Tom: Here is an Austrian folk-music band covering a song that probably should never have been covered by an Austrian folk-music band.
Tim: Hahahahahahaa oh that’s WONDERFUL.
Tom: So it turns out there’s an entire album devoted to covers of Scooter songs. This is perhaps the highlight.
Tim: Oh, what a highlight.
Tom: The main thing this shows is just how repetitive the original track actually is. With the trappings of trance music removed, it starts being just a bit of a dull song — and perhaps it gives us an insight into how those who don’t like trance feel about Scooter.
Tim: Thing is, Friends isn’t the best Scooter track by a long way, in terms of actual music. It is repetitive, yes and the lyrics are, well, not exactly thesis length. It is, however, one of the tracks that’s guaranteed to put a smile on my face, because of its simplicity, its happy melody and just general, I don’t know, friendliness, I suppose. And this? I reckon this has it just as much, and I almost prefer “Blieben Freunde” to “We’ll all be friends” rhythmically. This is GREAT.
Tom: Klostertaler started in 1976. The year after releasing this, they broke up. I don’t know if the two events were connected.