| Elke | |
| Artist: | Die Ärzte |
| Album: | Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 3:22 |
| Label: | CBS Schallplatten |
| Producer: | Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte |
| Die Schönen und das Biest: Elke (live) | |
| Cover: | Cover art for Elke by the artist Die Ärzte.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Die Ärzte |
| Album: | Wir wollen nur deine Seele |
| Released: | 8 November 1999 |
| Recorded: | 18 May 1997 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 3:36 |
| Label: | Hot Action Records |
| Producer: | Uwe Hoffmann & Die Ärzte |
| Prev Title: | Rebell |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Wie es geht |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
"Elke" is a punk song by German band 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 is still alive and is outraged. The monstrous fan is finally killed with a tank.
"Medley" is from a concert in Mannheim (12 October 1998)