Song: Weil Der Mensch ZÄhlt (Man Is The Measure Of All Things)
Artist: Alf Poier
Watch the song in full [approx. 3 minutes]
Born in 1967 Alf Poier started his performance career in cabaret, for which he has won a number of awards.
Alf Poier says about his entry to the competition: "My song, called ‘Man is the measure of all things’ is about animals living in the filth produced by man. But things like water, the timber in the forest, anthills, pure light, elephants with their trunks and cockroaches living under tiles have to count as well. My song is a hymn for individualism and against collectivism. I am also for balls and against circles, for corners and against edges, for trees and against the forest. In my performance it is not so much the song that counts but the moral attitude behind it. Whoever votes for me is against being standardized and cemented in by ‘European Banality’."
LYRICS
I like most animals on this earth
But I really prefer little rabbits and bears
Soon all birds and beetles will die
But Adam's in bed with Eve busy reproducing
Rabbits live in the woods
Cats in the meadows
And cockroaches
Live under tiles
Little rabbits have short noses
And kittens soft paws
And Mother Holle likes her wool
From the african dromedary
The difference between animals such as apes and primates
Is no bigger than between noodles and pasta
But whoever wants to know more about animals should study Biology or inform
himself on my homepage
Some animals have wings
And others have fins
Some live outdoors
And others in cans
LYRICS
Contestants 2003
