DAF's most famous song is the grimly sarcastic "Der Mussolini" from the album "Alles Ist Gut", a pulsing dance song featuring the lyrics "Dance the Mussolini, move your behind, clap your hands, and now the Adolf Hitler, and now the Jesus Christ, and now the communism ...". The song caused a scandal amongst the more humourless elements of German liberal society.
In interviews they claimed to not target anything or anyone specific while creating lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media. "Sato-Sato" and "Der Mussolini" are both examples of songs written around Delgado-Lopez's fascination with the sound of a particular word.
The album "Alles Ist Gut" (All Is Well) received the German "Schallplattenpreis" award by the "Deutsche Phono-Akademie", an association of the German recording industry.
Following that they released two more similar albums called "Gold und Liebe" and "Für Immer", all produced by legendary Conny Plank.
After experimenting with more mainstream attempts of their particular style of contemporary dance music on the 1986 album "1st Step to Heaven" but with limited success DAF split up (1986).
A few months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq DAF released "Der Sheriff (anti-amerikanisches lied)" (An Anti-American Song) criticizing perceived American imperialism.
In the hiatus of DAF 1985-2002 both Robert and Gabi had their own careers. DAF was more or less resurrected by Gabi alone when he toured in 1994-5 as DAF OPD (On Public Demand) touring with classic and remixed DAF material. Following the success of that partial comeback he started Daf.Dos with Wotan Wilke. They released two more techno oriented albums and toured much until Gabi and Robert reunited for the album "Fünfzehn Neue DAF lieder" in 2003.
Notable is also Robert Görls contribution to Eurythmics first album In the Garden where he unmistakably plays the drums on the tracks Belinda and Caveman Head.
Gabi Delgado continued releasing music under his own name, creating the following albums: 1 (2013), X (2014), and 2 (2015).
Gabi Delgado died in March 2020, thus ending his career, but forever immortal in the music and style he created, which would inspire and spawn whole music genres in decades to come.
Das Ist Liebe
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Lyrics
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Sie ist fleisch und blut und körper. Sie ist heilig.
sie ist süss und sauer. Blutig blutig salzig.
Sie ist gut und böse bitter. Sie ist heilig.
Sie ist weiblich weiblich weiblich weiblich.
The lyrics of Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft's song "Das Ist Liebe" describe the violent, erotic, and often controversial nature of love. The words "Blut und Pisse" (blood and urine) and "Blut und Sperma" (blood and semen) suggest that love involves bodily fluids and can be messy and primal. The lines "Sie ist fleisch und blut und körper" (She is flesh and blood and body) and "Sie ist süss und sauer" (She is sweet and sour) imply that love is physical and emotional, and that it can be both pleasurable and painful. The phrase "Blutig blutig salzig" (Bloody bloody salty) reinforces the idea that love is intense and often involves sacrifice.
The lyrics go on to describe how love is both good and evil, bitter and holy. The repetition of the word "weiblich" (feminine) suggests that the song is about heterosexual love, and the last line "Sie ist heilig" (She is holy) reinforces the idea that love is sacred and should be respected. Overall, the song suggests that love is a complex and powerful force that can bring both joy and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Das ist liebe. Blut und pisse. Blut und sperma. Du und ich.
Love is messy and raw, like blood and bodily fluids. It involves a deep connection between two people.
Sie ist fleisch und blut und körper. Sie ist heilig.
Love is embodied in flesh, blood, and physicality. It is sacred and revered.
Sie ist süss und sauer. Blutig blutig salzig.
Love is both sweet and sour. It can be bloody, salty, and intense.
Sie ist gut und böse bitter. Sie ist heilig.
Love can be both good and bad, bitter and sweet. It is still sacred, despite its complexities.
Sie ist weiblich weiblich weiblich weiblich.
Love is feminine and embodies qualities traditionally associated with women.
Contributed by Logan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MuertoEnPie
RIP Gabi Delgado. RIP DAF
@AlexvonMeGGi
Auch heute noch großartig.
@smoothydc
DAF war für mich Liebe auf den ersten Blick. RIP Gabi
@DaBoogie049
Das war der Moment, in dem die Musik für mich aufgehört hat, zu spielen, ich wusste nicht, dass er tot ist!
@RoisinElektra
Dito
Grüße an Robert Görl, ich hab Dich mal gegrüßt, da war ich zwölf... Malesh
R.i.P
Gabi
@Jens10001
Ich fand es damals immer gut,und heute...es zuckt immer noch in den Beinen.
@jasonwhite3017
One of the strangest synth pop videos I have ever seen, I love the way that Robert Görl is just standing there doing nothing in front of a stack of amplifiers.
@johang.3644
I love that about this video, both guys are magnetic (no homo) despite acting in completely different ways. Kickass song and video.
@mircosilverrap
He´s standing in front of tapedecks ;-)
@sophist1cated
@@mircosilverrap Yes, stacks of Sony TC-K81.