Von Michael Fiedler
For the semi-finals of the 2023 protest song contest, we invited you to the summit meeting in the FM4 Soundpark studio. Also present as an expert jury was the entire podium of the Protestsongcontests 2022: Winner EZRA and the two runners-up Wendi Gessner aka turning point and David Hebenstreit aka Sir Tralala. Together with the inventor of the somewhat different song competition, Gerald Stocker, they have the 25 best protest songs of the year 2023 and finally made the difficult decision: Who should go to the final?
With a merciless point system, 9 songs from the final list might be identified within a few minutes. The winged sentence of the evening comes from Sir Tralala: “The song is also one of my favorites!” He only has favourites.
The Top 9
Here are the top 9 in the order in which we received them:
Luksan Wunder – “outraged”
The old, white testicles have done it once more.
Luksan Wunder – “outraged”
VLUN – “1 of 3”
The fact that men sing regarding femicide and violence once morest women was particularly well received.
Teschek – “Refugee Home”
A refugee home should not be a place where people feel comfortable. Teschek is once morest it and that’s a good thing.
Teschek – “Refugee Home”
La Gouche – “Full Time Work Hell”
This song in the finale is the beginning of the end of the 40-hour week.
La Gouche – “Full Time Work Hell”
Werner Brix – “consumer idiot”
What do you like to spend a lot of money on?
Werner Brix – “consumer idiot”
Lena Theresia – “Wonderful”
Did someone say ear gasm here?!
Lena Theresia – “Wonderful”
Flow & Felvin – “Justice”
IZRAA’s assessment: “This is a very, very, very nice song!”
Flow & Felvin – “Justice”
Lasse Mangold – “Against the Wall”
“Everyone suffers from toxic masculinity, except toxic men,” says Wendi Gessner.
Lasse Mangold – “Against the Wall”
Freestyle – “Ljudi (people)”
With longing for spring in Kyiv once morest Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Freestyle – “Ljudi (People)”
Christian Galley
That was not all!
The three jurors were very unhappy sitting in the tea kitchen following the vote, as they would all have seen 5 or 6 more songs in the final.
But one thing is still possible. IZRAA, Wendi Gessner and Sir Tralala have each nominated another song – and you decide who gets this wild card:
Lenny420 feat. Benjo – “Profit”
IZRAA follows her heart and chooses hip hop.
Lenny420 ft. Benjo – Profit
Luxury – “Buy”
“Des gfoit ma hoid, des liad”, Sir Tralala explains his decision.
Karin Rabhansl – Baby, run
“It’s a very encouraging song,” says Wendi Gessner of her choice for the wildcard.
Karin Rabhansl – “Baby, run”
From now until 5 p.m. on Friday, January 27th, you have time to decide: Which of these three songs should make it into the final of the protest song contest?
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The finale on February 12th
As every year, the Top 10 will play live once morest or rather with each other in commemoration of the Austrian Civil War in 1934 on February 12th in Vienna’s Rabenhof Theater.
The evening will be broadcast live on Radio FM4 and as a video stream on fm4.ORF.at. It still applies: always stay nice once morest it!