Born the daughter of Dvora und Abraham Schneider (the name is German and means tailor), she studied piano before starting to perform as a singer in venues in New England and New York.
Between 1978 and 1984 she achieved some success as a rock singer in Germany; her song Rock'n' Roll Gypsy even reached the top 10 record charts. 1980 she toured as an opener with the German rock legend Udo Lindenberg. She played one of the leads and the love interest of Eddie Wilson in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, which has since gained a huge cult following, especially in unusual places for an American film such as Nepal, Russia and especially Germany, where Schneider had name recognition.[1]
In 1987 she began her acting career at the Theater des Westens in Berlin playing the Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. From 1995 to 1998 she performed as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since 1998 she mainly performs chansons and songs with lyrics pieces by Kurt Weill. She worked with Eberhard Schoener on the recording of the Short Opera (1996) and on the goodbye-song for the TV series Derrick. From 1999 to 2001 she performed as Eva Perón in the musical Evita at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.
In 2007 Schneider released the CD Just Like A Woman [1]
Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy
Helen Schneider Lyrics
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To tell me what to do.
I don't need a long haired
Baby to love me true as
True.
AII I need is a rock and
Roll band and somewhere
And I'm on my way
I'm on my way.
I'm a rock and roll gypsy
And I'm on the run
I'm a rock and roll gypsy
I never needed anyone.
My life isn't easy
Baby
It's the life that I need.
I got music livin' inside-a-me
I gotta set it free.
AII I need is a rock and
Roll band and somewhere
New to play
And I'm on my way
I'm on my way.
I'm a rock and roll gypsy
And I'm on the run
I've got to playin' my music
Babe - it's all I know
Where it wants to take me
Honey
I've got to go
I've got to go
I've got to go
. . .
AII I want from livin' is
Just to be left alone.
AII I need is an open road 'cos
I'm a roliin' stone.
AII I need is a rock and roll band
I'm a rock and roll gypsy
And I'm'on the run
. . .
I - I never needed anyone.
I - I never needed anyone.
The song Rock 'N' Roll Gypsy by Helen Schneider is an anthem about the love of music and the freedom that it brings. The opening lines, "I don't need lots of people to tell me what to do. I don't need a long haired baby to love me true as true" suggest a sense of independence and a desire for individuality. The singer of the song is a rock and roll gypsy who doesn't need anyone but a rock and roll band and a new place to play. The need for an open road, the desire to be left alone and the assertion that "I never needed anyone" all suggest a sense of rebellion against societal norms and restrictions imposed on an individual.
The song is an ode to the life of a musician, who needs freedom and the ability to express themselves through music. The line "my life isn't easy, baby, it's the life that I need" reaffirms that the life of a musician is not easy, but it is the need of an artist to create and perform that motivates them to continue. The repeated refrain of "I'm on my way" shows that the singer is always moving, always in search of new experiences, new places to play and new people to meet.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't need lots of people
I don't require a multitude of individuals
To tell me what to do.
To dictate my actions or thoughts to me.
I don't need a long haired
I don't desire a long-haired
Baby to love me true as
An infant to love me in truth as
True.
genuine
All I need is a rock and
All I require is a rock and
Roll band and somewhere
Group who perform rock'n'roll music and a place
New to play
novel and unique.
And I'm on my way
I'm ready to leave
I'm on my way.
I'm on the go.
I'm a rock and roll gypsy
I am a wanderer who plays rock'n'roll music
And I'm on the run
And I'm currently avoiding capture or persecution.
I've got to playin' my music
I must perform my music
Babe - it's all I know
This is my entirety, darling.
Where it wants to take me
Wherever it leads me
Honey
Darling
I've got to go
I must depart
All I want from livin' is
I only desire from my existence
Just to be left alone.
To be solely and undisturbed.
All I need is an open road 'cos
All I require is a clear path for travel because
I'm a rollin' stone.
I am a vagabond with no fixed abode.
I never needed anyone.
I never required another person.
I - I never needed anyone.
I - I never required another person.
Contributed by Nolan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@kerstinbruch604
Die 80er eine super Zeit. Diese Musik werde ich mir immer anhören.
@antontierauf8677
Ein Hit für die Ewigkeit, immor noch geil anzuhören.
@guidogurich823
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DR43ZnX3wU
@ravisingh-br1ym
What stupid Aussies , Helen Schneider was /is the PURE original 100%
@kobie1585
First time I heard Helen Schneider i was 7 yrs old on a German TV show called Musikladen..... It still sounds fresh.... Super👍👍👍
@alexanderruffus931
Ich war fy schon 15!😅❤🎉 damals nie waren die Reden so verlogen wie damals und heutzutage?
@alexanderruffus931
Damals 1981/82 und heutzutage immernoch sehr geiler Sound
Nie waren die Reden so verlogen wie damals und heutzutage 😊😊???
@thorstenschuett2124
Meine Frau liebt diesen Song für ihr ganzes Leben ❤️, das ist ihr 💞 Schlag für immer
@christiaaneaangersbach8709
schade , dass wir 2019 haben, war ne geile zeit 1980
@ingeliebhaber1435
Wie Recht du hast