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
Richtig schön evil
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Oder Gitarrensaiten
Eingeführt in Körperöffnungen
Können dir Lust bereiten
Exkremente
Sind nicht all zu sehr beliebt
Doch geben sie 'ne prima Mahlzeit ab
Wenn man ihnen eine Chance gibt
Mach dich mal locker und lass dich nicht so hängen
Denn dies ist der Refrain
Richtig schön evil, abartig und pervers
Wird's erst wieder im Vers
Mensch, und da is' er schon wieder
Hallo Vers
Hallo Bela
Hast du dir mal vorgestellt
Wie Sex mit der Biene Maja wär'?
Für wen von euch beiden
Wär' es wohl schmerzhafter?
Du könntest auch deinen Hintern
An deinem Stuhl annähen
Das gibt 'n schönes Reizgeräusch
Jedes Mal beim Aufstehen
Mach dich mal locker und lass dich nicht so hängen
Denn dies ist der Refrain
Noch sind wir fröhlich, noch sind wir unbeschwert
Die Strophen ha'm wir nie gehört
Richtig schön evil, abartig und ungeil wird's jetzt im Extrateil
Füll dir ein Glas im Dixiklo,
Geh' zu 'ner Modern Talking-Show
Da kannst du Dieter Bohlen huldigen
Und für den Rest deines Lebens Ent
Schuldigen S'e mal
Sie, geben Sie jetzt mal Ruh'
Man hat Sie angezeigt
Was sagen Sie dazu?
Herr Wachtmeister, sach ick
Machen Se sich ma locker und lassen Sie sich nicht drängen
Denn dies ist der Refrain
Richtig schön evil, abartig geht es zu
Bei Kollege Farin U.
Untersuchen Se den mal, "Endlich Urlaub!" heißt det Album
Hier Hab Ihnen vorsorglich mal ein Exemplar mitgebracht
Also, wenn 'se mich fragen, voll jefährlich der Mann
"Hauptsache et macht mich glücklich" Ha! Is doch Aufforderung zur Anarchie
Und det Cover, Ein Terrorist, oder mindestens ein Sympathisant
Wissen Sie, was Urlaub auf arabisch heißt? Laden! Tja, da staunen Se, was?
Hier, ick geb ihnen mal die Adresse wo Se den Galgenvogel antreffen können
Nischt zu danken, Ick tu nur meine Bürgerpflicht, Viel Erfolg, Herr Wachtmeister."
"Hey, Rod, unser Plan geht voll auf."
"Ja, ich dich auch."
The lyrics of "Richtig schön evil" by Die Ärzte are a commentary on the dark and perverse nature of human desires. The song talks about how household items or guitar strings inserted into body openings can cause pleasure and how excrements can be a perfect meal if given a chance. The chorus "Mach dich mal locker und lass dich nicht so hängen" (Loosen up and don't hang yourself) is a call to the listener not to judge or repress their desires.
The verses of the song touch upon taboo topics that are usually considered unacceptable to discuss openly in society. In one verse, the song suggests a grotesque sexual encounter with the cartoon character Biene Maja (Maya the Bee) and the pain that could accompany it. In another verse, the song talks about the pleasure one can derive from fixing a creaky chair by attaching their buttocks to it. The song takes a jab at societal norms and codes of conduct and advocates for people to embrace their own perversions and always prioritize their happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Haushaltsgegenstände
Oder Gitarrensaiten
Eingeführt in Körperöffnungen
Können dir Lust bereiten
Using household items or guitar strings for sexual pleasure by inserting them into body cavities
Exkremente
Sind nicht all zu sehr beliebt
Doch geben sie 'ne prima Mahlzeit ab
Wenn man ihnen eine Chance gibt
Eating feces as a viable meal option
Hast du dir mal vorgestellt
Wie Sex mit der Biene Maja wär'?
Für wen von euch beiden
Wär' es wohl schmerzhafter?
Imagining sexual encounters with cartoon characters and questioning the pain involved
Du könntest auch deinen Hintern
An deinem Stuhl annähen
Das gibt 'n schönes Reizgeräusch
Jedes Mal beim Aufstehen
Sewing one's buttocks to a chair as a form of stimulation when rising
Füll dir ein Glas im Dixiklo,
Geh' zu 'ner Modern Talking-Show
Da kannst du Dieter Bohlen huldigen
Und für den Rest deines Lebens Ent
Drinking from a public restroom and attending a music concert to idolize a judge with questionable talent while drinking alcohol for the rest of one's life
Richtig schön evil, abartig und pervers
Wird's erst wieder im Vers
Being truly evil and perverted in the song verses
Mach dich mal locker und lass dich nicht so hängen
Denn dies ist der Refrain
Noch sind wir fröhlich, noch sind wir unbeschwert
Die Strophen ha'm wir nie gehört
Richtig schön evil, abartig und ungeil wird's jetzt im Extrateil
Encouraging the listener to loosen up and not take things too seriously while acknowledging the darker lyrics to come in the extra section
Herr Wachtmeister, sach ick
Machen Se sich ma locker und lassen Sie sich nicht drängen
Denn dies ist der Refrain
Richtig schön evil, abartig geht es zu
Bei Kollege Farin U.
Addressing a law enforcement officer and telling them to relax as the refrain repeats and mentioning the perversion of Farin U, a band member
"Hey, Rod, unser Plan geht voll auf."
"Ja, ich dich auch."
Ending the song with two nonsensical lines that add to the bizarre nature of the piece
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