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
DEINE SCHULD
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Hast du dich wieder gefragt, warum kein Mensch was unternimmt?
Du musst nicht akzeptieren, was dir überhaupt nicht passt
Wenn du deinen Kopf nicht nur zum Tragen einer Mütze hast (oh-woah-oh)
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Wenn sie so bleibt
Glaub keinem der dir sagt, dass du nichts verändern kannst
Die, die das behaupten haben nur vor Veränderungen Angst
Es sind die Selben, die erklären es sei gut so, wie es ist
Und wenn du etwas ändern willst, dann bist du automatisch Terrorist
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
Weil jeder, der die Welt nicht ändern will ihr Todesurteil unterschreibt
Lass uns diskutieren, denn in unser'm schönen Land
Sind zumindest theoretisch alle furchtbar tolerant
Worte wollen nichts bewegen, Worte tun niemanden weh
Darum lass uns drüber reden, Diskussionen sind okay
Nein
Geh mal wieder auf die Straße, geh mal wieder demonstrieren
Denn wer nicht mehr versucht zu kämpfen, kann nur verlieren
Die, die dich verarschen, die hast du selbst gewählt
Darum lass sie deine Stimme hören, weil jede Stimme zählt (oh-woah-oh)
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
The song "Deine Schuld" by Die Ärzte is a call to action for people to stand up for themselves and for what they believe in. The lyrics acknowledge the frustration that people feel towards the state of the world and the feeling of powerlessness that often comes with it. However, the song reminds listeners that they have agency and that change can happen if they take action. The lyrics encourage people to question authority and to not simply accept the status quo.
The song also critiques those who try to discourage people from making changes by telling them that they can't make a difference. Die Ärzte argue that these individuals are afraid of change and ultimately perpetuate the problems that they claim cannot be solved. The song touches on the power of words and encourages people to engage in discussion and activism to effect change.
Overall, "Deine Schuld" is a motivational song that oozes with punk energy. Its aggressive sound and unapologetic lyrics challenge the listener to take a stand and make a difference.
Line by Line Meaning
Hast du dich heute schon geärgert, war es heute wieder schlimm?
Did you get upset today, was it bad again today?
Hast du dich wieder gefragt, warum kein Mensch was unternimmt?
Did you wonder again why no one is doing anything?
Du musst nicht akzeptieren, was dir überhaupt nicht passt
You don't have to accept what doesn't suit you at all
Wenn du deinen Kopf nicht nur zum Tragen einer Mütze hast
If you don't just use your head to wear a hat
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
It's not your fault that the world is the way it is
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
It would only be your fault if it stays that way
Glaub keinem der dir sagt, dass du nichts verändern kannst
Don't believe anyone who tells you that you can't change anything
Die, die das behaupten haben nur vor Veränderungen Angst
Those who claim that are just afraid of change
Es sind die Selben, die erklären es sei gut so, wie es ist
They are the same ones who explain that it's good the way it is
Und wenn du etwas ändern willst, dann bist du automatisch Terrorist
And if you want to change something, then you're automatically a terrorist
Weil jeder, der die Welt nicht ändern will ihr Todesurteil unterschreibt
Because anyone who doesn't want to change the world signs their own death sentence
Lass uns diskutieren, denn in unser'm schönen Land
Let's discuss, because in our beautiful country
Sind zumindest theoretisch alle furchtbar tolerant
At least theoretically, everyone is terribly tolerant
Worte wollen nichts bewegen, Worte tun niemanden weh
Words don't move anything, words don't hurt anyone
Darum lass uns drüber reden, Diskussionen sind okay
So let's talk about it, discussions are okay
Geh mal wieder auf die Straße, geh mal wieder demonstrieren
Go back to the street, go back to demonstrate
Denn wer nicht mehr versucht zu kämpfen, kann nur verlieren
Because if you stop trying to fight, you can only lose
Die, die dich verarschen, die hast du selbst gewählt
Those who deceive you, you have chosen yourself
Darum lass sie deine Stimme hören, weil jede Stimme zählt
So let them hear your voice because every voice counts
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
It's not your fault that the world is the way it is
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
It would only be your fault if it stays that way
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist wie sie ist
It's not your fault that the world is the way it is
Es wär' nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
It would only be your fault if it stays that way
Weil jeder, der die Welt nicht ändern will ihr Todesurteil unterschreibt
Because anyone who doesn't want to change the world signs their own death sentence
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Farin Urlaub
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