Unrockbar
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"Unrockbar" is a punk
song
by Die Ärzte
. It's the first track on CD2 and the first single from their 2003 album Geräusch
. It's about a man, whose girlfriend
doesn't like rock
.
References are made to Ricky Martin
, Shakira
as "unrockbar" and Beatsteaks
as "rockbar" (in the song nothing is actually dubbed "rockbar" and "unrockbar", but are mentioned in corresponding contexts).
CD single as well as the Overkiller DVD.
In the video, a bunch of people are participating a self-help seminar
in rock. The actors include all three band members.
In the first scene, Jens (played by Farin Urlaub
) is shown walking across a large hall, humming. He stops to read a list of signs that show the room numbers of daytime classes. The classes on the signs are references to other songs on Geräusch. The signs read
Jens then continues his way through another hall where a Foucault pendulum
is swinging from the ceiling. He walks past an open door where he watches a couple fight with soft foam bars and proceeds through the door of the rock self-help class.
Only as he enters the room the song begins to play. All the other participants are already there, and Horst (played by Rodrigo González) looks at his wrist watch, shaking his head, while the very handsome teacher smiles at Jens. The teacher starts the classes, playing music from an LP. The group comments this with shocked looks and one man (played by Bela B.
) breaks down on the floor, with a fit of coughing. The teacher begs Jens to help him, starting an apparent romance between Jens and the teacher.
At the end of the class, the group finds itself in the middle of the audience of a Die Ärzte-concert, but they can't stand it and get out of the hall while Die Ärzte are singing "Baby sieh es nicht so eng, fang jetzt endlich an zu bangen, dann hast du auch bald kapiert, dass der Rock die Welt regiert!" [Baby don't be so narrow-minded, finally start banging and soon you'll see that rock rules the world!]. The run out of the building only to find a wholy army of Belas, Farins and Rods marching in a parade and singing along the last line "rock rules the world".
The last scene shows Jens sitting in a plain room holding a small hammer, knocking the beat to the last notes of the song on three small stones on a table in front of him, grinning stupidly. It looks as if he's gone mad.
The video uses the album version (longer) of the song. There is also a slit screen version of the video showing the storyboard, released on the Overkiller DVD.
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
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
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 first track on CD2 and the first single from their 2003 album Geräusch
Geräusch
Geräusch is a studio album by Die Ärzte. The album was sold on two CDs, which look like LPs. The package is designed, using upside-down techniques, to make it difficult to decide which of the covers is the front....
. It's about a man, whose girlfriend
Girlfriend
Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship or a female non-romantic friend that is closer than other friends....
doesn't like rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
.
References are made to Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
as "unrockbar" and Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks are a punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995.- History :Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher, Alexander Rosswaag and Bernd Kurtzke founded the Beatsteaks in 1995. Shortly after Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß joined the band as a singer and additional guitarist...
as "rockbar" (in the song nothing is actually dubbed "rockbar" and "unrockbar", but are mentioned in corresponding contexts).
The video
The video is released on the Dinge von denenDinge von denen
"Dinge von denen" [Things of which] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the fifth track on CD1 and the second single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's about not wanting to hear of others doing wrong and/or gross things.- The video :...
CD single as well as the Overkiller DVD.
In the video, a bunch of people are participating a self-help seminar
Seminar
Seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is...
in rock. The actors include all three band members.
In the first scene, Jens (played by Farin Urlaub
Farin Urlaub
Jan Ulrich Max Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub was born on 27 October 1963 in West Berlin, Germany. He is best known as the guitarist/vocalist for the German punk rock band Die Ärzte...
) is shown walking across a large hall, humming. He stops to read a list of signs that show the room numbers of daytime classes. The classes on the signs are references to other songs on Geräusch. The signs read
- "NichtWissen - Raum 09"
- "Deine SchuldDeine Schuld"Deine Schuld" [Your fault] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the second track on CD2 and the fourth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a politically critical song about not doing something to make the world better.- The video :...
- Raum 13" - "Anti-Zombie" with the room number not visible
- "Bin ich ein Mann? - Raum 18" [am I a man?] referring to the Song "Ein Mann" [a man]
- "Rock-Selbsthilfe - Raum 77" [rock self-help]
Jens then continues his way through another hall where a Foucault pendulum
Foucault pendulum
The Foucault pendulum , or Foucault's pendulum, named after the French physicist Léon Foucault, is a simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. While it had long been known that the Earth rotated, the introduction of the Foucault pendulum in 1851 was the...
is swinging from the ceiling. He walks past an open door where he watches a couple fight with soft foam bars and proceeds through the door of the rock self-help class.
Only as he enters the room the song begins to play. All the other participants are already there, and Horst (played by Rodrigo González) looks at his wrist watch, shaking his head, while the very handsome teacher smiles at Jens. The teacher starts the classes, playing music from an LP. The group comments this with shocked looks and one man (played by Bela B.
Bela B.
Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
) breaks down on the floor, with a fit of coughing. The teacher begs Jens to help him, starting an apparent romance between Jens and the teacher.
At the end of the class, the group finds itself in the middle of the audience of a Die Ärzte-concert, but they can't stand it and get out of the hall while Die Ärzte are singing "Baby sieh es nicht so eng, fang jetzt endlich an zu bangen, dann hast du auch bald kapiert, dass der Rock die Welt regiert!" [Baby don't be so narrow-minded, finally start banging and soon you'll see that rock rules the world!]. The run out of the building only to find a wholy army of Belas, Farins and Rods marching in a parade and singing along the last line "rock rules the world".
The last scene shows Jens sitting in a plain room holding a small hammer, knocking the beat to the last notes of the song on three small stones on a table in front of him, grinning stupidly. It looks as if he's gone mad.
The video uses the album version (longer) of the song. There is also a slit screen version of the video showing the storyboard, released on the Overkiller DVD.
Track listing
- "Unrockbar (Single-Edit)" (Urlaub) - 3:47
- "Kontovollmacht..." (Felsenheimer) - 4:39
- "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Amokläufers" (Urlaub) - 2:37
- "Dolannes Melodie (live)" (Paul de Senneville) - 7:42
B-sides
- "Kontovollmacht..." ("Account authorization") is a sarcastic song about feeling sorry for a man with no luck, although his life is still a lot better than many others'.
- "Aus dem Tagebuch eines Amokläufers" ("From the diary of an amok-runner") discusses recent changes in GermanyGermanyGermany , 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...
. - "Dolannes Melodie" is a tribute to Gheorghe ZamfirGheorghe ZamfirGheorghe Zamfir is a Romanian pan flute musician.Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones from each pipe by changing the embouchure.He is...
; it's not on the vinyl. It is part of a live performance recorded on March 15, 2003 at the last concert of the "Nackt unter Kannibalen"-tour [naked amongst cannibals] in RottweilRottweilRottweil is a town in the south west of Germany and is the oldest town in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb hills, Rottweil has about 25,000 inhabitants...
.
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 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... |
1 |
| 2003 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
9 |
| 2003 | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
27 |