There is no song like that anywhere, it's one of a kind. It's so powerful, the live version at Rockpalast it's even better. You can really see her hitting those notes, it gives me goosebumps every time.
Will add this live version to the list. Hope to get through some of her other material first though. I am with you on it's unique qualities. One of the reasons why I liked it so much. Great to find unique takes in the world of music.
The good lord broke the mold after Nina was made. Punk, rock, gospel, funk, jazz, big band, classic and traditional Christmas songs... there isn't much she can't or hasn't done. She did put out two albums of big band music with actual big bands of course... There's a live version of this Naturtrane from Rockplast 1999 worth seeing, along with 'My way'. The whole set is on UA-cam. She was no youngster at that point, but still very worthwhile. Suggesting the live 'Somewhere over the Rainbow', Ave Maria from the 'Nina Hagen' album, and the obligatory and iconic New York, New York from her David Bowie phase. More!
Nina is one of a kind. I watched her live at the time on TV together with my parent - both of my parents were avid opera lovers - and they were as well stunned by her incredible voice and abhorred by her comedical parody of opera singers and performances at the same time. Nina Hagen is just an icon in German Rock and Punk music… and not only that.
Best Nina Hagen song ever! Toppop was the dutch version of Top of the Pops. Presented by Ad Visser. The songs were never live, always lipsync. For a live version check the Rockpalast show from 1978. Rockpalast was a German tv show who organized concerts with mostly punk and new wave bands from the seventies. These concerts were aired on German TV. I remember every sunday evening watching Rockpalast, one of the best alternative live shows on tv (I am Dutch and couldn't receive UK TV)
That's lip sync, you should have listened to this live. It's Kate Bush on acid. She peaked creatively on her 3rd album, Nunsexmonkrock. It remains to this day one of the most unhinged displays of creativity ever put on record. I would suggest Antiworld (album version)
Thanks for the suggestion, we will be doing more so this can slip right in. May come back and do another version (live) of this later however keen to hear new to me songs for the next few. Love the Kate Bush on acid shout.
Kate Bush is a civilized version of Nina Hagen. Nina sometimes is very vulgar and absolut excentric. Sometimes a genius, sometimes a diva. I love her ! Especially with this band that later formed the popular group SPLIFF.
Some Nina fans just can't take other people's opinions. Anyways, I understand she resembles Kate Bush because of how wild both can be vocally and visually. I highly suggest checking more of Nina Hagen when she was with this band before getting into her solo stuff which is different so you don't get confused.
I think we will regularly revisit her work. I feel like I won't love everything however I will admire her creativity and willingness to go where ever her creative feelings take her.
Nina actually left Germany for the UK in 1980. She later moved to LA.and made records with the then unknown RHC Peppers. She is one of the very few international artists from Germany, but has always been a little too edgy, too punk, too guru-believing for the R'n'R Hall of Fame. Her Debut album was very promising. A promise she couldn't keep after she split from her band (who under the name of Spliff advanced to one of the biggest bands of the early 80s in Germany). Her biggest commercial success was "NewYork NewYork" from 1983.
@@PopCultureProductions Yes, she played the Evil Queen in a take on Sleeping Beauty and she was the voice of Sally in the German version of " A Nightmare Before Christmas" (I'm not sure if that's the right title).
@@dspasich You're Right, both of them had a role in one of these "we know it's crap but at least we are funny" fairy tale movies from Germany (Nina and CoSma Shiva are gorgeous, though.). Why are Rammstein videos on a different level? Probably because the director usually is from Serbia
Just to clarify the intent wasn't to suggest that this was a copy of Kate Bush. Just the fact that when I heard her she reminded me of Kate Bush as I had heard her before. Scarily over 30 years before for me. One of the big reasons for doing this was trying to find artists that just haven't been in my eyeline or probably more aptly earshot. So far found some I really enjoy. I also love Kate Bush so it was meant to be a flattering comparison. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
@@PopCultureProductions maybe, but it sounds more like you’ve seen a fox for the first time and compare it to a red cat you once owned. Both beautiful animals.
I still connect the 2 in my head whenever I listen to this song. For me it is the distinct tone they both bring to performances with the immense creativity. Having said that though now I have listened to a lot more of Nina's tracks this is now a rarity more than the norm for me.
Nina does NOT sound like Kate Bush. If anything, Kate Bush stole from Nina Hagen. Nina just came out with a new album ("Unity") which is a mix of pop, Christian rock, and activist songs. She did a song with Lene Lovich for PETA ("Don't Kill the Animals"), which I love. I also like "Born in Xixax", "Hand Grenade" (a song about HIV), and her biggest hit "New York, New York". When German chancellor Angela Merkle stepped down from office, she had Nina Hagen perform.
All I can say on that is we hear what we hear and certainly I heard, in this track, Kate Bush. This was a huge positive for me as I love Kate Bush. One of the major reasons I want to hear more. The other side being, like you mention here, her seeming desire to create music she cares about or loves without feeling restricted by style or genre. Can't wait for more.
@@PopCultureProductions It is worse because it was recorded for German television, where they often use playback. The Rockpalast version from 1979 is completely live. There you can hear more how she is on it. Nina Hagen - Crazy German Queen of Punk. 😉 BTW: Do you also know "Apocalyptica ft. Nina Hagen" with "Seemann" (Rammstein cover). That was about 2004, there you hear her again completely different.
@@AP-RSI I listened to the Rockpalast version. Loved it even more so thanks for the heads up. Funnily enough the Seemann cover, my favourite Rammstein song, was my first exposure to her. You can catch our reaction to that on the channel here. ua-cam.com/video/tiKBo7dEKJA/v-deo.html
Just really came through to me when I was listening. also the only equatable artist that I could think of. Love Kate Bush as well. Once tried to drunkenly sing Wuthering Heights whilst dashing through the streets of Bristol. I didn't do her justice.
There is no song like that anywhere, it's one of a kind. It's so powerful, the live version at Rockpalast it's even better. You can really see her hitting those notes, it gives me goosebumps every time.
Will add this live version to the list. Hope to get through some of her other material first though.
I am with you on it's unique qualities. One of the reasons why I liked it so much. Great to find unique takes in the world of music.
I could tell the guy on the left was digging it
A pleasure to watch you totally get it !!! Like !!!
The good lord broke the mold after Nina was made. Punk, rock, gospel, funk, jazz, big band, classic and traditional Christmas songs... there isn't much she can't or hasn't done. She did put out two albums of big band music with actual big bands of course... There's a live version of this Naturtrane from Rockplast 1999 worth seeing, along with 'My way'. The whole set is on UA-cam. She was no youngster at that point, but still very worthwhile. Suggesting the live 'Somewhere over the Rainbow', Ave Maria from the 'Nina Hagen' album, and the obligatory and iconic New York, New York from her David Bowie phase. More!
I'm now a believer. Love the idea of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. We will add all these to the list and thanks for the feedback.
Nina is one of a kind. I watched her live at the time on TV together with my parent - both of my parents were avid opera lovers - and they were as well stunned by her incredible voice and abhorred by her comedical parody of opera singers and performances at the same time.
Nina Hagen is just an icon in German Rock and Punk music… and not only that.
Love, love Nina 💖
Other amazing songs of her’s coming to mind:
“Auf dem Bahnhof Zoo”, Ich glotz TV” and “Auf’m Friedhof”
Punk/rock opera at its best!
Best Nina Hagen song ever! Toppop was the dutch version of Top of the Pops. Presented by Ad Visser. The songs were never live, always lipsync. For a live version check the Rockpalast show from 1978. Rockpalast was a German tv show who organized concerts with mostly punk and new wave bands from the seventies. These concerts were aired on German TV. I remember every sunday evening watching Rockpalast, one of the best alternative live shows on tv (I am Dutch and couldn't receive UK TV)
She's before Kate Bush and comes from a very different musical place.
I won't abbreviate it: that's what I thought ( twit so it's not misunderstood in the future thank you )
That's lip sync, you should have listened to this live.
It's Kate Bush on acid.
She peaked creatively on her 3rd album, Nunsexmonkrock. It remains to this day one of the most unhinged displays of creativity ever put on record. I would suggest Antiworld (album version)
Thanks for the suggestion, we will be doing more so this can slip right in.
May come back and do another version (live) of this later however keen to hear new to me songs for the next few.
Love the Kate Bush on acid shout.
Kate Bush is a civilized version of Nina Hagen. Nina sometimes is very vulgar and absolut excentric. Sometimes a genius, sometimes a diva.
I love her ! Especially with this band that later formed the popular group SPLIFF.
I can buy into that from the snippet I have heard so far. Loved this song.
Well she said it all in the beginning then it's just enjoy the mystery
I like your review. I find it interesting that you compared this song by Nina with Kate Bush, another one of my female vocalists..
Took a bit of flack for it with other comments. I stand by it as I think they are both amazing and glad I don't stand alone with this.
Thank you : )
Our pleasure. Really loved the song and can't wait for more. Thanks for the support.
Some Nina fans just can't take other people's opinions. Anyways, I understand she resembles Kate Bush because of how wild both can be vocally and visually.
I highly suggest checking more of Nina Hagen when she was with this band before getting into her solo stuff which is different so you don't get confused.
I see Nina as a free spirit punk clown from outer space. She is definitely the person you are seeing while she perform.
I think we will regularly revisit her work. I feel like I won't love everything however I will admire her creativity and willingness to go where ever her creative feelings take her.
@@PopCultureProductions I understand, she is wild and can't be for everyone. But she will grow on you if you let her lol
@@nomi.hagen. I'll be ecstatic if i love one in three as her quality makes it worth it at that ratio. Genius needs to be allowed to experiment.
Nina actually left Germany for the UK in 1980. She later moved to LA.and made records with the then unknown RHC Peppers. She is one of the very few international artists from Germany, but has always been a little too edgy, too punk, too guru-believing for the R'n'R Hall of Fame. Her Debut album was very promising. A promise she couldn't keep after she split from her band (who under the name of Spliff advanced to one of the biggest bands of the early 80s in Germany). Her biggest commercial success was "NewYork NewYork" from 1983.
I remember someone saying on the last react we did that she had made some movies as well. An absolute talent and creative genius.
@@PopCultureProductions Yes, she played the Evil Queen in a take on Sleeping Beauty and she was the voice of Sally in the German version of " A Nightmare Before Christmas" (I'm not sure if that's the right title).
@@sjfvet519us I will try to source this from somewhere before Christmas this year so Lacey and I can do an x-Mas special on it. Wish me luck.
That is a German movie 7 Dwarves- Men Alone in the Woods. She’s an evil witch and her daughter Cosma Shiva is Snowwhite. It’ a parody
@@dspasich You're Right, both of them had a role in one of these "we know it's crap but at least we are funny" fairy tale movies from Germany (Nina and CoSma Shiva are gorgeous, though.). Why are Rammstein videos on a different level? Probably because the director usually is from Serbia
Check out her song
NEW YORK NEW YORK, and SO BAD
Adding them to the list. Can't wait to get back to some more from Nina. Thanks for the view and recommendation.
Nina Hagen 1st Number 1 Hit was 1974, so far away from Kate Bush!
Just to clarify the intent wasn't to suggest that this was a copy of Kate Bush. Just the fact that when I heard her she reminded me of Kate Bush as I had heard her before. Scarily over 30 years before for me. One of the big reasons for doing this was trying to find artists that just haven't been in my eyeline or probably more aptly earshot. So far found some I really enjoy.
I also love Kate Bush so it was meant to be a flattering comparison.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Actually Nina Hagen came before Kate Bush.
Excuse me, but comparing Nina Hagen to Kate Bush is offensive to both, because of their outstanding but totally independent works.
Meant as a compliment to both. Specifically the tone in the voice on this song.
@@PopCultureProductions maybe, but it sounds more like you’ve seen a fox for the first time and compare it to a red cat you once owned. Both beautiful animals.
@@helge. Was the fox wearing a cat disguise?
@@PopCultureProductions no, he was eating dog food and wondered why it doesn’t taste like horse.
@@helge. Horse food or actual horse?
??? Kate Bush ? - I love Kate , I love Nina - but they have nothing in common.
I still connect the 2 in my head whenever I listen to this song. For me it is the distinct tone they both bring to performances with the immense creativity. Having said that though now I have listened to a lot more of Nina's tracks this is now a rarity more than the norm for me.
Nina does NOT sound like Kate Bush. If anything, Kate Bush stole from Nina Hagen. Nina just came out with a new album ("Unity") which is a mix of pop, Christian rock, and activist songs. She did a song with Lene Lovich for PETA ("Don't Kill the Animals"), which I love. I also like "Born in Xixax", "Hand Grenade" (a song about HIV), and her biggest hit "New York, New York". When German chancellor Angela Merkle stepped down from office, she had Nina Hagen perform.
All I can say on that is we hear what we hear and certainly I heard, in this track, Kate Bush. This was a huge positive for me as I love Kate Bush. One of the major reasons I want to hear more.
The other side being, like you mention here, her seeming desire to create music she cares about or loves without feeling restricted by style or genre. Can't wait for more.
That's a bad version, cause it is playback. Try the version live from Rockpalast!
Wow. If that is a bad version I can't wait to hear a better one. Off to listen right now.
The 1999 or 1978?
@@PopCultureProductions 1978/79
@@PopCultureProductions It is worse because it was recorded for German television, where they often use playback. The Rockpalast version from 1979 is completely live. There you can hear more how she is on it. Nina Hagen - Crazy German Queen of Punk. 😉
BTW: Do you also know "Apocalyptica ft. Nina Hagen" with "Seemann" (Rammstein cover). That was about 2004, there you hear her again completely different.
@@AP-RSI I listened to the Rockpalast version. Loved it even more so thanks for the heads up.
Funnily enough the Seemann cover, my favourite Rammstein song, was my first exposure to her. You can catch our reaction to that on the channel here.
ua-cam.com/video/tiKBo7dEKJA/v-deo.html
Why Kate Bush? She’s her own.
Just really came through to me when I was listening. also the only equatable artist that I could think of. Love Kate Bush as well. Once tried to drunkenly sing Wuthering Heights whilst dashing through the streets of Bristol. I didn't do her justice.