Okay, so "TV-Glotzer" is really "White Punks on Dope". The music is an exact replica of the Tubes' masterpiece, but Hagen changed the lyrics. Sure, they are in German, but she didn't just translate Fee Waybill's Tubes' classic. The lyrics now reflect her view as an East German being able to watch West Berlin TV during the cold war and being jealous of the western freedoms.
In any case, there is something edgy and frightening about Hagen's vocal delivery here. Some might find it a bit jarring, but that's what I like about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPQB-mtQDY
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