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
Wegen Dir
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Was ist nur los mit mir?
Oh, ich will nichts mehr essen
Ich werde noch verhungern wegen dir
Wegen dir ist mir hundertmal das Herz gebrochen
Wegen dir musst' ich jeden Abend essen kochen
Ich war dies Jahr kein mal baden
Wegen dir habe ich beim Juwelier geklaut
Und trotzdem machst du einfach Schluss mit mir
Uhu, und was nun?
Was soll ich denn nur tun?
Oh, ich kann dich nicht vergessen
Obwohl du so gemein bist zu mir
Oh, ich will nichts mehr essen
Ich werde noch verhungern wegen dir
Wegen dir habe ich mich lächerlich gemacht
Wegen dir lag ich wach fast jede Nacht
Irgendwann werd' ich verrückt nur
Wegen dir hab' ich mir die Arme tätowiert
Wegen dir hab' ich mir die Beine glatt-rasiert
Und trotzdem machst du einfach Schluss mit mir
Uhu, was soll ich tun? (Ich denke nur an dich)
Uhu, was soll ich tun? (Ich denke nur an dich)
Seit du mir gesagt, dass es vorbei ist
Muss ich ständig daran denken wie schön es war
Du und ich allein am Strand
Und dann kann ich es alles kaum fassen
Hast du mich nie geliebt? Hast du?
Nie geliebt?
Oh, ich kann dich nicht vergessen
Obwohl du so gemein bist zu mir
Oh, ich will nichts mehr essen
Ich werde noch verhungern wegen dir
Hahaha, weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
The song "Wegen Dir" by Die Ärzte is about the pain and heartbreak caused by being in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way. The singer is unable to forget about their love interest, even though the person has been mean to them and has recently ended the relationship. The lyrics express the singer's extreme emotions, including losing their appetite and feeling like they will starve because of their love for this person.
The song goes on to describe all the sacrifices the singer has made for their love interest, such as not pursuing other romantic prospects and stealing from a jeweler. The chorus repeats the idea of the singer struggling to forget about their former partner and feeling like they will die because of their love. The haunting question at the end of the song, "Hast du mich nie geliebt?" ("Did you never love me?"), is the final plea of someone who has been hopelessly in love and can't come to terms with the end of the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, ich kann dich nicht vergessen
I am unable to forget about you
Was ist nur los mit mir?
What is happening to me?
Oh, ich will nichts mehr essen
I have lost my appetite
Ich werde noch verhungern wegen dir
I might starve myself to death because of you
Wegen dir ist mir hundertmal das Herz gebrochen
You have broken my heart a hundred times
Wegen dir musst' ich jeden Abend essen kochen
Because of you, I had to cook dinner every night
Ich war dies Jahr kein mal baden
I haven't taken a bath this year
Wegen dir hab' ich keine Andere angeschaut
I am not interested in other people because of you
Wegen dir habe ich beim Juwelier geklaut
I stole from a jeweler because of you
Und trotzdem machst du einfach Schluss mit mir
Yet, you still break up with me easily
Uhu, und was nun?
Uh-oh, what should I do now?
Was soll ich denn nur tun?
What am I supposed to do?
Wegen dir habe ich mich lächerlich gemacht
You made me look ridiculous
Wegen dir lag ich wach fast jede Nacht
I was unable to sleep most nights because of you
Irgendwann werd' ich verrückt nur
I might go crazy eventually
Wegen dir hab' ich mir die Arme tätowiert
I got a tattoo on my arms because of you
Wegen dir hab' ich mir die Beine glatt-rasiert
I shaved my legs because of you
Seit du mir gesagt, dass es vorbei ist
Since you told me it's over
Muss ich ständig daran denken wie schön es war
I keep remembering how beautiful it was
Du und ich allein am Strand
Just you and me on the beach
Und dann kann ich es alles kaum fassen
Sometimes I can hardly believe it
Hast du mich nie geliebt? Hast du?
Did you ever love me? Did you?
Nie geliebt?
Never loved me?
Hahaha, weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Hahaha, because I can't forget about you
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Because I can't forget about you
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Because I can't forget about you
Weil ich dich nicht vergessen kann
Because I can't forget about you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jan Vetter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dineheim8267
😮Auch eins meiner lieblinge 🎉❤
@mrnice1972
ich war dies jahr keinmal baden, wegen dir :-)
@JanFelsenheimer
Ein Klassiker :)
@Shamina666
Meine Fresse - das ist 20 Jahre her, oder? Ich bin doch erst 30 und nicht 40 ö.ö pssssst!!!
@EscSounds
Ach du kacke, ich kannte nur die Version von "Von früher bis jetzte" und es hat auch seinen Grund...
@matthiaswichmann8678
Aus welchem Jahr ist dieses Lied
?
@felix7880
1985
@felix7880
Junge ist das alt
@MrsBelaFelsenheimer
*Deinetwegen :D
@tieukhavu8832
Deinetwegen passt es nicht rhythmisch mit dem Text Hahaha