Track Listing

1. So Long Old Peter (Solang Der Alte Peter)
2. Happy Lumberjack (Die Lustigen Holzhackerbaum)
3. Those Were the Days
4. Enjoy Life (Freut Euch des Lebens)
5. Old Comrades (Alte Kamaraden)
6. What a Dance! (Watsch'n Platter!)
7. Royal Lake Country Dance (Konigseer Landler)
8. Raiser's Hunting March (Kaiserjagermarsch)
9. Gimme a Beer (Bier Her Bier Her)
10. Tölz Hunter's March (Tolzer Schutzenmarsch)
11. Little Hunting Song (Schutzenliesel)
12. In Munich Stands a Royal Drinking House (In Munchen Steht Ein ...)
13. Drink, Drink, Little Brother, Drink (Trink, Trink, Bruderlein Trink)
14. Bavarian Welcome March (Bayerischer Detiliermarsch)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40593 in Music
• Released on: 2000-01-01
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The reason why German albums sold in North America are so often compilations of beer-drinking songs such as this compilation of 14 all-time favorites from the Bavarian Beer Singers is that drinking beer is very important in Germany. Not because the beer is so good, indeed a good reason per se, but because it is a venue to socialize and enjoy the company of other people. All Germans know most if not all of these songs by heart--from "Trink, Trink, Brüderlein Trink" to "Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit"--and they can evoke homesickness or nostalgia. The liner notes give these instructions "How to enjoy this album":

Pour yourself a stein of beer.
Turn on the compact disc.
Sit down in a comfortable chair, take a sip of beer, close your eyes, and visualize the scene.

They've got it almost right--this is really music to sing with other people, so after you pour your beer and put the CD on--sit down with a good friend or a few to enjoy. --Erik Macki

Customer Reviews

Best to Enjoy When Drunk
This compilation of 14 German drinking songs has lots of noise and merry-making in the background. It is obvious that the singers are having a good time, having partaken liberally in the products of the Braumeister (or so it would seem).

While the songs include all the favorites of German Kneipekriecheren (pubcrawlers), which all good Bavarians know by heart, the loud party noises makes the lyrics difficult to understand, even if you're fluent in Deutsch. My personal favorites include "Bier Hier" (misspelled in the liner notes) and "In Munich Steht ein Hofbrauhaus."

What the heck. Pour yourself a Hefe-Weisen or three and enjoy!

Too Much audience noise.
I realize some people like to "relive" their beer garden experience, and might find this album to their taste, but I like my music as pure as possible. Among my not listened to albums are about 10 of these type with glasses clanging, people talking, chairs moving, clapping, and foot stomping. You can have them. It's not for me.

Let's party!
What I loved about this CD when I listened to the clips was that it sounded like a party and would make my Oktoberfest sound like even more of a blast than it was. It is everything I hoped it would be - WUNDERBAR!!! Perfect background music for an Oktoberfest Party!!! Just add sauerkraut and sausages, pretzels & beer, a good travel video of Oktoberfest, some blue and white streamers and balloons, a game of Dutch Blitz, throw in some swaying at the table and some line dancing to and from the kitchen, and finish with the Chicken Dance (which you'll have to find on another CD). Oom-pa-pa good!!!!