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* FanonDiscontinuity: When the ''Crazyshow'' box set released in 2003, some fans considered it a Marian Gold solo project instead of an Alphaville one, as Bernhard Lloyd announced only days earlier he was exiting the band and made no contributions to ''Crazyshow''.[[note]]''Technically'' he did contribute, since he is credited on one original track, "Giants." This track, however, is a demo recorded during the ''Salvation'' sessions in 1996.[[/note]]
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Covered Up is when a cover is thought to have become more famous than the original version (hence why it's YMMV). I'd strongly argue that the original versions by Alphaville are still the better-known ones.
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* CoveredUp:
** "Big in Japan" was covered by Music/GuanoApes.
** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by Music/{{JayZ}} into "Young Forever".
** "Big in Japan" was covered by Music/GuanoApes.
** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by Music/{{JayZ}} into "Young Forever".
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* LyricalDissonance: they have a number of cheery-sounding songs with serious or dark themes:
** "Forever Young" is about the Cold War and the looming possibility of nuclear war.
** "Summer in Berlin" throws some jabs at the East German dictatorship.
** "In The Mood" is a retelling of Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheShining''.
** "Forever Young" is about the Cold War and the looming possibility of nuclear war.
** "Summer in Berlin" throws some jabs at the East German dictatorship.
** "In The Mood" is a retelling of Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheShining''.
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* GeniusBonus: The lyrics of the first verse of "Inside Out" is made up almost entirely of the titles of poems by Romanian-born, German-speaking poet Paul Celan.
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** After Frank Mertens quit the band, he moved to France. After Ricky Echolette quit the band, ''he moved to France''.
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* FanNickname: Older American film collectors who came across posters/reels of the film used to nickname it ''Dick Tracy on the Moon'', so much that it's still listed by that subtitle on some database sites.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The music video for "Jet Set" features Thomas Hermanns, future German TV host and founder of Quatsch Comedy Club, as an audience member in a white dress and sunglasses. He is later seen out the cockpit of the plane dancing with a red handbag.
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** "Big in Japan" was covered by Guano Apes.
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** "Big in Japan" was covered by Guano Apes.Music/GuanoApes.
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* HilariousInHindsight: ''Forever Young'' contains the credit: "Comfort by Wolfgang Neuhaus." After Frank Mertens quit, Wolfgang Neuhaus would become a member of the band, going by the stage name Ricky Echolette.
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* HilariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight:
** ''Forever Young'' contains the credit: "Comfort by Wolfgang Neuhaus." After Frank Mertens quit, Wolfgang Neuhaus would become a member of the band, going by the stage name Ricky Echolette.
** ''Forever Young'' contains the credit: "Comfort by Wolfgang Neuhaus." After Frank Mertens quit, Wolfgang Neuhaus would become a member of the band, going by the stage name Ricky Echolette.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises are scattered piecemeal throughout the film. In one chase scene near the end, while Lemmy is driving backwards to escape his pursuers, it sounds like he's using a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper backup beeper]].[[labelnote:BEEP]]The backup beeper was invented in Japan in 1963, so it likely wasn't in widespread use in France when ''Alphaville'' was released in 1965.[[/labelnote]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises are scattered piecemeal throughout the film. In one chase scene near the end, while Lemmy is driving backwards to escape his pursuers, it sounds like he's using a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper backup beeper]].[[labelnote:BEEP]]The backup beeper was invented in Japan in 1963, so it likely wasn't in widespread use in France when ''Alphaville'' was released in 1965.
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* EarWorm: If you are not singing along to the chorus of "Forever Young", you are most likely not drunk enough.
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* SweetDreamsFuel: If you don't love "Forever Young" for being the quintessential cheesy 80s ballad, you probably love it for it for it's dreamy, etherial synths and unapologetically romantic lyrics.
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* SweetDreamsFuel: SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: If you don't love "Forever Young" for being the quintessential cheesy 80s ballad, you probably love it for it for it's dreamy, etherial synths and unapologetically romantic lyrics.
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** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by [[Music/{{JayZ}} Jay-Z]] into "Young Forever".
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* SweetDreamsFuel: If you don't love "Forever Young" for being the quintessential cheesy 80s ballad, you probably love it for it for it's dreamy, etherial synths and unapologetically romantic lyrics.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises are scattered piecemeal throughout the film. In one chase scene, while Lemmy is driving backwards to escape his pursuers, a series of beeps make it sound like a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper backup beeper]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises are scattered piecemeal throughout the film. In one chase scene, scene near the end, while Lemmy is driving backwards to escape his pursuers, a series of beeps make it sound sounds like he's using a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper backup beeper]].[[labelnote:BEEP]]The backup beeper was invented in Japan in 1963, so it likely wasn't in widespread use in France when ''Alphaville'' was released in 1965.[[/labelnote]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises perpetuate the soundtrack that make it sound like a backup beeper
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises perpetuate are scattered piecemeal throughout the soundtrack that film. In one chase scene, while Lemmy is driving backwards to escape his pursuers, a series of beeps make it sound like a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper backup beeperbeeper]].
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Compare "Golden Feeling" to Duran Duran's "Rio".
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Compare "Golden Feeling" to Duran Duran's "Rio"."Rio".
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises perpetuate the soundtrack that make it sound like a backup beeper
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* HilariousInHindsight: Beeps and other electronic noises perpetuate the soundtrack that make it sound like a backup beeper
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* SongAssociation: Many people associate "Forever Young" with Film/NapoleonDynamite.
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hilarious in hindsight, about collaboration with romy haag
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** Alphaville's ''Catching Rays on Giant'' and Romy Haag's ''Moving On'', which were released within a month of each other, both feature cover art of the singer holding a mask of their own face in their right hand. Not long after, Marian Gold and Romy Haag released a duet, "Love Will Find a Way."
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** HilariousInHindsight: ''Forever Young'' contains the credit: "Comfort by Wolfgang Neuhaus." After Frank Mertens quit, Wolfgang Neuhaus would become a member of the band, going by the stage name Ricky Echolette.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Compare "Golden Feeling" to Duran Duran's "Rio".
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
** Godfrey Reggio's video for Patricia's Park is just cut together footage from his previous films.
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Compare "Golden Feeling" to Duran Duran's "Rio".
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
** Godfrey Reggio's video for Patricia's Park is just cut together footage from his previous films."Rio".
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
** Godfrey Reggio's video for Patricia's Park is just cut together footage from his previous films.
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they just didn\'t care
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* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
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* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.band.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Compare "Golden Feeling" to Duran Duran's "Rio".
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're Your mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.work.
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
* TheyJustDidntCare: Could be said of the music videos for "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Universal Daddy," which were obviously shot very quickly in very small studios with very small budgets compared to the other videos Alphaville produced at the time. This might be explained by the fact that both songs were OldShame for the band.
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* EarWorm: If you are not singing along to the chorus of "Forever Young", you are most likely not drunk enough.
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** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by [[Music/{{JayZ}} Jay-Z]] into "Young Forever".Forever".
* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Debut album ''Forever Young'' remains their best-selling, best-known, highest-charting effort. You're mileage may vary on whether or not it's actually their best work.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Middle of the Riddle" on ''The Breathtaking Blue''.
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* CoveredUp:
** "Big in Japan" was covered by Guano Apes.
** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by [[Music/{{JayZ}} Jay-Z]] into "Young Forever".
** "Big in Japan" was covered by Guano Apes.
** "Forever Young" was covered by Laura Branigan, Youth Group, and remixed by [[Music/{{JayZ}} Jay-Z]] into "Young Forever".
