The LP Lindenberg (also 1971, and sung in English, already with Steffi Stephan on bass) was likewise unsuccessful. In the following year, the fist LP in German was released: Daumen im Wind (produced by Lindenberg and Thomas Kukuck, who also produced the next five albums together), from which the single "Hoch im Norden" became a radio hit in northern Germany. The year 1973 brought a breakthrough with the album Andrea Doria and its catchy "Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria" and "Cello". Over 100,000 copies sold, and Lindenberg quickly received the largest record deal of any German-language musician up to that time. Lindenberg was earning a special place in the new German-language music of the 70s: Between internationally-oriented Krautrock and pop music, he found his niche. German-language rock had previously been confined to predominantly political message bands whose music was directed at a narrow audience.
Lindenbergs brash style, everyday subject matter ("Bei Onkel Pö…") and his feel for language were an unprecedented combination in German-language music. His pioneering work helped other artists such as Stefan Waggershausen and Marius Müller-Westernhagen get record deals of their own. In 1973 Lindenberg first went on tour with his Panikorchester (Panic Orchestra).
1976 was one of Udo Lindenberg's most productive years. Besides the LP Galaxo Gang he also published under the name Das Waldemar Wunderbar Syndicat I make you feel good, a first Best of Panik Udo and the first in a series of foreign-language publications No Panic, on which Lindenberg translated his songs to English. In the same year (and on another LP: Sister King Kong) with the song "Rock ’n’ Roll Arena in Jena", Lindenberg first mentioned a Panic Orchestra tour in the GDR. In 1976, Lindenberg discovered Ulla Meinecke and produced her first two albums. She was a guest artist and co-author of the 1977 LP Panische Nächte (Panic Nights) and the 1978 Dröhnland Symphonie. On Lindenbergs Rock Revue (1978) Lindenberg and Horst Königstein "Germanized" rock classics from Little Richard to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and went on a big tour. The Nr.-1-Hit "We Gotta Get out of This Place" was also published with German lyrics.
The subsequent Dröhnland-Symphonie-Tour was staged by Peter Zadek as a big multimedia stage show with a plethora of costumed extras. The result was Lindenbergs first live album Livehaftig. In 1979, Der Detektiv was the second Rock Revue, in which more international hits such as "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John, "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf, "My Little Town" and "As Time Goes By" (from the film Casablanca) were "Germanized". Also 1997 was published "Belcanto - Udo Lindenberg & das Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg" which included hits like "Horizont", "Bis ans Ende der Welt" along with a song by Bertold Brecht and Udo's own interpretation of The Windmills of Your Mind - "Under the drunkard moon" ("Unterm Säufermond").
One of his most famous songs is Sonderzug nach Pankow (Special train service to Pankow), an adaptation of Chattanooga Choo Choo, released as a single on 2 February 1983. It originated from the refusal of eastern German authorities to allow Lindenberg a concert in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
On June 3, 2011, Lindenberg performed at Kampnagel unplugged. The recording was later released as an album within the MTV unplugged series. Lindenberg was the 8th German artist in that series. The album became the second No.1 album for Lindenberg declared Platin status for 200,000 sold units after two weeks. The second single from the album "Cello" (feat. Clueso) went No.4 giving Lindenberg the highest chart position in German singles charts ever reached.
Lindenberg has worked collaboratively with various local and international recording artists (Eric Burdon, Helen Schneider, David Bowie, Tom Robinson, Keith Forsey, Gianna Nannini, and Nena) on a number of projects. He currently lives in Hamburg in the Hotel Atlantic (for several years now). His somewhat hoarse voice is the result of too much liquor and cigarettes. In 1989, he survived a heart attack. In 2010, he designed two stamps, themed on his songs "Andrea Doria" and "Sonderzug nach Pankow", for the Deutsche Post.
Kralle
Udo Lindenberg Lyrics
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und er holte sie sich alle
ob lang, ob kurz, ob schief, ob schräg
Frauen pflasterten seinen Weg
Baby, sagt er immer, du siehst aus
wie eine, die das verstehen kann
das Bett ist kalt bei mir zu Haus
ich brauch 'ne W
Die Lyrics des Liedes "Kralle" von Udo Lindenberg handeln von einem ehemaligen Frauenhelden, der früher als "Kralle" bekannt war und jeden weiblichen Kontakt, den er kriegen konnte, mitnahm. Er suchte Abwechslung und war immer auf der Jagd nach neuen Frauen. Der Refrain "Baby, sagt er immer, du siehst aus wie eine, die das verstehen kann" zeigt, dass er ein Meister im Flirten und Erkennen von Frauen mit ähnlichen Interessen war. Aufgrund seines Lebenswandels ist sein Bett nun leer und kalt und er sehnt sich nach weiblicher Gesellschaft.
Line by Line Meaning
Früher nannte man ihn Kralle
In the past, he was known as Kralle
und er holte sie sich alle
And he got them all
ob lang, ob kurz, ob schief, ob schräg
Whether long, short, crooked or oblique
Frauen pflasterten seinen Weg
Women paved his way
Baby, sagt er immer, du siehst aus
Baby, he always says, you look like
wie eine, die das verstehen kann
Someone who can understand
das Bett ist kalt bei mir zu Haus
The bed is cold at my home
ich brauch 'ne W
I need a W
Contributed by Elijah J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@oskarbaumann6625
Das geilste Album von Udo überhaupt!
@balli04
hörte ich damals fast den ganzen tag kann den text sogar noch auswendig
@bikeheinz
Echt Klasse - halt UDO! In Memorial KRALLE!
@thomasbaltes8154
Ohne Worte.
Udo weiter so.
@svengerstenberger944
...was soll ich sagen,hammergeil...
@michaelgombkoto6941
Wie Recht Du hast !!!!!!!
@filzmaus111
mehr von dem geilen zeug !!! wie wärs mit ,, DAS GESETZ .. such ich schon ewig. danke fürs hochladen .
@Supersteve0151
Geht mein kleiner 4 jähriger ab wie Sau 😍
@davethetragic
WIE KANN MAMn BEI DIESEM SONG NICHT 100 Prozent geben??? Der Song fetzt mich immer noch weg
@kuechi55
einfach nur geil biegsam schmiegsam fügsam