What did Uncle Genghis ever do to you?

by Robert Koehler on November 12, 2006

OK, I understand some non-Mongolians have “issues” with Genghis Khan and some of the , ahem, peackeeping operations he led during his rule, but Jesus, no man deserves this:

(HT to Darin)

{ 21 comments… read them below or add one }

1 SomeguyinKorea November 12, 2006 at 11:26 am: That would the the German group, Dschinghis Khan. I actually remember seeing them perform on TV in the early 80′s.

“Moskau, Moskau, werft die Gläser an die Wand, Rußland ist ein schönes Land, ha-ha-ha-ha-ho-hej!”
2 SomeguyinKorea November 12, 2006 at 11:28 am: “Moscow, Moscow, throw your glasses against the wall, Russia is a beautiful country, ha-ha-ha-ho-hey!”
3 seouldout November 12, 2006 at 2:51 pm: Oh yeah, I remember Dschinghis Khan as the leader of Der Deutches Wave that swept the world.
4 Dirtydingus November 12, 2006 at 6:31 pm: Even better(?) – http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5329218840884525228
5 Lazy_Contractor November 12, 2006 at 8:39 pm: Marmot – you owe me 3 minutes and 7 seconds of my life back.
6 The_William_G November 13, 2006 at 1:26 am: My major was Asian Studies, and let me tell you that THAT was exactly the dance he did when he strung the entrails of his political enemies around the camp.

I tell not a lie.
7 The_William_G November 13, 2006 at 1:35 am: Wait, isnt the guy in green Murderface from Metalocalypse?
8 Irrawaddy November 13, 2006 at 2:11 am: All I have to hear is three notes to get myself mentally jerked back to Anjeong-ni, 1978. Does anyone (God forbid) remember “Boney-M” and/or that horrible “Hello Mr. Monkey” song?
9 SomeguyinKorea November 13, 2006 at 7:55 am: Dirtydingus, that one is probably the one most people are more familiar with. It had made somewhat of a comeback a few years back in Korea.

Irrawaddy, good of you to think of Boney-M. I read that the guy who created Dchinghis Khan was inspired by Boney-M’s “Rasputin”.

Irrawaddy, enjoy…or maybe not.

(“Rasputin”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSK0bz9anM&mode=related&search=
(Rivers of Babylon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1g8FFRArc&mode=related&search=

(Daddy Cool…Trivia Question: Name the Korean song that heavily sampled the base line)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JpUCW9_aI&mode=related&search=

(“Sunny”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLn798oOTlM&mode=related&search=

(“Bahama Mamma”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvQQ6S5pa_c&mode=related&search=
10 SomeguyinKorea November 13, 2006 at 8:13 am: Oh, and Hello Mr. Monkey was sung by Arabesque.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Zy-VZmo4s
11 SomeguyinKorea November 13, 2006 at 8:19 am: Boney-M you say…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3XW6iMHYHo

(Trivia Question: What Korean artist heavily sampled the bassline in this song?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q6fpgp6CJo&mode=related&search=
12 seouldout November 13, 2006 at 9:19 am: “Hello Mr. Monkey,” the kiddies used to sing it to me as I passed them in the street. Two years ago I was at Kyoungju and a friggin’ 40-something ajumma started singing it to me. In the grotto.

And having nothing to do with Genghis Khan or Moscow, Baccara’s 1977 hit “Yes sir, I can boogie”. Disco Night w/ the salaryman. Powder blue suits, white socks, and size 6 shoes that made them 5 centimeters taller.
13 mins0306 November 13, 2006 at 9:31 am: Looks like a German version of the Village People.
14 Zonath November 13, 2006 at 10:41 am: How these guys never got to be bigger than the Beatles here in the States, I will never comprehend. Wow… just wow.
15 seoulmilk November 13, 2006 at 11:43 am: i’m with lazy_c…i want my 3 plus minutes of my life back!!!
16 railwaycharm November 13, 2006 at 3:36 pm: Boney-M was the guys that had the hit River of Babylon. Two things, you guys scare me and two, I want the three minutes back as well.
17 yeolchae November 13, 2006 at 11:33 pm: Dschinghis Khan came 4th in the 1979 Eurovision Song contest with the second linked song above.
18 steve November 14, 2006 at 4:14 am: Great memories of those wild disco nights in the King Club, Golden Wave, Sportsman Club, etc., They were huge in the early 80s in the ville.
19 kpmsprtd November 14, 2006 at 3:22 pm: Face the truth. Every old bastard on this list has fond memories of Boney M.

Irrawaddy, I would guess that we crossed paths in Anjeong-ni in 1978.

I don’t recall Steve’s Golden Wave Club in Itaewon. My hangout there was the Silver Waves Club (Ozzie Osbourne’s Crazy Train, Ted Nugent’s Great White Buffalo, etc.), probably one of the reasons for my high-noise exposure hearing loss. Still, I did occasionally swallow my pride and head over to the King Club to dance with the kindergarten teachers just like everybody else.

Mr. Monkey? Better not to even mention that song’s name lest we contribute to an evil resurrection.
20 Hugh November 14, 2006 at 5:17 pm: “What did Uncle Genghis ever do to you?”

He put a blue spot on my kid’s ass, damn it!~
21 steve November 15, 2006 at 2:18 am: kpmsprtd:

I could be wrong about the name, time is having its affect on memory, but the Goldenwave played dance and pop music. It located about half way down fish alley and was upstairs on the east side.

I too would drop by the Silverwave every now and then to enjoy the wall-of-noise ambiance.