Editing Metal umlaut (section)

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Speakers of languages which use an umlaut to designate a pronunciation change may understand the intended effect, but perceive the result differently. When Mötley Crüe visited Germany, singer [[Vince Neil]] said the band couldn't figure out why "the crowds were chanting, 'Mutley Cruh! Mutley Cruh!{{'"}}<ref name=boobs>{{cite news |author=Eric Spitznagel |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/11/motley-crues-vince-neil-is-finally-bored-with-boobs |date=November 27, 2009 |magazine=Vanity Fair |title= Motley Crue's Vince Neil is Finally Bored With Boobs }}</ref>

These decorative umlauts have been parodied in film and fiction; in an interview about the [[mockumentary]] film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spın̈al Tap]]'', fictional rocker [[David St. Hubbins]] ([[Michael McKean]]) says, "It's like a pair of eyes. You're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zioEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22looking+at+the+umlaut%22&pg=PA11|title=CMJ New Music Monthly|date=Oct 29, 2000|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|access-date=Oct 29, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> The heavy metal band [[Gwar]] parodied the use of metal umlauts in a lyric insert included with its first record, stylizing the song names with gratuitous diacritics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gwar-Hell-O/release/1973195|title=Gwar - Hell-O!|website=Discogs|date=1988 }}</ref> In 1997, the satirical newspaper ''[[The Onion]]'' published an article titled "Ünited Stätes Toughens Image With Umlauts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theonion.com/united-states-toughens-image-with-umlauts-1819564308|title=Ünited Stätes Toughens Image With Umlauts|website=The Onion|date=30 April 1997 }}</ref>