First Bavarian city bans Ballermann hit "Layla" at folk festival
Created: 07/11/2022, 20:51
By: Tanja Kipke
The Ballermann hit "Layla" may not be played at the Würzburg Kiliani folk festival.
© Nicolas Armer/dpa/Archive
It's hard to imagine being at the top of the charts without it: the Ballermann hit "Layla".
Würzburg is now taking action because of its sexist content.
Würzburg – "I have a whorehouse and my whorehouse mom's name is Layla," is the refrain of the hit "Layla" by DJ Robin & Schürze, who currently tops the list of German single charts.
And has been for a good three weeks.
Because of the lyrics, however, the song has already received a lot of criticism.
"She's prettier, younger, hornier," the chorus continues.
A nationwide debate broke out because the text is about a prostitute.
Musicologist Markus Henrik described the song to the
editorial network Germany
(RND) as "highly sexist".
Ballermann hit causes sexism debate: Würzburg bans song at folk festival
At the Ballermann, at festivals and also at folk festivals, the song serves as a mood hit, especially among young people, and people sing along vigorously.
The city of Würzburg probably didn't want to play along and set a sign.
She bans the song without further ado at the municipal folk festival.
According to a report by the
Mainpost
, Würzburg has banned the playing of the hit song "Layla" at the Kiliani folk festival in the city.
"It will be ensured that the song will no longer be played in the future," the newspaper quoted a city spokesman in its Tuesday edition.
The background is the lyrics, which critics perceive as sexist.
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It's not just the hit song "Layla" that's banned in Würzburg
The city of Würzburg had already concluded an agreement with the folk festival operators that the controversial "Donaulied" - the text of which revolves around a rape - may no longer be played.
The agreement includes all song lyrics that have racist or sexist content, the newspaper reports.
Now "Layla" may no longer be played at the festival.
(tkip with dpa)
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