has anyone ever thought of the name of the band?to me it refers to the dogfights of ww1.spandau was the name of the machine gun mounted on the wing of the german biplane and the ballet was the dogfight itself,being that these planes didn't fly more than 125 mph it looked like they were dancing when they did their dives and rolls and turns.looked like a ballet in the air.thats my interpetation.
Ohms...Spandau Ballet was the name the guards at Dachau and the other concentration camps gave to the writhing motions the prisoners would do when they were gassed in the gas chambers.
Ohms...Spandau Ballet was the name the guards at Dachau and the other concentration camps gave to the writhing motions the prisoners would do when they were gassed in the gas chambers.
One of the band members saw the name on a poster in West Berlin and liked how it sounded. It probably refers literally to ballet, literally in Spandau, no war.
One of the band members saw the name on a poster in West Berlin and liked how it sounded. It probably refers literally to ballet, literally in Spandau, no war.
CZMauser's comment is certainly incorrect. Among other things, Dachau did not use gas chambers.
CZMauser's comment is certainly incorrect. Among other things, Dachau did not use gas chambers.
has anyone ever thought of the name of the band?to me it refers to the dogfights of ww1.spandau was the name of the machine gun mounted on the wing of the german biplane and the ballet was the dogfight itself,being that these planes didn't fly more than 125 mph it looked like they were dancing when they did their dives and rolls and turns.looked like a ballet in the air.thats my interpetation.
I always thought it was a reference to the prison of the same name and that the 'ballet' refered to people being hanged to death.
I always thought it was a reference to the prison of the same name and that the 'ballet' refered to people being hanged to death.
Ohms...Spandau Ballet was the name the guards at Dachau and the other concentration camps gave to the writhing motions the prisoners would do when they were gassed in the gas chambers.
Ohms...Spandau Ballet was the name the guards at Dachau and the other concentration camps gave to the writhing motions the prisoners would do when they were gassed in the gas chambers.
One of the band members saw the name on a poster in West Berlin and liked how it sounded. It probably refers literally to ballet, literally in Spandau, no war.
One of the band members saw the name on a poster in West Berlin and liked how it sounded. It probably refers literally to ballet, literally in Spandau, no war.
CZMauser's comment is certainly incorrect. Among other things, Dachau did not use gas chambers.
CZMauser's comment is certainly incorrect. Among other things, Dachau did not use gas chambers.