A repost from my older blog due to the fact that the links are expired. Some of my friends might say this is my best mix. Not me. To me, my best will be Thursday's post.
“Rock Me Amadeus” is a 1986 song by the Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco’s only major hit in the United States and one of only two singles to make the Top Ten in the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much of Europe. The song was written by Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland.
“Rock Me Amadeus” hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 29th 1986. Falco is often considered a one-hit wonder in the United States because of the low ranking of his follow-up singles to “Rock Me Amadeus”. However, Falco had already had a minor US hit in 1982 with “Der Kommissar” (later covered by After the Fire), and his follow-up single from Falco 3, “Vienna Calling”, reached #18 on the Hot 100. “Rock Me Amadeus” is ranked #44 in VH1′s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders and #87 in VH1′s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s.
In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on 10 May 1986, becoming the first single by an Austrian act to achieve this distinction. In the UK, Falco is also often regarded as a one-hit wonder, although his “Vienna Calling” hit number ten.
In Canada, the song reached #2 in March 1986, after “Der Komissar” had reached #11 in January 1983, and followed up by “Vienna Calling” which hit #8 in April 1986.
Falco also became the first German speaking artist to achieve #1 in all mainstream US charts (the Billboard Hot 100, ARC Top 40 and Cashbox charts).
PatC’s Rockin’ Mix (10:32)
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