Product Description
2002 remastered reissue of 1992 solo album from German popstar best-known in the U.S. for her stint with the band Nena & their 1984 hit, '99 Luftballons'. Features updated packaging. 14 tracks. Sony.
Bongo Girl,Nena,Sony,Rock/Pop,World Music
Average customer rating:
- I've been thinking about the way smooth music goes.
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The Makers of Smooth Music
Tom Ardolino Presents: The Makers of Smooth Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000Q44V8M |
Customer Reviews:
I've been thinking about the way smooth music goes........2007-06-27
The full title of this CD is "Tom Ardolino Presents: The Makers of Smooth Music (MSR Madness Vol. 2)". MSR Madness Vol. 1 was titled "The Beat of the Traps" and was released on vinyl only. But fear not, 12 of the 16 tracks from The Beat of the Traps are included here, with the remaining 4 tracks included on the MSR Madness Vol. 3 CD. So, what the heck does MSR Madness mean anyway? Well, MSR Records was the leading producer of song-poem records. Okay, so what are song-poems? They are lyrics which have been set to music for a fee. Typically, the service was promoted through small display ads in popular magazines, comic books, tabloids, men's adventure journals and similar publications with a headline reading (essentially) Send in Your Poems - Songwriters Make Thousands of Dollars - Free Evaluation. The term lyrics was avoided because it was assumed potential customers would not understand what the term meant. People who sent their poetry usually received notice by mail that their work was worthy of recording by professional musicians, along with a proposal to do so in exchange for a fee. The melodies were either improvised or recycled and musicians often recorded dozens of songs per recording session using minimal resources, often in one take. The recordings were then duplicated on 45 RPM vinyl singles or compilation LPs with dozens of other songs by amateur lyric writers. Copies were sent to the customer. Promises that they would also be sent to radio stations or music industry executives were rarely if ever kept -- partly because the recordings would not have been taken seriously by professionals. The practice played off the intense desire of unsophisticated people to realize their ambitions of making money from writing popular songs. In the 1990s, some record collectors "rediscovered" these recordings. The main attraction of them is how kooky some of them are. Some these songs have really bizarre lyrics and off-kilter performances. If you enjoy hearing oddball music, you'll probably get a kick out of this CD.
Average customer rating:
- 2nd SOLO album
- English Translations of Non-English Song Titles
- One of my favourites albums
- Bongo Girl
- Review by a Philippine Nena Fan Who Understands German
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Bongo Girl
Nena
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00000B976
Release Date: 2003-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Manchmal Ist Ein Tag Ein Ganzes Leben
- Was Dann
- Ich Kann Nich' Mehr
- Mach Dir Keine Sorgen
- Ohne Ende
- Alles Viel Zu Sch
- Was Immer du Tust
- Conversation
- Bongo Girl
- You Don't Have to Cry
- Mein K
- Keine Lehr
- Weit er Den Ozean
- Outro
Album Description
2002 remastered reissue of 1992 solo album from German popstar best-known in the U.S. for her stint with the band Nena & their 1984 hit, '99 Luftballons'. Features updated packaging. 14 tracks. Sony.
Album Details
20 Bit remastered.
Customer Reviews:
2nd SOLO album.......2003-02-02
Really great album in which Nena is doing a great work in presenting different melodies and styles.
I really love this CD and don't seem to get tired of listening to it! ...
English Translations of Non-English Song Titles.......2001-12-06
In order to at least comprehend the meaning of the non-English song titles, here are the English translations of those non-English song titles:
1. Manchmal ist ein Tag ein ganzes Leben( Sometimes a Day Is an Entire Life )
2. Was dann( What Then )
3. Ich kann nich' mehr( I Cannot Do It Anymore )
4. Mach dir keine Sorgen( Do Not Worry/Make No Worries For Yourself )
5. Ohne Ende( Without End )
6. Alles viel zu schoen( Everything Is Much Too Beautiful )
7. Was immer du tust( What You Always Do )
8. Conversation( English Title )
9. Bongo Girl( English Title )
10. You Don't Have to Cry( English Title )
11. Mein Koenig( My King )
12. Keine Luegen mehr( No More Lies )
13. Weit ueber den Ozean( Far Over the Ocean )
14. Outro( English Title )
One of my favourites albums.......2001-08-03
The talent of this woman goes far beyond 99 Luftballons. The Nena Band split up, and if anyone thought that Nena would finish, you'll be surprised (is something similar to what happen when Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode). Nena recorded an amazin album: Wunder geschehen, and now, her second jewel: Bongo girl. Her passion for Africa, the new sounds of the grunge era are well represented here. Optimistic lyrics,good music and the loveliest voice of NENA make this album an absolute jewel. You must buy it.
Bongo Girl.......2001-07-12
Bongo Girl has quickly become one of my favorite CDs. There is a wonderful quality of versitility amongst the songs. They are catchy and beautiful at the same time. Plainly put, it's great rock and roll, and there isn't a dud in the bunch! (It also helps in making learning German fun.)
Review by a Philippine Nena Fan Who Understands German.......2000-06-08
This is Nena's( Gabriele Susanne Kerner's ) second solo album and the variety of songs within the album is undoubtedly very evident. This album contains both German- and English-language songs; pop, rock, rap, and african music styles; and spontaneous, reflective, insightful, as well as wishful songs. The spontaneous songs are "Ich kann nich' mehr", "Conversation", "Bongo Girl", and "Outro" and the wishful songs are "Alles viel zu schoen" and "Mein Koenig", while the reflective songs are "Ohne Ende", "Keine Luegen mehr", and "Weit ueber den Ozean" and the insightful songs are "Manchmal ist ein Tag ein ganzes Leben", "Was dann", "Mach dir keine Sorgen", "Was immer du tust", and "You Don't Have to Cry". "Ich kann nich' mehr" stands out as the only rap song, while the influence of African music is very noticeable in the songs "Conversation", "Bongo Girl", and "Outro". Therefore, I recommend this album very highly to everyone as one of Nena's best albums, either as part of the original Nena band or as a solo artist.
World Music:
- Buenos Aires to Paris
- C'est Complet
- Caetanear [Import]
- Che Bambola [Import]
- Chisel [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Chorinhos Didaticos Para Flauta [Import]
- Choros Que Marcaram Epoca [Import]
- Cigance
- Cinema Anni 70 [Import]
- Cuba 1923-1995
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Waterfall [Import]
Ernest Ansermet Conducts Ballet Music
Fascination of the Organ
Seen from Above
Dusted #2 [Import]
Gold: Greatest Hits [Enhanced] [Import]
Forca Gaucha [Import]
Fountains of Wayne
Greatest Sports Rock and Jams
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection [Live]
newreleasebooks.com Music: A New Morning, Changing Weather
Graziela Cruz [Import]
En Concierto [Import]
Johann Strauss I Edition, Vol. 9
Pacific Rendezvous