# Der Kommissar by Falco **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728 "2013-05-07T18:28:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/21 "2013-05-08T02:40:51Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > All right, you’ve forced me to the nuclear option. > > [**The Girl from Ipanema!**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDGUZeZWKZo) Not even close… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7jiaU0xbOKs/hqdefault.jpg "Its a Small World -Sing Along & Video (Disney Land Paris)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jiaU0xbOKs) ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/22 "2013-05-08T02:50:13Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Did it actually rip Super Freak off? I know they sound kinda similar but that often happens with pop songs. I never made the connection between those two songs. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/23 "2013-05-08T03:05:57Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > [Escape Club](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1zetq_escape-club-wild-wild-west_music#.UYm080r2G4Q) Which ripped off Elvis Costello. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/24 "2013-05-08T03:10:54Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > Which ripped off Elvis Costello. You mean EC’s “Pump It Up,” which was a ripoff of Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which was a ripoff of Chuck Berry’s “Too Much Monkey Business”? ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/25 "2013-05-08T03:17:08Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > You mean EC’s “Pump It Up,” which was a ripoff of Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which was a ripoff of Chuck Berry’s “Too Much Monkey Business”? Fair enough. I know all those songs of course, but I was only alive for “Wild Wild West.” So I get it in reverse. “Wild Wild West” was a big hit when I was a kid and I mostly listened to top 40 radio and Casey Kasem’s countdown. Now I mostly listen to independent rock/alternative music. There is one radio station I listen to. They play “Pump It Up” fairly regularly. Every time that song comes on I think it’s “Wild Wild West”- though I know they would never play that song and don’t play any hit songs from the late 80s except Love and Rockets. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/26 "2013-05-08T03:19:15Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Did it actually rip Super Freak off? I know they sound kinda similar but that often happens with pop songs. Yeah, they were both released at about the same time (1981), and while I see the similarity, I would hardly call Der Kommisar a rip-off of Superfreak. I would say any resemblance is coincidental. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/27 "2013-05-08T12:53:49Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > Not even close… I don’t find that nearly as earwormy as GFI. Unless it’s being sung parodically (screeching, mostly) it’s a fairly pleasant little song. But I understand the dis-love for it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/28 "2013-05-08T22:58:49Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > God, I LOVED “Der Kommissar”, by anyone. I had it on a cheapie 80’s tape (with “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” by Wang Chung and “The Wild Wild West” by …the something Club), and I played that little cassette tape till it fell apart. Strange, the power cheap music has. Now I’m probably gonna have wild wild west stuck in my head all night. Thanks a lot, yo. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/29 "2013-05-09T17:00:25Z")
I have [this box set](http://www.amazon.com/Like-Omigod-The-Culture-Totally/dp/B000068ZVP) loaded on my ipod… it’s got some good cheezy music. Alongside the actively good songs like “867-5309/Jenny” and “Tainted Love,” you have crap like “Pac-Man Fever” and that Meco "Empire Strikes Back"song. And yes, Der Kommissar is on there - but the After the Fire version. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/30 "2013-05-09T17:12:20Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > God, I LOVED “Der Kommissar”, by anyone. I had it on a cheapie 80’s tape (with “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” by Wang Chung and “The Wild Wild West” by …the something Club), and I played that little cassette tape till it fell apart. Strange, the power cheap music has. Me too. Mine also had such deathless tunes as “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco, “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head, “Somebody’s Watchin’ Me” by Shalimar, “I Wanna Be A Cowboy” by…can’t remember…eh, that’s enough ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/31 "2013-05-09T17:15:15Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > “Somebody’s Watchin’ Me” by Shalimar Rockwell, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/32 "2013-05-09T17:19:58Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Rockwell, wasn’t it? Damn, you’re right. Not sure where I got Shalimar. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/33 "2013-05-09T19:26:50Z")
So has anyone seen the musical “Falco meets Amadeus”? I know it was performed in his native Austria, where he was more popular than the couple-hit wonder he’s known for in the US and I’ve heard the soundtrack, but haven’t found any way to view it. From what I’ve seen of summaries, it sounds like it’s some sort of “It’s a Wonderful Life” type storyline with Amadeus serving as a guide for Falco. God knows, going through Youtube to look for videos of some of Falco’s not-quite-as-known songs is strange enough, I can imagine what a musical play based on an interpretation of him would be like. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/34 "2013-05-09T20:12:01Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > _Jeanny_ is a much better Falco song anyway. You should try it. Oh my God, _Jeanny_! I loved that song back in, what, 1985? I agree- much better than _DK_. So cheesy and so great. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/35 "2013-05-09T20:18:58Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Damn, you’re right. Not sure where I got Shalimar. Shalimar was “Dancin’ In The Sheets” from the Footloose soundtrack. [You’re welcome.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmHu1t_5X0) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/36 "2013-05-10T00:39:14Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Me too. Mine also had such deathless tunes as “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco, “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head, “Somebody’s Watchin’ Me” by Shalimar, “I Wanna Be A Cowboy” by…can’t remember…eh, that’s enough I actually had a couple. One had “Heartbreak Beat” by the Psychedlic Furs 🙂 and “The Politics of Dancing” by Re-Flex. Great songs, I’d love to hear them again. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/37 "2013-05-10T00:45:32Z")
I have multiple songs running in my head now. Thanks, y’all. Really… OK… actually y’all are evil people. _Rock Me Amadeus_? Argh. ---
**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/38 "2013-05-10T01:21:20Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Being born in '75, I have a softspot for cheesy 80’s music I do too. You gotta get SiriusXM satradio, their 80’s channel is amazing ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/39 "2013-05-10T03:06:38Z")
> [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > you have crap like “Pac-Man Fever” Crap? Crap! OK, fine, crap. But I loved that song so much as a kid. I played the vinyl album so much it warped, which made the video game sound effects that much cooler IMO. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728/40 "2013-05-10T03:20:11Z")
> [@Eo\_Echo](#): > > Crap? Crap! OK, fine, crap. But I loved that song so much as a kid. I played the vinyl album so much it warped, which made the video game sound effects that much cooler IMO. M-M-M-M-M-Mousetrap! Mousetrap! Cheese was the bait! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-kommissar-by-falco/657728.md?page=3)