Lassie Singers | |
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Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Indiepop, Hamburger Schule, Neue Deutsche Welle |
Years active | 1988–1998 |
Labels | Columbia Records, Dragnet Records, Flittchen Records |
Members | Christiane Rösinger (vocals, guitar),[1] Almut Klotz (vocals),[2] Funny van Dannen (guitar), Kathrin von Witzleben (vocals), Heiner Weiß |
Past members | Britta Neander (drums)
Herman Herrmann (guitar) |
The Lassie Singers are an indie-pop band from Berlin-Kreuzberg that was active from 1988 to 1998. Their musical style was in between the Hamburger Schule and Neue Deutsche Welle.[3] The Lassie Singers have been called the first German girl-band.[4] The band's lyrics often use bitter humor to describe clichéd romantic relationships from a feminist perspective. For example, popular songs of written by the Lassie singers include: Die Pärchenlüge (English translation: the couple-lie), Mein zukünftiger Exfreund (English translation: My future ex-boyfriend), and Liebe wird oft überbewertet (English translation: Love is over valued).
The Lassie Singers’ largest commercial success came with the 1994 single Es ist so schade (English translation: It is too bad), peaking at number 24 in the Austrian Charts.[5] They released four studio albums, the first of which was released on Columbia Records; their final three studio albums were released on Dragnet Records, a sub-label of Sony Music Germany.[citation needed]