Zehn kleine Jägermeister
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"Zehn kleine Jägermeister" (German: Ten little hunters/Jägermeister
s) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
. It's the fourth single and the eighteenth track from the album Opium fürs Volk
. It's DTH's biggest hit, reaching number one on German, Austrian and Swiss charts.
It's a drinking song, and the fact that drinking songs are a tradition for Die Toten Hosen is ironized on the album version as an interview in the beginning and end of the song. The song's title and theme are a parody of "Zehn kleine Negerlein" (Ten little niggers, the English
version of this song is called "Ten Little Indians
"), which is a song about how out of ten characters only one was left in the end.
. It is an animated illustration of the lyrics, depicting deer
as Jägermeisters. During the chorus the liquid's path through the mouth is shown, along the way, the band members are seen, drinking.
The video follows the lyrics and is divided into sections beginning with a group of Jägermeisters performing a dance routine. Their number is decreasing section by section, as they sequentially got into different situations which always end with a violent death of one of them. At the end of the video, the very last surviving Jägermeister invites nine other Jägermeisters for Easter.
Jägermeister
Jägermeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with 56 different herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :...
s) is a song by Die Toten Hosen
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 eighteenth track from the album Opium fürs Volk
Opium fürs Volk
Opium fürs Volk is the seventh studio album by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. Although it's not considered a concept album, it has a central theme of religion . It's regarded as one of the best DTH albums...
. It's DTH's biggest hit, reaching number one on German, Austrian and Swiss charts.
It's a drinking song, and the fact that drinking songs are a tradition for Die Toten Hosen is ironized on the album version as an interview in the beginning and end of the song. The song's title and theme are a parody of "Zehn kleine Negerlein" (Ten little niggers, the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of this song is called "Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians
"Ten Little Indians" is a children's rhyme. The song is usually performed to the Irish folk tune "Michael Finnegan". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13512.-Lyrics:The modern lyrics are believed to be public domain and are as follows:...
"), which is a song about how out of ten characters only one was left in the end.
Music video
The music video was directed by Ralf Schmerberg and drawn by Andreas HykadeAndreas Hykade
Andreas Hykade is an animation director from Germany. Before studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1988 to 1990, he attended König-Karlmann-Gymnasium Altötting. He worked as an animator in London in 1991, then studied animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg until 1995...
. It is an animated illustration of the lyrics, depicting deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
as Jägermeisters. During the chorus the liquid's path through the mouth is shown, along the way, the band members are seen, drinking.
The video follows the lyrics and is divided into sections beginning with a group of Jägermeisters performing a dance routine. Their number is decreasing section by section, as they sequentially got into different situations which always end with a violent death of one of them. At the end of the video, the very last surviving Jägermeister invites nine other Jägermeisters for Easter.
Track listing
- "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" (Rohde/Müller, Frege) − 4:21
- "We Love You" (Jagger/RichardsJagger/RichardsThe songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, known as Jagger/Richards , is a musical collaboration whose output has produced the majority of the catalogue of The Rolling Stones....
) − 3:10 (The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
cover) - "Der König aus dem Märchenland" (The king from the fairytale land) (Breitkopf/Frege) − 4:15
Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Austria | 1 |
| 1996 | Germany | 1 |
| 1996 | Switzerland | 1 |