Once, I ate a gummy bear with chianti

When I heard "The Gummy Bear Song" the first time, I assumed it was a commercial for candy. Our little convenience store sells German gummy bears. This evening, they had run out of them, so I had to rest contended with jelly nukis instead! (I'm consuming those as we speak.)

Then I saw the "Choco" clip on Youtube and was confused. Why was the gummy bear doing a commercial for cocoa? Was I missing out on something here?

It's a German novelty song, stupid!

Gummibär is a disco artist of that unimitable kind only spawned in Sweden and Germany. His "songs" became instant hits on Youtube, and has given rise to a little cottage industry. Of course, the songs are both silly and annoying, except for kids, who will drive you mad playing them all night long. Here's a tip if they annoy you too much: bribe them with a jelly nuki!

Essentially, Gummibär only made three songs: "I'm a Gummy Bear", "Choco choco choco" and "Nuki". However, our ingenious little friend recorded "I'm a Gummy Bear" in several different languages, including Slovak, Hungarian and (of course) Swedish. The Swedish lyrics are (almost) grammatically correct, but the bear seems to be singing them with a slight German accent! :D

Nobody will remember Gummibär ten years into the future, but as a funny diversion at your local day care center (or convenience store), it might as well work...