Die Ärzte were formed in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B.) and bassist Hans Runge (alias Sahnie). Bela and Farin had previously played together in the punk band Soilent Grün; after that band broke up they decided to form a band playing fun songs, in contrast to the mostly political bands of the punk scene at that time. While deriving from that punk scene, their early music was heavily influenced by pop and rock and roll, especially The Beatles, whom Farin heard a lot as a child due to his mother playing their records.
In the first two years they mostly played in clubs of their hometown of Berlin. Their first release was a contribution to the sampler "20 schäumende Stimmungshits" (roughly, "20 exuberant mood hits"), which contained a strong alcohol theme. In 1983 they won a rock contest in Berlin; with the prize money they recorded their debut EP "Uns gehts Prima" ("We're doing great"). Finally Columbia Records signed them, and they released their first LP "Debil" in 1984 and the second one ("Im Schatten der Ärzte") a year later.
After the second record they parted ways with Sahnie due to internal problems. On the third record he was replaced by producer Miccey Meuser; later Hagen Liebig, better known as The Incredible Hagen, played bass for them during live performances until their breakup.
In 1987 the German Federal Centre for Media Harmful to Young Persons put the songs Geschwisterliebe ("Sibling Love", a song about incest, from Die Ärzte), Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund ("Claudia has a German Shepherd", about zoophilia, from "Debil") and Schlaflied ("Lullaby", about a monster coming and eating you after falling asleep, also from "Debil") on the German List of Media Harmful to Young People. This prohibited the band from performing the songs live and, more importantly, promoting the two albums, and shops from openly displaying the records in their shelves. After several trials against shops that still openly sold the records a lot of shops removed Die Ärzte completely from their stock. The result was a drop in record sales and big financial problems for the band. In response they released the compilation "Ab 18" ("Adults Only") with all their songs on the index and some other old and new tasteless songs, and the greatest hits album "Ist das alles?"("Is this everything?" but also can be translated as "Is this the end?"). The album and the new singles were fairly successful, partly because of growing media interest due to the previous censorship.
The following album "Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit" ("That is not the whole truth") was even more successful, climbing into the top 10 in the German album charts. They decided to go out on a high note in 1988, breaking up after doing one last tour and recording a live double album that became their first number one in the album charts.
Neither Farin's new band King Køng nor Bela's Depp Jones were really successful, so in 1993 they decided to do a reunion. As bass player they invited Rodrigo Gonzales, who was guitarist in Depp Jones and a friend of Bela. Their comeback single was Schrei nach Liebe ("Cry for Love"), their first ever political song, that they published as a statement against what was perceived as growing racism and right wing extremist violence in Germany at that time.
The album was more diverse than ever, with ballads, punk, rock and traditional German sounds. Both album and single became big hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The follow-up "Planet Punk" was also very successful.
In 1996 they wanted to make an EP just about hair, but they wrote too many songs for an EP and made the Album "Le Frisur" ("The Hairdo") instead. It was slightly less successful than its predecessors. Apart from their own tours they also supported Kiss in that year, a dream come true for Bela and Rod.
1998 was perhaps the most successful year of their career, the single "Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are Pigs") being their first Number 1 single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the album 13 also being Number 1 in Germany and Switzerland. After a lot of promotion and touring in that year they decided to take a break, deciding also to never play again "Männer sind Schweine" at a concert due to the too great success this song had. They did not like the upcoming unwanted and rather unoriginal remakes by other bands as e.g. "Frauen sind Schweine" ("Women are pigs") and also did not like to see their song played at mass tourist beach parties at places like Mallorca/Spain.
In 2000 they came back with another very successful album, "Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!", and two top 10 singles. As the third single from the album they released the 30-second-song "Yoko Ono", which, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the shortest single ever released - another example of their sense of humour. On their tour in 2001 they sold the limited Album "5, 6, 7, 8 Bullenstaat" consisting of short punk songs that were written and recorded while recording the full length album published a year before, and some cover songs published in 1994 on a tour only EP.
After that they again took a break: Bela did some acting, Farin recorded his first solo album (Endlich Urlaub!). In late 2002 they did an MTV Unplugged in a school auditorium together with the school band. After that they made a new double album Geräusch that was released in 2003. On the next tour a Live DVD was recorded and published one year later.
On 2 November 2007, Die Ärzte released their latest album, Jazz ist anders ("Jazz is nothing like this", literally "Jazz is different").
In August 2011 the band announced that they are working on a new album which is set to be released in 2012 with a tour called "Das Ende ist noch nicht vorbei" ("The end is not over yet") following in the summer 2012.
The official homepage for Die Ärzte is www.bademeister.com
Claudia III
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Keine Sauereien mehr nur christlicher Verkehr
Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia
Die Mutter sagte: "Hör mal zu, jede braucht 'nen Mann, auch Du."
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Keine Sauereien mehr nur christlicher Verkehr
Claudia machte endlich Schluss, da blieb dem Hengst der Gnadenschuss
Hasso schläferte sie ein, denn sie will jetzt anders sein
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Keine Sauereien mehr, nur christlicher Verkehr
Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia
Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia
Claudia, die ist nicht dumm, man sah sie im Aquarium
Denn das größte Genital hat immer noch der Buckelwal
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Keine Sauereien mehr nur christlicher Verkehr
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann, doch sie lässt ihn niemals ran
Denn ihr sexuelles Glück holt sie bei Moby's Dick
The song Claudia III by German punk band Die Ärzte is a satirical take on society’s expectations of women and their sexual lives. The singer in the song, Claudia, has settled down with a man and has decided to lead a “Christian” life, which is a euphemism for abstinence from wild sexual experiences. The song portrays Claudia’s decision as one born out of societal pressure, as her mother tells her that every woman needs a man, and Claudia admits to wanting an “authentic” partner.
However, Claudia’s newfound faith is not completely sincere, as she still seeks sexual pleasure from a sperm whale named Moby Dick, which is humorously referred to as her “sexual happiness.” The song also pokes fun at the idea of men being sexually superior to women, as it states that the male humpback whale has the largest genitalia.
Overall, the song criticizes the double standards imposed upon women and the societal pressure for them to conform to certain expectations. It presents a sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek take on the concept of “good girls” and “bad girls,” highlighting the fact that sexual desire and behavior is not limited to gender, age or social status.
Line by Line Meaning
Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia
Repetition of Claudia's name for emphasis
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Claudia has a new man in her life and is starting fresh
Keine Sauereien mehr nur christlicher Verkehr
She will now have only religious sex without any filthy deeds
Die Mutter sagte: "Hör mal zu, jede braucht 'nen Mann, auch Du."
Claudia's mother advises her that every woman needs a man in her life
Claudia sagte: "Hast de recht! Ein echter Kerl, dass wär nicht schlecht."
Claudia agrees that a real man would be nice to have
Claudia machte endlich Schluss, da blieb dem Hengst der Gnadenschuss
Claudia ends a previous relationship, causing the man to feel mercy
Hasso schläferte sie ein, denn sie will jetzt anders sein
Hasso puts her to sleep so she can have a change of heart
Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia
Repetition of Claudia's name for emphasis
Claudia, die ist nicht dumm, man sah sie im Aquarium
Claudia is smart, you saw her at the aquarium
Denn das größte Genital hat immer noch der Buckelwal
Because the largest genitalia still belongs to the humpback whale
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann und fängt ein neues Leben an
Claudia has a new man in her life and is starting fresh
Keine Sauereien mehr nur christlicher Verkehr
She will now have only religious sex without any filthy deeds
Claudia hat jetzt 'nen Mann, doch sie lässt ihn niemals ran
Claudia has a new man but she will never let him have sex with her
Denn ihr sexuelles Glück holt sie bei Moby's Dick
Because her sexual satisfaction comes from Moby's Dick
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DIRK FELSENHEIMER, HAGEN LIEBING, JAN VETTER
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@floriank.4692
Legendäre Trilogie und lägändäres Trio
@Hannah-ti7tf
Claudia, ihr Mann, das Pferd, der Hund und der Elefant ham das Lied gedisliked.
@spinc9282
Minerva Hilbert Aber alle drei Mal
@walouzockt
Und der Wal
@rueya1997
Ich höre mir lieder über eine frau an, die Tiere f*ckt?! o.O WTF? :D
@user-pg8tb2xm9s
Was war dann mit dem Elefanten, den wünschte sich doch von ihrem Tanten.
Hatte Claudia auch ein Krokodil, mit dem trieb sie auch sicher dann viel😂😂
@1994pureflow
Was ein geiles Tape,aber bestimmt noch viel geileres Konzert!!
Das war mein erstes LiveTape in der Kindheit Ende der 80'er....<ddr>
Müllermilch,Müllermilch Müllermiĺch die schmeckt....
#legendär
@toughvonwerner7864
Hammer geil
@Schlifga
was wurde aus dem elefanten?
@chrissr7979
Den gab sie zurück ihren Tanten?😉