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.
Was Ist Eine Welle
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Lyrics
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The opening lyrics of Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft's song "Was Ist Eine Welle" poses a philosophical question that also hints at duality - "What is a wave? A ball." The word "wave" here not only refers to the movement of water or sound, but also to the metaphorical waves of life or society. The fact that it is juxtaposed with "ball" suggests an opposing force, something that is contained and controlled. This could be a commentary on the human desire to understand and control nature, or to create structure in an otherwise unpredictable world.
The song then moves on to explore themes of conformity and rebellion, with the main refrain being "Ich Will Nicht" ("I don't want to"). This can be interpreted as a rejection of societal norms or expectations, and a desire to break free from the constraints placed upon us. The use of repetition and electronic beats in the song further emphasizes this sense of urgency and rebellion.
Line by Line Meaning
Was ist eine Welle.
What is a wave?
Ein Ball.
A ball.
Contributed by Julia H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.