Covered here by the band AnnenMayKantereit, this was originally a Russian folk song that was rewritten for the 1939 movie "Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht" ("The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky") and sung by Swedish actress and singer Zarah Leander. After World War II, Zarah Leander became an icon of the gay rights movement with her ambiguous lyrics and smoky voice.

Juli is a German rock band from Gießen. This song is about letting go of your fears and freeing yourself from anxiety.

This song is about refusing to live by society's rules and about being there for each other despite life's adversities. It encourages us to rely on love and our inner wisdom, even when the world wants to tell us how to live.

This song is about having the courage to keep going, even when things get difficult. Everything is easier and life is fuller when you share it with others.

This song is sung from the perspective of someone who is trying to convince a worried friend or loved one that they are doing OK, and there's nothing to worry about. But are they really just tired, or are they perhaps struggling with their mental health?

This upbeat German indie folk song addresses a question that will be familiar to many: Are we really living our best life?

Which city could provide a more perfect backdrop than Venice for the beginning of a romance?

This song by the German indie rock group from Germering near Munich made it to number one in the German singles charts and was often sung by German soccer fans during the 2006 world cup. Since Germany did not win in 2006, the title was changed to "'54, '74, '90, 2010."

"Drei Tage am Meer" (Three Days by the Sea) is a call to slow down once in a while and take a break from it all. This is a song about taking time out, about a little escape from everyday life, and finding yourself again—away from everyone else.

Shirin David is a German rapper from Hamburg. In this song, she sings about her friends and how special they are.

In this song, Emilio imagines escaping a hot and unpleasant party to hang out with someone he’d really like to see — and drive through the city all night listening to Drake.

"ich mags" (“I like it”) is a song from the JEREMIAS album golden hour, which is about losing touch with oneself, but still being able to enjoy the moment.

"Find ich dich" is Emilio's declaration of love to his future partner, whom he is still longingly searching for. He is confident that he will eventually find the one.

Namika is a Frankfurt-based singer with Moroccan roots. Her song "Alles was zählt" (“All That Counts”) is an attempt to understand the meaning of life through numbers — and to think about what really matters in the end.

Emilio dedicates this heartfelt, celebratory song to his mother, who emigrated from Morocco to Germany all alone when she was young. She sought freedom, and the chance to give her future children a better life.