AMD 5 - Kyle O'Meara

For this AMD, I decided to go with one of the suggested links and checked out some music videos from German Artists. One that stood out to me in particular was the song Millionär by Die Prinzen, which easily translates into Millionaire by the Princes. Reading into their bio, this band is a popular pop-band in Germany and was from former East Germany. They also had 14 Gold and 6 Platinum records, which is pretty amazing. The music video seemed pretty dated and I was right in this assumption since the song came out in 1991. It's a pretty catchy tune and is eerily similar to the song Billionaire by Bruno Mars.

Anyways, this song was very easy to understand and the lyrics are as follows.

Ich wär' so gerne MillionärDann wär mein Konto niemals leerIch wär' so gerne MillionärMillionenschwerIch wär' so gerne Millionär(Geld, Geld, Geld...)Ich hab' kein Geld hab' keine Ahnung, doch ich hab 'n großes MaulBin weder Doktor noch Professor, aber ich bin stinkend faulIch habe keine reiche Freundin und keinen reichen FreundVon viel Kohle hab' ich bisher leider nur geträumtWas soll ich tun, was soll ich machen, bin vor Kummer schon halb krankHab' mir schon paar Mal überlegt: Vielleicht knackst du eine BankDoch das ist leider sehr gefährlich, bestimmt werd' ich gefasstUnd außerdem bin ich doch ehrlich und will nicht in den KnastIch wär' so gerne Millionär...Es gibt so viele reiche Witwen, die begehr'n mich sehrSie sind scharf auf meinen Körper, doch den geb' ich nicht herIch glaub' das würd' ich nicht verkraften um keinen Preis der WeltDeswegen werd' ich lieber Popstar und schwimm' in meinem GeldIch wär' so gerne Millionär...

During the song Geld is constantly repeated in the background which means money. They also repeat I'd really like to be a millionaire in German during the Chorus. I thought it was pretty funny how they mentioned the jobs that could get them alot of money, but they said they were too lazy. Anyways the lyrics weren't that complex and the whole video kind of seemed goofy, but I guess this was successfull music in Germany in the early 90s.