Die Goldenen Zitronen (English: The Golden Lemons) are a punk rock band from Hamburg, Germany that are known for their entertaining and politically relevant style.Their original name was Die Deutschen Nazikartoffeln (The German Nazi-potatoes).When the band formed in 1984 at the beginning of the “Fun-Punk”-movement, punk was their main style.They are considered a forerunner to the "Hamburger Schule."Over the years the band added more experimental musical forms, with which different styles were combined.Their lyrics are political and take a critical view of society from a left to left-radical perspective.