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
Jenseits von Eden
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Wenn wir nicht fühlen, die Erde sie weint, wie kein andrer Planet,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Wenn eine Träne nur Wasser noch ist,
Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Wenn man für Liebe bezahlen muss nur, um einmal glücklich zu sein,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Lass uns jeden Tag das Leben endlos spüren,
Und uns niemals unsere Ehrlichkeit verlieren, Baby
Wenn uns gar nichts mehr zusammen hält,
Dann verlöscht vielleicht das letzte Licht dieser Welt
Wenn unser Glaube nicht mehr siegen kann,
Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Wenn jede Hoffnung nur Horizont bleibt, den man niemals erreicht,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Die Ärzte's song "Jenseits von Eden" (Beyond Eden) is a poignant commentary on the ways in which humanity is disconnected from nature, feelings, love, and hope. The song starts with the powerful line "When even a child stops laughing like a child, then we are beyond Eden." This line sets the tone for the rest of the song, which explores the ways in which our modern society has become so desensitized that we have lost touch with ourselves and the world around us. The chorus is a reflection on how we have wasted our lives if we can no longer feel the pain of the earth or the joy of love.
The next verse talks about how when even tears have lost their meaning, then we are beyond Eden. This could be interpreted as a commentary on how we have lost our empathy towards others and become numb to the suffering in the world. The following verse is a critique on how love can now be bought, and the idea that happiness is just an illusion that is thinly veiled for a price.
Overall, the song is a call to action to reconnect with our humanity, and to truly feel and experience the world around us before it's too late. It's a plea to not take life for granted, and to preserve the beauty and purity of what has been left in this world.
Line by Line Meaning
Wenn selbst ein Kind nicht mehr lacht wie ein Kind,
When even a child doesn't laugh like a child anymore,
Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Then we're beyond Eden
Wenn wir nicht fühlen, die Erde sie weint, wie kein andrer Planet,
When we don't feel the Earth crying, like no other planet,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Wenn eine Träne nur Wasser noch ist,
When a tear is nothing but water,
Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Then we're beyond Eden
Wenn man für Liebe bezahlen muss nur, um einmal glücklich zu sein,
When you have to pay for love just to be happy once,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Lass uns jeden Tag das Leben endlos spüren,
Let's feel life endlessly every day,
Und uns niemals unsere Ehrlichkeit verlieren, Baby
And never lose our honesty, baby
Wenn uns gar nichts mehr zusammen hält,
When there's nothing left to hold us together,
Dann verlöscht vielleicht das letzte Licht dieser Welt
Then maybe the last light of this world will go out
Wenn unser Glaube nicht mehr siegen kann,
When our faith can no longer prevail,
Dann sind wir Jenseits von Eden
Then we're beyond Eden
Wenn jede Hoffnung nur Horizont bleibt, den man niemals erreicht,
When every hope only remains a horizon that you'll never reach,
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Then we've lived in vain
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chris Evans-Ironside, Hans-Joachim Horn-Bernges, Kurt Gebegern
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Achim Stadter
Wenn jede Hoffnung nur HoRRRizont bleibt, den man niemals erreicht - 1000 Dank für dieses RRRollende R lieber Farin - was habe ich das damals zelebriert als ich das Vinyl gekauft hatte. Bestes Ärzte Album - ever! Danke fürs Hochladen auch!
.::mmda81::.
und wenn jemand das Lied disliked, dann haben wir umsonst gelebet ...
KnittyKnitNeedle
Warum haben sie nicht Jenseits von Schweden draus gemacht? 🤣
#AmonLey
Dann geh auf Ninos Seite...
Akame Kills
😄
SnowMom
Ich weis schon. Aber DIESES Lied muss einem nun wirklich nicht gefallen! Trotzdem gehört es zu einem der Lieder die ich mir letztes Jahr am meisten anhörte, genau aus dem Grund den du nanntest!
.::mmda81::.
SnowMom , dat is Satire. Das ist ein Nino d'Angelo Song. Das ist Schlager, darum geht es ja...
Mog Moogle
Perfect!!
Simona d.
Bela hat eine richtige Schlagerstimme😂😂auch wenn er das bestimmt nicht hören will😂😊
Der Mönch
😂😂😂 isso