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Johann Hans Hölzel (Hans; Falco)
Johann Hans Hölzel
1957 - Born in Vienna on the 19th of February.
1963 - On September, Hans began his schooling at the Piarist's Primary School, a respected Catholic private school in Ziegelofengasse.
- In December, there was a Christmas party at Hans' school and children who could play an instrument were sought for the musical section.
1974 - The first band Hans joined as a bassist for Umspannwerk "Transformer".
- He later on joined the the band called "The Hallucination Company".
1978 - The Hallucination Company first went on tour.
1981 - Falco reached number one in Austria with Kommissar and two months later his hometown rise from pub musician to star catapulted him to the top of the charts in Germany.
1982 - The Einzelhaft album was released.
1985 - Falco had a sold out for the concert in Vienna's Stadthalle.
1986 - Falco undertook a short adventure into the film business and played a small role in the comedy Geld oder Leber with Mike Krüger and Ursela Monn in the leading roles.
- He was awarded a Golden Bambi as the most successful German-language pop singer of the year on November.
1988 - Hans Hölzel and Isabella Vitkovic married secretly in Los Angeles on the 17th of June.
1995 - Falco released the single Naked produced by Torsten Börger.
1998 - Hans Hölzel died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on the 6th of February.
DER KOMMISSAR (The Commissioner)
Lyrics: Falco, Music: Robert Ponger - Published by P.S.-Music/Edition Falkenhorst
NOTE: Lines in italics were in English in the original German version.
1963 - On September, Hans began his schooling at the Piarist's Primary School, a respected Catholic private school in Ziegelofengasse.
- In December, there was a Christmas party at Hans' school and children who could play an instrument were sought for the musical section.
1974 - The first band Hans joined as a bassist for Umspannwerk "Transformer".
- He later on joined the the band called "The Hallucination Company".
1978 - The Hallucination Company first went on tour.
1981 - Falco reached number one in Austria with Kommissar and two months later his hometown rise from pub musician to star catapulted him to the top of the charts in Germany.
1982 - The Einzelhaft album was released.
1985 - Falco had a sold out for the concert in Vienna's Stadthalle.
1986 - Falco undertook a short adventure into the film business and played a small role in the comedy Geld oder Leber with Mike Krüger and Ursela Monn in the leading roles.
- He was awarded a Golden Bambi as the most successful German-language pop singer of the year on November.
1988 - Hans Hölzel and Isabella Vitkovic married secretly in Los Angeles on the 17th of June.
1995 - Falco released the single Naked produced by Torsten Börger.
1998 - Hans Hölzel died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on the 6th of February.
DER KOMMISSAR (The Commissioner)
Lyrics: Falco, Music: Robert Ponger - Published by P.S.-Music/Edition Falkenhorst
NOTE: Lines in italics were in English in the original German version.
Two, three, four
One, two, three
Well, it doesn't matter
Well, when I tell you the story
None the less,
I'm quite used to it
It won't be running in TV-Funk (magazine). -
Yes, she was young,
Her heart so pure and white
And every night has its price.
She says: “Sugar Sweet,
ya got me rappin' to the heat!”
I understand, she's hot,
She says: “Baby, you know,
I miss my funky friends,”
She means Jack and Joe and Jill.
My understanding of funk,
yeah, it'll do in a crunch,
I understand what she wants now. -
I think it over,
Her nose does the talking,
While I continue to smoke,
She knows the 'Special Places' very well;
I think she takes the metro, too.
There they're singing:
“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
He'll keep his eye on you
and you know why.
Your zest for life will kill you.”
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat!
We meet Jill and Joe
And his bother hip
And also the rest of the cool Gang
They rap to, they rap fro
In between they scrape it off the walls. -
This case is clear,
Dear Mr. Commissioner,
Even if you have a different opinion:
The snow on which we all
ski downhill,
every child knows.
Now the nursery rhyme:
“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
He has the power and we're little and dumb;
this frustration makes us mum.”
“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
When he talks to you
and you know why,
tell him: 'Your life is killing you.'”
