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Title: George speaking German!
Post by: freakchic9 on August 21, 2008, 12:09:14 AM
06B0R5rWLsU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06B0R5rWLsU)

The cutest thing I EVER seen!
Can someone translate this?
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: yavanna on August 21, 2008, 03:11:27 PM
Not a perfect translation for sure, but this is it:
Hallo, dear freinds of BRAVO. This is George Harrison speaking. All of the Beatles were glad you elected us most popular beat group. We're very proud of our "BRAVO OTTO" and of having so many friends in Germany, expecially as we have so many nice memories of good old Germany. John, Paul and Ringo asked me to tell you this on their behalf: Thank you very very much. Thanks. All the best to our fans and all BRAVO readers in particular. Yous George Harrison.

I have to add that his German is really good ! Good pronunciation.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: DarkSweetLady on August 22, 2008, 02:48:24 AM
My computer wouldn't load it, so I'll have to check it out later. Is it him really speaking it though?

And I love love love your signature freakchic9 (inlove2)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: freakchic9 on August 22, 2008, 03:56:33 AM
^Thanks. He's mine.
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: DarkSweetLady on August 22, 2008, 12:36:46 PM
haha ;) I won't let you win him that easily freakchic9!
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: freakchic9 on August 23, 2008, 08:59:01 PM
So you admit that I won him? Cool. THANKS!
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Octie on August 23, 2008, 09:49:30 PM
That is just far too cool freakchik 8) Love languages! Go George! 8)
And thanks for the translation yavanna!  :)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on August 24, 2008, 06:22:42 AM
Thats such a gem!!!! Woohoo! So sweet! He sounds so Georgian [as in George like, not from Georgia :P ] . not knowing german, but from what I hear, it doesnt sound very well pronounced....  but then I know naught when it comes to german.  ;D

Hey freakchic, you should change your sig to I have you Georgie  ;D
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: yavanna on August 24, 2008, 07:21:52 PM
Quote from: 596
. not knowing german, but from what I hear, it doesnt sound very well pronounced....  but then I know naught when it comes to german.  ;D

Well, the he doesn't pronouce it perfect or something, but there's no moment when I have trouble understanding what he says, and you get to hear much much worse when it comes to non-native speakers practising German  ;)

Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on August 25, 2008, 11:54:37 PM
Quote from: 1116
and you get to hear much much worse when it comes to non-native speakers practising German  ;)

Like me, i would imagine!  ;D

Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: iamheandwearealltogether on August 27, 2008, 03:21:19 PM
thanks for postinh this!!! :) :)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: DarkSweetLady on August 30, 2008, 12:48:37 AM
Not so fast freakchic9! What i said was I wouldn't let you win! :)

But that is pretty cool.
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: freakchic9 on August 30, 2008, 01:15:09 AM
You mean the fact that I won is pretty cool? Thanks!
Face it, DarkSweetLady, I'm just gifted when dealing with winning.
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Pitch on September 01, 2008, 04:16:26 PM
Are you kidding me? A time when German is actually useful to me and my sound card just blew out on my computer last week! o.o
I might just die if I don't find some way to hear this. ...To the library!!
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Paul Petraitis on November 23, 2011, 03:39:59 PM
Sehr gut herr Harrison!George's Deutsch ist nicht so gut aber gut genug! Very good Mr. Harrison. George's German is not so good, but good enough! And that Liverpool accent shines through!
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: real01 on September 21, 2012, 08:00:06 AM
Which year was this recorded?
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Badgirl66 on September 21, 2012, 08:24:08 AM
1966 For the BRAVO  AWARD called OTTO( little Indian Boy) find on the flexi

(http://images.45cat.com/various-artists-george-harrison-marie-versini-robert-fuller-manuela-drafi-deutscher-und-pierre-brice-sprechen-zu-den-bravolesern-bravo-s.jpg) (http://www.45cat.com/link/11A0A16B399E485E9A5)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Badgirl66 on September 21, 2012, 08:24:51 AM
here another german speaking http://youtu.be/Uj5tmhdcUAAGeorge (http://youtu.be/Uj5tmhdcUAAGeorge)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: real01 on September 23, 2012, 08:52:27 AM
I like the tune he starts to sing, it would be great if he (or the Beatles) had recorded it.
From far, it kind of resembles to style in which Honey Pie was done:

Am sonntag will mein süßer mit mir segeln gehn
Am Sonntag will mein Süsser mit mir segeln gehn 1961 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFi5YDsbuFQ#)
Honey Pie
HONEY PIE-THE BEATLES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcpSCWpCw28#)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: Badgirl66 on September 23, 2012, 04:27:47 PM
honey pie is a swing style song

http://youtu.be/rlVPj0ksYVc (http://youtu.be/rlVPj0ksYVc)
Title: Re: George speaking German!
Post by: real01 on September 24, 2012, 08:06:14 AM
Great stuff. It's interesting what ideas people have, that is, what their songs do do them!
Peter Sellers recites A Hard Day's Night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLongUBPm5Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLongUBPm5Y)
 ha2ha