1) Spliff is a grindcore … Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands under the name Spliff:
1) Spliff is a grindcore band from Lixouri, Kefalonia, an island in Greece.
Spliff is:
El Crocodilo - Guitar
Crunkhead - Bass
Hydro Skunk 420 - Vocals
Sparky Red Eye - Drums and backing vocals
2) Spliff was a German New Wave ("Neue Deutsche Welle") band in the 1970s and 1980s.
Formed in April 1979, Spliff was a split-off of the Nina Hagen Band after the four male musicians claimed that Nina had become too bossy.
Three members, Manfred Praeker (b), Bernhard Potschka (g) and Herwig Mitteregger (dr) had been playing together before in German political rock band Lokomotive Kreuzberg. Reinhold Heil (key) joined for the Nina Hagen Band. On their 3 german albums all of them took turns at the lead singer part.
Spliff released four albums:
- The English album Spliff Radio Show (1980) is a rather cynical rock opera about the rise and fall of an imaginary rock star and Rock'n'Roll business in common. "The Spliff Radio Show" was co-written by Australian singer Alf Klimek ("Klimax“) who also took the lead vocals part. They were Joined by DJ Rik DeLisle and background singers Lisa Bialac und Lyma Russel
Three German albums (just Praeker, Potschka, Heil, Mitteregger):
- 85555 (1982). Driven by the neue deutsche welle hype this album has been their greatest success in Germany
- Herzlichen Glückwunsch (1982)
- Schwarz Auf Weiß (1984)
In 1985 Herwig Mitteregger left the band to focus on his solo career. After 1985 "Schwarz auf Weiß"-tour (supported by Curt Cress on drums) the band split up.
Computer Sind Doof
Spliff Lyrics
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geht das Radio an mitten in der Nacht
das ist jetzt mindestens schon fünfmal passiert
ich habe den Schweinehund falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert,
Mein Mirkoprozessor bringt mich um...
Computer sind doof
Der Wäschetrockner flirtet mit dem Video
und sendet Strahlen aus, ein elektronischer Zoo
Die Kaffeemaschine törnt den Toaster an,
ich krieg die Kurve nicht mehr oh mann oh mann...
falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert,
Ich werde Wahnsinnig!
Computer sind doof
Computer sind doof
Computer sind doof
Computer sind doof
[(gesprochen:)Der in den USA hergestellte, mikroprozessorgesteuerte Herzschrittmacher von Leonie Brich F. erleidet einen Chipinfarkt der das Herz des Generalsekretärs zum Stillstand und den Kopf zum Aufschlag auf einem roten Knopf bringt, der seinerseits mikroprozessorgesteuerte Abläufe in Gang setzt, von denen Strategen dies- und jenseits des Eisernen Vorhangs bisher nur zu Träumen wagten.]
DIESMAL FUNKTIONIERT ALLES!
The lyrics of Spliff's song Computer Sind Doof are about the frustrations of a person dealing with technology that is not working as it should. The singer wakes up on a Sunday morning at quarter to eight to find that the radio has turned on in the middle of the night. This has happened at least five times before, and the singer blames it on having incorrectly programmed their "Schweinehund" (pig-dog), which is likely a metaphor for their own laziness or lack of attention to detail. The repetition of "falsch programmiert" highlights the theme of things going wrong because of faulty programming or user error.
The frustration continues as the singer describes how their household appliances are malfunctioning and interacting with each other in bizarre ways. The washing machine is flirting with the video player and emitting radiation, the coffee maker is turning on the toaster, and the singer can't keep up with all the chaos. The refrain "Computer sind doof" (computers are stupid) summarizes the theme of the song and expresses the singer's anger and exasperation. The spoken interlude at the end of the song describes a scenario where a microprocessor-controlled pacemaker malfunctions and causes the death of a general secretary, triggering a chain of events that even the strategists on both sides of the Iron Curtain could only dream of. This adds an element of dark humor to the song's commentary on technology gone awry.
Line by Line Meaning
Sonntag morgen um viertel vor acht
geht das Radio an mitten in der Nacht
The radio turns on in the middle of the night on Sunday morning at quarter to eight
das ist jetzt mindestens schon fünfmal passiert
ich habe den Schweinehund falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert,
This has happened at least five times now, I programmed the lazy dog wrong, wrong, wrong
Mein Mirkoprozessor bringt mich um...
My microprocessor is killing me...
Computer sind doof
Computer sind doof
Computers are stupid
Der Wäschetrockner flirtet mit dem Video
und sendet Strahlen aus, ein elektronischer Zoo
The dryer flirts with the video and sends out rays, an electronic zoo
Die Kaffeemaschine törnt den Toaster an,
ich krieg die Kurve nicht mehr oh mann oh mann...
falsch programmiert, falsch programmiert,
The coffee machine turns on the toaster, I can't handle it anymore, wrong programmed, wrong programmed
Ich werde Wahnsinnig!
I'm going insane!
[(gesprochen:)Der in den USA hergestellte, mikroprozessorgesteuerte Herzschrittmacher von Leonie Brich F. erleidet einen Chipinfarkt der das Herz des Generalsekretärs zum Stillstand und den Kopf zum Aufschlag auf einem roten Knopf bringt, der seinerseits mikroprozessorgesteuerte Abläufe in Gang setzt, von denen Strategen dies- und jenseits des Eisernen Vorhangs bisher nur zu Träumen wagten.]
[(spoken:) The microprocessor-controlled pacemaker made in the USA by Leonie Brich F. suffers a chip stroke, which stops the Secretary General's heart and makes his head hit a red button, which in turn activates microprocessor-controlled processes that strategists on both sides of the Iron Curtain had only dared to dream about. ]
DIESMAL FUNKTIONIERT ALLES!
THIS TIME EVERYTHING WORKS!
Contributed by Isabella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.