English Lyrics: Opened wide my window shows Sparrow-clouds sky-aflutter Freezing nose, the wind blows Scattered exhaust pipes rattle ’n sputter Oh, the sun is going down Red, with gold, it is foretold I look down upon a ghost town An old acquaintance I behold Abrupt! Of a sudden my heart feels heavy The sight of twilight birds on the wing Sends my gaze soaring heavenwards My soul is sore, and how beautiful it is Evening still-life, silent city Soul a-swelling, tears a-running And so all conspires to make me weary And I just cannot keep from sobbing
I first saw her on tv on stage at Rock in Rio, she was a surprise for everyone and became the most photographed artist of the festival. She made a great success in Brazil and she came back on the same year for a Brazilian tour, it was a disaster due to the horrible production of the country, nevertheless I went to see her concert in my city and she opened the concert with this amazing song Naturträne, she came from an UFO parked on her head. Beautiful. Miss you, Nina Hagen, ich vermisse Dich, Nina!❤
I am happy you liked it ❤ She is a really one of a kind type of person. Very talented, and doesn't take herself seriously as you can see. If you want to see her giving a totally different vibe, you can check her performance of "Fever". If you want her doing something similar, "Future is Now" on Austrian TV.
A lot of European rockstars stayed at the Hotel/Bar I worked at in Amsterdam, Nina was one of them. She basically destroyed her room by writing on the walls with lipstick.
I once knew a woman at work who lived together with Nina in a flat for some time. When I asked her about how it was back then, she answered with her thick French accent she retained despite living in Germany for more than thirty years: ‘oh Nina is a very nice person, but she takes too much through her nose’. I worked for theatres and venues in Berlin and they all loved Nina, because, as they kept telling me, besides her craziness she is also extremely professional and very kind to everyone. Greetings from Berlin!
If you know the genre, you hear strong echoes of German 1920s Avantgarde expressionist music and theatre, an intellectual and aesthetic reaction to the complete chaos and devastation caused in the soul of artists that had been in the trenches of World War One.
Hey Joyce, I just saw your great reaction. Thanks for that 👍❤. If you wanna see a awesome "newer" song of her, try Apocalyptica - Seemann feat. Nina Hagen (Official Video). Apocalyptica is the rock cello trio. It's a cover of a Rammstein song.
I like her "new york new york" quite a bit. Have you considered a reaction to Ren? (say "Hi Ren", "Dominoes", "Chalk outlines" "Jenny & Screetch trilogy" "Back on 74" etc etc)
She was a trained opera singer in GDR IIRC, and at the end of the 70s moved to FRG (east and west Germany) . Aside from her music, she caused a small scandal when she named her daughter Cosma Shiva. Be aware that in Germany first names then had to be approved by the state (to ensure you don't name your kid s #1, #2, Condomfail or any other odd name)
Nina is totally crazy ! Even now when she's nearly 70. She did/does genius thing, but also a lot of trash. That's her nature ! When she left the GDR and goes west, the chains were off and the free artist Nina Hagen was freed. I don't like all of her music, but I repect her art. Crazy little thing 💓
Nina Hagen, because of her I learned German and she know about it Nina was great until 85 , after that she lost her incredible vocal range and today her voice could be compared to Tom Wait’s one.
Nina Hagen, because of her I learned German and she know about it Nina was great until 85 , after that she lost her incredible vocal range and today her voice could be compared to Tom Wait’s one.
