The Lassie Singers were a German indie rock band and existed from 1988 until 1998. They are noted for their sarcastic lyrics and close harmony singing. Members were the titular singers and signature female vocal trio Christiane Rösinger, Almuth Klotz and Kathrin von Witzleben as well guitarist Herman Herrmann.
Studio Discography:
- 1991: Die Lassie Singers helfen Dir (Columbia Records (Sony Music Entertainment))
- 1992: Sei À Gogo (Dragnet Records (Sony Music Entertainment))
- 1994: Stadt, Land, Verbrechen (Dragnet Records)
- 1996: Hotel Hotel (Dragnet Records)
This band contains examples of:
- Aerith and Bob: Christiane, Katrin... and Almuth?
- Anti-Love Song: If it's a song about love, it's either a sarcastic remark or an honest
Tear Jerker about lost love. - Demoted to Extra: Herman Herrmann was a main songwriter, performer, and arranger on the first two albums, but was only credited as "guest" on their latter two.
- Girl Group: Played with, the Singers don't fit into the beauty ideal of pop girl groups. They don't even stick to their choreography and improvise movements on stage.
- Grey Rain of Depression: Recurring lyrical motive.
- Hard-Drinking Party Girl: The topic of ''Johnny, Jack und Jim", doubling as a drinking song.
- Indie Pop: Combined a lo-fi performance style with a professionally produced twee sound.
- Misandry Song: But twisted and ironic. In fact, most of their fans are male.
- The One Guy: Guitarist Herman Herrmann.
- Plucky Girl: The vocal trio, all of them.
- Repetitive Name: Guitarist Herman Herrmann.
- Rousing Speech: Geh in den Keller
- Shout-Out: The name is a reference to Lassie the dog and the Les Humphrey Singers.
- Stylistic Suck: Wir wollen gar nicht besser sein: deliberately off-key harmony vocals.
- Vocal Tag Team
