Mr. Hipgold or Mr. Distel: When did you realize that "Layla" was special? The song was composed by Schürze and DJ Robin. Because my company "Summerfield" has been producing for both of them for ages, I already had it on the table in November last year. And wasn't very enthusiastic.

Why then? It sounds like a typical Ballermann song. It is a Ballermann song. The key and speed fit our genre, the average singing - we are all not great singers. But the structure was different than usual. The song doesn't start with the chorus, but straight into the verse. In addition, the chorus changes lyrically three times.

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