There is a Hofbräuhaus in Munich
In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus is the title of 1935 resulting Hofbräuhaus -Liedes that one of today's most popular mood songs. The catchy chorus of the streets Hauer is: In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus - oans, zwoa, g'suffa .
The Hofbräuhaus song was composed by Wilhelm “Wiga” Gabriel (1897–1964) from Berlin . The legend reports that Gabriel thought of the melody to the text of his friend Klaus Siegfried Richter from Hindelang in the Berlin Café am Zoo . Since the composer did not have any paper at hand, he is said to have simply noted the notes on the title page of the Berliner Illustrierte. The beginning of the melody, however, shows similarities with the Munich city anthem Solang the old Peter . Gabriel is said to have used this folk song for the composition. The Hofbräuhaus song, musically a waltz , was performed for the first time in 1936 at the Dürkheim sausage market . In the following carnival session it developed into a carnival hit and found its way to the Hofbräuhaus, where Gabriel even directed it himself and is said to have received a huge beer mug as a thank you.
The best-known interpreters of the song include Maxl Graf and Franzl Lang .
The song serves as the soundtrack for a movie comedy first shown in 1953 , which is about an inheritance dispute between a Munich and a Berlin family against the backdrop of the Oktoberfest . The black and white film contributes in line with the refrain of the Hofbräuhaus song titled In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus . The Austrian actors Rolf Olsen and Siegfried Breuer wrote the script . Olsen also appeared in the film himself, while Breuer directed.
The beginning of the Hofbräuhaus song was later quoted by the Munich band Spider Murphy Gang . Her number one single, Skandal im Sperrgebiet , published in 1981, begins with the words: There is a Hofbräuhaus in Munich - but brothels have to go out . The piece, perceived by many contemporaries as a provocation , deals ironically with prostitution and social double standards . Despite a boycott by many radio stations, it sold 750,000 copies and brought the band the nationwide breakthrough.
literature
- Elmar Walter: Music in the world's most famous pub. Music in the Hofbräuhaus. In: Johannes Moser, Eva Becher (ed.): Munich Sound: Urban Folk Culture and Popular Music (= Munich ethnographic writings, Volume 11). Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-8316-4035-5 , pp. 79–87, here p. 81 ( limited preview in Google book search).
Web links
- Lyrics at ingeb.org
- The Hofbräuhaus song at hofbraeuhaus.de
- Hofbräuhaus song at oktoberfest-songs.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulli Wenger: From the old Peter to the quick Sigi . Bayerischer Rundfunk, July 24, 2014, accessed on September 16, 2014