Baby, Baby, Do it to Me, Rock Me

Ooh, Rock me Amadeus!Ooh, Rock me Amadeus!

Everyone's talking about today being the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. But who's talking about Falco?

Falco's 1986 No. 1 hit (arguably the first "rap" number one--according to our pals at Wikipedia) "Rock Me Amadeus" was unusual, funky, cool and educational. I particularly liked the "timeline" part of the song:

1756, Salzburg, January 27, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born
1761, at the age of five Amadeus begins composing
1773, he writes his first piano concerto
1782, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart marries Constance Weber
1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart becomes a free mason
1791, Mozart composes "The Magic Flute"
On December 5th of that same year, Mozart dies
1985, Austrian rock singer Falco records Rock Me Amadeus!

Thank you, Falco! Remember, this was on the heels of the Oscar winning film Amadeus when everyone had Mozart fever. I credit Falco with teaching me pretty much everything I ever knew about Mozart.

I also liked the part of the song where the chick sang "Baby, baby, do it to me, rock me."

Falco himself had a tragic end--he died at age 40 in a horrible SUV accident in 1998.