My Gen X Playlist: Rock Me Amadeus – Falco

I downloaded the Duolingo app on my phone. Fifteen minutes a day to learn a language? Cakewalk. The first few weeks were a breeze.

Then life got busy. A skipped a day. Then a few more. That’s when Duolingo unleashed their muscle. First it was just a friendly nudge. A nag. Haha. Cute. Then it seemed to escalate. They turned into telemarketers trying to grab my attention. Message upon message. After awhile it became ridiculous. When they transitioned to debt collectors forcing me to pay up my time, I had to draw the line. I deleted the app to escape the harassment.

The funny thing is, six months later I gave it another try. I’d forgotten how bad the labor pains were and unsurprisingly, the exact same thing happened again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I’m not sure how to stay motivated learning something new. I do know harassment doesn’t do the trick. The crazy thing is, I have a strange feeling I may take a stab at Duolingo again. I don’t think that phrase extends to fool me a third time. Most people learn their lesson after putting their hand in the fire once. I’m a lot denser than most. It takes me a little bit longer.

I’m not sure how a non English song became a hit in the 80’s, but it did. Falco released a few songs in German to the US. I took Spanish in high school, so I had no clue what they were singing about. But it didn’t stop me from singing along to the English part of the chorus in Rock Me Amadeus. Kind of a ridiculous song, I know. But you can’t help liking it.

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For the Spotify playlist, please click here.

Uh, rock me Amadeus

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 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

Es war um 1780 und es war in Wien
No Plastik 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 ein 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!
Come and rock me Amadeus!

Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus
Oh, can't you rock me Amadeus?
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus, Amadeus - oh, oh, oh - Amadeus

Amadeus, Amadeus!
Amadeus, Amadeus...