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Wikipedia article




"'Die klgsten Mnner der Welt'" (often shortened as "'DKMDW'") [The wisest men in the world] is a song by German rock band Die rzte. It's the seventh track on CD2 and the fifth single from their 2003 album 'Gerusch'. It's a sarcastic ode to politicians. The CD single features a computer game "Pcman" and also the video.

The video



Bela B. plays a simple-minded hillbilly, drinking whisky and singing along with his television while it shows Die rzte playing the song live. He is also shown doing other mostly absurd things in the country. Later he plays with a toy-tank, destroying toy landmarks of major towns and sends a toy-rocket to the sky. In the end he is riding towards a mushroom cloud. After that the words "...regardless: not voting helps the wrong ones" can be read on the screen, and a swastika is knocked into a trash can. Throughout, the song's lyrics appear on screen with the heads of prominent German and international politicians appearing as the bouncing ball.

Track listing



# "Die klgsten Mnner der Welt" 4:00

# "Sprche III" 17:22

# "Die klgsten Mnner der Welt" (video) 4:14

# "Pcman" (enhanced CD-R track)

Vinyl



# "Die klgsten Mnner der Welt" 4:00

# "Sprche IIIa" 6:50

# "Sprche IIIb" 10:37

B-sides



"Sprche III" (Patter III) is from the 'Unrockstar' tour. On the vinyl, it is divided into two parts; on the A-side, b on the B-side.

Personnel



*Bela B. vocals, drums

*Farin Urlaub guitar

*Rodrigo Gonzlez bass

Charts




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