"Ich ess' Blumen" (also known as "Blumen";
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lit. 'I eat flowers') is a
punk song by
Die Ärzte. It was the eighth track and the first single from their 1988 album ''
Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...''. The song is an ironic ode to
vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter.
Vegetarianism may ...
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This song is referenced in the full title of "
Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
(Blumen my ass)" from ''
Planet Punk'', which is about solving world hunger by eating
mucus
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Track listing
# "Ich ess' Blumen" (Felsenheimer) - 3:44
# "Das ist Rock'n'Roll" (Urlaub, Felsenheimer/Urlaub, Felsenheimer, Liebing) - 3:00
Personnel
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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 ...
- vocals, drums
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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, bass
B-sides
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1988 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Bela B.
1988 songs
CBS Records singles