Munich’s Oktoberfest to ban Italian disco hit co-opted by far right

How did Gigi D'Agostino's techno classic become far-right hate song?

Italian DJ's techno love song from 1999 has sparked outrage and bans in Germany after being adopted by extremists. What is going on?

“L’amour toujours” del dj italiano Gigi D’Agostino non sarà suonata all’Oktoberfest. La decisione drastica è stata presa da patron della festa della birra di Monaco di Baviera, Clemens Baumgärtner, per evitare che venga di nuovo utilizzata per intonare uno slogan xenofobo, come avvenuto a Pentecoste sull’isola di Sylt e in diversi altri episodi analoghi. “Vogliamo vietarla e io la vieterò – ha dichiarato Baumgaertner, come riporta l’agenzia Dpa …

Clemens Baumgärtner, the patron of Munich's beer festival, wants to ban it to prevent similar incidents to those on the island of Sylt.

Even the DJ mentioned that L'Amour Toujours is about love.

Due to rewriting with far-right lyrics, the organizers of the Oktoberfest do not want to play the song.

The scandal surrounding the misuse of a 20-year-old electronica anthem for right-wing extremist rumor continues to circulate. As more and more incidents of playing the play at events become known, Oktoberfest issues a ban. At Oktoberfest, “L'Amour Toujours” is taboo.