Guildo hat euch lieb!
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"Guildo hat euch lieb!" (German pronunciation:
Written by television host Stefan Raab under the pseudonym "Alf Igel" (a reference to prolific composer Ralph Siegel), the song is a tongue-in-cheek parody of the schlager style for which Germany had become known at previous contests. Horn (whose backing band's name translates as "the Orthopedic Stockings") sings about his desire to return to "a time of tenderness / when 'Caressing' and 'Cuddling' and 'Loving' / were always written with capitals" and "when [he] daily wrote in a poetry book: / 'Yoo hoo hoo – I love you'".
He promises the objects of his affections – singing in the third person – that if they are ever sad, he will come to their house and sing songs. Later still he expresses a desire to fly away to the stars, before explaining, "if the stars weren't so far away / and from there I'd send you the proof of my love: / nut wedges and raspberry ice cream". The performance was equally tongue-in-cheek, with Horn climbing on the lighting gantries of the stage while dressed in a green velvet shirt, as well as playing a series of
While the song did not win, it is credited with rekindling German interest in the contest, as well as paving the way for Raab's own entry two years later with "
It was succeeded as German representative at the
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[2] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[3] | 51 |
References
- ^ Participants at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. eurovision.tv. Accessed 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Guildo Horn – Guildo hat euch lieb!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 25, 2020.