Funny van Dannen is a German

Germans

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 singer, songwriter

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, author

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, and painter

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 of Dutch

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 origin.

He sings about politics

Politics

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, society

Society

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, sexuality

Human sexuality

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, religion

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, and many other topics, usually in a humorous way. He accompanies his songs with guitar

Guitar

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, sometimes with harmonica

Harmonica

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. He founded the band Lassie Singers. Since 1978 he has lived in Berlin

Berlin

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. He is married

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 and has four child

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ren.

The punk

Punk rock

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 band Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen

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 interpreted some of his songs, notably Trauriges Arschloch, Bayern

Bayern (song)

"Bayern" is a punk hymn by Die Toten Hosen. It's the third single and the sixteenth track from the album Unsterblich.It is an anti-FC Bayern Munich song, which is the most successful German football club. A slogan from this song has become synonymous with DTH among the fans, which can be...

, Frauen dieser Welt

Frauen dieser Welt

"Frauen dieser Welt" is a song written and performed by Funny van Dannen, from the album Groooveman . The song is a tribute to women all around the world.-Die Toten Hosen cover:...

, and Lesbische, schwarze Behinderte.
Die Schröders, another punk rock band, made his song "Saufen" more famous.

As of 2007 van Dannen had published eleven albums; except for Info 3, Herzscheiße, Nebelmaschine, Trotzdem Danke and Saharasand all were recorded live.

Discography

• Clubsongs (1995)
• Basics (1996)
• Info3 (1997)
• Uruguay (1999)
• Melody Star (2000)
• Groooveman (2002)
• Herzscheiße (2003)
• Nebelmaschine (2005)
• Authentic Trip (2005)
• Trotzdem danke (2007)
• Saharasand (2009)

Books

• Spurt ins Glück (1991)
• Jubel des Lebens (1993)
• Am Wegesrand (1996)
• Komm in meine Arme (1998)
• Der Tag als Rosi kam (1997)
• Neues von Gott (2004)
• Zurück im Paradies (2007)

External links

• Official Site (german)