Their first single, the ambient house track "Der Erdbeermund", with a spoken vocal in German by Jo van Nelsen, peaked at number 11 on the German singles chart. Versions in English and French were also released (titled "Cherry Lips" and "Les lèvres cerises", respectively). An instrumental version was also a club hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 55.
Shortly afterwards, Culture Beat recruited New Jersey-born rapper Jay Supreme and singer Lana Earl to front the act. While the second single "I Like You" reached number 22 in the Netherlands, their fourth single "No Deeper Meaning" managed to reach as high as number 5 in the Netherlands and number 3 on the Canadian RPM Dance Chart. They released their first album, Horizon, in 1991 which went with only minor success.
Lana was replaced by British singer Tania Evans in 1993, and the act took a harder Eurodance sound. "Mr. Vain" became their biggest hit to date, reaching number-one in 13 countries including Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom. It was also their first mainstream hit in the United States, peaking at No.17 on the Hot 100. The single was certified three times Gold in Germany for selling over 750,000 units, it also managed to reach a Gold status in several other countries including US.
Subsequent singles "Got to Get It" and "Anything" were also pan-European hits, and their second album Serenity was awarded at the ECHO award for being the Best-selling German Act Abroad, with more than two million copies sold. This also got Torsten Fenslau nominated in the same year at the Echo for being the Best Producer of the Year, who also walked away as a winner.
On November 6, 1993, Culture Beat's founder Torsten Fenslau was killed in a car accident in Messel (district of Darmstadt) at age of 29. His brother Frank Fenslau took over the act as producer and manager.
The group returned the act in 1995 with a third album called Inside Out, preceded by a single of the same title "Inside Out" which reached number 5 in Germany and number 32 in the UK.
In 1997, Frank decided to take Culture Beat in a different musical direction diverging the act from the Eurodance sound into a more commercial pop sound. He also replaced Tania with Kim Sanders, who had previously scored a hit with "Impossible" by Captain Hollywood Project. Jay Supreme remained with the act for a short time after Tania's departure, but during recording of the next album he decided to leave the group and the Rap-vocals on the next album (only a few tracks contained Rap) were produced by rapper Next Up. Although, in 1998, the album Metamorphosis managed to reach No.12 at home, it was a minor chart success as it remained in the top-20 of the album chart for only four weeks, and spent overall 10 weeks appearing on the chart.
Three years later, Jacky Sangster replaced Kim as the fourth female lead singer for Culture Beat. The single called "Insanity" was released in 2001 which flopped in Germany; however, reached No. 1 in Israel. In 2003, to commemorate ten years since the release of the group's biggest hit, a new version of "Mr. Vain" was issued in Germany and reached No.7 in the singles chart. In 2004, a Greatest Hits package was released ahead of a planned new album with Jacky as vocalist, but was canceled before "Can't Go on Like This (No No)" was released. This single had minor success as well.
In January 2013, a compilation album was released, "The Loungin' Side of", which contains acoustic and lounge versions of hits taken from Inside Out and Metamorphosis.
Official website: http://www.culture-beat.com
Der Erdbeermund
Culture Beat Lyrics
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Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich schrie mir schon die Lungen wund
Nach deinem weißen Leib, du Weib
Im Klee da hat der Mai ein Bett gemacht
Da blüht ein süßer Zeitvertreib
Mit einem Leib, die lange Nacht
Dein Nachtgebet und auch dein Sterngemahl
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund (komm)
Im tiefen Erdbeertal im schwarzen Haar
Da schlief ich manchen Sommer lang bei dir
Und schlief doch nie zuviel
Komm her
Ich weiß ein schönes Spiel
Im dunklen Tal im Muschelgrund
Und du, ach du
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund (komm)
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Im Wintertal im schwarzen Erdbeerkraut
Da hat der Schnee ein Nest gebaut
Und fragt nicht, wo die Liebe sei
Ich habe doch das rote Tier so tief erfahren
Als ich bei dir schlief
Ach, oh wär' der Winter erst vorbei
Und wieder grün der Wiesengrund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund (komm)
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund (komm)
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund (komm)
The song "Der Erdbeermund" by Culture Beat is a sensual and romantic masterpiece that celebrates the beauty and passion of love. The lyrics are poetic and metaphorical, describing the desire of the singer for his lover's body and soul. The first verse sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer declares his longing for his lover's lips, which he compares to a strawberry mouth. He is so wild after her that he has already screamed himself hoarse, but he cannot help himself. He wants her body, which he compares to a white temple, and he wants to spend the night with her in a meadow, enjoying the sweet pleasures of love. He wants to be her knight and will say his prayers to her every night.
In the second verse, the singer reminisces about the times when he slept with his lover in a deep strawberry valley, surrounded by the scent of the fruit and the warmth of their love. He remembers a beautiful game they used to play in a dark valley, where he pleasured her and made her cry with passion. He wants to go back to that place and find her again, so they can continue their passionate affair. In the final verse, the singer is longing for the end of winter, when the strawberry plants will once again bloom and the fields will be green. He has felt the power of love with his lover, and he knows that the snow cannot hide it forever. He wants to be with her again and live in a world where love is the only thing that matters.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich bin so wild nach deinem Erdbeermund
I am passionately desiring your oral kiss
Ich schrie mir schon die Lungen wund
I have screamed myself hoarse out of sexual longing for your white body, oh woman
Nach deinem weißen Leib, du Weib
After your white body, oh woman
Im Klee da hat der Mai ein Bett gemacht
In the clover meadow, the month of May has prepared a bed
Da blüht ein süßer Zeitvertreib
There blooms a sweet pastime
Mit einem Leib, die lange Nacht
With your body, the long night
Da will ich sein im tiefen Tal
There I want to be in the deep valley
Dein Nachtgebet und auch dein Sterngemahl
Your night prayer and also your starry consort
Im tiefen Erdbeertal im schwarzen Haar
In the deep strawberry valley, in your black hair
Da schlief ich manchen Sommer lang bei dir
I slept with you many summers long there.
Und schlief doch nie zuviel
And yet never slept too much
Komm her
Come here
Ich weiß ein schönes Spiel
I know a beautiful game
Im dunklen Tal im Muschelgrund
In the dark valley, in the shell ground
Und du, ach du
And you, oh you
Im Wintertal im schwarzen Erdbeerkraut
In the winter valley, in black strawberry plants
Da hat der Schnee ein Nest gebaut
The snow has built a nest there
Und fragt nicht, wo die Liebe sei
And do not ask where the love is
Ich habe doch das rote Tier so tief erfahren
I have experienced the red beast so deeply
Als ich bei dir schlief
When I slept with you
Ach, oh wär' der Winter erst vorbei
Oh, if only the winter were over
Und wieder grün der Wiesengrund
And the meadow grounds were green again
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jens Zimmermann, Nosie Katzmann, Paul Zech, Torsten Fenslau
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@godsowncountry3605
Du, Du, ich bin so wild nach Deinem Erdbeermund
Ich schrie mir schon die Lungen wund
Nach Deinem Leib - Du Weib
Im Klee da hat der Mai ein Bett gemacht
Da blüht ein süsser Zeitvertreib
Mit Deinem Leib - Die lange Nacht
Da will ich sein im tiefen Tal
Dein Nachtgebet und auch Dein Sterngemahl
Im tiefen Erdbeertal im schwarzen Haar
Da schlief ich manchen Sommer lang bei Dir
Und schlief doch nie zuviel
Komm - komm - komm her
Ich weiss ein schönes Spiel
Im dunklen Tal im Muschelgrund,
Ach, ach, ach Du, ach Du, Du
Ach ich bin so wild nach Deinem Erdbeermund
@j.m.7369
Wenn wir dann im Altenheim sind ist es unsere Musik. Wir sind diese Generation. Danke für diese tolle Zeit.
@morbuskobold4233
92er Baujahr und trotzdem gut. Literatur ist zeitlos.
@mswe9891
haha genau so :-)))
@wolfgangschulten351
Hammer Song, Hammer Zeiten, Hammer Künstler. Danke für die Zeitreise...
@SYNTHS_AND_TRAINS
Das ist der einzig wahre "Erdbeermund". Das ist einfach Kult, und viele von den Kiddies hier haben null Ahnung. Der Kabarettist Jo van Nelsen hat das damals super dargestellt . R.I.P. Thorsten Fenslau.
@KaeYoss
Nah, hört sich eher so an, als ob er keinen Erdbeermund will, sondern eine Rote Rakete. Oder Das Braune Tier.
@ytblackspirit
RIP Klaus Kinski
@xxkartoffelxx8760
1999 bin ich geboren kenn die Musik von meine dad und Feier es:D
@corneliaharms5065
Vermisse die Clubszene aus der Zeit... durchtanzte Nächte ☆☆☆
@silke9479
Ja, gibt es nicht mehr!