20 Best Gibberish Lyrics: No. 14
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glauten globen"
--'Rock of Ages,' Def Leppard (1983)
The British hard rockers were recording this song, slated for their album 'Pyromania,' with producer Mutt Lange. Feeling playful, and tired of counting off the usual "one, two, three, four," the producer instead spat out the German-sounding phrase "Gunter glieben glauchen globen," which the amused band members left on as the song's intro. When pressed, the group claims the phrase translates to "running through the forest silently" -- but it clearly means "we're pulling your leg."
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douttfireat 2-12-2009
Ha ha ha...how many of us really though Def Leppard was speaking German? I seriously though they were saying,"Unter, lieben, lauben, loben. ("Praise under dear foliage") Oh, well. Only took 25+ years to find out what they were saying!!
lemonpieat 6-20-2007
hey i happen to love def leppard
4uattrodicoppeat 6-21-2007
this also introduces The Offisprings' Pretty Fly (For a White Guy).
vbeek2002at 8-25-2009
Um, That's actually a Def Leppard sample.
millzat 6-25-2007
all i know is...i say it all the time
i think it's German or something
whatever i say just say it to say it
so rock on deaf pepper!
Kaeat 6-25-2007
This is so funny, and I was embarrassed at what I thought it meant all these years! An ld friend of mine told me the band is Swedish and that the words are swedish for "One, two, three, four"! (Am I gullible, or what?! Don't answer that...)
KK at11:03 on June 25, 2007
joelat 6-29-2007
I believe that it sounded like: "un tag leiben rock und rollen" which translates as "we all love rock and roll"
Starrockaat 7-01-2007
A rock'n'roll classic, one that will be remembered long after the Spice Girls are dead and forgotten. We love rock'n'roll. We love Def Leppard. Rock of Ages Forever!