Friesenjung
Sign in to save"Friesenjung" () is a 2023 song by German comedian and musician Otto Waalkes and a parody of Sting's "Englishman in New York", in which Frisian life (relating to East Frisia, the region where Waalkes comes from) is highlighted.
Key facts
- Song.name
- Friesenjung
- Song.cover
- Ski Aggu, Joost and Otto Waalkes - Friesenjung.png
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Ski Aggu, Joost and Otto Waalkes
- Song.album
- Denk mal drüber nach...
- Song.genre
- Rap techno
- Song.length
- 2:26
- Song.language
- German
- Song.label
- Jungeratze Albino Sports
- Song.writer
- Otto Waalkes Gordon Sumner
- Song.producer
- Tantu Beats Vieze Asbak
- Song.chronology
- Ski Aggu
- Song.prev_title
- Mandala
- Song.prev_year
- 2023
- Song.next_title
- Mietfrei
- Song.next_year
- 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- rapping
- Publisher
- Universal Music Group
- Depicts
- Berlin
- Duration
- 146
- Performer
- Otto Waalkes
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"Friesenjung" () is a 2023 song by German comedian and musician Otto Waalkes and a parody of Sting's "Englishman in New York", in which Frisian life (relating to East Frisia, the region where Waalkes comes from) is highlighted.
German rapper Ski Aggu and Dutch musician Joost Klein used a sample of the song in their own track "Friesenjung", which was released as a single on 25 May 2023. It subsequently reached number one in Germany and Austria.
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