In this song Nina Hagen is expressing Christine Maggiore's (absolutely incorrect) belief that HIV is not the cause of AIDS and that one should not take their antiretroviral drugs as they make the illness worse rather than better. The lyrics regarding "Magic" refers to Magic Johnson, who Nina thought did not take any pills to treat his HIV from becoming AIDS (but she was wrong, he does).
It is unknown if Nina still holds these beliefs, but the song offers very bad advice.
In this song Nina Hagen is expressing Christine Maggiore's (absolutely incorrect) belief that HIV is not the cause of AIDS and that one should not take their antiretroviral drugs as they make the illness worse rather than better. The lyrics regarding "Magic" refers to Magic Johnson, who Nina thought did not take any pills to treat his HIV from becoming AIDS (but she was wrong, he does).
It is unknown if Nina still holds these beliefs, but the song offers very bad advice.
@uponhereyes I think you're absolutely right. It was hard to keep listening to this album after hearing these lyrics. :(
@uponhereyes I think you're absolutely right. It was hard to keep listening to this album after hearing these lyrics. :(