Don't turn around, the Commissar's in town?

Question

Heard this a while ago and today I have it on the brain. Only listening to it is going to stop it going round in my head.

If only I knew what it was called, who it was by or where to find it (YouTube or similar would be ideal) and then I could get on with my life!

Google and Yahoo searches using my question title (and variants thereon) haven't turned anything up.

Thank you so much, I love you all! Especially LivingDead and Bamagirl for the YouTube links. It was the ATF one I was thinking of, but that Falco video really took me back to the 80's (I remember learning all the words to Rock Me Amadeus when I was about 13 and thinking I was so cool... oh, dear...)

Answer 1

Der Kommissar- After The Fire

Answer 2

The song is called "Der Kommisar", and has an interesting history.

The orginal version, in mixed German and English, was a hit in Europe in 1982 by Austrian singer Falco. After this version received some airplay in the US, an American Christian rock band called After the Fire did an English-language version that became a big US hit in early 1983. After *that* Falco put out an English version himself that also got some airplay.

The song is notable for having a rap section, one of the first pop songs to do so.

Falco later had a US hit with "Rock Me Amadeus".

Wikipedia links to Falco and After the Fire are below.

Answer 3

"Der Kommissar" is also the name of a 1982 hit song by Falco. An English-language cover of the same song, performed by the group After The Fire, was a big hit in 1983.

Answer 4

Who Sang Der Kommissar

Answer 5

DER KOMMISSAR (The Commissioner)

Lyrics: Falco, Music: Robert Ponger - Published by P.S.-Music/Edition Falkenhorst

NOTE: Lines in italics were in English in the original German version.


Two, three, four
One, two, three
Well, it doesn't matter
Well, when I tell you the story
None the less,
I'm quite used to it
It won't be running in TV-Funk (magazine). -
Yes, she was young,
Her heart so pure and white
And every night has its price.
She says: “Sugar Sweet,
ya got me rappin' to the heat!”
I understand, she's hot,
She says: “Baby, you know,
I miss my funky friends,”
She means Jack and Joe and Jill.
My understanding of funk,
yeah, it'll do in a crunch,
I understand what she wants now. -
I think it over,
Her nose does the talking,
While I continue to smoke,
She knows the 'Special Places' very well;
I think she takes the metro, too.
There they're singing:
“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
He'll keep his eye on you
and you know why.
Your zest for life will kill you.”
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?

Hey man, wanna buy some stuff, man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack?
So rap it to the beat!
We meet Jill and Joe
And his bother hip
And also the rest of the cool Gang
They rap to, they rap fro
In between they scrape it off the walls. -
This case is clear,
Dear Mr. Commissioner,
Even if you have a different opinion:
The snow on which we all
ski downhill,
every child knows.
Now the nursery rhyme:
“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
He has the power and we're little and dumb;
this frustration makes us mum.”

“Don't turn around, look, look,
the Kommissar is out and about!
When he talks to you
and you know why,
tell him: 'Your life is killing you.'”
- From the CD “Falco - Greatest Hits”

Answer 6

Are you talking about the After the Fire Tune?

The song btw is Der Kommisar...

Answer 7

Turn around and Go to town, Fatboy!!

Answer 8

here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siF-kaxWR6E

it's by falco, Der kommisar