The D-A-CH-DeathList 2024 (page 18)

[The Old Crem 3,585]

Hansi Schmidt, Handball player who appeared 98 times for the German national Handball team has died aged 80. Obit (In German.)

[Book 3,556]

D-A-CH-Hit No. 2 is Hans Modrow, German politician and last communist premier of the German Democratic Republic.

He was 95.

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Frueherer-DDR-Regierungschef-Hans-Modrow-gestorben-article23910073.html

 

Edit: Also a unique hit in the DDP for me

[The Old Crem 3,585]

25 minutes ago, Book said:

D-A-CH-Hit No. 2 is Hans Modrow, German politician and last communist premier of the German Democratic Republic.

He was 95.

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Frueherer-DDR-Regierungschef-Hans-Modrow-gestorben-article23910073.html

 

Edit: Also a unique hit in the DDP for me

Will he get an obit? European politicians are quite unpredictable in their obit chances. 

[Book 3,556]

3 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Will he get an obit? European politicians are quite unpredictable in their obit chances. 

It would be a shame for the UK press if he didn't get one.

So yeah, it could be possible.

[gcreptile 10,970]

I think he'll get a Times/Telegraph obit, hell, maybe there'll be a combined obit for him and Ivan Silayev.

[The Old Crem 3,585]

3 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

I think he'll get a Times/Telegraph obit, hell, maybe there'll be a combined obit for him and Ivan Silayev.

Maybe. Both those newspapers don’t seem to give many non British political obits anymore. 

[frleon 138]

Should have had him on my general list, I wonder what I was thinking there. There's been a bunch of German candidates that I cut because of their lacking international notability, but surely that wouldn't have concerned me with Modrow.

[The Old Crem 3,585]

So far he has a Yahoo Canada Obit and general Reuters Obit but neither seem to work with a .Uk link. 

[The Old Crem 3,585]

Obit in, 

Daily Mail

[chilean way 1,898]

Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer has died at 96 https://orf.at/stories/3305123/

[TomTomTelekom 3,727]

 

Next hit for our DACH-List, pole vaulter Tim Lobinger died at 50 years:

https://www.bild.de/sport/2023/sport/stabhochspringer-hatte-krebs-tim-lobinger-50-tot-82928168.bild.html

 

[Book 3,556]

17 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

 

Next hit for our DACH-List, pole vaulter Tim Lobinger died at 50 years:

https://www.bild.de/sport/2023/sport/stabhochspringer-hatte-krebs-tim-lobinger-50-tot-82928168.bild.html

 

This is really sad as he was so young.

[Book 3,556]

Wow, next D-A-CH-hit, this time it's our No.1, Schlager singer Tony Marshall!

Died yesterday like Tim Lobinger!

https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/tony-marshall-schlager-saenger-tot-100.html

[gcreptile 10,970]

Seems the reform of our internal processes worked!

Admittedly, both Tony Marhsall and Tim Lobinger were prime candidates anyway.

[Book 3,556]

10 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Seems the reform of our internal processes worked!

Admittedly, both Tony Marhsall and Tim Lobinger were prime candidates anyway.

 

This!

 

And this is what Tony Marshall is famous for, his biggest hit "Schöne Maid".

Yes, it was a huuuuuge hit

 

[The Old Crem 3,585]

Another one who is a selection on the DDP but Obit chances feel iffy. 

[Book 3,556]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

Another one who is a selection on the DDP but Obit chances feel iffy. 

 

Yes, probably, but maybe wait a little longer.

I got 2 unique hits in one week and my 50 year old joker died too. That would give a total of 37 points, of which I probably won't get 28 because the ignorant UK press doesn't report on it and the rules of the DDP only allow that kind of press. That's why it would be a bit annoying if that were to happen, but of course I assume it will. It would not be the first time.

[deadsox 894]

Rejected pick in Alt Obituaries.

[wannamaker 1,407]

3 hours ago, Book said:

Wow, next D-A-CH-hit, this time it's our No.1, Schlager singer Tony Marshall!

Died yesterday like Tim Lobinger!

https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/tony-marshall-schlager-saenger-tot-100.html

 

The only thing I knew about him was that his son sang in the best german song of all time.

 

 

 

[Book 3,556]

3 minutes ago, wannamaker said:

 

The only thing I knew about him was that his son sang in the best german song of all time.

 

 

 

 

Bad taste at its best!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Certainly gave me Die Woody!!

[gcreptile 10,970]

I don't know if the Anglo-American media have something similar, but in Germany it's perfectly possible to ride on the success of one big hit for decades, in spite of the ridiculousness of everything that follows. Tony Marshall was one of the examples.

See also, Jürgen Drews (70+ and recently retired after health problems), Roberto Blanco (85 years old, inexplicably alive), Bill Kaulitz (of Tokio Hotel, still not dead from drug overdose/suicide/freak accident).

[Book 3,556]

15 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

I don't know if the Anglo-American media have something similar, but in Germany it's perfectly possible to ride on the success of one big hit for decades, in spite of the ridiculousness of everything that follows. Tony Marshall was one of the examples.

See also, Jürgen Drews (70+ and recently retired after health problems), Roberto Blanco (85 years old, inexplicably alive), Bill Kaulitz (of Tokio Hotel, still not dead from drug overdose/suicide/freak accident).

You compare Roberto Blanco to Bill Kaulitz? Interesting!

 

And as for the first part, it has to be said that there are a lot of one hit wonders that can survive for decades with a big hit. Carl Douglas (Kung Fun Fighting), George McCrae (Rock your baby), Gloria Gaynor (I will survive) to name a few.

[Toast 16,140]

56 minutes ago, wannamaker said:

 

The only thing I knew about him was that his son sang in the best german song of all time.

 

 

 

 

Good grief.  Thank God for Kraftwerk.

[time 8,599]

27 minutes ago, Book said:

You compare Roberto Blanco to Bill Kaulitz? Interesting!

 

And as for the first part, it has to be said that there are a lot of one hit wonders that can survive for decades with a big hit. Carl Douglas (Kung Fun Fighting), George McCrae (Rock your baby), Gloria Gaynor (I will survive) to name a few.

George McCrae had 3 (UK) top 10 hits but no-one remembers the other 2. Gloria Gaynor had previously reached number 2 with the almost-as-famous Never Can Say Goodbye, though that was later eclipsed by the Communards version.