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
Wie Es Geht
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Woohoo
Woohoo
Ich schau' dich an und du bist unbeschreiblich schön
Ich könnte ewig hier sitzen und dich einfach nur ansehen
Doch plötzlich stehst du auf und du willst gehen
Ich weiß, es ist schon spät
Ich will dir noch was sagen
Ich weiß nur nicht, wie es geht
Bleib noch ein bisschen hier
Und schau mich nicht so an
Weil ich sonst ganz bestimmt
Überhaupt gar nichts sagen kann
Woohoo
Woohoo
Woohoo
Ich weiß selber nicht was los ist
Meine Knie werden weich
Im Film sieht es so einfach aus
Jetzt bin ich kreidebleich
Ich weiß nicht, was ich sagen soll
Mein Gott, jetzt gehst du gleich
Bitte geh noch nicht
Bleib noch ein bisschen hier
Ich muss dir noch was sagen
Nur die Worte fehlen mir
Bitte geh noch nicht
Ich weiß, es ist schon spät
Ich will dir noch was sagen
Ich weiß nur nicht, wie es geht
Wie es geht
Wie es geht
Wie es geht
Wie es geht
Wie es geht
Ich dachte immer, dass es leicht wär'
Ich dachte immer, das ist doch kein Problem
Jetzt sitz' ich hier, wie ein Kaninchen vor der Schlange
Und ich fühl' mich wie gelähmt
Ich muss es sagen
Ich weiß nur noch nicht wie
Ich muss es dir sagen
Jetzt oder nie
Bitte geh noch nicht
Am besten gehst du nie
Ich hab's dir schon so oft gesagt
In meiner Fantasie
Bleib noch ein bisschen hier
Bitte geh noch nicht
Was ich versuche dir zu sagen
Ist „Ich liebe dich“
Ich weiß nicht wie es geht
Wie es geht
Wie es geht
Woohoo
Woohoo
Woohoo
Woohoo
Woohoo
The song "Wie Es Geht" by Die Ärzte is a love song about a person who finds someone else beautiful and amazing, but is unable to express their feelings to them properly. The lyrics are a plea for the person to stay and listen, as the singer struggles to find the right words to convey their emotions. The singer expresses their frustration at their own inability to speak up and say what they truly feel.
The chorus of the song, with its repeated "woohoos," adds to the sense of tension and frustration as the singer tries to find the courage to express their feelings. The lyrics of the song also suggest a sense of longing, with the singer wanting the other person to stay forever and expressing their desire for the other person to stay with them always.
Line by Line Meaning
Ich schau' dich an und du bist unbeschreiblich schön
The singer is admiring the beauty of the person they are looking at
Ich könnte ewig hier sitzen und dich einfach nur ansehen
The singer is so captivated by the person's beauty that they don't want to leave
Doch plötzlich stehst du auf und du willst gehen
The person suddenly wants to leave, causing the singer distress
Bitte geh noch nicht
The artist doesn't want the person to leave yet and is pleading with them to stay
Ich weiß, es ist schon spät
The artist acknowledges that it is late and the person may need to leave
Ich will dir noch was sagen
The singer has something they want to tell the person before they go
Ich weiß nur nicht, wie es geht
The singer is struggling to find the right words to express their feelings
Bleib noch ein bisschen hier
The artist is desperately trying to prolong the person's stay
Und schau mich nicht so an
The person's intense gaze is making the artist nervous and anxious
Weil ich sonst ganz bestimmt
The artist knows that the person's gaze will make them lose their nerve
Überhaupt gar nichts sagen kann
The singer fears they won't be able to express themselves at all if the person keeps looking at them like that
Ich weiß selber nicht was los ist
The artist is confused and unsure of what's happening to them
Meine Knie werden weich
The singer's knees are literally weak, a physical manifestation of their nervousness and anxiety
Im Film sieht es so einfach aus
The singer has unrealistic expectations of how easy it is to express one's feelings
Jetzt bin ich kreidebleich
The singer is extremely nervous and their face is turning white like a chalkboard
Mein Gott, jetzt gehst du gleich
The artist is panicking because the person is about to leave before they have a chance to express their feelings
Ich muss dir noch was sagen
The artist is desperate to express their feelings before it's too late
Nur die Worte fehlen mir
The singer is struggling to find the right words to express their intense feelings
Ich dachte immer, dass es leicht wär'
The singer had previously thought expressing their feelings would be easy
Ich dachte immer, das ist doch kein Problem
The artist had underestimated the difficulty of expressing their feelings
Jetzt sitz' ich hier, wie ein Kaninchen vor der Schlange
The artist feels trapped and frozen, like a rabbit in front of a predator
Und ich fühl' mich wie gelähmt
The artist feels paralyzed and unable to act or speak
Jetzt oder nie
The singer realizes that this is their only chance to express their feelings and they must act now
Am besten gehst du nie
The artist would prefer if the person never left
Ich hab's dir schon so oft gesagt
The singer has expressed their feelings to the person before, albeit only in their imagination
In meiner Fantasie
The singer has only expressed their feelings to the person in their daydreams
Was ich versuche dir zu sagen
The singer is once again struggling to express their feelings to the person
Ist 'Ich liebe dich'
The artist finally manages to express their intense feelings of love to the person
Ich weiß nicht wie es geht
The artist is once again admitting their struggle to express their feelings
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Farin Urlaub
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@elisabethbarrey8651
einfach mit das beste Lied. " Ich schau dich an und du bist unbeschreiblich schön, ich könnte ewig hier sitzen und dich einfach nur ansehen"- einer der wundervollsten Liedzeilen überhaupt.
@diegang3520
Ja ne. Meiner meinung nach eines der besten Lieder der ärzte. Ich habe es letztes mal über 700 mal gehört weil es einfach so gut ist
@ryanjohnson4972
I was in Germany in 2000 and this song was everywhere! Great memories!
@Hakunamataha
:) Nice. Where are u now?
@ryanjohnson4972
@@Hakunamataha WV USA
@paulknoll4261
Based Tux
@mallinalii
..how it goes/works
goosebumbs
enjoy usa, for the rest of it's last.
it is getting time the world is giving it back to the ancestors who lived there bevor collonialism.
or maybe you are a member.
@schattentaenzerin
Die Ärzte schreiben die besten Lieder über die Liebe
@AssiToni_die_aerzte
So ein verdammt geiles Lied. Ich liebe es 😊
@lunatiic97
Ich bin grad in exakt dieser Situation. Wünscht mir Mut und Glück!