Max Raabe is the cat’s pajamas
Published by Becky S October 10th, 2004 in arts
Oh. My. God.
Yeah, yeah. The extraneous-periods-to-convey-emphasis writing technique is overused, especially in the blogosphere. Such devices are not effective when employed too frequently. It’s kind of like saying f*ck all the time; pretty soon, the novelty wears off.
So anyway… Oh. My. God. Just when I thought my love affair with the Internet might be ending, something comes along to rekindle the old magic, namely Max Raabe & Palast Orchester. This German (?) outfit specializes in twenties and thirties cabaret numbers but has also been covering current pop songs. Like Oops…I Did it Again by the one and only Britney Spears. I demand that you listen to it right now. Right. Now.
I could only find one US tour date—Sunday, November 21st in Atlanta, Georgia. If there are tickets available, I would seriously consider a roadtrip for this show. I’m not kidding. That is how much I love my new friend Max. Love. Him.
A special thanks to Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin, which has mp3s of Oops…I Did it Again, along with several other Max Raabe tracks:
- Mambo No. 5
- We are the Champions
- Let’s Talk About Sex
- We Will Rock You.
You are right! Oh. My. God.
This is wonderful.
I wonder what the Spears clan would say about this. I think I like “Let’s Talk about Sex”. I promised myself that I would spend any more money on music this year, but I have to break it.
Thanks so much for having a blog. I have now a new fondness for the Germans (besides the less than 25% blood in my husband’s body).
that was *wouldn’t spend.
This is fantastic!
Ahh, I love the interweb, and God bless the Germans.
I have a very big soft spot in my heart for odd covers.
Thanks Becky!
…and CDs can be purchased via the German version of amazon.
If I could read German, I would buy it! Damn my American education.
Oh, and by the way I am now obsessed with Max Raabe.
“Tainted Love” is also available on the Tout Fishing site. I likey mucho.
Damn it! I should stop my Portuguese lessons and switch to German. Obsession with Max Raabe continues in this household as well.
Don’t mean to spam. But I believe I just bought a Max Raabe and Co CD. I bought in Euros. I bought this CD. Its 2 CD with about 29 songs. Plenty to keep me in giggles for a long time.
The interface is basically the same, so ordering appeared to have worked out. Its EUR 30+ including shipping. Which is about $38 USD. I just received a confirmation email that looks a lot like the spam I sometimes get, except its from amazon.de containing a similar confirmation email content like the ones I have received from amazon.com
I too was befuddled at how to complete a transaction on the German Amazon. So I went to eBay and picked up a copy of Junger Mann in Frubling, a 1999 release. I don’t think it has any covers, but I’ll take what I can get at this point.
The Google translation of the German Amazon is very amusing. From one review of the recent DVD:
Yes, I think that Germany can be very proud of Max of Raabe.
You’re not spamming, Sam, as long as you don’t try to hit us up for donations to cover your Max Raabe purchase!
I’d offer my pull-out coach in Hotlanta, but damn.. not even my dog likes to sleep on it.
I too am in love with Max Raabe. I can’t get enough of it.
Max Raabe, you drive me crazy. You are going to be my third husband.
Ho.ly.crap. those songs are great. I especially like the tuba in “We Will Rock You”. Thanks for giving some culture to an over-worked dad of three kids.
I keep listening to Max Raabe over and over again at work*. Boss-across-the-hall thinks it’s stupid, though he hasn’t yet heard the “We Will Rock You” tuba solo. Also, he has the smooth jazz station on, so what does he know?
*All you people who have off for Columbus Day, Canadian Thanksgiving, etc. suuuuuuck.
I am listening to it over and over again as well, and I think I might be driving my office mate insane, but that’s part of the fun of sharing an office, right?
Wow. The weirdness factor well and truly beats Travis’s rendition of Hit Me Baby One More Time.
Who could resist clicking on a link that says Subtext Whore?
I found it on amazon.uk
Thanks, Bernard. I wish I had known about that before the impulse eBay purchase.
I surrender.
For days, I tried to appear cool and uninvolved but I confess to you now that I have been relentlessly playing Oops! in the office and at home.
This is more evidence that Becky and her internet finds are taking over my life. Next I’ll be scouting the Jersey shore for toilets on wheels or limiting my produce purchases to only those things highlighted in the Market Report.
I don’t think that I understand the ending of the “Oops” song. I must admit that I never heard the original version so I am not sure if it was part of it or not. What is the spoken part at the end of the song supposed to mean?
By the way, I think that Mambo No. 5 is my favorite.
Yes, the talking at the end of “Oops” is in the original version. What does it mean? You didn’t get the whole reference to the Titantic necklace thingie that the song’s subject gave to Britney? Even though the old lady threw it into the ocean at the end of the movie, he went down and got it for her.
And that whole time the callous bitch was playing with his heart.
Thanks.
So…she can’t sing, she can’t dance and she even steals themes from other artits. Um..what is she good at?
I think that this is a good topic for you Becky.
“Britney - what is she good for.”
Enquiring minds want to know, are you road trippin’ to Atlanta to see Max in the flesh?
Sounds like fun in my book, but then again I have an odd book.
Sounds like fun in my book too, but I’m not sure yet. That’s a long way to go for one show, and I’ll probably be traveling for the holidays. Tickets go on sale 10/25, so there’s still time to think about it.
I just bought several Max Raabe CDs from German Music Express (http://www.germanmusicexpress.com) for $9-$12 each, plus $4.95 shipping for the whole order. I found them through GEMM (http://www.gemm.com) when I finally decided I had to own some of this music. Great stuff!