Rock Me Amadeus Kingdom, despite the artist's popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much of Europe. Originally recorded in German, the song is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his popularity and his debts. A longer version (eight minutes), named the "Salieri Mix", appeared on the initial US release of the album "Falco 3". The song was inspired by the movie "Amadeus". For the US release, the song was remixed with an English background overlay. There was never a full English version. Voiceover facts The song was released in Europe in 1985 in its original, German-language version. For the international markets (United States, UK,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart listeners and performers. These developments were not witnessed by Mozart's father, who had died on 28 May 1787. In December 1787, Mozart finally obtained a steady post under aristocratic patronage. Emperor Joseph II appointed him as his "chamber composer", a post that had fallen vacant the previous month on the death of Gluck. It was a part-time appointment, paying just 800 florins per year, and required Mozart only to compose dances for the annual balls in the Redoutensaal (see "Mozart and dance"). This modest income became important to Mozart when hard times arrived. Court records show that Joseph's aim was