And Now We Pause for a Falco Moment

Pimpin’ shades, bought at the Austrian equivalent of Walgreens: 10 schillings. Economy-sized tub of Murray’s Pomade: 20 schillings. Totally rad pleather cafe racer jacket: 80 schillings. Rental of a carnival video karaoke machine to make the music video for your #1 hit single: 200 schillings. Having your hapless, adorable herky-jerky dancing immortalized for all time: priceless.

Hell, let’s pause for two Falco moments.

And have you seen the man’s gravesite?! DUDE.


Photo by mKlinsiek.

DER KOMMISSAR IST TOT. LANG LEBE DER KOMMISSAR.
(Born February 19th, 1957. Died February 6th, 1998.)

Posted by Meredith Yayanos on February 19th, 2010
Filed under Better than coffee, Dance, Memento Mori, Music, Silly-looking types

6 Responses to “And Now We Pause for a Falco Moment”

  1. josey4628 Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Wow… had no idea that Falco was dead… would you say that he was a two hit wonder… or a one hit wonder, twice? I love both these songs. RIP, Falco.

  2. Andreas Fuchs Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    Thanks for this. I discovered the greatness of Falco only after his death.

    (BTW, it’s “Lang lebe der Kommissar” – German grammar is pretty fragile (-:)

  3. grammar nazi Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    LANG LEBE DER KOMMISSAR.

  4. Mer Says:
    February 19th, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Oops. My Babelfish is showing. How embarrassing! Fixxoring now, ta.

  5. Rafaella Says:
    February 21st, 2010 at 12:10 am

    ♫”Hellooo-oh-oh-oh, Vienna Calling!” ♫
    Listen Falco songs in these days is a good experience, with all those pop singers with few charisma lately. :/

  6. lizzelizzel Says:
    February 21st, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    I think a Falco moment everyday would keep the psychiatrist away.