Colognian-German-dialect rock music group (formed 1976)
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BAP (German pronunciation:[bap]) is a German rock band. With thirdteen albums reaching the number one in the
German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.
The group was founded in 1976 under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP in
Cologne by
Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "Verdamp lang her" (Damn long time ago), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Papp" (related to the German word dad), but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-nickname.
Niedecken translated a collection of
Bob Dylan's lyrics to German for his 1995 solo album Leopardefell.[1]
2000: "FC, jeff Jas! (Aufstiegsversion)" [
FC, step on it! (Promotion version)]
2001: "Aff un zo" [Every now and then]
2001: "Shoeshine"
2002: "Schluss, aus, okay" [End, over, okay]
2003: "FC, jeff Jas! (Die dritte Version)" [FC, step on it! (the third version)]
2004: "Wann immer du nit wiggerweiss" [Whenever you don't know what to do]
2004: "Für Maria" [For Maria]
2005: "Frau, ich freu mich" [Woman, I'm glad]
2006: "Verdamp lang her (Die verdammt lange Single)" [A damn long time ago (The damn long single)]
2006: "Time Is Cash, Time Is Money (feat.
Culcha Candela)"
2008: "Morje fröh doheim" [Home tomorrow morning]
2011: "Halv su wild" [No big deal; literally: Half as wild]
2012: "All die Augenblicke [feat.
Clueso" [All the moments]
Related projects
1983: Book BAP övver BAP [BAP about BAP]
1987: Album Schlagzeiten [Hit times] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)
1989: Book BAP övver China (about their Chinese tour)
1992: Album Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander [Get up and speak out; literally: Ass up, teeth apart] (various bands from
Cologne, live concert against racism and neo-fascism)
1995: Album Leopardefell [Leopard's skin] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album with translated
Dylan lyrics)
2002: Film Vill passiert [A lot has happened] (film by
Wim Wenders about BAP)
2011: Book Für 'ne Moment [For a moment] (autobiography by Wolfgang Niedecken & Oliver Kobold)
2022: Album Dylanreise [Dylan travel] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)