The story behind Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" by Rob Bolland | Muzikxpress 187

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  • @muzikxpress
    @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What is your favorite Falco track?

    • @SergioSantacreu
      @SergioSantacreu ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Junge Roemer ☝😄

    • @SquirrelMonkeyCom
      @SquirrelMonkeyCom ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Rock me Amadeus, rock-rock-rock me Amadeus.

    • @SquirrelMonkeyCom
      @SquirrelMonkeyCom ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My favorite Bolland & Bolland tracks are "UFO (We are not alone)" and "You're in the army now" (covered by Status Quo). And Spaceman!

    • @DrLiveAct
      @DrLiveAct ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naked

    • @anton65dev
      @anton65dev ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Jeanny, and Rock me Amadeus, of course 😮😅😊

  • @brotherbill1000
    @brotherbill1000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Junge Roemer and Nur mit dir are my favorites right now.

  • @TranceSuperWave
    @TranceSuperWave ปีที่แล้ว +16

    He still looks amazing considering his health. Great stories too!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, very happy he took the time to sit down with me for these interviews. He has so many great stories, loved listening to them, what a legend!

  • @terminus8444
    @terminus8444 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic interview with one of the great minds behind the creation of an '80s icon in Rock Me Amadeus!
    Been a Falco fan since '82 with the release of the amazing Einzelhaft which I picked up in the import section of Tower Records.
    Falco 3 was a beautifully produced album with many great tracks, not least of which is RMA, but something about Nothing Sweeter than Arabia has always stuck with me all these years.
    Looking forward to the upcoming interviews with Mr. Bolland, this was a joy to watch! 👍

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @terminus8444
      @terminus8444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@muzikxpress You are very welcome sir!
      By the way, I appreciated hearing Nothing Sweeter than Arabia playing in the background during the later part of the interview, which is why I mentioned it. It's such a great song!

  • @brettarmistead9410
    @brettarmistead9410 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I would sit in front of my record player with headphones on and listen to Rock Me Amadeus 10 times in a row. I loved it. Still do.

  • @mrcaliguy8694
    @mrcaliguy8694 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love Falco and rock me amadeus it's my go-to karaoke 🎤 jam. The American 12 inch edit remix is where it's at!!

  • @djdarroo
    @djdarroo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My uncle vadim was friends with falco in cabarete Dominican Republic , I was like 6 years old I think that time but I remember my uncle mentioning to me his name years later , they drank some beers for sure RIP

  • @SquirrelMonkeyCom
    @SquirrelMonkeyCom ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Geweldig verhaal. Hoe hij met een beperkte kennis van het Duits een hit scoort in zowel Duitstalige landen als in de VS, waar de meeste mensen geen woord Duits spreken. Prachtig!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ja mooi he? Dit zijn de verhalen waar ik echt gek op ben haha! En vooral ook dat Falco de track eerst niet zag zitten en niet op wou nemen.... Oops! ;-)

  • @mrtheghetto1
    @mrtheghetto1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job! Thanks for the interview. I enjoyed it. Falco is my fav singer. R.I.P. & Forever Falco 🌹😭🙏

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Did you see the other one(s) I did with Rob too?

  • @EnigmaState
    @EnigmaState ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fantastic interview! One of my favourite 80s tracks. I remember as a kid trying to learn how to play the synth riff from that track!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much! You should do a dance / trance remix of Rock Me Amadeus, haha

  • @user-or3ce4gt2r
    @user-or3ce4gt2r ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Huge Falco / Bolland fan since the beginning . Thanks a lot for sharing 🎉🎉
    Salieri maxi single aka MASTERPIECE!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!!

  • @mishaoosterhuis5260
    @mishaoosterhuis5260 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolute hit writers and producers. I've heard stories about that Falco could be hard to work with and about problematic use of alcohol... Falco being too drunk to stand up at first and initially refusing to record confirms that a bit... And then Rock Me Amadeus becomes his biggest hit, wow. Looking forward to more Bolland stories, The Domino Theory is a great album!

  • @robw3000
    @robw3000 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Twan, gaaf interview! De liefde voor het vak straalt er vanaf bij Rob. Echt prachtig dat je dit hebt vastgelegd.

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dank je wel! Heel erg blij met de interviews die ik met Rob mocht doen, hij heeft zoveel mooie verhalen! :)

  • @seeyouintheeighties
    @seeyouintheeighties ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Juno 60 yes! I always wondered. Enya and eurythmics favourite. Ricky gervais said he used it for his old 80s band and a-ha take on me

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The sound of the 80s hehe

  • @wolterzz3267
    @wolterzz3267 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bijzonder dat een van de meest succesvolste nummers uit de jaren 80 is geproduceerd door 2 broers uit Nederland.

  • @e.gonnermann4646
    @e.gonnermann4646 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastische interview. Dankje!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dank je wel!!

  • @stephenobrien5317
    @stephenobrien5317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS AMAZING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ROB FOR THE INSIGHT INTO THE CLASSIC _ THE SALIERI 12 MIX THE 1ST FIRST 12 INCH I EVER BOUGHT THEN I CAME ACROSS ALL THE OTHER MIXES, ROB YOUR A STAR !!!

  • @ExplorHits
    @ExplorHits ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was so informative and fascinating to watch.
    Thank you so much!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you too! There’s 3 more interviews with Rob coming up soon BTW 😉

  • @SquirrelMonkeyCom
    @SquirrelMonkeyCom ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ik ben erg benieuwd!

  • @devingademan
    @devingademan ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mooi interview, dank voor het delen! Falco 3, Emotional, Wiener Blut & Nachtflug worden hier geregeld gedraaid. Toen ik die laatstgenoemde hoorde in 2019 was ik om. Dank Rob🙏🏼

  • @Aaron_Sievers
    @Aaron_Sievers ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great interview! I really enjoyed the sax player story! Thanks for this document!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Aaron!!

    • @noneofyourbusiness4616
      @noneofyourbusiness4616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Although he was a little vague on whether or not the sax player was successful in his attempt to get royalties! 🙂

  • @Deetroiter
    @Deetroiter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song was HUGE in the US even though most people only understood the lyrics, “superstar…” and “no plastic money” 😂
    Falco is loved in the US and missed by many. Great musician and songs!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Deetroiter yeah! Number 1 in the Billboard charts indeed! 🙌🏻

  • @SynthpoploverbyJohnOrie
    @SynthpoploverbyJohnOrie ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Helemaal geweldig.

  • @noneofyourbusiness4616
    @noneofyourbusiness4616 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the great interview! I think he thought you might be using the pineapple pizza question to hypnotize him into giving up his credit card number! 😀

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! And thank you too, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @LuisDominguez-wr6kh
    @LuisDominguez-wr6kh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rock me Amadeus was hit in Mexico.I used to listen on radio stations.

  • @djvargas2277
    @djvargas2277 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice Work

  • @trancemb
    @trancemb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Geweldig interview Twan, ik heb genoten!!

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว

      Dank je wel!! Heel blij mee!

  • @daphnerozier3977
    @daphnerozier3977 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rock Me Amadeus en Jeanny👍👍

  • @TheSwillMan
    @TheSwillMan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    18:36 "The Drum" is another great tune. would love to hear the story behind that one

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great track for sure! But no new interviews with Rob in the works tbh, I have a LOT of stuff I'm working on right now, so much ideas, so little time / so little budget hehe (Muzikxpress is just a hobby for me FYI)

  • @securityg
    @securityg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THEEE Greatest pop song EVER!!!! - James D. Watkins, artistic director of PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS

  • @klaxer9224
    @klaxer9224 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Canadian version was bestest. No any unnecessary piece. Every beat-square charged by wild energy and tear. Absolutely fabulous arrangement. Not too long, not too short. Just amazing optimal equilibrium. Bravo to unknown Canadian DJ for incredible work.
    One love forever ❤
    With best wishes, wildest Russian Falco's / Bollands music fan ever!! ❤❤❤❤

    • @topheecheesecake
      @topheecheesecake ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You must check out the French radio promo at the time called "Special Radio Salieri Version", it's even better !! It was so rare that I recreated it in 2009 as "Topher's Recreated Salieri Radio Edit" but it was finally re-released on digital 2 or 3 years ago. Definitely the best 7" edit of the brilliant Salieri Mix. 😊

    • @klaxer9224
      @klaxer9224 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@topheecheesecake interesting. I will try. Thanks for info, bro

  • @elmerbalane7257
    @elmerbalane7257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wo(w)nderful. I lost the count they mention the great composer Amadeus Mozart

  • @loneprimate
    @loneprimate 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Man, I didn't even have hair like that anymore when I was 30. :D

  • @3316xtendedmedia
    @3316xtendedmedia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Geweldige track toendertijd

  • @Groove81TV
    @Groove81TV ปีที่แล้ว +1

    jeanny :)

  • @jhna314
    @jhna314 ปีที่แล้ว

    Technically surprising good quality from Austria

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว

      And The Netherlands 😉

  • @directrix101
    @directrix101 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where and in which version did he say “fuck me Amadeus”

  • @brotherbill1000
    @brotherbill1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pineapple on pizza is great with ham, cheese and maybe onions too, that's about it. However I don't believe that pineapples are good for you, so don't feel like you are missing out on something wholesome, if you are not into it.

  • @jhna314
    @jhna314 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Salieri Mix🤮
    The Original is the best.

  • @stevenvicijan4338
    @stevenvicijan4338 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Deustcher weh ichte mane'

  • @dealvaabel6710
    @dealvaabel6710 ปีที่แล้ว

    ROCK ME AMADEUS AND JENNY. HOW CAN I SEE THE ENGLISH LYRICS? FALCO'S PERFORMANCE VIDEO OF ROCK ME AMADEUS VERY ENTERTAINING AND ENJOYABLE. THANK YOU FOR THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT FALCO HAD PASSED. I AM ONE OF THE OLD ONES FROM U.S.A. WE DANCED TO IT. GREAT FUNNY TIME. WHAT IS HE SAYING. COOL TO SEE HIM.

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress  ปีที่แล้ว

      Falco did pass away in a car crash in 1998. This interview is with writer / producer Rob Bolland, not Falco 😉

    • @dealvaabel6710
      @dealvaabel6710 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@muzikxpress thank you.

    • @dealvaabel6710
      @dealvaabel6710 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very great work then to Rob I loved the movie Amadeus and felt your song captures a young, spirited Amadeus. Just I loved the whole connection. I love music and totally amazed by people who can put this beauty together. THANK YOU.