More than 35,000 German national team fans want a new goal anthem. On the petition platform Change.org They prefer Peter Schilling's “Major Tom” as a new musical background for a German song.
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“The petition currently has 22,000 signatures, with hundreds being added every few minutes. We can only thank everyone,” said Max Kirsche, the petition’s owner. sir.
“Major Tom” as Germany's new goal anthem?
So far, German portals are cheering “Kernkraft 400” by the German techno-electro project of DJ and music producer Florian Senfter (“Zombie Nation”). In 2019, about 19,000 people voted for the piece, and it won 19 percent of the vote.
Why desire a new goal anthem? Schilling's classic song from 1982 recently caused a stir as part of the German Football Association's shirt display. The song is accompanied by an Adidas advertisement clip that has been played millions of times on social media.
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A song with the catchy line “Totally separated from the earth” is perfect for scoring goals. “It's that feeling of excitement, the mood that makes you want to go along with it and feel euphoric. For me, it represents the spirit of the times — a time that we knew from our parents as the golden age,” Kirche said.
He knocks for Major Tom. “I think the German Football Association would be 'stupid' if they didn't implement it. You can currently see a socially united enthusiasm for the national team that we haven't seen for a long time and this is also reflected in the success of this petition,” he says. “Zombie Nation is good too, but for me “It's too far away.” Very general and has almost no connection to our German identity.
UEFA rejects: “Major Tom” did not score goals in the European Championship
“The goal anthems in the European Championship are the same for all teams and are part of the official song of the European Nations Cup 2024,” UEFA said at its request. Show sports-Journalist Khaled Nahar.
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The association said that national associations can only “submit suggestions for warm-up songs and after the final whistle.”
Add: after sir-It is known that there is currently no serious study to change the anthem. high sky The German Football Association takes the issue seriously – but on Tuesday against the Netherlands the tried and tested anthem will be used.
National coach Julian Nagelsmann was neutral on the subject at PK on Monday. “I'll be honest: I always scream so loudly when I score an own goal that I always notice the music very late. “I celebrate five goals with 30 people and then it's always over,” the coach said, adding: “It's important that we make sure we can Hearing the goal anthem from time to time.”
New Anthem: The police also intervene
Not only the song, but also the demand for it has now become a viral topic.
Even the Munich police took up the topic on X and posted part of the song's lyrics.
Schilling himself also shared the petition on his Instagram story.
In the movie “Major Tom,” an astronaut floats “weightless” and “completely detached from Earth.” As in David Bowie's “Space Oddity”, he will no longer return to his home planet.
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