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
Das Schlaflied
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Die Nacht, sie schaut zum Fenster rein
Der runde Mond, er hat dich gerne
Und es leuchten dir die Sterne
Schlaf mein Kindchen, träume süß
Bald bist du im Paradies
Denn gleich öffnet sich die Tür
Mit seinen elf Augen schaut es dich an
Und schleicht sich an dein Bettchen ran
Du liegst still da, bewegst dich nicht
Das Monster zerkratzt dir dein Gesicht
Seine Finger sind lang und dünn
Wehr dich nicht, es hat keinen Sinn
Und es kichert wie verrückt
Als es deinen Hals zudrückt
Du schreist, doch du bist allein zu Haus
Das Monster sticht dir die Augen aus
Dann bist du still, und das ist gut
Es beißt dir in den Hals und trinkt dein Blut
Ohne Blut bist du bleich wie Kreide
Dann frisst es deine Eingeweide
Dein kleines Bettchen vom Blut ganz rot
Die Sonne geht auf und du bist tot
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlaf' jetzt ein
Am Himmel stehen die Sternelein
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlafe schnell
Dein Bettchen ist ein Karussell
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlafe jetzt ein
Sonst kann das Monster nicht hinein
The lyrics to the song Das Schlaflied by Die Ärzte tell a dark and disturbing story about a child who is being put to sleep by their caregiver. The caregiver sings the child to sleep with soothing words about the moon and stars watching over them. However, as the child falls asleep, they have a nightmare in which a monster with eleven eyes sneaks into their bedroom and attacks them. The child is helpless against the monster, whose fingers are long and thin, and whose laughter is maniacal. The monster ultimately kills the child, and the caregiver continues to sing to the child about sleeping peacefully, as the child's death goes unnoticed.
Line by Line Meaning
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlafe ein
Lullaby your child, let them sleep
Die Nacht, sie schaut zum Fenster rein
The night peeks in through the window
Der runde Mond, er hat dich gerne
The full moon shines upon you fondly
Und es leuchten dir die Sterne
And the stars twinkle for you
Schlaf mein Kindchen, träume süß
Sleep my child, dream sweetly
Bald bist du im Paradies
Soon you will be in paradise
Denn gleich öffnet sich die Tür
For the door will open soon
Und ein Monster kommt zu dir
And a monster will come for you
Mit seinen elf Augen schaut es dich an
Its eleven eyes fixate on you
Und schleicht sich an dein Bettchen ran
And it creeps up to your bed
Du liegst still da, bewegst dich nicht
You lie there motionless
Das Monster zerkratzt dir dein Gesicht
The monster scratches your face
Seine Finger sind lang und dünn
Its fingers are long and thin
Wehr dich nicht, es hat keinen Sinn
Do not resist, it's of no use
Und es kichert wie verrückt
And it cackles like a madman
Als es deinen Hals zudrückt
As it chokes your neck
Du schreist, doch du bist allein zu Haus
You scream, but you are alone at home
Das Monster sticht dir die Augen aus
The monster gouges your eyes out
Dann bist du still, und das ist gut
You become silent, and that is good
Es beißt dir in den Hals und trinkt dein Blut
It bites into your neck and drinks your blood
Ohne Blut bist du bleich wie Kreide
Without blood, you are as pale as chalk
Dann frisst es deine Eingeweide
Then it devours your entrails
Dein kleines Bettchen vom Blut ganz rot
Your little bed covered in blood
Die Sonne geht auf und du bist tot
The sun rises, and you are dead
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlaf' jetzt ein
Sleep, my child, now go to sleep
Am Himmel stehen die Sternelein
The little stars are in the sky
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlafe schnell
Sleep, my child, sleep quickly
Dein Bettchen ist ein Karussell
Your bed is a carousel
Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlafe jetzt ein
Sleep, my child, go to sleep now
Sonst kann das Monster nicht hinein
Otherwise, the monster can't get in
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAN VETTER
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@daslyrischeich4618
„Schlaf jetzt ein sonst kommt das Monster nicht hinein“ 😂😂
Beste Stelle!!!
@sergeyalexandrovich8443
Neee die beste ist "Das Monster sticht dir die Augen aus" mit so 'ner fröhlichen Stimme!
@eva-mariasteinkonig
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@neutronenstern.
@@sergeyalexandrovich8443 jetzt bist du still und das ist guuuut.
@vicvance8580
mies.
@ninobrown9247
finde das mit den Augen auskratzen und Gedärme fressen besser
@mhsk2356
When I was a small child living in Germany, I had a tape with this song. I was maybe 5-6 years old listening to this song. I don't remember being scared of it. Finding this song again is such a strange experience.
@blockwearingman
wtf
@evamausii3482
Ich hab mich glaub ich selbst damit traumatisiert als ich 9 Jahre als wär, jetzt schau ich regelmäßig alle paar Jahre vorbei in der Hoffnung dass ich langsam immun bin, bin jetzt 21 Jahre alt.. Dieses Lied ey
@Macalanias
@@evamausii3482 kennst du keine schlimmeren schrecken? das lied kriegt mich nicht, aber den modern verfilmten ES kann ich nicht vergessen wenn ich den film mal wieder gesehen hab ^^