IFA Wartburg

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IFA Wartburg was a satirical Swedish student band inspired by the culture of the former German Democratic Republic (commonly known as East Germany) formed by Magnus Michaeli and Nils Lundwall under the aliases Rolf Kempinski and Heinz Klinger. The band was formed in 1984 in Upplands Väsby and disbanded in 1999 for a combination of personal differences and different life wishes. Named after the East German auto brand Wartburg, built by IFA, their lyrics are written in German and evoke the vocabulary of the GDR in a playful tone. Some song titles include Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova ("Mrs. Gorbachev dances bossa nova"), Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim ("It's not so bad on the island of Crimea"), Agrarwissenschaft im Dienste des Sozialismus ("Agriscience in the Service of Socialism"), Freie Deutsche Jugend ("Free German Youth"), Der Alte Böse Kapitalismus ("The Old Evil Capitalism"), Zwei Tage in Berlin ("Two Days in Berlin"), and Hallo, Guter Kommunist ("Hello, Good Communist...

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