Everyone's probably seen the official video for this song, but it's worth seeking out the others.
Falco appeared on various national clones of Top of the Pops, as with most popular European songs of the 80s. Many of them are just generic TotP-style performances, with Falco and his band lip syncing in front of trippy mirrors and video effects. But some of them, he tries to reproduce the video live, on a small stage, with no budget. I remember the Dutch one, the "police cars" in the background are replaced by blue lights shining through sheets on a laundry line.
But the best one of all—and unfortunately I don't remember the country—has him just walking around with a monkey for no apparent reason. (Touch my monkey! Liebe meine Abschminke!)
It's also worth looking for recordings of his festival performances. For one thing, getting the crowd to sing along with "cha! cha!" avoids the usual problem of half the audience not knowing the words and the other half being unable to carry the tune. And of course he's just a brilliant, energetic performer. But also, he usually throws in an extra chorus using After the Fire translation to English, which is odd the first time you hear it.
Everyone's probably seen the official video for this song, but it's worth seeking out the others.
Falco appeared on various national clones of Top of the Pops, as with most popular European songs of the 80s. Many of them are just generic TotP-style performances, with Falco and his band lip syncing in front of trippy mirrors and video effects. But some of them, he tries to reproduce the video live, on a small stage, with no budget. I remember the Dutch one, the "police cars" in the background are replaced by blue lights shining through sheets on a laundry line.
But the best one of all—and unfortunately I don't remember the country—has him just walking around with a monkey for no apparent reason. (Touch my monkey! Liebe meine Abschminke!)
It's also worth looking for recordings of his festival performances. For one thing, getting the crowd to sing along with "cha! cha!" avoids the usual problem of half the audience not knowing the words and the other half being unable to carry the tune. And of course he's just a brilliant, energetic performer. But also, he usually throws in an extra chorus using After the Fire translation to English, which is odd the first time you hear it.