Warbeat
| "Warbeat" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bassline Boys | |
| Language | French, English, German |
| Released | 1989 |
| Genre | New beat |
| Label | ZYX Records |
| Lyricist(s) | Fabian Van Messen |
| Producer(s) | Fabian Van Messen |
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"Warbeat" is a 1989 new beat song by the Belgian electronic music group and new beat band Bassline Boys. It was their only hit. The song was, however, controversial for sampling the voice of Adolf Hitler.
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In 1989 the Bassline Boys released their first single, "Warbeat". The dance single takes World War II as a thematic concept and samples radio speeches by various well-known politicians during the conflict, including Winston Churchill, an unknown French radio announcer, Adolf Hitler and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The song's refrain ("Adolf, you're going to pay") emphasizes that the track isn't intended as a pro-Nazi song, but quite the opposite. Nevertheless, quite some listeners misinterpreted "Warbeat" as a Neo Nazi music. Since the Bassline Boys didn't tour, various dance acts in clubs pretended to be them. Some even dressed up in Nazi uniforms and made the Nazi salute on stage. The controversy was enough to be the subject of an episode of the talkshow Ciel, Mon Mardi, hosted by Christophe Dechavanne. Some of the costumed club dancers were invited to the studio, where they denied any allegations of Nazism. The real Bassline Boys weren't invited. When they asked the show's producers for a right to reply, this was denied. In a direct reaction, the band recorded another single, "On Se Calme", in which they mocked the controversy by sampling Dechavanne's voice. [1]
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- Belgian new beat songs
- Belgian electronic songs
- Belgian pop songs
- Novelty songs
- Comedy songs
- 1989 songs
- 1989 singles
- French-language Belgian songs
- German-language Belgian songs
- English-language Belgian songs
- Songs about World War II
- Songs about politicians
- Songs about Adolf Hitler
- Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
- Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler
- Cultural depictions of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Songs about Germany
- Songs based on speech samples
- Sampling controversies
- Race-related controversies in music
