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Damenwahl (Album) by Die Toten Hosen

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Die Toten Hosen Is A Punk Band From Düsseldorf NRW Germany. They Are One Of Very Few German-Language Acts Who Have Enjoyed Decades-Long Mass Appeal In Germany. The Band Formed Out Of The Ashes Of Punk Band ZK Founded 1978. The Members Of Die Toten Hosen Literally "The Dead Trousers" In English "tote Hose" Is A German Expression Meaning "lifeless" "boring" Or "nothing Going On" Are Campino Andreas Frege Kuddel Andreas Von Holst Vom Stephen George Ritchie Andi Andreas Meurer And Breiti Michael Breitkopf . Vom Replaced Wölli As The Drummer In 1999 Wölli's Untimely Departure From The Band Was Due To Injuries Caused By A Car Accident Who Himself Had Replaced Trini In 1985 And Is Still An Honorary Member Of The Band Trini Became The Band's Manager. The Band Has Existed For Over 20 Years And Their Songs' Focus Gradually Shifted From Funny And Nonsensical To Serious The Songs From Their First LP Were Mostly About Having Fun But By The End Of The 1980s They Were Focusing More On Political And Social Issues Such As Racism. Part Of The Folklore Surounding The Band Is The Story That In Their Early Days They Played For Free On Private Birthday Parties Or Similar Events. However Only Under The Conditions That The Host Provided For Unlimited Beer Supply And Paid For All Damages Caused By The Band. The Debut Single "Wir Sind Bereit" "We Are Ready" Was Released In 1982 And Was Followed By Their First Album "Opel-Gang" The Next Year. In 1988 Die Toten Hosen Released The LP "Ein Kleines Bisschen Horrorschau". It Refers To The Movie A Clockwork Orange Based On The Book By Anthony Burgess. In 1993 Frank Castorf Produced A German Theater Version Of The Book In Which Die Toten Hosen Performed As Actors And Musicians. Their 1000th Concert Was On 28th June 1997 In The Düsseldorfer Rheinstadium And Was Attended By More Than 60 000 Fans. A Dutch Girl Died In The Crowd After Various Talks With Security And Police The Band Decided To Play Soft Songs Until The End In Order Not To Panic The Crowd. Later The Band Produced The Song "Alles Ist Eins" In Memoriam For The Dutch Girl. Die Toten Hosen Have Collaborated With Numerous Other Musicians Like Bad Religion AC/DC U2 Rolling Stones They Are Also One Of The Few German Punk Bands Popular Outside Of Germany Esp. In South America Australia Eastern Europe Other Notable Bands Being Die Ärzte And Rammstein. As Longtime Fans Of The Their Local Soccer Team Fortuna Düsseldorf They Have Been Sponsoring The Club From 2001 To 2003. After Their Unplugged Concert In The End Of 2005 They've Taken A Time-Out. But They Disclaimed Rumors That This Is The End Of The Band. In 2008 They Released The Album "In Aller Stille. In 2012 Die Toten Hosen Released Their Album Ballast Der Republik. A Special Edition Includes A Bonus CD With Cover Versions Of Songs That Influenced The Band. On 26 April 2016 It Was Announced That Former Drummer Wolfgang Rohde Had Died Of Cancer.

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Damenwahl Translation Ladies' Choice A Dance Term To Indicate It Is Ladies' Turn To Choose Partners Is The Third Studio Album Of The German Punk Band Die Toten Hosen. The Term "Damenwahl" Appears In "Verflucht Verdammt Gebrandmarkt" And The Intro Of "Altbierlied". It Is Regarded By Many As The Weakest Album By DTH. "Bis Zum Bitteren Ende" Is Originally From Opel-Gang Here Sung A Capella. "Schwarzwaldklinik" Is Based On And Titled After Popular German TV Series. "Wort Zum Sonntag" Is A Punk Anthem Titled After A Couple Of German Church TV Shows And A Tribute To Johnny Thunders. It Features A Line "Solange Johnny Thunders Lebt Solange Bleib Ich Ein Punk" As Long As Johnny Thunders Lives I'll Stay Punk . After His Death The Band Didn't Perform This Song For A Long Time Later They Used Another Line "Hey Johnny Kannst Du Uns Grad Sehen? Wir Vergessen Dich Nicht. Wir Werden Überall Von Dir Erzählen Damit Dein Name Ewig Weiterlebt" Hey Johnny Can You See Us Right Now? We Won't Forget You. We Will Talk About You Everywhere So Your Name Could Live Forever . "Agent X" The First English-Language Song That The Band Released On A Studio Album. Track Listing 1. "Sojus Nerushimai Republic Swobodnich" - 0 25 A Russian Language Introduction Over The National Anthem Of The Soviet Union 2. "Disco In Moskau" Disco In Moscow Phil Ram/Ram/Translation Frege - 3 50 The Vibrators Cover In German 3. "Verschwende Deine Zeit" Waste Your Time Frege/Frege - 2 59
4. "Freitag Der 13." Friday The 13th Rohde/Frege - 3 47
5. "Bis Zum Bitteren Ende" Till To The Bitter End Frege/Frege - 2 03
6. "Schwarzwaldklinik" Black Forest Clinic Breitkopf/Frege - 3 08
7. "Wort Zum Sonntag" Word To Sunday Von Holst/Frege - 4 27
8. "Ehrenmann" Gentleman Von Holst/Frege - 3 33
9. "Helmstedt Blues" Rohde - 0 21
10. "Großalarm" Red Alert Breitkopf/Frege - 3 35
11. "Spielzeugland" Toy Land Meurer/Frege - 2 47
12. "Verflucht Verdammt Gebrandmarkt" Accursed Condemned Branded Meurer/Frege - 3 37
13. "Agent X" Rhode/Frege - 3 42
14. "Das Altbierlied" The Altbier Song Lonsdorfer - 3 15 Hans Ludwig Lonsdorfer Cover 2007 Remastered Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks 15. "Übung Macht Den Meister" Practice Makes Perfect Von Holst/Frege – 1 59 From "Das Altbier Lied" 16. "Zapfenstreich" Tattoo Von Holst Frege/Frege Von Holst – 3 22 Damenwahl Demo 17. "Disco In Moscow" Ram Wyatt/Wyatt Ram – 3 09 Original English Version Of "Disco In Moskau" The Vibrators Cover Damenwahl Demo 18. "Spielzeugland" – 2 57 Damenwahl Demo 19. "Bombenstimmung" Roughly Terrific Atmosphere Breitkopf/Frege – 2 54 Damenwahl Demo 20. "Großalarm" – 3 54 Damenwahl Demo 21. "Nur Im Traum" Only In A Dream Von Holst/Frege – 2 39 Damenwahl Demo 22. "Schwarzwaldklinik" – 3 36 Damenwahl Demo 23. "Das Kleine ABC" The Little ABC Von Holst/Frege – 3 34 Kauf MICH! Demo 24. "Aufgeben Gilt Nicht " Giving Up Is Not A Choice Frege/Frege – 5 01 Kauf MICH! Demo 25. "Gipfelstürmer" Summiteer Meurer/Frege – 3 45 Kauf MICH! Demo

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