- Covered Up: They did parodies of "Walk Like An Egyptian" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away", which in Germany may very well be more famous to some listeners than the original songs.
- Harsher in Hindsight:
- Abschied, a song about how great it would be if humans died out. One year later, the Covid-19 Pandemic hit, killing millions.
- Helmut K., a song portraying the then-chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl as a domestic abuser who enjoys beating his Wife Hannelore. Said wife Hannelore Kohl eventually comitted suicide in 2001, and although there is no proof that there might be some truth to the song's lyrics, the band has not played the song live since then (Save one club concert in Berlin in 2006).
- Mein Freund Michael ("My Friend Michael"), a song about the monotony of Formula 1 racing and jokingly telling Michael Schmucher to go "full throttle" because the protagonist has disclosed a life insurance on his name. Fast forward 18 years, and Schumacher had his fateful skiing accident that resulted in him being put in a coma for several months.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: "(Ich ess) Blumen"note , a song by Bela which pokes fun on vegetarians. Over 30 years later, Bela has become a vegan himself.
- Ho Yay: In-universe. Rock Rendezvous claims that Farin and Bela have the hots for each other but were just too shy to tell. It gets even worse when Rod plays the homosexuality-and-religion card, just to be told that he gets sodomized as well since "who refuses the avances of his superiors flies out of the band". Sahnie?... Of course it's all for the laughs.
- Misaimed Fandom: Happened to one of their most famous songs "Junge"note when it got covered as part of a Take That! album by conservative German Volksmusik singer Heino. The songs lyrics ironically feature stereotypical conservative parents objections to their 'sweet little boys' punk lifestyle, and accusations of being a failure for not conforming to his parents notions of a respectable career and livestyle.note Heino gleefully took them, proclaimed the song to promote good values and turned it into a literal interpretation, making it moralizing and condecending.
- Signature Song: "Westerland" or "Männer sind Schweine" (which they have however not performed live in ages and consider something of an Old Shame) are the two most likely contenders. "Schrei nach Liebe" is also a staple at anti-fascist demonstrations.
- The Woobie: The titular heroine of Die traurige Ballade von Susi Spakowski ("The sad Ballad of Susi Spakowski") certainly qualifies. Her mother's Death leaves Susi at the mercy of her alcoholic and sexually abusive father. She tries to get help from her teachers and the police, but because they consider her scum (because she prostitutes herself to the boys in her class in exchange for "a bit of tenderness"), they don't do anything. Eventually, Susi snaps and resorts to castrate her Dad before setting him and their place on fire and committing suicide by jumping of the balconey. But because the Bible treats suicide the same way as murder, she is sent to hell where her father is already waiting for her.
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