The Battle of the Bands explained

The Battle of the Bands
Type:EP
Artist:Die Toten Hosen
Cover:Battleofthebands.gif
Released:1985
Genre:Punk rock
Length:16:29
Prev Title:Unter falscher Flagge
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Damenwahl
Next Year:1986

The Battle of the Bands is an EP by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The songs are sung under different aliases, which makes it kind of a "battle of the bands".

The EP was re-released remastered as whole on the 2007 re-release of Unter falscher Flagge.

Track listing

  1. "Faust in der Tasche" (Fist in the pocket) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) – 3:55 (as Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations)
  2. "Head over Heels" (Trimpop/Frege) – 4:05 (as The Evil Kids)
  3. "Schöne Bescherung" (roughly Happy holidays; lit. Nice gift-giving, also Nice mess) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 2:23 (as Die Flinger Domspatzen)
  4. "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 Little Pepito and the Swinging Pesetas)
  5. "Vom Surfen und vom Saufen" (About surfing and about drinking) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:49 (as Die Pebbles)

Singles

Personnel

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