Friedenspanzer
Encyclopedia
"Friedenspanzer" is a punk
song by Die Ärzte
. It's the thirteenth track and the third single from their 1993 album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
. This song is about a war machine
, that spreads peace
, love
and solutions for problems in the world
, and helps people. "Friedenspanzer" and "Schopenhauer" on the maxi single
are actually the same versions as on the usual single.
The opening lines "Ich möchte eine Welt, in der Insekten und Würmer endlich wieder schmecken. Ich möchte eine Welt, in der ich aus einer Toilette trinken kann ohne Ausschlag zu bekommen." (I want a world, where insect
s and worm
s are tasty again. I want a world, where I can drink out of the toilet
without getting a rash
.) are samples from the end of the German version of the film "The Naked Gun 2½".
, where the band members and groupie
s at different times are, later having all the band members and a whole lot of groupie
s singing in there.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
song by Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
. It's the thirteenth track and the third single from their 1993 album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
Die Bestie in Menschengestalt is the tenth album by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte, counting Uns geht's prima... as their first album...
. This song is about a war machine
Armed forces
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
, that spreads peace
Peace
Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
, love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
and solutions for problems in the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
, and helps people. "Friedenspanzer" and "Schopenhauer" on the maxi single
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
are actually the same versions as on the usual single.
The opening lines "Ich möchte eine Welt, in der Insekten und Würmer endlich wieder schmecken. Ich möchte eine Welt, in der ich aus einer Toilette trinken kann ohne Ausschlag zu bekommen." (I want a world, where insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s and worm
Worm
The term worm refers to an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals, and stems from the Old English word wyrm. Currently it is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical...
s are tasty again. I want a world, where I can drink out of the toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
without getting a rash
Rash
A rash is a change of the skin which affects its color, appearance or texture. A rash may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, chapped, dry, cracked or blistered, swell and may be painful. The causes, and...
.) are samples from the end of the German version of the film "The Naked Gun 2½".
The video
The video features the band performing live and in between showing clips of scenes in a bathroomBathroom
A bathroom is a room for bathing in containing a bathtub and/or a shower and optionally a toilet, a sink/hand basin/wash basin and possibly also a bidet....
, where the band members and groupie
Groupie
A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation....
s at different times are, later having all the band members and a whole lot of groupie
Groupie
A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation....
s singing in there.
2 track CD/Vinyl single
- "Friedenspanzer (Neue Super-Fassung, ehrlich!)" (González/Felsenheimer) - 4:00
- "Schopenhauer (Auch neu, auch super, auch ehrlich)" (Urlaub) - 3:06
5" Mini CD
- "Friedenspanzer" (Gonzalez/Felsenheimer) - 4:00
- "Die WikingjugendWiking-JugendThe "Wiking-Jugend" was a German Neo-Nazi organization modelled after the Hitlerjugend.The Sozialistische Reichspartei was outlawed in 1952, together with its youth organization "Reichsjugend"...
hat mein Mädchen entführt" (The Ramones/Felsenheimer) - 2:28 - "Stick It Out/What's the Ugliest Part of Your BodyWhat's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?"What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" is a song written by Frank Zappa and released on the Mothers of Invention album We're Only in It for the Money in 1968...
" (Frank Zappa) - 3:08 - "Die Allerschürfste (Outtake)" (Urlaub) - 1:30
- "Schopenhauer (Neu)" (Urlaub) - 3:06
B-sides
- "Die Wikingjugend hat mein Mädchen entführt" is the German version of The Ramones' song "The KKK Took My Baby AwayThe KKK Took My Baby Away"The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a song written by Joey Ramone. It appears on the Ramones' 1981 album Pleasant Dreams.It has been speculated that Joey wrote the song as a reference to Johnny Ramone "stealing" away his girlfriend Linda, though Joey's brother Mickey Leigh has said that the song was...
"; the song was on "Blitzkrieg over You!: A Tribute to the RamonesBlitzkrieg Over YouBlitzkrieg Over You!: A Tribute to the Ramones is a European Ramones tribute album, released in 1998 by Nasty Vinyl, a German record company. 26 Ramones songs were covered by artists from around the world, the most famous being Motörhead and Nina Hagen. Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone both appear on...
". - Both "Stick It Out" and "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" are Frank ZappaFrank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
covers with partly German languageGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
texts. - The original versions of "Die Allerschürfste" and "Schopenhauer" are from "Die Bestie in MenschengestaltDie Bestie in MenschengestaltDie Bestie in Menschengestalt is the tenth album by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte, counting Uns geht's prima... as their first album...
".
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
32 |