''Damenwahl'' (translation ''Ladies' choice'', a dance term to indicate it is ladies' turn to choose partners) is the third

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of the

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band

Die Toten Hosen Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers", figuratively "The Deadbeats") is a German punk rock band from Düsseldorf. History The current members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephe ...

. The term "Damenwahl" appears in "Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt" and the intro of "Altbierlied". It is regarded by some as the weakest album by DTH.
https://web.archive.org/web/20101125075303/http://dietotenhosen.de/alldieganzenjahre_freunde_jon.php] "Bis zum bitteren Ende" is originally from ''

Opel-Gang ''Opel-Gang'' is the debut album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The title is a reference to an article in a Düsseldorf newspaper, where a gang of small-time thieves, who drove self-tuned Opels, were named Opel-Gang, even though the b ...

'', here sung

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. "Schwarzwaldklinik" is based on and titled after popular German TV series ''

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''. "Wort zum Sonntag" is a punk anthem titled after a couple of German church TV shows and a tribute to

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. It features a line "Solange Johnny Thunders lebt, solange bleib ich ein Punk" (''As long as Johnny Thunders lives, I'll stay punk''). After his death the band didn't perform this song for a long time; later they used another line: "Hey Johnny, kannst du uns grad sehen? Wir vergessen dich nicht. Wir werden überall von dir erzählen, damit dein Name ewig weiterlebt" (''Hey Johnny, can you see us right now? We won't forget you. We will talk about you everywhere, so your name could live forever''). "Agent X" the first

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song that the band released on a studio album.

Track listing

# "Sojus nerushimai republic swobodnich" − 0:25 (A

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introduction over the

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) # "Disco in Moskau" (''Disco in

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'') (Phil Ram/Ram/Translation: Frege) − 3:50 (

The Vibrators The Vibrators are a British punk rock band that formed in 1976. Early career The Vibrators were founded by Ian ' Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice ...

cover, in

) # "Verschwende deine Zeit" (''Waste your time'') (Frege/Frege) − 2:59 # "Freitag der 13." (''

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'') (Rohde/Frege) − 3:47 # "Bis zum bitteren Ende" (''Till the bitter end'') (Frege/Frege) − 2:03 # "Schwarzwaldklinik" ('' Black Forest Clinic'') (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:08 # "Wort zum Sonntag" (''Word to Sunday'') (von Holst/Frege) − 4:27 # "Ehrenmann" (''Gentleman'') (von Holst/Frege) − 3:33 # "Helmstedt Blues" (Rohde) − 0:21 # "Großalarm" (''Red alert'') (Breitkopf/Frege) − 3:35 # "Spielzeugland" (''Toy land'') (Meurer/Frege) − 2:47 # "Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt" (''Accursed, condemned, branded'') (Meurer/Frege) − 3:37 # "Agent X" (Rohde/Frege) − 3:42 # "

Das Altbierlied "Das Altbierlied" (''The Altbier song'') is a schlager drinking song originally by Hans Ludwig Lonsdorfer. Die Toten Hosen cover "Das Altbierlied" was covered by Die Toten Hosen Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers", figurative ...

" (''The

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song'') (Lonsdorfer) − 3:15 ( Hans Ludwig Lonsdorfer cover)

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

"Übung macht den Meister" (''Practice makes perfect'') (von Holst/Frege) – 1:59 (from " Das Altbier Lied")
"Zapfenstreich" (''
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'') (von Holst, Frege/Frege, von Holst) – 3:22 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Disco in Moscow" (Ram, Wyatt/Wyatt, Ram) – 3:09 (original English version of "Disco in Moskau",
The Vibrators The Vibrators are a British punk rock band that formed in 1976. Early career The Vibrators were founded by Ian ' Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice ...
cover; ''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Spielzeugland" – 2:57 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Bombenstimmung" (roughly ''Terrific atmosphere'') (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:54 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Großalarm" – 3:54 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Nur im Traum" (''Only in a dream'') (von Holst/Frege) – 2:39 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Schwarzwaldklinik" – 3:36 (''Damenwahl'' demo)
"Das kleine ABC" (''The little ABC'') (von Holst/Frege) – 3:34 ('' Kauf MICH!'' demo)
"Aufgeben (gilt nicht)" (''Giving up (is not a choice)'') (Frege/Frege) – 5:01 (''Kauf MICH!'' demo)
"Gipfelstürmer" (''Summiteer'') (Meurer/Frege) – 3:45 (''Kauf MICH!'' demo)

Singles

* 1986: " Das Altbier Lied"

Personnel

Campino A campino () is a cattle herder in the Portuguese region of Ribatejo. Campinos work on horse-back, using a long pole (a ''pampilho'' or lance) to manage and direct the herd. Campinos are also known for their distinctive attire, which consists o ...

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*Andreas von Holst -

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*Michael Breitkopf -

*Andreas Meurer -

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*Wolfgang Rohde -

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References

{{Authority control Die Toten Hosen albums 1986 albums German-language albums Virgin Records albums