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==Musical style== Their music is a playful, wildly eclectic<ref>{{cite web|last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7491-do-the-bambi/ |title=Stereo Total: Do the Bambi |publisher=Pitchfork |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> mix of [[synth-pop]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[electronic music|electronic]], and [[pop music]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mikael |last=Wood |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-11-07/music/stereo-total-soviet/ |title=Stereo Total, Soviet |publisher=Dallas Observer |date=7 November 2002 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The most consistent element in their cut and paste compositions is a retro-hip<ref>{{cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Jonathan |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/106856-inside-the-retro-futuristic-world-of-stereo-total/ |title=Inside the retro-futuristic world of Stereo Total |publisher=The Boston Phoenix |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> European 1960s style, with references to psych and [[garage-rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Levack |first=Chandler |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/08/stereo-total-goes-plastic/ |title=Stereo Total Goes "Plastic" |publisher=SPIN |date=21 August 2007 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> as well as to 1960s French-pop in the vein of Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, France Gall, and Brigitte Bardot. Some of their most recognized tracks are kitschy lo-fi covers of pop, [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] songs, such as their self-consciously trashy version of [[Salt-N-Pepa]]'s [[electro rap]] hit "[[Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)|Push It]]".<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily |last=Savage |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-01/music/stereo-total-show-preview/ |title=Stereo Total: Show Preview |publisher=SF Weekly |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> Their songs are primarily sung in German, French and English, but some of their output also features a number of other languages, such as Japanese, Spanish and Turkish. The band has covered songs by [[Sylvie Vartan]], [[Françoise Hardy]], [[Brigitte Bardot]], [[Brigitte Fontaine]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], [[Johnny Hallyday]], [[the Velvet Underground]], [[Nico]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[the Beatles]], [[Harpo (singer)|Harpo]], [[Pizzicato Five]], [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], [[Nina Hagen]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]] and [[Marjo (singer)|Marjo]] ([[Corbeau (band)|Corbeau]]).
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