The story behind Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" by Rob Bolland | Muzikxpress 187

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Singer, songwriter, producer and composer Rob Bolland was born on April 17, 1955 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He already developped his interest for music from an early age. Together with his brother Ferdi he did form the duo Bolland & Bolland. Under that name they released singles such as “Wait For The Sun”, “Summer Of ’71”, “Spaceman”, “You’re In The Army Now”, “Heaven Can Wait”, “Ten American Girls” and many others.
They also wrote and produced tracks for Dutch acts such as Goddess, WOW and B.E.D. But they are mostly famous for their tracks for the late Austrian singer Falco. For this week’s vlog I sat down with Rob Bolland to ask him about the story behind “Rock Me Amadeus”, a track from Falco which became a worldwide hit in the mid 80s.
Fun fact: "Rock Me Amadeus" was the very first record Tiësto ever bought!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
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[@muzikxpress]

What is your favorite Falco track?

[@TranceSuperWave]

He still looks amazing considering his health. Great stories too!

[@brettarmistead9410]

I would sit in front of my record player with headphones on and listen to Rock Me Amadeus 10 times in a row. I loved it. Still do.

[@brotherbill1000]

Junge Roemer and Nur mit dir are my favorites right now.

[@terminus8444]

Fantastic interview with one of the great minds behind the creation of an '80s icon in Rock Me Amadeus!

[@mrcaliguy8694]

Love Falco and rock me amadeus it's my go-to karaoke 🎤 jam. The American 12 inch edit remix is where it's at!!

[@EnigmaState]

Fantastic interview! One of my favourite 80s tracks. I remember as a kid trying to learn how to play the synth riff from that track!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Geweldig verhaal. Hoe hij met een beperkte kennis van het Duits een hit scoort in zowel Duitstalige landen als in de VS, waar de meeste mensen geen woord Duits spreken. Prachtig!

[@mishaoosterhuis5260]

Absolute hit writers and producers. I've heard stories about that Falco could be hard to work with and about problematic use of alcohol... Falco being too drunk to stand up at first and initially refusing to record confirms that a bit... And then Rock Me Amadeus becomes his biggest hit, wow. Looking forward to more Bolland stories, The Domino Theory is a great album!

[@djdarroo]

My uncle vadim was friends with falco in cabarete Dominican Republic , I was like 6 years old I think that time but I remember my uncle mentioning to me his name years later , they drank some beers for sure RIP

[@seeyouintheeighties]

Juno 60 yes! I always wondered. Enya and eurythmics favourite. Ricky gervais said he used it for his old 80s band and a-ha take on me

[@user-or3ce4gt2r]

Huge Falco / Bolland fan since the beginning . Thanks a lot for sharing 🎉🎉

[@robw3000]

Twan, gaaf interview! De liefde voor het vak straalt er vanaf bij Rob. Echt prachtig dat je dit hebt vastgelegd.

[@ExplorHits]

That was so informative and fascinating to watch.

[@e.gonnermann4646]

Fantastische interview. Dankje!

[@securityg]

THEEE Greatest pop song EVER!!!! - James D. Watkins, artistic director of PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS

[@wolterzz3267]

Bijzonder dat een van de meest succesvolste nummers uit de jaren 80 is geproduceerd door 2 broers uit Nederland.

[@stephenobrien5317]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ROB FOR THE INSIGHT INTO THE CLASSIC _ THE SALIERI 12 MIX THE 1ST FIRST 12 INCH I EVER BOUGHT THEN I CAME ACROSS ALL THE OTHER MIXES, ROB YOUR A STAR !!!

[@devingademan]

Mooi interview, dank voor het delen! Falco 3, Emotional, Wiener Blut & Nachtflug worden hier geregeld gedraaid. Toen ik die laatstgenoemde hoorde in 2019 was ik om. Dank Rob🙏🏼

[@SynthpoploverbyJohnOrie]

Helemaal geweldig.