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
Die Hard
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Lauf um dein leben, denn jetzt wird es richtig hart
Respekt, die Methode perfekt, langsam und gemein
Sprich dein letztes Gebet, denn so soll es sein
Ich bewerf' dich mit Wattebällchen, jeden Tag, jede Nacht
Ich werde dich mit Wattestäbchen ausradieren, das wär' doch gelacht
Du musst nur geduldig sein und still halten (Ruhig bleiben)
Im ernst, glaube mir, das alles ist kein Scherz
Nimm das, nimm dies, wir teilen unsern Schmerz
Böse, ganz böse, in der Nacht ein spitzer Schrei
Fangen wir doch gleich mal an, bei diesem hässlichen Arschgeweih
Ich bewerf' dich mit Wattebällchen, jeden Tag, jede Nacht
Ich werde dich mit Wattestäbchen ausradieren, du wirst fertig gemacht
Du musst nur geduldig sein und still halten (Ruhig bleiben)
Denn dieser Tod ist sehr langsam und brutal (Sehr brutal)
Denn dieser Tod ist hartes Brot,
Du bist in Not,
Durch fiesen Tod,
Langsam bedroht,
Kein Zuckerbrot,
Fieser als Schrot,
Langsamer Tod,
Lebensverbot,
Nicht sehr Kommod',
Schock, schwere Not,
Denn dieser Tod ist langsam und brutal
The lyrics of Die Ärzte's song "Die Hard" are about a person who is threatening to kill someone in a slow and cruel way. The first verse talks about how the intended victim is doomed to a slow death because the killer is using a cunning and methodical approach. The chorus describes how the victim should run for their life because the killer's method is slow and brutal. The second verse suggests that the killer will use soft and harmless objects like cotton balls and cotton swabs to slowly and painfully kill the victim. The chorus is repeated, emphasizing the brutality of the killer's method.
The lyrics of the song can be interpreted in a number of ways. Some people may see the song as a commentary on the power dynamic between a killer and their victim. The killer is in control of the situation and is therefore able to choose the method of killing. Others may see the song as a parody of the horror genre, with the killer's method of killing being both comical and absurd. However, regardless of its interpretation, the lyrics of "Die Hard" are undeniably dark and unsettling.
Line by Line Meaning
Ein langsamer Tod ist dir gewiss, denn ich töte auf perfide Art
I will make sure you suffer a slow death, as I will kill you cunningly
Lauf um dein leben, denn jetzt wird es richtig hart
Run for your life, as it will get tough now
Respekt, die Methode perfekt, langsam und gemein
I deserve admiration for my method, which is perfect, slow and cruel
Sprich dein letztes Gebet, denn so soll es sein
Say your final prayer, as this is how it should be
Ich bewerf' dich mit Wattebällchen, jeden Tag, jede Nacht
I'll pelt you with cotton balls, every day and night
Ich werde dich mit Wattestäbchen ausradieren, das wär' doch gelacht
I'll eradicate you with Q-tips, and that would be amusing
Du musst nur geduldig sein und still halten (Ruhig bleiben)
You just have to be patient and remain calm
Denn dieser Tod ist sehr langsam und brutal
Since this death is very slow and brutal
Im ernst, glaube mir, das alles ist kein Scherz
Seriously, believe me, this is no joke
Nimm das, nimm dies, wir teilen unsern Schmerz
Take this, take that, we share our pain
Böse, ganz böse, in der Nacht ein spitzer Schrei
Evil, truly evil, a sharp scream at night
Fangen wir doch gleich mal an, bei diesem hässlichen Arschgeweih
Let's begin right away, with this ugly ass tattoo
Du musst nur geduldig sein und still halten (Ruhig bleiben)
You just have to be patient and remain calm
Denn dieser Tod ist sehr langsam und brutal (Sehr brutal)
Since this death is very slow and brutal (Very brutal)
Denn dieser Tod ist hartes Brot,
Because this death is tough bread,
Du bist in Not,
You are in distress,
Durch fiesen Tod,
Due to a cruel death,
Langsam bedroht,
Slowly threatened,
Kein Zuckerbrot,
No sweet talk,
Fieser als Schrot,
Meaner than dirt,
Langsamer Tod,
Slow death,
Lebensverbot,
Forbidden life,
Nicht sehr Kommod',
Not very convenient,
Schock, schwere Not,
Shock, heavy distress,
Denn dieser Tod ist langsam und brutal
Since this death is very slow and brutal
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Rodrigo Gonzalez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@vivilala7104
Wie bela Schlagzeug spielt... ich lach mich weg❤😂😂
@sirgecko666
Wie in 90% der Videos?
@vn7099
🤣 .. Bela schockt einfach nur, ... und das seit sonstwann ( 83/84 , by my self), jodel 🤣
@rammstein7854
Rods Stimme is einfach nur genial :D der soll mal öfters solche Songs machen.
@d4sAlexa
Niemand spielt so unterhaltsam Schlagzeug wie Bela. :D
@TheOneandOnlyWesker
Zum Glück sind sie wieder da, die drei Jubgs sind einfach genial!!!! Die sollen noch mit 180 Musik machen!!!!! ÄRZTE FÜR IMMER!!!!!
@littlemarimo2350
Ich mag den Song :3
Gleich ma in laden gefahren und album gehohlt :)
Zum Video:
ich lieb es einfach wie Bela im Hintergrund immer irgendeinen Mist mit dem Mikrofon macht :D
2:05 erstmal rasieren :DD
@AnnaCarinaF
Ich liebe ihre Perfomancevideos :D
@elnaro951
Wie FARIN Am Anfang lächelt OMG wie süß😍❤️😍
@nanabarnes3115
Wieder mal ein Ohrwurm, ich liebe die Ärzte einfach.