Moskau (song)
| "Moskau" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Dschinghis Khan | ||||
| from the album Dschinghis Khan | ||||
| B-side | Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan[1] | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length |
4:43[2] 5:58 (Album) | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ralph Siegel | |||
| Producer(s) | Bernd Meinunger | |||
| Dschinghis Khan singles chronology | ||||
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| "Moscow" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Genghis Khan | |
| A-side | "Moscow" |
| B-side | "Moscow (German Version)" |
| Released | 1980 |
| Genre | Disco |
| Length | 4:30[2] |
| Label | 7 Records / Image Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Ralph Siegel |
| Producer(s) | Norbert Daum |
"Moskau" is a German-language single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan (known as Genghis Khan in Australia and other countries[3][4][5][6]) released in 1979.
There was also an English-language version released in 1980 which was entitled "Moscow".
Versions
Moskau – the German-language version
"Moskau", the German-language version of the song, appears on their 1979 self-titled album Dschinghis Khan and their 1980 album Rom. The album version clocks six minutes, but the single version is four and a half minutes long.[7]
Moscow – the English-language version
The band, under their English-language band name Genghis Khan, released a version of the song with English lyrics entitled "Moscow" in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics, and the single was issued locally in a die-cut Channel 7 paper sleeve.[8] The song became a big hit in Australia, staying at #1 for six weeks.
History
The song also achieved enormous underground popularity in the Soviet Union. A 15-second clip of the song's performance was shown as a part of the New Year holiday lineup on the state-run TV, leading to the immediate dismissal of the network's director.[9]
In 2006, the song made its video game debut as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2. It is also a featured track in Just Dance 2014.
It was also played at the opening at Eurovision 2009 at Moscow, Russia for Semi Final 2.
Covers
- The song has also been covered by German black metal band Black Messiah.[10]
- In Finland "Moskau" is very well known as "Volga" and it has been recorded numerous times by various artists like Juhamatti, Kari Tapio and Frederik.
- An Estonian band Meie Mees covered the song as "Moskva".
- This song was also covered by Hong Kong pop singer George Lam as "Olympics in Moscow" (Chinese:世運在莫斯科).
- In China a version with altered lyrics called Fen Dou[11] (奋斗) was made by Da Zhangwei (大张伟).
- Georgie Dann made a Spanish version in 1980[12]
- John Carpenter covered the tune for his movie The Fog.
- In live performances of their song "Sacrament of Wilderness," the symphonic metal band Nightwish plays a riff from Moskau at about the three-minute mark of the song.[13]
- In the Czech Republic, the parody band Los Rotopedos produced a cover of the song in 2012. Los Rotopedos subsequently qualified to the top ten in the Český slavík song competition.[14]
- Swedish group Vikingarna recorded a cover in Swedish, "Moskva", in 1980.[15]
- In 2011, an 8-bit version of Moskau with a clip from the game Star Fox where the character Peppy Hare tells the player to do a barrel roll became viral.[16]
- In 2013 song was covered by Dancing Bros. and used in the video game Just Dance 2014.
- In 2014, the song was used in a viral video "Voldemort's Amazing laugh song" where a snippet of laughter from Voldemort, the villain in the well known Harry Potter series, was sampled and put on top of the Moskau melody.[17]
- Since 2008 or earlier, Russian Armed Forces military bands have occasionally played the song at public events in Russia.[18]
References
- ↑ "Dschinghis Khan - Moskau (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Country=France, Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Country=Brazil, Genghis Khan* - Moskau (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Country=Colombia, Genghis Khan* - Moscu (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Country=Japan, Genghis Khan* - Moskau / Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Start - STEPPENWIND - Offizielle Dschinghis Khan Fanseite". Steppenwind.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "??". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Chin. Chin. Chinigs Khan". Zhurnal.ru. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ SirG (2006-11-19). "Black Messiah - Of Myths And Legends Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "大张伟 - 奋斗—在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看". V.youku.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Georgie Dann - Moscú". YouTube. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ "Los Rotopedos - Moscau". YouTube. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Kramgoa låtar ( 8) | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB.kb.se. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Moscow Barrel Roll". YouTube. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ "Voldermort's Amazing Laugh Song! w/ Download Link". YouTube. 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ↑ "Music Russian Military Band One.". YouTube. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics (n.b. German-language lyrics only)
| Preceded by "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single August 18, 1980 – September 22, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Upside Down" by Diana Ross |