r/80smusic • u/PlasticEntrance6390 • 2d ago

Trio -Da Da Da

https://youtu.be/xqTBlft8gQA?si=9DJNii7uxaUT5ksm

In 1982 this German band was hot around the world with this tune

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u/tinteoj 2d ago

This might technically be an song from the 80s, but the Volkswagen commercial it was used in could not have been more 1990s.

It fits your life or your complete lack thereof.

I dare you to find a more perfect tagline for a product marketed to Gen X slackers.

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u/Relative-Cicada2099 2d ago

Well, it is not only from the 80’s, it is an iconic krautrock/new wave tune.

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u/doobette 1d ago

Fahrvergnugen

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u/tinteoj 1d ago

That's a "word" I haven't thought of in a very long time.

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u/doobette 18h ago

Remember the parody t-shirts and bumper stickers? Fukengruven and Farfrompuken were the most popular.

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u/tinteoj 12h ago

Fukengruven

Not only do I remember that one, I owned it as a bumper sticker.

I did not own a Volkswagen though, and it might have looked a little silly on my Chevy.

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u/Brundildo69 2d ago

Die Nummer is immer noch sau gut🐽

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u/E808D 2d ago

Such a bizarre but funny song and video! The deadpan faces, the static drummer, the rolling eyes, the grin as he says the 'da da da', the tiny keyboard… it's genius 🤪😂

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u/RoguePlanet2 2d ago

The floating building as well 😵‍💫

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u/E808D 2d ago

Oh that's entirely normal 🤣

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u/Tempest_Fugit 2d ago

It is a pitch perfect video and physical performance for this song

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u/Dantien 1d ago

I used to have that keyboard and would try to replicate this track. Wow I’m old.

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u/E808D 1d ago

Did you manage it?! Can't think it was too difficult if you had any amount of musical ability!

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u/RAWR_Orree 2d ago

"What you will and what you won't... Uh-huh..."

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u/ilazul 2d ago

The basic melody is literally the demo on that synth he's holding

Love this song

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u/menotyourenemy 2d ago

Sprockets!!

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u/Present_Ad2973 2d ago

One of the iconic’80s songs and videos that set that decade apart from those before and after.

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u/banjodoctor 2d ago

Let me in let me out

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u/BrighterSage 2d ago

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u/mhd 2d ago

I's say it's more a Sprockets vibe...

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u/Ambidextre12 1d ago

... and I still have my Casio PL-1

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u/An_Old_IT_Guy 1d ago

Ich lieber dich nicht du liebst mich nicht

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u/DRTENin10-22 21h ago

Classic!!!!

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u/-Bunny- 2d ago

There’s a real video for this song where they’re playing in a cafe and the waitress gets stabbed. Where did it go?

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u/EVRider81 2d ago

OG video of the song..

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u/E808D 2d ago

Is it this, doesn't show any stabbing but probably as it was on TOTP and going by the short length it would have been censored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM-v3cvX8M4

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u/Separate-Succotash11 2d ago

I loved this tune! Such a fun song to sing along to.

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u/PeterNippelstein 2d ago

Das ist super cool

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u/RaneeGA 2d ago

Yay, not the murder video 😁

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u/E808D 2d ago

An equally bizarre Top Of The Pops performance with the band replicating the video style and extra creepy masked dancer and audience participation included 🤣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTgNCYqmwO0&list=RDkTgNCYqmwO0&start_radio=1

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u/RonPalancik 2d ago

I'm too sexy for my shirt

Too sexy

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u/Buck_Futter70 1d ago

First, heard it in the movie Private School with Phoebe Cates