Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex

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German lyrcis and English translation here: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/hier-kommt-alex-here-comes-alex.html

Wikipedia on the 1988 concept album this is from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_kleines_bisschen_Horrorschau

The LP is mainly a concept album based on the film A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick, which in turn is based on the book of the same name by Anthony Burgess, although not all of the songs are about the main theme. The idea of the LP has its origin during a performance of A Clockwork Orange at Theater Bonn where the band acted as supernumeraries and as supporting band. Songs 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 are from the play and these are the ones recorded in Schauspielhaus Bonn, other songs were recorded in Berlin and Cologne.

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1. This song is a concert staple for them, and they did it again a couple of

nights ago at an arena in Flensburg, one of the smaller venues they're starting their 40th anniversary tour at.

I think if anyone had told those kids in 1988 that they'd still be singing this in 34 years, they wouldn't have believed that time traveler. But they probably would've been pleased to hear their new album in 2022 would be #1 on the German charts, their 12th album to hit #1 -- making them the first band to ever have 12 #1 albums in Germany.