awesome to see Alexander Marcus on here. I've been fascinated with him for a while now!
Next to Papaya, his best song/video is Spiel, Satz und Sieg, which I think is more a piece of dadaistic art then a music video. Like his pained reaction to the hot cup, or the archetypical parents outside who say "Wir müssen Zivilcourage zeigen!" (We have to show civil courage), or Globi, the globus that appears everywhere.
I don't know if it is a certain kind of humour only funny to germans who grew up with cheesy "Schlager" music, but I nearly fell down laughing when I first saw this... posted by kolophon at 2:08 PM on April 6
Most probably ;). There is some more information on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Marcus posted by SAnderka at 2:17 PM on April 6
hahaha. yeah, i don't think its satire, more like tongue-in-cheek silliness. but it is pretty hilarious. i burst out laughing at the chorus of Papaya for absolutely no reason. posted by molecicco at 2:18 PM on April 6
This is made of 50% pwn, 50% legend, and 50% win. (That's 150%, motherfucker.)
OK, so how did I miss this in 1987? posted by paddbear at 4:33 PM on April 6
*spooch*
His pink pants totally sell it. I want to argue that the music isn't just ironic throwaway kitsch, but is actually secretly awesome. posted by LMGM at 4:56 PM on April 6 [1 favorite]
its awesomeness is no secret posted by bonefish at 5:12 PM on April 6
i don't understand the mystery here, but that was a great fucking music video. i'd love to get a translation of the sped up monologue towards the end of the river bit. the "Danke fur Alles" not was hilarious though, and the dance sequence just raised a lot of fun "how/why did they do it that way" questions. i'll definitely check this guy out more in the future. thanks! posted by es_de_bah at 7:43 PM on April 6
reading molecicco 's comment, i'm suddenly struck by a strange dilemma, does this guy rip off Pavement more or do I? If the answer is this guy, I'm pretty sure he's doing it better than me. posted by es_de_bah at 7:47 PM on April 6
The guy sort of looks like me. Therefore, this is ridiculous. posted by Astro Zombie at 8:31 PM on April 6
It's a German thing, you wouldn't understand. posted by tighttrousers at 8:48 PM on April 6
Wow, he is really getting his money's worth out of that globe.
Thanks, I now know what I'll be for halloween. No one else will get it, but I'll be laughing my ass off every time I pass a mirror and catch a glimpse of my lobster necklace and wet pink pants. Make your own fun, I say. posted by rmless at 8:49 PM on April 6
You don't understand. This is just catchy and stupid enough to become the next summer mega-hit. I listen to radio a lot at work. This could mean that next summer I have to listen to this song a lot.
Seriously this is just a t&a music video and some serious dj marketing away from becoming a runaway summer hit in Europe. If even that. posted by Authorized User at 9:25 PM on April 6
Is there a rubber vagina on the shore... or? posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:38 PM on April 6
I paused the video and looked at it for a while, and it looked like it, but I couldn't tell. Probably?
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