodigy, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Guns 'n' Roses, Depeche Mode, Cypress Hill, Bros, Boys II Men, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, and Nirvana. See if you can figure them all out!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The pop song “Tausend gute Gründe” ("A Thousand Good Reasons") by German singer-songwriter Adel Tawil praises the importance of love and trust in a relationship.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
This video is as sexy and revealing as its title: Alex C. featuring Y-Ass in “You have the nicest ass in the world.”
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Alexander Knappe grew up in Cottbus and had a promising career in soccer, until an injury when he was 18 years old forced him to give it up. He was later on X-Factor and finally got his big break with this song, “Weil ich wieder zu Hause bin” (“Because I’m back home again”), when it reached number 79 in the German pop charts in June, 2012. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!
Difficulty: Beginner
Austria
Austrian schlager singer Allessa sings about the most important part of Christmas: being together with your loved ones.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
You likely know the melody, but do you know the words in German? André Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra performing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" live in Maastricht.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
You can order Andreas Bourani's album from iTunes or from Amazon.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Singer Andreas Bourani sings the song "Auf uns" ("To Us"), his way of expressing the thankfulness he feels for love and life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Andreas Bourani sings his song "Auf anderen Wegen" ("On Different Paths") with piano and acoustic guitar accompaniment.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Andreas Bourani performs one of his earlier hits "Eisberg," which solidified his career as a promising young talent in the German pop music scene.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Take a peek at this simple but stunning video from German-Hungarian pop singer Anna Depenbusch. Released in 2012, it's from her fourth album and is entitled "Sommer aus Papier" [Paper Summer]. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band band formed in 2011 in Cologne. The song "Oft gefragt" is dedicated to the father of the singer of the band.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The German rock band AnnenMayKantereit (a combination of the members' last names) had their first major success with this song "Barfuß am Klavier" ("Barefoot at the Piano").
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band from Cologne, founded by Christopher Annen (guitar), Henning May (vocals), and Severin Kantereit (percussion) in 2011. "Wohin du Gehst" is a song from their recent album Alles nix Konkretes.
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