11 facts that you did not know about the ultimate Techno Rave banger of the 90s - "Wonderful Days"
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"Wonderful Days" by Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo helped to bring Techno and Rave music to the mainstream in the 90s.
1. It was actually based on a 1970s Dutch rock song called "help, get me some help"
2. before charly & theo, other artists already covered it
3. including some electronic versions, too (like this east european cover from 1984)
4. charly & theo started as hardcore techno and gabber house producers (music video to live at london)
5. really *hardcore* producers
6. rumor is that mental theo was involved in compiling the early thunderdome cds (sorcerer - summer)
7. apart from the netherlands the duo was especially famous in germany (like in this german TV feature about Charly & Theo in 1997)
8. even after the hit they stayed hard to the core (hardcore feelings)
9. and not just in words (your smile - hardcore remix)
10. they still perform live
11. and "wonderful days" has been covered and remixed many times since then (such as this drum and xylophone cover)
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