Six Degrees of Der Komissar
Music critics have fun tracing the history and dissecting the popular song "Der Kommissar" which was first written and recorded by Austrian
musician Falco with German vocals in 1981, then passed on and reworked in English by British band After The Fire in 1982, then lyrically
rewritten and renamed "Deep In The Dark" by Laura Branigan in 1983 in the U.S., then retitled again to "Don't Turn Around" and rerecorded in a
punk rock style by The Squids in 1996 also in the U.S., then passed on to Brazilian rap band Comunidade Nin-Jitsu in 2005 and renamed "Rap ...read more
Six Degrees of Der Komissar
Music critics have fun tracing the history and dissecting the popular song "Der Kommissar" which was first written and recorded by Austrian
musician Falco with German vocals in 1981, then passed on and reworked in English by British band After The Fire in 1982, then lyrically
rewritten and renamed "Deep In The Dark" by Laura Branigan in 1983 in the U.S., then retitled again to "Don't Turn Around" and rerecorded in a
punk rock style by The Squids in 1996 also in the U.S., then passed on to Brazilian rap band Comunidade Nin-Jitsu in 2005 and renamed "Rap Do
Trago", then finally back to the U.S. and rerecorded in its traditional style in 2007 by Dale Bozzio, who is the former lead singer of new wave
band Missing Persons. In this situation, connections among six such diverse musical expressionists were generated through a song. In the
beginning, the composer might never have thought that the song could spread so far. However, the six degree has demonstrated that "the small
world" does exist. « hide
