“Respect” as a farewell: Tattoo for Scholz

Tears don't flow. But the chancellor is visibly touched when he says goodbye. Many companions from his government years do him the honor of the cone stroke. But one is missing.

Tears don't flow. But the chancellor is visibly touched when he says goodbye. Many companions from his government years do him the honor of the cone stroke. But one is missing.

Bach, the Beatles and Aretha Franklin's "Respect" as a swan song for Olaf Scholz. There's something for almost everyone when the German chancellor says goodbye.

What does the selection of songs for his cone stroke say about Scholz? Maybe it's an attempt to save his legacy.

The Beatles, Aretha Franklin and then Bach: Olaf Scholz was allowed to choose three pieces for his farewell – and they are just as arbitrary as his term of office.

In the evening Olaf Scholz will be passed by the Bundeswehr with a special ceremony. How did it come about? And what music does the staff music corps play for the outgoing chancellor? The most important answers.