A D'Agostino tune played amidst a Nazi scandal on Sylt. - A love song's transformation into a neo-Nazi anthem.
In the right-wing community, a popular love song has apparently been misused for neo-Nazi propaganda according to Der Spiegel. This week, a group of well-off young people in the "Pony" pub in Kampen loudly sang the Nazi version of the song. Rather than belting out the lyrics about the most beautiful feeling in the world, they sang "Germany for the Germans, out with foreigners." The authorities are now investigating.
The popular song "L'amour toujours" (in German: "Always love", "Love forever") is 23 years old. It was written by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino (56) and performed by British-Nigerian singer Ola Onabulé. One of the emotional lines states: "I still believe in your eyes. There's no choice, I'm yours." (in German: "Ich glaube noch an deine Augen. There's no choice, I'm yours.") The song sold 250,000 copies in Germany alone - a remarkable success.
However, this success story took a dark turn when right-wingers adopted the song.
A love song turns into a hate anthem
Flashback to October 14, 2023: Neo-Nazis filled a village disco in Bergholz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, after a harvest festival. Amidst the music, they shouted Nazi slogans instead of the original lyrics: "Germany for the Germans, out with foreigners." The video was shared on the internet via TikTok and quickly spread among right-wingers. Thus, they found a new anthem. The song was catchy, and the melody had been familiar for years. TikTok, known for its criticism, amplified this.
Similar videos emerged in quick succession. In January 2024, in Pahlen in the Dithmarschen district of Schleswig-Holstein, the state security investigated when right-wingers sang the Nazi lines to D'Agostino's song.
The song became a sort of code among neo-Nazis - and eventually, the lyrics weren't even necessary. At the political Ash Wednesday of the AfD local association in Rödermark, Hesse, the melody was played alongside a carnival tune, causing laughter in the hall.
"New German anthem"
On TikTok, right-wing users often write "New German anthem" or "444" under such videos. The number four represents the fourth letter of the alphabet - the D. The abbreviation of the three D's stands for: "Germany for the Germans." Particularly concerning: one in three 14 to 19-year-olds uses TikTok.
The Federal Agency for Civic Education warns that right-wing extremists are using TikTok to recruit new members by spreading their propaganda - disguised as party fun. Tragically, this strategy seems to have worked for "L'amour toujours." Starting in a small village in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the neo-Nazi anthem has spread as far as the affluent town of Kampen on the island of Sylt.
What the star DJ says about his song
D'Agostino clarified on Saturday, "My song 'L'amour toujours' is about an incredible, grand, and intense feeling that brings people together. It's the power of love that allows me to fly." The joy of the beauty of being together is also at the heart of the song. D'Agostino emphasized, "That's the only meaning my song has."
*The DJ did not comment further on the incident in Kampen. He is not active on social media, he confirmed.
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