Brings

Brings (German: [bʁɪŋs], Colognian: [bʁéŋs]) are a band from Germany who perform most songs in the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch. Founded in 1990, they established themselves playing rock music; their lyrics are performed in Kölsch and, since 1995, also in standard German. After the successful single Superjeilezick (2001) they specialized in Cologne party hits. Although the name resembles the German language equivalent of the imperative "bring it!", Brings is just the family name of three of the founders of the band, one of whom is also the band manager and father of two of the currently active members, Rolly Brings [de]. Brings was formed in 1990 by the brothers Peter and Stephan Brings, Harry Alfter and Matthias Gottschalk. Today, the formation consists of Peter Brings (vocals, guitar), Stephan Brings (bass, vocals), Kai Engel (keyboard, vocals), son of Tommy Engel, Harry Alfter (guitar, vocals) and Christian Blüm (drums). Peter Brings (2007) Stephan Brings (2007) Kai Engel (2007) Harry Alfter (2007) Christian Blüm (2007) They debuted in 1991 with the album Zwei Zoote Minsche ("Two kinds of people") which was an attempt to distance themselves from the traditional Cologne carnival in order not to be pigeonholed. The single release Nur mer zwei ("Just the two of us") reached No. 56 in the German Charts. They played their first successful concerts, opened up for the Simple Minds, AC/DC, Tom Petty and performed at the rock festival Rock am Ring. In 1995, Brings began to publish albums not only in Kölsch but in standard German (Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung – faith, love, hope). Throughout their career, the band has been politically dedicated, one of the best known examples is their leading role in the Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander campaign against right-wing extremist violence in Germany. Their 1997 song Handvoll ze fresse (strong: "A handful to eat") broached the issue of refugees seeking a better life. The 10th anniversary of the band came with some transitions – Brings broke up with their label (EMI) – and their next album and single release Superjeilezick brought a major style change. The song Superjeilezick ("Super cool times") was strongly inspired by Those Were the Days, but in Kölsch dialect and Brings started touring with other carnival bands like Höhner and Die Paveier [de]. Leaving rock music behind, Brings eventually began focusing on carnival and party songs, a strategy that led to ultimate success, mainly in the Rhineland area. In 2004, the song Poppe, Kaate, Danze ("Copulate, cards, dance") caused a small scandal in the rather conservative scene of the "official" Cologne carnival – however, attempts to censor the song or prevent the band to play it at carnival events were not successful. Major successes of the following years were the singles Nur Nicht Aus Liebe Weinen (2007), a cover version of the Zarah Leander song, and Halleluja (2010). In 2011, the 15th album Dat is geil ("This is cool/hot") reached No. 7 of the German album charts. Anniversary concerts in 2011 and 2016 took place in the RheinEnergieStadion with 50000 fans. More live albums 1997: Live 2013: Leise rieselt der Schnee 2 Other compilations 2007: Das Beste von 90–97 2007: Best Of 2011: Das brings – Die Hits der Kölner Kultband 2011: Classic Albums: Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung/5 + 4 1991: Zweschedurch 1996: Zweschedurch II 1991: Katharina 1991: Schenk dir mi Hätz 1992: Ali 1992: Loss di Hoor eraf 1992: Nix is verjesse 1993: Du bist 1993: Ehrenfeld 1993: Lass die Maske fallen 1993: Will nur dich 1995: Fleisch und Blut 1995: Heimat 1995: Luftschlösser 1997: Bis ans Meer 1997: Niemols im Lääve/Bis ans Meer 1997: Fünf 1999: Nit alles Jold 1999: Was ist mit dir?/Marie 1999: Knapp 2004: Lang vorbei/Schnee vum letzte Johr 2005: Alle Mann 2005: Hoch, Höher, Haie 2006: Hay! Hay! Hay! 2008: FC is unser Jeföhl 2010: Plastikstään 2011: Die längste Brings Single der Welt 2012: Halleluja (feat. Lukas Podolski) 2013: Die Nacht 2014: Es brennt (Eko Fresh feat. Brings) 2017: Et jeilste Land (feat. Dennis aus Hürth [de]) 2019: Hück räänt et Kölsch (111-RMX) 2007: Live 2011: Dat wor geil – 20 Jahre Brings 2011: 4 Alben Langen, Andreas (1999). Hundacker, Petra (ed.). Brings amtlich (in German) (1 ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Heel Verlag [de]. ISBN 978-3-89365-689-9. OCLC 76042295. Kreikebaum, Ulrich "Uli" (2014). Brings Superjeilezick; das Leben ist ein Rockkonzert (in German) (1 ed.). Köln, Germany: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 978-3-462-03842-2. OCLC 865134260. Kreikebaum, Ulrich "Uli"; Roth, Astrid; Köster, Gerd [in German] (2014). Brings: Superjeilezick; das Leben ist ein Rockkonzert (in German). Berlin, Germany: Universal Music Group. Bläck Fööss Klaus Heuser "Brings – Mit kölschem Dialekt in der gesamten Republik erfolgreich". 2024-02-10. 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