DEINE BAND

ok.danke.tschüss is DEINE BAND when it comes to learning German. Starting at level A2, ten songs offer you new perspectives on topics like sustainability, love, bureaucracy, and digital life and encourage you to discuss them. You can better understand the songs by watching creative music videos with subtitles, doing interactive tasks, and reading manuscripts.

 

  • Language level: A2
  • Media: audio, video, text (downloads), interactive exercises
Graphic for Deine Band episode 1 (Deine Liebe) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss." On the right, singer Eva Sauter laughs as she shoots bubbles into the air with two bubble guns. Musicians Lucas Firmbach and Manuel Praxmarer can be seen in two of the bubbles. In the background is an image of the Berlin TV Tower. To the left of center, you see the DEINE BAND project logo and below, in large letters, the title of the song: Deine Liebe.

1 Deine Liebe

In their song "Deine Liebe", ok.danke.tschüss shows that you cannot measure love with numbers - like money.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 2 (Kaffeebecher) featuring the "ok.danke.tschüss" members. In the center, there is a picture of four disposable coffee cups in a cardboard tray. Eva is sitting in an open cup of coffee, her legs sticking out over the edge of the cup. Manu squats between the two coffee cups and sprays a face on one of them. Lucas is curled up on top of another cup, his arms clasped behind his head. A sea of lone icebergs and ice floes can be seen surrounding the mugs. The DEINE BAND project logo is visible in the upper left corner, while the song's title, Kaffeebecher, is visible in large letters in the lower left corner.

2 Kaffeebecher

"Kaffeebecher" by ok.danke.tschüss is a song about heartbreak, carefree people and environmental issues.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 3 (Zeug) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss". In the lower part of the image, a big pile of junk consisting of car tires, broken TV sets and a dented car. The band members stand behind the pile of junk and pose in different outfits in front of a huge setting sun and a purple background. The logo of the DEINE BAND project can be seen at the top on the left side, with the title of the song below it in large letters: Zeug. (Source: DW)

3 Zeug

The song "Zeug" by ok.danke.tschüss addresses the issues of consumerism, clothes and sustainability.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 4 (Ofenherz) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss". Lucas, Eva, and Manu can be seen from behind in the foreground, standing arm in arm in the dusk on a street leading into the distance. The sky is illuminated by the full moon. A dark house with a lit window can be seen on the left. There is a line drawing of a lantern at the roadside to the right. To the left of the center, you see the DEINE BAND project logo; below, in large letters, is the title of the song: Ofenherz.

4 Ofenherz

In this song, ok.danke.tschüss sings about an oven and a house - but also about the relationship between two people.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 5 (Mietverzug) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss". The upper floors of two apartment buildings next to each other can be seen in the lower half of the image. Manu's legs are dangling over a drawing of a clothesline in the middle of the roof, while Eva is sitting in one of the windows on the left. A cat balances between them on the roof, where you can see chimneys and an antenna. Lucas is on the right side of the roof, walking toward the center of the building and carrying drawings of cardboard boxes. At the top left is the logo of the DEINE BAND project, below it, in large letters, the title of the song: Mietverzug.

5 Mietverzug

In the song "Mietverzug," ok.danke.tschüss talks about the high cost of living in the city and ongoing gentrification.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 6 (Ich poste, also bin ich) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss." Manu is pictured at the bottom of the image holding a large emoji with heart eyes in front of his face and gazing in surprise from behind it. On the right edge of the image, Eva is hiding behind large emoji with a winking eye and a tongue sticking out. Lucas is upside down at the top of the picture, holding an emoji with sunglasses in front of his face. An image of outer space, a drawing of a satellite, and the "thumbs up" and "heart" emojis can all be seen in the background. On the top left side is the DEINE BAND project logo, and below, in large letters, the title of the song: Ich poste, also bin ich.

6 Ich poste, also bin ich

For some, it's unimaginable to go without social media for even a single day. How does ok.danke.tschüss see this?
Graphic for Deine Band episode 7 (Handtuch) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss." A large image of a half-cut watermelon with three deck chairs arranged side by side is in the center. On top of the watermaelon, Manu, Lucas, and Eva are sitting and lying on the chairs, sweating. A parasol is behind them. The sea and a drawing of a sailboat and a seagull are all around the watermelon. To the right behind Eva's lounge chair, there is a drawing of a straw stuck in the watermelon. At the top left is the logo of the DEINE BAND project, below it, in large letters, the title of the song: Handtuch.

7 Handtuch

ok.danke.tschüss is ready for a vacation and packing their bags. But can the band really relax on vacation?
Graphic for Deine Band episode 8 (Bitte wenden) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss". Manu, Eva, and Lucas are shown in a large hedge maze. They are looking over the hedges at various points, looking around and waving. A road sign is stuck in the maze to their right, directing them to turn around. A large image of a hand holding a smartphone protrudes from a hedge in the foreground. A map with a route is displayed on the screen. On the center-left is the logo of the DEINE BAND project, below, it in large letters, is the title of the song: Bitte wenden.

8 Bitte wenden

The band ok.danke.tschüss sings about the influence of apps like Google Maps on their generation in "Bitte wenden."
Graphic for Deine Band episode 9 (Bürokratie) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss." The image depicts a windowless room with concrete walls and several filing cabinets in the center. Papers are peeking out of many of the drawers of the filing cabinets. Eva is seated in front of the cabinets with her legs spread out on the floor. Lucas is in the middle, and Manu is standing to the right of them. All three are tangled in a telephone cord while holding the orange receiver of an analog telephone. A pile of shredded paper scraps and crumpled paper is lying on the floor to Eva's left. On the top left side, the DEINE BAND project logo, below it, in large letters, is the title of the song: Bürokratie.

9 Bürokratie

Filling out forms, calling a government office, talking to staff: ok.danke.tschüss struggles with German bureaucracy.
Graphic for Deine Band episode 10 (Könnt ihr mich hören?) with the members of the band "ok.danke.tschüss". Eva and Lucas are posing in the foreground of the picture, Manu is standing behind them with his back to them. All three are wearing white full-body suits with black writing and symbols on them. Lucas and Manu are each forming a heart with their hands, Eva is holding a hand behind her ear to hear better, looking skeptical. In the background, a gramophone is seen on a rock in front of a canyon landscape. To the right of Eva's ear are three cartoon speech bubbles. At the top left is the logo of the project DEINE BAND, below it, in large letters, the title of the song: Könnt ihr mich hören?

10 Könnt ihr mich hören?

"Könnt ihr mich hören?"asks ok.danke.tschüss while singing about language as the key to understanding in their song.