Nur zu Besuch
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"Nur zu Besuch" is a song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the fourth single and the eleventh track from the album Auswärtsspiel
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It is a tribute to someone who has recently died. The narrator, being at the grave at the time, expresses the sadness over it, love for the deaceased and knows that in time it will go by and "the sun will shine again". The song is dedicated to Campino's mother Jennie.
In the video, Campino is sadly walking through a ghost town
, till he meets another, smiling self, who slaps him to make him understand, that life isn't over, so people reappear on the streets and Campino seems to lighten up.
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
. It's the fourth single and the eleventh track from the album Auswärtsspiel
Auswärtsspiel
Auswärtsspiel is the ninth studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. This is one of the favourite albums for the band. The album is much more personal than previous albums...
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It is a tribute to someone who has recently died. The narrator, being at the grave at the time, expresses the sadness over it, love for the deaceased and knows that in time it will go by and "the sun will shine again". The song is dedicated to Campino's mother Jennie.
Music video
The music video was directed by Olaf Heine.In the video, Campino is sadly walking through a ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
, till he meets another, smiling self, who slaps him to make him understand, that life isn't over, so people reappear on the streets and Campino seems to lighten up.
Track listing
- "Nur zu Besuch" (Frege, von Holst/Frege) − 4:29
- "Runaway Train Driver" (Smith/Smith) – 3:11 (T.V. Smith cover)
- "Hirnfick (Futter für die Fische)" (Brainfuck (Food for the fish)) (von Holst/Frege) – 3:17
- "Nur zu Besuch" (Instrumental) - 3:18
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| 2002 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2002 | Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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