Schnapps for everyone
| Schnapps for everyone | |
|---|---|
| Moses Pelham | |
| publication | 1998 |
| Genre (s) | rap |
| Author (s) | Moses Pelham |
| Label | Pelham Power Productions |
| album | Shared Suffering I. |
Schnaps für alle is a song by the German rapper Moses Pelham from 1998. He released the song as a track on his solo album, Geiles Leid I, as well as a single with various versions and remixes of the song.
Text and music
The text of Schnaps für alle is made up of three stanzas with a simple rhyme structure, with the rap being performed in the Frankfurt dialect typical of Moses Pelham . The content is a monologue that the singer addresses to a person who cannot be recognized by the listener. It is not clear whether this is an actual person or the singer himself. At the beginning of the song, the protagonist describes himself as “the bastard in search of light”. Over the lines he tries to show his position on life and drinking and each of the first two stanzas ends with the words "Schnaps für alle". The third stanza is more dramatic in its style and ends in the (self) insult: "Dude, don't bother me, you hurt me, fuck you, me and the crazy idea".
The song is introduced by a piano sequence and, after the intro, performed as spoken chant in a calm rap style. The accompaniment is a subtle piano melody and is supported by the background vocals of the singer Linda Carriere , who does not sing words, but only a sequence of notes and thus takes on the function of another melody instrument.
Background and publication
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Moses Pelham was part of the rap group Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt until shortly before the release of his solo album, Geiles Leid I, in 1998 . At the same time he founded the label pelham power productions (3p), on which, in addition to recordings of the Rödelheim Hartreim project, he successfully produced and published artists such as Sabrina Setlur (sister S.), Xavier Naidoo and Illmatic from 1994 onwards . His album was also released on the label in 1998, entered the German album charts and climbed to number 11. Pelham published in the episode next to Schnaps for everyone the singles Hartreim Saga and Mein Glück ; the Hartreim Saga placed 44th in the German single charts and became Pelham's biggest solo success, Schnaps für alle only climbed to 95th place for one week.
The single Schnaps für alle was released in September 1998 and contained the original version of the song ("Director's Cut") and other versions in the form of remixes . The “Namlook Night Mix” was recorded as an ambient version by Pete Namlook , others are from Sascha Bühren (“Busy's 99.9% Vol Mix”), Jack Daniel (“Jack Daniel's”) and Air-Knee and Nasty N (“Air Man's Nasty Club Mix "). In the latter, Rappassagen from Illmatic are installed.
The song is also available in a live recording on the live album Live in Frankfurt .
Music video
Moses Pelham published an official music video for the single, which was published on youtube on the official channel of his record company 3p . The video is in black and white and shows Pelham at the pool of a villa. In the first two verses, he sits on the bottom of the pool at the edge of the pool and drinks clear schnapps from a glass while singing the song. Before the third step, he gets up and falls into the pool, he sings this verse underwater while air bubbles come out of his mouth. At the end of the song, he remains motionless on the bottom of the pool.
supporting documents
- ↑ Moses Pelham - schnapps for everyone , lyrics on songtexte.com; accessed on August 12, 2020.
- ↑ a b Moses Pelham - Schnapps for everyone. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Moses Pelham - Divided Sorrow I at Discogs ; accessed on August 12, 2020.
- ↑ Moses Pelham - Shared Suffering I. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Moses Pelham - Hartreim Saga. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Moses Pelham - Schnaps for everyone at Discogs ; accessed on August 12, 2020.
- ^ Moses Pelham - Live in Frankfurt at Discogs ; accessed on August 12, 2020.
- ↑ Moses Pelham - Schnaps for Everyone , music video on the official 3p channel; accessed on August 12, 2020.