Damenwahl (translation Ladies' choice, a dance term to indicate it is ladies' turn to choose partners) is the third studio album of the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The term "Damenwahl" appears in "Verflucht, verdammt, gebrandmarkt" and the intro of "Altbierlied". It is regarded by some as the weakest album by DTH. "Bis zum bitteren Ende" is originally from Opel-Gang, here sung a cappella. "Schwarzwaldklinik" is based on and titled after popular German TV series The Black Forest Clinic. "Wort zum Sonntag" is a punk anthem titled after a couple of German church TV shows and a tribute to Johnny Thunders. It features a line "Solange Johnny Thunders lebt, solange bleib ich ein Punk" (As long as Johnny Thunders lives, I'll stay punk). After his death the band didn't perform this song for a long time; later they used another line: "Hey Johnny, kannst du uns grad sehen? Wir vergessen dich nicht. Wir werden überall von dir erzählen, damit dein Name ewig weiterlebt" (Hey Johnny, can you see us right now? We won't forget you. We will talk about you everywhere, so your name could live forever). "Agent X" the first English-language song that the band released on a studio album.

Track listing

2007 remastered anniversary edition bonus tracks

<li> "Übung macht den Meister" (Practice makes perfect) (von Holst/Frege) – 1:59 (from "[Das Altbier Lied](https://bliptext.com/articles/das-altbier-lied)") <li> "Zapfenstreich" ([Tattoo](https://bliptext.com/articles/military-tattoo)) (von Holst, Frege/Frege, von Holst) – 3:22 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Disco in Moscow" (Ram, Wyatt/Wyatt, Ram) – 3:09 (original English version of "Disco in Moskau", [The Vibrators](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-vibrators) cover; Damenwahl demo) <li> "Spielzeugland" – 2:57 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Bombenstimmung" (roughly Terrific atmosphere) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:54 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Großalarm" – 3:54 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Nur im Traum" (Only in a dream) (von Holst/Frege) – 2:39 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Schwarzwaldklinik" – 3:36 (Damenwahl demo) <li> "Das kleine ABC" (The little ABC) (von Holst/Frege) – 3:34 ([Kauf MICH!](https://bliptext.com/articles/kauf-mich-album) demo) <li> "Aufgeben (gilt nicht)" (Giving up (is not a choice)) (Frege/Frege) – 5:01 (Kauf MICH! demo) <li> "Gipfelstürmer" (Summiteer) (Meurer/Frege) – 3:45 (Kauf MICH! demo) </li></ol>

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