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for the sake of a remix but to give the song a dignified remix- and party-gown which does not let the message and fight of homosexual people turn into a discobeat shell. The goal was to maintain the melody, singing, and message of the song and to invite listeners to sing along and to join the music
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assault on Betty BBQ, which received a considerable amount of public attention. Betty BBQ had been on her way to a filming session and to one of her guided tours when a young man started to continually shout at her, insult her and threaten her physically as well as verbally. The fact that this
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Freiburger musician Redneck Jack in collaboration with Betty BBQ and Sebastian Heusel. It is the only remix of the song until today. Betty BBQ commented on her homepage that it was important to Redneck Jack and her not to disfigure
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