From 1972 to 1973, Hagen enrolled in the crash-course performance program at The Central Studio for Light Music in East Berlin. Upon graduation, she joined the band Automobil (picture), which released a well-received album in Germany, including her first hit "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen" in 1974.
After a concert for a West German labour union in 1976 her stepfather, Wolf Biermann, was forbidden to return to the GDR. Because of their protests against it her mother, Eva-Maria Hagen and Nina were thrown out of GDR in 1977, and followed Biermann to his hometown Hamburg.
Nina subsequently met West-Berlin photographer Jim Rakete (who also produced some bands he shot the cover-photos for - like "Nena" some years later). He brought Nina together with the politically left-wing band "Lokomotive Kreuzberg" (later known as "Spliff"): thus the "Nina Hagen Band" was born.
In 1978 The Nina Hagen Band released their self-titled debut album, which included titles like "TV-Glotzer" (a cover of "White Punks on Dope" by The Tubes) and "Auf'm Bahnhof Zoo".
According to reviewer Fritz Rumler, she thrusts herself into the music, aggressively, directly, furiously, roars in the most beautiful operatic alto, then, through shrieks and squeals, precipitates herself into luminous soprano heights... she parodies, satirises, and howls on stage like a dervish.
Nina Hagen's eccentricity led to big disputes in the band and during a subsequent European tour Hagen decided to leave the band, though she was still under contract to produce a second album in 1979. This LP, Unbehagen (in addition to the obvious pun on her name, in German this also means 'discomfort' or 'unease'), was eventually produced with the band recording their tracks in Berlin and Hagen recording the vocals in Los Angeles, California. It included the single "African Reggae"/"Wir leben immer... noch" (a cover of Lene Lovich's "Lucky Number"). The headless Nina Hagen Band soon developed a successful independent musical career as Spliff.
Meanwhile, Hagen's public persona was steadily creating an increasing media uproar and she became infamous for an appearance on an Austrian talk show called Club 2, in which she performed an explicit simulation of masturbation. She also acted with Dutch sex-drugs-and-rock-'n'-roll legend Herman Brood in the movie Cha Cha, along with Lene Lovich and various Dutch bands.
An European tour with a new band in 1980 was cancelled, she had a love affair with a 16 year old punk from Amsterdam called Noddy (www.noddyriot.co.uk) and sang a RHCP rapduet with him at the OneWorldPoetry festival at the MilkyWay and lived with him in New York and in the Bahamas.
In 1982 her first solo album NunSexMonkRock, a dissonant mix of punk, funk and opera, was a minor hit, and led to a world tour with the No Problem Orchestra.
In 1983 came the album Angstlos and a minor European tour. By this time, Hagen's public appearances were becoming even stranger; over the years they frequently included discussions of God, UFOs, her social and political beliefs, animal rights / vivisection and claims of alien sightings. The English version of Angstlos, 'Fearless', generated two major club hits in America , "Zarah" and the disco/punk/opera classic, "New York New York".
1985's 'Nina Hagen In Ekstasy' fared less well, but it did generate club hits with "Universal Radio" and a cover of "Spirit In The Sky", and it also featured her hardcore punk take on Frank Sinatra's "My Way", which had been one of her signature live tunes in previous years. Her contract with CBS over, she released the Punk Wedding EP independently in 1987, a celebration of her marriage to an 18-year old punk. It followed an independent 1986 one-off single with Lene Lovich, the anthemic "Don't Kill The Animals".
In 1989 Hagen released the album Nina Hagen which was backed up by another German tour. Now living in Paris with her daughter Cosma Shiva, in 1991 she toured Europe in support of her new album Street.
In 1992 Hagen became the host of a TV show on RTLplus. The following year she released Revolution Ballroom and two years later the German-language album Freud Euch appeared, recorded in English as Beehappy in 1996. Also in 1996, Hagen collaborated with electronic music composer Christopher Franke on "Alchemy of Love", the theme song for the Tenchi Universe movie Tenchi Muyo! in Love.
In 1998, Hagen became the host of a weekly science fiction show on the British Sci-Fi-Channel, in addition to embarking on another tour of Germany. In 1999, she released the devotional album Om Namah Shivay, which was distributed exclusively online. She also sang "Witness" on KMFDM's Adios.
Nina has a strong interest in various religions, but that is mainly driven by her urge to build a better world and her own colorful freedom within it.
In 2000, her song Schön ist die Welt became the official song of Expo 2000. The album The Return of the Mother was released in February 2001, accompanied by another German tour.
Hagen dubbed the voice of Sally in the German release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and she also did some voice work in Hot Dogs by Michael Schoemann.
Hagen has been featured on many songs by other bands, for instance Oomph!'s song Fieber, a cover of Rammstein's "Seemann" with Apocalyptica and in 2008 appeared readily on psy-trance act S.U.N. Project's X Black Album, most notably on the fully vocal track We're In Space. She also sang the song "Garota de Berlim" with Brazilian singer Supla in her early years.
Her two children are Cosma Shiva and Otis.
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BEST archive for Nina Hagen pictures and stuff (regrettably just in German), incl. very old GDR pics like a beautiful one at the age of 18 and one shot by the "Stasi" (together with her stepfather Wolf Biermann - wiki)
Fall in Love mit mir
Nina Hagen Lyrics
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dir wuerd ich sein mein ganzes leben treu
denn du siehst so locker aus
hol doch mal dein ding da raus
oh hellmut du bist schoen
und grade erst fuenfzehn
du hast ja so scharfe schuh
ei lass uns ausziehn gehn
und lass uns schnaps mitnehm
ich brauch dich heute so sehr
und das ist wirklich garnicht schwer
fall in love mit mir
ich fiel schon lang mit dir
ich will nicht love und romance
ich will ich will...na was wohl?
deine hose is toll
deine rotes haar is saukurz
oh fall in love mit mir
sonst lass ich einen riesen fahren
jung und strong so wie du
is wahnsinn, schubidudu
du siehst mich so heiss an
oh hellmut, hellmut, mannomahann
fall in love mit mir...
wir zwei
du und ich
ich und du
La paloma ohé
The lyrics of "Fall In Love Mit Mir" by Nina Hagen Band are about a woman who is trying to seduce a lonely boy named Hellmut. She finds him attractive and is willing to be loyal to him for her entire life if he falls in love with her. She urges him to take off his pants and drinks some schnapps with her. She does not desire the conventional notions of love and romance but wants something more, as she says "I will, I will...na was wohl?"
She shows her appreciation for Hellmut's physical appearance, his red hair, and his "scharfe Schuh". She is almost desperate and says that if he doesn't fall in love with her, she will let out a huge fart. The song ends with her urging him to fall in love with her and the repetition of the phrase "fall in love mit mir."
The song's lyrics are humorous and lighthearted in nature, and the singer is boldly expressing her sexual desire for the object of her affection. The song's style is punk rock with some new wave elements, and it was a part of the German punk scene in the late 70s.
Line by Line Meaning
ahoi, du einsamer boy
Hello, lonely boy
dir wuerd ich sein mein ganzes leben treu
I would be loyal to you for my entire life
denn du siehst so locker aus
Because you look so carefree
hol doch mal dein ding da raus
Just take it out
oh hellmut du bist schoen
Oh Hellmut, you are beautiful
und grade erst fuenfzehn
And only fifteen
du hast ja so scharfe schuh
You have such sharp shoes
oh hellmut, hellmut, dudu duhu
Oh Hellmut, Hellmut, doo-doo-doo-doo
ei lass uns ausziehn gehn
Hey, let's go take off our clothes
und lass uns schnaps mitnehm
And let's bring some schnapps with us
ich brauch dich heute so sehr
I need you so much today
und das ist wirklich garnicht schwer
And it's really not hard
fall in love mit mir
Fall in love with me
ich fiel schon lang mit dir
I fell in love with you a long time ago
ich will nicht love und romance
I don't want love and romance
ich will ich will...na was wohl?
I want...well, you know what
deine hose is toll
Your pants are great
deine rotes haar is saukurz
Your red hair is super short
sonst lass ich einen riesen fahren
Otherwise, I'll let out a huge fart
jung und strong so wie du
Young and strong like you
is wahnsinn, schubidudu
It's crazy, shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo
du siehst mich so heiss an
You're looking at me so hot
oh hellmut, hellmut, mannomahann
Oh Hellmut, Hellmut, man-o-man
wir zwei
We two
du und ich
You and I
ich und du
Me and you
La paloma ohé
La Paloma ohé
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anibal Veloso
Ahoi, du einsamer boy
Dir wuerd ich sein mein ganzes leben treu
Denn du siehst so locker aus
Hol doch mal dein ding da raus
Oh hellmut du bist schoen
Und grade erst fuenfzehn
Du hast ja so scharfe schuh
Oh hellmut, hellmut, dudu duhu
Ei lass uns ausziehn gehn
Und lass uns schnaps mitnehm
Ich brauch dich heute so sehr
Und das ist wirklich garnicht schwer
Fall in love mit mir
Ich fiel schon lang mit dir
Ich will nicht love und romance
Ich will ich will...na was wohl?
Deine hose is toll
Deine rotes haar is saukurz
Oh fall in love mit mir
Sonst lass ich einen riesen fahren
Jung und strong so wie du
Is wahnsinn, schubidudu
Du siehst mich so heiss an
Oh hellmut, hellmut, mannomahann
Fall in love mit mir...
Wir zwei
Du und ich
Ich und du
La paloma ohé
Captain Chrispy
Ahoi, du einsamer boy
Dir wuerd ich sein mein ganzes leben treu
Denn du siehst so locker aus
Hol doch mal dein ding da raus
Oh hellmut du bist schoen
Und grade erst fuenfzehn
Du hast ja so scharfe schuh
Oh hellmut, hellmut, dudu duhu
Ei lass uns ausziehn gehn
Und lass uns schnaps mitnehm
Ich brauch dich heute so sehr
Und das ist wirklich garnicht schwer
Fall in love mit mir
Ich fiel schon lang mit dir
Ich will nicht love und romance
Ich will ich will...na was wohl?
Deine hose is toll
Deine rotes haar is saukurz
Oh fall in love mit mir
Sonst lass ich einen riesen fahren
Jung und strong so wie du
Is wahnsinn, schubidudu
Du siehst mich so heiss an
Oh hellmut, hellmut, mannomahann
Fall in love mit mir...
Wir zwei
Du und ich
Ich und du
La paloma ohé
cherie gillette
Even after all these years, she is still my favorite female siren.
Funk Synatra
cherie gillette of course,shes unique
Jpeg13759
Shirley from Garbage ain´t bad also...
Juan Castilla alejandro
En los 80's nos hizo vibrar a muchos
Shannon Flores
Beautiful! Thank you for this! I've wanted to be like Nina since I was 15!...I love her so much, ...I'm 52 in August..it's time for my midlife crisis!😁❤
Carlos Eli Mamede
I've been in love with her for the last 30 years.
Valérie val
Super.
Super
Hans Ivanovich Hagen
I love this song and the photos you chose they're are spectacular !!
Anibal Veloso
Ahoi, du einsamer boy
Dir wuerd ich sein mein ganzes leben treu
Denn du siehst so locker aus
Hol doch mal dein ding da raus
Oh hellmut du bist schoen
Und grade erst fuenfzehn
Du hast ja so scharfe schuh
Oh hellmut, hellmut, dudu duhu
Ei lass uns ausziehn gehn
Und lass uns schnaps mitnehm
Ich brauch dich heute so sehr
Und das ist wirklich garnicht schwer
Fall in love mit mir
Ich fiel schon lang mit dir
Ich will nicht love und romance
Ich will ich will...na was wohl?
Deine hose is toll
Deine rotes haar is saukurz
Oh fall in love mit mir
Sonst lass ich einen riesen fahren
Jung und strong so wie du
Is wahnsinn, schubidudu
Du siehst mich so heiss an
Oh hellmut, hellmut, mannomahann
Fall in love mit mir...
Wir zwei
Du und ich
Ich und du
La paloma ohé
Shannon Flores
🥰 Beautiful Princess Nina! We love you so much!❤️