# "Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen". What's the first song that pops into your mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 5, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803 "2016-08-05T02:29:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/1 "2016-08-05T02:29:43Z")
Just something that popped into my head when I was in the car today and heard that bit of nonsense German on the radio. For me, the Offspring’s son is the first that comes to mind - I’m aware that Def Leppard came first, but I became aware of the latter song first, and it seems to get more airplay these days. I’m just curious as to whether other people have the same reaction or if it’s just a generational thing. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/2 "2016-08-05T02:35:01Z")
Def Leppard. I’m 46. ---
**Author:** ![bobo\_blesinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@bobo\_blesinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobo_blesinger)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/3 "2016-08-05T02:36:53Z")
Def Leppard, 43 ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/4 "2016-08-05T03:06:48Z")
Since Def Leppard was first, and Pretty Fly was a takeoff on that, I thought of Def Leppard. I’d rather listen to Offspring though. That song was hilarious the 1st 100 times. Out of curiousity, I looked at Billboard to see which was a bigger hit, and Rock of Ages went to #16 vs. Pretty Fly #53, but Pretty Fly was on the charts 20 weeks vs. 15. I’m in the same age group as the previous posters. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/5 "2016-08-05T03:09:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > For me, the Offspring’s son… So, like, a grandson? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/6 "2016-08-05T03:13:09Z")
Offspring, 47. I wouldn’t recognize anything by a '80s hair or metal band. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/7 "2016-08-05T03:29:23Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > So, like, a grandson? Heh. I meant to type “song”. 33, for the record. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/8 "2016-08-05T03:38:42Z")
48, and immediately knew Def Leppard. I had to go look up the other song to have any idea what it was. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/9 "2016-08-05T04:22:42Z")
The first and only song that came to my mind is _Rock of Ages_. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/10 "2016-08-05T04:26:50Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The first and only song that came to my mind is _Rock of Ages_. Me too. I’m 49. I’m more a fan of Offspring than Def Leppard by far, but that phrase is indelibly Def Leppard’s phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/11 "2016-08-05T04:32:14Z")
Pretty Fly… I’m 39. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/12 "2016-08-05T04:32:55Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Me too. I’m 49. I’m more a fan of Offspring than Def Leppard by far, but that phrase is indelibly Def Leppard’s phrase. I’ve got something to say. It’s better to burn out than to fade away. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/13 "2016-08-05T04:33:10Z")
Def Leppard. I’m 41. I know parts of “Pretty Fly for a White Guy,” but not enough to recognize the phrasse as from that song. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/14 "2016-08-05T04:41:56Z")
I’m 49, and the Def Leppard song is the only one that comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/15 "2016-08-05T04:42:07Z")
I know both songs, but the Def Leppard song is the first that comes to mind. I’m 47. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/16 "2016-08-05T05:01:21Z")
Why did you offer those two song titles as coming to mind? Why not _Schnitzelbank_, or _John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith_ (which is the song that came to mind when I saw the thread title)? ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/17 "2016-08-05T05:08:57Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I know both songs, but the Def Leppard song is the first that comes to mind. I’m 47. Almost exactly the same here, except I’m 32. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/18 "2016-08-05T05:36:27Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why did you offer those two song titles as coming to mind? > > Why not _Schnitzelbank_, or _John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith_ (which is the song that came to mind when I saw the thread title)? _John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith_ came to me right away also. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/19 "2016-08-05T05:41:26Z")
Honesty? _John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt_. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803/20 "2016-08-05T05:43:58Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why did you offer those two song titles as coming to mind? They both start with the same sample of a man reciting that phrase. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803.md?page=2)