Rock Me Amadeus

Falco

Rock me, rock me, rock me, rock me
Rock me, Amadeus
Do it, do it

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
War 'n 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 1780
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 so populär
Er war zu exaltiert
Genau das war sein Flair
Er war ein Virtuose
War 'n Rockidol
Und alles ruft noch heute
„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

Now, 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
Come on, rock me
Come and rock me to the top
Amadeus
Ama-, Ama-, Amadeus
Now come and, now come and rock me, Amadeus
Amadeus


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Rock Me Amadeus Lyrics as written by Robert J. Bolland Ferdinand D. Bolland

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  • +4
    General Comment

    I don't think anyone can argue that this the greatest English/German hybrid rock/rap song about an Austrian composer ever written in the '80s.

    pkjunon May 11, 2002   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    Brilliant song. Made me look at Mozart in a completely different light, I used to think of him as a young chap who could play the piano well and wrote some of the worlds best music.

    The lyrics (when translated into English) are perceiving him as a Radical reformer of music at that time, and was extreemly popular, in the same way that many Punk rockers are nowadays.

    Btw, I had the problem with 'Skirt me Amadeus' as well lol

    Great song, biiiig thumbs up!

    eddyosaysyoon February 21, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    this song fucking rules...Falco may hav tempted fate by singing the line "because he lived so fast he had to die so young" b/c he died at only 40...

    ZinbobDanon May 06, 2003   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I agree wtih it being about how fame killed mozart at a young age (35) sometimes I hate being a music geek, it makes you know dumb stuff like how old mozart was when he died

    MayorMenleyon December 21, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I suppose you might be right...

    justanotheremokidon June 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    wow...i speak german... and when i translated this song... it read "skirt me amadaeus" ... and i was all "wtf does that mean... and it finally took me awhile before i realized that the lyrics read "rock me amedeus" and ROCK = SKIRT in german! wow, my freind and i got a good chuckle out of that one...

    btw.. Beth needs to fall into a ditch and never get out for no apparent reason... (nicest way to put it)

    wugon August 18, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Great song. Falco has only one better song: Der Kommissar. Perhaps I'll post the lyrics soon. Austrian rap. Really cool.

    Obviously it's about Mozart and the fact that his own fame killed him (and the alcohol, of course).

    Der_Bulleon October 22, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I don't know German, but I like this song.

    peaceblossomon December 21, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    ROCK = SKIRT in german!

    well thats true but in that case ROCK comes from ROCK-Music and therefore if he writes Rock me Amadeus.. he means, as i guess someting like push me,give it too me, s.th like that.

    bytheway Falco is s.th like a "hero" in vienna( i am born there)

    fabiuson March 11, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    that's because he was a great person, Fabius. Grüße aus Wien :)

    r-e-volutionon March 21, 2006   Link

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