Ulrich Roski – Der kleine Mann von der Straße (1974) (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

I pity the poor foreigners, who don't speak German. I'm going through my record collection ripping those that I can't find online for download. And most of them are in German, leaving everybody behind who rather regards German language as a disease. Here we have rhyming Roski, who brings this German language to artistic splendor. His lyrics are sometimes comedy, sometimes nonsense word plays, often cynic or sarcastic. Some of his rhymes became proverbs in everyday language, pushing his records into the top ten charts in the 70ies. If you want to improve your German (whether you are German or a foreigner), this is the best occasion. The musical style varies between folk, country and jazz.

Tracks
01. Der kleine Mann von der Straße 04:35
02. Lasche Lotte 02:36
03. Der Eimer 03:28
04. Plastic Joe 03:15
05. Nichts wie Ärger 02:36
06. Die Brautwerbung 04:41
07. Am liebsten wär' ich tot 03:24
08. Goldener Herbst 02:29
09. I'm a lonesome rider 05:16
10. Das Ding 02:59
11. Dabeisein ist alles 03:20
12. He was a lazy man 03:48
Total time: 42:20

Musicians
Ulrich Roski: vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Kai Rautenberg Combo
Ozark Combo