☝️ Key Points
- The characters and objects in the song 'Little Red Riding Hood of Wheels' are associated with car parts and brands.
- The main character is 'Little Red Riding Hood of Wheels', a reference to the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood', and lives in a 'rust bucket', representing a car in poor condition.
- 'The evil Golf' is a reference to the 'big bad wolf' from the original tale and is here associated with the 'Golf' car by Volkswagen.
- 'Prince Boacuard of Calitra' or 'the red Corsa' is the savior of the story, analogous to the hunter from the fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood'.
- The song lyrics use numerous wordplays and references to car brands and models like 'Toyota', 'Hyundai', 'Ferrari', 'Volvo', 'Citroen', and many others to create humor.
- In the end, there is a happy ending 'full of Lexus in a 2cV', representing a life of luxury.
Interpretation
The song lyrics 'Radkäppchen' by
Willy Astor is a humorous and creative interpretation of the classic fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood' with an automotive theme. The characters and objects in the story are replaced with car parts and car brands. The 'Radkäppchen', a reference to Little Red Riding Hood, lives in a 'Rostlaube' (a car in poor condition). The 'böse Golf' (a car from Volkswagen) is the wolf in the story and 'Prinz Boacuard zu Calitra', also known as 'the red Corsa' (a car from Opel), represents the savior of the story. There are also many wordplays and references to car brands and models, such as 'Toyota', 'Hyundai', 'Ferrari', 'Volvo', 'Citroen', and many others. The story is filled with humorous dialogues and wordplays that relate to car brands and car parts. In the end, 'Radkäppchen' and 'Prinz Boacuard zu Calitra' have a happy ending 'full of Lexus in a 2cV', which is a reference to a life of luxury.