Pre WWI German Beatbox

[bmgm3]

Ah, backm in the days when people had a sense of humour about how other countries saw them. No need to complain, moan get a diplomat involved or just generally pretend to upset and feel the need to be a victim.

[AssualtgruppeVeir]

I think this is where I got the whole beatbox thing. Great insperation right there.

[19919]

Ger Fröbe is the best

[mdr23]

@scoop2007. I'm going to have to get this off Amazon and watch it again since it's ages since it was on the box.... And no, I don't expect you to die...but I know where you're coming from!

[mdr23]

I think I do a bit of this at times - and it's all the fault of this film way back when I was nine or ten. So many great bits in it, not just Frobe's bits. All the national stereotypes you could want.

[scoob2007]

@mdr23 How about the guy who thought that it was more aerodynamic to fly his plane backward and ended up in Scotland?

[Geense1963]

I remember when I watched this movie for the first time. I was 16-17 years old ( I am 48 now). I couldn't stop laughing, when I saw this. Hilarious!! It was a great movie, real English humor. One of the best comedies!! Great movie, great memories!

[theorganguy]

I'm stating the obvious fact here, but while the movie is *set* in pre-WWI, the movie itself was made in 1965... so post-WWII... would Germans do Beatbox pre-WWI? sure, why not! Oom-pa-pa is great for beatboxing :-D

[scoob2007]

@theorganguy Exactly what obvious fact were you stating? You stratified the turn of the previous century against the period that the movie was made and concluded that Polka and beat boxing were the same thing.

I'm not sure, but isn't that kind of like saying that the bird dance was the reaction of the third reich when the allies arrived. (No offense to any Germans reading this.)

I think I have kind of boxed myself in with this one!

Peace!

[theorganguy]

@scoob2007 the obvious fact that Froebe is beatboxing in 1965, not pre-WWI... just because he is beatboxing in 1965, doesn't mean it is an accurate historical depiction, but I do not see any reason to doubt that - never mind pre-WWI - for centuries mankind used their voice-chords to imitate musical instruments?

If you can not afford an instrument and can't sing nor whistle, it kind of comes natural, no?

BTW: that's march-music, not Polka...

[conradmilligan]

almost as good as break dancing communists!!!

[UkrainianHistVideo]

Cool version of Berliner Luft)))

[Giselle76502]

Well, alot of things were still being invented in those days, and to make things worse, WE BRITS HAD TO CATCH UP.

Mean while, in a laboratery in west london, british sinentist were welding together their own Pre WWI british beatbox. LOL XD

[willpreston]

@Giselle76502 - do a search for the nightmail on youtube we invented the sickest flows

[deusirae76]

"There is nothing a German officer cannot do."

Unforgettable actor.

[ryanlim2002]

@deusirae76 Thats the same line my history teacher is school uses on us. XD

[beaumarais1958]

It calls " Berliner Luft "the air of berlin)

v=IGATFtJMBHk

[Gamer55100]

lol ich weis ned mehr welches land es war aber der der aufm zug gelandet is da sieht me im hintergrund en atomkraftwerk!!!!!!!!!!!!

[urbansoldier1]

german lyrics: Das macht die Berliner LuftLuftLuft so mit ihrem holden DuftDuftDuft wo nur selten was verpufftpufftpufft in dem DuftDuftDuft dieser LuftLuftLuft. they was written and sing it before ww1 (and still do) eypecially in berlin its a little song what (laudation) compliment the nice air and in first row the nice living in berlin @ the era of the german empire around 1870 to 1915

[1foxtrot70]

AH!!! Never under estimate the power of a German Officer!

[whurdsderodan]

Hey...that's GOLDFINGER DOING THAT UMPH FFFFT FFFFFT UMPH!!!

[Jabberwockybird]

@whurdsderodan "You expect me to walk?" "No mister Bond, I expect you to fly."

[ryanlim2002]

@whurdsderodan NEINEINNEINNEINNEIN! Imagine Das Fuhrer stomping around die Beer Hall doing that!

[JamesWegmans]

Win!

[ochsagirll]

i adore this movie!!

[ednamodeissexy]

omg i love this movie its so funny :P

[rickya350]

What is the tune he hums? National anthem of Imperial Germany or just a classic tune?

[scoob2007]

@rickya350 One of the other commenters (PiktoWar) said that it was an old German classic called "Das ist die Berliner Luft" (This is the air of Berlin). I personally can't verify this but why should he lie?!?!

[SiggiNebel]

@scoob2007

@scoob2007

It's easy to prove, by the way:

Just search in youtube for "Berliner Luft" or "Paul Lincke [the composer] Berliner Luft"

[BPSkinhead]

@scoob2007

Thats right, its composed by Paul Lincke (1866-1946)

Look here: Paul Lincke - Berliner Luft (Waldbühne 2006 Järvi)

[Punki80]

@scoob2007

Yes, it´s true :), this is the song.

[MagisterMarre]

@scoob2007

That is correct ("Das ist die Berliner Luft").

[jonjamg]

@scoob2007 There are a few bars which are very clear, some are lost. But it is "Das ist der Berliner Luft"

Have a listen - he "sings" various parts.

Paste these links into address bar

youtube.com/watch?v=LOtar4qgGm­U

or

youtube.com/watch?v=tw4rY3OpTU­c

[essertpitay]

@scoob2007 I will try to find that tune : "Das ist die Berliner Luft".

[7Nub2Nub83]

@scoob2007

He's right ... It definitely is. search for the song on youtube ... you'll find it.

[scoob2007]

@7Nub2Nub83 For the love of God i think I know where this is going:

"Do you expect me to search for the song on YouTube?"

"No! I expect you to die Mr. Scoob2007!"

[7Nub2Nub83]

 search for "Berliner Luft Luft Luft" .... after 27 seconds the part comes, that Gerd Froebe beatboxed in this magnificant movie.

[khalao68]

@rickya350 - It is “Berliner Luft“ a march from Paul Lincke’s operetta “Frau Luna“, one of the traditional Encores of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra (easy to find on Youtube)

[deusirae76]

@rickya350 My dad thought it was Radetsky March, but I'd rather go for "Das ist Berliner Luft".

[ingwersengrady]

I'm pretty sure the Kaiser did the same thing, pretty much all day, he'd walk around Berlin pretending there was a brass marching band following him.

[scoob2007]

@ingwersengrady What does that even mean??

[ingwersengrady]

@scoob2007 nothing! Just an amusing thought I had. lol

[scoob2007]

@ingwersengrady I don't get it.

[ryanlim2002]

@scoob2007 it means that Kaiser Wilhelm did exactly what the General is doing.

[scoob2007]

@ryanlim2002 Really?

[pharbi1]

Great :-)

[coopycarlsonpresmon]

era al equipo que apollaba en la pelicula jeje

[AxelofXIII]

He Rocks!

[Coonhoundy]

The Colonel Rocks!!!

[Coonhoundy]

Great !!!!!

[Markofsatan]

I still do a version of this to the great amusement of my 6 year old daughter.

[JamesWegmans]

This is just awesome!

[EMGColonel]

I must get a bathing suit like that !

[EMGColonel]

Why cannot Germas behave like that now - from what I can see Germany is a giant "MIlton Keynes " full of Hippies ! more "Folk than Volk"

[marpas123c]

"The Colonel" is my hero!

[ChristianBlumentopf]

Es gibt nichts, was ein deutscher Offizier nicht kann xD

[scoob2007]

Das ist sehr lustig!

[Suva1987]

Ja, sogar fliegen konnte ein deutscher Offizier namens G. Fröbe in besagtem Streifen. Aber als ihm die Gebrauchsanweisung weggeflogen war, blieb ihm nichts anderes mehr übrig, als 'ne Wasserlandung zu fabrizieren.

[SergeantPaenzer]

so great ! ;-)))

[SergeantPaenzer]

GReat! Gert Fröbe!!

[LordZaamus]

My fav character in the movie ROTFLOL

[peake123]

Love this LOL

[VillacherBier07]

Beste Mann...

[pommie784]

Frobe is a well educated musician even though he is a superb actor and he can dance ,

[redbaron863]

Genial und unerreicht!!

[dearmalika]

Einfach Klasse! Gert Froebe ein grossartiger Schauspieler!

[sundoggtx]

do u love gold...?

[madcapromanian]

I wondered if anyone did this! Ha! HA!

I'm glad someone did!

I wonder what the real marching song is though, or did Frobe make it up?

[PiktoWar]

This is indeed an old german song called "Das ist die Berliner Luft" (This is the air of Berlin). But in some parts he beatboxes something different. Great anyhow!

[wolfgangle]

Fröbe is unforgotten, I love the man. His best performances on the theatrestage made some characters become real alive for the audience. He could mimicly embody the transformation from ape to neanderthalman to man and many other stuff. Only actors currently in that class are Hopkins and Nicholson.

[PiktoWar]

This is indeed an old german song called "Das ist die Berliner Luft" (This is the air of Berlin). But he changes it slightly somewhere in the middle.

[bobinobaker]

Toll das die Deutschsprachigen Kommentatoren hier alle in englisch schreiben uns so ihr Sprachtalent beweisen - ganz toll :-)

[Lytton333]

@wolfgangle Yes..!

Gert is fab!

[Dickmaulruessler83]

Gerd Fröbe ist echt ein Weltklasse Schauspieler very very good !

[fragapple]

Sounds like farting lol :D

[scoob2007]

Farting funny!!!

[Cool2BCeltic]

My very thoughts.

[Geense1963]

Hi-la-rious!!! I remember I saw this movie for the first time I was 18 years old. LOL!! Gerd Fröbe, the german actor, in one of his best performances! One of the best comedys made on the white screen!

[Scruffy193]

For your entertainment, Gert Frobe the Beatboxing Prussian Officer!

[scoob2007]

Hey! Funny is funny!! I think I was 5 years old when I first saw this movie. I am still as cracked up by his performance as I was then.

[galerius61]

"Funny is funny"

I know but it's better to precise ;)

When I watched it I was 25 yrs old or so, don't remember exactly, but I laughed like a child, and the same today :D:D

[galerius61]

This "one-man-band" officer is simply irresistible ! It's the funniest character in the whole movie I think. Not ridiculous ; funniest !

On the other hand the movie plays with stereotypes, the Frenchman big lover and taking nothing seriously, the Italian gesticulating and with a nagging wife, The American tough etc...but all in the nice way of 60's.

[krimskrams]

Now that's a beatbox! Gert Fröbe rulez!! :D

[asalaff]

does doug e fresh know about this?

[m73hinzmann]

very nice to make jokes about germans

[scoob2007]

Gert Frobe was German, with a very interesting biography (See Wilipedia). I am not german, but I was born in Zweibrucken. If you watch the whole movie, you'll see that all nationalities at that time look a bit silly. Gert just put on the best performance.

[mycroftandholmes]

I`m german, and I hope you aren`t too astonished, but some of us are funny and we know, how to make jokes about ourselves.

[poolfarm2]

I'm English but i admire the Germams

[tonched00]

Stunning - added to my favourites!

[Aloisius27]

first beatboxing ever ...

[anton1990]

Gotta love Gert Fröbe! He does this marching band thingy in the movie "Tripple Cross" too!

[anton1990]

Gotta love Gert Fröbe! He does this marching band thingy in the movie "Tripple Cross" too!