remains virtually unknown; however the image of an older man in a seaman's cap and raincoat playing accordion and singing remains familiar internationally. As a case in point, McDonald's used such an image in an American television ad campaign in 1986. Albers actually had no significant experience on the water, this being restricted to a one-day trip to Heligoland. Many of Albers' songs were humorous tales of drunken, womanizing sailors on shore-leave, with double entendres such as "It hurts the first time, but with time, you get used to it" in reference to a girl falling in love for the first time. Albers' songs were often peppered with expressions in Low German, which is spoken in Northern Germany. One of his signature songs is Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins, ("On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight") which has become one of the best-known songs about Hamburg and also an unofficial anthem of the St. Pauli district where the Reeperbahn itself is located. Hans-Albers-Platz, one block south of the Reeperbahn, features a statue of Albers, created by the German artist Jörg Immendorff. Filmography Silent films Sound films Songs (selection) 1931 Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen (from picture Bomben auf Monte Carlo) Kind, du brauchst nicht weinen (from picture Der Draufgänger) 1932 Flieger, grüß' mit mir die Sonne (from picture F. P. 1 antwortet nicht) Hoppla, jetzt komm' ich (from picture Der Sieger) Komm' auf die Schaukel, Luise (from stage play Liliom) Komm und spiel mit mir (from picture Quick) 1933 "Mein Gorilla hat 'ne Villa im Zoo" (from picture Today Is the Day) 1936 "In meinem Herzen Schatz, da ist für viele Platz" (from picture Savoy-Hotel 217) 1937 "Jawohl, meine Herrn" [with Heinz Rühmann] (from picture Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) 1939 "Good bye, Jonny" (from picture Wasser für Canitoga) 1944 "La Paloma" (from picture Große Freiheit Nr. 7) "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" (from picture Große Freiheit Nr. 7) 1952 "Kleine weiße Möwe" (from picture Käpt'n Bay-Bay) "Nimm mich mit, Kapitän, auf die Reise" (from picture Käpt'n Bay-Bay) 1954 "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" (from picture Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins) "Komm auf die Schaukel, Luise" (from picture Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins) 1957 "Das Herz von St. Pauli" (from picture Das Herz von St. Pauli) 1959 "Mein Junge, halt die Füße still" (from picture Dreizehn alte Esel)