Who should pay for that?

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Who should pay for that? is the title of 1949 by Jupp Schmitz (music) and Kurt Feltz written (text) Carnival song , which is sung today outside the carnival season.

History of origin

Jupp Schmitz first appeared in the Cologne carnival in 1948. The Beginning of the Sweeping Who should pay for that? Kurt Feltz thought of it and should develop into one of the first successful hooklines from the pen of Feltz. Jupp Schmitz wrote the melody, Kurt Feltz under the pseudonym Walter Stein wrote the lyrics. The carnival song Who should pay for it? was an allusion to the price increases triggered by the currency reform of June 1948. The offer that came on the market shortly after the currency reform overwhelmed the purchasing power of German consumers. Exactly this situation was used by the text, which was narrowed to payable counter rounds. Who should pay for that? was recorded on October 21, 1949 in High German with the Hermann Hagestedt Orchestra and the Comedien Quartet.

publication

The shellac record I'm driving with my Lisa / Who should pay for that? ( Polydor 48260) was first launched in the 1949/1950 carnival season. The song immediately became one of the most popular hits . The plagiarism allegation of the Hofbräuhaus-Lied composer Wilhelm "Wiga" Gabriel could n't change anything, who believed he recognized Schmitz's successful song , She was called Marie, from 1936 and was true to her . Jupp Schmitz was able to convince the Cologne Regional Court that both melodies go back to an old folk tune, so that Gabriel lost the trial and had to bear the considerable legal costs. Since then, the popularity has expanded throughout Germany, so that the song was able to establish itself as a hit outside of the carnival season.

Cover versions

In total there are at least 12 cover versions , including Die Metropol-Vokalisten (1949), Armin Münch (1950), Das Lucas Trio (1950), Fred Brückner, Comedian Quartet with Adalbert Luczkowski or Gus Backus (1962). The 1 & 1 Internet AG used the song for one of their commercials.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ DRA German Broadcasting Archive
  2. ↑ Who should pay for that? In: Der Spiegel . No. 17 , 1950, pp. 34-35 ( Online - Apr. 27, 1950 ).
  3. ↑ Jupp Schmitz . In: Der Spiegel , special issue 50 years of Spiegel , 1997 ( online January 15, 1997)