who knew Karel Gott, please, give a quiet memory :(

There is probably no one in the German speaking countries who doesn't know him. The news of his death have already spread all over the net as well as traditional media. I'm surprised no one mentioned it here earlier. Sadly, Nietzsche can not be proven wrong any more. Gott ist tot.

But instead of giving a quiet memory we should be singing along to one of his immortal songs.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWferBsNCw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgw-Hsy1Bk

As every German of a certain age (but definitely not restricted by that), I knew Karel Gott from early childhood on - even if his name was of no interest to me, back then.

Though one of his songs definitely was of interest to any kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-mCm7V7Jxo

Small anecdote: when I was four or five years old, my father took me with him to the pub.

In the pub stood a jukebox. My father handed me some coins and said to me "why don't you go, and choose a nice song for us to listen to".

So I went to the jukebox, inserted the coins and "studied" the menu (which I couldn't read at that age).

After some serious consideration I pressed a button...and the jukebox started playing "Die Biene Maja", from Karel Gott.

To this day, I remember my father and the other patrons being totally perplexed, and how my father asked "how did you know, what button to press?"
To which I replied: "I just pushed the button, that looked like Biene Maja!" (with which I meant, of course, the button that bore the letters, which I had seen so often already on the TV screen).

Happy memories. Of the TV series, the song, and of course my childhood.

So, R.I.P. Karel, and thanks for all.

Was still a wee tyke during his peak in the 70s and consciously was made aware of his work only much later, but from then on I definitely knew of "The Golden Voice of Prague".

The song I'll always remember him by is actually not one of his more known Schlager-oriented pieces, but this brilliant rendition of "Paint it Black":
Rot und Schwarz

i havent known this one! i think he didnt recorded it in czech.
interesting, thanks!

Sad news :(
Haven´t seen him on tv for a long time. Almost forgot about him.

RIP.