''The Battle of the Bands'' is an EP by the

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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 songs are sung under different aliases, which makes it kind of a "battle of the bands". The EP was re-released remastered as whole on the 2007 re-release of ''

Unter falscher Flagge ''Unter falscher Flagge'' (''Under false colors'' or ''Under false flag'') is the second album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. Track listing # " Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod" (''Play me the song of death''; German title for "Once Upon a T ...

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Faust in der Tasche "Faust in der Tasche" (''Fist in the pocket'') is a song by Die Toten Hosen, performed under the alias Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations. It's the only single and the first track from the EP '' The Battle of the Bands''. The song is narrated ...

" (''Fist in the pocket'') (Frege, von Holst/Frege) – 3:55 (as Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations) # "Head over Heels" (Trimpop/Frege) – 4:05 (as The Evil Kids) # "

Schöne Bescherung "Schöne Bescherung" (roughly ''Happy holidays''; lit. ''Nice gift-giving'', also ''Nice mess'') is a single by Die Toten Hosen. In concept, the song is a Christmas greeting. Another version of the song is available on '' The Battle of the Bands ...

" (roughly ''Happy holidays''; lit. ''Nice gift-giving'', also ''Nice mess'') (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 2:23 (as Die Flinger Domspatzen) # "La historia del pescador Pepe" (''The story of Pepe the fisherman''

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]) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 3:17 (as Little Pepito and the Swinging Pesetas) # "Vom Surfen und vom Saufen" (''About surfing and about drinking'') (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:49 (as Die Pebbles)

Singles

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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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*Trini Trimpop -

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