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 hat 'nen Schäferhund
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
Aha
Claudia sieht spitze aus
Auf Claudia sind alle scharf
Ist es da nicht hundsgemein
Denn Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
Und dann geht es rund
Claudia mag keine Jungs
Doch sie ist auch nicht lesbisch (lesbisch)
Am allerliebsten mag sie es
Mit ihrem Hündchen unterm Esstisch
Denn Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
Und dann geht es rund
Neulich musste Claudia
Dringend mal zum Arzt
Und er riet ihr aufzuhören
Denn sie war total verharzt
Denn Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
Und dann geht es rund
Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
Und dann geht es rund
The song "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" by Die Ärzte is about a woman named Claudia who has a German Shepherd and uses it to ward off potential romantic partners. The chorus repeats the line "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund, und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund" which translates to "Claudia has a German Shepherd, and she didn't get him without reason." The reason becomes clear in later verses as Claudia is portrayed as someone who is not interested in men or women, but instead prefers to engage in sexual acts with her dog under the dinner table.
The lyrics are meant to be very tongue-in-cheek and satirical, as the concept of a woman having sexual relations with her pet dog is obviously taboo and inappropriate. This is likely why the song has caused controversy and been banned in certain countries. However, the song is also a commentary on society's preoccupation with physical appearance and how people use different means to achieve the type of attention they desire.
Line by Line Meaning
Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Claudia owns a German Shepherd dog
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
She has a reason for owning him
Claudia sieht spitze aus
Claudia looks great
Auf Claudia sind alle scharf
Everyone is attracted to Claudia
Ist es da nicht hundsgemein
Isn't it cruel
Dass bei Claudia keiner darf
That no one can be with Claudia
Denn Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Because Claudia has a German Shepherd dog
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
At night he jumps into her bed
Und dann geht es rund
And then things get wild
Claudia mag keine Jungs
Claudia doesn't like guys
Doch sie ist auch nicht lesbisch (lesbisch)
But she's not a lesbian either
Am allerliebsten mag sie es
She likes it the most
Mit ihrem Hündchen unterm Esstisch
To be with her dog under the dining table
Neulich musste Claudia
Claudia had to
Dringend mal zum Arzt
Go to the doctor urgently
Und er riet ihr aufzuhören
And he advised her to stop
Denn sie war total verharzt
Because she was completely matted
Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund
Claudia has a German Shepherd dog
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
She has a reason for owning him
Abends springt er in ihr Bett
At night he jumps into her bed
Und dann geht es rund
And then things get wild
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jan Vetter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Niklas-ru2lj
Dieser Song hat mich für mein Leben verdorben. 😅 Ich kann seitdem mit keiner Claudia mehr sprechen ohne an diesen Song zu denken.
@ninovogel6533
😂
@billy_my_idol
😂😂😂was soll ich denn sagen😂😂😂? War so traurig, dass sie das in Hannover nicht mehr gesungen haben😢 wenigstens hat mir in der Schulzeit jeder dritte n Ständchen gebracht 😉🤘🎶
@Niklas-ru2lj
@@billy_my_idol 😅 Sehr gut
@lin_da03
😂
@QuinnArgo
Ich kann nicht mehr mit Frauen mit Hund reden. So haben alle ihr Laster zu tragen
@MavMcLeod
Kann mich noch erinnern wie die immer ziemlich schnell indizierten Alben auf dem Schulhof per Kassette verbreitet wurden..... 🐕🦺
@lokee.
Ach ich liebe die Ärzte😂
@Erzengels
Eine schande dass die Ärzte sich heute dafür schämen.😢
@billy_my_idol
Meine Kids waren total enttäuscht nicht mal mein Lied zu hören, oder das meiner Nachfolgerin 😂🤣