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==Articles referring Germany or German topics==
 
==Articles referring Germany or German topics==
  
===Zappa references to Germany===
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===Albums and tracks===
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* In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', scientist [[Albert Einstein]], sexologist [[Eberhard Kronhausen]] and composer [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] are mentioned.
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* ''[[Absolutely Free (The Track)|Absolutely Free]]'': mentions ''"Donner & Blitzen"'' (thunder & lightning).
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* On the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'' actor [[Max Schreck]], scientist [[Albert Einstein]] and a bust of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] can be seen.
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* ''[[Mr. Green Genes]]'': ''"with sauerkraut"''.
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* ''[[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]''
 
* [[Didja Get Any Onya?]]: ''"Years ago in Germany..."''
 
* [[Didja Get Any Onya?]]: ''"Years ago in Germany..."''
 
* [[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]]: ''"(...) and a three month supply of German bookings with tickets on Air Rangoon."''
 
* [[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]]: ''"(...) and a three month supply of German bookings with tickets on Air Rangoon."''
* [[German]], for all the Zappa songs sung in German
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* ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]'': ''"God have mercy on (...) the purple lipped censors and the Germans of course"''.
* [[German Lunch]]
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* On the front cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' a scroll can be seen with German lyrics: ''"Divan divan, weisst du wer ich bin?"'' (''"Sofa, sofa, do you know who I am?"'')
* [[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]
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* ''[[Sofa No. 2]]'': The lyrics are sung in German.
* [[Mr. Green Genes]] mentions ''"sauerkraut"''
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* ''[[Seal Call Fusion Music]]'': ''"Ok, Ok now a waltz seal call solo . . . from-from Bavaria."''
* [[Reagan At Bitburg]]
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* ''[[Stick It Out]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German.
* [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]: ''"God have mercy on (...) the purple lipped censors and the Germans of course"''
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* ''[[Reagan At Bitburg]]'', based on [[Ronald Reagan]]'s controversial visit to Bitburg, Germany.
* [[Waffenspiel]]: a German sounding word that nevertheless doesn't exist
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* ''[[Once Upon A Time]]'' on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German.  
* [[Welcome To The United States]]: ''"C. Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were you involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?"''
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* ''[[German Lunch]]'' on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]''.
 
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* ''[[Divan]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German.
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* ''[[A Solo From Cologne]]''
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* ''[[A Solo From Heidelberg]]''
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* ''[[Bavarian Sunset]]''
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* ''[[Welcome To The United States]]'':
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** Certain lyrics are spoken in German.
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** ''"Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were you involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?"''
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* While rehearsing with the [[Ensemble Modern]] for ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' did a few try-outs based on the German children's book ''[[Der Struwwelpeter]]'', but eventually dropped the idea.
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* ''[[This Ain't CNN]]'', ''[[This Is All Wrong]]'', ''[[You're Just Insultin' Me Aren't You!]]'' and ''[[Cold Light Generation]]'': German is spoken.
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* ''[[Waffenspiel]]'':  a German sounding word that nevertheless doesn't exist.
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* ''[[Library Card]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German.
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* ''[[Magic Pig]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German.
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* [[German]], for all the Zappa songs sung in German.
  
 
===Locations in Germany===
 
===Locations in Germany===
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* [[84/09/08 Ahlen Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch]]
 
* [[84/09/08 Ahlen Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch]]
 
* [[84/09/09 St. Goarshausen Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne]]
 
* [[84/09/09 St. Goarshausen Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne]]
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* [[88/04/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]]
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* [[88/04/13 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle]]
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* [[88/04/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]]
 
* [[88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle]]
 
* [[88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle]]
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* [[88/04/24 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]]
 
* [[88/05/05 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]]
 
* [[88/05/05 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]]
 
* [[88/05/09 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle]]
 
* [[88/05/09 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle]]
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* [[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]]
 
* [[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]]
 
* [[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]]
 
* [[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]]
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* [[Berlin]]
 
* [[Cologne]]
 
* [[Cologne]]
 
* [[Munich]]
 
* [[Munich]]
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* [[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]
 
* [[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]
  
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===Zappa associates from Germany===
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* [[Ensemble Modern]]
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* [[Lukas Foss]] conducted a version of ''[[L'Histoire Du Soldat]]'', narrated by Frank Zappa.
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* [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]]
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* [[Hermann Kretzschmar]]
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* [[Henning Lohner]], directer of the documentaries ''[[Peefeeyatko]]'', ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' and ''[[The Revenge Of The Dead Indians]]''.
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* [[Fritz Rau]]
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* [[Peter Rundel]]
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* [[Claus Wiedemann]]
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* [[Dietmar Wiesner]]
  
===References to German composers, musicians, rock artists===
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===Classical composers, conductors and musicians===
 
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
 
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
 
* [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
 
* [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
* [[Bonnen]]
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* [[Ensemble Modern]]
* [[Can]]
 
* [[Die Ärzte]]
 
 
* [[Lukas Foss]]
 
* [[Lukas Foss]]
* [[Walter Gerwig]]
 
* [[Guru Guru]]
 
 
* [[Hans Werner Henze]]
 
* [[Hans Werner Henze]]
* [[KMFDM]]
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* [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]]
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* [[Hermann Kretzschmar]]
 
* [[Henning Lohner]]
 
* [[Henning Lohner]]
* [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]]
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* [[Peter Rundel]]
 
* [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]
 
* [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]
 
* [[Richard Wagner]], composer of [[Lohengrin]]
 
* [[Richard Wagner]], composer of [[Lohengrin]]
 
* [[Kurt Weill]]
 
* [[Kurt Weill]]
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* [[Dietmar Wiesner]]
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===Rock and pop artists===
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* [[Die Ärzte]]
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* [[Bonnen]]
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* [[Can]]
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* [[Guru Guru]]
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* [[Nina Hagen]]
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* [[KMFDM]]
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* [[Ukulele Dub Society]]
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* [[Vicki Vomit]]
  
 
===German actors===
 
===German actors===
 
* [[Max Schreck]]
 
* [[Max Schreck]]
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===German comedians===
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* [[Vicki Vomit]]
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===German writers===
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* [[Franz Kafka]] (born in Prague, [[Czechoslovakia]], but identified as German)
  
 
===German brands===
 
===German brands===
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* [[Porsche]]
 
* [[Porsche]]
  
===German scientists and physicians===
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===German scientists===
 
* [[Albert Einstein]]
 
* [[Albert Einstein]]
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* [[Eberhard Kronhausen]]
 
* [[Dr. Ruth]]
 
* [[Dr. Ruth]]
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===German visual artists===
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* [[Dieter Boé]]
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* [[Andreas Rausch]]
  
 
===Zappa Phenomena===
 
===Zappa Phenomena===
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* [[Sheik Yerbouti (The Band)]]
 
* [[Sheik Yerbouti (The Band)]]
 
* The [[Zappanale]] Festival.
 
* The [[Zappanale]] Festival.
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* [[Andreas Rausch]], author of ''[[Zappaesk]]'' and creator of the YouTube series ''[[The Dog & Frank Zappa]]''.
  
 
===Miscellaneous===
 
===Miscellaneous===
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* [[Communism]]
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* ''[[German TV Interview]]'' (1970)
 
* [[Joseph Goebbels]]
 
* [[Joseph Goebbels]]
 
* [[Rosemarie Heinikel]]
 
* [[Rosemarie Heinikel]]
 
* [[Adolf Hitler]]  (for references about Nazis)  
 
* [[Adolf Hitler]]  (for references about Nazis)  
* [[Peefeeyatko]]
 
* [[Fritz Rau]]
 
 
* [[Rosy Rosy]]
 
* [[Rosy Rosy]]
 
* [[Zyklon-B]]
 
* [[Zyklon-B]]

Latest revision as of 05:30, 26 July 2026

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Articles referring Germany or German topics

Albums and tracks

Locations in Germany

Zappa associates from Germany

Classical composers, conductors and musicians

Rock and pop artists

German actors

German comedians

German writers

German brands

German scientists

German visual artists

Zappa Phenomena

Miscellaneous