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"Rio wäre Königs Barde..." Frankfurt rocks: Legendary German Rock band Ton Steine Scherben Family perform "König von Deutschland" (King of Germany) @ Das Bett, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on December 1, 2011.

The song was written by Rio Reiser in 1975 whilst being a member of Ton Steine Scherben. The original song lyrics are updated with tongue in cheek 2011 references to US President Barack Obama and Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel.

"König von Deutschland" was a single released from his first solo album "Rio I" (produced by Udo Arndt) in 1986. It became Reiser's biggest hit and was covered a.o. by Wizo feat. Bela B. (Die Ärzte), JBO, Ferris MC, Roger Cicero, Markus, Daniel Küblböck, Tankwart (aka Tankard), Cindy aus Marzahn mit "Wenn ich Deine Prinzessin wär"

Lineup:
Marius del Mestre (ex-Tempo) - lead vocals, guitar (ex-Ton Steine Scherben)
Marco Schmedtje - guitar
Kai Sichtermann - bass (ex-Ton Steine Scherben)
Funky Goetzner - drums (ex-Ton Steine Scherben, Missus Beastly)
Nikel Pallat - vocals (ex-Ton Steine Scherben)

extra tags: singer songwriter Lied Hausbesetzung Hausbesetzer squatter Claudia roth Die Grünen Drei 3 Damen vom Grill Schlotterer German Rock revolution freedom occupy RAF Rote Armee Fraktion deadhead Grateful Dead Poppunk Krautrock Deutschrock deutsche Musik