YMMV / Dschinghis Khan

• Awesome Music:
  • Imagine, a German group and song named after a warlord, singing in Jerusalem. That went well, very well.
  • "Moskau," being the unofficial anthem of the 1980 Olympics.
• Fan Nickname:
  • Mandoki has been called "Murderface".
  • Potgieter has been referred to as "Mister Disco" (in addition to "Dancing Santa Jesus") after a line in the bufflaxed version of Moskau, which causes confusion when he wears something different besides his iconic costume◊, like his cowboy costume when the group performs "Pistolero".
  • The band itself is usually called "Russian Power Rangers" thanks to their colorful outfits. "German Power Rangers" if people are aware that they are a German band, not a Russian one.
• Gag Sub: A Youtuber known as Buffalax created mondegreen-laden subs of Moskau, Dschinghis Khan and Samurai, which spurned the Memetic Mutation mentioned below.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The group is quite popular in Mongolia, for obvious reasons, and has a Camp Cult Classic status in Israel and Russia, also for obvious reasons.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Thanks to their hit song "Moskau", Americans and a new generation know of the weirdness that is German pop music.
  • Poland's Worst Nightmare^ExplanationThey're a German band who dress as Mongols and sing a song about Russia, all of which have been enemies of Poland at some point in history.
• Narm Charm: The costumes are cheesy and the lyrics are cheesier. That's part of the fun.
• Signature Song: Pretty much everyone has heard of "Moskau" thanks to Youtube and Memetic Mutation. However, in Israel, "Dschinghis Khan" is more well-known.
• Spiritual Successor: Power Metal. Despite not being Metal, Dschingis Khan had all the badassery, manliness and Trueness of ancient warriors in their lyrics and outfits, we would later find in Power Metal. And yes, they even did it before Manowar.

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