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Rock Me Amadeus
By peace | September 23, 2007
Rock Me Amadeus
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (at Hits des Jahres ´85)
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (ReTouch 2007)
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (live)
Rock Me Amadeus By Falco
He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth.
He was a genius from the day of his birth.
He could play the piano like a ring and a bell
And ev’rybody screamed:
Come on, rock me Amadeus.
He was a superstar, he was dynamite and whatever he did (it)
Seemed to be alright.
And he drank (and) he cursed and he fooled around
But when the women would shout:
Rock me Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.
With a bottle of wine in one hand and a woman in the other
‘Cause he was a ladies man
He never stopped to worry what the next day would bring
Because the girls would sing:
Rock me Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.
His mind was on rock and roll and having fun
Because he lived so fast he had to die so young.
But he made his mark in history.
Still ev’rybody says:
Rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh oh oh Amadeus.
“Rock Me Amadeus” is a 1985 song by the Austrian pop star Falco. Music was composed by Rob and Ferdi Bolland and Falco, with lyrics co-written by Falco and the Bolland brothers. It was Falco’s only major hit in the United States, despite his popularity in Germany and his native Austria, and all over Europe. The song was featured in a 2007 Subaru commercial.
“Rock Me Amadeus” hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 29, 1986. Falco is often considered a one-hit wonder in the United States because of the low ranking of his follow-up singles to “Rock Me Amadeus”, despite having, in 1982, released the original German version of “Der Kommissar”, which was later covered by After the Fire. The song is ranked #44 in VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on May 10, 1986, becoming the first single by an Austrian act to achieve that feat; in the UK, Falco is also often regarded as a one-hit wonder, although the follow-up “Vienna Calling” hit number ten.
