LAST EDITED ON Oct-05-12 AT 03:48 PM (EDT)
 
>It is from the same cloth as the Macarena. A cheery little tune, a
>dance that anyone can (attempt to) emulate, and lyrics that are
>completely unintelligible except for one phrase.

Apart from the part about the dance, that has a much longer and more honorable heritage. Heck, thanks to the unique and creative usage, these lyrics don't make a ton of sense in English or German. (I'm particularly fond of "Er war so exaltiert because er hatte Flair.")

The Art of Noise's preferred way of covering this involves a frilly shirt and periwig for Moose, black tie for Miki, and post-syncope stimulants for most of the girls (and, statistically, 10% of the guys) in the front row.

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Ooh! Rock me Amadeus
Ooh! Rock me Amadeus
Rock me Amadeus rock rock rock me Amadeus

rock me all the time to the top

Er war ein Punker und er liebt in der großen Stadt
Es war Wien, war Vienna wo er alles tat
Er hatte Schulden denn er trank, doch ihn liebten alle Frauen
Und jede rief: Come on 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 on 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 plastic money any more, die Banken gegen ihn
Woher die Schulden kamen war wohl jedermann bekannt
Er war ein Mann der Frauen, Frauen liebten seinen Punk

Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus
Come and rock me Amadeus

Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Baby baby do it to me rock me
Ja ja ja

Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Amadeus Amadeus, oh oh oh Amadeus

- Falco (1957-1998)
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco 3 (1985)