The hit not only at folk festivals: Layla is now officially Germany’s summer hit of the year 2022. Photo: dpa”> The hit not only at folk festivals: Layla is now officially Germany’s summer hit of the year 2022. Photo: dpa
Apparently people are fed up with the patronage. In downtown Stuttgart you can see T-shirt wearers having the song line “Schöner, younger, geiler” printed on their chests. In the marquee, visitors sing “La, la, Layla”, no matter what the band is playing on stage, and the Ballermann hit often sounds several times in the evening at pop parties.
An innkeeper of the Kirchweih in Franconian wetland shoots the bird. Beforehand, he explicitly asked all bands to play the party hit in his marquee. The discussions about “Layla” by DJ Robin and Schürze, which stormed to number 1 in the German single charts in June, have almost turned into the opposite.
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Ban in Würzburg
The controversy surrounding the song was triggered by a ban by the city of Würzburg on playing “Layla” at the Kiliani market, which is traditionally celebrated in the Residenz in early July. A spokesman for the city had confirmed that the marquee operators had been asked to remove the song from the repertoire. The reason given by the city was the line of text: “I have a puff and my puff mom’s name is Layla. She’s prettier, younger, hornier”, which was described as sexist. Other cities like Düsseldorf followed suit a little later.
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On the other hand, the song was played at the Heilbronn folk festival, which was celebrated on the Theresienwiese from July 8th to 17th. And that will also be the case at the Canstatter Wasen, Karl Maier is certain. “Everything has been said on the subject. If you want to play it, if you don’t want to play it, don’t play it,” emphasizes the operator of the Göckelesmaier tent in Heilbronn, who has also been active in Stuttgart for many years. “I’m not the guardian of morals and I don’t issue any bans,” the innkeeper clarifies.
Fans are demanding the song
Karl Maier also found out in Heilbronn that the song was being vehemently demanded by fans and partygoers. “The fans call for it when the band takes a break and members of the Grumis told me that in Würzburg the music could no longer be heard in the general calls for Layla. The band also performed at the Heilbronn folk festival.
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Matthias Kern has had similar experiences. “It’s the summer hit par excellence and people are demanding the song,” says the managing director of the Laube in Böckingen. “Of course we also play Layla. The criticism has no basis. There are umpteen songs that are worse,” emphasizes Kern, naming “Susi” by Frank Zander and “Jeanny” by Falco or lyrics from hip-hop and rap music. songs. “This Ballermann hit is ridiculous in comparison,” makes the Laube boss clear. That’s why the disc will also be played on the Schlager night next Saturday.
Party hits allowed
“We don’t forbid anything,” emphasizes Elke Sturm with a view of the Künzelsauer Wert-Wies’n. “We would have to ban many songs,” said the city’s spokeswoman. At the county town’s folk festival, which will be celebrated for the first time this year from October 6th to 9th with an amusement park on the Wertwiesen festival site, three to four bands will create a good atmosphere. For Roland Rachinger it is clear that party hits – including Layla – are part of the atmosphere. “I definitely have no influence on the music,” the experienced host clarifies. He has also found that the guests don’t accept it anyway. “In Würzburg, Layla chants came after every third song. That’s exactly the opposite,” he says.
It is also questionable whether the discussions about the song will still play a role until autumn. “Until then, a lot of water will still flow down the Neckar,” emphasizes Karl Maier, who is also setting up his Göckelesmaier tent at the Stuttgart folk festival, which lasts from September 23rd to October 9th. And adds: “Catchy tunes burn quickly and maybe the hit will be old hat by then”.
The song “Layla” by DJ Robin & Schürze, alias Michael Müller from Bühlertann (Schwäbisch Hall district), which was controversial because of allegations of sexism, is Germany’s summer hit 2022. This was announced on Thursday by the market research company GfK Entertainment. The song has reached more than 60 million streams and has been number one in the official German single charts for five weeks. The party song prevailed against international candidates such as “Ferrari” by James Hype & Miggy Dela Rosa. “If you can inspire people with it, it’s crazy. Phenomenal,” says DJ Schürze happily.
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