British musician Pete Doherty was booed heavily in Germany after singing the first verse of the German national anthem. The lyrics are taboo in Germany because of their Nazi associations. Pete Doherty, a scandal-ridden British rockstar best known for having dated supermodel Kate Moss, has made headlines again -- and for once, it's actually about his singing. The Babyshambles frontman took to the stage Saturday evening at a festival that was being simultaneously broadcast live on the radio station Bayern 2. He had originally showed up to watch the concert, but talked his way on stage. After taking the microphone, the clearly drunk rocker started to sing the first verse of the German national anthem, which has been taboo since World War II because of its Nazi associations.
Pete Doherty, a scandal-ridden British rockstar best known for having dated supermodel Kate Moss, has made headlines again -- and for once, it's actually about his singing.
The Babyshambles frontman took to the stage Saturday evening at a festival that was being simultaneously broadcast live on the radio station Bayern 2. He had originally showed up to watch the concert, but talked his way on stage. After taking the microphone, the clearly drunk rocker started to sing the first verse of the German national anthem, which has been taboo since World War II because of its Nazi associations.
"With a quiet voice, he sang 'Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles' ('Germany, Germany Above All') four times,"
Geography in the Deutschlandlied
Geography according to the first stanza, with modern borders (dark green) and territories where German is an official language today (light green)
