Faust in der Tasche explained

Faust in der Tasche
Cover:Faustindertasche.gif
Type:single
Artist:Die Toten Hosen
Album:The Battle of the Bands
Released:1985
Genre:Punk rock
Length:3:55
Prev Title:Liebesspieler
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Das Altbierlied
Next Year:1986

"Faust in der Tasche" (Fist in the pocket) is a song by Die Toten Hosen, performed under the alias Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations. It's the only single and the first track from the EP The Battle of the Bands.

The song is narrated by a man, whose girlfriend has left him to date another guy. The narrator is pissed, because he sees them together all the time and it makes him sick.

Track listing

  1. "Faust in der Tasche" (Frege, von Holst/Frege) – 3:55 (as Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations)
  2. "La historia del pescador Pepe" (The story of Pepe the fisherman [in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]]) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 3:17 (as Die Flinger Domspatzen)