l under , ▁numerous ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁German ▁sch l ager ▁songs ▁and ▁tracks ▁like ▁Az z ur ro . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁pione ers ▁of ▁" Vol x music ", ▁which ▁comb ines ▁elements ▁of ▁German ▁folk ▁music ▁with ▁jazz , ▁hip - h op ▁or ▁rock . ▁In ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁songs ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁experiment ▁with ▁strings ▁or ▁wind ▁instruments . ▁A ▁few ▁songs ▁have ▁elements ▁that ▁are ▁lifted ▁from ▁jazz ▁( e . g . ▁War um ▁wer de ▁ich ▁nicht ▁s att ), ▁reg ga e ▁( Ze hn ▁kleine ▁J äg ermeister ) ▁or ▁Y ug oslav ian ▁gy ps y ▁music ▁( D as ▁M äd chen ▁aus ▁R ott we il ). ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁The ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁have ▁not ▁depart ed ▁substantial ly ▁from ▁their ▁original ▁style ▁of ▁music , ▁choosing ▁power ▁ch ords , ▁straightforward ▁lyr ics , ▁simple ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁anth em - like ▁ch or uses ▁over ▁long ▁instrument al ▁sol os . ▁ ▁Other ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁include ▁hard core ▁punk , ▁punk ▁bl ues , ▁heavy ▁metal , ▁thr ash ▁metal , ▁and ▁hard ▁rock . ▁ ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁music ▁has ▁gradually ▁shift ed ▁from ▁fun ny ▁and ▁n ons ens ical ▁to ▁serious . ▁ ▁The ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁LP ▁were ▁mostly ▁about ▁having ▁fun , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end