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 a fun and playful song about a woman named Claudia and her beloved German Shepherd dog. The song starts with the line "Claudia hat nen Schäferhund, und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund" which means "Claudia has a German Shepherd dog, and she has him for a reason". The reason is never fully explained, but it is hinted at throughout the song that Claudia may prefer the company of her dog to that of human men.
The next few lines talk about how attractive Claudia is, and how everyone is interested in her, but Claudia seems uninterested in all of them. This is where the chorus comes in, with the repeated lines of "Claudia hat nen Schäferhund, und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund. Abends springt er in ihr Bett, und dann geht es rund" which roughly means "Claudia has a German Shepherd dog, and she has him for a reason. At night, he jumps into her bed and then things get wild".
The lyrics continue with Claudia admitting that she doesn't like boys, but she's not a lesbian, either. Her preferred companion seems to be her dog, who she enjoys spending time with under the dinner table. The song closes with Claudia having to go to the doctor because she was covered in fur and dirt from her dog, but it's clear that Claudia won't be giving up her furry companion anytime soon.
Overall, the song is a light-hearted and humorous take on the bond between a woman and her dog. While some may find the lyrics a bit strange, they are meant to be taken in a playful and tongue-in-cheek way.
Line by Line Meaning
Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund,
Claudia owns a German Shepherd, and she has a reason for it.
Und den hat sie nicht ohne Grund
She did not acquire the dog for no reason at all.
Claudia sieht spitze aus
Claudia is attractive and looks great.
Auf Claudia sind alle scharf
Everyone is attracted to Claudia.
Ist es da nicht hundsgemein,
Isn't it mean like a dog?
Dass bei Claudia keiner darf
No one is allowed to be with Claudia.
Denn Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund,
It's because Claudia has a German Shepherd.
Abends springt er in ihr Bett,
At night, the dog jumps into her bed.
Und dann geht es rund
And then things get wild.
Claudia mag keine Jungs
Claudia doesn't like boys.
Doch sie ist auch nicht lesbisch
But she is not a lesbian.
Am allerliebsten mag sie es,
What she likes the most is
Mit ihrem Hündchen unterm Esstisch
Being under the table with her little dog.
Neulich musste Claudia,
Recently Claudia had to
Dringend mal zum Arzt,
Urgently go to the doctor,
Und er riet ihr aufzuhören,
And he advised her to stop
Denn sie war total verharzt
Because she was completely matted.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAN VETTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
bela
Eine runde mitleid an alle Claudias die das hören mussten
Texterin Sanja
Nö! 😂☺
loonaticpandora
Und die Schäferhunde erst… 😂
Fred Feuerstein
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Niklas
Dieser Song hat mich für mein Leben verdorben. 😅 Ich kann seitdem mit keiner Claudia mehr sprechen ohne an diesen Song zu denken.
Loke
Ach ich liebe die Ärzte😂
Astron Baits
damals, als die ärzte noch gut waren.
Lukas Zeckenbauer
Die haben schon stark nachgelassen was Qualität angeht alles nach dem 2012 Album kann man sich kaum noch geben
Florian Kaufmann
Super Song
SuperFritzFantom
Wenn Mann mit 24 erst checkt dass das Album debil heißt 😂