Blog: Pop Go The '80s

Originally formed in 1974 by keyboard player Pete Banks, the British band After The Fire would have to wait nearly a decade before having a hit in the US - and it would prove to be their only one - but it was worth the wait as Der Kommissar is one of the most enduring hits of the new wave era. The song was actually a cover of a European hit by another touchstone of the period, Falco, who topped the charts with Rock Me Amadeus . Pulled from their ATF album which [...]

• Der Kommissar, After The Fire » After The Fire - Der Kommisar.mp3