"Goldenes Handwerk" (Golden

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) is a song by German rock band

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's the third track and the second single from their 1998 album '' 13''. The song is written by and dedicated to the drummer

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 ...

, who, according to the lyrics, is simple-minded and stupid.

Music video

In the video, the band members are riding bikes. Bela's head falls off and a trucker picks it up. He goes to a

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with the head and a stripper takes the head for herself. Later they end up in the same bar, where the band is. The stripper says to Bela's head, that she loves him, because he's not like the other men she knows. The moment is interrupted by Bela's body, that picks the head up, while it's saying: "I'm just a regular guy, baby!" and puts it, where it belongs. He then leaves, leaving the woman in the bar, crying.

Personnel

– vocals, drums *

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 * Rodrigo González – bass

Track listing

# "Goldenes Handwerk" – 3:34 # "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." – 2:45 # "Rod Army" – 2:50 # "Goldenes Handwerk (Drummer Mix)" – 3:46

B-sides

* "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." (Wonderful World of Farin U.) is written by Farin Urlaub and dedicated to his "wild" life. * "Rod Army" (the name of Rodrigo "Rod" González's fan club, which was inspired by the

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) is dedicated to González, written by him and Bela B.

Charts

{{Authority control 1998 singles Die Ärzte songs Songs written by Bela B. 1998 songs