Bläck Fööss

In their early days the group would perform barefoot, which was later given up mainly after several injuries from remains of broken glass on stages.

Many of the band's songs are popular carnival songs, while others are covers of bands such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo,[4] (Bütz mich, cover of Hey baby, 1990)[5] Cologne music group De Vier Botze (En d'r Kaygaß Nummere Null!, 1975)[6] Beatles (When I'm Sixty-Four,[7] Penny Lane, 1989),[8] Hollies or Willi Ostermann.

[10] In 1994, the band had its biggest split, with frontman Tommy Engel leaving for a solo career after so-called creative differences.

[31] In January 2017 Singer Kafi Biermann and founding member Peter Schütten left the band and were succeeded by Mirko Bäumer and Pit Hupperten.

[16][25] Hanz Thodam replaced bass player Hartmut Priess after the band's traditional New Year's Eve concert of 2018.