First off, I just want to say that I put this here because learning to speak German is my goal. If a mod thinks this would be better in ...RnR then I don't mind it being moved.

I am taking German in college, and I was wondering if there are any good German bands that might help me learn, even if it's just to get me used to the sound of the language/whatever. I don't think singing along to english songs is very helpful while studying. I like bands like sublime, pepper, and SOJA. Reggae/alternative.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXgO2UTrLs

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=iOj_Y5_jH1o

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4OMxYTJpA

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=8vsklvPJBa8

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=U_j6q6GB0ZI

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fsbaauauB4s

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Btc7NQiSvX4

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4X6Dxbvuik8

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=lU8NQtWKhhI

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Q_RxP0JDU

these bands are quite easy to understand and know how to play with words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeIGeU-Pd6E

this one is from my hometown ..

First off, I just want to say that I put this here because learning to speak German is my goal. If a mod thinks this would be better in ...RnR then I don't mind it being moved.


No way. Music is a great way to learn language. So long as this doesn't turn into a discussion of lacrimosa vs rammstein it fits.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXgO2UTrLs

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=iOj_Y5_jH1o

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4OMxYTJpA

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=8vsklvPJBa8

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=U_j6q6GB0ZI

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fsbaauauB4s

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Btc7NQiSvX4

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=4X6Dxbvuik8

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=lU8NQtWKhhI

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Q_RxP0JDU

these bands are quite easy to understand and know how to play with words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeIGeU-Pd6E

this one is from my hometown ..

Thanks, I just started listening to the first one and I like it. Now it's time to do German homework. Danke schön, tschüss!

So long as this doesn't turn into a discussion of lacrimosa vs rammstein it fits.

Sorry to get off topic, but this made me laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_IAXlddns

your link is not available in germany knight, so it´s very likely some nazi stuff you´ve posted.

just for my troll statistics knight, how old are you and what was your parents highest income?

I used to be a really big rammstein fan. They have very simple lyrics that are well enunciated. Unfortunately, rammstein carries a bad stigma nowadays - not as many fans today as their used to be.

BSK posted a link to Die Ärzte - another one of my favorite bands. They are also a great band for someone learning german. Though they typically sing faster, they enunciate well so it's easy to understand.

Wir Sind Helden is also one of my favorites. She uses an interesting vocabulary - lots of words that you probably wouldn't learn in a class. It's also a bit harder to understand what she's singing because she emphasizes her syllables according to the beat of the music - not how the word should be pronounced... if that makes sense. However, I absolutely love the music and lyrics (once I understood them).

Seeed is good but I don't like much of their later stuff. They need to stick to upbeat reggae - less hip-hop.

Sportfreunde Stiller (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sportfreunde+stiller&search_type=&aq=0&oq=sportfre) was a band I heard an awful lot of while in germany. They've got a good sound and did an awesome cover of Friday I'm in Love (The Cure).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_IAXlddns

:rolleyes:

your link is not available in germany knight, so it´s very likely some nazi stuff you´ve posted.

just for my troll statistics knight, how old are you and what was your parents highest income?

A 1: http://www.totse.com/community/member.php?u=177060

A 2: ~ 240.000,- Thats in Euro's.

Oh and let me just say your government is sad, not allowing freedom of information is a form of censorship. But then again, they had good teachers of that.

:rolleyes:

What? He asked for german music with lyrics right?

What? He asked for german music with lyrics right?

read the first post again what he was asking for, then stop pretending to be the innocent troll that is doing useless shit. go away, don´t come to this forum again.

Does anyone like Die Prinzen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI7ncxV9Q9c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkhorIT1r8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEo_AJ-_5g


Not for the music so much, but they're good for a laugh.

I was wondering if there are any good German bands that might help me learn, even if it's just to get me used to the sound of the language/whatever.

Reggae/alternative.

1) You can learn excellent German from propaganda songs because they were meant to be understood by a broad audience.

2) I think this is pretty alternative

Don't act so butthurt BSK, propaganda music has it's own charm. You don't have to agree with the ideas to listen to the music.

*listens Red Army Choir*

We're forgetting the ultimate propaganda song ofcourse; Horst Wessel Lied (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-pJhnEdSA)

If you like punkrock, check out Wilde 13. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDXtYMwAv-E)

I think this is pretty alternative

no it´s not, go away. this kind of music is not wanted here. period.

no it´s not, go away. this kind of music is not wanted here. period.

The OP can decide for himself what he wants to hear. He is merely making a suggestion.

this is a forum about languages and not about biased politics. any posts to spread links that are not here because of a motivation to learn languages will be moved to an appropriate forum or to trash. post the links again and you will be infracted. period.

I agree. Such links do not belong in this forum. They don't do a good job of teaching the language without a bias. In fact, using most of the phrases in those songs would get you beaten up in Germany. Not a good learning resource.

In a discussion about Germany history this would be perfect material. But since this is a thread about a beginner trying to German through popular music... I just don't see how it fits.

Not to mention, it's a bit distasteful...

this is a forum about languages and not about biased politics. any posts to spread links that are not here because of a motivation to learn languages will be moved to an appropriate forum or to trash. post the links again and you will be infracted. period.

The song is subtitled in english.

Which makes it more suitable to learn german with than anything else posted here.

No one is trying to spread biased politics, it's just old propaganda songs. I love listening to the Red Army Choir, and they sing about communism. Which has killed a shitload more people then the nazi's did. (not that makes the nazi's any less terrible)

Still, it doesn't make me a communist.

Just leave it be Fza. People with lots of power on this forum but with little sense of,

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

are censoring our posts. I have a German name for them, its Antifa.

I used to be a really big rammstein fan. They have very simple lyrics that are well enunciated. Unfortunately, rammstein carries a bad stigma nowadays - not as many fans today as their used to be.

BSK posted a link to Die Ärzte - another one of my favorite bands. They are also a great band for someone learning german. Though they typically sing faster, they enunciate well so it's easy to understand.

As a German, I was going to recommend four bands. Arzte, Sportfreunde Stiller, Die Toten Hosen, and Farin Urlaub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt-8gYeAaW4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnHCVZdJdJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27jYG1-azwc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqp8WhieV0o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3KPBRajN10&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqsNNHCEl7o

If you like rap more, there are many, many choices. Sido, B-tight, Tony D, Bushido, GBZ, Massiv, Die Fantastischen Vier, Seeed, Azad, K.I.Z. (a bit extreme, though), Tomekk, etc. There are dozens.

Oh and let me just say your government is sad, not allowing freedom of information is a form of censorship. But then again, they had good teachers of that.

What's that? You can't get health care? Too bad, that's one of the perks of living in a slightly socialist country. At least we know we lack certain rights. I'm not going to turn this into a debate thread, but I just felt I needed to reply.

What's that? You can't get health care? Too bad, that's one of the perks of living in a slightly socialist country. At least we know we lack certain rights. I'm not going to turn this into a debate thread, but I just felt I needed to reply.

lol Ignorant American. I live in the country with the best health care in the world. Its so rediculous even the three and a half beggars we have left are laughing their ass off.

lol Ignorant American. I live in the country with the best health care in the world. Its so rediculous even the three and a half beggars we have left are laughing their ass off.

Trolling troll is troll.

the topic is german music and the type is what the op asked for ..

Kraftwerk and Wolfsheim. Both excellent groups who tend to mix English and German in their songs. Kraftwerk has alternate versions of some of their songs for either language and also translate back and forth in some of their songs.

Trolling troll is troll.

*cough* he's dutch *cough*

Somehow you both think the other one is american.