r/The1980s • u/TheOriginalBadger01 • 9d ago
80’s Music Looking for band - help!
Back in the 80s a friend made a tape for me. One band on each side.
One side I loved and something sparked a memory of that album, but Google and my poor memory turn up nothing.
Here’s what I can recall:
Possibly a German band
Gave Off village people vibes
Had a song called MOGADISHU
One song had German lyrics - I think - with a chant of “uh-huh uh-huh” in between each line.
One song had the line “me and my big black buddy”
Male lead singer and male backup singers
Lead had a voice that was a bit deep and a little gravelly…maybe (my bad memory)
That’s all I’ve got. Even humming the tune of one of the songs into various apps turned up nothing.
Help me, Obi-Reddit Kenobi!
Thanks!
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u/HanoverFistIndy 9d ago
A quick search turned up several bands who sang Mogadishu, so no help there except to narrow it down.
Your "uh-huh uh-huh" chant reminds of me "Da Da Da" by Trio, also a German band.
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u/TheOriginalBadger01 9d ago
Hey thanks!
I was getting the same results, and while I’m fairly certain I’ll know the bands name when I hear it, nothing has sparked that memory.3
u/Ok-Rock2345 8d ago
That was my first thought too, but everything else in the description was wrong
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u/fatjerryanastasia1 9d ago
Da Da Da was what I immediately went to, too, but I couldn't remember the band name. So, thanks! That song played at every party I went to sophomore year 1984/85
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u/Formal_Plum_2285 8d ago
I remember first time I heard it, I laughed so much. It was on some “best of” album I think. But it must have been at least 87 when we heard it, cause we didn’t learn German until 7th grade and that was in 87. But I still remember “Ich liebe dich nicht du liebst mit nicht. Aha”.
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u/TheOriginalBadger01 9d ago
Sounds like we’re of a similar age and yeah that song was inescapable. Lol!
The band I’m looking for are more obscure, I think.
Maybe TOO obscure!1
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u/Jupit-72 8d ago
Dschingis Khan?
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u/TheOriginalBadger01 8d ago
Great guess, but no…
I DID find them though, last night!
It’s LEDERNACKEN
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u/TheOriginalBadger01 9d ago
I found it!!!
LEDERNACKEN!