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.
Y La Gracia
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Lyrics
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Ein bisschen witz und einige kleinigkeiten mehr.
Und etwas mehr.
The lyrics to Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft's song "Y La Gracia" express the idea that in order to dance, one needs a certain amount of humor, skill, and additional small elements that contribute to the overall experience. The repetition of the phrase "um zu tanzen" (to dance) at the beginning emphasizes the importance of this activity and the joy it brings. The inclusion of the words "ein bisschen witz" (a little bit of humor) suggests that dancing should be playful and lighthearted, rather than serious or uptight.
The next line, "einige kleinigkeiten mehr" (a few more small things), leaves room for interpretation, allowing the listener to imagine what these additional elements might be. It could be the music, the setting, the people one is dancing with or the mindset one brings to the activity. The phrase "und etwas mehr" (and a bit more) indicates that there's something beyond the tangible elements that's necessary to fully engage in the act of dancing, perhaps a certain energy or attitude.
Overall, the lyrics to "Y La Gracia" suggest that dancing is a complex and multifaceted experience that requires more than just physical movement. It's an activity that requires creativity, humor, and a willingness to let go and fully engage in the moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Um zu tanzen. Um zu tanzen. Braucht man ein bisschen witz.
In order to dance, you need a bit of wit, a cleverness that allows you to move in rhythm with the music.
Ein bisschen witz und einige kleinigkeiten mehr.
But it's not enough to just have wit; you also need some small things, details that add to the experience.
Und etwas mehr.
And even more than that, something intangible that can't quite be explained, but is still essential to the dance.
Contributed by Jonathan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Michael Krestan
this album is incredible....punk...pre-techno...ebm....deutsche welle ...avangarde a la golden palominos...political messages concerning ....cold war...second world war...and this cover!!!!
Chris Don't Miss
Dieser recht unbekannte Track von DAF war wahrscheinlich der Allererste von der EBM Genre. Zwar noch ohne Beat und eher minimalistischer Industrial ähnelnd, aber diese klare Grundstruktur (Textur, Melodie, Tempo) ist quasi der Blueprint von EBM. Ein Jahr später im Jahr 1981 schrieb DAF mit dem Album "Alles ist Gut" dann Geschichte und löste (mit Front 242 ) eine europaweite EBM-Welle aus, die die elektronische Musik der 80er prägte.
田中修
gut ！
Uttarayan
gut gutgut