The Not Quite Officially Sanctioned Earworm Thread

**P30** · 04-10-2021, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by idahojess

Someone at work mentioned that tomorrow, April 3, 2021, is a countdown date.

Which made me think of this song.

You're welcome.

[Major Tom]

Thank you for reminding me of this great song!

I noted a difference in the lyrics between the German and US version:

German version	1:1 translation German -> English	US version
Dann hebt er ab und [chorus:] Völlig losgelöst Von der Erde Schwebt das Raumschiff Völlig schwerelos	Then he takes off and [chorus:] Completely detached From Earth Floats the spaceship Completely weightlessly	4, 3, 2, 1... [chorus:] Earth below us Drifting, falling Floating weightless Calling, calling home

So, the countdown only exists in the US version. So only an American could really associate this song with the countdown date. Thank you again for doing so.

PS:
Wow, in Canada the song peaked at position 1 in the singles chart.

**beenalongtime** · 04-10-2021, 06:13 AM

**idahojess** · 04-10-2021, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by P30

So, the countdown only exists in the US version. So only an American could really associate this song with the countdown date. Thank you again for doing so.

PS:
Wow, in Canada the song peaked at position 1 in the singles chart.

Thanks for breaking down the differences! I took a little bit of German in college in the 90's, and I couldn't figure out the countdown part.

I remember listening to the American version when I was a kid and it was on the pop hits radio station. I'm sure I never saw the video until I looked it up on Youtube last week -- MTV was pretty much only in the areas with cable tv.

**UNM1136** · 04-23-2021, 07:34 PM

My wife is a HUGE Cyndi Lauper fan...I have to admit my sister had the She's So Unusual album which she played A LOT...and I liked it. My wife is a huuuuge Cyndi Lauper fan...my daughter is a HUUUGE Family Guy fan...

My wife says she can no longer hear the song in her head without Seth Mc Farland doing the voices...I have to admit, neither can I....

pat