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
Vermissen Baby
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Die ganze Zeit war ich für dich da, weiß nicht, wie's dazu kam
An mir hat's nicht gelegen, Baby, so viel ist wohl klar
Allzeit bereit, du kennst mich, Baby, immer Feueralarm
Gegen mich wirkt Spanische Fliege wie Maoam
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Wirst mich vermissen, Baby)
Du hast mich verlassen, wirklich kaum zu fassen
Siehst du nicht, wie all die anderen
Baby, gegen mich verblassen?
Das war dein Recht nicht, ey, Baby, echt nicht
Die Frau vom Mann
Nicht der Mann von der Frau wird hier verlassen
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Wirst mich vermissen, Baby)
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
(Loving you was like loving the death)
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Du liegst ganz allein im Bett, spielst an dir rum
Und du vermisst mich, Baby (Und du vermisst mich, Baby)
So ganz allein im Bett, tja, das ist dumm
Und du vermisst mich, Baby (Und du vermisst mich, Baby)
Statt feinste Schmankerl nur noch Fleischwurst,(Eben drum)
Und du vermisst mich, Baby
Die ganze Zeit war ich für dich da
Doch du hast mich verlassen
Neue Küche, neuer Staubsauger
Doch du hast mich verlassen
Was ist bloß los mit dir, du hattest nie Grund zur Klage
Nur die Ruhe, trink dir erst mal 'n Bier
Sind sicher bloß deine Tage
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Wirst mich vermissen, Baby)
Hey, du wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
The lyrics to Die Ärzte's song Vermissen Baby tell the story of a lover who was always there for their partner, but was eventually abandoned. The singer laments how they did everything they could for their partner and how they were always "on call" for them, but still got left behind. They taunt their former lover by saying that they will miss them, reminding them of what they had and what they have lost. They also make a reference to the Spanish fly, a supposed aphrodisiac, and state that even that pales in comparison to their charm.
The song continues with the singer addressing their ex directly, telling them that they will regret leaving them. They emphasize that the leaving was not justified and that it was not normal for the woman to leave the man. They make references to various everyday items, such as a vacuum cleaner and a kitchen, while questioning why their ex left them in the first place. The chorus remains consistent, with the singer repeating their assertion that their ex will miss them.
Overall, the song is upbeat and mocking in tone, highlighting the singer's confidence in their own worth and criticizing their ex for their actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Die ganze Zeit war ich für dich da, weiß nicht, wie's dazu kam
I always stood by you, don't know how it started
An mir hat's nicht gelegen, Baby, so viel ist wohl klar
It wasn't my fault, baby, that much is clear
Allzeit bereit, du kennst mich, Baby, immer Feueralarm
Always ready, you know me, baby, like a fire alarm
Gegen mich wirkt Spanische Fliege wie Maoam
Compared to me, spanish fly is like maoam
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Wirst mich vermissen, Baby)
Hey, du wirst mich vermissen, Baby
You will miss me, baby (you will miss me, baby). Hey, you will miss me, baby!
Du hast mich verlassen, wirklich kaum zu fassen
You left me, hard to believe
Siehst du nicht, wie all die anderen Baby, gegen mich verblassen?
Don't you see how all the others fade compared to me, baby?
Das war dein Recht nicht, ey, Baby, echt nicht
You had no right to do that, hey baby, really not
Die Frau vom Mann
Nicht der Mann von der Frau wird hier verlassen
The woman leaves the man, not the other way around
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Gudrun Landgrebe)
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
(Loving you was like loving the death)
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
You will miss me, baby (Gudrun Landgrebe). You will miss me, baby. You will miss me, baby. (Loving you was like loving the death). You will miss me, baby
Du liegst ganz allein im Bett, spielst an dir rum
Und du vermisst mich, Baby (Und du vermisst mich, Baby)
So ganz allein im Bett, tja, das ist dumm
Und du vermisst mich, Baby (Und du vermisst mich, Baby)
Statt feinste Schmankerl nur noch Fleischwurst,(Eben drum)
Und du vermisst mich, Baby
You're lying alone in bed, playing with yourself. And you miss me, baby (and you miss me, baby). Being alone in bed, that's foolish. And you miss me, baby (and you miss me, baby). Instead of fine delicacies, only plain sausage left (that's why) and you miss me, baby
Die ganze Zeit war ich für dich da
Doch du hast mich verlassen
Neue Küche, neuer Staubsauger
Doch du hast mich verlassen
Was ist bloß los mit dir, du hattest nie Grund zur Klage
Nur die Ruhe, trink dir erst mal 'n Bier
Sind sicher nur deine Tage
I was always there for you, but you left me. New kitchen, new vacuum cleaner, yet you left me. What's wrong with you? You never had any reason to complain. Take it easy, have a beer, it's probably just your period
Du wirst mich vermissen, Baby (Wirst mich vermissen, Baby)
Hey, du wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
Wirst mich vermissen, Baby
You will miss me, baby (you will miss me, baby). Hey, you will miss me, baby! You will miss me, baby. You will miss me, baby. You will miss me, baby. You will miss me, baby.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Bela B. Felsenheimer, Rodrigo Gonzalez
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