Komm zurück/Die Banane
double single by Die Ärzte
"Komm zurück" (Come back) and "Die Banane" (The banana) are songs by German rock band Die Ärzte. "Komm zurück" is the eleventh and "Die Banane" the seventeenth track on their 2002 live album Unplugged: Rock'n'Roll Realschule. "Komm zurück/Die Banane" is the only single (a double single) from that album.
"Komm zurück" was initially on Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... and "Die Banane" on Planet Punk. "Komm zurück" was performed live for the first time ever for this record. "Komm zurück" is about missing someone. "Die Banane" is about how women eating bananas remind men of fellatio.
The videos for both songs feature footage from the concert.
Personnel
Originals
Komm zurück
Farin Urlaub - vocals, electric guitar, bass
Bela B. - drums
Die Banane
Bela B. - vocals, drums
Farin Urlaub - electric guitar
Rodrigo González - bass, keyboard
Komm zurück/Die Banane
Komm zurück
Farin Urlaub - vocals, acoustic guitar
Rodrigo González - acoustic bass guitar
Bela B. - drums
Markus Paßlick - percussion
MTV Unplugged Orchestra - strings
Die Banane
Bela B. - vocals, drums
Farin Urlaub - background vocals, harmonica
Rodrigo González - acoustic guitar
Markus Paßlick - percussion
MTV Unplugged Orchestra - strings, horns
Track listing
"Komm zurück" – 3:29
"Die Banane" – 4:59
"Ist das alles?" – 4:12
"Sommer, Palmen, Sonnenschein" – 2:42
"3-Tage-Bart" – 3:24
B-sides
The B-sides are live 'unplugged' recordings from the same concert as the A-sides not released on the album.
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