Die Prinzen - Alles nur geklaut (Offizielles Musikvideo)

What this video is

Released September 1993 as a single from the album of the same name via Hansa/BMG Ariola, 'Alles nur geklaut' ('All just stolen') arrived at the height of post-reunification German pop, when Leipzig-based acts such as Die Prinzen were crossing over from regional East German audiences to pan-German chart success. The video's meta-satirical structure — wholesale parody of then-current international MTV hits — enacted…

Why it matters

A landmark entry in German Deutschpop and comic pop, 'Alles nur geklaut' demonstrated that German-language acts could engage in MTV-era meta-textual video culture with the same sophistication as Anglophone counterparts. Its parody-compilation format anticipated later remix and mashup aesthetics…

The director

Born 1972 in Burghausen, Germany. Graduated from the University of Media, Stuttgart, specialising in film, computer animation, and multivision. Working as a freelance director since 1999, directing music videos, commercials, and documentaries. Career…