Lied der Partei explained

The "Lied der Partei" ('Song of the Party'), also known as German: "'''Die Partei hat immer recht'''" ('The Party is always right'), was the party song of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) the ruling party of East Germany. It was written by German Bohemian composer Louis Fürnberg, who as a devout communist joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1928. It is best known by the first line of its chorus: German: Die Partei, die Partei, die hat immer recht ('The Party, the Party, is always right').Written in the early 1950s before Louis Fürnberg's death in 1957.

Use beyond the SED

A variation on the anthem has been used by the satirical party die PARTEI.^[1]

See also

• East German Cold War Propaganda

Notes and References

1. Web site: Things to know about Germany's satirical party Die Partei . Knight . Ben . 5 September 2017 . . 25 February 2018 . The name also serves as a reference to the Socialist Unity Party (SED) that ruled East Germany, which was routinely called simply "the Party" in the communist state, and whose anthem "The Party, The Party, it is always right" has been adopted by Die Partei in their own ads..