Moskau (song)

"Moskau"
Single by Dschinghis Khan
from the album Dschinghis Khan
B-side "Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan"
Released 1979
Genre Disco
Length 4:43
5:58 (Album)
Label BMG
Songwriter(s) Ralph Siegel
Producer(s) Bernd Meinunger
Dschinghis Khan singles chronology
"Dschinghis Khan"
(1979)		 "Moskau"
(1979)		 "Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot"
(1980)
"Moscow"
Single by Genghis Khan
A-side "Moscow"
B-side "Moscow (German Version)"
Released 1980
Genre Disco
Length 4:30
Label 7 Records / Image Records
Songwriter(s) Ralph Siegel
Producer(s) Norbert Daum

"Moskau" is a German-language single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan (known as Genghis Khan in Australia and other countries)[1][2][3][4] released in 1979.

There was also an English-language version released in 1980 which was entitled "Moscow".

Versions

Moskau – the German-language version

"Moskau", the German-language version of the song, appears on their 1979 self-titled album Dschinghis Khan and their 1980 album Rom. The album version clocks six minutes, but the single version is four and a half minutes long.[5]

Moscow – the English-language version

The band, under their English-language band name Gengis Khan, released a version of the song with English lyrics entitled "Moscow" in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.[1] Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics, and the single was issued locally in a die-cut Channel 7 paper sleeve.[6] The song became a massive hit in Australia, staying at #1 for six weeks.

History

The song also achieved enormous underground popularity in the Soviet Union. A 15-second clip of the song's performance was shown as a part of the New Year holiday lineup on the state-run TV, leading to the immediate dismissal of the network's director.[7]

In 2006, the song made its video game debut as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2. It is also a featured track in Just Dance 2014.

It was also played at the opening at Eurovision 2009 at Moscow, Russia for Semi Final 2.

Covers

  • The song has also been covered by German black metal band Black Messiah.[8]
  • In Finland "Moskau" was covered by Juhamatti with the title "Volga" in 1980. "Volga" has since been performed by artists such as Kari Tapio and Frederik.
  • An Estonian band Meie Mees covered the song as "Moskva".
  • This song was also covered by Hong Kong pop singer George Lam as "Olympics in Moscow" (Chinese:世運在莫斯科).
  • In China a version with altered lyrics called Fen Dou[9] (奋斗) was made by Da Zhangwei (大张伟).
  • Georgie Dann made a Spanish version in 1980, with more success in spanish-talking countries than the original version[10]
  • Dark Ducks covered the song in Japanese
  • In live performances of their song "Sacrament of Wilderness," the symphonic metal band Nightwish plays a riff from Moskau at about the three-minute mark of the song.[11]
  • In the Czech Republic, the parody band Los Rotopedos produced a cover of the song in 2012. Los Rotopedos subsequently qualified to the top ten in the Český slavík song competition.[12]
  • Swedish group Vikingarna recorded a cover in Swedish, "Moskva", in 1980.[13]
  • Since 2008 or earlier, Russian Armed Forces military bands have occasionally played the song at public events in Russia.[14]
  • In 2013 song was covered by a French band Dancing Bros. and used in the video game Just Dance 2014.
  • American power metal band Last Alliance covered Moskau in 2011. The song was made available as a free download in 2018 to celebrate the Fifa World Cup hosted in Russia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Country=Australia, Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Country=France, Genghis Khan* - Moscow (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Country=Colombia, Genghis Khan* - Moscu (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Country=Japan, Genghis Khan* - Moskau / Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan (Vinyl)". Discogs website. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Start - STEPPENWIND - Offizielle Dschinghis Khan Fanseite". Steppenwind.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ↑ "??". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Chin. Chin. Chinigs Khan". Zhurnal.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. ↑ SirG (2006-11-19). "Black Messiah - Of Myths And Legends Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. ↑ "大张伟 - 奋斗—在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看". V.youku.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ "Georgie Dann - Moscú". YouTube. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  12. ↑ "Los Rotopedos - Moscau". YouTube. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Kramgoa låtar ( 8) | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB.kb.se. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  14. ↑ "Music Russian Military Band One". YouTube. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
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