Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!
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"Kein Alkohol!" (No alcohol
(is no solution either)!) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the second single and the eighteenth track from the album Auswärtsspiel
.
The narrator
paints a bleak picture of his life, and explains that not drinking doesn't improve matters. Furthermore, he states that even Jesus realized that one can't do without drugs (referring to the miracle of transforming water into wine
) and that teetotallers (singling out the Vatican
and the Taliban as examples) are the worst people.
and Ingo Naujoks
in main roles.
The video shows a couple of walking into a fancy restaurant. When they're offered wine, the screen splits to two: on one side they decide to drink the wine, on the other side they refuse. Then intermittently separately and with the split screen is shown how the non-drinking version of the couple are having a romantic dinner and the others are starting to act up. On the drinker side it comes to a fight between the man and a waiter and among the mess the two sides become interspersed with each other, which leads to a similar conclusion on both sides.
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
(is no solution either)!) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the second single and the eighteenth track from the album Auswärtsspiel
Auswärtsspiel
Auswärtsspiel is the ninth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. This is one of the favourite albums for the band. The album is much more personal than previous albums...
.
The narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
paints a bleak picture of his life, and explains that not drinking doesn't improve matters. Furthermore, he states that even Jesus realized that one can't do without drugs (referring to the miracle of transforming water into wine
Marriage at Cana
In Christianity, the transformation of water into wine at the Marriage at Cana or Wedding at Cana is the first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John....
) and that teetotallers (singling out the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
and the Taliban as examples) are the worst people.
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Thorwarth. It features Karina KrawczykKarina Krawczyk
Karina Krawczyk is a German actress and occasionally works as a fashion model.-Acting career:Karina Krawczyk speaks Polish, German, English and French fluently. She studied acting at the theater school Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France and with Ariane Mnouchkine at the „Théâtre du soleil“...
and Ingo Naujoks
Ingo Naujoks
Ingo Naujoks is a German actor. He was born on 1st March 1962 in Bochum, Germany.He won the German Comedy Award for his performance in the TV series Bewegte Männer. He is also known for his performance in Rick And Olli.- External links :...
in main roles.
The video shows a couple of walking into a fancy restaurant. When they're offered wine, the screen splits to two: on one side they decide to drink the wine, on the other side they refuse. Then intermittently separately and with the split screen is shown how the non-drinking version of the couple are having a romantic dinner and the others are starting to act up. On the drinker side it comes to a fight between the man and a waiter and among the mess the two sides become interspersed with each other, which leads to a similar conclusion on both sides.
Track listing
- "Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!" (Frege, Meurer, van Dannen/Frege, van Dannen) − 3:49
- "Wie man Kaninchen macht" (How one makes rabbitRabbitRabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
s) (Frege, Meurer/Frege) - 3:57 - "Im Meer" (In the seaSeaA sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
) (Breitkopf, von Holst/Frege) – 3:42