A question that has vexed me for almost thirty years

[Vort]

Why does the Swedish Chef begin Def Leppard's

? Edited November 15, 2012 by Vort

[Guest SquidMom]

Someone said it's 1,2,3,4 in dutch, or something... I dunno.

[pam]

Because

[MorningStar]

I don't know. Why is Def Leppard in our hymnal?

[SanctitasDeo]

That is a very good question, and one which I may have to wonder about for the rest of my life.

Would that someone here could provide an answer...

[slamjet]

Maybe you are vexed because it's not Swedish, it's German:

These four words that you hear at the start of "Rock of Ages", mean nothing, though the band sometimes jokingly claims it means "running through the forest silently". It's actually just German sounding gibberish, said by producer Mutt Lange during one of the later takes of the song. Lange was a perfectionist and would often do dozens & dozens of takes, and after repeatedly beginning so many with the standard count, "One, two, three, four" he simply started saying nonsense words instead, the band liking this one so much that they included it on the album.

[pam]

According to Wikipedia it doesn't state it's German. It's just jibberish that sounds like German.

[Guest]

I've also wondered why Baby Bum starts off Pour Some Sugar...

[Guest SquidMom]

Offsping uses it, too.

[Maureen]

I found this as an explanation:

VH1: What is "Gunter glieben glauchen globen"?

Elliott:That's the intro to "Rock Of Ages." It's Mutt Lange. There were no guitars in the verses, just drums. So instead of counting off one, two, three, four, he'd say these ridiculous things to make everybody laugh. One of them was "chapatti puppadum something something," all about Indian food. The other one was "Gunter glieben glauchen globen." Some German guy sent a letter to our Artist Pages and said that it's German for "running through the forest silently." I'm assured it isn't. This guy must have just escaped from the happy house or something.

Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages"? - Yahoo! Answers

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[bytebear]

Wow, that just took me back to 7th grade.