The trilby wearing dung beetle was dragged off stage at a festival in Germany (Deutschland) at the weekend, after he began singing the controversial first stanza of Das Deutschlandlied, also known as The Song of Germany. The opening verse, beginning with the words "Deutschland über alles", is often considered a Nazi anthem. And went down like Bobby Crush auf einer alplattform (Bobby Crush on an oil rig) With the locals (right).
The Babyshambles frontman and peoples poet was performing at Munich's on3 festival. Doherty was not originally scheduled to perform, according to Der Spiegel (The Mirror), but although "clearly drunk" (offenbar getrunken) was able to talk his way on stage. "With a quiet voice, he sang 'Deutschland, Deutschland über alles' (Germany over all) four times," according to Rudi Kuffner das festival spokesman.
Festival goers Grit and Stefan, of Bonn, claimed Doherty had been drinking 'far too much wine'. Grit said he wasn't singing but 'wailing like a baby' and was an absolute disgrace (ein absolute Schande).
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