Party hit "Layla" excitement: "sexist," according to a music expert.

Visitors at the Kiliani folk festival in Würzburg stand on the benches holding beers while wearing dirndls and lederhosen. They sing along to the standard folk festival tunes as they joyfully celebrate. But one song in particular—the Ballermann smash "Layla" by DJ Robin & Schürze—has now been the subject of heated debate. The text is deemed misogynistic by critics. Because of this, the city of Wurzburg has now outlawed the song and provided a defense for its actions against BR24.

First information on the ban at the Kiliani folk festival came from the "Main-Post."
Uwe Zimmermann, who is in charge of the Kiliani in the city, stated that "We're not a vice police, we're organizers." He stated that songs with sexist or racial content shouldn't be played at public occasions.

Accordingly, the choice was only obvious, Zimmermann told BR24. He made reference to a choice the city made the previous year. Different groups at that time discussed the "Donaulied," whose text dealt with a rape.

At city events, the city of Würzburg agreed that "any form of racist, sexist, or extremist songs" were not permitted. Now, according to Zimmermann, they want to maintain that.
Konstantin Mack, a Green City Councilor, on the other hand, thinks the ban was a wise choice. He also refers to a "levelless argument" at the same moment. Other party songs do indeed contain sexist language, but "then we have to have a talk about how accepted sexism is in general," as the author puts it. He believes that making a case against artistic freedom in this instance would be weak. According to Mack, artistic freedom shouldn't imply that it's appropriate to "reduce women to their appearance."
"The song can be sung whenever and anywhere you wish. Whether that is correct or incorrect is not stated by the city of Würzburg "says Würzburg resident Uwe Zimmermann. He begs for words to be used with tact. He responds to those who oppose the ban: "Wherever you want, sing the song. We don't advertise it specifically on our marquee." The city claims that no more song prohibitions on the Kiliani are presently scheduled. But they wish to act similarly in the future when it comes to texts that are plainly sexist or extremist.