Die Ärzte (pronounced DEE AIR-TS-teh, German for "The Doctors" or "The Phys… Read Full Bio ↴Die Ärzte (pronounced DEE AIR-TS-teh, German for "The Doctors" or "The Physicians") are a punk rock band from Berlin, Germany. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and sing.

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

Deutschrockgirl
Die Ärzte Lyrics

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Humbahumbahumbatäterää, täterää, täteräää

Mit den Prinzen stehst du auf
Und Hans Hartz bringt dich gut drauf
Mit Nena gehst du zum Frühstück
Und bevor es Mittag wird
Hast du schon Lindenberg gehört
Und BAP und Brings geben dir den Durchblick

Westernhagen und Grönemeyer
Nur nich' so 'n Scheiß wie Bad Brains und Slayer
Du brauchst Krautrock den ganzen Tag
Krautrock ist, was du magst
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl

Klaus Lage, Puhdys und George Kranz
Maffay und Tamara Danz
Deutschrock rules, Deutschrock ist dein Leben
Weil Kunzes Hund ein Baby biss
Hat dich noch nie ein Mann geküsst
Tja, und Sex wirds für dich nie geben
Nackt im Wind und Kinder an die Macht
Neue Männer braucht das Land, alleine in der Nacht
Du brauchst Krautrock den ganzen Tag
Krautrock ist, was du magst
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl

Du steckst jede Mark in Deutschrock, und nichts in Van Halen
Hast kein Geld auf der Bank, aber Birkenstock-Sandalen
Du hörst Krautrock jeden Tag, Krautrock ist, was du magst

Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Kleines Deutschrockgirl

"Arschfick ist bei mir nicht erlaubt!"

Overall Meaning

The song "Deutschrockgirl" by Die Ärzte is a humorous portrayal of a young female music lover who is obsessed only with German rock music (Deutschrock). The song starts with a chant of "Humbahumbahumbatäterää, täterää, täteräää" which has no literal meaning, but is rather a nonsense phrase used to pump up the energy of the song.

The lyrics go on to list various German rock bands/singers including Prinzen, Hans Hartz, Nena, Lindenberg, BAP, Brings, Westernhagen, Grönemeyer, Klaus Lage, Puhdys, George Kranz, Maffay, and Tamara Danz. The girl is portrayed as being completely absorbed in the music of these artists, and typically listens to "Krautrock" all day long. The song mentions that she spends every penny on Deutschrock and refuses to listen to any non-German music. She is shown to be against trends and stereotypes, and the song appears to poke fun at the girl's musical obsessions.

The lyrics also mention that the girl has never been kissed by a man, and suggests that sex is unlikely for her. The final line of the song is "Arschfick ist bei mir nicht erlaubt!" which translates to "Anal sex is not allowed with me!" This line seems to be tongue-in-cheek, and serves to further emphasize the girl's repressed sexuality, as well as to poke fun at the cliché of sex and rock & roll.

Line by Line Meaning

Humbahumbahumbatäterää, täterää, täteräää
Nonsensical chant, possibly meant to imitate the sound of drumming or other music

Mit den Prinzen stehst du auf
You listen to and enjoy music by the band Die Prinzen

Und Hans Hartz bringt dich gut drauf
You enjoy the music of Hans Hartz and it makes you feel good

Mit Nena gehst du zum Frühstück
You listen to Nena's music even during breakfast

Und bevor es Mittag wird
Before noon

Hast du schon Lindenberg gehört
You've already listened to Udo Lindenberg's music

Und BAP und Brings geben dir den Durchblick
You feel like you understand things better when you listen to BAP and Brings

Westernhagen und Grönemeyer
You listen to the music of Marius Müller-Westernhagen and Herbert Grönemeyer

Nur nich' so 'n Scheiß wie Bad Brains und Slayer
However, you don't listen to bands like Bad Brains and Slayer that you don't like

Du brauchst Krautrock den ganzen Tag
You love listening to Krautrock all day long

Krautrock ist, was du magst
Krautrock is what you like, your preferred genre of music

Kleines Deutschrockgirl, kleines Deutschrockgirl
Addressing the listener, calling them a small or young woman who loves German rock music

Klaus Lage, Puhdys und George Kranz
You also listen to Klaus Lage, Puhdys, and George Kranz

Maffay und Tamara Danz
You like Peter Maffay and Tamara Danz's music

Deutschrock rules, Deutschrock ist dein Leben
You are completely devoted to German rock music; it rules your life

Weil Kunzes Hund ein Baby biss
A reference to when Heinz-Rudolf Kunze's dog bit a baby; something that has no apparent connection to the rest of the song

Hat dich noch nie ein Mann geküsst
You have never been kissed by a man

Tja, und Sex wirds für dich nie geben
It's implied that you will never have sex

Nackt im Wind und Kinder an die Macht
A phrase meaning 'naked in the wind and children in power', which may be seen as a criticism of the youth culture of the 1980s, which this song was released in

Neue Männer braucht das Land, alleine in der Nacht
The artist is suggesting that the world needs new, better men, especially for when you are alone at night

Du steckst jede Mark in Deutschrock, und nichts in Van Halen
You spend all your money on German rock music and nothing on Van Halen or other bands

Hast kein Geld auf der Bank, aber Birkenstock-Sandalen
You don't have any money saved in the bank, but you do have expensive Birkenstock sandals

Du hörst Krautrock jeden Tag, Krautrock ist, was du magst
Repeating that you love Krautrock and listen to it every day

Kleines Deutschrockgirl
Again, addressing the listener as a young woman who loves German rock music

"Arschfick ist bei mir nicht erlaubt!"
The final line of the song, which translates to 'ass fucking is not allowed with me!' and is an absurdist statement with no obvious connection to the rest of the song

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DIRK FELSENHEIMER, JAN VETTER

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