{"id":5264,"date":"2026-03-14T17:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/?page_id=5264"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:01:48","slug":"a-piece-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/a-piece-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"A piece of culture..."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5272 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ein-Stueck-Kultur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ein-Stueck-Kultur.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ein-Stueck-Kultur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ein-Stueck-Kultur-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ein-Stueck-Kultur-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>A piece of culture 2026 - a short chronicle<\/h2>\n<p>Today, culture often disappears in the stream of daily business. Between headlines, technology, politics and constant excitement, those songs that carry something solid within them are easily lost: remembrance, attitude, comfort, clarity or even quiet contradiction. This page therefore collects pieces of music that are more than mere entertainment for me. They mark moods, transitions and thoughts that do not have to be expressed in every message, but are there nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/KulturChronik-en.jpg\" alt=\"Culture Chronicle\" width=\"300\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/KulturChronik-en.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/KulturChronik-en-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/KulturChronik-en-18x3.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201eA piece of culture\u201c<\/em> is intended as a small chronicle. Not as a ranking list, not as a fast-moving playlist, but as an ongoing archive of songs and works that strike a chord that transcends the moment. Some of them are warm and uplifting, others melancholy, uncomfortable or thought-provoking. What they have in common is that they show attitude - in their own way. Especially in turbulent times, it is worthwhile not just listening to such pieces in passing, but consciously giving them a place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>New Nina Hagen song between protest, freedom and human rights<\/h3>\n<p>Nina Hagen has surprisingly released a new song entitled \u201eFreiheit!\u201c (Freedom!). According to her social media channels, the song was created together with the Werner Fuss Center and the PatVerf\u00fc initiative and is critical of coercive measures in psychiatry. In terms of content, the song combines classic protest music with a very personal concept of freedom and thus ties in with earlier political and social themes in her career. More information about Nina Hagen can be found in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/01\/more-than-punk-nina-hagen-cosma-shiva-and-the-art-of-not-being-taken-in\/\"><strong>Portrait article<\/strong><\/a> to find.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_LyLRncaeAC8\"><div id=\"lyte_LyLRncaeAC8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLyLRncaeAC8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LyLRncaeAC8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLyLRncaeAC8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><br \/>\nFreedom ! | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCThoqZ4S7b_jJP89TP3SVmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nina Hagen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project was produced together with musicians from Poland and Germany. The mixture of almost traditional folk melodies and a clear social message is particularly striking. The release is accompanied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/regierungen-und-parlamente-der-l\u00e4nder-und-des-bundes-in-deutschland-koalition-gegen-zwangspsychiatrie-gewaltfreie-psychiatrie-jetzt-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Petition against forced psychiatry<\/strong><\/a> as well as several references to human rights and UN positions. This is precisely why the song fits well in the <em>\u201eA piece of culture\u201c<\/em>The song is not only a piece of music, but also a social statement between protest, art and personal attitude. Of course, I also signed the petition, especially as I was confronted with a case some time ago that fits frighteningly well into this picture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-post-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#dpt-wrapper-756 { --dpt-text-align: left;--dpt-image-crop: center;--dpt-border-radius: 5px;--dpt-h-gutter: 10px;--dpt-v-gutter: 10px; }\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">#dpt-wrapper-756 { --dpt-title-font-style:normal;--dpt-title-font-weight:600;--dpt-title-line-height:1.5;--dpt-title-text-decoration:none;--dpt-title-text-transform:none;--dpt-excerpt-font-style:normal;--dpt-excerpt-font-weight:400;--dpt-excerpt-line-height:1.5;--dpt-excerpt-text-decoration:none;--dpt-excerpt-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta1-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta1-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta1-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta1-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta1-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta2-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta2-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta2-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta2-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta2-text-transform:none; }<\/style><div class=\"dpt-main-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dpt-main-title-text\">Current articles on Germany<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"dpt-wrapper-756\" class=\"dpt-wrapper dpt-list2 land1 dpt-cropped dpt-flex-wrap\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"zustand der deutschen wirtschaft 2025: f\u00fcnf jahre krise, zahlen, trends und ausblick\" data-id=\"3773\"  data-category=\"allgemein gesellschaft\" data-post_tag=\"auswandern deutschland energiepolitik erfahrungen geopolitik krisen ratgeber\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\"dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2025\/12\/state-of-the-german-economy-2025-five-years-of-crisis-figures-trends-and-outlook\/\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">State of the German economy in 2025: Five years of crisis, figures, trends and outlook<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"State of the German economy in 2025\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/zustand-deutschland-2025.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/zustand-deutschland-2025.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/zustand-deutschland-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/zustand-deutschland-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/zustand-deutschland-2025-18x12.jpg 18w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 75%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sub-entry\"><h3 class=\"dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2025\/12\/state-of-the-german-economy-2025-five-years-of-crisis-figures-trends-and-outlook\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State of the German economy in 2025: Five years of crisis, figures, trends and outlook<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"wie war syrien vor dem krieg? wer regiert heute? was bedeutet das f\u00fcr gefl\u00fcchtete in deutschland?\" data-id=\"4628\"  data-category=\"allgemein gesellschaft kunst &amp; kultur\" data-post_tag=\"deutschland europa geopolitik krisen meinungsfreiheit sicherheitspolitik\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\"dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/01\/what-was-syria-like-before-the-war-who-is-ruling-today-what-does-this-mean-for-refugees-in-germany\/\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What was Syria like before the war? Who rules today? What does this mean for refugees in Germany?<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Syria and Damascus\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syrien-Damaskus.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syrien-Damaskus.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syrien-Damaskus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syrien-Damaskus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Syrien-Damaskus-18x12.jpg 18w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 75%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sub-entry\"><h3 class=\"dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/01\/what-was-syria-like-before-the-war-who-is-ruling-today-what-does-this-mean-for-refugees-in-germany\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What was Syria like before the war? Who rules today? What does this mean for refugees in Germany?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"europa zwischen meinungsfreiheit und regulierung: neues us-infoportal wirft fragen auf\" data-id=\"5102\"  data-category=\"allgemein gesellschaft\" data-post_tag=\"denkmodelle deutschland eu-gesetze europa geopolitik krisen meinungsfreiheit spieltheorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\"dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/03\/europe-between-freedom-of-speech-and-regulation-new-us-info-portal-raises-questions\/\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Europe between freedom of expression and regulation: New US info portal raises questions<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"EU censorship, hate speech and the new US portal\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/EU-Hatespeech-US-Portal.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/EU-Hatespeech-US-Portal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/EU-Hatespeech-US-Portal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/EU-Hatespeech-US-Portal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/EU-Hatespeech-US-Portal-18x12.jpg 18w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 75%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sub-entry\"><h3 class=\"dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/03\/europe-between-freedom-of-speech-and-regulation-new-us-info-portal-raises-questions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Europe between freedom of expression and regulation: New US info portal raises questions<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry has-thumbnail\" data-title=\"was unsere opas vom krieg erz\u00e4hlten \u2013 und warum diese stimmen heute fehlen\" data-id=\"4674\"  data-category=\"allgemein gesellschaft\" data-post_tag=\"deutschland erfahrungen europa geopolitik krisen meinungsfreiheit musik sicherheitspolitik\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dpt-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"dpt-featured-content\"><div class=\"dpt-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/01\/what-our-grandfathers-told-us-about-the-war-and-why-these-voices-are-missing-today\/\" class=\"dpt-permalink\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What our grandfathers told us about the war - and why these voices are missing today<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail\"><div class=\"dpt-thumbnail-inner\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"War memories of the grandfathers\" context=\"dpt\" data-dpt-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opa-Kriegserinnerungen.jpg\" data-dpt-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-dpt-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opa-Kriegserinnerungen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opa-Kriegserinnerungen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opa-Kriegserinnerungen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opa-Kriegserinnerungen-18x12.jpg 18w\" \/><\/div><span class=\"dpt-thumbnail-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: 75%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sub-entry\"><h3 class=\"dpt-title\"><a class=\"dpt-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/01\/what-our-grandfathers-told-us-about-the-war-and-why-these-voices-are-missing-today\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What our grandfathers told us about the war - and why these voices are missing today<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dpt-entry -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Between regret and self-irony - a song about the feeling of being too late<\/h3>\n<p>With \u201eVerschenktes Potenzial\u201c, Grossstadtgefl\u00fcster hit a nerve that is as old as mankind itself - only today it seems faster, louder and more urgent. The song revolves around the gnawing feeling of having missed opportunities while life seems to pass by in fast motion. Between \u201eif-then\u201c thoughts and a quiet defiance, something honest resonates: the realization that not every unlived life would automatically have been better.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SJfOFlYdO6c\"><div id=\"lyte_SJfOFlYdO6c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSJfOFlYdO6c%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SJfOFlYdO6c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSJfOFlYdO6c%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><br \/>\nWasted potential | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSNJbR3O1Xb0juzA52HuDsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Big City Whispers Official<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is precisely this mixture of self-criticism and tongue-in-cheek relativization that makes the text so powerful. It is reminiscent of a time when decisions were still seen as irreversible - and that is precisely where clarity often lay. Instead of losing oneself in self-pity, the song holds up a mirror: Perhaps the supposedly \u201ewasted\u201c potential is nothing more than a completely normal, lived life - with corners, detours and a good dose of reality.<\/p>\n<h3>Nena - \u201e99 Luftballons\u201c: A pop song with a political message<\/h3>\n<p>When Nena wrote the song <em>\u201e99 balloons\u201c<\/em> he hit the nerve of his time. The world was in the midst of the Cold War and the fear of a possible nuclear war was very real for many people. The text tells a seemingly harmless story: 99 balloons rise into the sky and are mistaken by the military for a threat. A chain of misinterpretations ultimately triggers a military escalation that ends in war. The song thus became a musical mirror of the time - characterized by mistrust, armament and the constant fear of a global conflict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Fpu5a0Bl8eY\"><div id=\"lyte_Fpu5a0Bl8eY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFpu5a0Bl8eY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fpu5a0Bl8eY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFpu5a0Bl8eY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><br \/>\nNena - 99 balloons | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCX998HotocxcmzvyXu8b6fA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NENA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is precisely this mixture of catchy pop melody and dark story that makes the song so impressive to this day. <em>\u201e99 balloons\u201c<\/em> shows how quickly wars can be caused by misunderstandings, political paranoia or military ambition. The seemingly light pop music therefore conceals a clear message: war can sometimes arise out of the most absurd situations - and in the end all that remains is a destroyed world. This is why the song is still considered one of the most famous German anti-war songs in pop history.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>July - Great time<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201eAwesome time\u201c<\/em> is one of those songs that gets heavier over the years without losing any of its beauty. The song reminds us that what is valuable often only becomes fully visible when it is already behind us. This is exactly where attitude lies: not in a cheap retreat into nostalgia, but in the willingness to look at the past with dignity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Juli - Geile Zeit (Official Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KyMT8MDaxqo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Juli - Geile Zeit (Official Video) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClkiJNUravQBU-7HzKXGv7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juli<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a time when many things have become arbitrary, loud and interchangeable, this song seems like a quiet alternative. It doesn't say that everything was better in the past. But it reminds us that depth, memory and genuine connection are things that should not be carelessly abandoned.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Nena - Magic<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201eMagic\u201c<\/em> stands for an attitude that seems almost old-fashioned today and is therefore important: not just wanting to dissect, evaluate and technically explain everything. The song leaves room for what lifts people up inside - for trust, warmth and that hard-to-explain power that keeps you going despite tiredness and doubt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nena - Magic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ry3C--U9Khg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Nena - Magic | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCX998HotocxcmzvyXu8b6fA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NENA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not a na\u00efve view of the world, but rather the opposite: anyone who looks at reality soberly enough knows that without meaning, beauty and hope, people are inwardly impoverished. \u201eMagic\u201c reminds us that not everything that can be measured is the decisive factor. Sometimes it is precisely what cannot be fully expressed in words or numbers that sustains us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Mark Knopfler - Good On You Son<\/h3>\n<p>Mark Knopfler often achieves something that has become rare: he talks about people without exhibiting them. <em>\u201eGood On You Son\u201c<\/em> has a quiet, mature attitude. The song does not make hasty judgments, but takes a closer look. This in particular is culturally valuable because it contradicts today's reflex to immediately classify everything morally or judge it publicly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Knopfler - Good On You Son\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JIBCHh-fMUE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mark Knopfler | Good On You Son | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMRlJWmG6i7LP3TMSGpZVfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mark Knopfler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Experience resonates here, perhaps also tiredness, but no bitterness. The piece is like a silent salute to those who make their way under difficult conditions without making a spectacle of it. It reminds us that dignity often lies in sobriety - and not in making a grand entrance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for two violins in D minor<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2026\/02\/johann-sebastian-bach-order-attitude-and-the-foundation-of-our-music\/\"><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach<\/strong><\/a> reminds us that culture is not only a commentary on the present, but also a connection to the past. This double concerto stands for order, form and inner movement at the same time. Nothing about it is arbitrary. This is precisely why it is so powerful today. In an age in which many things just want to be an effect, Bach shows that depth comes from structure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"J. S. Bach: Concerto for two violins in D minor - hr-Sinfonieorchester\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7wN7GsxNDfs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>J. S. Bach: Concerto for two violins in D minor | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hrSinfonieorchester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hr symphony orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two violins are not in opposition to each other, but in dialog - and it is precisely from this that greatness grows. This is also an attitude: not celebrating the shrill individual, but the successful interplay. Music like this reminds us that culture can be more than just a mood. It can be a benchmark, a rallying point and a source of inner balance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Big city whispers - Because tomorrow will still be like that<\/h3>\n<p>This song carries a form of defiance that is not clumsy, but human. <em>\u201eBecause that will still be the case tomorrow\u201c<\/em> is reminiscent of the peculiar state that much in life is uncertain and yet some things remain strangely stable: Feelings, patterns, attachments, contradictions. This is precisely where attitude lies. The song does not attempt to artificially smooth out the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grossstadtgefl\u00fcster - Because that&#039;s still the case tomorrow - (Official Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0sfYKFYqdZw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Grossstadtgefl\u00fcster - Because that's still the case tomorrow | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSNJbR3O1Xb0juzA52HuDsw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grossstadtgefl\u00fcster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It stays close to real life, to the unfinished, to the existing. That is rare today, because so much constantly sounds like reinvention. But not all progress is progress. Some things first have to be endured, understood or simply named. This is precisely the strength of this piece: it remains honest without becoming cold.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>M\u00fcnchener Freiheit - As long as you can still live your dreams<\/h3>\n<p>This song has something that has almost gone out of fashion today: genuine seriousness without cynicism. \u201e<em>As long as you can still live your dreams\u201c<\/em> defends the idea that people need more than function, speed and adaptation. Dreams are not kitsch here, but an inner benchmark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M\u00fcnchener Freiheit - As long as you can still live your dreams\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/segRjNr4Mf0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>M\u00fcnchener Freiheit - As long as you can still live your dreams | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCd1esaG9pVmp5yhhtk5RIwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Munich Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those who no longer allow dreams become easily predictable, resigned or hard. This is precisely why the song still has power today. It reminds us of an attitude of perseverance without losing ourselves in loudness. Not everything has to be immediately achievable to be meaningful. Some things just have to stay alive. As long as that succeeds, all is not lost.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201eShine On You Crazy Diamond\u201c<\/em> is one of those pieces that don't just want to be heard, but experienced. The music takes its time - and that is precisely its attitude. In a world that constantly wants to speed up, this work reminds us that depth requires patience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Official Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8UXircX3VdM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCY2qt3dw2TQJxvBrDiYGHdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pink Floyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The song is also a tribute to Syd Barrett, a lost friend and co-founder of Pink Floyd. But it is more than just a memory. It tells of loyalty, vulnerability and the ability to not simply forget people when they go off the rails. This form of loyalty seems almost unusual today. Perhaps that is precisely the reason why this play still has such power today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"display-post-types\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#dpt-wrapper-757 { --dpt-text-align: left;--dpt-image-crop: center;--dpt-border-radius: 5px;--dpt-h-gutter: 10px;--dpt-v-gutter: 9px; }\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">#dpt-wrapper-757 { --dpt-title-font-style:normal;--dpt-title-font-weight:600;--dpt-title-line-height:1.5;--dpt-title-text-decoration:none;--dpt-title-text-transform:none;--dpt-excerpt-font-style:normal;--dpt-excerpt-font-weight:400;--dpt-excerpt-line-height:1.5;--dpt-excerpt-text-decoration:none;--dpt-excerpt-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta1-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta1-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta1-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta1-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta1-text-transform:none;--dpt-meta2-font-style:normal;--dpt-meta2-font-weight:400;--dpt-meta2-line-height:1.9;--dpt-meta2-text-decoration:none;--dpt-meta2-text-transform:none; 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Between headlines, technology, politics and constant excitement, those songs that carry something solid within them are easily lost: remembrance, attitude, comfort, clarity or even quiet contradiction. This page therefore collects pieces of music that are more than mere entertainment for me. 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