History Music / ThirdReichAndRoll

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''The Third Reich 'n Roll'' is a 1976 studio album by the American AvantGardeMusic band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 to immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics themselves.

However, ''The Third Reich 'n Roll'' is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is ''hardly'' flattering to Nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

The album remains one of their most popular. It has only two tracks, "Swastikas on Parade" and "Hitler Was a Vegetarian", which take up the entire album. Many well known pop melodies can be recognized, though this not always easy.

!! Tracklist:

'''Side 1'''
# "Swastikas on Parade" (17:30)

'''Side 2'''
# "Hitler Was a Vegetarian" (18:27)
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!! Tropes On Parade:
* AdolfHitlarious: On the cover and in the liner notes.
* AllGermansAreNazis: The album uses German as shorthand for Nazism as shorthand for fascism.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Despite the fact that rock 'n' roll only emerged ''after'' World War II, this album suggests that the Nazis were behind it.
* BrawnHilda: The woman singing "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" in German comes across as this.
* ConceptAlbum and ConspiracyTheorist: The Nazis invented rock 'n' roll to seduce the youth. Don't ask.
* CoverAlbum: Sort of. A lot of songs are covered, but in the form of a medley, with German accents and grotesque deconstructions that make many of them barely recognizable.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: All covers on this album are reimagined as grotesque Nazi propaganda songs.
* EpicRocking: The album consists of two tracks where all songs fade into each other.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong[=/=]SiameseTwinSongs: Most tracks do one or the other.
* GratuitousGerman: By way of ThoseWackyNazis.
* GutturalGrowler: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is sung in this way.
* HitlerAteSugar: One track is named "Hitler Was a Vegetarian".
* {{Medley}}: All songs fade into each other.
* MusicAndSoundEffects: At one point during "Swastikas on Parade" a fire alarm, a crying baby, gun shots and driving cars can be heard.
* TheNewRockAndRoll: The album satirizes the demonization of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and 1960s by older generations.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Subverted. Apart from Hitler and Dick Clark, countless rock artists have their most famous songs demolished in bizarre covers.
* NoSwastikas: In order to get this album released into Germany, a censor bar was slapped onto every swastika and Nazi reference. The ploy would've worked if all of the Nazi references weren't small and scattered everywhere.
** [[http://residents.com/historical4/classic/page11/page11.php# Played straight with the other reissues.]] The Mute records cover is a black with the title and a disclaimer while EuroRalph has new artwork with Hitler, holding a carrot, with Music/{{Madonna}} on the forested outskirts of Berchtesgaden. In some cases the album was released in a totally black cover.
* PropagandaMachine: The Nazis supposedly used rock 'n' roll as propaganda, according to this album.
* PunBasedTitle: "Third Reich 'n Roll".
* ReferenceOverdosed: Have fun trying to recognize which songs are covered.
* {{Sampling}}: The break beat of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is an actual sample of Music/JamesBrown's original song. It may even been the first James Brown sample ever!
** Also, the very first seconds of the entire record are sampled from an actual German-language version of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again".
* ThoseWackyNazis: The Nazis apparently invented rock 'n' roll and decided to sing all hit songs themselves.
* TranslatedCoverVersion: Their cover of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a literal German translation of the song. Other covers on this album tend to be sang in English with a mock German accent.
* VocalTagTeam: Mostly between Hardy Fox and the Singing Resident.
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* ContemptibleCover: Dick Clark is featured as a Nazi, and swastikas are ''everywhere''.

* PunBasedTitle: "Third Reich 'n' Roll".

''The Third Reich 'n Roll'' is a 1976 studio album by the American AvantGardeMusic band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics themselves.

However, ''The Third Reich 'n Roll'' is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is hardly flattering to Nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

However, ''The Third Reich 'n Roll'' is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is hardly flattering to nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Despite the fact that rock 'n' roll only emerged after World War Two, this album suggests that the Nazis were behind it.

* ContemptibleCover: Dick Clark is featured as a Nazi. Swastikas are everywhere.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Subverted. Apart from Hitler and Dick Clark countless rock artists have their most famous songs demolished in bizarre covers.

* {{Sampling}}: The break beat of "Papa's Brand New Bag" is an actual sample of Music/JamesBrown's original song. It may even been the first James Brown sample ever!

The album remains one of their most popular. It has only two tracks, "Swastikas On Parade" and "Hitler Was A Vegetarian", which take up the entire album. Many well known pop melodies can be recognized, though this not always easy.

# "Swastikas On Parade" (17:30)

# "Hitler Was A Vegetarian" (18:27)

* BrawnHilda: The woman singing "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" in German comes across as this.

* ContemptibleCover: Dick Clark is featured as a Nazi. Swastika's are everywhere.

* HitlerAteSugar: One track is named "Hitler Was A Vegetarian".

* MusicAndSoundEffects: At one point during "Swastikas On Parade" a fire alarm, a crying baby, gun shots and driving cars can be heard.
* TheNewRockAndRoll: The album satirizes the demonisation of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and 1960s by older generations.

** [[http://residents.com/historical4/classic/page11/page11.php# Played straight with the other reissues.]] The Mute records cover is a black with the title and a disclaimer while EuroRalph has new artwork with Hitler, holding a carrot, with Music/{{Madonna}} on the forested outskirts of Berchtesgaden.In some cases the album was released in a totally black cover.

** Also, the very first seconds of the entire record are sampled from an actual german-language version of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again".

* TranslatedCoverVersion: Their cover of "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" is a literal German translation of the song. Other covers on this album tend to be sang in English with a mock German accent.

''Third Reich 'N' Roll'' is a 1976 studio album by the American AvantGardeMusic band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics themselves.

However, ''Third Reich 'N' Roll'' is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is hardly flattering to nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

* VocalTagTeam: Of note, this album features the lead singer and Hardy Fox (then uncredited) more-or-less splitting vocal duties.

* VocalTagTeam: Of note, this album features Randy Rose and Hardy Fox (then both unnamed) more or less splitting vocal duties.

* AllGermansAreNazis: On this album they are.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Despite the fact that rock 'n' roll only emerged after World War Two this album suggests that the Nazis were behind it.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: German language songs sang by non-actual Germans.

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: All covers on this album are reimagined as Nazi propaganda songs that sound nevertheless everything but commercial. Some are even barely recognizable.

* GratuitousGerman: There is really no reason to attach rock 'n' roll to Nazis, but here we are.
** The implication is that "top 40 pop music is fascism in disguise", using the Nazis as a shorthand for fascism in general.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: It compiles some great 1950s, 1960s and 1970s bubble gum hits, only to distort them heavily into one long and brutal medley, with GratuitousGerman gibberish in between.

* NewSoundAlbum: Hits you're familiar with, performed in a way you never heard them before!

* ShoutOut:
** Music/JamesBrown: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" is covered, including the first ever James Brown sample on a record.
** Music/TheDoors: "Light My Fire" from ''[[Music/TheDoorsAlbum The Doors]]'' is covered.
** "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" which was covered here for the first time would get an extended Shout Out as the leitmotif on the album ''God in Three Persons'' a decade later.
** A mash-up of Music/TheBeatles' "Hey Jude" from ''Music/MagicalMysteryTour'' and Music/TheRollingStones: "Sympathy For The Devil" from ''Music/BeggarsBanquet'' is referenced near the end.

However, ''Third Reich 'N' Roll'' is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is hardly flattering to nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and World War Two imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

''Third Reich 'N' Roll'' is a 1976 studio album by the American AvantGardeMusic band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics itself.

'''Third Reich 'N' Roll''' is a 1976 studio album by the American AvantGardeMusic band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics itself.

However, "Third Reich 'N' Roll" is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth.[[note]][[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Another interpretation]] is that the group REALLY pokes fun at conformity in pop music, comparing it to fascism/nazism. Still, the record is hardly flattering to nazis.[[/note]] They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and World War Two imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

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Side 1

Side 2

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Most tracks do.

'''Third Reich 'N' Roll''' is a 1976 studio album by the American avantgarde rock band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics itself.

* Music/TheBeatles: "Hey Jude" is covered.

* ConceptAlbum: See above.
* ConspiracyTheorist: The Nazis created rock 'n' roll.
* CoverAlbum: Sort of.

** The implication is that "top 40 pop music is fascism in disguise", using the nazis as a shorthand for fascism in general.

* {{Medley}}: This is one way you could define the songs performed on this album.

* NewSoundAlbum: Hits you know, performed in a way you don't!

* ThoseWackyNazis: Lives up to its name!

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo: Nazis, need to say more?

** Music/TheDoors: "Light My Fire" is covered.
** Music/TheRollingStones: "Sympathy For The Devil" is referenced near the end.

However, "Third Reich 'N' Roll" is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth. They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and World War Two imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

"Third Reich 'N' Roll" is a 1976 studio album by the American avantgarde rock band Music/TheResidents. It was released in 1976 under immediate controversy because of the Nazi imagery used on the album cover and in the lyrics itself.

!! Der Tropes auf Diesen Album sint:

* AllGermansAreNazis

* Music/JamesBrown: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" is covered, including the first ever James Brown sample on a record.

* Music/TheDoors: "Light My Fire" is covered.

* GratuitousGerman

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent.

* Music/TheRollingStones: "Sympathy For The Devil" is referenced near the end.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo: Nazis, need to say more?

** [[http://residents.com/historical4/classic/page11/page11.php# Played straight with the other reissues.]] The Mute records cover is a black with the title and a disclaimer while EuroRalph has new artwork with Hitler, holding a carrot, with Eva Braun on the forested outskirts of Berchtesgaden.In some cases the album was released in a totally black cover.

However, "Third Reich 'N' Roll" is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories complot theory]] that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth. They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and World War Two imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: All covers on this album are reimagined as Nazi propaganda songs that sound nevertheless everything but commercial.

* {{Sampling}}: The break beat of "Papa's Brand New Bag" is an actual sample of Music/JamesBrown's original song.

However, "Third Reich 'N' Roll" is a ConceptAlbum poking fun at the Nazis. It features an absurd ComplotTheory that the Nazis actually created rock 'n' roll to brainwash the youth. They supposedly did this through famous Series/AmericanBandstand presenter Dick Clark, which explains why he is shown on the cover in a Nazi uniform. In line with this theory The Residents covered a handful of well known rock and pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s and sang them in a German sounding voice with a lot of Teutonic noise and World War Two imagery. Pure NightmareFuel to some, a hilarious CoverAlbum to others.

* ArtisticLicense/{{History}}: Despite the fact that rock 'n' roll only emerged after World War Two this album suggests that the Nazis were behind it.