Sumisu


"Sumisu" is a song by Farin Urlaub. It's the second single and third track from his debut album Endlich Urlaub!. The song is a homage to the Smiths – according to the lyrics, Farin used to listen to them, when he was down. "Sumisu" is "Smith" in Japanese.
Also, The Cure and New Order are mentioned in the song.

Video

Farin portrays a vampire, who attacks a woman, supposedly in her home. The end is supposed to seem happy. Most scenes are on the basis of or adopted from the 1922 movie Nosferatu by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
The references to the Smiths in the video are:
  1. "Sumisu" – 2:14
  2. "Stein des Anstoßes" – 5:43
  3. "Buch zum Lesen" – 1:49
  4. "Sumisu" – 2:56