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
Warrumska
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Ich kam nach Haus' und du warst einfach fort.
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Kein Abschiedbrief, nicht ein einziges Wort.
Es fällt mir schwer das zu verstehn,
wie konntest du so einfach gehn?
Ich hab dich geliebt - im Schweiße meines Angesichts,
jetzt bist du fort und ich stehe vor dem Nichts!
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich dachte du wärst glücklich
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich hab dich doch wirklich geliebt.
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Ich war doch immer, immer für dich da.
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Außer wenn ich grad mal bei 'ner anderen war.
Hab dich seltener geschlagen, als es üblich ist.
Und nur dann, wenn du frech geworden bist.
Das mit dem Auge, das tut mir wirklich leid,
war nur 'n Versehen, es war nicht so gemeint
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich dachte wir wär'n glücklich.
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich hab dich doch wirklich geliebt.
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Warum, warum um alles in der Welt?
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Ich hab dir gestern erst was zu Trinken hingestellt.
Das Fenstergitter durchgefeilt,
dein gebrochener Arm ist wohl doch schon verheilt.
Grad wollt ich dir neue Strapse schenken,
was soll'n denn jetzt die ganzen Freier denken?
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich dachte, du wärst glücklich.
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
Ich hab dich doch wirklich -
Ich werd dich finden, darauf kannst du dich verlassen.
Einfach verschwinden, das könnte dir so passen.
Ich werd dich finden, darauf kannst du dich verlassen.
Einfach verschwinden, das könnte dir so passen.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
The lyrics to Die Ärzte's song Warrumska are a satirical take on the trope of the jilted lover, who cannot fathom why their partner has left them. In this case, the singer is asking the titular Warrumska why she has left, but the reasons given are absurd and reveal the hypocrisy and violence of the singer. The first verse describes how the singer came home to find Warrumska gone, with no explanation. He then goes on to describe how much he loved her and how hard he worked for their relationship, juxtaposed with the fact that he only hit her when she was "cheeky" and that the eye injury he caused was an accident. The absurdity of his excuses becomes even more apparent as the song goes on, with Warrumska having left because the singer was sometimes with other women, but the broken arm he caused is now "healed". The final verse culminates in the singer threatening to find Warrumska, suggesting that her disappearance isn't her choice and that he might have had something to do with it.
The song is a biting critique of toxic relationships and uses humor to expose the ridiculous and dangerous behavior of the singer. It serves as a cautionary tale, warning of the dangers of possessive and violent behavior in romantic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Warum hast du mich verlassen?
Why did you leave me?
Ich kam nach Haus' und du warst einfach fort.
I came home and you were gone without a word.
Kein Abschiedbrief, nicht ein einziges Wort.
No goodbye letter, not even a single word.
Es fällt mir schwer das zu verstehn,
It's hard for me to understand,
wie konntest du so einfach gehn?
how could you just leave so easily?
Ich hab dich geliebt - im Schweiße meines Angesichts,
I loved you - with all my heart and soul,
jetzt bist du fort und ich stehe vor dem Nichts!
now that you're gone, I am left with nothing!
Was hab ich falsch gemacht?
What did I do wrong?
Ich dachte du wärst glücklich
I thought you were happy
Ich hab dich doch wirklich geliebt.
I really did love you.
Außer wenn ich grad mal bei 'ner anderen war.
Except for when I was with someone else.
Hab dich seltener geschlagen, als es üblich ist.
I hit you less often than is usual.
Und nur dann, wenn du frech geworden bist.
And only when you became cheeky.
Das mit dem Auge, das tut mir wirklich leid,
I really am sorry about the eye,
war nur 'n Versehen, es war nicht so gemeint
it was just an accident, I didn't mean it.
Warum, warum um alles in der Welt?
Why, why on earth?
Ich hab dir gestern erst was zu Trinken hingestellt.
I just gave you something to drink yesterday.
Das Fenstergitter durchgefeilt,
I filed down the window bars,
dein gebrochener Arm ist wohl doch schon verheilt.
your broken arm must be healed by now.
Grad wollt ich dir neue Strapse schenken,
I was just about to give you new stockings,
was soll'n denn jetzt die ganzen Freier denken?
what are all the clients going to think now?
Ich werd dich finden, darauf kannst du dich verlassen.
I will find you, you can count on that.
Einfach verschwinden, das könnte dir so passen.
Just disappearing, that would suit you well.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
I did something wrong.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
I did something wrong.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
I did something wrong.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
I did something wrong.
Irgendwas hab ich falsch gemacht.
I did something wrong.
Contributed by Hudson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mr Goodcat
Hach, locker 20 Jahre nicht mehr gehört und kann noch mitsingen :)
Nopper23
Ich kann es steigern, ich kanns sogar noch auf der Gitarre mitspielen ;)
Mya Nova
bis 1:07 min denkt man "Der arme Kerl..." und dann ... wtf xD
Ahab Duennschitz
"Hör mal Schatz, sie spielen unser Lied!"
Mo Kla
Einer der besten Ärzte B-Seiten.
ichsehnursoaus
Liebe Bela, Liebe!
Yuki Kakumei
0 Leute haben nen schlechten Musikgeschmack - Respekt :D
Yuki Kakumei
wer zuerst kommt malt zuerst^^
HO NIE
GENIAL; ...und nur dann, wenn du frech geworden bis...
Bernd Waschkowitz
Ach Gott. Schlecht schon immer. Aber das macht man nicht..