"Bring Me Edelweiss" - Edelweiss
The band used a lot of humor and sexually suggestive lyrics in its music. The humor was targeted at Austrian ski resorts and yodeling.
Part of the melody of Bring me Edelweiss was taken from ABBA's SOS. Also, two melody lines are borrowed from Indeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life."
A good part of Edelweiss' music consists of electronica, while their style has been branded as pop[1] and Eurotrash[2]. They reached a Europe-wide #1 position with their hit Bring me Edelweiss, by supposedly following the instructions given in The Manual, which was their main influence in getting their two hits. Bring Me Edelweiss sold five million copies worldwide. Bill Drummond, the author of "The Manual", mentioned that in the epilogue of the German release of "The Manual", which was originally published in 1989 (in English). (thanks to Greasy Peach on youtube for most of the description)
Part of the melody of Bring me Edelweiss was taken from ABBA's SOS. Also, two melody lines are borrowed from Indeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life."
A good part of Edelweiss' music consists of electronica, while their style has been branded as pop[1] and Eurotrash[2]. They reached a Europe-wide #1 position with their hit Bring me Edelweiss, by supposedly following the instructions given in The Manual, which was their main influence in getting their two hits. Bring Me Edelweiss sold five million copies worldwide. Bill Drummond, the author of "The Manual", mentioned that in the epilogue of the German release of "The Manual", which was originally published in 1989 (in English). (thanks to Greasy Peach on youtube for most of the description)
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