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removing Five Man Band, a rigid trope on storytelling about team efforts resulting from contributions of highly stereotypical team members; the trope has nothing to do with musical ensembles;


* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Louis Hendrick Potgieter. The main dancer.
** TheLancer: Steve Bender. The most ubiquous member aside of Potgieter thanks to his BaldOfAwesome, [[TheComicallySerious Comically Serious]] attitude and charisma.
** TheBigGuy: Wolfgang Heichel. The youngest and more cheerful of the male core, plus quite tall too. Married to the {{Tomboy}} of the group.
** TheSmartGuy: Leslie Mándoki. Apparently by default, but he also had a quite long career as a percussionist and producer. (And is also a SupremeChef to boot, according to TheOtherWiki.)
** TheChick / TheHeart: ''Both'' Henriette Heichel and Edina Pop. TomboyAndGirlyGirl duet: the first one is the tomboy and the latter is the girly girl. As plus, the {{Tomboy}} is married to TheBigGuy.
*** They're even dressed like a Sentai team in their most famous performance. Hence the FanNickname "German Power Rangers".
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* SpiritualSuccessor : PowerMetal . Despite not beeing Metal, Dschingis Khan had all the [[BadAss badassery]], [[RatedMForManly manlyness]] and Trueness of ancient warriors in their lyrics and outfits, we would later find in PowerMetal. And yes, they even did it before {{Manowar}}.
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* AnachronismStew: "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan", as can be discerned from the title. Among other things, it name-drops [[TheBeatles Ringo Starr]].

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* AnachronismStew: "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan", as can be discerned from the title. Among other things, it name-drops [[TheBeatles [[Music/TheBeatles Ringo Starr]].
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* TheVillainSucksSong: [[TheBible "Judas"]].

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* TheVillainSucksSong: [[TheBible [[Literature/TheBible "Judas"]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzycFeqNxIA&feature=related "Moskau"]] - Their most famous song, which was used by Australia's Channel 7 for thei 1980 Moscow Olympics coverage. [[BannedInChina But not approved by the Soviet government in Moscow]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzycFeqNxIA&feature=related com/watch?v=BQAKRw6mToA "Moskau"]] - Their most famous song, which was used by Australia's Channel 7 for thei 1980 Moscow Olympics coverage. [[BannedInChina But not approved by the Soviet government in Moscow]].
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Wolfgang Heichel, the youngest member of Dschinghis Khan, has introduced his wife Henriette Heichel to Siegel to help him completing the group cast. The two have divorced in 1986, both are taking part in modern incarnations of Dschinghis Khan.

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Wolfgang Heichel, the youngest member of Dschinghis Khan, has introduced his wife Henriette Heichel to Siegel to help him completing the group cast. The two have divorced in 1986, both are taking part in modern incarnations of Dschinghis Khan.
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* ThatRussianSquatDance: This trope is forever linked to Moskau.

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* ThatRussianSquatDance: This trope is forever linked to Moskau. Though in a variant of BeamMeUpScotty, they never actually performed that move. (Probably because it's very hard on the legs.)
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* EvilPrince: "Helden und Schurken" starts with the tale of a prince usurping his father's throne.


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* GoodNeedsEvil: "Helden und Schurken" posits that where there is a hero, there must also be a villain.


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* LegionOfLostSouls: "Die Fremdenlegion" (subtitled "Armee der Verlorenen Seelen," i.e. "Army of Lost Souls")
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* ConceptAlbum: Corrida, a Spain-themed album following the life of a man named Miguel.
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* AncientAstronauts: "Die Fremden" (also in English as The Strangers) is about them.
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** Dschinghis Khan has its own modern-day cover/tribute band, Rocking Son.
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* LongRunner: ''Over thirty years''. Most musical groups would sell their families for a run that long, even with the multiple lineup changes.

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* BestServedCold: The protagonist of "Pistolero" sees [[YouKilledMyFather his parents get killed by three Mexicans as a boy]], and becomes TheGunslinger as an adult. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope But when he finally finds the men responsible, he realizes he's been too focused on his revenge and doesn't go through with it.]]]]



* CoverVersion: ''What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor''.

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* CoverVersion: ''What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor''.Sailor'', ''Michael Row the Boat Ashore''.


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* SaveThePrincess: "Samurai", with the Emperor's daughter.


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* ThirstyDesert: "Sahara".


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* TheVillainSucksSong: [[TheBible "Judas"]].
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* AnachronismStew: "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan", as can be discerned from the title. Among other things, it name-drops [[TheBeatles Ringo Starr]].

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* ThatRussianSquatDance: This trope is forever linked to Moskau.



* ThatRussianSquatDance: This trope is forever linked to Moskau.
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* ThatRussianSquatDance: This trope is forever linked to Moskau.

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Wolfgang Heichel, the youngest member of Dschinghis Khan, has introduced his wife Henriette Heichel to Siegel to help him completing the group cast. The two has divorced in 1986, both are taking part in modern incarnations of Dschinghis Khan.

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Wolfgang Heichel, the youngest member of Dschinghis Khan, has introduced his wife Henriette Heichel to Siegel to help him completing the group cast. The two has have divorced in 1986, both are taking part in modern incarnations of Dschinghis Khan.



* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. (It's a homage to a fictional Muslim ''character'' -- namely, to [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]]'s probably most famous companion during his notional adventures in the Orient.)

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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. (It's a homage to a fictional Muslim ''character'' -- namely, to [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]]'s Creator/KarlMay's probably most famous companion during his notional adventures in the Orient.)



* BadassMustache: Leslie Mandocki

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* BadassMustache: Leslie MandockiMándoki



* CoverVersion: ''What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor''
* EightiesHair: Lack thereof, in Bender's case. ''Facial hair'' for Potgeiter and Mándocki, OTOH...

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* CoverVersion: ''What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor''
Sailor''.
* CreatorBacklash: Do '''NOT''' mention Dschingis Khan in a conversation with Leslie Mándoki. Ever.
* EightiesHair: Lack thereof, in Bender's case. ''Facial hair'' for Potgeiter Potgieter and Mándocki, Mándoki, OTOH...



* FaceOfAThug: Mándocki

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* FaceOfAThug: MándockiMándoki



** TheHero: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter. The main dancer.

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** TheHero: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter.Potgieter. The main dancer.



** TheSmartGuy: Leslie Mándocki. Apparently by default, but he also had a quite long career as a percusionist and producer. (And is also a SupremeChef to boot, according to TheOtherWiki.)

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** TheSmartGuy: Leslie Mándocki. Mándoki. Apparently by default, but he also had a quite long career as a percusionist percussionist and producer. (And is also a SupremeChef to boot, according to TheOtherWiki.)



* NiceHat: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter tends to wear these. See the above picture, and in "Moskau", where he wears what looks ''exactly'' like [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind a Colovian fur helm]].

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* NiceHat: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter Potgieter tends to wear these. See the above picture, and in "Moskau", where he wears what looks ''exactly'' like [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind a Colovian fur helm]].helm]].
* OldShame: Dschingis Khan for Leslie Mándoki. See CreatorBacklash.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOsoNuKCEJY&feature=related "Dschinghis Khan"]] - Actually covered by one of the bands of the HelloProject.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOsoNuKCEJY&feature=related com/watch?v=pzmI3vAIhbE "Dschinghis Khan"]] - Actually covered by one of the bands of the HelloProject.
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* SignatureSong: ''Moskau''.


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* NiceHat: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter tends to wear these. See the above picture, and in "Moskau", where he wears what looks ''exactly'' like [[{{Morrowind}} a Colovian fur helm]].

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* NiceHat: Louis Hendrick Potgeiter tends to wear these. See the above picture, and in "Moskau", where he wears what looks ''exactly'' like [[{{Morrowind}} [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind a Colovian fur helm]].
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Hair of Gold has been renamed and this isn\'t example. It\'s not just about the hair colour


* HairOfGold: Loreley, ley, ley!
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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. (Admittedly, it's a homage to a fictional Muslim ''character'' -- namely, to [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]]'s probably most famous companion during his notional adventures in the Orient.)

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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. (Admittedly, it's (It's a homage to a fictional Muslim ''character'' -- namely, to [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]]'s probably most famous companion during his notional adventures in the Orient.)
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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, the author of ''Literature/{{Winnetou}}''.

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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is (Admittedly, it's a homage to a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, Muslim ''character'' -- namely, to [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]]'s probably most famous companion during his notional adventures in the author of ''Literature/{{Winnetou}}''. Orient.)
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Their songs include:

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Their notable songs include:
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** See Heichler's hairstyle in the pic up there. WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome? Great chops, man.

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** See Heichler's hairstyle in the pic up there. WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome? Great chops, man.
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The group broke up in the mid-1980s. After the break-up, lead dancer Louis Hendrick Potgieter (known to Youtube users as Dancing Santa Jesus) returned to his native South Africa to manage a hotel. He contracted HIV and died of AIDS in 1993. For this reason he's been considered gay, though evidences (photos of him and his ex-fiancee, a pop/jazz/disco singer Madeleine Davis, as well as comments from his sister) disapprove that.

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The group broke up in the mid-1980s. After the break-up, lead dancer Louis Hendrick Potgieter (known to Youtube users as Dancing Santa Jesus) returned to his native South Africa to manage a hotel. He contracted HIV and died of AIDS in 1993. For this reason he's been considered gay, though evidences (photos of him and his ex-fiancee, a pop/jazz/disco singer Madeleine Davis, as well as comments from his sister) disapprove disprove that.
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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, the author of ''{{Winnetou}}''.

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* "Hadschi Halef Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, the author of ''{{Winnetou}}''.''Literature/{{Winnetou}}''.

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Most of the You Tube links were dead. Added replacements where I could find them.


* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4OptTvX4I0 Dschinghis Khan]] - Actually covered by one of the bands of the HelloProject.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAKRw6mToA Moskau]] - Their most famous song, which was used by Australia's Channel 7 for thei 1980 Moscow Olympics coverage. [[BannedInChina But not approved by the Soviet government in Moscow]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnLIYd0hZY Here's the English version]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWNI9FjoX9M And here you have the live 2007 version]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3E3EtFCX8 A tribute from the]] PotterPuppetPals.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrsMi_-5AfM Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan]] - a hybrid English/German song.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-aVr92R-dQ Hadschi Halef Omar]] - A song that gets away with saying [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, the author of {{Winnetou}}.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVUMBWhlgo Klabautermann]]
* [[http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5443198 Loreley]]
* [[http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=3e90e78 What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor]] - The only song theirs that only exists as an English version.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4OptTvX4I0 Dschinghis Khan]] com/watch?v=lOsoNuKCEJY&feature=related "Dschinghis Khan"]] - Actually covered by one of the bands of the HelloProject.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAKRw6mToA Moskau]] com/watch?v=CzycFeqNxIA&feature=related "Moskau"]] - Their most famous song, which was used by Australia's Channel 7 for thei 1980 Moscow Olympics coverage. [[BannedInChina But not approved by the Soviet government in Moscow]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnLIYd0hZY Here's the English version]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWNI9FjoX9M And here you have the live 2007 version]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3E3EtFCX8 A tribute from the]] PotterPuppetPals.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrsMi_-5AfM Rocking "Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan]] Khan" - a hybrid English/German song.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-aVr92R-dQ Hadschi "Hadschi Halef Omar]] Omar" - A song that gets away with saying [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} [[TheProphetMuhammad Muhammad's]] name. Also the refrain is a fictional character's name crated by {{Karl May}}, the author of {{Winnetou}}.''{{Winnetou}}''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVUMBWhlgo Klabautermann]]
"Klabautermann"]]
* [[http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5443198 Loreley]]
"Loreley"]]
* [[http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=3e90e78 What "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor]] Sailor"]] - The only song theirs that only exists as an English version.



'''Dschinghis Khan has examples of:'''

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'''Dschinghis Khan !! ''Dschinghis Khan'' has examples of:'''
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Watch the video carefully — they never actually do the cossack dance. There are some Kazachok moves which are different (and much easier.).


* ThatRussianSquatDance: Used for ''Moskau,'' naturally.
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Formed within just few months in 1979, Dschinghis Khan was the product of the disco boom and following on the heels of other German-produced bands such as Boney M, Arabesque, and Silver Convention. Their songs were based on historical people and places. The group was formed by music producer Ralph Siegel AKA Mr. Eurovision. Siegel was apparently obsessed with making the next {{ABBA}}. Their name is the German spelling of Genghis Khan, selected for the name of the song they sang in their introductory performance in the Eurovision Song Contest. While they didn't win Eurovision, the group achieved great success in Europe, Russia, Israel, Australia, and Japan.

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Formed within just few months in 1979, Dschinghis Khan was the product of the disco boom and following on the heels of other German-produced bands such as Boney M, Arabesque, and Silver Convention. Their songs were based on historical people and places. The group was formed by music producer Ralph Siegel AKA Mr. Eurovision. Siegel was apparently obsessed with making the next {{ABBA}}. Their name is the German spelling of Genghis Khan, selected for "GenghisKhan," the name of the song they sang in their introductory performance in the Eurovision Song Contest. While they didn't win Eurovision, the group achieved great success in Europe, Russia, Israel, Australia, and Japan.

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