Jeanny

Album: Falco 3 (1986)
Charted: 68
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Songfacts®:

  • Falco sang this in an unstable voice, as the lyrics are from the perspective of a stalker. The stalker's name is never stated, which led to some controversy as the song seemed sympathetic to the narrator, who apparently rapes the woman. that it caused. The song was banned on several radio stations in Europe, but still hit #1 in Austria, Germany and Norway. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Jade - Washington D.C.
  • This is a rare Germingish song: most of the lyrics are in German, but Falco sings the chorus in English.

Comments: 2

  • Fourof13@Kf5nhr Laura Branigan's song was a cover of Der Kommissar by Falco, and Falco has a writing credit on Deep in the Dark.
  • Kf5nhr from Tulsa OklahomaThis song seems to be a remake of Laura Branigan's Deep In the Dark
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