Sascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher
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"Sascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher" (An upstanding German) is an anti-Nazi song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the first single and the ninth track from the album Kauf MICH!
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The song tells a story about a jobless neonazi, whose hateful activities are sarcastically depicted very "German" and in a neutral light. Also the tune is fun and careless, which contrasts the theme and depiction even more.
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the first single and the ninth track from the album Kauf MICH!
Kauf MICH! (album)
Kauf MICH! is the ninth album by Die Toten Hosen, released in 1993. The LP is mainly a concept album dealing with consumerism and ultraconservatism. Along with the album's art and several songs addressing commerce, satirical advertisements and infomercials are interspersed among the music...
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The song tells a story about a jobless neonazi, whose hateful activities are sarcastically depicted very "German" and in a neutral light. Also the tune is fun and careless, which contrasts the theme and depiction even more.
Track listing
- "Sascha ...ein aufrechter Deutscher" (Frege, Müller/Frege, Müller) – 2:34
- "Alle Jahre wiederAlle Jahre wiederAlle Jahre wieder is a well known Christmas carol, written in 1837 by Johann Wilhelm Hey and set to music by Friedrich Silcher. The last two verses are omitted from many editions...
" (Every year again) – 1:30 - "Leise rieselt der Schnee" (roughly Quietly falls the snow) – 1:33
- "Frohes Fest" (roughly Merry celebration) (von Holst/Frege) − 3:41
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4 |
| 1993 | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
14 |
| 1993 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
23 |