"Lasse redn" (colloquial for standard German "Lass sie reden" - Let 'em talk) is a song by the German
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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.
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. It is the fourth track and the third single released from their 2007 album ''
Jazz ist anders
''Jazz ist anders'' ("Jazz is different") is the eleventh full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte. It was released on 2 November 2007. The album has a bonus- EP with three songs about the band and a hidden track. This is the fi ...
''. The song is optimistic about people who gossip about other people, implying that rumours don't mean anything.
Music video
In the video, a man (played by Martin Klempnow) mimes what Farin sings, first in a little room and then on a stage where dancers appear. Also tied-up cooks from the cover of "Jazz ist anders" appear on both sides of the stage, which are parodies of the bondage comics heroine
Sweet Gwendoline, who has been used as the band's mascot. While on the stage, a woman in a small circle in the corner of the screen is gesturing along with the man miming. The band doesn't appear in the video, except for a while as thumbs with clothes on and faces on them.
Personnel
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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, vocals
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Rodrigo González - bass, keyboard
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Bela B. - drums
Track list
#"Lasse redn" (''Let 'em talk'') – 2:49
#"Komm zu Papa" (''Come to papa'') – 3:52
#"Nichts gesehen (Economy-Version)" (''Didn't see anything'') – 1:03
#"Wir waren die Besten (Economy-Version)" (''We were the best'') – 4:03
#"Lasse redn" (video) – 2:50
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2008 singles
Die Ärzte songs
Songs written by Farin Urlaub
2007 songs