Jo Strauss's lyrics & chords

Jo Strauss is writing songs which, as he states, "are tearing the heart out of the chest, throwing it on the floor and should trample around on them!" Bound in honour to Germany's capital Berlin, there is not only lyrical melancholia, but also an appropriate dose of black humour in his songs. It's not a rarity that Jo Strauss finishes his compositions with a surprising turn, that lets the laughter stick in the audience's throats. Listeners are expected to hear morbide Wienerlieder, grave philosophy and rough ragging of all kind, not only in Str...read more