Live – Nach uns die Sintflut [Devil may care; lit: After us the Great Flood] is the eighth album 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 is their first live album, released on triple vinyl and double CD, just before the band disbanded.

The band risked with this album being indexed

Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien

The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons is an upper-level German federal agency subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. It is responsible for examining media works allegedly harmful to young people and entering these onto an...

 because of a third sequel of Claudia (Debil

Debil

Debil is the first full-length studio album by Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! and Uns geht's prima.... The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were released as singles, without being successful initially...

- "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" [indexed]; Ab 18

Ab 18

Ab 18 [Over 18] is the sixth album by Die Ärzte. It is an EP compilation of which three songs were put in the German List of Media Harmful to Young People. The album was indexed on December 10....

- "Claudia II") and the bonus single featuring the indexed "Geschwisterliebe

Geschwisterliebe

"Geschwisterliebe" is a controversial song by German punk band Die Ärzte from the album Die Ärzte. It deals with incest and was added to the German List of Media Harmful to Young People in 1987 and is still in the index....

", sung entirely by fans while the band played.

The album featured many songs written especially to be played live, such as "Madonnas Dickdarm", "Claudia", "Ich bin wild" and "Uns geht's prima". "Madonnas Dickdarm" and "Claudia" (as "Claudia III", shortened) were later released on Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze

Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze

Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze is a compilation album released by Die Ärzte on August 26, 1994...

, along with "Blumen" and "Elke

Elke

"Elke" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. 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 first "Sprüche" is on this album. "Sprüche II" is found on Wir wollen nur deine Seele

Wir wollen nur deine Seele

Wir wollen nur deine Seele is the second live album by Die Ärzte and was released on November 22, 1999. It is a compilation of songs from different concerts...

, the only other 2-CD live album by Die Ärzte. "Sprüche III" was released as the B-side to "Die klügsten Männer der Welt

Die klügsten Männer der Welt

"Die klügsten Männer der Welt" [The wisest men in the world] is a song by Die Ärzte. It's the seventh track on CD2 and the fifth single from their 2003 album Geräusch. It's a sarcastic ode to politicians. The CD-single features a computer game "Päcman" and also the video.- The video :Bela B...

". A part of "Sprüche" was sampled on "Claudia (Teil 95)" on Die Bestie in Menschengestalt

Die Bestie in Menschengestalt

Die Bestie in Menschengestalt is the tenth album by German Punk rock band Die Ärzte, counting Uns geht's prima... as their first album...

.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Ouvertüre zum besten Konzert der Welt" [Overture
   Overture
   Overture in music is the term originally applied to the instrumental introduction to an opera...
   
    to the best concert
   Concert
   A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
   
    in the world] (Felsenheimer, Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Urlaub) - 1:34
2. "Radio brennt
   Radio brennt
   "Radio brennt" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the seventh track and the third single from their 1987 album Ist das alles? ...
   
   " [Radio
   Radio
   Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
   
    burns] (Felsenheimer, Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:26
3. "Mädchen" [Girls] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:32
4. "Frank'n'stein" (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:04
5. "Ohne dich" [Without you] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:02
6. "Blumen" [Flower
   Flower
   A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
   
   s] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 3:01
7. "Sweet Sweet Gwendoline
   Sweet Gwendoline
   Sweet Gwendoline is the main female character in the works of bondage artist John Willie, published largely in the 1950s and 60s, and possibly the most famous bondage icon after Bettie Page...
   
   " (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:04
8. "Alleine in der Nacht" [Alone in the night
   Night
   Night or nighttime is the period of time when the sun is below the horizon. This occurs after dusk. The opposite of night is day...
   
   ] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:31
9. "Außerirdische" [Alien
   Extraterrestrial life
   Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
   
   ] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:16
10. "Buddy Holly
    Buddy Holly
    Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
    
    's Brille" [Buddy Holly's glasses
    Glasses
    Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...
    
    ] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 3:48
11. "Popstar" (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 3:07
12. "El Cattivo" [Bad (in Italian
    Italian language
    Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
    
    )] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:46
13. "Madonnas Dickdarm" [Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)
    Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
    
    's colon
    Colon (anatomy)
    The colon is the last part of the digestive system in most vertebrates; it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body, and is the site in which flora-aided fermentation of unabsorbed material occurs. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a...
    
    ] (Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub/Urlaub) - 1:53
14. "Dein Vampyr" [Your vampyre
    Vampire
    Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
    
    ] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:31
15. "Siegerin" [Winner (female)] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:10
16. "Westerland
    Westerland (song)
    "Westerland" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the fifth track and the second single from their 1988 album Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit.... It is an ode to the city of Westerland. It was also released on Die Ärzte's first maxi-CD, which had the same cover as the single but tracks different...
    
    " (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 3:41
17. "2000 Mädchen
    2000 Mädchen
    "2000 Mädchen" [2000 girls] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the third track and the second single from their 1987 album Ist das alles? ...
    
    " [2000 girls] (Felsenheimer, Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:51
18. "Mysteryland" (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 3:24
19. "Du willst mich küssen
    Du willst mich küssen
    "Du willst mich küssen" [You want to kiss me] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the first track and the second single from their 1985 album Im Schatten der Ärzte. The maxi version was later put on "Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze"...
    
    " [You want to kiss
    Kiss
    A kiss is the act of pressing one's lips against the lips or other body parts of another person or of an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, and good...
    
     me] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:59
20. "Gute Zeit" [Have a nice time
    Time
    Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
    
    ] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:56
21. "Helmut K.
    Helmut Kohl
    Helmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998...
    
    " (Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub) - 2:11
22. "Wie am ersten Tag" [Like on the first day
    Day
    A day is a unit of time, commonly defined as an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean that portion of the full day during which a location is illuminated by the light of the sun...
    
    ] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:51

CD 2

1. "Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht?" (F. Strittmatter, Q. Amper, jr/E. Storeck) - 0:30
2. "Medley"
   • a) "When Will I Be Famous" (The Brothers) - 0:39
   • b) "Tell It to My Heart" (Seth Swirsky
     Seth Swirsky
     Seth Swirsky is an American pop music songwriter , author, recording artist, filmmaker, political writer and baseball memorabilia collector -- a self-described "Manic Expressive."- Songwriter :In 1980, at the age of 20, Seth Swirsky wrote the national jingle for Thomas' English...
     
     , Ernie Gold) - 0:17
   • c) "Whenever You Need..." (Stock, Aitken and Waterman) - 0:09
   • d) "I Should Be So Lucky
     I Should Be So Lucky
     "I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
     
     " (Stock, Aitken and Waterman) - 0:07
   • e) "My Bed Is Too Big" (Dieter Bohlen
     Dieter Bohlen
     Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...
     
     ) - 0:10
   • f) "Born to Love" (Melloni, Turratti, Chieregato, Beecher) - 0:06
   • g) "Kiss
     Kiss (song)
     In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country...
     
     " (Prince) - 0:15
   • h) "Zu spät
     Zu spät
     "Zu spät" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the eleventh track and the second single from their 1984 album Debil.It's a humorous song about jealousy and revenge...
     
     " [Too late] (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...
     
     ) - 3:55
   • i) "Blueprint" (K. Franck) - 0:23
3. "Elke
   Elke
   "Elke" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. 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....
   
   " (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 3:53
4. "Ist das alles?
   Ist das alles?
   "Ist das alles?" [Is that all?] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the fourth track and the second single from their 1986 album Die Ärzte.An early, unreleased version of the song, written in 1983, was titled "Omakiller" ....
   
   " [Is that all?] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 3:05
5. "Claudia" (Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub) - 4:58
6. "Radio Rap
   Radio brennt
   "Radio brennt" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the seventh track and the third single from their 1987 album Ist das alles? ...
   
   " (Felsenheimer, Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:31
7. "Roter Minirock" [Red miniskirt
   Miniskirt
   A miniskirt, sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees – generally no longer than below the buttocks; and a minidress is a dress with a similar meaning...
   
   ] (Urlaub, Runge/Urlaub, Runge) - 2:01
8. "Scheisstyp" [Shitty guy] (Felsenheimer/Felsenheimer) - 2:17
9. "Sie kratzt" [She scratches] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:10
10. "Teenager Liebe
    Teenager Liebe
    "Teenager Liebe" is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It's sung from the viewpoint of a teenage boy, who's in love with a girl from his school, but is sad, because the girl loves another one; thus, the only thing left for the boy to do is dream....
    
    " [Teenager love
    Love
    Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
    
    ] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:36
11. "Vollmilch" [Whole milk
    Milk
    Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
    
    ] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 2:15
12. "Ich bin wild" [I'm wild] (Felsenheimer, Urlaub/Urlaub) - 3:34
13. "Uns geht's prima" [We're doing great] (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 1:48
14. "Sprüche" [Patter] - 18:50
15. "♀" (Urlaub/Urlaub) - 10:02

Bonus single

1. "Der Ritt auf dem Schmetterling (Instrumental)" [The ride on the butterfly
   Butterfly
   A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
   
   ] (Urlaub) - 4:05

Song information

Tracks not listed below were first released on this album.

• Tracks 3, 4, 12 (CD1), "Zu spät", tracks 7, 8 (CD2) from Debil
  Debil
  Debil is the first full-length studio album by Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! and Uns geht's prima.... The songs "Paul" and "Zu spät" were released as singles, without being successful initially...
  
  .
• Tracks 7, 8, 18, 22 (CD1), 4 (CD2) from Die Ärzte
  Die Ärzte (album)
  Die Ärzte is the fourth album by German punk band Die Ärzte. "Geschwisterliebe", and with it the whole album, was put in German List of Media Harmful to Young People on January 27, 1987.This was the first album recorded since Sahnie left the band...
  
  .
• Tracks 10, 14, 19 (CD1) from Im Schatten der Ärzte
  Im Schatten der Ärzte
  Im Schatten der Ärzte is the third album by Die Ärzte.-Track listing:# "Du willst mich küssen" – 3:08# "Dein Vampyr" – 3:20# ".....
  
  .
• Tracks 2, 17 (CD1) from Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)
  Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten)
  Ist das alles? [Is that all? ] is the fifth album by Die Ärzte. It is their first best-of album....
  
  .
• Track 6 (CD2) from "Radio brennt (Dingleberry-Mix)".
• Tracks 21 (CD1), 9 (CD2) from Ab 18
  Ab 18
  Ab 18 [Over 18] is the sixth album by Die Ärzte. It is an EP compilation of which three songs were put in the German List of Media Harmful to Young People. The album was indexed on December 10....
  
  .
• Tracks 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20 (CD1), 3, 15 (CD2) from Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...
  Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...
  Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... [That's not the whole truth...] is the seventh album by Die Ärzte. It was the last studio album before the band's 5-year hiatus...
  
  .
• "Teenager Liebe" and "Vollmilch" were later released on Die Ärzte früher!
  Die Ärzte früher!
  Die Ärzte früher!/Der Ausverkauf geht weiter! [Die Ärzte earlier!/The sellout continues!] is the ninth album by Die Ärzte. It is a compilation of their early material , including the songs from Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! and Uns geht's prima......
  
  , but "Teenager Liebe" was before also released on Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!
  Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!
  Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! is the first EP by Die Ärzte. It's the first sound carrier by Die Ärzte. Its four tracks were later included on the compilation album Die Ärzte früher!....
  
  and Uns geht's prima...
  Uns geht's prima...
  Uns geht's prima... [We're doing great...] is the first album by Die Ärzte. After 1983's EP "Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!" it was their second release and raised attention when the German Red Cross initiated a lawsuit against the use of their emblem on the album's cover...
  
  .

Singles

1988: "Der Ritt auf dem Schmetterling (Instrumental)" (bonus single included with earlier versions of the album)

1988: "Live - Zu spät..."

Personnel

• 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...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
• Bela Felsenheimer - drums, vocals
• Hagen Liebing - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals

Charts

Land	Chart position
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