Der legendäre Wixer-Blues vom 7. Oktober 1976

Song Meaning

This track paints a picture of utter romantic and sexual frustration. The narrator is completely alone, lamenting his inability to connect with women. He states plainly, "I hob ka Freundin, i hob ka Frau" (I have no girlfriend, I have no wife), and that he's "bei d' Weiber den Dauerhau" (constantly getting the brush-off from women). The core of his despair is the feeling that "Auf mi steht kane" (no one is into me), leaving him with a single, solitary recourse: "I wix, sunst nix" (I masturbate, nothing else). The lyrics detail a series of failed attempts at connection. He tries to compliment a woman at the tobacco shop, calling her "a Wülde" (a wild one), only to be slapped. Later, he sees a phone number scrawled in a bar bathroom for a woman named Sissi, calls her, and she immediately rejects him over the phone. Even the most marginalized women, the "Praterhuan" (Prater prostitutes), tell him to "Schleich di Burli" (piss off, kid). The narrator feels cursed, as if he has "de Krätzn" (the plague), and "I mach wos foisch, nur wos, was i ned" (I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what). The song's power lies in its blunt, almost aggressive honesty and the stark contrast between the narrator's desire and his reality. The repeated refrain hammers home his isolation and resignation. The final stanza offers a bitter resolution: since no one loves him and he can't succeed with women, his new motto is "Scheiß auf de Weiber, selbst ist der Mann" (Fuck women, a man is his own). This defiant, self-pitying declaration is the only way he can salvage some pride from his complete lack of romantic success.