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‘I didn’t engage with the Bowie song’: Peter Schilling on Major Tom, the unofficial anthem of the Euros
If you are planning to brush up on your German ahead of tonight’s opener of the European Championships, one umlaut-heavy phrase could come in handy: Völlig losgelöst. Meaning “completely untethered”, these two words form the chorus of Peter Schilling’s …