Angela Merkel’s punk farewell

The World

The military band playing at Angela Merkel’s farewell ceremony Thursday has been instructed to play three songs selected by the outgoing chancellor. One of them is a 1974 song by the then East German punk star Nina Hagen. The World’s Marco Werman looks into the song, and its possible significance at the end of Merkel’s 16-year tenure.

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