1 - Episode 1 - Schlager You Than Me

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Episode 1 - Schlager You Than Me Having said all I have, the first part of Hamburg Calling contained no sex, no drugs and no rock and roll. Hamburg was a city of air-raid shelters during the war as it was a relatively easy target for bombers and casualties were high. Ironically, many citizens did not support Hitler. Liverpool comedians discussed German jokes and Ken Dodd said, “Of course I went to Germany. I went over there to complain.” Because of its black origins, jazz was banned in Germany, and once the war was over, it had a new found popularity. Chris Barber’s Jazz Band did particularly well and through Barber’s banjo player, Lonnie Donegan, they learnt about skiffle. In the 1950s, German popular music became bland and Schlager was lightweight pop songs about holidaying in the sun and falling in love. The UK had its own Schlager with Cliff Richard’s ‘Summer Holiday’, while Elvis Presley’s ‘Wooden Heart’ was based on a German folk song and had a passage in German. The German fans were agreed that English was a much better language for performing rock and roll.

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