Singer Vincent Great Shocked: SWR prohibits his new song!
Singer Vincent Great Shocked: SWR prohibits his new song!
In the world of music, freedom is to be performed and being creative. However, an incident in the live broadcast "Always on Sundays" causes excitement. The singer Vincent Gross was prevented from performing his new song "Camping" by the Südwestrundfunk (SWR). This was due to suggestive lines of text that were considered too provocative. After its dress rehearsal, the SWR informed that his performance could not take place, which was a big surprise for him because he saw no offensive content in his song. "Then it raps in the cardboard, Donggi donggi dong. Today.at reported.
Instead, Gross had to present his hit "Ouzo", which was well received by the audience. According to the SWR, the older song was approved because it is across generations and has fewer controversy content. It also turned out that another song from Gross was also rejected in which the word "death" occurs. Spectators and followers remember similar censorship problems that recently appeared in the ZDF television garden during the "Layla" scandal.A look at the limits of freedom
music plays a central role in our society as an expressive and identityist. But again and again artists are restricted by censorship measures. Whether socially, politically or religiously motivated - music censorship is a painful topic that extends to the beginning of the 20th century. Political rhythms reports that music is often perceived as a threat in times of political instability. Even in Austria, music censorship was widespread during Austrofascism and under Metternich.
The debate about the performance and the content of songs becomes a question of artistic freedom. Music is often a tool of resistance and social conflict. In this way, forbidden songs can also become anthems of the protest and inspire people to fight against oppression. The current incidents around Vincent Groß show how fragile the border between freedom of art and censorship is.
The examination of such cases is crucial to defend the freedom of art and to raise awareness of the various dimensions of music. Only with an open dialogue about these topics can we give creative diversity the appreciation that it deserves.
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