The Spider Murphy Gang is a Bavarian Rock 'n' Roll band founded 1977 in Mun… Read Full Bio ↴The Spider Murphy Gang is a Bavarian Rock 'n' Roll band founded 1977 in Munich.

Spider Murphy Gang was one of the most successful bands of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" ("New German Wave", ie songs with German lyrics). The NDW lasted for about 2 years during the early 80s. It was a huge thing in Germany, with songs in German played on the radio outnumbering those sung in English (unthinkable these days).

Initially the Spider Murphy Gang covered mostly songs by Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley in English, but their breakthrough came with Bavarian texts. Most popular are Skandal im Sperrbezirk (1981) and Schickeria (1982), both making a subject of the different handling of drugs, alcohol or hookers in local (read: Munich) law and their circumvention in the scene.

Their band name comes from the imaginery gangster Spider Murphy from Elvis Presley's song Jailhouse Rock (which they also covered in Bavarian as Zuchthaus Rock) and is the short form of the lines "Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone // Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone // The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang // The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang".

So a Schöner Tag
Spider Murphy Gang Lyrics

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Ja der Montag is ma z'wider
Und i muaß wieder ins Büro
A guate Stund komm i z'spät
Und vom Wochenende bin i ganz k.o.

Doch mei Chef macht si wichtig
Und schreit mi ganz gewaltig o
Daß i net woaß bin i Manderl oder Weiberl

Ja dös fangt ja lustig o

Doch wenn i sig was in da Zeitung steht
Woaß i erst wie guats ma geht
Und i sog: Kopf hoch Günther
So a schöner Tag!

I hab koan Pfennig in da Taschn
Und koan Kredit mehr auf da Bank
I hob mein Fernseher versetzt und mei Uhr
Und koan Anzug mehr im Schrank

Doch wenn i sig was in da Zeitung steht
Woaß i erst wie guats ma geht
Und i sog: Kopf hoch Günther
So a schöner Tag!

I sing:
La la - lalalalala
La la - lalalalala
So a schöner Tag!

Ja mein Wogn hob i zammgfahrn
Und mei radl hams ma gstoin
Und i woaß wieder moi net wer soi de Ratn
Für mein letztn Urlaub zoin

Doch wenn i sig was in da Zeitung steht
Woaß i erst wie guats ma geht
Und i sog: Kopf hoch Günther
So a schöner Tag!

I sing:
La la - lalalalala

La la - lalalalala
So a schöner Tag!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Spider Murphy Gang's song "So A Schöner Tag" depict the struggles of everyday life and the desire to escape it. The opening lines of the song bemoan the start of the workweek and the exhaustion that accompanies it. The singer of the song is tired and late to work, and his boss is shouting at him. However, he finds solace in the news, which offers a glimpse of the world beyond his workaday existence. He repeats the phrase "So A Schöner Tag" ("Such a beautiful day"), as a kind of mantra to himself, reminding him to stay positive in the face of adversity.

As the song progresses, we learn more about the singer's life. He is broke, having sold his car and bicycle, and has no money in the bank. He has even sold his suit, presumably to make ends meet. Despite this, he remains optimistic, focusing on the good things in his life, like the news in the paper. The repetition of the phrase "So A Schöner Tag" takes on a new meaning, representing not just a reminder to stay positive but a celebration of life's small victories.

Overall, the song is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity. The lyrics encourage listeners to focus on the good things in life, even when things are tough, and to celebrate the small victories that make life worth living.

Line by Line Meaning

Ja der Montag is ma z'wider
I don't like Mondays

Und i muaß wieder ins Büro
I have to go back to work

A guate Stund komm i z'spät
I'm running late for work

Und vom Wochenende bin i ganz k.o.
I'm tired from the weekend

Doch mei Chef macht si wichtig
My boss acts important

Und schreit mi ganz gewaltig o
And yells at me loudly

Daß i net woaß bin i Manderl oder Weiberl
So much so that I don't even know if I'm a boy or a girl

Ja dös fangt ja lustig o
It's quite amusing

Doch wenn i sig was in da Zeitung steht
But when I read something good in the newspaper

Woaß i erst wie guats ma geht
I feel better

Und i sog: Kopf hoch Günther
And I say: Chin up, Günther