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I would like to nominate this entry for consideration in the Peer Review. It addresses an important part of German-speaking song, which is (fortunately) little known in the wider world - the 'Schlager' pop music format. To the best of my knowledge, no-one in the H2G2 community has yet written on this subject, so I thought I would. Well, someone had to.

Yepp, this one belongs into the Guide (although it reveals a rather dark side)! There should be a competition: $100,000 for the person who can listen to Schlager for 60 minutes in a row and stay mentally sane.

Open your purse, Bossel, I can do that!

(Does that mean that I'm mentally insane already?)

jfsjbb

I'm not in a position to judge your mental state, and I'm not a psychiatrist, and, erm, well you know, I was grown up to be polite and ...

Oh, come on, Bossel!

I must admit that I'm a real 'Schlager'-fan. It's got to be oldies, however. Hardly anything beats sitting at the campfire and playing and singing "Dänen lügen nicht" (Danes don't lie), which is, as you know, a ripoff of "Tränen lügen nicht" (tears don't cry), which is, as you might know, a ripoff of "When a Child is Born".

Schlagers from the 70s are still nice songs.

And yes, I am mentally insane
jfsjbb

Phew, that was close! How could I afford that much money? I'd sort it in as a gruelty just short of brainwashing, anyway (sorry if that hurts your feelings, but it /is/ that way).
"Herz, Schmerz, und ein bißchen mehr..."

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