“The train has no brakes”: Ballermann’s surprise hit comes from Cologne
If you are on a party holiday in Mallorca, a visit to the Bierkönig or Megapark is essential. Nowhere else are you so close to the Ballermann stars, is the atmosphere so exuberant and the music so rousing.
And every year there is one, maybe even two or three hits that bring the party temples to a boil. In addition to the official summer hit “Layla” and “Dicht im Flieger” this year it’s “Der Zug hat kein Bremse”. The surprise coup was the five Cologne residents Joshua Tjong-Ayong, Fabian Pesch, Moritz Otte, Paul Steep and Severin Ohnesorg, better known as “Malle Anja”.
“The train has no brakes”: This is how the Ballermann hit came about
It all started very small as a birthday present for Moritz. One of the guys is studying jazz singing and had the appropriate recording equipment at home. A song with lyrics and music was written at short notice and uploaded to Spotify.
After a while the numbers went up, the quintet suddenly had to perform at Christmas parties and other festivals. At some point the unbelievable happened: The Ballermann greats Mia Julia and Lorenz Büffel became aware of the number and wanted to make a party version of it for the Ballermann. The people of Cologne agreed and thus laid the foundation for the party surprise hit 2022, which has now been streamed 6.6 million times. The song is also going through the roof on YouTube.
Nobody expected success. But the song has long since become an integral part of the Bierkönig – and “Malle Anja” even have a live performance behind them!
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