Wissenswertes über Erlangen

"Wissenswertes über Erlangen" is a 1982 song by the Berlin-based band Foyer des Arts, considered being part of the Neue Deutsche Welle.

Ironically, the song starts with seagulls screeching and a fog horn, which is inappropriate introduction considering Erlangen's inland location.

("Here on the left is the church / It was built in the past [...] / Now we're approaching the marketplace / in the local dialect they call it "das Stadtzentrum (city center)") And trite, unoriginal statements such as ("This place is unknown for miles around."

In the refrain, Max Goldt imitates a feminine tourist group, singing "That is a nice young man / He knows everything about this!

[3] Foyer des Arts performed the song, among others, in music shops and on the ZDF Hit Parade.