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
Zitroneneis
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Heute bin ich glücklich, denn sie schläft bei mir
Sie liegt neben mir, sie weiß, was ich will
Ich möchte sie gern lieben, doch sie liegt so tödlich still
Den Abend kann ich wohl vergessen
Mein Schatz, ich geh jetzt Eise essen
Es ist Sommer und es ist heiß
Kostet es auch teures Geld
Zitroneneis ist meine Welt
Sie liegt neben mir und ich fasste sie an
Sie schlägt mich zusammen und lässt mich nicht ran
Sie schaut mich komisch an und sie zieht ein Messer
Ich glaube, es ist besser
Ich verzieh mich, ich verzieh mich wohl besser
Soll ich jetzt frustriert sein?
Ne, Ich hab 'ne bessere Idee
Es ist Sommer und es ist heiß
Da ess' ich ein Zitroneneis
Kostet es auch teures Geld
Zitroneneis ist meine Welt
Meine Welt
Well has everybody heard about the bird?
The Die Ärzte song Zitroneneis is a comical and ironic take on the themes of love, sex, and relationships. The singer starts by expressing his happiness that his partner is with him and sleeping beside him. However, he wishes to make love with her, but she's unresponsive and still. The evening seems doomed, and the singer decides to forget about it and go eat some ice cream. The second verse sees the singer experiencing the heat of the summer and finding solace in eating a lemon ice cream. Even if it costs a lot, it's his world.
The following verse takes an abrupt turn and shows the singer trying to make a move on his partner. However, she retaliates by physically assaulting him and drawing a knife. The singer decides it's best to leave and retreat. He's frustrated but refrains from sulking and eating another lemon ice cream instead. Utilizing a sarcastic tone with a touch of humor, Die Ärzte presents a unique perspective on relationships and love, drawing attention to their complexities and seeming futility.
Line by Line Meaning
Es ist Sommer und sie ist hier
It's summertime and she's here with me
Heute bin ich glücklich, denn sie schläft bei mir
I'm happy today because she's sleeping next to me
Sie liegt neben mir, sie weiß, was ich will
She's lying next to me and she knows what I want
Ich möchte sie gern lieben, doch sie liegt so tödlich still
I want to love her, but she's laying so deadly still
Den Abend kann ich wohl vergessen
I'll probably forget about this evening
Mein Schatz, ich geh jetzt Eise essen
My darling, I'm going to eat ice cream now
Es ist Sommer und es ist heiß
It's summertime and it's hot
Da ess' ich ein Zitroneneis
So I'm eating a lemon ice cream
Kostet es auch teures Geld
Even if it costs a lot of money
Zitroneneis ist meine Welt
Lemon ice cream is my world
Sie liegt neben mir und ich fasste sie an
She's lying next to me and I tried to touch her
Sie schlägt mich zusammen und lässt mich nicht ran
She hits me and doesn't let me come close
Sie schaut mich komisch an und sie zieht ein Messer
She looks at me strangely and pulls out a knife
Ich glaube, es ist besser
I think it's better
Ich verzieh mich, ich verzieh mich wohl besser
I'm leaving, I think it's for the best
Soll ich jetzt frustriert sein?
Should I be frustrated now?
Ne, Ich hab 'ne bessere Idee
No, I have a better idea
Meine Welt
My world
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAN VETTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@FranziiDiao
Die ganze Platte ist der absolute Wahnsinn ! :D
@joecare8910
Finde ich auch. Aber auch die ganze Playlist FUN PUNK KLASSIKER hier auf YouTube ist der Wahnsinn. Zitroneneis natürlich auch mit von der Partie, ist ja klar!
@flewsen1989
Zitroneneis ist meine MEINE WEEEEEEEEÖÖLT!
@BumblegumTehVau
Ich liebe die alten ärzte songs! Einfach genial sinnlos^^
@svenkraattz7725
das beste album der band
@coolerpepe
Das war noch Musik :-)
@wetterkanalkreissteinfurt4898
Ich finde den Song Zitroneneis total klasse! Ich habe auch das Album Die Ärzte früher welches auch absolut klasse ist. 👍
@MissPanical
Scheiß auf den Winter. Zitroneneis!
@Frustradet
Es ist Sommer es ist heiß, da ess ich ein Zitroneneis <3
@TheGrafwallenstein
jaaaa, das haben se letztes Wochenende in Berlin gespielt ;)