Happy first day of October!! While not all of us are experiencing fall right now, there's no reason we can't start celebrating the season with a little music from the festival named after this month. That festival is Oktoberfest, and while not everyone enjoys the music of Oktoberfest, a good polka is always appreciated. Today's song, "Liechtensteiner Polka", was composed by German composer Will Glahé.
I've never been to an Oktoberfest festival myself, but I was introduced to the music through my cable provider's music channel, Sounds of the Season. Every year at the beginning of October, this channel would play everything Oktoberfest from classic Polka to traditional songs sung in German. As the music would play, there would be fun facts about the event. I learned all the music and information about Oktoberfest through there. I'm not sure if I ever will attend a festival of that kind, but I definitely enjoy the upbeat spirit that the music has. And while I don't know how to dance to polka, I still love that style of music, as it always leaves me in a good mood.
When I was in high school, we had an exchange student one year from Germany. It was really interesting to hear stories of what her country was like (I would love to visit some time). One day in conversation, I spoke with her about Oktoberfest. I confessed to her that I liked listening to the music myself, and I'll never forget the look on her face as I said that. She thought it was so strange that I actually liked the music and explained to me that it's not liked by the general German population. I'm not sure if she was right about that, but I'll definitely think twice before saying that again to someone from Germany. Perhaps she was thinking more of the lyrical songs? That would be more understandable. But for polka, I can't imagine anyone really hating polka. It's just so happy! Anyways, whatever your preference, I hope you at least enjoy the polka song I have provided for you today. And once again, happy October to you!
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