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{{Short description|1999 single by Stefan Raab}}
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"'''Maschen-Draht-Zaun'''" is a [[country music]] song by [[Stefan Raab]]. It was released in the year 1999. The inspiration for this song comes from his TV show [[TV Total]], where short (often involuntarily) humorous clips from other German TV shows are shown.
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| name = Maschen-Draht-Zaun
| cover =
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| caption =
| type = single
| album = TV total – das Album
| artist = [[Stefan Raab]]
| released = 1999
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 3:24
| label = Rare
| writer =
* Stefan Raab
* Jens Bujar
| producer = Stefan Raab
| prev_title = Schlimmer Finger
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Wadde hadde dudde da?]]
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|yNwgTW_AJ_s|"Maschen-Draht-Zaun"}}}}
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"'''Maschen-Draht-Zaun'''" ("[[Chain-link fencing|chain-link fence]]") is a [[country music]] song by German entertainer [[Stefan Raab]], released in 1999. The inspiration for the song comes from his TV show ''[[TV total]]'', where short (often involuntarily) humorous clips from other German TV shows are shown.


For this song the law court show "Richterin Barbara Salesch" (Judge Barbara Salesch) was shown, where the plaintiff, Regina Zindler, accused her neighbour because a [[Symphoricarpos|snowberry]] bush (''Knallerbsenstrauch'') was growing into her [[chain-link fence]] (''Maschendrahtzaun''), hence damaging it. The 51-year-old Zindler spoke with a strong [[Vogtland]]er accent, and tried to make her speech more credible by using lots of [[legalese]] and to accentuate important passages; however, the coloring of her dialect and her insistence to always specifically describe her fence as a wiremesh fence and the neighbors bush as a common snowberry bush added to the hilarity.
For this song the law court show ''Richterin Barbara Salesch'' (''Judge Barbara Salesch'') was shown, where the plaintiff, Regina Zindler, accused her neighbour because a [[Symphoricarpos albus|snowberry]] bush (''Knallerbsenstrauch'') was growing into her chain-link fence, hence damaging it. The 51-year-old Zindler spoke with a strong [[Vogtland]]er accent, and tried to make her speech more credible by using [[legalese]] to accentuate important passages; however, the coloring of her dialect and her insistence to always specifically describe her fence as a wiremesh fence and the neighbours bush as a common snowberry bush added to the hilarity.


Since the rhythmic accentuation of the "Maschendrahtzaun" it seemed suitable for the inclusion into a song. The two main points of the songs hilarity are the sheer banality of the lawsuit and the plaintiffs thick Saxon accent, which is routinely ridiculed in German comedy. The two [[buzzwords]] "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" expose the main phonetic distinctions of the Saxon dialect very heavily.
Because of the rhythmic accentuation of the "Maschendrahtzaun" it seemed suitable for the inclusion into a song. The two main points of the song's hilarity are the sheer banality of the lawsuit and the plaintiff's thick regional accent, which is routinely ridiculed in German comedy. The two [[buzzwords]] "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" expose the main phonetic distinctions of the [[Upper Saxon dialect]] very heavily.


The song tells the story of a lonesome [[cowboy]] and/or [[sheriff]] in English, with the audio sample of the woman saying "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" inserted fittingly into the song. The music video extends this with using footage from the TV-show.
The song tells the story of a lonesome [[cowboy]] and/or [[sheriff]] in English (with a few German words), with the audio sample of the woman saying "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" (''common snowberry shrub'' / lit. ''bang snaps shrub'') inserted into the song. The music video extends this with using footage from the TV show. The song talks about the cowboy (in the first person) and things he does with a wire-mesh fence. There is no obvious link between the song and the legal case, however both stories indicate unusual misuse of such a fence. The song's story is a little lewd in some places and contains some strong language, even in the radio edit version.


The CD sold about approximately 800,000 times; Mr Raab gave 0.10 [[Deutsche Mark]] per sold CD to Mrs Zindler as royalties.
The CD sold approximately 800,000 times; Raab gave [[Deutsche Mark|DM]] 0.10 Deutsche Mark per sold CD to Zindler as royalties. It reached number one in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNqsWNkP-I|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>


== Aftermath ==
==Aftermath==
German TV broadcasters [[Sat.1]] and [[RTL Television]] took interest in Mrs Zindler; while Sat.1 broadcast from her house, it received major fan attraction and her fence got vandalized<ref name='MDR 04.07.2005'>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdr.de/unter-uns/1203164.html |title=Regina Zindler (56) aus Berlin |accessdate=2009-01-18 |work=MDR |language=German }}</ref>. RTL took over during the time, as Sat.1 already began closing the story about Mrs Zindler.
German TV broadcasters [[Sat.1]] and [[RTL Television]] took interest in Zindler; while Sat.1 broadcast from her house, it received major fan attraction and her fence got vandalized.<ref name='MDR 04.07.2005'>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdr.de/unter-uns/1203164.html |title=Regina Zindler (56) aus Berlin |access-date=18 January 2009 |work=MDR |language=de |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523145909/http://www.mdr.de/unter-uns/1203164.html |archivedate=23 May 2008 }}</ref> RTL took over during the time, as Sat.1 already began closing the story about Zindler.


RTL wanted to feature her as a musician, making a new song ''"Friede am Zaun"'' ("Peace at the fence") featuring her with a girl band "Die drei Knallerbsen", produced by Bernd Schumacher and [[Leipzig]]-based production firm 99pro. Radio stations boycotted the song, so the campaign never took off.
RTL wanted to feature her as a musician, making a new song ''"Friede am Zaun"'' ("peace at the fence") featuring her with a girl band Die drei Knallerbsen, produced by Bernd Schumacher and [[Leipzig]]-based production firm 99pro. Radio stations boycotted the song, so the campaign never took off. Zindler eventually sold her house and moved to [[Berlin]].


==Track listing==
Mrs Zindler sold her house and moved to [[Berlin]]. She is now in [[psychiatric]] treatment.
'''German CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maschen-Draht-Zaun|others=[[Stefan Raab]]|year=1999|type=German CD single liner notes|publisher=Rare Records|id=0109515BPR}}</ref>
# "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (radio edit) – 3:24
# "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (extended X-rated version) – 5:12
# "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (sing-a-long version) – 3:24
# "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (Early 60's Full Stereo Mix) – 5:13


==Chart==
[[Swiss]] physician and scientist Mario Gmür sees her as an example of a [[syndrome]] he researches, one he calls "MOS" ("Medien-Opfer-Syndrom", media-victim-syndrome); he states his research has indicated people who get unwanted, sudden fame and attention by the media and are discarded abruptly thereafter to be especially prone to [[psychosis]].
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===Weekly charts===
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== External links ==
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* [http://images.zeit.de/text/archiv/2000/5/200005.erinnern_auerbac.xml Es war einmal ein Zaun] ([[German language|German]]) - description and analysis of the media hype by German weekly [[Die Zeit]]
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* [http://www.mdr.de/unter-uns/1203164.html Regina Zindler aus Berlin] (German) Short biography of Mrs Zindler by [[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]
! scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000)
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* [http://www.raab-fans.de/facts/lyricsundco/maschendrahtzaun.php3 Lyrics]
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Stefan Raab|song=Maschen-Draht-Zaun|rowheader=true|access-date=2 February 2020}}
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{{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Stefan Raab|song=Maschen-Draht-Zaun|songid=4058|rowheader=true|access-date=2 February 2020}}
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{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Stefan Raab|song=Maschen-Draht-Zaun|rowheader=true|access-date=2 February 2020}}
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===Year-end charts===
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! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
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! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1999|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2000|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2000|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2000|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2000|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
| 27
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! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:German country music songs]]
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* [http://www.zeit.de/2000/05/200005.erinnern_auerbac.xml Es war einmal ein Zaun] ([[German language|German]]) - description and analysis of the media hype by German weekly [[Die Zeit]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080523145909/http://www.mdr.de/unter-uns/1203164.html Regina Zindler aus Berlin] (German) Short biography of Mrs Zindler by [[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060810173547/http://www.raab-fans.de/facts/lyricsundco/maschendrahtzaun.php3 Lyrics]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSNqsWNkP-I Live performance on the German Top of The Pops]

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Latest revision as of 11:01, 25 January 2023

"Maschen-Draht-Zaun"
Single by Stefan Raab
from the album TV total – das Album
Released1999
Length3:24
LabelRare
Songwriter(s)
  • Stefan Raab
  • Jens Bujar
Producer(s)Stefan Raab
Stefan Raab singles chronology
"Schlimmer Finger"
(1998) 		"Maschen-Draht-Zaun"
(1999) 		"Wadde hadde dudde da?"
(2000)
Audio
"Maschen-Draht-Zaun" on YouTube

"Maschen-Draht-Zaun" ("chain-link fence") is a country music song by German entertainer Stefan Raab, released in 1999. The inspiration for the song comes from his TV show TV total, where short (often involuntarily) humorous clips from other German TV shows are shown.

For this song the law court show Richterin Barbara Salesch (Judge Barbara Salesch) was shown, where the plaintiff, Regina Zindler, accused her neighbour because a snowberry bush (Knallerbsenstrauch) was growing into her chain-link fence, hence damaging it. The 51-year-old Zindler spoke with a strong Vogtlander accent, and tried to make her speech more credible by using legalese to accentuate important passages; however, the coloring of her dialect and her insistence to always specifically describe her fence as a wiremesh fence and the neighbours bush as a common snowberry bush added to the hilarity.

Because of the rhythmic accentuation of the "Maschendrahtzaun" it seemed suitable for the inclusion into a song. The two main points of the song's hilarity are the sheer banality of the lawsuit and the plaintiff's thick regional accent, which is routinely ridiculed in German comedy. The two buzzwords "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" expose the main phonetic distinctions of the Upper Saxon dialect very heavily.

The song tells the story of a lonesome cowboy and/or sheriff in English (with a few German words), with the audio sample of the woman saying "Maschendrahtzaun" and "Knallerbsenstrauch" (common snowberry shrub / lit. bang snaps shrub) inserted into the song. The music video extends this with using footage from the TV show. The song talks about the cowboy (in the first person) and things he does with a wire-mesh fence. There is no obvious link between the song and the legal case, however both stories indicate unusual misuse of such a fence. The song's story is a little lewd in some places and contains some strong language, even in the radio edit version.

The CD sold approximately 800,000 times; Raab gave DM 0.10 Deutsche Mark per sold CD to Zindler as royalties. It reached number one in Germany.[1]

Aftermath

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German TV broadcasters Sat.1 and RTL Television took interest in Zindler; while Sat.1 broadcast from her house, it received major fan attraction and her fence got vandalized.[2] RTL took over during the time, as Sat.1 already began closing the story about Zindler.

RTL wanted to feature her as a musician, making a new song "Friede am Zaun" ("peace at the fence") featuring her with a girl band Die drei Knallerbsen, produced by Bernd Schumacher and Leipzig-based production firm 99pro. Radio stations boycotted the song, so the campaign never took off. Zindler eventually sold her house and moved to Berlin.

Track listing

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German CD single[3]

  1. "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (radio edit) – 3:24
  2. "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (extended X-rated version) – 5:12
  3. "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (sing-a-long version) – 3:24
  4. "Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (Early 60's Full Stereo Mix) – 5:13

Chart

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References

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  1. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Regina Zindler (56) aus Berlin". MDR (in German). Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  3. ^ Maschen-Draht-Zaun (German CD single liner notes). Stefan Raab. Rare Records. 1999. 0109515BPR.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Stefan Raab – Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Stefan Raab – Maschen-Draht-Zaun" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Stefan Raab – Maschen-Draht-Zaun". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2000". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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