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* ObsessionSong: "Jeanny"
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Along with Nena's "99 Luftballons," he introduced (mostly) German-language songs to an English-speaking audience; the difference was that Nena sang, while Falco rapped.

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Along with Nena's "99 Luftballons," he introduced (mostly) German-language songs to an English-speaking audience; the difference was that Nena sang, while Falco rapped.
rapped. He passed away in 1998 at the age of just forty after his SUV was in a serious collision with a bus on a mountain road.
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->''Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?''
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* HarshVocals: German isn't the smoothest language to rap in...

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* HarshVocals: Austrian German isn't the smoothest language to rap in...
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Falco was killed in a 1998 car crash in the Dominican Republic.



* OldShame: According to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_(musician) The Other Wiki]], he had early stints in both punk and disco bands.
** Cleveland-based synth-pop band Option 30 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4AZ9IjHAjc covered the English-language "Der Kommisar"]] on their one and only album. The vocalist? A young [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]]...

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English-language cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." - in the US at least, for, while he was more consistently popular in German-speaking countries, follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.

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In the Music/NewWave [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English-language cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." - in the US at least, for, while he was more consistently popular in German-speaking countries, follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.
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* OneManSong: ''Rock Me Amadeus'' about Mozart.
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** Complete with a [[BigNo NOOOOOOO!!]] of the singer when radio broadcasts the missing of Jeanny. [[note]] (Due to extreme Narm-prone-ness, promptly got parodied by Frank Zander, who let a car being the object of lament.) [[/note]]

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** Complete with a [[BigNo NOOOOOOO!!]] of the singer when radio broadcasts the missing of Jeanny.Jeanny's disappearance. [[note]] (Due to extreme Narm-prone-ness, promptly got parodied by Frank Zander, who let a car being the object of lament.) [[/note]]

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* MurderBallad: "Jeanny," the followup to "Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling," raised moral hackles when it was accused of glorifying rape (and possibly murder). Falco himself insisted it was the [[StalkerWithACrush musings of a stalker]].

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* MurderBallad: "Jeanny," the followup to "Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling," raised moral hackles when it was accused of glorifying rape (and possibly murder). Falco himself insisted it was the [[StalkerWithACrush musings of a stalker]]. stalker]].
** Complete with a [[BigNo NOOOOOOO!!]] of the singer when radio broadcasts the missing of Jeanny. [[note]] (Due to extreme Narm-prone-ness, promptly got parodied by Frank Zander, who let a car being the object of lament.) [[/note]]
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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English-language cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English-language cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Follow-up - in the US at least, for, while he was more consistently popular in German-speaking countries, follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.
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\"Mann\" is neither female (\"eine\"), nor in the accusative (\"gekleideten\"). And \"scharf\" is used as an adverb here and therefore not inflected.


[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."[[note]]What the Germans call "a SharpDressedMan."[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten [[caption-width-right:250:"Ein scharf gekleideter Mann."[[note]]What the Germans call "a SharpDressedMan."[[/note]]]]
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** Cleveland-based synth-pop band Option 30 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4AZ9IjHAjc covered the English-language "Der Kommisar"]] on their one and only album. The vocalust? A young [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]]...

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** Cleveland-based synth-pop band Option 30 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4AZ9IjHAjc covered the English-language "Der Kommisar"]] on their one and only album. The vocalust? vocalist? A young [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]]...
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** Cleveland-based synth-pop band Option 30 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4AZ9IjHAjc covered the English-language "Der Kommisar"]] on their one and only album. The vocalust? A young [[NineInchNails Trent Reznor]]...
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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English English-language cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Follow-up songs (e.g. "Vienna Calling") were, at best, modest hits in the US.
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* ConspicuousCG: The green-screen video for "Der Kommisar."

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* ConspicuousCG: The green-screen video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I "Der Kommisar.""]]
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* MindScrew: The music video for "Wiener Blut". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7GSKTe59s Just watch.]]


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* RockMeAmadeus: TropeNamer, though the song is [[ThisIndexIsNotAnExample actually not an example]].
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* MurderBallad: "Jeanny," the followup to "Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling," raised moral hackles when it was accused of glorifying rape (and possibly murder). Falco himself insisted it was the musings of a stalker.

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* MurderBallad: "Jeanny," the followup to "Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling," raised moral hackles when it was accused of glorifying rape (and possibly murder). Falco himself insisted it was the [[StalkerWithACrush musings of a stalker.stalker]].
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* MurderBallad: "Jeanny," the followup to "Amadeus" and "Vienna Calling," raised moral hackles when it was accused of glorifying rape (and possibly murder). Falco himself insisted it was the musings of a stalker.

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."
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* PhoneBooth: Featured prominently in the "Vienna Calling" video.

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular) and particularly the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."

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In the Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular) and particularly popular), followed by the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."


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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: The bike gang who show up in the middle of the "Rock Me Amadeus" video.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Falco was killed in a 1998 car crash in the Dominican Republic.


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* OldShame: According to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_(musician) The Other Wiki]], he had early stints in both punk and disco bands.

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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."[[note]]What the Germans call "a sharp-dressed man."[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."[[note]]What the Germans call "a sharp-dressed man.SharpDressedMan."[[/note]]]]


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* HarshVocals: German isn't the smoothest language to rap in...
* SharpDressedMan: Both played straight (the tux) and averted (the brocade, knee breeches, and fright wig) in "Rock Me Amadeus."
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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."]]
"[[note]]What the Germans call "a sharp-dressed man."[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"Eine scharfe gekleideten Mann."]]

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* ConspicuousCG: The green-screen video for "Der Kommisar."



* GratuitousCGI: The green-screen video for "Der Kommisar."
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* GratuitousGreenScreen: The video for "Der Kommisar."

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* GratuitousGreenScreen: GratuitousCGI: The green-screen video for "Der Kommisar."
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Along with Nena's "99 Luftballons," he introduced (mostly) German-language songs to an English-speaking audience; the difference was that Nena sang, while Falco rapped.

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Along with Nena's "99 Luftballons," he introduced (mostly) German-language songs to an English-speaking audience; the difference was that Nena sang, while Falco rapped.rapped.

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!! This musician provides examples of:
* GratuitousEnglish: Most of his songs were sung in German with the odd English word or phrase wedged in.
* GratuitousGreenScreen: The video for "Der Kommisar."
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In the New Wave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular) and particularly the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."

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In the New Wave Music/NewWave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular) and particularly the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."
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In the New Wave 80's, Austria's Johann "Falco" Hölzel became a [[OneHitWonder One and a Half Hit Wonder]] with "Der Kommisar" (After The Fire's English cover was more popular) and particularly the worldwide hit "Rock Me Amadeus."

Along with Nena's "99 Luftballons," he introduced (mostly) German-language songs to an English-speaking audience; the difference was that Nena sang, while Falco rapped.

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