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
buddy holly`s brille
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Er hatte eine Brille und eine Gitarre.
Auf der Gitarre spielte er bis zur Ekstase,
Und die Brille trug er immer auf seiner Nase.
Er sang wie ein Engel und war überall bekannt,
Zum schlafengehen hing er die Gitarre an die Wand.
Doch seine Brille hat er niemals abgesetzt,
Wo ist Buddy Holly's Brille jetzt?
Er war schlank und hatte Glück bei den Frauen,
Er brauchte ihnen nur in die Augen zu schauen.
Wenn ihn die Brille dabei einmal störte,
Dann sang er solange, bis sie ihn erhörte.
Er stieg in ein Flugzeug und grinste hinaus,
Von oben sah die Erde überwältigend aus.
Das Flugzeug stürzte ab, und die Welt war entsetzt,
Wo ist Buddy Holly's Brille jetzt?
Um die verschwundene Brille entstand eine Sage,
Es hies, man könne singen, wenn man sie trage.
Viele Schurken waren deshalb hinter ihr her,
Doch von denen trägt die Brille garantiert keiner mehr.
Es stand in seinem Testament, es war sein letzter Wille,
Wenn ihr mich einst begraben müßt, dann nur mit meiner Brille.
Damit ist auch dieses Rätsel endlich gelöst,
Buddy Holly ist mit seiner Brille verwest!
Die ganze Welt hat Buddy Holly geliebt
Als er so jung gestorben ist waren viele Menschen betrübt.
Und das ist ein guter Grund, sich selber umzubringen,
Denn im Himmel wird Buddy wieder für uns singen
The song "Buddy Holly's Brille" by Die Ärzte talks about the iconic musician Buddy Holly and his trademark glasses. Holly, who had brown eyes and brown hair, was known for wearing his glasses and playing guitar passionately. The lyrics describe how Holly was famous for his angelic singing voice and ability to win over women with just a glance. However, while flying in a plane, Holly and several of his fellow musicians tragically died in a crash. Speculations about the whereabouts of his glasses arose, and according to the song, one theory suggests that his glasses possess magical properties and can enable someone to sing just like Holly if they wear them.
The lyrics also mention how many people were after Holly's glasses, and how it was his final wish to be buried with them. The final line suggests that Holly's fans were so devastated by his death that some may have voluntarily taken their own lives in the hopes of reuniting with him and hearing him sing once again in the afterlife.
Line by Line Meaning
Er hatte braune Augen und auch braune Haare,
Buddy Holly had brown eyes and brown hair.
Er hatte eine Brille und eine Gitarre.
He had a pair of glasses and a guitar.
Auf der Gitarre spielte er bis zur Ekstase,
He played the guitar until he reached a state of ecstasy.
Und die Brille trug er immer auf seiner Nase.
He always wore his glasses on his nose.
Er sang wie ein Engel und war überall bekannt,
He sang like an angel and was well-known everywhere.
Zum schlafengehen hing er die Gitarre an die Wand.
He hung his guitar on the wall before going to bed.
Doch seine Brille hat er niemals abgesetzt,
He never took off his glasses.
Wo ist Buddy Holly's Brille jetzt?
Where is Buddy Holly's pair of glasses now?
Er war schlank und hatte Glück bei den Frauen,
He was slim and lucky with women.
Er brauchte ihnen nur in die Augen zu schauen.
He only needed to look into their eyes.
Wenn ihn die Brille dabei einmal störte,
If his glasses bothered him in doing so,
Dann sang er solange, bis sie ihn erhörte.
He sang until he got their attention.
Er stieg in ein Flugzeug und grinste hinaus,
He got into a plane and grinned outside.
Von oben sah die Erde überwältigend aus.
The Earth looked overwhelming from above.
Das Flugzeug stürzte ab, und die Welt war entsetzt,
The plane crashed and the world was horrified.
Wo ist Buddy Holly's Brille jetzt?
Where is Buddy Holly's pair of glasses now?
Um die verschwundene Brille entstand eine Sage,
A legend was created about the missing glasses.
Es hies, man könne singen, wenn man sie trage.
It was said that one could sing if they wore them.
Viele Schurken waren deshalb hinter ihr her,
Many villains were after them.
Doch von denen trägt die Brille garantiert keiner mehr.
However, none of them wears the glasses for sure.
Es stand in seinem Testament, es war sein letzter Wille,
In his will, he expressed his last wish.
Wenn ihr mich einst begraben müßt, dann nur mit meiner Brille.
If you must bury me someday, bury me with my glasses.
Damit ist auch dieses Rätsel endlich gelöst,
Thus, this mystery is finally solved.
Buddy Holly ist mit seiner Brille verwest!
Buddy Holly is buried with his glasses!
Die ganze Welt hat Buddy Holly geliebt
The whole world loved Buddy Holly.
Als er so jung gestorben ist waren viele Menschen betrübt.
When he died at a young age, many people were saddened.
Und das ist ein guter Grund, sich selber umzubringen,
And that is a good reason to kill oneself,
Denn im Himmel wird Buddy wieder für uns singen
Because in heaven, Buddy will sing for us again.
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mcbillygoat !
This sounds great. Very unique sound.
David Heilmann
THX ;)
EdwardianMama
buddy ist jetzt 58 jahre tot- und seine musik wird immer noch gehört. im grunde genommen haben ihm die ärzte mit diesem lied einen gelungenen tribut gezollt, ohne dabei sich selbst aus den augen zu verlieren- finde selbst ich als ted klasse ;)
VN
Bin seit Teenagerliebe von den Texten der Ärzte fasziniert. "Buddy Holly´s Brille" ist ein absolutes Tribute voller Achtung Richtung Buddy!
Buddy Holly und Die Ärzte sind einfach nur edel!
Lara DTH
Dieses Lied hat mich sofort mit seiner Melodie angezogen ,einfach nur cool ❕😘
Janine Markert
Hammergeil dieses Lied, Dankeschön 💗💗💗😘
TurboKai
Flashbacks.. Klingt wie damals die Bandfestivals an meiner Schule... Danke!
Andreas Chlapek
Buddy Holly, der wahre king des Rock n Roll
losmo68
Das waren noch meine Ärzte... jeder braucht irgendwann Ärzte...
Bri no
Albern und melancholisch zugleich. Das mußt Du erstmal schaffen in nem Lied.