The rockstar lifestyle seems to be taking a toll on Max Giesinger, who in this song sings about the downsides of always being on the go and never being settled in any particular place.

The Hochstetten football club sings the German folk song "Wir lagen vor Madagaskar" about a doomed group of sailors.

Singer-songwriter Kai-Uwe Kolkhorst dedicates a song to his old pink guitar and, in between verses, talks about being on tour.

DJ Ötzi is an Austrian schlager singer. Here, he sings about keeping the departed in our hearts.

AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band from Cologne. This song features a solo performance by singer Henning May, who has the raspy voice of a young Tom Waits.

The song may be about friendship, but German legends Die Fantastischen Vier are eager to show that they perhaps don't always get along, especially when they were asked to collaborate with Clueso.

The band Monsters of Liedermaching consider the various time-wasting realities of life.

“Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Softly falls the snow”) is a popular German carol about winter and the Christ Child’s arrival. The lyrics are from a poem by Eduard Ebel (1839-1905).

The song "Für immer" by the Karlsruhe-based band Monsters of Liedermaching is about a boy's first big crush at school. Of course, the girl doesn't seem to know he exists!

Fynn Kliemann is not only a German singer, but also YouTube star and actor. In this music video, he throws belongings into a giant trash compacter as a metaphor for the damage a relationship has done to his sense of self.

"Herzbeben" was written by TV star Stephanie Stumph, who decided she wanted to create a hit song for Helene Fischer. It's an edgier sound for Fischer, who is generally known as one of Germany's most popular Schlager singers.

Philipp Dittberner is a singer-songwriter from Berlin. In this song, he examines life's ups and downs and the strength in accepting them.

EFF is a collaboration between singer Mark Forster and DJ Felix Jaehn. The song "Stimme" has a positive message about trusting yourself.

Melissa Naschenweng is a an Austrian schlager singer. Her song "Wenn's über d' Nacht" is about maintaining hope above all else. As you can note from the title, it's a good introduction to a bit of Austrian dialect.

Cassandra Steen joins Xavier Naidoo for a performance of their duet "Wann" in front of a live audience.

Singer Wincent Weiss has won the prize for best German artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards and an Echo Award. This optimistic song is about not giving up on relationships, even when it seems like it will take a miracle for things to work out.

Mark Forster is a German singer-songwriter. His song "Wir sind groß" was the theme song for the Europe Soccer Championship in France on the German station ZDF.

This cartoon about Wickie the viking was based on a series of children's books by Runer Jonsson. Here you can listen to the theme song.

This song about monkeys is well-liked by German children and appears in many books of children's songs.

Ready to practice some Austrian dialect? Melissa Naschenweng, an Austrian schlager singer, sings about love and devotion.

DJ Ötzi is an Austrian schlager singer. Here, he sings about keeping the departed in our hearts.

In this video, Austrian rapper Golo makes an argument for smiling.

Die Ärzte is one of Berlin's most well-known rock bands. The song "M&F" ("Männer und Frauen") is from their twelfth studio album.

German Schlager singer Nicole performs her 1982 hit "Papillon," which addresses the butterfly as a symbol of hope and freedom.