To celebrate today’s overseas victory by our beloved Detroit Lions in Munich, Local Spins presents an entertaining, apropos, Deutschland-entric playlist to blast at your victory party.
German Celebration: Jahmyr Gibbs giving Lions fans a victory salute. (Screenshot)
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To say it was “wunderbar” is probably an understatement — especially for fans of the Detroit Lions who actually made the long voyage to Munich, Germany, to watch their beloved team dismantle the New England Patriots earlier today.
And because Local Spins hasn’t yet paid tribute to these roaring Motor City cats this season, we thought it was high time to assemble another robust playlist in their honor — this one with a distinctly German flair.
Fan Fervor: Pre-game Lions revelry attended by Rockford’s Chuck White. (Photos/Chuck White)
Heck, star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is an honorary German: He has dual citizenship, has spent lots of time in Germany and speaks the language fluently.
Consequently, all of the tracks on this playlist feature German artists. So, as they say, “ohne weitere Umstände” (without further ado), here it is: Play it loud.
(Miss any of our other boffo Detroit Lions playlists? Get them and listen to them online here.)
1. “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” The Scorpions – What else but this 1984 classic by Germany’s heavy metal heroes The Scorpions could better describe the scene at today’s game?
2. “Feuer Frei,” Rammstein – This track by the German industrial metal band translates to “Fire at Will,” which the Lions certainly seemed to do on a regular basis. And the line, “dangerous are those who know the pain” seems appropriate considering the pain Lions fans have felt for years (and, unfortunately, the pain DE Aidan Hutchinson felt with his celebration victory leap).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkW-K5RQdzo
3. “Boing Boom Tschak,” Kraftwerk – It would be a monumental oversight to leave Kraftwerk off this list — Germany’s legendary electronic band. “Tschak,” by the way, means “go for it.” Of course, the iconic song “Autobahn” would be apropos here, too, with even today’s game announcer noting that the legendary highway with 100-plus MPH speeds represented the football field for running back Jahmyr Gibbs. “Put him on the Autobahn,” he declared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYMIkq3NIgE
4. “Break Away,” Tokio Hotel – See Gibbs above. New England couldn’t slow the RB down, making this track by the electronic pop band from Magdeburg a sweet pick for this playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qRsHXq8j8
5. “Schachmatt,” Nina Hagen – The godmother of German punk unleashed this track in 2000. Translation for Patriots fans: “Checkmate.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUFsvVi654
BONUS TRACK: “Kein Problem,” Apache 207 – It wasn’t a perfect performance by the Lions by any means, but as chart-topping German rapper Apache 207 so aptly put it in this 2019 hit: “No Problem.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wm4c4N1zm0
THE DETROIT LIONS’ GERMAN VICTORY PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY
