Iconic and popular songs of Genghis Khan

Mata HariGenghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Mata Hari (1982)

The figure who captured Genghis Khan’s attention was Mata Hari, the world-famous “too-beautiful” female spy.

This song recounts the tumultuous life of the dancer who, during World War I, was suspected of being a double agent for Germany and France and was executed.

Now synonymous with the idea of a female spy, “Mata Hari” was the stage name she used during her dancing career.

MoskauJingisukan

MOSKAU (Aim for Moscow) / Dschinghis Khan (Genghis Khan)

Famous in many different ways, this song was actually a West German cheer anthem by Dschinghis Khan, released ahead of the Moscow Olympics.

It may not need any explanation.

In any case, it’s irresistibly upbeat to the point of being nonsensical, and it makes you want to move your body.

Wir sitzen alle im selben BootGenghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot

This song sings that the world is like everyone riding on a single ship—that we’re all the same human beings.

Its cast of characters includes Cleopatra, Caesar, Napoleon, Strauss, Schmidt, Khrushchev, city dwellers, farmers, and more.

Each person is different, but we’re all creatures aboard the same Earth.

No matter how different or similar we are to others, the song makes you feel that such differences are trivial.

It’s a grand, monumental masterpiece.

What shall we do with the drunken sailorGenghis Khan

What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor

Dschinghis Khan has covered the traditional British sailors’ work song, the sea shanty “Drunken Sailor.” As you listen, you can almost picture the sailors’ call-and-response and the sails gradually being hoisted.

IvanhoeGenghis Khan

Aladin

It is included on the 1982 album “Helden, Schurken und der Dudelmoser.” The theme is a historical novel by the British writer W.

Scott, unfolding a story of love and valor set in medieval England.