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 ist Rock'n'Roll
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Die Haare liegen voll im Trend sind stachlig wie ein Igel
So post er zu Dan Harrow, und zu Samantha Fox
Und träumt er stünde auf der Bühne, in seinen Neonklogs
Gabi sagt zu Uwe: "Uwe, lass das sein!"
Uwe sagt zu Gabi: "Nein."
Du wirst dann mein Groupie sein
Denn das ist Rock'n'Roll, das ist Rock'n'Roll
Eine Woche später trifft Uwe eine Fee
Sie sagt: "du hast drei Wünsche frei.",
Und Uwe sagt: "Okay."
"Punkt 1: Ich will berühmt sein,
Punkt 2: und zwar jetzt gleich,
Punkt 3: bevor es mir entfällt,
Ich wär' auch gerne reich (ich wär' auch gerne reich)."
Gabi fragt den Uwe: "Bist du jetzt ein Star?"
Uwe sagt zu Gabi: "Klar."
Jetzt bin ich die Nummer 1, und jeder find' mich toll
Du kannst jetzt mein Groupie sein
Denn das ist Rock'n'Roll, das ist Rock'n'Roll
Und Gabi sagt: "Uwe sei doch vernünftig,
Werd' doch Beamter oder Pilot
Uwe, du kannst Dich nicht aufführen,
Als wärst du erst sieben und 'n Vollidiot."
"Doch."
Jetzt gibt Uwe ein Konzert vor Hunderttausend Leuten,
Und hinter der Bühne wimmelt es von Bräuten
Die eine oder andere fänd Uwe ziemlich lecker
Er will sich gerade auf sie stürzen,
Doch da klingelt sein Wecker
Irgendwann bin ich berühmt,
Und jeder find' mich toll
Gabi wird mein Groupie sein
Denn das ist Rock'n'Roll, das ist Rock'n'Roll
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
Das ist Rock'n'Roll
The song "Das ist Rock'n'Roll" by Die Ärzte is a humorous take on the dreams of a young man who aspires to become famous in the music industry. He imagines himself on stage dressed in neon clogs, with spiky hair, and a tennis racket in hand. He dreams of having adoring fans and groupies like Gabi, who will cling to him and think of him as the ultimate rock star.
The story follows Uwe, who seems to be a little too childish for his age, as he claims that he will be famous someday, and everyone will adore him. He even goes on to make three wishes to a fairy, asking to be famous, rich, and popular. Uwe seems to be unaware of the fact that fame and glamour come at a price, and while the idea sounds great, it's not all glitz and glam.
Gabi, on the other hand, tries to bring him back to reality, advising him to find a proper career like being a pilot or a civil servant. The lyrics take a hilarious turn when Uwe finally ends up having a concert in front of thousands of fans, only to wake up to a rude shock from his alarm clock.
Overall, the lyrics explore the themes of fame, aspirations, and the harsh realities of stardom. It's a comical song that pokes fun at the over-the-top fantasies and expectations that many people have about becoming rock stars.
Line by Line Meaning
Mit Tennisschläger in der Hand, steht er vor dem Spiegel
He stands before the mirror holding a tennis racket in his hand; his hair is styled in trend, spikey like a hedgehog. He poses like Dan Harrow and Samantha Fox, and dreams of being on stage wearing neon clogs.
Gabi sagt zu Uwe: "Uwe, lass das sein!"
Gabi tells Uwe to stop.
Uwe sagt zu Gabi: "Nein."
Uwe refuses.
Irgendwann bin ich berühmt, und jeder find' mich toll
He imagines being famous and loved by everyone.
Du wirst dann mein Groupie sein
He envisions Gabi being his groupie.
Denn das ist Rock'n'Roll, das ist Rock'n'Roll
This is what he perceives to be the essence of rock'n'roll.
Eine Woche später trifft Uwe eine Fee
A week later, Uwe meets a fairy.
Sie sagt: "du hast drei Wünsche frei."
The fairy tells Uwe he has three wishes.
Und Uwe sagt: "Okay."
Uwe agrees to make a wish.
Gabi fragt den Uwe: "Bist du jetzt ein Star?"
Gabi asks Uwe if he is now a star.
Uwe sagt zu Gabi: "Klar."
Uwe tells Gabi that he is, in fact, a star now.
Jetzt bin ich die Nummer 1, und jeder find' mich toll
He imagines becoming the number one rockstar and loved by everyone.
Du kannst jetzt mein Groupie sein
He insists Gabi can now be his groupie.
Und Gabi sagt: "Uwe sei doch vernünftig,
Gabi advises Uwe to be sensible,
Werd' doch Beamter oder Pilot
encouraging him to become a civil servant or a pilot.
Uwe, du kannst Dich nicht aufführen,
She tells him he cannot behave as if he were seven years old and a complete idiot.
Als wärst du erst sieben und 'n Vollidiot."
She reiterates that he can't behave like a child.
Jetzt gibt Uwe ein Konzert vor Hunderttausend Leuten,
Uwe is giving a concert in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
Und hinter der Bühne wimmelt es von Bräuten
Behind the stage, there are many women he finds attractive.
Die eine oder andere fänd Uwe ziemlich lecker
He is tempted to approach them, but he wakes up before he can do anything.
Er will sich gerade auf sie stürzen,
He is about to make a move.
Doch da klingelt sein Wecker
but then his alarm rings.
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
"That's rock'n'roll"
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
"That's rock'n'roll"
Das ist Rock'n'Roll,
"That's rock'n'roll"
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DIRK FELSENHEIMER, HAGEN LIEBING, JAN VETTER
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Wiener Feincraft
Der Song schnalzt mich jedesmal in meine Jugend zurück!
Swedish Retro Tech Nerd
I dont understand German but I just love this song
1412kid91
ich liebe dieses Lied :-P
Francy Hase
Irgendwann bin ich berühmt und jeder find mich toll 🎶
Schnee Weisschen
ich liebe es !!!
McLovin
classic <3
MrNeonkind
ohmann, so gut.
Yahen P
Дас ист рок енд ролль!
Schwesta. S
💜💜💜
Philip Hartmann
mega