What are the most popular songs I can whip up by tomorrow afternoon. Any sheets or midi's would be appreciated

Here are a couple, Zuki. Sorry, no sheets or midi files. Most of the midi files can be found online. By the way, these are for the Germany October Fest. You should be safe playing polkas, waltzes and drinking songs. I kept my list original but perhaps they play different songs in the US.

Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal im Sperrbezirk
Opus - Live is Life
just about anything from DJ Oetzi
Zillertaler Schuerzenjaeger - Dahoam is dohoam
Extrabreit - Flieger, gruess mir die Sonne
Schuerzenjaeger - Timple Boarischer
STS - Goe, du bleibst heut nacht bei mir
just about anything (everything?) from Hermes House Band
Die Kolibris - Die Haende zum Himmel
Geier Sturzflug - Pure Lust am Leben
Alpensepp - Lieschen
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
Geier Sturzflug - Bruttosozialprodukt
Antonia - Er hat ein knallrotes Gummiboot
Drafi Deutscher - Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht, aber unser Liebe nicht! Alles, alles geht vorbei, doch wir uns... ahem.
STS - Fuerstenfeld
Hubert Kah, Sternenhimmel
Schuerzenjaeger - Dafuer mach ma Musik
Frameless - Black and White (od. Schwarz und Weiss)
EAV - Drei weisse Tauben
Sierra Madre (love the swaying)
Griechische Wein
ich bin wieder Heim...
Er geh�rt zu mir...
H�lle H�lle H�lle
Einzug Der Musikanten
Ein Prosit
Auf Dem Oktoberfest
Mit Bayern Auf du und Du
Oberbayrischer L�ndler
O M�nchen, Mein M�nchen
Mir San a Trio Aus Der Weltstadt Mit Herz
Herzensfreude [Polka]
Auf und Nieder
Ohne Bier
In M�nchen Steht Ein Hofbr�uhaus
So Jung Komma Nimma Z'samm
Bummel-Petrus
Nagelschmied-Polka
Schutzenliesel - Polka
Bayrisch Im 3/4 Takt

Midi links...don't know about the quality, though:
http://www.smickandsmodoo.com/oktoberfest/oktoberfest.html

Regards

Taike

I'm also doing an Octoberfest tomorrow. My favorite is The Lichtenstein Polka, but then I have a gal that sings it in German.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gDlYKrkQK8&feature=related

Lots of polkas for sure. Good luck.

Glenn

Here's another, one that's very popular, du du liebst mir im herzen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qwXX-ko3c

You can play it as an instrumental and sing the ja, ja, ja, ja part... everyone will join in!

Glenn

LOL - this will keep me busy. Thank you.

zuki . they will LOVE this one
http://songslyricsmidisoundsartistnamee.blogspot.com/2008/03/wooden-heart-eb-elvis-presley.html

not so good midi here http://www.videokehits.com/elvis-presley-wooden-heart-midi-karaoke.html

for kicks check out the video:
http://www.musicdownloads.com/elvis-presley/wooden-heart-music-downloads.html


t.

I was in Lowenbrau's "home" beer hall (the Rattskeller?) in Munich a few years back and the in-house brass band had a go at the Hermes House Band arrangement of "Country Roads". We had a good singalong to that one!

Hey, Tony... I just called my singer and she knows this one in German! We'll be doing it this afternoon... thanks!

Glenn

Glenn ... that's great ... we never know when a post may help someone ...
I grew up a big Elvis fan - saw his concert in Nassau Coliseum NY around '73 - ...

We have neighbors from Germany who are returning home because of a job transfer - although they would have preferred to stay here in RI - we are having them over for dinner next week and I am planning on playing "Wooden Heart" and "Du Du liebst mir im herzen" for them ...

Nice to have someone who can sing it in German ...

t.

BTW Taike,

The majority of those midi files are excellent. Everyone should have some of these - well done! Thanks.

Don't forget Beer Barrel Polka.
DonM

zuki, you've got mail.

Glenn

Don't forget the lederhosen, Zuki!



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Bo pen nyang.

So Zuki how did you make out at the Octoberfest?

Hello my friends!

I�m a little bit surprise, what songs are playing on your german octoberfest!

I�m living in germany and they don�t listen to any songs on the october fest, which posted here in the thread.

But I know, in USA there�s another opinion about our german party. That�s not a critism to you. It�s another feeling and culture and that�s good, too!

Best regards from germany, Robert ;-)

Robert, please let us know which songs you would suggest. Thanks!

It went well, thanks. My stock Polka songs now are Beer, Pennsylvania, Wooden, Edel, the Chicken dance and the Clarinet polka. I'll add more if needed, but this gives a good base. Interesting to hear what Robert from Germany suggests.

On the way home last night, a motorcycle fatality on the highway shut us down for 5 HOURS. Got home at 2am, but at least I got home.

[This message has been edited by zuki (edited 10-22-2009).]

Here are some examples:

Kastelruther Spatzen - Ein Kreuz und eine Rose

Tobee - Pretty Belinda - Schlauchboot (feat. Chris Andrews)

Howard Carpendale - Stark

Hermes Houseband - Country Roads, Live is live, I will survive

Markus Becker - Das rote Pferd

DJ �tzi - Ein Stern
DJ �tzi - Anton aus Tirol

Las Ketchup - Ketchup song

Los Del Rio - Macarena

J�rgen Drews - Hey! Amigo Charlie Brown
J�rgen Drews-Wieder alles im Griff auf dem sinkenden Schiff

Klaus & Klaus - An der Nordseek�ste

these are some very good songs for the german octoberfest.

Please forgive me for my terrible english ;-)

Best regards, Robert!

Thanks Robert - you're English is fine. Must be nice to be bilingual - impressed

Robert, is Jurgen Drews the same person as Jurgen Andrews?

Regards

Taike



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Bo pen nyang.

Interesting to see what they're playing in Germany for Oktoberfest.

I am 100% Prussian German stock, all settled in Wisconsin in the 1800's as was the whole area.

So, I grew up in that chip kicking music But there it is mostly to honor and remember the German heritage. So the typical songs are Beer Barrel, Tinker, Lichtensteiner, Barbara (Baruska), Just Because, Helena, Schottishes, etc

Here is one of the top hot polka bands from Whitewater, Wisconsin. They also travel to the other Polka capitol, Pennsylvania.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlF11QaloCw

We didn't listen to this kind of music in our family

No, he sings, too, but other songs. J�rgen Drews is very very pupular for his music in Mallorca (Spain) and on the Oktoberfest.

Robert, Are "Wooden Heart" and "Du Du liebst mir im herzen" known in Germany? Are they popular 'folk songs'?
If I played them for my German neighbors who were born and have lived in Germany all their lives except for some work assignments in other countries, would they know them?
thank you,
t.




[This message has been edited by tony mads usa (edited 10-23-2009).]

Tony, both are well-known songs in Germany. "Wooden Heart" was based on "Mu� i' denn zum St�dtele hinaus". I would say that "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" is the more popular one.

Regards

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.

Robert,

I don't recognize most of the songs you listed. I played at Bierkellars in Germany and other western European countries throughout the 80's. We did the traditional beer-drinking songs like:

Der mann am klavier
Du kannst nicht treu sein
In Munchen steht ein hofbrauhaus
Kornblumenblau
Kufsteinlied
Nach hause geh'n wir nicht
O du wonderschoner
Schneewalser
Solang der alte Peter
Trink, trink bruderlein
Waldeslust
Wer soll das bezahlen
Wiener praterleben
Alte kameraden
Der treue Husar
Deutschmeister Regimentsmarsch
Es war einmal ein treu'r Husar
Radetzky March
Tolzer Schutzenmarsch

I'm playing these same songs and others here (in America) at Oktoberfests and every German who attends recognizes every one of the songs I listed.

Is there a reason you didn't list these traditional songs that most older Germans know? Do they not play them anymore these days in Germany? I haven't been there in years.

Lucky

They still do, Lucky. Schlagers and Pop are usually played after the more traditional songs. Most of the songs in your list are still played to this day.

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.

Dear Lucky,

In theses days, a lot of young guys come to the Oktoberfest. Because of, they play more modern songs like I�ve posted here. All the time, they play music like this, but also on our Karneval (traditional party here in germany for 3 days). I play this songs on partys on my Pegasus, too and here in germany, they really like it. But I have to say, that your list is right, too. We play this songs, when the orchestra walks through the streets in bavaria and the people like it really, too. I only posted this list, because it�s list of todays music on Oktoberfest in bars, etc.. The other songs, (I know them) are a little bit older.

But I have to notice you, that you needn�t play my list. Yout octoberfest is different like our Oktoberfest. In your place your songs are very famous and they like it. I think, even you play my list, the people become wondering, what music this is....they thinking: "What the hell, is this...? LOL".

Well, I only noticed, that you play some very old songs on your octoberfest and I would like to bring them to an actually stand. Your songs are welcome on octoberfest, too! ;-)

I thank you for your interest on my opinion, best regards, Robert ;-) http://www.youtube.com/user/kilney

PS: Please please forgive me, for my terrible faults by written in english ;-)!

Hi RobertU

Just checked out your youtube page. Had a chance to listen to And I Love Her. Very nice interpretation.

Taike......whewwwwwww! 'cause I love those old German standards.

Lucky

Robert....thanks for your explanation. I thought that's what it was....new "blood" at the Oktoberfests.

But, I'm glad to hear they're still listening to the older ones 'cause those are some great songs...Kufsteinlied, Schneewalser, the Strauss waltz's, and many others.

This Internet communication is wonderful. I can know the latest that's happening with Oktoberfest music with helpful people like yourself and vice versa....you can find out what's happening here in the USA.

I was listening to your demo's on Youtube. Very nice. I didn't even know Wersi did auto-arranger keyboards. How do you like yours? If you had to pick over again, would you go with the same keyboard?

Lucky

So do I, Lucky. Especially those from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Quite a few of them have become, apart from Europe, international hits. Mainly in Mexico, South-America, South-Africa and Japan.

Regards

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.

Deat Lucky!

thank you for your frienldy answer. I�m your opionio, too! Thank you for watching my videos. I�m very very happy to have this keyboard. In the next weeks, i got the possibility to test the pegasus wing at my home. I will bring out some videos and songs to youtube with this. But, I will never take my pegasus out of the window! It�s the best instrument i ever had!

Best regards, Robert! ;-)