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
Leichenhalle
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Etwas geschah, während ich schlief
Kalte Fliesen, Modergeruch
Auf meinem Körper ein Leichentuch
Etwas Schlimmes ist geschehen,
Weil meine Haare nicht mehr stehen
Die Füße schmerzen vom Schattentanz,
Sie haben mich vergessen
Wo seid ihr alle? Wo seid ihr alle?
Hier gibt es nichts zu essen,
In der Leichenhalle, in der Leichenhalle
Sie haben mich vergessen
Wo seid ihr alle? Wo seid ihr alle?
Hier gibt es nichts zu essen,
In der Leichenhalle, in der Leichenhalle
Meine Lage ist fatal,
Keine Schminke, kein Kajal
Der Todesengel kam, gab mir einen Kuss
Dort fehlt der spitze Schuh an meinem Drudenfuß
Sie haben mich vergessen
Wo seid ihr alle? Wo seid ihr alle?
Hier gibt es nichts zu essen,
In der Leichenhalle, in der Leichenhalle
Sie haben mich vergessen
Wo seid ihr alle? Wo seid ihr alle?
Hier gibt es nichts zu essen,
In der Leichenhalle, in der Leichenhalle
Wir saßen beisammen und rückten den Tisch
Die Leichen um mich herum, sie sind nicht mehr frisch
Sagt, ihr Toten, wo kommt ihr denn her?
Aus Schlumpfhausen, bitte sehr
Ach so
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
The lyrics to Die Ärzte's "Leichenhalle" depict a person who has passed away and finds themselves in a mortuary. The first stanza describes the feeling of waking up from death to find oneself in a cold, musty place with a sheet covering their body. The lyrics also suggest that something bad may have happened to cause the person's death.
The second half of the song is a series of repeated questions from the perspective of the deceased, asking where everyone has gone and why they have been forgotten. The lyricist adds humor to the situation by describing the deceased as lacking makeup, and even the sharp-toed shoe on their "Drudenfuß" (literally translated as witch's foot) is missing.
Overall, the song is a commentary on death and how society treats the deceased. It suggests that in our culture, we often forget about those who have passed away and move on with our lives without giving them the attention they deserve.
Line by Line Meaning
Der letzte Schlaf, er war sehr tief
I experienced a very deep sleep and when I woke up, I felt something strange had happened.
Etwas geschah, während ich schlief
Something happened while I was sleeping.
Kalte Fliesen, Modergeruch
The environment I'm in has cold tiles and a musty smell indicating dampness.
Auf meinem Körper ein Leichentuch
I have a death shroud on my body symbolizing my death.
Etwas Schlimmes ist geschehen,
Something terrible has occurred.
Weil meine Haare nicht mehr stehen
I can tell something's happened because my hair isn't styled the way I left it before sleeping.
Die Füße schmerzen vom Schattentanz,
My feet hurt from dancing in the shadows (likely alluding to dancing with death or devils).
Und wo zum Henker ist mein Rosenkranz
I've misplaced my rosary, a sign of piety or faith.
Sie haben mich vergessen
Those responsible for me have forgotten me.
Wo seid ihr alle? Wo seid ihr alle?
Where are you all? Where are you all?
Hier gibt es nichts zu essen,
There's nothing to eat here.
In der Leichenhalle, in der Leichenhalle
I am in the mortuary, alone.
Meine Lage ist fatal,
My situation is dire.
Keine Schminke, kein Kajal
I have no makeup, no eyeliner or other cosmetics.
Der Todesengel kam, gab mir einen Kuss
The angel of death has come and kissed me.
Dort fehlt der spitze Schuh an meinem Drudenfuß
My pointed shoe is missing, possibly a sign that something has been taken from me.
Wir saßen beisammen und rückten den Tisch
We sat together and moved the table, likely a reference to a funeral rite where people gather to mourn and eat together.
Die Leichen um mich herum, sie sind nicht mehr frisch
The corpses around me aren't fresh anymore.
Sagt, ihr Toten, wo kommt ihr denn her?
Asking the dead where they come from.
Aus Schlumpfhausen, bitte sehr
From Smurf village, if you please (an absurd response likely mocking the question).
Lalalalalalalalalalalalala
A nonsensical sound implying the absurdity of the situation.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PIERRE KARTNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@TheDevil1274
Da viele auf die Rechtschreibung hin weißen, möchte ich mich jetzt mal für die ganzen Rechtschreibfehler entschuldigen. War als ich dieses Video gemacht habe, erst 12 und wusste nicht wie viele der Wörter geschrieben werden. Internet hatte ich zu dieser Zeit auch noch nicht sonst hätte ich den Text aus dem Internet kopiert. Habe jetzt den Text noch mal in richtiger Rechtschreibung in die Infobox geschrieben.
@papageitaucher618
unter nem Ärzte video über die rechtschreibung beschweren. armer planet :D
@TRLagia
TheDevil1274 Kein Internet haben, aber das Video hochladen können. 🤔
Trotzdem Danke für den Upload 👍👍👍
@TheDevil1274
Lagia Wer sagt denn das ich das Video mit 12 hochgeladen habe? Ich sagte/schrieb ja nur dass ich das Video mit 12 erstellt habe.
@opafritzsche
Junge, scheiß doch auf die (ge)Rechtschreibung, diese Aufregapostel vollbringen nix besonderes. Ich habe mir zu solchen Dingen nur eine Antwort angewöhnt: "Gut das Du mich verstanden hast, da Du mich korregieren kannst".
@axtunterdemmesser8099
Alles gut, kennen wir alle :)
@ozzy.666
Hach, eines meiner Lienblingslieder der Ärzte :3 wobei ich etwas shocked war, als ich rausgefunden habe, dass das Rod ist, der singt xD ich war so felsenfest überzeugt dass das Belas Stimme ist haha :3 aber alleine wegen der Verwirrung ist der Song schon gut ;D
@papierstaudipper8580
Streng genommen hat man in der Leichenhalle schon was zu essen...
@Kivdasato
Ganz dünnes Eis 😂😂
@Bozzemoggel
Danke für den Upload, grandioses Lied mit genialem Ende ;)