Jennifer Weist… Read Full Bio ↴Jennifer Rostock is a rock band from Berlin, Germany.
Jennifer Weist and Johannes "Joe" Walter-Müller are both natives of the German Baltic island Usedom and first met in kindergarten. Walter-Müller started taking music lessons as a five-year-old; he initially began to learn the violin, later he started to play piano. At the age of 13, he met Weist again when she sang at a karaoke show and he invited her to join his school band. They experimented with different genres such as rock, pop, and swing, in the beginning singing in English, later in German and eventually writing their own songs. In 2004, both founded the band Aerials.
They met Werner Krumme who would later become their producer during a songwriting workshop in Rostock. After both had finished school having completed the Abitur (German equivalent of A-levels) in summer 2006, they moved to Berlin to pursue a career in music. There they also met their future band members Alex, Christoph, and Baku.
The band's name was based on a misunderstanding at first. Employees at the Planet Roc studios in Berlin repeatedly wrote notes for them addressed to "Jennifer Rostock." Weist later explained, "Jennifer was directed at me, and Rostock, because they remembered we are from the coast, and Rostock was probably the only town the studio guys knew up there." This working title was eventually embraced by the band and became their official name.
In 2007, the group gave their first concerts as "Jennifer Rostock" and they signed a recording contract with Warner Music. They mainly performed in the Berlin club scene and played as opening acts for the British bands Chikinki and Gallows. In Oktober, Jennifer Rostock released their first EP - "Ich will hier raus" and started to get air time with local radio stations in Berlin. In February 2008, their first single "Kopf oder Zahl" was placed in rotation by MTV Germany. They competed with that song at the Bundesvision Song Contest, a German television show based on the Eurovision Song Contest, and came in at fifth place.Jennifer Rostock’s debut album Ins offene Messer was released the following day and entered the German album charts at number 31.
The band's unorthodox and innovative German lyrics are collectively written by Weist and Walter-Müller, who also compose and arrange the songs. Although the group is difficult to categorise, Jennifer Rostock is often compared to the Neue Deutsche Welle, especially due to their first single, "Kopf oder Zahl," and its similarities to the German 1980's band Ideal. The newspaper "Taz" described their music as "somewhere between glam punk, electropop and Berlin-rock".
On June 13th they released the album's second single "Feuer" (Fire), it was released as a Premium as well as a Basic version.
Jung und schön
Jennifer Rostock Lyrics
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Sie tropft nur heiß auf deinen Stein
Hab sie für dich um mich betrogen
Den Klotz am gut rasierten Bein
Der Schlüssel passt in jedes Schloss.
doch rastet er nicht ein
Ich säge mein Gepräge aus, um bei dir zu sein
Hechelnd laufen nach dem Stock
Lorbeer-Schaft und Buhl-Kranz,
Erster sein beim Stuhltanz
Wie ein Chamäleon auf LSD
Doch wir kennen den Weg und es ist schon okay
Die Zeit dreht am Rad...
Wir wollen uns nicht daran gewöhnen
Die Welt um uns wird alt,
aber wir bleiben jung und schön
Du bist entzückt von meinen Posen
doch weiter wagst du dich nicht
Du pflückst nur dornenlose Rosen
und Barbies ohne Gesicht
Das Monster ist aus Gummimasse:
Fruchtig, süß und klein
Ich fege mein Gehege aus, um bei dir zu sein
Lippen-Stempel, Schlampen-Stift
Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Lift
Lorbeer-Schaft und Buhl-Kranz,
Erster sein beim Stuhltanz
Wie ein Chamäleon auf LSD
Doch wir kennen den Weg und es ist schon okay
Die Zeit dreht am Rad...
Wir wollen uns nicht daran gewöhnen
Die Welt um uns wird alt,
aber wir bleiben jung und schön
Und alles, was mir bleibt,
ist ein farbloses Bilderbuch-Rendezvous
Und alles, was mir bleibt,
ist ihr Lippenstift an deinem Schuh
Wie ein Chamäleon auf LSD
Doch wir kennen den Weg und es ist schon okay
Die Zeit dreht am Rad...
Wir wollen uns nicht daran gewöhnen
denn wir bleiben jung und schön
Wie ein Chamäleon auf LSD
Doch wir kennen den Weg und es ist schon okay
Die Zeit dreht am Rad...
Wir wollen uns nicht daran gewöhnen
Die Welt um uns wird alt,
aber wir bleiben jung und, schön
The first verse speaks about the woman who has not yet caused any emotional waves within the singer. However, she burns hotly for him but it falls on his indifference. He dishonestly plans to keep her around by making himself look good. He refers to his accomplishments as a 'klotz' or stone on his cleanly shaved leg. The key that can open any lock represents his charm and he confesses to bending himself to fit her mold. But still, his imprint doesn't quite fit and he strives to make it so.
The chorus points out how they are both like chameleons on LSD, constantly changing and adapting, but they know who they are and where they're going. They won't let the wheel of time settle and turn aimlessly, claiming that although the world around them is getting older, they will stay young and beautiful.
In the second verse, he talks about how the woman is beguiled by his poses but is too scared to push further. He compares her to a Barbie without a face, something that is representing superficiality. The monster made out of rubber is fruity, tiny and sweet, symbolic of the temptation of giving in to one's lesser desires. He clears away all the insignificant things in his life because he wants to be with her. The line referring to 'Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Lift' could potentially refer to the idea of cosmetic surgery because it means something like neck, nose, ear lift.
The chorus is repeated once again stating their rebelliousness against withering away with time and becoming obsolete. They refuse to let the wheel of dull daily routine turn them gray. They want to maintain their youthfulness and beauty even as they grow older.
Line by Line Meaning
Sie schlug in dir noch keine Wogen
She hasn't caused any waves in you yet
Sie tropft nur heiß auf deinen Stein
She only drips hotly on your stone
Hab sie für dich um mich betrogen
I cheated on her for you
Den Klotz am gut rasierten Bein
The block on the well-shaved leg
Der Schlüssel passt in jedes Schloss.
The key fits every lock.
doch rastet er nicht ein
But it doesn't rest.
Ich säge mein Gepräge aus, um bei dir zu sein
I cut out my patterns to be with you
Mini-Welle, Dauer-Rock,
Miniwave, long-lasting rock
Hechelnd laufen nach dem Stock
Panting, running after the stick
Lorbeer-Schaft und Buhl-Kranz,
Laurel stem and garland
Erster sein beim Stuhltanz
Being the first at musical chairs
Wie ein Chamäleon auf LSD
Like a chameleon on LSD
Doch wir kennen den Weg und es ist schon okay
But we know the way and it's already okay
Die Zeit dreht am Rad...
Time spins on the wheel...
Wir wollen uns nicht daran gewöhnen
We don't want to get used to it
Die Welt um uns wird alt,
The world around us is getting old,
aber wir bleiben jung und schön
But we stay young and beautiful
Du bist entzückt von meinen Posen
You are delighted by my poses
doch weiter wagst du dich nicht
But you don't dare to go further
Du pflückst nur dornenlose Rosen
You only pick thornless roses
und Barbies ohne Gesicht
And Barbies without a face
Das Monster ist aus Gummimasse:
The monster is made of rubber:
Fruchtig, süß und klein
Fruity, sweet and small
Ich fege mein Gehege aus, um bei dir zu sein
I sweep my cage to be with you
Lippen-Stempel, Schlampen-Stift
Lip stamp, slut pen
Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Lift
Neck-nose-ear lift
Und alles, was mir bleibt, ist ein farbloses Bilderbuch-Rendezvous
And all that's left for me is a colorless picture book rendezvous
Und alles, was mir bleibt, ist ihr Lippenstift an deinem Schuh
And all that's left for me is her lipstick on your shoe
Die Welt um uns wird alt,
The world around us is getting old,
aber wir bleiben jung und schön
But we stay young and beautiful
Contributed by Stella O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.