Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus
| Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus | |
|---|---|
| trio | |
| publication | October 1982 |
| length | 2:40 |
| Genre (s) | Rock song |
| Author (s) | Stephan Remmler / Kralle Krawinkel |
" Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus " is a song by the German band Trio , which was released in October 1982 as a single. Text and music are from Kralle Krawinkel and Stephan Remmler .
composition
Only two instruments can be heard on the recording: electric guitar and drums . Only bass drum and snare are played on the drums - hi-hats or cymbals cannot be heard. The chord progressions of the electric guitar are limited to just three chords.
After a short drum roll at the beginning, the first stanza begins, the text of which is limited to the naming of five first names ( Anna , Berta , Carla , Dieter and Peter ) and is spoken according to the following pattern: "Anna, Anna, oh Anna". The first verse is followed by the refrain, which consists of the line “Let me in, let me out”, which is repeated three times. Then a stanza begins again immediately, which only varies the order in which the names of the first stanza are named.
On the maxi version, the fourth chorus is followed by a long guitar solo and another verse.
history
Anna Lassmichrein Lassmichraus is based on an unpublished song by a trio that was called You, I would love to be with you . This ballad-like song was already in the band's live repertoire in 1981 and consisted of three stanzas in English, followed by a list of female first names in alphabetical order, which was repeatedly interrupted by the line "You, I would like to be with you". In terms of content, the original version thematized "the hard life of rock musicians" (so Remmler) and described the frustration that arose on a tour as well as the longing to be home again. At the same time, the song suggested that the band has a different girl in every city.
Live you, I would love to be with you, were only accompanied by a guitar. The trio drummer Peter Behrens did not play an instrument. Instead, he hung a folder around his neck on the stage that contained A4 sheets of paper with one letter each. He turned a page with each mention of his name in the song.
When Trio's first album was produced in the summer of 1981 , the band decided, You I would love to be with you, not to release it because it seemed too boring as a music production.
After Da da da had become a world hit in 1982, the band had to release another single soon. Since Trio did not have any other suitable material, the band reworked the unpublished song You I would so much like to be with you , which ultimately resulted in Anna - Lassmichrein lassmichraus . The song was expanded to include drum accompaniment, the English verses were deleted without replacement and a new refrain was written. All that remained was the rudimentary mention of female first names in alphabetical order.
For the second studio album Bye Bye , the band produced the song from scratch in 1983 and expanded the instrumentation to include bass and keyboard. This new version was only released in English and was not released as a single. The reason for the new production was that the songs on the second album were altogether more elaborately orchestrated and the original version by Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus would have been too out of line for the album.
interpretation
Without knowing the fact that the song from You, I would so much like to be with you , Anna - Lassmichrein lassmichraus is largely incomprehensible to the listener, especially since the trio were not ready to explain the content of the song. Remmler denied that the line Let me in, let me out refers to sexual intercourse .
Rather, the song is probably about the fact that the author has several girlfriends with whom he goes in and out. The fact that two male first names (Dieter and Peter) are also mentioned in the song should be understood as a confusing joke.
success
The song was released as a single and maxi-single in October 1982 and was not included on any regular album by Trio. It reached third place in the German single charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 22 weeks. In addition to the German version, Trio also produced an English version in which only the chorus was replaced by the line “Let me in, let me out”. The English version was published worldwide, but not with any notable success.
The song received special public attention in the ZDF hit parade . After Trio with their later hit single Da da da had encountered disinterest in this program, the band managed to achieve first place in the program on December 6, 1982 (38.5% by audience vote). When the trio presented the song again in the following broadcast, the band played the song completely live, although in the ZDF hit parade the artists always sang live to a playback . Drummer Peter Behrens was able to operate his drums with one hand because he didn't have to play the hi-hat. He used this to eat an apple with his free hand, which later became his trademark.
In 2008, the German energy supply group RWE used the song for a nationwide large-scale advertising campaign for a new electricity tariff.
Video
As for the video for Da da da Dieter Meier ( Yello ) directed the music video for Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus . The video shows the trio playing the song on the garage roof of their house in Großenkneten . In a cutscene, guitarist Krawinkel can be seen using his guitar as a machete and making his way through a cornfield with it.
Due to the textual English version of the song, which was only slightly different, it was possible to underlay the video material with the English version without Remmler's lip-synch problems occurring.
literature
- Christian Graf: The NDW Lexicon ( ISBN 3896025295 )
- Günter Ehnert and Detlef Kinsler: Rock in Germany. Lexicon of German rock groups and performers ( ISBN 3922542166 )
Members: Stephan Remmler | Claw tie | Peter Behrens
Albums: Trio (1981) | Trio live in the spring of 82 (1982) | Bye Bye (1983) | Whats the Password (1985)
Singles: Hold Me, I'm Going Crazy (1981) | Da Da Da I don't love you you don't love me aha aha aha (1982) | Anna - Lassmichrein Lassmichraus (1982) | Bum bum (1983) | Heart is trump (then you call ...) (1983) | Turaluraluralu - I do BuBu what are you doing (1983) | Tutti Frutti (1984) | Three against three (1985) | Ready for You (1985) | My Sweet Angel (1986)