Angela Merkel will have the military band play Nina Hagen during her farewell ceremony
German Chancellors (and other high-ranking state officials) leaving office are traditionally saluted with a military band performace in a farewell ceremony called "Großer Zapfenstreich" , and are allowed to pick 3 songs for the band to play.
Angela Merkel's first choice will be a Nina Hagen song, "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen". Her second choice is "Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen" by singer-actress-diva Hildegard Knef, then the hymn "Großer Gott wir loben dich" will finish things on a more conservative note.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | February 21, 2022 3:43 AM
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An AIDS/COVID denier as the soundtrack. Great choice, Angela... Du hast mich echt enttäuscht! What about that other covidiot, Nena?
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 26, 2021 3:22 PM
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Who doesn't love Hildegarde NeffKnef?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 26, 2021 3:26 PM
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"Neunundneunzig Luftballon"...
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 26, 2021 3:28 PM
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Hildegard Knef was fabulous
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 26, 2021 3:38 PM
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Nina does a cover of "Hit the Road, Jack?"
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | November 26, 2021 3:40 PM
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Ninety-Nine Sid Luftballoons
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | November 26, 2021 4:40 PM
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It was not Nena. She selected a song from Nina Hagen, mother of Cosma Shiva Hagen. Her mother was in a relationship wirh Wolf Bierman who was expatriate from the DDR, GDR in 1974.
The song was known as the Youngs hymn against the GDR. Little do they about Germany on DL. Just the old stereotypes.
And yes, Hildegard Knef is adorable.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 2, 2021 9:43 PM
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Aw, bye bye Angela! She looked like she was about to cry at the farewell ceremony. Olaf Scholz will take over. Not sure this is going to be such a good time for Germany.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 2, 2021 10:13 PM
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As a former Stasi officer Angela should have gone more classical
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 2, 2021 10:15 PM
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Why is it "calculated", r10? In what the fuck way is the outgoing Chancellor of Germany for 16 years being "calculated" in her choice of songs to be performed by the military band as one small aspect of her farewell ceremony? She's been one of the most powerful and important politicians in the world for 16 years, often acting as a voice of conscience at the toughest of times. What is "calculated" about her choosing a song by another East German woman of around the same age as her?
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 2, 2021 10:15 PM
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R12 = right-wing Polish nationalist.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 2, 2021 10:16 PM
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Angeka said she chose this song because it reminds her of her youth and because it's by an ex East German citizen like herself and their childhood.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 3, 2021 4:35 AM
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[quote]often acting as a voice of conscience at the toughest of times.
Mutti will be remembered less as a "voice of conscience" than yet another German leader who wreaked havoc on Europe with her woefully misguided public declarations.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 3, 2021 9:08 AM
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I think this should have been included:
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 3, 2021 9:23 AM
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She's done her time. Now she can pursue other interests.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 3, 2021 9:30 AM
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r18. Her political party, the CDU used that song during her campaign in 2005 at conventions. The Stones were not amused and let them know.
Probably after some legal advice the CDU stopped using the song.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 3, 2021 9:19 PM
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[quote]She's done her time. Now she can pursue other interests.
Like Cosmetology School.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 3, 2021 9:21 PM
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Ok, my German is a little rusty - what is the title of that Nina Hagen song? "You Forgot the Color Film"???
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 5, 2021 9:11 PM
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An allusion to the austerity/grayness of the East German regime
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 5, 2021 9:44 PM
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Hillary wanted be Angela sooo much.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | February 21, 2022 2:53 AM
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She needs to perform the great song from "Babylon Berlin" (in full male drag), "Zu Asche, zu Staub":
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | February 21, 2022 3:03 AM
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I think she's tremendous.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | February 21, 2022 3:22 AM
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