Farewell to Scholz: “Respect” at the end – three songs for Scholz to say goodbye

The executive Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wishes for the big Zapfenstreich to say goodbye on Monday evening a classic piece and two evergreens of pop music. According to information from the “Spiegel”, the Bundeswehr Standsmusik Corps will first play the song “In My Life” from the Beatles at the solemn appeal for Scholz. It follows for the Scholz, who lives in Brandenburg’s capital Potsdam, an excerpt from the “2nd Brandenburg concert” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Finally, “Respect” comes from Aretha Franklin. Respect was one of the core words of the SPD in the Bundestag election campaign 2021.

Scholz and the executive Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (SPD) still want to give speeches in front of the tapping in the Bendlerblock. The election of CDU boss Friedrich Merz as Chancellor is planned on Tuesday. Scholz is then only a member of the Bundestag.

For Merkel there were musical “red roses”

The large tapping is the highest and most solemn ceremonial of the armed forces, with which deserving officials are honored at the end of their service, as the Bundeswehr says in a general explanation. The musical evening ceremony is also organized to say goodbye to Federal President, defense ministers and generals. The origins of the ceremonial go back to the 16th century. It consists of a march, pieces of music and the national anthem and the march. Torches are also part of it.

Scholz ‘predecessor Angela Merkel (CDU) had chosen the title “For me should rain red roses” by Hildegard Knef in the big tap in December 2021. The Stabsmusikkorps also played the hymn “Great God, we praise you” – and the song “You forgot the color film”, with the singer Nina Hagen in 1974 landed a hit in 1974.