German Music Friday: "Texas Lightning - No No Never"

"It's not a joke - it's country" is the motto of the German band "Texas Lightning." Yup, it ain't no joke that a German band thought about doing country. Surprisingly, they're both good and successful.

Last year Texas Lightning represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece. Somehow, not all of Europe grasped the concept of the band and came in 15 out of 24.

In Germany "No No Never" was a hit and was number one for several weeks.

Among the members of Texas Lightning are drummer Olli Dittrich, a German comedian who was a cast member of the German version of Saturday Night Live and vocalist Jane Comerford who is a vocal coach and was born in Australia.

In June of 2006 the members of Texas Lightning were made "honorary Texans" by proclamation in the Texas State Senate. I kid you not.

So, are you ready for German country?



More Texas Lightning videos at YouTube.

Texas Lightning's official website.

Texas Lightning on Wikipedia.

German Music Friday: "Ayo - Down On My Knees"

So, what'd you expect when you read that headline? I guess, I don't even wanna know.

Anyhow, I have a new favourite song right now and thought I'd share it with you. And make a little regular series out of it while I'm at it.

Ayo has released her first single in Germany this February. She has started her career in France, where she has been very successful and has done a big concert tour last fall. Ayo's Nigerian father came to Germany in the 1970s to study, her mother is a German gypsy.

"Down On My Knees" is the current single in Germany from the album "Joyful" which was produced by Jay Newland who won a Grammy in 2003 for his work on Norah Jones' album "Come Away With Me."

More Ayo videos at YouTube.

Ayo's official website.

Ayo's MySpace.