Peter Behrens (musician)
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Peter Behrens is a German drummer, actor, musician and clown.
Subsequently, he toured as a drummer
in several bands, playing throughout northern Germany, and for half a year throughout Africa. In 1971 he played in the Krautrock
band Silberbart, who released an unremarkable - but now very popular among collectors - album. Nearing the end of the 1970s, he attended the Milan Behrens clown school, and worked briefly as a clown and pantomime
artist.
Together with Stephan Remmler and Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel, Behrens was a member of the German band Trio
in the early 1980s, where he played the drums. The band became known particularly through the minimalist title Da Da Da
, a succession to the New German Wave. The other two members met Behrens through a newspaper advertisement. Behrens was especially known for his somewhat formal dress attire: white T-shirt, white pants, red suspenders and red shoes. Behrens' hair was similar to Max and Moritz
'. Behrens owned this outfit before clown school and Trio.
After Trio disbanded in 1986, and after overcoming alcoholism and a drug problem, he dedicated himself in Bremerhaven
and Wilhelmshaven
to his work as a social worker on the streets. As a solo artist, he was not successful. He interpreted songs, including the official song for the European Football Championship 1988, TDas Tor, Dep De Dö Dep, a cover version of "Tom's Diner
" by Suzanne Vega
.
In the late 1980s, Peter Behrens played in a few movies. In his first three films (André schafft sie alle, Drei gegen Drei and 1000 Augen), he played even bigger roles. In Manta - Der Film, he played a minimal supporting role. In 2005 and 2006, he joined Frl. Menke
performimg in a musical in Hamburg
. Since this musical ended, he again plays drums in a band. In 2008, under the name Peter Behrens (Ex-Trio) & Drei Mann im Doppelbett a song called "drei zwei", written by three Trio-fans was published, for which his first music video was produced.
Behrens has two children and lives in Wilhelmshaven.
Life
Peter Behrens is the illegitimate son of an American GI, and was put up for adoption by his biological mother. He was adopted by the Behrens family, where he grew up in northern Germany. After graduating from high school in Jaderberg, he studied at a college nearby, but quit a short while later.Subsequently, he toured as a drummer
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
in several bands, playing throughout northern Germany, and for half a year throughout Africa. In 1971 he played in the Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
band Silberbart, who released an unremarkable - but now very popular among collectors - album. Nearing the end of the 1970s, he attended the Milan Behrens clown school, and worked briefly as a clown and pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
artist.
Together with Stephan Remmler and Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel, Behrens was a member of the German band Trio
Trio (band)
Trio was a German band. It formed in the small German town of Großenkneten in 1980. The band is most noted for the song "Da da da, ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide. Trio was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle...
in the early 1980s, where he played the drums. The band became known particularly through the minimalist title Da Da Da
Da Da Da
"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" was an international hit record for German band Trio formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. "Da Da Da" released in 1982 was a hit in Germany and about 30 countries worldwide and sold 3 million copies...
, a succession to the New German Wave. The other two members met Behrens through a newspaper advertisement. Behrens was especially known for his somewhat formal dress attire: white T-shirt, white pants, red suspenders and red shoes. Behrens' hair was similar to Max and Moritz
Max and Moritz
Max and Moritz is a German language illustrated story in verse. This highly inventive, blackly humorous tale, told entirely in rhymed couplets, was written and illustrated by Wilhelm Busch and published in 1865...
'. Behrens owned this outfit before clown school and Trio.
After Trio disbanded in 1986, and after overcoming alcoholism and a drug problem, he dedicated himself in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
and Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
to his work as a social worker on the streets. As a solo artist, he was not successful. He interpreted songs, including the official song for the European Football Championship 1988, TDas Tor, Dep De Dö Dep, a cover version of "Tom's Diner
Tom's Diner
"Tom's Diner" is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. When first featured on one of her own studio albums, it appeared as the first track of her Solitude Standing...
" by Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
.
In the late 1980s, Peter Behrens played in a few movies. In his first three films (André schafft sie alle, Drei gegen Drei and 1000 Augen), he played even bigger roles. In Manta - Der Film, he played a minimal supporting role. In 2005 and 2006, he joined Frl. Menke
Frl. Menke
Frl. Menke was one of the stars of the Neue Deutsche Welle, a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music, which also brought the German band Nena into the international spotlight...
performimg in a musical in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. Since this musical ended, he again plays drums in a band. In 2008, under the name Peter Behrens (Ex-Trio) & Drei Mann im Doppelbett a song called "drei zwei", written by three Trio-fans was published, for which his first music video was produced.
Behrens has two children and lives in Wilhelmshaven.
Singles
- 1987 Stunden der Einsamkeit
- 1988 Das Tor
- 1990 Sie kam Australien
- 1990 Dep De Dö Dep
- 1991 Der Purple-Lederhosen Lambada
- 1992 Immer nur Love (with Elisabeth VolkmannElisabeth VolkmannElisabeth Volkmann was a German actress and voice actor, best known for her part in the German absurd comedy series Klimbim , which was watched by millions of viewers in Germany and, later on, as the voice of Marge Simpson in the German dub of The Simpsons...
) - 2008 drei zwei(with Drei Mann im Doppelbett)
Filmography
- 1984 1000 Augen
- 1984 Andre schafft sie alle
- 1985 Drei gegen Drei
- 1991 Mantà - Der Film