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Falco, "Ganz Wien" (original single) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Brimstone to c/80smusic

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[–] Rolando 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good song.

The song was written as a reaction to the growing use of hard drugs in Vienna. In 1980, Falco arrived at a Drahdiwaberl rehearsal with his music and lyrics for "Ganz Wien (... ist heut auf Heroin)" ("All of Vienna [... is high on heroin today]").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganz_Wien

[–] Brimstone 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Indeed, thanks for the historical note Rolando. The lyrics in english are like this (deepl.com translation)

He walks on the street

Don't say where

His brain full of heavy metal

And his liver is dead

His veins are open

And smell like formalin

It's all very distressing

Like he is in Vienna

All of Vienna

Is on heroin today

All of Vienna

Dreams with Mozambin

All of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna

Also takes cocaine

In the ball season at all

You can see all of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna

Is so wonderfully there, there, there

Cocaine and codeine

Heroin and mozambine

Make us go, go, go

There, there, one, two, three

Cocaine and codeine

Heroin and mozambine

Make us go, go, go, go, go

Three, four