German
by E.O.

Album: Single release only (2018)
Charted: 13
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Songfacts®:

  • E.O. is the stage name of Mozambique-born rapper Brito Julio Lemos Da Silva. This celebration of German-made cars was his first UK hit.
  • We got Audi's, Mercedes, BMW'S, And Porches
    Old pals got swagger, we still got the horses
    We ain't got time for no fiestas
    Cause we're Ford Focus


    E.O. plays on words of different motor vehicle manufacturers: Old pals (Opel), got swagger (Volkswagen) fiestas (Ford Fiesta).
  • This isn't the first UK hit to celebrate German-made automobiles. In 2014 Grime artist Meridian Dan peaked at #13 with "German Whip."

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