When watching The Glenn Miller Story (1954) young Udo hears the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo". In 1983 Udo Lindenberg wrote his own German version of the song called "Sonderzug nach Pankow" which became one of Udo Lindenberg's biggest hits.
Record producer Mattheisen is based on Udo Lindenberg's producer Thomas Kukuck.
The poem Udo Lindenber is quoting through the movie is "Herbstlied eines Königsbergers" (Autumn chant of a Königsberger) by German writer Josef Wiener-Braunsberg (1866-1928).
This film is dedicated to the life of young Udo Lindenberg until his breakthrough.