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TMBG, but perhaps John Flansburgh in particular, seem to enjoy speaking, singing, or even acting out a sort of caricature of a German national.
John Flansburgh is quoted in his biography page as enjoying the psuedonym Rolf Conant because Conant is his middle name and Rolf is simply "a good German name."
According to John Linnell's biography, he has used the name Gunnar, which is more properly Teutonic in origin, but arguably sounds somewhat Germanic.
The following is a list of songs which seem to illustrate this song theme:
- Clowntown - German accent
- Complete Paranoia - "The German scientist guy turns around"
- Dinner Bell - Pavlov was Russian, but there might be a "Dinner bell, dinner bell, ring" that's somewhat German sounding
- Mr. Klaw - German accent throughout song
- O Tannenbaum - lyrics in German
- Philadelphia - German Accent. Stylistically similar to German electronic music. Ends with the word "Dankeschön".
- Road Movie To Berlin - self-explanatory
- Stormy Pinkness (Love Version) - recorded in Berlin in 1989
- The New German Cinema
- Weep Day - "West German protest march"
Honorable Mention
- The German news presenter in the Snail Shell video
See also
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