Editing Struwwelpeter (section)

===Music===
German band [[Rammstein]] included the song "Hilf Mir" "(Help Me)" on their album ''[[Rosenrot]]'' (2005) <ref name="Hoffman entry"/>
It is about a child whose parents are not at home. She discovers matches and sets herself on fire and burns completely. 
In the story, the girl's name is Pauline.

[[XTC]] were influenced by "The Story of the Thumb-Sucker" when they wrote "Scissor Man".<ref>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoffmann_dr_heinrich.htm "Hoffman entry"], ''Lambiek Comiclopedia''. Accessed 29 October 2017.</ref> from 1979's ''[[Drums and Wires]]''.

The British post-punk band [[Shock Headed Peters]], formed in 1982, took their name from the story.

American post-punk band [[Slovenly (band)|Slovenly]] used the popular cover illustration of Struwwelpeter for the cover of their 1987 album, [[Riposte (album)|Riposte]], on [[SST Records]].