On this day, March 29, 1986, Falco hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single "Rock Me Amadeus."

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On this day in 1986, Falco hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single Rock Me Amadeus.

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Rock Me Amadeus, Wikipedia entry

IIRC, this is a really odd video. I might leave it up to you dig it up. What I mean is, someone at DU will alert on it. I could be wrong.

It must be another one I'm thinking of. I fast forwarded through this, and I didn't catch anything that would upset people.

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Official Video)
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Lyrics:
Rock me all the time to the top
Er war ein Punker
Und er lebte in der großen Stadt
Es war in Wien, war Vienna
Wo er alles tat
Er hatte Schulden denn er trank
Doch ihn liebten alle Frauen
Und jede rief
Come and rock me Amadeus
Er war Superstar
Er war populär
Er war so exaltiert
Because er hatte Flair
Er war ein Virtuose
Er war ein Rockidol
Und alles rief
Come and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Ey
Es war um siebzehn hundert achtzig
Und es war in Wien
No plastic money anymore
Die Banken gegen ihn
Woher die Schulden kamen
War wohl jedermann bekannt
Er war ein Mann der Frauen
Frauen liebten seinen Punk
Er war Superstar
Er war populär
Er war so exaltiert
Genau das war sein Flair
Er war ein Virtuose
War ein Rockidol
Und alles ruft
Come and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, oh, oh, oh Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus


Music video by Falco performing Rock Me Amadeus. (C) 1985 GIG Records, Markus Spiegel Ges.m.b.H.,Vienna, Austria
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Thu Mar 30, 2023: On March 29, 1986, Falco hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single Rock Me Amadeus.

Tue Mar 30, 2021: On March 29, 1986, Falco hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single Rock Me Amadeus.

[Shermann]

1. I recall that song well, very unlikely chart topper there.

Anything was possible musically in the 80's and any song had a chance if it had a hook and an interesting music video.

It wasn't until the 90's that the record labels started pruning off genres and cultivated the musical monoculture that lives on to this day.