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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

42/100 Video - "Der Kommissar" - Falco (1982)

A few years before "Rock Me Amadeus" topped the charts, Falco scored a hit with "Der Kommissar". 

I think the first time I heard this Falco classic was at a junior high dance. 

Not sure if it was the original version of "Der Kommissar" or the American knock-off by After The Fire, but I've always preferred Falco's.

Now about the video.  

Somehow this low budget video is one of the best and worst at the same time. 

But the cheese oozes with authority. 

As nighttime clips from some sort of German version of Cops play in the background, our hero sings verses with a rap-like vocal and wears dark shades with confidence. 

The video is all about Falco superimposed on a screen. He spends almost four minutes running, dancing, looking behind him at a video showing menacing police cars "chasing" him. 

All while rapping a tale in German a story about running from the law.