The band formed out of the ashes of punk band, ZK, founded 1978. The members of Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers" in English; "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on") are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen George Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Vom replaced Wölli as the drummer in 1999 (Wölli's untimely departure from the band was due to injuries caused by a car accident), who himself had replaced Trini in 1985 and is still an honorary member of the band; Trini became the band's manager.
The band has existed for over 20 years, and their songs' focus gradually shifted from funny and nonsensical to serious; the songs from their first LP were mostly about having fun, but by the end of the 1980s they were focusing more on political and social issues such as racism.
Part of the folklore surounding the band is the story that in their early days they played for free on private birthday parties or similar events. However only under the conditions that the host provided for unlimited beer supply and paid for all damages caused by the band.
The debut single "Wir sind bereit" ("We are ready") was released in 1982, and was followed by their first album, "Opel-Gang", the next year. In 1988, Die Toten Hosen released the LP "Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau". It refers to the movie A Clockwork Orange based on the book by Anthony Burgess. In 1993, Frank Castorf produced a German theater version of the book, in which Die Toten Hosen performed as actors and musicians.
Their 1000th concert was on 28th June 1997, in the Düsseldorfer Rheinstadium, and was attended by more than 60,000 fans. A Dutch girl died in the crowd; after various talks with security and police, the band decided to play soft songs until the end, in order not to panic the crowd. Later the band produced the song "Alles ist Eins" in memoriam for the Dutch girl.
Die Toten Hosen have collaborated with numerous other musicians (like Bad Religion, AC/DC, U2, Rolling Stones); they are also one of the few German punk bands popular outside of Germany (esp. in South America, Australia, eastern Europe) other notable bands being Die Ärzte and Rammstein.
As longtime fans of the their local soccer team Fortuna Düsseldorf they have been sponsoring the club from 2001 to 2003.
After their Unplugged concert in the end of 2005 they've taken a time-out. But they disclaimed rumors, that this is the end of the band.
In 2008 they released the Album "In aller Stille.
In 2012, Die Toten Hosen released their album Ballast der Republik. A special edition includes a bonus CD with cover versions of songs that influenced the band. On 26 April 2016, it was announced that former drummer Wolfgang Rohde had died of cancer.
Love Machine
Die Toten Hosen Lyrics
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So I park up the car and we go to the picture show
It's a back-row seat and the lights are way down low
She whispers in my ear "C'mon let's go"
I know she's got the hots for me as we head back to my car
I know she really wants it bad but when I try to start
It just won't go, it just won't go!
It really breaks my heart
My love machine won't start
The very next night at the local discotheque
There's a hot little number and she's hanging round my neck
I can't believe my luck, I feel like I've been blessed
And back in the car you can guess what happens next
I know she's got the hots for me, I can feel it in my heart
I know she really wants it bad but when I try to start
It just won't go it just won't go!
It just won't go it just won't go!
It really breaks my heart,
My love machine won't start
All the girls in town they really want my love machine
But up 'til now it always let's me down (let's me down)
Doctor or mechanic won't someone please help me?
I got a brand new girl and tonight she's coming round
(What did you say?) It just won't go, it just won't go!
It just won't go, it just won't go!
It just won't go go go, come on let's go!
It just won't go go go, come on let's go!
It just won't go go go, come on let's go!
It just won't go go go, just won't go
It just won't go go go, come one let's go!
She won't go go go, no for she won't go
Come on let's go go go, come one let's go
When do you go
What do you mean no?
It was fine this morning, when I was in love
"Love Machine" is a song by German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen, released in 1989. The track is a story about trying to find love and intimacy but being constantly let down by a faulty "love machine." The lyrics are a humorous and tongue-in-cheek take on male sexual frustration and the desperation to find intimacy. The singer of the story believes he has found the perfect love interest, a "real hot chic," and takes her to the movies. However, when they try to get intimate, his car won't start, leaving him feeling disappointed and frustrated. The song repeats this scenario again, with a different girl, at a local discotheque, before ending with the singer bemoaning his unlucky love life.
The song is a playful and humourous depiction of male sexual desire and the difficulties that can arise in trying to satisfy that desire. The lyrics are filled with innuendos and double entendres that highlight the singer's desperation for love and intimacy. The imagery of the "love machine" as a broken down car reflects the frustration felt by the singer at his inability to achieve intimacy with the women he desires.
Line by Line Meaning
She's a real hot chic and she looks like she wouldn't say "no"
The singer meets an attractive woman who appears to be interested in him and is likely to consent to his advances.
So I park up the car and we go to the picture show
The singer takes the woman to the cinema.
It's a back-row seat and the lights are way down low
The couple sits at the back of the cinema where it is darker, providing more privacy.
She whispers in my ear "C'mon let's go"
The woman invites the singer to engage in sexual activity.
I know she's got the hots for me as we head back to my car
The singer is confident that the woman is interested in him sexually as they leave the cinema.
I know she really wants it bad but when I try to start
The singer believes that the woman is eager to have sex with him, but a problem arises.
It just won't go, it just won't go!
The singer's car will not start, preventing them from having sex.
It really breaks my heart
The singer is deeply disappointed and upset by the situation.
My love machine won't start
The singer refers to his car as his "love machine" and blames it for his inability to have sex.
The very next night at the local discotheque
The following night, the singer goes to a disco.
There's a hot little number and she's hanging round my neck
The singer finds another attractive woman who is interested in him.
I can't believe my luck, I feel like I've been blessed
The singer is delighted to have found another woman who is attracted to him.
And back in the car you can guess what happens next
The singer and the woman go back to his car to engage in sexual activity.
All the girls in town they really want my love machine
The singer has a reputation for being sexually desirable among women in the town.
But up 'til now it always let's me down (let's me down)
The singer's car has previously prevented him from having sex, and it has happened again now.
Doctor or mechanic won't someone please help me?
The singer is frustrated by his car's repeated failures and hopes to find a solution.
I got a brand new girl and tonight she's coming round
The singer has found another woman who is interested in him and will visit him later that night.
(What did you say?) It just won't go, it just won't go!
The singer's car still will not start, preventing him from having sex with the new woman.
It just won't go go go, come on let's go!
The singer urges the car to start so that he can have sex.
She won't go go go, no for she won't go
The woman is not interested in having sex because the car will not start.
Come on let's go go go, come one let's go
The singer encourages the car to start so that he can have sex with the woman.
When do you go
The singer asks his car when it will start.
What do you mean no?
The singer is confused and frustrated by his car's continued failure to start.
It was fine this morning, when I was in love
The singer reflects on how his car was working earlier that day when he was in love with someone else.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ANDREAS FREGE, ANDREAS MEURER, JOHN PLAIN, MATT DANGERFIELD
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