Udo Jürgens (80) fans have a clear opinion: the words of their idol should not change. But that’s exactly what Giovanni Zarrella (44) did on his show on ZDF. And it attracts the wrath of the fans and the broadcaster.
The moderator wanted to pay tribute to the hit star and sang an amazing medley with Roland Kaiser (70) and Namika (31). The classic “but please with cream” was not missing. “They huff and snore, almost nothing gets in,” Zarella sings. Just a chocolate kiss at most, because there must be demand.”
Zarella uses the chocolate kiss, in the original Udo Jürgens sings “Mohrenkopf”. However, not using the term anymore, Duden supplied it with an “outdated, discriminatory today” note.
The recast is “insane”, one Jürgens fan wrote on social media. Another complains that a cult script needs to be changed so that Zarella doesn’t get close to anyone. Another fan thinks he’s “puke”. ZDF will ban and censor Udo Jürgens.
In comparison to “Abendzeitung”, the broadcaster commented on the text edit that was criticized out loud: they decided to “tentatively and one-off” the song text. The reworking was also done in agreement with the music publisher and the original poet’s heirs.
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