Der Deitcher's Dog (Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? original 1864 version)

[tobias11122]

Ein prosit auf die Klischees

[fandangobaha]

i did plan on going to sleep tonight but whatever man.... ;_;

[cmuistbesseralsdu]

typical germans.

[Limastudent]

Tell the people the real message of Ring Around the Rosie. I know the historical background and cringe whenever I hear children sing it. Most Mother Goose and very old songs have historical references, some awful.

[Keeper1st]

@Limastudent Oh indeed, and "London Bridge is Falling Down" has a verse about sacrificing children to ensure its safety, a common practice in those days. "See Saw Margery Daw" has a verse about her prostituting herself... It's been ages since I looked those up!

[corporalkills]

I liked that history lesson alot! Please do more songs like that that we think we know. I'd love to hear the origins of more songs. :)

[gaspump]

Personally, I liked the singing. Though I'd have to say it sounds more like cheesy-pirate accent than bad-German accent!

[Keeper1st]

@gaspump Heheh... Arrr, where hast me wee scurvy dog gone off ter?

[patmysterio23]

Can you please do "How much is that doggy in the window"? Pretty pleeeeease

[Keeper1st]

@patmysterio23 That song is only 60 years old, and is as we all know it.

[akawhut]

Schuhplattler like hell XD

[Keeper1st]

@akawhut Heh yep. I deliberately chose clips of bad Schuhplattler (from a German comedy sketch) because I figured this song originally would have been performed by Americans pretending to be German (and in America the common stereotype for Germans is Bavarian specifically), thus they wouldn't have been good at it.

[akawhut]

@Keeper1st Is the full video available on Youtube?

[Keeper1st]

@akawhut Found it. Video ID fZqeVnvnaAk

[akawhut]

@Keeper1st Thank you. Event though I am a born german, I can barely understand those guys. That's because they're bavarian. That also the channel they appeared on. Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcast), but it's still funny to watch those hillbillys.

[freespace2dotcom]

Nice Animaniacs.... Thing... :)

[75egcg]

If I didn't know Ron, I would have no direction in life.

[kresimircindric]

Great! :D

[F0nkyNinja]

Oh this is just hilarious. The chorus is just the best ever. I love the tone you get.

[Cengiz159]

*frpom byerish televison :D

[steinwaygrande1]

I loved that - very amusing

[WormyLeWorm]

I like the potential of videos like this. 

[Keeper1st]

@WormyLeWorm For a while, I've wanted to do videos of songs that everybody is familiar with, but few actually know. For example, did you know that the chorus of "Jingle Bells" had completely different music when the song first was published as "The One-Horse Open Sleigh"? or that "Ten Little Indians" (which also was written by Septimus Winner) had entirely different music as well? Both songs were simplified to make them easier to sing.

[WormyLeWorm]

@Keeper1st

I certainly did not, but details like that are something to always consider plausible. There's always more depth to everything than it seems. Probably the most popular example of this kind of thing is Korobeiniki. I'm a glutton for pedantry as well; Information like this pleases my brain.