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
Ist das alles
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Besonders hasste mich ein Schläger
Wie es ihn an jeder Ecke gibt
Ein Duell war unausweichlich
Meine Angst entsprechend groß
Und ohne Anflug einer Chance ging ich auf ihn los
Als er mit mir fertig war, da sah ich ihn fragend an
Ist das alles?
Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Ist das alles?
Dann bekam ich eine Freundin und ich gab mich seriös
Doch etwas unter ihrer Bluse machte mich nervös
Ich wollte, doch ich hatte keine Ahnung
Und kein Vertrauen in mein Glück
Da ließ sie meinen Drachen steigen
Jetzt gab es kein Zurück
Als sie mit mir fertig war
Da sah ich sie fragend an
Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?) Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?)
Ist das alles?
Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?) Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?)
Ist das alles?
Ich dachte, ich muss sterben, als sie mich verließ
Ich dachte, ich muss sterben, als mein Vater mich verstieß
Und als mein Chef mich raus warf
Weil ich faul war, wie es hieß
Doch zum Sterben geht's mir einfach noch nicht mies genug (genug, genug)
Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Ist das alles?
Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?)
Ist das alles? (Ist das alles?)
The lyrics of Die Ärzte's "Ist das alles" delve into the themes of disappointment and dissatisfaction with the mundanity of life. The first verse tells the story of a young man who is unpopular in his neighbourhood and is constantly bullied by a thug. Faced with no other options, the singer challenges the bully to a fight, but is easily defeated. As he looks up at his oppressor, he wonders if this is all life has to offer.
The second verse follows the singer's personal relationships. He gets a girlfriend but is unsure of himself around her, and is intimidated by her sexuality. Eventually, he sleeps with her, but as she leaves him, he once again asks himself, "Is that all there is?" The final verse continues this theme, as the singer is again faced with disappointment and rejection from his family and work.
"Ist das alles" is a song that speaks to the feelings of disillusionment and a lack of fulfillment in life. It highlights the idea that the things we strive for may not ultimately bring us happiness, and that we are often left with a profound sense of emptiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich war hier in unserer Gegend alles andere als beliebt
I wasn't popular in our area
Besonders hasste mich ein Schläger
One bully hated me especially
Wie es ihn an jeder Ecke gibt
Like the many bullies you find everywhere
Ein Duell war unausweichlich
A duel was unavoidable
Meine Angst entsprechend groß
I was very scared
Und ohne Anflug einer Chance ging ich auf ihn los
And with no chance of winning, I attacked him
Als er mit mir fertig war, da sah ich ihn fragend an
When he was finished with me, I looked at him questioningly
Ist das alles? Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Is that all? Is that all? Is that all?
Dann bekam ich eine Freundin und ich gab mich seriös
Then I got a girlfriend and tried to be serious
Doch etwas unter ihrer Bluse machte mich nervös
But something under her blouse made me nervous
Ich wollte, doch ich hatte keine Ahnung
I wanted to, but had no idea
Und kein Vertrauen in mein Glück
And no trust in my luck
Da ließ sie meinen Drachen steigen, jetzt gab es kein Zurück
Then she made me excited, and there was no going back
Als sie mit mir fertig war, da sah ich sie fragend an
When she was finished with me, I looked at her questioningly
Ich dachte, ich muss sterben, als sie mich verließ
I thought I would die when she left me
Ich dachte, ich muss sterben, als mein Vater mich verstieß
I thought I would die when my father disowned me
Und als mein Chef mich raus warf, weil ich faul war, wie es hieß
And when my boss fired me for being lazy
Doch zum Sterben geht's mir einfach noch nicht mies genug (genug, genug)
But things haven't gotten bad enough for me to die yet
Ist das alles? Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Is that all? Is that all? Is that all?
Ist das alles? Ist das alles? Ist das alles?
Is that all? Is that all? Is that all?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Dirk Felsenheimer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@richardmelkus7844
Bin Anfang 70 geboren, kann es auswendig und liebe es! DER Song gegen Angst! Wie oft denkt man: " Oh Mist das wird schlimm..." UND DANN: ist wie immer nichts Schlimmes passiert und man sagt: IST DAS ALLES? ;)
Schade dass die neue Konzerttour abgesagt ist :...(
@nadinespeziell2741
Was für ein Erlebnis 😁🎉🙏💥💣
Danke dafür 😊
Wenn ich an die letzte Begegnung mit meinem damaligen Chef denke... 🤔🙄🙃
Ich wusste: DAS war alles...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man denke sich die Schluss Gestik von James Dean von - in seinem Interview, wo er gucken könnte wie ein Schaf.. 😄
@zwarkusable
Es wird Zeit das wir wieder auf Ihre Konzerte dürfen.
@patrickmuller590
Hoffentlich geht's bald weiter 😍
@hilmarzwanzig1105
Meine Jugend 😍😍😍😍
@saschathoma1621
Hör nicht hin
@jenniverbodien4843
Herrrlich -Sonntagmorgenssound!!!!!!Danke Onkel Ärzte
@svenneumann7094
Feiern bis die Ärzte kommen 😁
@saschadaehne2878
Dieser Schläger war auch ständig hinter mir her ! 👊
@mogmoogle9174
They were awesome at that time!!