"Goldenes Handwerk" (Golden
handicraft
A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid material ...
) is a song by German rock 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 third track and the second single from their 1998 album ''
13''. The song is written by and dedicated to the drummer
Bela B., who, according to the lyrics, is simple-minded and stupid.
Music video
In the video, the band members are riding bikes. Bela's head falls off and a trucker picks it up. He goes to a
strip club
A strip club (also known as a strip joint, striptease bar, peeler bar, gentlemen's club, among others) is a venue where strippers provide adult entertainment, predominantly in the form of striptease and other erotic dances including lap dances. St ...
with the head and a stripper takes the head for herself. Later they end up in the same bar, where the band is. The stripper says to Bela's head, that she loves him, because he's not like the other men she knows. The moment is interrupted by Bela's body, that picks the head up, while it's saying: "I'm just a regular guy, baby!" and puts it, where it belongs. He then leaves, leaving the woman in the bar, crying.
Personnel
*
Bela B. – vocals, drums
*
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 ...
– guitar, banjo
*
Rodrigo González – bass
*Knut Bewersdorff – steel guitar
*Heinz Strunk – background vocals
Track listing
# "Goldenes Handwerk" – 3:34
# "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." – 2:45
# "Rod Army" – 2:50
# "Goldenes Handwerk (Drummer Mix)" – 3:46
B-sides
* "Wunderbare Welt des Farin U." (Wonderful World of Farin U.) is written by Farin Urlaub and dedicated to his "wild" life.
* "Rod Army" (the name of Rodrigo "Rod" González's fan club, which was inspired by the
Kiss Army
The KISS Army is the official fan club for the American rock band Kiss, as well as the unofficial name used to refer to Kiss fans in general. It was started unofficially in 1975 by Bill Starkey and Jay Evans.
The membership form displayed for t ...
) is dedicated to González, written by him and Bela B.
Charts
References
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1998 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Bela B
1998 songs