So Far Back Sunday

I've heard, in scattered places around my social media, mention of 'that eighties song thing'. And I thought to myself "I would like to do an eighties song thing. I like eighties songs." But I didn't actually pay enough attention to find out exactly what the eighties song thing is. So I just decided that once a day I'd hit the random button on my eighties playlist and then share a YouTube link and a quick rundown of what the song makes me think of, or what was happening when I first heard it or bought it, or what color jelly bracelet I would wear while dancing to it.

So we're starting out with Männer des Westens.

Here's a remix from 2007's "Hoch Wie Ni"

This is on Falco 3, the big breakthrough album after the fuss with Der Kommisar. I had heard the two big hits before, but when I bought the cassette there were several other worthwhile tracks, including this one and "Tango the Night". I was charmed by the larger than life theatrics and the combination of show tune and rap styles. Also, Falco was a big part of the reason I studied German in high school.