(Euro)visions of Cyberspace 1996

Two weeks ago, we talked about repeating patterns and historic specificy of the reactions that new media provoke.

This clip is a recording of a performance of the song "Surfen Multimedia" at the German finals for the European Song Contest in 1996. Enjoy ;-)

Translation of the lyrics:

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Surfing, surfing all over the world via multimedia!
Surfing, surfing day and night on the information superhighway!

Go on the Internet tonight.
I'm waiting there for you.
Dude, be a user, be online!
You'll meet me in the Email [sic].

Chorus

And if you need a couple of megabytes,
I got them for you.
Interface or cyberspace:
I'm happy to share.

Chorus

We're on tour with bits and bytes, with mouse and click.
In the World Wide Web we'll follow every hot trace.

Chorus

Best,
Rainer