Pop psychology

Hey! This song is called "Schrei Nach Liebe" ("Cry for Love") and it's by Die Ärzte (the Doctors), a venerable punk rock band from Berlin. It's an anti-fascist anthem that makes the highly-nuanced argument that fascists are fascists because their mothers and/or girlfriends didn't love them enough. Clearly the Doctors are psychologists, amirite?

But seriously, it's pretty catchy and it's great for singing to yourself when you're trying to convince yourself to do something you don't want to do.

Speaking of fascists (smooth segue), check out this video.

It's worth noting that while 25,000 fascists sounds like a lot (and it's obviously 25,000 fascists too many), that's only about 0.03% of the German population. It's not like Germany is crawling with neo-nazis. Also, how clever are those t-shirts?

I only know one German band

You know how sometimes you like a song and then, weeks or months or years later, you listen a little more carefully and go, "Waaaaaait a second..."?

This song is called "Alles aus Liebe" - "Everything for Love" - and it sounds pretty happy and peppy and it's about killing yourself to prove your love. You know, normal song stuff.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't

This music video is from a German band called "Die Toten Hosen" and the song is called "No Alcohol is Not the Solution Either". I was introduced to it by a friend trying to convince me to go drinking, although I'm not sure that's exactly what it's advocating.



Either way, I like it...