"Lasse redn" (colloquial for standard German "Lass sie reden" - Let 'em talk) is a song by the German
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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.
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. It is the fourth track and the third single released from their 2007 album ''
Jazz ist anders
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''. The song is optimistic about people who gossip about other people, implying that rumours don't mean anything.
Music video
In the video, a man (played by Martin Klempnow) mimes what Farin sings, first in a little room and then on a stage where dancers appear. Also tied-up cooks from the cover of "Jazz ist anders" appear on both sides of the stage, which are parodies of the bondage comics heroine
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, who has been used as the band's mascot. While on the stage, a woman in a small circle in the corner of the screen is gesturing along with the man miming. The band doesn't appear in the video, except for a while as thumbs with clothes on and faces on them.
Personnel
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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, vocals
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Rodrigo González - bass, keyboard
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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 ...
- drums
Track list
#"Lasse redn" (''Let 'em talk'') – 2:49
#"Komm zu Papa" (''Come to papa'') – 3:52
#"Nichts gesehen (Economy-Version)" (''Didn't see anything'') – 1:03
#"Wir waren die Besten (Economy-Version)" (''We were the best'') – 4:03
#"Lasse redn" (video) – 2:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2008 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Farin Urlaub
2007 songs