Du (song)
Encyclopedia
Du is a song by Peter Maffay
, which was the biggest German hit in 1970 and brought Maffay instant fame.
The song was covered in 1986 by Dutch singer Andre Hazes
as the title-track for his album Jij Bent Alles. David Hasselhoff
also covered the song in 1994, but failed to eclipse the success of both Maffay's (Germany #43, Switzerland #41) and his own hit Looking for Freedom
(#1 in Germany and Switzerland). Both songs are on the album Looking for … the Best
.
A video clip from David Hasselhoff's cover was shown for comedic effect in the 2004 comedy, Eurotrip
.
Peter Maffay
Peter Alexander Makkay better known as Peter Maffay is a German musician.- Biography :Born in Brasov, Romania, the son of a German , he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' Germany in 1963. In the same year, he started his first band, The Dukes...
, which was the biggest German hit in 1970 and brought Maffay instant fame.
The song was covered in 1986 by Dutch singer Andre Hazes
André Hazes
André Gerardus Hazes was a Dutch singer in a genre called levenslied which is a form of emotional folk music about everyday life sung in the Dutch language. André Hazes was one of the most successful singers in this genre...
as the title-track for his album Jij Bent Alles. David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
also covered the song in 1994, but failed to eclipse the success of both Maffay's (Germany #43, Switzerland #41) and his own hit Looking for Freedom
Looking for Freedom (song)
"Looking for Freedom", with music by Jack White and lyric by Gary Cowtan, came out as a single from David Hasselhoff in 1989 . The song held the No. 1 positions in the former West Germany for 8 weeks and in Switzerland for 4 weeks...
(#1 in Germany and Switzerland). Both songs are on the album Looking for … the Best
Looking for … the Best
Looking for... the Best of David Hasselhoff is an album released by David Hasselhoff in 1995 .-Internet Meme:Looking for has become the center of an internet meme, whose goal is to leave satirical reviews of the album on Amazon.com; these reviews typically praise the album highly, often comparing...
.
A video clip from David Hasselhoff's cover was shown for comedic effect in the 2004 comedy, Eurotrip
EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...
.