Status: 11/02/2022 4:20 p.m
With a new compilation of the clip for “Supergeil” by Friedrich Liechtenstein, the Ukraine is asking Germany for Leopard tanks. The artist knew according to information from tagesschau.de, none of that.
With a variant of the pop song “Supergeil”, the Ukrainian military is asking for deliveries of Leopard tanks from Germany. For this purpose, military scenes and photos of the anti-aircraft weapons Gepard and IRIS-T, which had already been delivered, were edited into the clip by artist Friedrich Liechtenstein – dubbed “super Gepard” and “super IRIS”.
So you already have a “super defense”, it is said. But then there are scenes of the “super Leopard” tank in action – combined with a “super please” – that is, the request to send these tanks as well. At the end of the video you can read “Thank you Germany”.
Artist should not have been asked
The clip was published by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Twitter. As requested by the artist’s management tagesschau.de announced that Friedrich Liechtenstein knew nothing about the adaptation of his song and video in advance. A collaboration was not agreed. Whether action should be taken against the use is not yet clear, said an employee of the PR company Artist Network.
Liechtenstein has not played the song for years, it was also said. “Supergeil” became known in 2014 through an advertising campaign by the supermarket chain Edeka.
Social media strategy even in war
The German government has so far refused to supply Leopard battle tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles – pointing out that no other partner has made such modern Western tanks available to Ukraine. The country attacked by Russia hopes for tanks of these types to be able to liberate occupied territories more easily.
In order to gain international attention and help, the Ukrainian leadership relies heavily on social media. The memes (often frequently used images with modified captions) and video snippets are often meant to be humorous.