"Elke" is a

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song by German band

Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums. ...

. It's the seventh track from their 1988 album '' Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...'' The song's lyrics were inspired by an overweight fan and depict a fictitious love story between Urlaub and the eponymous fan. The music is unique, as the first verse is sung slowly and then the song goes to the chorus very abruptly and then progresses with fast singing. This makes it a live favourite, as witnessed by the inclusion of 1988 live version to ''

Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze ''Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze'' (''The best from shortly after earlier until now'') is a compilation album released by German rock band Die Ärzte on 26 August 1994. It consists of previously released Studio album, studio, Single ( ...

'' and the single of 1999. It's also the twenty-second track on CD2 from their 1999 live album '' Wir wollen nur deine Seele''. "Die Schönen und das Biest" (''The Beauties and the Beast'') is the title of the single that was released to promote the album. The single is not the one featured on the album, which is much longer. The single version is from a concert at

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(18 May 1997).

Music video "Die Schönen und das Biest"

The video is animated and shows the band performing live, while a gigantic and monstrous girl-fan "attacks" band members with

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es and such. They fight back until she hits the floor. It turns out that she is still alive and is outraged. The monstrous fan is finally killed with a tank.

Track listing

# "Elke (live)" - 3:36 # "Medley (live)" - 13:31 (CD) / 9:52 (vinyl) #* "Teenager Liebe" /nowiki>Teenager love#* " 2000 Mädchen" ,000 girls#* "Außerirdische"

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#* "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" laudia has a German Shepherd">German_Shepherd.html" ;"title="laudia has a German Shepherd">laudia has a German Shepherd#* "Ohne dich" [Without you] #* "Du willst mich küssen" [You want to kiss me] #* "3-Tage-Bart" [Stubble] #* "Roter Minirock" [Red miniskirt] #* "Grace Kelly" #* "Bonnie & Clyde (Die Toten Hosen song), Bonnie & Clyde" (

Die Toten Hosen Die Toten Hosen are a German punk rock band from Düsseldorf. The name is taken from the German slang idiom ''tote Hose'' (literally "dead trousers"), which means "nothing happening"; "boring". The band has had an important success through th ...

cover) #* "

Radio brennt "Radio brennt" ('Radio burns') is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the seventh track and the third single from their 1987 album '' Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)''. On the kid's shirt on the cover is Die Ärzte's mascot Sweet ...

" adio burns#* "Frank'n'stein" #* "Anneliese Schmidt" #* "El Cattivo" ad (in Italian)#* "Erna P." #* " Die Banane" he banana #* " Westerland" # "Elke (Video)" - 4:02

B-sides

"Medley" is from a concert in

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(12 October 1998)

Personnel

Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...

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 . He has also ...

- vocals, guitar, bass * Bela B. - drums, guitar solo

Wir wollen nur deine Seele

- vocals, guitar * Rodrigo González - bass * Bela B. - drums

Charts

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