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.

The indexed songs were, at the time, "Geschwisterliebe", "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" and "Schlaflied". By now, only "Geschwisterliebe" is in the index.

Track listing

1. "Sie kratzt, sie stinkt, sie klebt" [She scratches, she stinks, she sticks] (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 2:31
2. "Geschwisterliebe" [Sibling love (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 4:11
3. "Helmut K." (Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub/Felsenheimer, Liebing, Urlaub) – 2:34
4. "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" [Claudia has a German shepherd] (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 2:00
5. "Claudia II" (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 2:30
6. "Sweet Sweet Gwendoline" (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 2:55
7. "Schlaflied" [Lullaby (Urlaub/Urlaub) – 4:30

Song information

• Tracks 1, 3, 5: new
• Tracks 2, 6: from Die Ärzte
• Tracks 4, 7: from Debil

Themes

• "Sie kratzt, sie stinkt, sie klebt" is sung from the perspective of a man who is in love with a disgusting girl.
• "Geschwisterliebe" is about incest between siblings.
• "Helmut K." depicts Helmut Kohl as a wife-beater, stating that he is just a man like every other.
• "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund" is about zoophilia, between a woman and a dog.
• "Claudia II" is the sequel to "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund"; now Claudia has a horse. There is also a third song, found on Live – Nach uns die Sintflut and Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze, where Claudia tries with a man, but fails, ending up with a humpback whale.
• "Sweet Sweet Gwendoline" is about bondage; the title is from the Sweet Gwendoline comic series; Gwendoline is also Die Ärzte's mascot; the song features lines at the beginning and in the end, which were not on the "Die Ärzte" version.
• "Schlaflied" is about a monster coming and eating you after you fall asleep.

Personnel

• Farin Urlaub – guitar, vocals
• Bela Felsenheimer – drums, vocals
• Hagen Liebing – bass guitar on 1, 3, 5
• Hans Runge – bass guitar on 4, 7
• Manne Praeker – bass guitar on 2, 6

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