GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58 Posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 974 times:
We all know the rumours (in the case of Andreas and Klaus, it's true) that Germans are infatuated with David Hasselhoff, but is it really true? Why would anyone idolise him? He's a fool!
Especially when he appears singing that sogn iN Eurotrip
When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 960 times:
This extract from the Official (And Very Sad) David Hasselhoff Website...
"Despite his enormous success in television, Hasselhoff's childhood dream of a recording career had, by the late 1980's, yet to be fulfilled. However, that all changed when he recorded "Looking for Freedom," just at the end of the Cold War. The song quickly became an anthem for the German people and it raced to the number one spot on the German charts where it remained for eight consecutive weeks in 1989.
The album, Looking for Freedom, hit the top of the German charts as well, staying there for three months. It went gold and triple platinum in Europe while on its way to becoming Germany's number one selling album of the year. Hasselhoff was named "Most Popular and Best Selling Artist of the Year" in Germany. This honor was followed up by a twenty-city standing room only tour, with Hasselhoff playing to well over 250,000 adoring European fans.
The most thrilling performance of his singing career, however, came when Hasselhoff was invited to perform, "Looking For Freedom," live on top of the Berlin Wall on New Year's Eve, 1989. "It was the first time Germany had been unified, and close to a million East and West German fans stood together in the freezing cold at midnight watching me perform. I was overcome with emotion," said Hasselhoff."
Aloges From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 8357 posts, RR: 47 Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 954 times:
"I would have put a picture in this thread, but the thought of all the Germans on the forums reaching orgasm is pretty ghastly"
I wouldn't like to see that either... nowadays I think Mr. Hasselhoff is way too 80s, the Miami Vice type of 80s and just as exciting as a
Anyway, that "I've been looking for freedom" thingy has been nicely used in a recent parody on Edgar Wallace's movies, with Hatler, the Butler, doing aerobics to that tune.
[Edited 2004-11-15 14:32:13]
Walk together, talk together all ye peoples of the earth. Then, and only then, shall ye have peace.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 8, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 940 times:
That goes for music stores in Scotland, South Africa, Denmark, Switzerland, UK and the USA, too, unfortunately...
But you know: You can't enter a Scottish (or British, for that matter) music store without finding a few dozen sheep baa-ing around, and THAT, dear friends and neighbours is really hard to handle!
TriStar500 From Germany, joined Nov 1999, 4685 posts, RR: 47 Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 940 times:
Although I was 14 at the time The Wall came down and should probably have been among Hasselhoff's target audience, my sentiments were more along the line:
"Cool car, but who's the dork with the toupet?"
Homer: Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 18, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 863 times:
Pelican: To be precise: BRITS love sheep...we do not want to let our English friends get away, right?
Banco: Next time I spend some time in London (soon, very soon!!) I'll find one!
But ok, keep on laughing...we have reruns of Englands entries in the GP Eurovision on Geman TV...and sometimes they throw in these penalty shootouts 1990 and 1996 for a good time...veeeeery funny!!!
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 19, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 861 times:
You keep living in the past, Andreas. Your current side versus previous football successes are merely a metaphor for your relentless slide into third world status.
By the way, if you do find a shop with a David Hasselhof CD, I suggest you publicise the fact. That shop will be out of business within a fortnight - and serve it right too.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 850 times:
Banco: And you seem to live on high hopes only...well understandable based on the fact that your team NEVER managed to win anything in football except in 1966...and there you cheated! Talking about 3rd world status....
OYRJA: You seem to be obsessed with German trash...how come? btw: Nice shirt...but who's that guy at your side???
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 24, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 842 times:
I wasn't talking about you falling to third world status in football, Andreas!
Mind you, as a consequence, you might well do that too.
Still, as has been clearly seen, you are a nation of Hasselhof fans. Mass suicide is surely called for, and if you don't agree we'll set the Scots on you (and you really don't want that).
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 25, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 831 times:
The Scots are currently busy shagging sheep all over Britain and devouring Haggis, as usual... nationwide suicide? Yeah right, and 6 weeks later the English team scored their first goal, right
Nah, we won't make it THAT easy for you guys...come over here and collect your next big frustration in 2006. Admit it: You want it that way, don't you
OYRJA: Hairy arms and a nice potbelly...*UGH*...girls don't like that! I'll tell Paule to set you on a diet!
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