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"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 music is unique, as the first verse is sung slowly and then the song goes to the chorus very abruptly and then progresses with fast singing. This makes it a live favourite, as witnessed by the inclusion of 1988 live version to Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze and the single of 1999.
It's also the twenty-second track on CD2 from their 1999 live album Wir wollen nur deine Seele. "Die Schönen und das Biest" (The Beauties and the Beast) is the title of the single that was released to promote the album. The single is not the one featured on the album, which is much longer. The single version is from a concert at Rock am Ring (18 May 1997).
The video is animated and shows the band performing live, while a gigantic and monstrous girl-fan "attacks" band members with air kisses and such. They fight back until she hits the floor. It turns out that she's still alive and she is outraged. The monstrous fan is finally killed with a tank.
Actors: Kelsie Chambers (actress), Francesca Lé (actress), Mike Walker (director), Elke Anders (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Amber Allen (actress), Mike Walker (director), Elke Anders (actress), Ashley Aston (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Kelsie Chambers (actress), Mike Walker (producer), Mike Walker (director), Elke Anders (actress), Ashley Aston (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Thorsten Näter (editor), Thorsten Näter (producer), Thorsten Näter (writer), Thorsten Näter (director), Wilfried Dziallas (actor), Wolfgang Becker (editor), Wolfgang Finck (actor), Gesa Badenhorst (actress), Brigitte Dresewski (actress), Alexander Traut (composer), Horst Lütkens (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Gert Burkard (actor), Eberhard Feik (actor), Vadim Glowna (actor), Helmut Berger (actor), Carola Regnier (actress), Ludger Pistor (actor), Siegrun Jäger (editor), Sven Severin (writer), Sven Severin (director), Lotti Huber (actress), Sissi Perlinger (actress), Hans Kremer (actor), Renan Demirkan (actress), Rolf Wehmeier (composer), Karla Krause (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Thomas Kretschmann (actor), Harry Baer (actor), Andreas Schreitmüller (producer), Christoph Eichhorn (actor), Rainer Strecker (actor), Wieland Speck (editor), Wieland Speck (director), Wieland Speck (writer), Andy Lucas (actor), Zazie De Paris (actress), Andrew Kelner (actor), George Stamkoski (actor), Sigurd Rachman (actor), Andreas Bernhardt (actor), Zlata Findeis (actress),
Plot: Felix from West-Berlin falls in love with Thomas in East-Berlin. At first they keep their relationship going by regular visits from Felix, but the curfew forces him to return every evening. When the East-German authorities become suspicious, Thomas decides to try and flee to the West.
Keywords: berlin-germany, berlin-wall, communism, east-berlin-east-germany, escape, gay-bar, gay-interest, homosexual, love, west-berlin-west-germanyActors: Herta Worell (actress), Konrad Georg (actor), Angelica Domröse (actress), Udo Thomer (actor), Erich Ferstl (composer), Ingeborg Taschner (editor), Gerda Gmelin (actress), Manfred Purzer (writer), Manfred Purzer (director), Eva Kotthaus (actress), Horst Hächler (producer), Gerhard Acktun (writer), Gerhard Acktun (actor), Heino Hallhuber (miscellaneous crew), Jocelyne Boisseau (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Loni von Friedl (actress), Gert Günther Hoffmann (actor), Udo Vioff (actor), Kai Fischer (actress), Marion Kracht (actress), Wilfried Klaus (actor), Veit Relin (actor), Jürgen Schmidt (actor), Klaus-Peter Grap (actor), Monika Barth (actress), Markus Klimmek (actor), Ute Lichtenthäler (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family,Actors: Angelika Waller (actress), Thea Richter (miscellaneous crew), Jörg Panknin (actor), Petar Slabakov (actor), Iurie Darie (actor), Jürgen Hentsch (actor), Hans Klering (actor), Trude Bechmann (actress), Erika Lehmphul (editor), Gunther Scholz (writer), Gunther Scholz (director), Regina Viertel (costume designer), Carlos Cerda (actor), Kevin Wotschke (actor), Carlos Cerda (writer),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Helen Vita (actress), Bob Fosse (miscellaneous crew), Charlotte Flemming (costume designer), Bob Fosse (director), Helmut Griem (actor), Cy Feuer (producer), Liza Minnelli (actress), Fritz Wepper (actor), Ralf Wolter (actor), Michael York (actor), Marisa Berenson (actress), Joel Grey (actor), Gerd Vespermann (actor), Osman Ragheb (miscellaneous crew), David Bretherton (editor),
Plot: Sally Bowles, an American singer in 1930s Berlin, falls in love with bi-sexual Brian. They are both then seduced by Max, a rich playboy. Sally becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her... All the characters are linked by the Kit-Kat club, a nightspot where Sally sings.
Keywords: 1930s, abortion, american-expatriate, anti-semitism, apathy, assault, audience, baron, based-on-book, based-on-play