Visually, this video is a simple static backdrop featuring a stylized digital drawing of a dark-haired woman holding a white electric guitar against a pitch-black background, complete with red text in the top right corner reading Falco - Rock Me Amadeus. The audio, however, is a full eight-minute extended dance mix of Falco's iconic 1985 hit. It kicks off with chopped vocal samples and punchy synth-bass riffs before dropping into the familiar vocal chant chorus. The most distinctive section arrives around 1:10, where a deep English-speaking narrator steps in to read a dramatic timeline of Mozart's life, chronicling key dates from his birth in Salzburg in 1756 and his early composition work at age five in 1761, all the way through his marriage in 1782, his death in 1791, and Falco's tribute in 1985.
As the track moves along, it cycles through long instrumental build-ups, funk-tinged guitar riffs around 2:25, synth-brass melodies, and quirky vocal cut-ins like the Wunderbar line around 5:15. Around 5:40, an extended dance bridge brings in energetic female backing vocals singing along to the rhythm before handing things back over to the massive Amadeus chant around 7:15 to drive the mix home until the beat finally winds down past the eight-minute mark.
It is a fantastic blast of mid-80s euro-disco and synth-pop nostalgia. The biographical narration mix is especially fun because it was the exact version many radio stations played in North America to give English listeners context for the original German track. While there is no video to watch beyond the static picture, the extended audio mix alone makes it worth letting the whole track play out.