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.
Gib's Mir
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Lyrics
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The lyrics to the song "Gibs Mir" by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft are fairly simple and repetitive, with the three phrases "Gibs mir" and "Tu es" being repeated throughout the song. In English, "Gibs mir" translates to "give it to me," while "Tu es" translates to "you are" in French. This minimalistic approach to songwriting is typical of DAF's style, which often focuses on repetitive phrases and simple, driving rhythms.
However, while the lyrics may seem simplistic on the surface, there are a number of ways in which they can be interpreted. "Gibs mir" can be seen as a desperate plea for something that the singer desires, whether it be love, power, or some other intangible thing. Similarly, "Tu es" can also be seen as a declaration of desire, as the singer proclaims their attraction to someone else.
Overall, the lyrics to "Gibs Mir" speak to the primal human desire for connection and fulfillment, and the desperate, sometimes obsessive ways in which people try to achieve these things.
Line by Line Meaning
Gibs mir.
Give it to me.
Gibs mir.
Give it to me.
Gibs mir.
Give it to me.
Tu es.
Do it.
Contributed by Callie O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.