"Dinge von denen" (Things of which) is a song by German rock
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
. It is the fifth track on the first CD and the second single from their 2003 album ''
Geräusch
''Geräusch'' ("Noise" or "Sound") is a studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte. The album was sold on two CDs that look like LPs. The package is designed, using upside-down techniques, to make it difficult to decide which of the covers is ...
''. It is about the singers dislike for hearing about other peoples ailments such as gross details that result from a medical condition, or complaints they have with other people.
Music video
The music video is a
parody
A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subj ...
of German 1970s music shows similar to ''
Top of the Pops
''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British Record chart, music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show ...
''. It is in black-and-white and was shot on a reconstructed set of the German game show ''Dalli, Dalli'' (''Hurry, hurry''). In reference to ''Dalli, Dalli'' host
Hans Rosenthal
Hans Rosenthal (2 April 1925 – 10 February 1987) was a radio editor, director, and one of the most popular German radio and television hosts of the 1970s and 1980s.
Life
Rosenthal grew up in a Jewish family on Winsstraße No. 63, in the Pr ...
the host in the music video uses Rosenthal's catchphrase at the end: "So, wir sind der Meinung, das war spitze" (''Well, in our opinion it was great''), Like Rosental the host then jumps into the air and the picture freezes. The introduction, after the intro and before the song, was a parody on the introduction for the 60's music show ''Beatclub'', made by
Wilhelm Wieben.
There are two versions of the video, Bela is not in the first one but in the second, where he is coming too late to the performance of the band.
Track listing
# "Dinge von denen" – 3:57
# "Powerlove" – 4:37
# "Worum es geht" – 2:51
# "
Unrockbar
"Unrockbar" is a punk song by German band Die Ärzte. It's the first track on CD2 and the first single from their 2003 album ''Geräusch''. The title is a self-derived German word which can be translated as "unrockable", "unable to rock", or "un ...
" (video) – 4:38
# "Dinge von denen" (video) – 3:57
B-sides
* "Powerlove" is about giving lonely women "powerloving", one of them attempting suicide and the other masturbating. It was initially released on the compilation album ''10 Jahre Fritz – Die CD'' as "Power Love".
* "Worum es geht" (What it's about) is about different opinions of different social groups.
Personnel
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Rodrigo González – vocals, keyboard
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Farin Urlaub
Jan Vetter (born 27 October 1963), better known as Farin Urlaub. (from the German ''Fahr in Urlaub!'', "Go on holiday!"), is a German singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for punk rock band Die Ärzte. He ...
– guitar
*
Bela B.
Dirk Albert Felsenheimer (born 14 December 1962),''Die Ärzte. Ein überdimensionales Meerschwein frisst die Erde auf'', p. 80 better known under his stage name Bela B (formerly Bela B.), is a German musician, songwriter, actor and author, b ...
– drums
Charts
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2003 singles
Die Ärzte songs
2003 songs