The tacky party cracker “Layla” causes a stir in Austria and a sexism debate in Germany. Our music expert Franziska Trost analyzes.
As if there weren’t enough problems right now, “Layla” is also causing a stir. In case you don’t know Layla – this lady is sung by DJ Robin in the song of the same name, which impresses above all with his excellent Ballermann qualities: lines of lyrics like “Layla, La-la-la-la-la-la-la -Layla’ can probably be swept along perfectly even after a bucketful of sangria, and it’s probably only the revelry after the quiet Corona years that rocketed this “hit” to the top of the German and Austrian charts.
This could actually be the end of the “Layla” story.
If the song hadn’t become a political issue in Germany. The stumbling block is the rule: “I own a brothel and my brothel mother’s name is Layla. She’s prettier, younger, hornier. Beautiful Layla, horny Layla” (and you guessed it: Lalalala).
The city of Würzburg thought it was too sexist and banned the song from playing at the Kilian folk festival. Other folk festivals and rifle club celebrations followed suit. So events that haven’t had a problem with other Ballermann hits like B. “Ten Naked Hairdressers” don’t exactly shine through their feminism either. Even Justice Minister Marco Buschmann got involved in the sexism debate – and felt compelled to push for the freedom of art. It remains to be seen where exactly the art in “Lalalala” lies.
Viennese cult bar bans the song of the hit duo
Also in Austria, the song will only be played on the radio at night – if at all – and will not be heard in the well-known Viennese party bar “Bettel-Alm”. DJ Robin defends herself against the accusation of sexism: “The song is not about a prostitute, it is about a brothel. She takes care of the prostitutes and runs the brothel. That is why there is no sexism in the song,” he explained in the newspaper ‘Bild’ And its producer Ikke Hipgold started an online petition ‘FreeLayla’, which has already been signed by more than 40,000 people.The fans don’t care about the whole debate anyway – they just roar along.
All in all, much ado about nothing. It would be nice if the outrageous misogyny in hip-hop led to such reactions, with DJ Robin passing almost as a gentleman. He can only be well, for thus an insignificant song becomes all the more famous for the attraction of the forbidden.
However, you can voluntarily turn off the unbearable party hit – la la la leave it, it’s not worth it.
Source: Krone
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