► New Song: “Auf und auf voll Lebenslust (Daymusik Remix) - Watch the visualizer here (outdated version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FojuSDasB00 I'm going to be a hipster for a moment. I was into yodeling before The Gregory Brothers found Takeo Ischi — and because of his song "New Bibi-Hendl", too! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After discovering that song, “New Bibi-Hendl”, I decided to look into more yodel music and promptly found the music of Franzl Lang. This was back in, like... I don't remember, actually. But, again, to embrace my inner (and sometimes outer) hipster, some of you people might be aware of the original version of this song as it was recently used in a Door Dash commercial. I started working on this remix about a year before that commercial aired and I found the song years before that. If you're interested, I would absolutely recommend listing to the original! It, and Franzl Hanz himself, has such a positive energy that, even though it's in a different language, I can feel the joy he feels in yodeling! Especially in his song "Wenn ich jodle, bin ich glücklich"!
I was deeply saddened to learn that he passed away before I was able to experience his music. I would have wanted to extend a massive "Danke schön" for making such delightfully enjoyable music.
In remixing this song (and any song, for that matter), I needed to learn what key it was in, which for me, means I had to learn how to play it. If you listen closely (also noticeable later when the vocals disappear), there is a synthesizer playing the vocal melody alongside the vocals. I learned how to transcribe the main yodeling sections by ear, which was a challenge in itself. After that, I had to figure out how I wanted the remix to go, and, honestly, I didn't want to make it too intense or anything too... whatever the hell riddim is. So I settled upon a more subtle techno/house/dance/whatever-this-is to keep the song lively and bumping.
Lyrics: (yodeling)
Auf und auf voll Lebenslust Und voll Übermuad Keinen Kummer in der Brust Und 's Juche im Bluad
Auf und auf, was kost die Welt Heid gkhead mir da Dog Denn es hat sich rausgestellt Dass mi as Leben mog
(yodeling)
Auf und auf voll Lustigkeit Rundum voller Freid Nia war mir mei Herz so weid So voll Seligkeit
Auf und auf, i woas ned wia Wia von oben glenkt Heid hob i mei Herz wie nia An de Weid verschenkt
