Helloween - Dr. Stein

And the humor is back. This tune was originally released on 1988's Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2, but is here is a performance from their forthcoming end-of-March 2010 release Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary (CD/DVD).

As with the track from Chameleon a few days back, this one includes horns (performed in the video by scantily clad nurses). The vocalist is Andi Deris, who has been with the band since Michael left in 1993. Die hard fans of Helloween (pre-Pink Chameleons) shouldn't be too concerned about the horns ~ for the most part, Andi's more limited vocal range has been compared to original lead vocalist (and co-guitarist) Kai Hansen's, and that early material was some of their heaviest material to date. This version of the tune is, as can be gathered from the video, clearly done for fun.

We're back to humor in the lyrics with this one, wherein the eponymous doctor has some (eventually fatal) fun with cloning. As a fan of lyrics that tell a story and show change over the course of the tune, I like how they chorus shows a progression of the "funny creatures" created by the good doctor, particularly how they start off as "great rock musicians" and then "They become great politicians" (with great imagery in the video, shedding light on the truth and explaining much about politics).

For reference, here's a clip of the original performance with Michael Kiske:

( Complete lyrics under the cut... )