The Busters are a German

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...

 third wave ska revival band, established as a side project in 1987. Playing 2 Tone

2 Tone

2 Tone is a music genre created in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae, and New Wave. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. Other labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff...

-influenced ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

, they became one of the best-known German ska bands, having a minor hit single in Germany with a ska cover of Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...

's "Don't Worry Be Happy" They signed to Sony Music in Germany in 1996, and released the album Stompede and the best of compilation Boost Best. They continue to tour Germany every Christmas

Christmas

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 and run their own independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, Ska Revolution Records. The Busters have recently released their thirteenth studio album Waking The Dead.

The song "Dr. Phibes" from the album "Revolution Rock" (2004) is inspired by the film The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 horror film starring Vincent Price. Its art deco sets, dark humor and performance by Price has made the film and its sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again classics.-Plot:...

 (1971). It is an instrumental with the organ as the main instrument, including a long organ solo.

Albums

• Ruder Than Rude (1988)
• Couch Potatoes (1989)
• Dead or Alive (1991)
• Cheap Thrills (1992)
• Sexy Money (1994)
• Live in Montreux (1995)
• Stompede (1996)
• Boost Best (1997)
• Make a Move (1998)
• Welcome to Busterland (1999)
• 360° (2001)
• Live (2002)
• Revolution Rock (2004)
• Evolution Pop (2005)
• Double Penetration (2007)
• Waking The Dead (2009)

Singles

• No Respect (1988)
• Don't Worry Be Happy (1989)
• Rude Girl (1989)
• She Was My Girl (with Laurel Aitken
  Laurel Aitken
  Lorenzo Aitken , better known as Laurel Aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of ska".-Career:...
  
  /1989)
• Summertime (1989)
• 94er Hits (1994)
• Ubangi Stomp (1996)
• Behind Your Door (1996)
• Ska Muzik (1997)
• Candy (1997)
• Come On (1998)
• Liebe macht blind
  Liebe macht blind
  "Liebe macht blind" [Love makes you blind] is a single by The Busters and Farin Urlaub. It's the last track from The Busters' album "360°"."Like This", is also written by and features Farin and it also appears on "360°", right before "Liebe macht blind"...
  
    (with 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...
  
  /2000)
• Wir lassen es nicht zu (2001)
• Sukiyaki vs Tokyo Ska Zone (2005)
• Radio Smash Hit (2005) (online release only)
• Whiskey 'til I Drop (2005) (online release only)
• Clocks Don't Rock (2006) (online release only)
• The Wrong Song (2007) (online release only)
• Live It Up (2009) (online release only)