Synopsis

A young man brings a Die Aerzte record to a dystopian Ministry for Discipline and Order, where uniformed inspectors subject it to an absurd censorship procedure. They listen to the record, damage it, mark it with a giant censorship stamp, and send it toward a monstrous disposal machine. The authority is overseen by a dominatrix, played by Teresa Orlowski, whose presence intensifies the video's blend of political satire, sexual provocation, and grotesque authoritarian imagery.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in 1989 and was created as a direct response to the censorship and indexing of several Die Aerzte records by West Germany's Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors.

• The fictional censorship office uses authoritarian, quasi-fascist visual language, including uniforms and symbols built around the letter "Z" for "Zensur" ("censorship").

• Teresa Orlowski, then one of Germany's best-known porn performers, appears as the dominatrix running the institution. According to the band's archive, her own video studios were made available for the production and editing.

• The clip and its making-of were later included on the VHS compilation "Die beste Band der Welt (...und zwar live!) II."

• The Austrian Youth Media Commission approved the video only for viewers aged 18 and older.

• "Bitte bitte" is an unusual entry in the band's catalog because its song is built around a synth-pop approach rather than their more familiar punk-rock sound.