‘Euronews Culture’ takes a look at the best (and worst) songs that can be heard in German stadiums during Euro 2024.
With the beginning of Euro 2024fans across Europe are taking to the streets to celebrate this unique event and support your national team. But they are also looking for different songs that will accompany them during this year’s competition.
But when in a few years we think about this Eurocup¿what song will remind us of the summer of 2024?
‘Euronews Culture’ has searched the best (and worst) songs for Euro 2024:
The song of this championship is a totally forgettable mix of Coldplay-style lyrics: ‘Fire’ by MEDUZA, OneRepublic and Leony. But it’s always like that for official UEFA songs.
‘Diese EM 2024’ by Lovely&Monty celebrates the diversity of Germany with a song that has swept the entire country. Written by two Punjabi taxi driving brothers who have lived in Hamburg since the 80s, it sheds a little light on an otherwise dark and gloomy political landscapewhich seems to be about Germany since The far-right AfD party came second in Germany in the european elections a couple of weeks ago.
Now for the other song that will probably be launched into the stratosphere of football song immortality (think ‘Three Lions’ de Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds,‘Seven Nation Army’ de The White Stripe y ‘Breathless through the night’ by Helene Fischer) es the 1983 hit by German pop artist Peter Schilling‘Major Tom’.
Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Space Odyssey’, this song is the gift that keeps on giving, and has appeared in other television and film hits over the years (‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Atomic Blonde’ and ‘Deutschland 83’, to name just a few).
has a version in English and another in German, but compared to other musical crap, it’s good. Even the German conservative leader (CSU) Markus Söderconsiders it essential.
Although it is technically prohibited in this tournament as a result of the great controversy that arose after those attending a posh party chanted “foreigners abroad – Germany for Germans” while Gigi D’Agostino’s hit ‘L’amour toujours’ played earlier this summer, this one deserves a special mention.
UEFA has officially banned this 90s classic from stadiums in order to promote inclusion.
With a lyric composed of “da da da da da”, Provinz’s “Glaubst Du”, meaning “Do you believe?”, was crowned the song that opened the first match between Germany and Scotland this week. But despite its positive message and indie direction, it’s spectacularly mediocre.
