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In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus (There's the Hofbräuhaus in Munich) is one of the most popular drinking songs throughout the world. The song was composed by Wilhelm “Wiga“ Gabriel from Berlin (1897 - 1964). According to legend, Gabriel found the melody to the text written by his friend Klaus Siegfried from Bad Hindelang in the Café am Zoo in Berlin. As the composer did not have any paper at hand, he wrote the notes on the title page of the Berliner Illustrierten newspaper. The start of the melody resembles the Munich city hymn Solang der alte Peter. Gabriel is said to have resorted to this folk song for the melody. The Hofbräuhaus song, musically a waltz, was first performed at the Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim in 1936. It developed to a carnival melody at the carnival time in the next year and found its way to the Hofbräuhaus, where Gabriel conducted it himself and was rewarded with a giant mug of beer. Disclaimer: All videos are apolitical. This c
