It's the first thing I ever saw. They also used Zeppelins or airships to promote their shows in LA. I spotted one sitting on my girlfriend's balcony and lost my shit. Haha Plenty of people also miss the U Boat at the very beginning when the austronauts are carrying the Coffin hiding next to them in the shadows.
When I was about 9 - 10 years old, everyone in the class had to do a speech - in front of the class - about a chosen subject. Mine was the Hindenburg Disaster. Some 30 years later, I find myself working on a new airship at Lakehurst (where the Hindenburg Disaster occurred) having my photo taken at the Hindenburg Memorial. So no, I noticed it immediately.
Hi, I'm from Germany. In my Opinion is this Video in context with the Lyrics an absolute Masterpiece. Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitarrs. A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the Mother of the German Nation. The red Light discribe a red thread through the history of Germany. The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space. The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too. The battle of the Teutoburg forrest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike). That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history. The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees. The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of Emperor Germanicus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees). In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle. After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background). The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion. The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket. This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain. A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp. The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" sown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses. The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man. The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialst German state in the east that existed before the German reunification. Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion). My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams. Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example. The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events. PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it). But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war. The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too. PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII. PPPPPS: My interpretation of the glass coffin is Little Snow White in space, like I wrote before. PPPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet. Finally: The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin. I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because: a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE
@@Kilroy-was-here-d1k There was a space program in the 40s with Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun rocket engineer and then there was Sigmund Jähn, the first German in space with Soyuz 31! Ulf Merbold, the first ESA astronaut in space and the astronaut groups of DFVLR/DLR Renate Brümmer, Hans Schlegel, Gerhard Thiele, Heike Walpot and Ulrich Walter Space Shuttle!
@@ralfhabich2875 von Braun and others just invented the rocket science hence the V2 reference. Ok, there were German astronauts, so have other nations, I wouldnt argue that this makes German history unique....
Rammstein packed almost 23 centuries of German history in a 9 minutes music video. So no wonder it's fully packed with symbols and allusions that every German understands while the lyrics describe the ambivalence every native German feels about loving and hating the German (and so even their own) roots.
Many europeans understand too (no need of the lyrics : the symbols talk). We learn our history at school (without chauvinism), unlike US. Everyone in the world should know that, as an example of what to do, or not to do. Not knowing that history, it is now repeating, in many countries, with different forms, and it turns to global catastrophy. Learn from the past, and don't be jerks...
This vid is taking you through several events in Germanys history, with Rammstein's own twist in it. German actress Ruby Commey appears as Germania throughout the video. "Germania" is the Latin name of the country called "Deutschland" in the spoken language of its own inhabitants, though used as the country's name in various other languages, such as "Germany" in English. In the country itself, the use of the Latin "Germania" was mainly literary and poetical, linked with patriotic and nationalist feelings Germania as personification is usually depicted as a robust woman with long, flowing, reddish-blonde hair and wearing armour. She often wields the Reichsschwert (imperial sword), and possesses a medieval-style shield that sometimes bears the image of a black eagle on a gold field.
the piano version of sonne at the end is so beautifully tragic sounding it feels so sad , it fits so well being placed at the end of this chaotic video
I wonder if it also has a meaning with Germania in "Snowwhites" coffin at the end, cause it was also used in Sonne ... perhaps there is even a deeper connection. i.e. like everyone here is admiring her and working hard to have her calm and not get angry again.
@@donchillow527 I always saw the Snowwhite's coffin reference as an allusion to the original fairy tale, where Snowwhite was believed to be dead until she was kissed by a prince. It's a bittersweet hope, that all of that barbarism comes to a happy end, but with a pessimistic sping as the dwarves/astronauts seemingly accomplished their mission this time without a noble prince showing up.
@@hansauger3460 I think, that the barbarism really just started when the romans came and we got converted to christianity. This is the time where suddenly women who had equal rights and were respected became hunted when they were smart or not just used as birthing machines (like supposed in roman christianity). Women were elected clan leaders by the tribes in our "barabaric times". Things changed when christianity was ruling ... there is a reason their time of rule is called "the dark ages". Healers were also only allowed to be women in the old german culture (cause they were the ones giving life), for christians, they then were witches and needed to be killed, just cause they themselfs didn't know how to process local berries and mushrooms to not be poisonous. The roman katholic church was doing what it could best, strip women from rights and freedoms and start wars to enrich themselfs ... like they do, since they exist. I'm not talking about christs message here but if you do the reasearch you will find out what the romans did to that message when they decided to write the bible and propagate their own religious rules as "christianity" ...i.e. killing everyone who had a version of the bible petrus wrote, cause it had too much rules that would not have been accepted by romans (it is all written in historic letters from the pope).
The dogs are German Leonberger dogs. They almost died out during the second world war and were brought back from extinction barely. They are gigantic, shoulder height up to 85cm and weight up to 75kg. Very fluffy, very cute.
I'm from Germany so let me give you some thoughts from someone who's born here. First of all, first time I watched the video I was shocked and deeply moved. The song/ video takes a very deep look into our german souls and how most of us feel about our country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that as a German you catch onto. Let's start: in the intro you see Germania ( Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time. The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history. Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history. Next you observe the twenties(Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. And Germany's first try as a democratic state. In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear. Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies. Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1989). Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence. The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests and a sign on the gallows reads: no photos. Germania wears an eye-patch first on her left, than on her right eye. Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds., representing Germany's wealth. The 70's scene shows the RAF- extremists holding Germania/ Germany hostage. Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burning. If you have a close look, at minute @ you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945. The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal helping (dressed in red) a new Germany being born. At minute @ you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform. Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing how many times, when circumstances becoming to extreme everything is falling apart and Germania ( dressed in knight's) armor is crying. The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completed how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness. To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history, because we as a state of today exist only since 1989. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old" I hope that helped a little to understand the video and with that us Germans. We don't have a strong feeling of patriotism, but a strong sense of unity. It's complicated. With love from Germany 🤘 😎
Für mich ist mein Deutschland keine Hass -Liebe ,da hast du dir ganz schön was eintrichtern lassen wenn du so fühlst :D Das einzige was zum Hassen verleitet sind diese in Berlin tätigen Politik Bonsen die ihr Volk bestehlen .
I think the puppies represent the new generation of Germans that doesn't care for religion or Germania and are about to create something new. In one scene the puppy pisses on the cardinal and in another Germania is send into space in a coffin. I liked your explanation. It's on point and I learned something new about the song. Thx.
@@Odin355 As an American with a short yet tragedy-riddled history, I understand what you mean. I don't hate my country, I love America, the country and traditional values, but I do not love that which is trying to undo those values. History is meant to keep us repeating it, yet so many want to look back upon it with the wrong mind and allow their emotions to get in the way of the lesson. And like the slave owners who forced their hardship onto another race for profit, today's "ancestral victims" are doing the same and demanding whites pay their way in life pretending it's about a nobler cause. How can it be noble if $$$$ is all that's demanded? The very thing they claim is the root of all evil when the argument benefits them.
I'm from Belgium, which borders Germany, and I cried when I saw this video for the first time. Because it represents the good and the evil of Germany through the ages, with references to Nazis and the Bader-Meinhoff group and some such. Belgians are part German because Germanic tribes influenced the remainder of the Belgians after Julius Ceaser managed to almost wipe us out, more than two-thousand years ago. "Will Dich lieben Und verdammen" (want love you and damn you), "Deutschland, fluch und segen, meine liebe kan ich nicht geben" (Germany, curse and blessing, my love I cannot give you) are bloody powerful statements, especially when it comes from Germans. The video can seem confusing to people who don't know about German or even European history, but the film is great and the song is wonderful. Greetings and well-wishes from Antwerp.
Each and every single cut to another scene in this mini-movie represents one different aspect of German history. Often times the people in the scenes go even one layer deeper by alluding not only to very specific historic instances, but also the setting and specific background info. Often these are linked to parts of the lyrics that are sung right at this moment in the video, either by Till as the main voice, or by Richard in the background. Sometimes the cuts are even timed to focus on different words of one and the same stanza line, with several cuts for each individual word or phrase. That's how insanely deep this video goes. Let's take apart the very first scene: Germania Magna was the Latin name of the area that was inhabited by lots of different Germanic tribes with somewhat similar languages and cultural backgrounds. This was also the only written record as these tribes did not have an active written language themselves, so all records come from the ancient Roman conquerors, tainted by their own perceptions. The ancient Romans had conquered roughly half the area of what is currently modern day Germany, and settled the 'barbarian' tribes there under Roman law and rule. They invaded along the major rivers of the Danube and the Rhine, branching off along the Mosel and the Main rivers, as well as smaller rivers. Basically anything that could be reached directly by Roman galleys had been conquered, starting from the west and south, with a short excursion from the north. The disparate barbarian tribes had little to nothing to set against the numerically, tactically, and strategically superior Roman legions. So, in modern terms, they were outmanned, outgunned, out-everythinged, basically. The term 'barbarian' also comes from that time, because it means a "person with a beard" in Latin. You know, the same origin for the word "barber"? That also was tainted by the ancient Roman perception: being clean shaven was a long standing tradition among ancient Romans. Anyone any sporting facial hair, often wearing animal skins or pelts was considered at the least too poor to afford a regular barber's shave, at worst willfully crude and uncivilized. So the tall, bearded, Germanic tribes with their strong traditions of animalistic and totemic religions, wearing untreated animal skins representing their fierce prowess in combat, were pretty much the anti-thesis of the ancient Romans. The Varus Battle (presumed in the Teutoburg Forest, but that is still contended) in 9 AD was the single worst defeat of the Roman armed forces in the entire history of ancient Rome, right smack dab in the middle of their golden glorious period. That was an absolutely devastating blow as two whole legions, plus a siginificant portion of a third legion was completely wiped out by Arminius (Armin or Hermann, depending on the translation). He was an ex-Roman slave who had been given legionary training in the Roman mercenary corps, but had returned to Germania Magna after his release. He unified multiple Germanic tribes in a treaty that had until then been warring continuously among themselves, weakening themselves so much that they had been eaten in small, nice, bite-sized chunks by the Roman forces. With this unification of three, some say even more tribes, Arminius/Herman/Armin succeeded at outpacing and outsmarting the Roman legions by turning his legionairy knowledge he gained from his training against the Romans. The battle lasted for more than three days, sometimes straight through the night. This was a tactic completely unheard of among the Romans. Also Roman legions didn't usually fight among trees or in boggy areas, as their heavy armor and weapons made them vulnerable there. Arminius used these three facts against the Romans, by sending skirmishing assaults of small groups of tribal warriors against the Romans in guerilla strikes. This kept the Romans awake for three days straight, while Arminius only used small amounts of his forces in rotation, allowing the rest to sleep in shifts. Once the devastatedly tired Romans tried to break out of the boggy forest areas, he struck against stragglers, eroding the morale even more. This resulted in a rout, and spreading of the legions along long lines of fleeing small groups which were then wiped out consecutively. From a purly military standpoint, Arminius was a military genius. From a humanitarian standpoint, he was a sadist. But that was common among soldiers of that time, among all warring peoples. In 16. AD the Roman general Germanicus started a punitive expedition to the northern Germanic tribes, but couldn't find many survivors. He mostly found the remants of the legionaries brutally murdered and ritualistically sacrificed to the Germanic tribes' gods and totems. Often times the heads had been severed and nailed or tied to trees, most often disfigured. This was a secondary, and fully intentional blow to the Roman legions' morale. This was exactly the very first scene depicted in this mini-movie. This was often done by women, who held high places in the Germanic tribes as priestesses, and were often outside, and above the usual political feuds and power-plays of the male dominated politics. When a woman, especially a priestess spoke her mind in a Germanic tribe, men listened to them as they were considered touched by the spirit world. Also, women were NOT held back from becoming warriors themselves if they wanted to, so they could, if they wanted to, become as influential as men in the tribes' politics, not only as priestesses. Prowess in combat was valued highly, no matter the sex. Germania was also the name given to a mythical idealized mother-figure representing all of Germany. Germania as a mother-figure was basically created during the Romantic era (roughly the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century) by authors and musicians somehow trying to conjure a more united German spirit. Somehow she was supposed to be watching over Germany's progress and development in history going back to exactly those ancient Germanic tribes. But like many such mythical figures she rarely if ever got actively involved in the shaping of history; she is more of a stoic observer. So the woman you saw in the very first scene was either a priestess, or a warrior. But she is also, obviously, a representation of Germania. As she simply stared at and watched the charging Roman legionaries stoically. And that was basically JUST that very first scene's background setting for when the Roman soldiers came up to that tree, saw the hanged men in the tree, and seeing the priestess cutting off the head of a fallen soldier. Now imagine THIS length of discussion for almost EVERY single cut in this video. Because that's how deep into the background of Germany's history, and the contemporary background you could easily delve with each and every scene, depending on the lyrics sung right at that time. Nuff said, right?
As a German I just can say: Great comment! Very detailed & very accurate. And as described, that just explains the first part of the video. Many of the scenes have double or even triple meanings and it all sums up the darkest parts of German history. It's probably the most important song of Rammstein and for the band - considering how much of production value got into the video. And to make their political position clear once again. The band had a lot of issues with far-rights and Nazis admiring their early songs because the rough tone was connoted with the relatively popular "Rechtsrock" (right-wing rock) back then. They wrote the song "Links" (Left) for their third album as a clear message that they are not supporting far-right ideas. As extremism grows in Germany again since the German reunification (because East and West Germany are still on a very different level in terms of education, employment & infrastructure) and the recent success of the extreme right-wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), many people fearing the possibility of another fascist regime. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution under the right-conservative CDU, which governed 31 of the last 38 years (this year is election year), isn't doing enough against extremism, especially when it comes from right-wingers. To counter that, a lot of artists and creators decides to make statements against CDU and AfD and producing art that shows how divided German society is.
Right. The whole video contains so much imagery pertaining to german history that you could almost fill a book explaining them. However, the main theme is the brutal, bloody and violent history drawing a red (bloody?) line throughout time, represented by that laser beam. I think that it is a clear statement towards all the people accusing Rammstein of being right-wing. Chosing a black actress as Germania is "in your face" to all those right-wing as******. Showing all the brutality throughout the ages is a statement in itself, that history makes it hard to "love" Germany. (I can´t get behind the concept of loving a country anyways....)
Musste lachen als das mit den Barbaren und dem Bart kam aber fuck it, das es nen zusammenhang hat hätte ich nicht erwartet xD ive laughing about the part with the barbarian and beard but fuck it i dont have expact about that it have a connection xD i believe that was armin does, was the very first recorded guerilla tactic
As soon as you see the Romans in the second shot, every German knows what this music video is gonna be about. The lyrics express what it means to be born German in a post-WWII, post-cold war, reunited but deeply scarred nation with all its flaws, contradictions, and responsibilities. It addresses every single nuance of our identity, that's why this song together with the music video is so brilliant. It touches something very deep in our core that is distinctly German. This highly critical, remorseful, sorrowful, gloomy piece of art is as close as you can get to a manifestation of modern-day German patriotism. That's my two cents, at least.
It just occurred to me: at the 3:40 mark we see an East German military command, and in the room is a cosmonaut holding a helmet marked CCCP. The first German in space was an East German cosmonaut, operating as part of the Soviet space program. He was the only East German to ever go into space, although about a dozen or so Germans have done so following reunification. It's a nice touch, and a reminder that the boys in the band all grew up in East Germany back in the day- a nice Easter Egg for history buffs :D
Also the concept of Germania dying and being put in a glass coffin, the Austronauts surrounding her as she touches her pregnant belly are "Sonne" references. Her standing behind them as an Angel as they crawl forward at the end is a reference to "Mein Teil".
10:21 The outro is actually the song Sonne from the album Klavier, released in 2015. It was the piano version of their classic song Sonne from the Mutter album, released in 2001 :)
the start with the Roman soldiers was an allusion to the "Battle of the Teuteburg Forest" in 9aD..3 Roman Legions (20 thousand Soldiers + Entourage) were totally wiped out in the woods by an union of some small totally outnumbered German tribes...that event was crucial and the "start" for "German history" the whole video is an allusion to all different kind of historical events of the 1000 years of German history...some were glory some were distusting..and the black woman is the personification of "Germany"(she is black and at some point she is wearing gold and has red eyes = the colours of the German flag) and the laser beam is representing "time"..and "Yes" the big blast was the Hindenburg desaster..and Till sings about his very ambivalent feeling for his country Germany = pride, hate and shame..it is basically - seen in a bigger picture - a song against hyperbolic patriotism
Very good answer... 3 years ago i visited Kalkriese were the Varus battle take place.. In the video they show the Expedition from germanicus who searches the place years after the battle happened.. In fact they found mass graves were bones from humans and animal combined were burried.
@@FB12887 Naja...außer die Anspielung auf dier Varus Schlacht sind alle anderen Anspielungen im Video von den letzten 1000 Jahren..daher habe ich auch 1000 Jahre geschrieben. Nicht umsonst ist ja die Römerszene auch sozusagen ganz - subtil - als ein "Prolog" inszeniert und der Song fängt ja auch erst danach richtig an...daher ist es auch völlig legitim von 1000 Jahren zu schreiben.
@@michaelgrabner8977 kann man so sehen.. Ich wunder mich immer wenn Amerikaner schreiben sie hätten nur ein paar hundert Jahre an Geschichte. Als ob erst mit den Pilgern die Geschichte begann. Die tausenden von Jahren mit indianischer Geschichte wird eigentlich nie erwähnt.
And they are a perfect allegory for the German nation building. Leonbergers are said to be loyal to the end, fearless, indulge in comraderie - and don't grow old compared to others.
There were only 8 males left in all of Germany after WW2. They were facing extinction. A few of the breeders were already mixing them with other breeds like golden retrievers, just to keep some of the legacy alive. If it wasn't for great effort with international support, bringing in purebred Leonbergers from sometimes as far as Canada, this symbol of Germany would be lost forever. On a metaphor level... Only a new Germania, one that is aware of her old mistakes and is not too prideful, but willing to cooperate with others... can breed a new true German.
The piano is a piano version of “Sonne”. All Rammstein things which they make is a TRUE MASTERPIECES. I was on 31.7.2023 in Chorzów Poland 🇵🇱 it was my best 3 hours in entire life. Nothing will be the same after seeing them live ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤ Rammstein forever !!
The German gov. didn´t lost a word about it. Which they shouldn´t do anyways. Some media outlets had opinions, some good, some bad. Overall the reactions where positive.
@Edoardo Leonardioh there was a lot of Media saying this because Rammstein realesed a 20 sec part of the Video where Only the execution of the KZ prisoners has been shown. So many people where saying that they only want to get Publicity. And yes they get IT. After the full Videos was published, These people Stopped saying IT, because seeing this movie in a whole everything make sense
@Edoardo Leonardi well that was the council of the jewish community in germany and that point only a glimpse was released as teaser and that showed the execution scene. Without further context I understand the complains. But after the release the went quiet. The uproar was a cheap marketing trick to get attention
The different "eras" are different times in German history, except for the space suits which is generally interpreted as future archaeologists studying a forgotten Germany. The black woman is "Germania", and represents the country throughout history. That's why she's sometimes a leader (like during WW2), she's being devoured by the christian monks during the dark ages, she's happily entertaining the masses during the Weimar Republic, etc. That end scene with the dog is a very specific breed of dog that was very common in Germany and then almost went extinct, but a couple were found and the breed was saved. Which in my personal opinion I think they use to symbolise the part of German society that they feel almost was obliterated, but can still be saved. A couple of things that are hard to catch unless you know the language: The red laser that's almost omnipresent is from a German expression "rote Faden", the closest idiomatic expression in English I can think of is "common thread", so they're basically saying there's a common thread/theme throughout history. During the early scenes of Germania during WW2 she has an eyepatch over her right eye. There's a german expression that translates to "To be blind on the left/right eye.", with the context of someone being blind to the wrongdoings of political extremists on either the left or right side. You'll also notice that in the end of that scene the patch has moved to her left eye, right before it clips to the hostage-scene with Till in drag and a shootout. This being a reference to an overreaction in post-nazi Germany that allowed the rise of left extremists which then had some horrible outcomes (R.A.F). Finally one of the very subtle things Till does (which he first did right after you very correctly mentioned how constants are sung through in German), is a twist on the old German national anthem, which used to start with the phrase "Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles, über alles in der Welt." Basically "Germany, Germany, over everything, over everything in the world.". This is no longer part of the official anthem since it's too loaded, but it's very well known. But! He sings "Deutschland, Deutschland, über allen.", he changes alles -> allen, which changes the meaning from everything -> everyone. So with the scenography during the times he sings it, my own interpretation is that he is blaming Germany for being oppressive towards it's own people (in different ways during different times, but that for me is the "red thread" or common thread/theme throughout)
I tear up every time I watch this video. The history of Germany has been plagued with death and tyranny and the love for ones country is deeply rooted in loyalty it wants to hold so dear but is incapable no longer. I relate because I live in America and it reflects a big portion of our history. What we see today breaks my heart and angers me like nothing before.
So, you finally were watching it - THE video! And the intersting fact is you can watch it a hundred times, you will find a new aspect every single time! Welcome to the bad side of German history! A great video and a great song, right? I think so. greetings from Germany.
Yes, you should definately check out more of their official videos! They are great! "Ohne dich" is one my personal favourites or "Sonne" (which you heard on the piano at the end)!
Gold, red and black - colors of German flag. Video shows all of the German history, with all of it good, bad and horrible moments. Its packed with symbols and moments, so it requires separate video of explanations ) And I love to see your reactions to other Rammstein music videos, they are quite unique!
Hallo, noch eine kurze Ergänzung. Die Analogie zur deutschen Flagge Schwarz, Rot und Gold wird im Song ständig wiedergegeben (Schwarz - Germania, Rot - der Laser und Gold der Schmuck von Germania). Grüsse aus Deutschland.
Rammstein really uses a lot of symbols in this song. The real meaning only emerges with the lyrics and the video together. You really have to analyze it more closely and then you will understand the deeper meaning. In this song the Middle Ages, the time of the Romans, the GDR - these historical events are presented in different roles. Of course, the theme of the Nazi era and the persecution of the Jews is also addressed, although its presentation does not differ from the style of the other scenes. A constant in the entire video is a woman who appears as a personified Germany in the different epochs. If you know this woman is representing germany and looking to the video again you will see so much more. I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because: a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE! Sometimes as a victim, sometimes as a perpetrator. In the text there are also several sections that contradict each other, e.g. "Will love and damn you". Statements like these express Germany's good and bad sides on the one hand. One of the passages like "so young and yet so old". This means that German history began early. But through certain events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the founding of the GDR through which a new era began for Germany. "one can love you and yet hate you!" It is a question of whether you can be proud of your country or not. "Your love is a curse and a blessing. I cannot give you my love." Germany is aware of the good but also dark times and many see the dark times as so extreme that it is difficult to give your country your love and pride. I must have overlooked a few things in the video, but those are the parts that stand out. I was born and raised in Germany myself and feel the same when it comes to being proud of my country. As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it). But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war. The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. he short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII. Here the lyrics in english: You (You have, you have, you have, you have) Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried) Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated) United in heart (United, united, united, united) We (We are, we are, we are, we are) Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are) Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold) The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot) You (You can, you can, you can, you can) I (I know, I know, I know, I know) We (We are, we are, we are, we are) You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay) [Chorus] Germany - my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - your breath's cold So young, and yet so old Germany! [Verse 2] I (You have, you have, you have, you have) I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry) One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love) And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate) Presumptuous, superior Take over, hand over/puke Surprise, invade Germany, Germany above everything [Chorus] Germany - my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - your breath is cold So young, and yet so old Germany - your love Is a curse and a blessing Germany - my love I can't give you Germany! Germany! [Bridge] You I We All of you You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary) I (Übermenschen weary) We (The higher you climb, the further you fall) You (Germany, Germany above everything) [Chorus] Germany - your heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - my breath's cold So young, and yet so old Germany - your love Is a curse and blessing Germany - my love I can't give you Germany!
Dude ... you deserve a millon likes on this comment. I'm a german too and I couldnt summarize the seen parts of the video better! But I'm sure that we could watch it 100 times and at the 101 time even we es germans would see a new not allready mentioned detail in this masterpiece of art.
The puppies aren't German Shepherds but Leonberger dogs, a German breed that almost went extinct during the world wars. But thanks to some efforts after WW2 people were able to reestablish the breed and now Leonberger dogs are getting more popular.
Thank you guys so much. You really die it!!! I just asked you one Werk ago and now you just reacted to Deutschland. Great reaction by the way. Greetings from Germany
This video is an absolute work of art…love your reaction. The piano at the end was a version of Sonne that literally made me cry the first time I heard it in its entirety.
It was amazing! I am very glad that you watched it to the end. At the end of the piano is the SONNE version. The black lady represents Germany. The red beams of light represent the threads of history that link Germany. All video is done in black / red / yellow. (These are the colors of the flag of Germany) Thanks for making the video! Very nice to look at you !!!
Rammstein has an album with only covers of their songs on the piano and it is so beautiful. Sonne, in particular, is my favorite piano version. The album is called Klavier.
Regarding the scene where 'Germania' gives birth to the dogs: those dogs are leonbergers, a breed that almost ceased to exist during the world wars. Also the guy in the red robe is dressed as a constitutional judge, so the symbolism here is likely one of a second chance for germany after ww2 with a fresh constitution that is precious and needs to be handled very delicately (thus the plastic suits and gloves)
Something that is mostly not mentioned is "the red thread", which is shown by the red laser beams. In Germany, the common thread connects everything. If a book has a good structure, a beginning, a middle, an end and this is continued continuously, one speaks of it. In the video, the red thread connects all the scenes, the history of Germany from its beginnings to the present day and with an interpretation of the future. In addition, especially in this song, Rammstein plays with some German words, which get a new meaning in the emphasis and context. Just like this video, the song is full of meaningful symbols - unfortunately a lot is lost in the translation or a lack of knowledge is lost, as has already been commented on here enough. You could write a little book about this song with explanations.
the MAIN COLORS are BLACK, GOLD and RED (mostly in the Background!). That is why "GERMANIA" was role played by a black Actress. As she holds the Gun against the Had: She is BLACK, wears golden things and has a RED GLOVE, she is ALWAYS and in EACH SCENE symboled this way. That are the german national Colors... so the Colors of our flag. As there was a Scene from the cold war she stands in the background, wearing BLACK clothes, wearing something golden close to a RED flag.... Even the burning of the Witch symbols this (all 3 Colors are present). The only Scene where ALL of the Colors are missing is the Scene from the Concentration Camp. But the 4 People symbol what the Nazis have done. From left to right: Political Prisinor (Member of a forbidden Party for Example), Jew, Gay, normal Criminal, all clearly determineable because of the Symbols at their Clothing. So they even show that not just Jews where murdered. A Detail many People do miss. Another Detail: The Prison-Scene, the Officer "pushed" him so he felt down and he felt to the "left" side. You see a RED MARKING later and he is clearly on the left (from the other Camera perspective "right" but as he was pushed he was pushed to the left): Implication: The STATE itself pushed people to the Extremists (NSDAP, Hitler where EXTREME LEFTISTS). You also see 2 old Guys pointing at the Guy laying down at the floor and talking to him like "Your Fault!". A Detail nobody realy notices... The Red Line symbols the "middle", left and right then the politcal Extreme. To understand this you need to know about the Weimer Republic. This Scene also contains the only "Fault" during filming, they mixed up the Sides because they started from the front and wanted him pushed to the lextextremism, but if you turn the Camera behind him it looks like the "right", wich is political wrong. Hitler was a extreme leftists, there was only one rightwinger at europe, it was Franco from Spain, and he did not took part in WW2.
The Outtro is a Piano Version of Rammstein - Sonne. Grezz from Germany. Rammstein, Eskimo Callboy and Saltatio Mortis are the Best. Watch more Rammstein XD
Loved your reaction as well as your t-shirts. This was the first music video that Rammstein released after their 10 year hiatus. It had a lot of mixed reviews, mostly due to the concentration camp scene. When they promoted the music video they played part of that scene without music, which sparked a lot of controversy, but the band isn't afraid of being controversial. The music video is about Germany's History and how it can be difficult to have German Pride, given all that has happened throughout their history, especially the Holocaust and the book burnings. The woman in the music video is the personification of Germany, she wears a lot of Red and Yellow, which are two of the three colors of the German flag, the other being Black. There's also a lot of references to past Rammstein Music Videos/CDs like Du Hast, Mein Teil, Engel, Sonne, Made in Germany CD because of the busts shown towards the middle of the song, possibly Liebe Ist Für Alle Da cover art with the Monk scene, and even a reference to You're So Beautiful by Emigrate which is Richard's solo project. I think a lot of Rammfans were estatic when this music video came out, like I was. I'm sure that there's more that I missed. Keep up the great work, I can't wait to see your next reaction.
As previously stated, the history of Germany. The opening is the battle of teutoburg forest. one of the most important defeats suffered by rome...but the horrors reported during battle have led me to believe that it's where ptsd was invented.
You said the video maybe shows the band members in different past lives. Like reincarnation. I don't think that's what they had in mind with that, but it's actually a very interesting way to look at it, never heard this interpretation before. Cause you know, there is something like a collective subconsciousness in a society. People nowadays are still affected by traumatic historical experiences. There are psychologists saying, that a lot of german children these days, still suffer from the authoritarian child-raising their own grandparents experienced in the nazi era, projecting it on the next generation. I personally think that traumatizing historical events are a part of who we are. We can still feel that deep inside, many generations later. Not just talking about nazi times, also about things much longer ago, like the 30 years war. These things are deeply burnt into our subconsciousness, making it almost feel kinda pastlives.
I never had any traumatisation. Father only once beat us for teasing the youngest brother. Righteously: Rightfully! Also 3rd Realm never a problem for me. Reading at home lots of Karl May (Durchs Wilde Kurdistan) and #AlistairMacLean, #KanonenVonNavarone. A book of an Englishman "Der Fall Barbarrossa" about Assault against Russia I borrowed from public library. Overall I cannot remember 3rd Realm being handled in school. Golden Bull 14th century though. I believe, the high ranks were hanged, and the small Sheep Simeon "to listen, hear" , who followed orders, left in peace.
For those who may not understand the video. The song is called Germany and tells the story of the Germans over the last 2000 years. Roman times, the Middle Ages, knights, Nazis, World War II. Brutality, poverty and wealth at the same time in the German people.
Hi there from Germany. First of all, nice reaction. You guessed right, the song is about German history. It shows mostly all the dark parts of my country's history. The beautiful black woman is Germania. In the beginning she represents the "germanian tribes" ( even though there wasn't such a thing) fighting against the roman empire. Then the medieval times, when the church became powerful and fat by eating off of her. The witch burnings. Then you see the 20th of last century with the hyperinflation during the world crises (fist fight with money on the knuckles). Then of course the Nazis regime with the Hindenburg zeppelin and the V2 launchers and the concentration camp. And the burning of the books that the Nazis regimes called degenerated art. In one short sequence they show a clerical hugging a Nazis showing that the church was mainly ok with it. Then the seventieth with the terrorism by the RAF. (Till is dressed as a woman, holding Germania/ Germany hostage). The German reunion of the GDR and west Germany at the office. The racist riots against the refugees homes in the nineties. The birth of the "Leonberger" puppies represents the reincarnation of Germany. And of course there are some references to their other songs included. As a German, when I watched it the first time, I was shocked. Because you catch on to all the symbolism shown. With the lyrics together it strikes a nerv how most of us feel about our country. The video was released in 2019, which was not on accident. With the refugees crises in 2015(Germany took 1Mio within 12 month) and the again uprising right wing nationalism. Rammstein wanted to make a statement with this song/ video, how shitty they felt about the rising right wing nationalism. (And many of us do as well). They wanted to show the red thread (laser), how history repeats itself, when somebody/ something becomes too powerful. With love, from Germany 🤘😎
Two minor nitpicks: a) There were Germanic tribes - and sometimes they cooperated, just not to the extent that they ever thought of uniting under a single banner. b) Manufacturing of the Hindenburg began before the Nazis took power. The airship's demise, though, was in 1937, four years into the regime.
@@_vinterthorn oh, that's exactly what I meant by there was not a German tribe. And yes I know about the corporations between the German tribes. It just would have been a bit much info for a music reaction. My intention was rather to give an overview about the visuals presented. ❤
@@_vinterthorn One could add that part of the Hindenburgs desaster was the use of Hydrogen instead of Helium because of an U.S. ban to prevent Germany from having Helium driven airships...and whilst the engineers knew about the dangers the went on with the production...
Uuuu, that might be a place to ask a question then @Eva Libbach I read it somewhere, but only in one place, right after "Deutschland" was released, that in the medieval part, when Germania is resurrecting dead knights to call them under her banner she is using some sort of mystical lance to raise them. Did a bit of a research but haven't really found anything. Is that perhaps Lance of St Maurice? Cheers! I.
@@ivanjednobiegowiec7656 I agree. That could be the lance of St Maurice awakening the knights. This is so cool, I've watched the video so many times and yet I didn't notice this detail. Thank you for pointing that out to me. 🤘😎
While this video shows a lot of German history (most of which I'm not aware of personally) it also shows a lot of nods to Rammsteins own history. 3:15 Shows the Hindenburg going down in flames while the band walks towards the camera. This is very similar to the Du Hast official video where they also walk towards the camera while an explosion goes off behind them. 4:03 They are eating a woman while she lies flat on a table. Someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong but I always seen this as a nod to their album cover artwork for Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da. 5:32 Tills outfit seems to be linked to his solo project Lindemann, specifically the Mathematik video. 5:36 Richard wears this outfit in the You're So Beautiful video. This is from his solo work with Emigrate. 5:55 Blink and you'll miss it. The flame masks from Rammsteins live performance of Feuer Frei. 6:04 The stone heads of all the band members made up the album cover artwork for the Made In Germany album release (there were 6 individual CD covers for that release). 7:39 Two references here. The angel wings are from Rammsteins live performance of Engel. Seeing the band crawling on all fours towards the camera is a reference to the Mein Teil video. These are just the few references I personally noticed. There are probably loads more that I've missed.
Deutschland here: This whole thing is a masterpiece. The video, the music, the lyrics...everything. Rammstein again! :) By they way: "Übermächtig, überflüssig, Übermenschen überdrüssig" is my favorite part and a very important message! :)
The background tune was a remix of another Hit of there's Sonnet as is the piano rendition of Sonnet and the Wings with Hailo is from another tour of theirs.
This is a work of art. I had exactly the same reaction as you guys the first time I saw it :D Mat was spot on, it´s diferent parts of German history. They sing about a love/hate relatioship for their country, and it´s the feeling of many germans. I had to check 30 minutes videos in TH-cam explaining it (the Nazi era and the Hindenburg are the easy ones) to get it all. Check one of those videos out, they are very interesting and show how rich and incredible German history is. You gotta give props to them, they knew this was not going to have any airtime due to the length, the overall theme, the imagery, the violence and explicit content, etc and still went all in and made this piece of art and launched it as the first single of the last album. It really deserves at least more than one look to really absorb a part of it. They have great and original official videos. For a change of pace I would suggest the hillarious "Keine Lust"! Cheers.
The dogs are not German shepherds but the name of the breed is Leonberger. (If I'm not wrong) The outro, by the way, is a piano version of Rammstein's song "Sonne". And in the video, the colours black, red and gold/yellow are used in many places to represent the German flag.
You are not wrong, they are Leonberger. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonberger When you read the Temperament section, you know why they are in the video. Or: During the Wolrd War 1 and 2 Leonberger kind was almost wiped out, this birth scene might be reborn, recreating of Germany, as giving birth to Leonberger dogs. Everyone interprets differently.
It is an amazing video. With los of time periods that represent the history of Germany, it is how they can be patriotas with all that kind of story they had. The woman is the personificación of Germania. Love your reaction!
Sweet! Was heaps stoked when I found you both finally got around too doing more Rammstein reacts. Especially heaps when you did Deutschland, keep 'em coming guys! Also PS; in a TOTALLY unrelated note to your page contents, and not to sound creepy at all in anyway. I just want to shout out to Chels that she is absolutely gorgeous. Bit of an innocent crush.. But lucky man, Mat! No offence or creepiness intended at all..
The colours in the german flag are gold, black and red guys...thats the main theme in the whole video, every dark side of our german historie from beginning towards the end...you need the lyrics in german, or much better, in english guys
If you haven't already, you should check out the original video for RAMMSTEIN "Mein Herz brennt" and then the piano version of it! Both very well done!
"I wonder how this was received ?" WOW! I remember them releasing a teaser clip a few days earlier of the hanging scene and the media and all sorts of groups when absolutely nuclear! hah And in true Rammstein fashion, water off a ducks back like it was nothing. These lads are true grit bullet proof. Lookup Rammstein Deutschland PROMO too see the short clip and imagine the outrage. Till loves to act it seems, he throws himself into the roles in the clips 100% each time and its inspiring to see it; one of my favourites is his acting in the Mutter clip (which almost split the band) but all their clips are masterclass examples of how to do a music video
Hi, I‘m from Germany: the black Women is „Germany“ and that’s the point. In Germany you think we look like „white, blonde hair“. And Rammstein said „no, an german can be also black or anything else.“ I hope it understands the song a little bit clearer.
This Song is a masterpiece. The Image, the composition, the Sound, the deep. For example the Lyrics. Just one Letter Changes the complete meaning of one senctence. "Deutschland, Deutschland über allen". The Last Letter "n" Transform the meaning to "the topic Germany is dominating". If you sing this with "s" instead of "n" you have some big legal Problems in Germany. Because this means "Germany over all in the world" Pleased react also to "Mein Herz brennt" Piano Version.
impressions of German history... mainly negative ones... very touching... "Germany... I want to love you but I can't" ... impressive!!!! Rammstein is really something out of the ordinary!
10:20 The song you hear as the credits start is another Rammstein tune called "Sonne". The music video of Sonne revolves around the fairy tale of Snow White.
Thank God I was waiting for you two to react. A co-worker of mine here in Silicon Valley basically created a three paragraph summary about this video it is amazing how they cover all the Milestones of German history. I would uploaded here but I need to edit it first he was rambling on there are so many details. Piano rendition of SONNE, was awesome.
the german press pretty much responds the same way they always do when rammstein has a new release. declaring lyrics as proof that they are nazis, then trying their best to censor them to the best of their abilities almost always using "we must protect the children" as their main argument.
The outro is a piano version of the song Sonne. It’s from their album Klavier. Pretty much Flake went and did piano pieces of different Rammstein songs like sonne and Engel as example
An outcry went through our country when this video was released, how can they only go so far, etc. Rammstein only keep the mirror in front of us, because that's our past, whether we like it or not. I think it's great and everyone should deal with it
The outcry wasn`t because of the "mirror" We have that on a daily basis. The outcry was because of the use of that images to sell their records, mainly from the jewish community. An even that was because of the teaser for that music video and not for the video itself. Watch this: th-cam.com/video/yCJbQ1GFhwc/w-d-xo.html Needless to say that the criticism in that news clip is rather pointless.
4 likes for disinformation and half-truth. The teaser for the video in which only the hanged Jews could be seen caused the outcry. The artwork as a whole made the whole thing look very different.
I've seen this video dozens of times ..I always see something new ..thanks again .you guys rock...Sonne is the outro at the end..they all make Rammstein who they are but Flake is unbelievably talented!
Greetings all the way from South Africa!!! Your RAMMSTEIN reaction videos are awesome. Keep doing what you're doing! If I may suggest a reaction video... Have a listen to english rock band MUSE (;
Black, Red, Gold. The colours of the Federal Republic of Germany. Symbolized in the scene you commented by the dark skinned Germania with red eyes in golden armour. And there is so much more ... As a German closer to 60 than to 55, I marvel at this every time I watch it.
Btw the outro is a separate song, "Sonne", as a piano version, but it is part of the whole "performance". and yes it is required that either till is beaten and/or someone/thing is on fire.
Finally someone who noticed the Hindenburg...
I aslo want to write that 😂😂 thx
Omg yes
@@79Testarossi you're welcome 😆
It's the first thing I ever saw. They also used Zeppelins or airships to promote their shows in LA. I spotted one sitting on my girlfriend's balcony and lost my shit. Haha
Plenty of people also miss the U Boat at the very beginning when the austronauts are carrying the Coffin hiding next to them in the shadows.
When I was about 9 - 10 years old, everyone in the class had to do a speech - in front of the class - about a chosen subject. Mine was the Hindenburg Disaster. Some 30 years later, I find myself working on a new airship at Lakehurst (where the Hindenburg Disaster occurred) having my photo taken at the Hindenburg Memorial. So no, I noticed it immediately.
Hi, I'm from Germany.
In my Opinion is this Video in context with the Lyrics an absolute Masterpiece.
Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitarrs.
A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the Mother of the German Nation.
The red Light discribe a red thread through the history of Germany.
The glass coffin: It is Little Snow White from the Grimm-fairytales....and from their own video "Sonne". Only with black skin and in space. The piano song at the end is the song "Sonne", too.
The battle of the Teutoburg forrest against the Romans (and Rammstein as Roman soldiers and Germans alike).
That battle is of ABSOLUTE importance for the German history.
The hanged bodies in the trees were the beaten Roman soldiers, who were gruesome sacrificed to the Germanic gods...and were partly nailed to the trees.
The Varus-(Teutoburg)-Battle was already in 9 AD. In 16 AD were the vengeance campaigns of Emperor Germanicus. Therefore we see here the arrival of the Roman troops of Germanicus and they are watching their dead comrades hanging in the trees or getting their heads chopped off (for nailing them to the trees).
In reality the Romans under Germanicus found only the bones of the Varus army in the various ways they were slaughtered, sacrificed and displayed at the trees. Slaves were liberated even decades after the battle.
After the scenes with the Romans we saw the Hindenburg Zeppelin disaster (the burning Zeppelin in the background).
The moustaches and clothing from the fight scene are from WWI and post WWI years. From the working class people in WWI and the roaring 20's. In the WWII years later on this kind of big bushy moustache was already out of fashion.
The V2 rocket (first manmade object in space) as technical triumph of the German spirit...and at the same time the killing of the concentration camp prisoners in the bunker factories below the mountains during the production of that rocket.
This scene in the video could be a representation of a very specific concentration camp. It was "Mittelbau-Dora" below the Kohnstein mountain.
A mixture between a big, huge bunker factory for V1 and V2 rockets and a concentration camp.
The concentration camp inmates had several different markings for different kinds of convicts and their "crimes" sown to their chests, like it was in reality, too. A pink triangle for homosexuals, the star of David for Jews and two of them were marked with the double-triangles for Jehovas Whitnesses.
The book burnings of the Nazis and the burning of the witches of the church. In the same scene with the book burning there is EVEN MORE going on. The cooperation of the church with the Nazis, when the priest with the cross embraces the Nazi SA-man.
The scene with the sign with the Hammer and a pair of compasses in a circle of wheat is the sign of the GDR (DDR). The socialst German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: My interpretation of the glass coffin is Little Snow White in space, like I wrote before.
PPPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
Finally:
The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin.
I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE
Dude... Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, jemals so lange für einen Kommentar gescrollt zu haben! :D
Großartige Interpretation!
Cheers for mention the RAF, I never knew of that one and was always confused as to what it meant.
danke du hast auch mir als Deutsche geholfen das Video besser zu verstehen
Great explanation, although Jehovahs Witnesses had a purple triangle, not a double one.
If you know German history, everything makes sense in this video!
ok, can you explain the astronauts then (and the spaceship?)
@@Kilroy-was-here-d1k There was a space program in the 40s with Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun rocket engineer and then there was Sigmund Jähn, the first German in space with Soyuz 31! Ulf Merbold, the first ESA astronaut in space and the astronaut groups of DFVLR/DLR Renate Brümmer, Hans Schlegel, Gerhard Thiele, Heike Walpot and Ulrich Walter Space Shuttle!
@@ralfhabich2875 von Braun and others just invented the rocket science hence the V2 reference. Ok, there were German astronauts, so have other nations, I wouldnt argue that this makes German history unique....
@@Kilroy-was-here-d1k
Did someone claimed it to be unique?
@@BewareOfTheKraut uhm thats what the entire video is about. By the way every nation has its unique history.
Rammstein packed almost 23 centuries of German history in a 9 minutes music video. So no wonder it's fully packed with symbols and allusions that every German understands while the lyrics describe the ambivalence every native German feels about loving and hating the German (and so even their own) roots.
Many europeans understand too (no need of the lyrics : the symbols talk).
We learn our history at school (without chauvinism), unlike US.
Everyone in the world should know that, as an example of what to do, or not to do.
Not knowing that history, it is now repeating, in many countries,
with different forms, and it turns to global catastrophy.
Learn from the past, and don't be jerks...
The Outro is the Piano Version of "Sonne" btw
Really😯😯😯😯
I was about to say the same thing.
Very shortly I was thinking: "Sonne? Farin Urlaub, Robert Long? No Robert Long had `In der Sonne´".
Anyway too many German/Dutch Sonne Songs.
I thought so.... I'm getting better at understanding the philosophy of Rammstein now.
This vid is taking you through several events in Germanys history, with Rammstein's own twist in it. German actress Ruby Commey appears as Germania throughout the video.
"Germania" is the Latin name of the country called "Deutschland" in the spoken language of its own inhabitants, though used as the country's name in various other languages, such as "Germany" in English. In the country itself, the use of the Latin "Germania" was mainly literary and poetical, linked with patriotic and nationalist feelings
Germania as personification is usually depicted as a robust woman with long, flowing, reddish-blonde hair and wearing armour. She often wields the Reichsschwert (imperial sword), and possesses a medieval-style shield that sometimes bears the image of a black eagle on a gold field.
all is said, thx man
Rammstein want's to say more with this Video.
Thanks, otherwise I would have been forced to write this. (but way less profesional )
@@therealtomf9974 definetly. There is a looooooooot more
Kits, ei tarvinnut alkaa :D
the piano version of sonne at the end is so beautifully tragic sounding it feels so sad , it fits so well being placed at the end of this chaotic video
The piano is actually another song by them called Sonne (english Sun).
@@tekkris that's what ryan said '' the piano version of sonne'' lol.
I wonder if it also has a meaning with Germania in "Snowwhites" coffin at the end, cause it was also used in Sonne ... perhaps there is even a deeper connection. i.e. like everyone here is admiring her and working hard to have her calm and not get angry again.
@@donchillow527 I always saw the Snowwhite's coffin reference as an allusion to the original fairy tale, where Snowwhite was believed to be dead until she was kissed by a prince. It's a bittersweet hope, that all of that barbarism comes to a happy end, but with a pessimistic sping as the dwarves/astronauts seemingly accomplished their mission this time without a noble prince showing up.
@@hansauger3460 I think, that the barbarism really just started when the romans came and we got converted to christianity. This is the time where suddenly women who had equal rights and were respected became hunted when they were smart or not just used as birthing machines (like supposed in roman christianity). Women were elected clan leaders by the tribes in our "barabaric times". Things changed when christianity was ruling ... there is a reason their time of rule is called "the dark ages".
Healers were also only allowed to be women in the old german culture (cause they were the ones giving life), for christians, they then were witches and needed to be killed, just cause they themselfs didn't know how to process local berries and mushrooms to not be poisonous.
The roman katholic church was doing what it could best, strip women from rights and freedoms and start wars to enrich themselfs ... like they do, since they exist.
I'm not talking about christs message here but if you do the reasearch you will find out what the romans did to that message when they decided to write the bible and propagate their own religious rules as "christianity" ...i.e. killing everyone who had a version of the bible petrus wrote, cause it had too much rules that would not have been accepted by romans (it is all written in historic letters from the pope).
Germania also wears Gold jewelry and Red lipstick. Her beautiful Black skin completes the colors of the German flag.
The dogs are German Leonberger dogs. They almost died out during the second world war and were brought back from extinction barely.
They are gigantic, shoulder height up to 85cm and weight up to 75kg. Very fluffy, very cute.
It's a shame that they almost became extinct
beautyfull dogs!!!!
I'm from Germany so let me give you some thoughts from someone who's born here. First of all, first time I watched the video I was shocked and deeply moved. The song/ video takes a very deep look into our german souls and how most of us feel about our country. It's a love- hate- relationship. The video is loaded with tons of symbols, that as a German you catch onto.
Let's start: in the intro you see Germania ( Personification of Germany) during roman/ germanian tribes time.
The red Lazer represents the "red thread" of the story/ history.
Astronauts from the future bringing Germania in a glass coffin (snow-white) so she can lead through the/her german history.
Next you observe the twenties(Weimar Republic).The prison scene representing the rough, violent times especially for the majority of the population struggling to survive. Money raining down/ the great depression. And Germany's first try as a democratic state. In between Germania is dressed in knight's armor awaking her knights/band with the Lazarus spear.
Next Germania is pushed in a wheelchair by the band through the Berlin Holocaust Memorial with burning bodies.
Next vignette the office scene showing east Germany and west Germany reunited (1989).
Then you're being taken back to mideveal times, monks/ church are feasting off of Germania. In most scenes you'll see some church man involved. No coincidence.
The concentration camp scene in the background you see V2 rockets ignition. The inmates are wearing different types of stars on their chests and a sign on the gallows reads: no photos. Germania wears an eye-patch first on her left, than on her right eye.
Than a quick shot of Germania dressed modern with lots of gold leading german shepherds., representing Germany's wealth.
The 70's scene shows the RAF- extremists holding Germania/ Germany hostage.
Next vignette is the witch burnings shifting to the book burning. If you have a close look, at minute @ you see a church man holding up a cross hugging a Nazi, symbolising the churches over all position to the horrific events happening during 1933-1945.
The birth scene. Germania is giving birth to dogs respectively "Leonberger" a breed preferred by Kings and Queens. The Breed almost went extinct during WW1 and WW2. A cardinal helping (dressed in red) a new Germany being born.
At minute @ you see the riots against refugees homes in the 90's in Hoyerswerda. Molotovs are being thrown and a car is being pushed over with the help of a man dressed in Nazi uniform.
Than the scenes/ time vignettes start shifting faster and faster, showing how many times, when circumstances becoming to extreme everything is falling apart and Germania ( dressed in knight's) armor is crying.
The outro is the piano version of the song "Sonne" which completed how we feel thinking of our past: a sense of sadness.
To sum it up. Germany has a long, wild, violent, unique history, because we as a state of today exist only since 1989. Yet the roots go back a very long time. "Young and yet so old" I hope that helped a little to understand the video and with that us Germans. We don't have a strong feeling of patriotism, but a strong sense of unity. It's complicated.
With love from Germany 🤘 😎
Für mich ist mein Deutschland keine Hass -Liebe ,da hast du dir ganz schön was eintrichtern lassen wenn du so fühlst :D
Das einzige was zum Hassen verleitet sind diese in Berlin tätigen Politik Bonsen die ihr Volk bestehlen .
I think the puppies represent the new generation of Germans that doesn't care for religion or Germania and are about to create something new. In one scene the puppy pisses on the cardinal and in another Germania is send into space in a coffin.
I liked your explanation. It's on point and I learned something new about the song. Thx.
Ich liebe mein Land. Ich hasse es nicht!
@@Odin355 As an American with a short yet tragedy-riddled history, I understand what you mean. I don't hate my country, I love America, the country and traditional values, but I do not love that which is trying to undo those values. History is meant to keep us repeating it, yet so many want to look back upon it with the wrong mind and allow their emotions to get in the way of the lesson. And like the slave owners who forced their hardship onto another race for profit, today's "ancestral victims" are doing the same and demanding whites pay their way in life pretending it's about a nobler cause. How can it be noble if $$$$ is all that's demanded? The very thing they claim is the root of all evil when the argument benefits them.
best comment ever! :)
I'm from Belgium, which borders Germany, and I cried when I saw this video for the first time. Because it represents the good and the evil of Germany through the ages, with references to Nazis and the Bader-Meinhoff group and some such. Belgians are part German because Germanic tribes influenced the remainder of the Belgians after Julius Ceaser managed to almost wipe us out, more than two-thousand years ago.
"Will Dich lieben Und verdammen" (want love you and damn you), "Deutschland, fluch und segen, meine liebe kan ich nicht geben" (Germany, curse and blessing, my love I cannot give you) are bloody powerful statements, especially when it comes from Germans.
The video can seem confusing to people who don't know about German or even European history, but the film is great and the song is wonderful. Greetings and well-wishes from Antwerp.
Behave yourself
it shows primarily negative. and less positive.
I`m late, but thank you and Greetings back to you!
One of the greatest video of rammstein german history epic video love it 🤟🤟
The dogs are "Leonberger" , a german/european dogbreed that nearly extinguished during WW1 and 2 - quite similar to the country itself
Each and every single cut to another scene in this mini-movie represents one different aspect of German history. Often times the people in the scenes go even one layer deeper by alluding not only to very specific historic instances, but also the setting and specific background info. Often these are linked to parts of the lyrics that are sung right at this moment in the video, either by Till as the main voice, or by Richard in the background. Sometimes the cuts are even timed to focus on different words of one and the same stanza line, with several cuts for each individual word or phrase.
That's how insanely deep this video goes.
Let's take apart the very first scene:
Germania Magna was the Latin name of the area that was inhabited by lots of different Germanic tribes with somewhat similar languages and cultural backgrounds.
This was also the only written record as these tribes did not have an active written language themselves, so all records come from the ancient Roman conquerors, tainted by their own perceptions.
The ancient Romans had conquered roughly half the area of what is currently modern day Germany, and settled the 'barbarian' tribes there under Roman law and rule. They invaded along the major rivers of the Danube and the Rhine, branching off along the Mosel and the Main rivers, as well as smaller rivers. Basically anything that could be reached directly by Roman galleys had been conquered, starting from the west and south, with a short excursion from the north. The disparate barbarian tribes had little to nothing to set against the numerically, tactically, and strategically superior Roman legions. So, in modern terms, they were outmanned, outgunned, out-everythinged, basically.
The term 'barbarian' also comes from that time, because it means a "person with a beard" in Latin. You know, the same origin for the word "barber"?
That also was tainted by the ancient Roman perception: being clean shaven was a long standing tradition among ancient Romans. Anyone any sporting facial hair, often wearing animal skins or pelts was considered at the least too poor to afford a regular barber's shave, at worst willfully crude and uncivilized. So the tall, bearded, Germanic tribes with their strong traditions of animalistic and totemic religions, wearing untreated animal skins representing their fierce prowess in combat, were pretty much the anti-thesis of the ancient Romans.
The Varus Battle (presumed in the Teutoburg Forest, but that is still contended) in 9 AD was the single worst defeat of the Roman armed forces in the entire history of ancient Rome, right smack dab in the middle of their golden glorious period. That was an absolutely devastating blow as two whole legions, plus a siginificant portion of a third legion was completely wiped out by Arminius (Armin or Hermann, depending on the translation).
He was an ex-Roman slave who had been given legionary training in the Roman mercenary corps, but had returned to Germania Magna after his release. He unified multiple Germanic tribes in a treaty that had until then been warring continuously among themselves, weakening themselves so much that they had been eaten in small, nice, bite-sized chunks by the Roman forces. With this unification of three, some say even more tribes, Arminius/Herman/Armin succeeded at outpacing and outsmarting the Roman legions by turning his legionairy knowledge he gained from his training against the Romans. The battle lasted for more than three days, sometimes straight through the night. This was a tactic completely unheard of among the Romans. Also Roman legions didn't usually fight among trees or in boggy areas, as their heavy armor and weapons made them vulnerable there.
Arminius used these three facts against the Romans, by sending skirmishing assaults of small groups of tribal warriors against the Romans in guerilla strikes. This kept the Romans awake for three days straight, while Arminius only used small amounts of his forces in rotation, allowing the rest to sleep in shifts.
Once the devastatedly tired Romans tried to break out of the boggy forest areas, he struck against stragglers, eroding the morale even more. This resulted in a rout, and spreading of the legions along long lines of fleeing small groups which were then wiped out consecutively.
From a purly military standpoint, Arminius was a military genius. From a humanitarian standpoint, he was a sadist. But that was common among soldiers of that time, among all warring peoples.
In 16. AD the Roman general Germanicus started a punitive expedition to the northern Germanic tribes, but couldn't find many survivors. He mostly found the remants of the legionaries brutally murdered and ritualistically sacrificed to the Germanic tribes' gods and totems. Often times the heads had been severed and nailed or tied to trees, most often disfigured.
This was a secondary, and fully intentional blow to the Roman legions' morale. This was exactly the very first scene depicted in this mini-movie.
This was often done by women, who held high places in the Germanic tribes as priestesses, and were often outside, and above the usual political feuds and power-plays of the male dominated politics. When a woman, especially a priestess spoke her mind in a Germanic tribe, men listened to them as they were considered touched by the spirit world. Also, women were NOT held back from becoming warriors themselves if they wanted to, so they could, if they wanted to, become as influential as men in the tribes' politics, not only as priestesses.
Prowess in combat was valued highly, no matter the sex.
Germania was also the name given to a mythical idealized mother-figure representing all of Germany.
Germania as a mother-figure was basically created during the Romantic era (roughly the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century) by authors and musicians somehow trying to conjure a more united German spirit.
Somehow she was supposed to be watching over Germany's progress and development in history going back to exactly those ancient Germanic tribes. But like many such mythical figures she rarely if ever got actively involved in the shaping of history; she is more of a stoic observer.
So the woman you saw in the very first scene was either a priestess, or a warrior. But she is also, obviously, a representation of Germania. As she simply stared at and watched the charging Roman legionaries stoically.
And that was basically JUST that very first scene's background setting for when the Roman soldiers came up to that tree, saw the hanged men in the tree, and seeing the priestess cutting off the head of a fallen soldier.
Now imagine THIS length of discussion for almost EVERY single cut in this video. Because that's how deep into the background of Germany's history, and the contemporary background you could easily delve with each and every scene, depending on the lyrics sung right at that time.
Nuff said, right?
Thank you for your comment, it was more than worth the read!
As a German I just can say:
Great comment! Very detailed & very accurate. And as described, that just explains the first part of the video. Many of the scenes have double or even triple meanings and it all sums up the darkest parts of German history.
It's probably the most important song of Rammstein and for the band - considering how much of production value got into the video. And to make their political position clear once again. The band had a lot of issues with far-rights and Nazis admiring their early songs because the rough tone was connoted with the relatively popular "Rechtsrock" (right-wing rock) back then. They wrote the song "Links" (Left) for their third album as a clear message that they are not supporting far-right ideas.
As extremism grows in Germany again since the German reunification (because East and West Germany are still on a very different level in terms of education, employment & infrastructure) and the recent success of the extreme right-wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), many people fearing the possibility of another fascist regime. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution under the right-conservative CDU, which governed 31 of the last 38 years (this year is election year), isn't doing enough against extremism, especially when it comes from right-wingers.
To counter that, a lot of artists and creators decides to make statements against CDU and AfD and producing art that shows how divided German society is.
Right. The whole video contains so much imagery pertaining to german history that you could almost fill a book explaining them. However, the main theme is the brutal, bloody and violent history drawing a red (bloody?) line throughout time, represented by that laser beam. I think that it is a clear statement towards all the people accusing Rammstein of being right-wing. Chosing a black actress as Germania is "in your face" to all those right-wing as******. Showing all the brutality throughout the ages is a statement in itself, that history makes it hard to "love" Germany. (I can´t get behind the concept of loving a country anyways....)
Please do a detailed analysis of the other parts of video, I found your explanation of the first part fascinating.
Musste lachen als das mit den Barbaren und dem Bart kam aber fuck it, das es nen zusammenhang hat hätte ich nicht erwartet xD
ive laughing about the part with the barbarian and beard but fuck it i dont have expact about that it have a connection xD
i believe that was armin does, was the very first recorded guerilla tactic
As soon as you see the Romans in the second shot, every German knows what this music video is gonna be about. The lyrics express what it means to be born German in a post-WWII, post-cold war, reunited but deeply scarred nation with all its flaws, contradictions, and responsibilities. It addresses every single nuance of our identity, that's why this song together with the music video is so brilliant. It touches something very deep in our core that is distinctly German. This highly critical, remorseful, sorrowful, gloomy piece of art is as close as you can get to a manifestation of modern-day German patriotism. That's my two cents, at least.
The piano is not the ending of the song is just sonne piano version
Yes but Rammstein included it for a reason, you really feel the loss and sadness of the images being displayed during this section.
Yeah,I hate when cut off this.I think this song fully or whole with Sonne piano version.Emotionally at least.
But i relay love that they did that
@@agnesszajko8600 respectless to the people who worked at
@@arnodobler1096 exactly.
It's basicall a ciritcal video about German history.
There is so much symbolism in it that you have to watch it several times to fully understand it.
This is German Historie. I'm so proud of this. The black Women is Germany in this Video. Rammstein is the best Band. Love from Germany❤️🇩🇪❤️
It just occurred to me: at the 3:40 mark we see an East German military command, and in the room is a cosmonaut holding a helmet marked CCCP. The first German in space was an East German cosmonaut, operating as part of the Soviet space program. He was the only East German to ever go into space, although about a dozen or so Germans have done so following reunification. It's a nice touch, and a reminder that the boys in the band all grew up in East Germany back in the day- a nice Easter Egg for history buffs :D
The melody in the end is from the song "Rammstein - Sonne"
Absolutely worth checking out!
Also the concept of Germania dying and being put in a glass coffin, the Austronauts surrounding her as she touches her pregnant belly are "Sonne" references. Her standing behind them as an Angel as they crawl forward at the end is a reference to "Mein Teil".
10:21 The outro is actually the song Sonne from the album Klavier, released in 2015. It was the piano version of their classic song Sonne from the Mutter album, released in 2001 :)
the start with the Roman soldiers was an allusion to the "Battle of the Teuteburg Forest" in 9aD..3 Roman Legions (20 thousand Soldiers + Entourage) were totally wiped out in the woods by an union of some small totally outnumbered German tribes...that event was crucial and the "start" for "German history"
the whole video is an allusion to all different kind of historical events of the 1000 years of German history...some were glory some were distusting..and the black woman is the personification of "Germany"(she is black and at some point she is wearing gold and has red eyes = the colours of the German flag) and the laser beam is representing "time"..and "Yes" the big blast was the Hindenburg desaster..and Till sings about his very ambivalent feeling for his country Germany = pride, hate and shame..it is basically - seen in a bigger picture - a song against hyperbolic patriotism
Perfekt Interpretiert!!!!👍
Very good answer... 3 years ago i visited Kalkriese were the Varus battle take place.. In the video they show the Expedition from germanicus who searches the place years after the battle happened.. In fact they found mass graves were bones from humans and animal combined were burried.
@@tilll.1156 Ja beinahe perfekt. Es sind allerdins 2000 Jahre, nicht 1000.
@@FB12887 Naja...außer die Anspielung auf dier Varus Schlacht sind alle anderen Anspielungen im Video von den letzten 1000 Jahren..daher habe ich auch 1000 Jahre geschrieben. Nicht umsonst ist ja die Römerszene auch sozusagen ganz - subtil - als ein "Prolog" inszeniert und der Song fängt ja auch erst danach richtig an...daher ist es auch völlig legitim von 1000 Jahren zu schreiben.
@@michaelgrabner8977 kann man so sehen.. Ich wunder mich immer wenn Amerikaner schreiben sie hätten nur ein paar hundert Jahre an Geschichte. Als ob erst mit den Pilgern die Geschichte begann. Die tausenden von Jahren mit indianischer Geschichte wird eigentlich nie erwähnt.
The puppies were Leonberger... The Story of this sort of dogs is amazing... I think in this video the Image stand for the rebirth of germany after ww2
And they are a perfect allegory for the German nation building. Leonbergers are said to be loyal to the end, fearless, indulge in comraderie - and don't grow old compared to others.
@@_vinterthorn And the breed was close to be extinct after WW2 but breeders started to re-breed with the last existing dogs the species.
@@_vinterthorn so Germania give birth to the new germans. Nice Image.
There were only 8 males left in all of Germany after WW2. They were facing extinction. A few of the breeders were already mixing them with other breeds like golden retrievers, just to keep some of the legacy alive. If it wasn't for great effort with international support, bringing in purebred Leonbergers from sometimes as far as Canada, this symbol of Germany would be lost forever. On a metaphor level... Only a new Germania, one that is aware of her old mistakes and is not too prideful, but willing to cooperate with others... can breed a new true German.
Ha, you said 8 males left after WW2,
to not write 88 !!
The piano is a piano version of “Sonne”. All Rammstein things which they make is a TRUE MASTERPIECES. I was on 31.7.2023 in Chorzów Poland 🇵🇱 it was my best 3 hours in entire life. Nothing will be the same after seeing them live ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤ Rammstein forever !!
The German gov. didn´t lost a word about it. Which they shouldn´t do anyways. Some media outlets had opinions, some good, some bad. Overall the reactions where positive.
@Edoardo Leonardioh there was a lot of Media saying this because Rammstein realesed a 20 sec part of the Video where Only the execution of the KZ prisoners has been shown. So many people where saying that they only want to get Publicity. And yes they get IT.
After the full Videos was published, These people Stopped saying IT, because seeing this movie in a whole everything make sense
@Edoardo Leonardi well that was the council of the jewish community in germany and that point only a glimpse was released as teaser and that showed the execution scene. Without further context I understand the complains. But after the release the went quiet. The uproar was a cheap marketing trick to get attention
The different "eras" are different times in German history, except for the space suits which is generally interpreted as future archaeologists studying a forgotten Germany.
The black woman is "Germania", and represents the country throughout history.
That's why she's sometimes a leader (like during WW2), she's being devoured by the christian monks during the dark ages, she's happily entertaining the masses during the Weimar Republic, etc.
That end scene with the dog is a very specific breed of dog that was very common in Germany and then almost went extinct, but a couple were found and the breed was saved. Which in my personal opinion I think they use to symbolise the part of German society that they feel almost was obliterated, but can still be saved.
A couple of things that are hard to catch unless you know the language:
The red laser that's almost omnipresent is from a German expression "rote Faden", the closest idiomatic expression in English I can think of is "common thread", so they're basically saying there's a common thread/theme throughout history.
During the early scenes of Germania during WW2 she has an eyepatch over her right eye. There's a german expression that translates to "To be blind on the left/right eye.", with the context of someone being blind to the wrongdoings of political extremists on either the left or right side. You'll also notice that in the end of that scene the patch has moved to her left eye, right before it clips to the hostage-scene with Till in drag and a shootout. This being a reference to an overreaction in post-nazi Germany that allowed the rise of left extremists which then had some horrible outcomes (R.A.F).
Finally one of the very subtle things Till does (which he first did right after you very correctly mentioned how constants are sung through in German), is a twist on the old German national anthem, which used to start with the phrase "Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles, über alles in der Welt."
Basically "Germany, Germany, over everything, over everything in the world.".
This is no longer part of the official anthem since it's too loaded, but it's very well known.
But! He sings "Deutschland, Deutschland, über allen.", he changes alles -> allen, which changes the meaning from everything -> everyone.
So with the scenography during the times he sings it, my own interpretation is that he is blaming Germany for being oppressive towards it's own people (in different ways during different times, but that for me is the "red thread" or common thread/theme throughout)
Wait what? Rare dog breed, i ve thought those were German shepards?
@@MasterBlaster220 Leonberger
I tear up every time I watch this video. The history of Germany has been plagued with death and tyranny and the love for ones country is deeply rooted in loyalty it wants to hold so dear but is incapable no longer. I relate because I live in America and it reflects a big portion of our history. What we see today breaks my heart and angers me like nothing before.
So, you finally were watching it - THE video! And the intersting fact is you can watch it a hundred times, you will find a new aspect every single time! Welcome to the bad side of German history! A great video and a great song, right? I think so. greetings from Germany.
Piano is an accoustic version of Sonne
Yes, you should definately check out more of their official videos! They are great! "Ohne dich" is one my personal favourites or "Sonne" (which you heard on the piano at the end)!
The Piano play in the end credits is the piano version ot Rammstein - Sonne
Gotta LOVE those ending credits, with the melody of "Sonne". 🥰
At the end of the video, the tune of the song "Sonne" plays.
Gold, red and black - colors of German flag. Video shows all of the German history, with all of it good, bad and horrible moments. Its packed with symbols and moments, so it requires separate video of explanations ) And I love to see your reactions to other Rammstein music videos, they are quite unique!
Hallo, noch eine kurze Ergänzung. Die Analogie zur deutschen Flagge Schwarz, Rot und Gold wird im Song ständig wiedergegeben (Schwarz - Germania, Rot - der Laser und Gold der Schmuck von Germania). Grüsse aus Deutschland.
Rammstein really uses a lot of symbols in this song. The real meaning only emerges with the lyrics and the video together. You really have to analyze it more closely and then you will understand the deeper meaning. In this song the Middle Ages, the time of the Romans, the GDR - these historical events are presented in different roles. Of course, the theme of the Nazi era and the persecution of the Jews is also addressed, although its presentation does not differ from the style of the other scenes. A constant in the entire video is a woman who appears as a personified Germany in the different epochs. If you know this woman is representing germany and looking to the video again you will see so much more. I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because:
a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless
b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold
c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE!
Sometimes as a victim, sometimes as a perpetrator. In the text there are also several sections that contradict each other, e.g. "Will love and damn you". Statements like these express Germany's good and bad sides on the one hand. One of the passages like "so young and yet so old". This means that German history began early. But through certain events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the founding of the GDR through which a new era began for Germany. "one can love you and yet hate you!" It is a question of whether you can be proud of your country or not. "Your love is a curse and a blessing. I cannot give you my love." Germany is aware of the good but also dark times and many see the dark times as so extreme that it is difficult to give your country your love and pride. I must have overlooked a few things in the video, but those are the parts that stand out. I was born and raised in Germany myself and feel the same when it comes to being proud of my country. As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. he short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
Here the lyrics in english:
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
United in heart (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot)
You (You can, you can, you can, you can)
I (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany!
[Verse 2]
I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love)
And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptuous, superior
Take over, hand over/puke
Surprise, invade
Germany, Germany above everything
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath is cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and a blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Germany!
[Bridge]
You
I
We
All of you
You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary)
I (Übermenschen weary)
We (The higher you climb, the further you fall)
You (Germany, Germany above everything)
[Chorus]
Germany - your heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - my breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Dude ... you deserve a millon likes on this comment. I'm a german too and I couldnt summarize the seen parts of the video better! But I'm sure that we could watch it 100 times and at the 101 time even we es germans would see a new not allready mentioned detail in this masterpiece of art.
@@j.t.5226 absolutly. Iam Sure that there is even more. Thats what i like the most for every Single Song from rammstein.
FYI, the bit at the end of the song was their track "Sonne" in Piano format.
The puppies aren't German Shepherds but Leonberger dogs, a German breed that almost went extinct during the world wars. But thanks to some efforts after WW2 people were able to reestablish the breed and now Leonberger dogs are getting more popular.
Yep! They're awesome dogs, extremely friendly and devoted to their owners. Great big cuddle monsters.
the outro melody is from their song "Sonne"
Nice. 1 of the best Rammstein songs imo🤘🤘Auslander from the same album is also worth a reaction. 👍
Thank you guys so much. You really die it!!! I just asked you one Werk ago and now you just reacted to Deutschland. Great reaction by the way. Greetings from Germany
It is a beautiful "Love/ Hate" song, depicting the modern german's inner monologue, thinking about their country.
This video is an absolute work of art…love your reaction. The piano at the end was a version of Sonne that literally made me cry the first time I heard it in its entirety.
It was amazing!
I am very glad that you watched it to the end. At the end of the piano is the SONNE version.
The black lady represents Germany. The red beams of light represent the threads of history that link Germany. All video is done in black / red / yellow. (These are the colors of the flag of Germany)
Thanks for making the video! Very nice to look at you !!!
Piano Song to last is "Sonne".
Rammstein has an album with only covers of their songs on the piano and it is so beautiful. Sonne, in particular, is my favorite piano version. The album is called Klavier.
The piano piece is an arrangement of another of their songs, Mutter, from the album of the same name.
I can't wait to hear your thoughts about this one.
Regarding the scene where 'Germania' gives birth to the dogs: those dogs are leonbergers, a breed that almost ceased to exist during the world wars. Also the guy in the red robe is dressed as a constitutional judge, so the symbolism here is likely one of a second chance for germany after ww2 with a fresh constitution that is precious and needs to be handled very delicately (thus the plastic suits and gloves)
Something that is mostly not mentioned is "the red thread", which is shown by the red laser beams.
In Germany, the common thread connects everything. If a book has a good structure, a beginning, a middle, an end and this is continued continuously, one speaks of it.
In the video, the red thread connects all the scenes, the history of Germany from its beginnings to the present day and with an interpretation of the future.
In addition, especially in this song, Rammstein plays with some German words, which get a new meaning in the emphasis and context.
Just like this video, the song is full of meaningful symbols - unfortunately a lot is lost in the translation or a lack of knowledge is lost, as has already been commented on here enough.
You could write a little book about this song with explanations.
the MAIN COLORS are BLACK, GOLD and RED (mostly in the Background!).
That is why "GERMANIA" was role played by a black Actress. As she holds the Gun against the Had: She is BLACK, wears golden things and has a RED GLOVE, she is ALWAYS and in EACH SCENE symboled this way. That are the german national Colors... so the Colors of our flag.
As there was a Scene from the cold war she stands in the background, wearing BLACK clothes, wearing something golden close to a RED flag....
Even the burning of the Witch symbols this (all 3 Colors are present).
The only Scene where ALL of the Colors are missing is the Scene from the Concentration Camp.
But the 4 People symbol what the Nazis have done. From left to right:
Political Prisinor (Member of a forbidden Party for Example), Jew, Gay, normal Criminal, all clearly determineable because of the Symbols at their Clothing.
So they even show that not just Jews where murdered. A Detail many People do miss.
Another Detail: The Prison-Scene, the Officer "pushed" him so he felt down and he felt to the "left" side. You see a RED MARKING later and he is clearly on the left (from the other Camera perspective "right" but as he was pushed he was pushed to the left): Implication: The STATE itself pushed people to the Extremists (NSDAP, Hitler where EXTREME LEFTISTS). You also see 2 old Guys pointing at the Guy laying down at the floor and talking to him like "Your Fault!". A Detail nobody realy notices...
The Red Line symbols the "middle", left and right then the politcal Extreme. To understand this you need to know about the Weimer Republic.
This Scene also contains the only "Fault" during filming, they mixed up the Sides because they started from the front and wanted him pushed to the lextextremism, but if you turn the Camera behind him it looks like the "right", wich is political wrong. Hitler was a extreme leftists, there was only one rightwinger at europe, it was Franco from Spain, and he did not took part in WW2.
The Outtro is a Piano Version of Rammstein - Sonne. Grezz from Germany. Rammstein, Eskimo Callboy and Saltatio Mortis are the Best. Watch more Rammstein XD
What about `Eisbrecher' ?
Loved your reaction as well as your t-shirts. This was the first music video that Rammstein released after their 10 year hiatus. It had a lot of mixed reviews, mostly due to the concentration camp scene. When they promoted the music video they played part of that scene without music, which sparked a lot of controversy, but the band isn't afraid of being controversial. The music video is about Germany's History and how it can be difficult to have German Pride, given all that has happened throughout their history, especially the Holocaust and the book burnings.
The woman in the music video is the personification of Germany, she wears a lot of Red and Yellow, which are two of the three colors of the German flag, the other being Black.
There's also a lot of references to past Rammstein Music Videos/CDs like Du Hast, Mein Teil, Engel, Sonne, Made in Germany CD because of the busts shown towards the middle of the song, possibly Liebe Ist Für Alle Da cover art with the Monk scene, and even a reference to You're So Beautiful by Emigrate which is Richard's solo project.
I think a lot of Rammfans were estatic when this music video came out, like I was. I'm sure that there's more that I missed. Keep up the great work, I can't wait to see your next reaction.
Да, Рамштайн это не только музыка. Спасибо за реакцию.
As previously stated, the history of Germany. The opening is the battle of teutoburg forest. one of the most important defeats suffered by rome...but the horrors reported during battle have led me to believe that it's where ptsd was invented.
You said the video maybe shows the band members in different past lives. Like reincarnation. I don't think that's what they had in mind with that, but it's actually a very interesting way to look at it, never heard this interpretation before. Cause you know, there is something like a collective subconsciousness in a society. People nowadays are still affected by traumatic historical experiences. There are psychologists saying, that a lot of german children these days, still suffer from the authoritarian child-raising their own grandparents experienced in the nazi era, projecting it on the next generation. I personally think that traumatizing historical events are a part of who we are. We can still feel that deep inside, many generations later. Not just talking about nazi times, also about things much longer ago, like the 30 years war. These things are deeply burnt into our subconsciousness, making it almost feel kinda pastlives.
I never had any traumatisation.
Father only once beat us for teasing the youngest brother.
Righteously: Rightfully!
Also 3rd Realm never a problem for me.
Reading at home lots of Karl May (Durchs Wilde Kurdistan) and
#AlistairMacLean, #KanonenVonNavarone.
A book of an Englishman "Der Fall Barbarrossa" about Assault against Russia I borrowed from
public library.
Overall I cannot remember 3rd Realm
being handled in school.
Golden Bull 14th century though.
I believe, the high ranks were hanged,
and the small Sheep Simeon "to listen, hear" , who followed orders,
left in peace.
For those who may not understand the video. The song is called Germany and tells the story of the Germans over the last 2000 years. Roman times, the Middle Ages, knights, Nazis, World War II. Brutality, poverty and wealth at the same time in the German people.
Hi there from Germany.
First of all, nice reaction. You guessed right, the song is about German history. It shows mostly all the dark parts of my country's history. The beautiful black woman is Germania. In the beginning she represents the "germanian tribes" ( even though there wasn't such a thing) fighting against the roman empire. Then the medieval times, when the church became powerful and fat by eating off of her. The witch burnings. Then you see the 20th of last century with the hyperinflation during the world crises (fist fight with money on the knuckles). Then of course the Nazis regime with the Hindenburg zeppelin and the V2 launchers and the concentration camp. And the burning of the books that the Nazis regimes called degenerated art. In one short sequence they show a clerical hugging a Nazis showing that the church was mainly ok with it.
Then the seventieth with the terrorism by the RAF. (Till is dressed as a woman, holding Germania/ Germany hostage).
The German reunion of the GDR and west Germany at the office. The racist riots against the refugees homes in the nineties. The birth of the "Leonberger" puppies represents the reincarnation of Germany.
And of course there are some references to their other songs included.
As a German, when I watched it the first time, I was shocked. Because you catch on to all the symbolism shown. With the lyrics together it strikes a nerv how most of us feel about our country. The video was released in 2019, which was not on accident. With the refugees crises in 2015(Germany took 1Mio within 12 month) and the again uprising right wing nationalism. Rammstein wanted to make a statement with this song/ video, how shitty they felt about the rising right wing nationalism. (And many of us do as well). They wanted to show the red thread (laser), how history repeats itself, when somebody/ something becomes too powerful.
With love, from Germany 🤘😎
Two minor nitpicks: a) There were Germanic tribes - and sometimes they cooperated, just not to the extent that they ever thought of uniting under a single banner. b) Manufacturing of the Hindenburg began before the Nazis took power. The airship's demise, though, was in 1937, four years into the regime.
@@_vinterthorn oh, that's exactly what I meant by there was not a German tribe. And yes I know about the corporations between the German tribes. It just would have been a bit much info for a music reaction. My intention was rather to give an overview about the visuals presented. ❤
@@_vinterthorn One could add that part of the Hindenburgs desaster was the use of Hydrogen instead of Helium because of an U.S. ban to prevent Germany from having Helium driven airships...and whilst the engineers knew about the dangers the went on with the production...
Uuuu, that might be a place to ask a question then @Eva Libbach
I read it somewhere, but only in one place, right after "Deutschland" was released, that in the medieval part, when Germania is resurrecting dead knights to call them under her banner she is using some sort of mystical lance to raise them.
Did a bit of a research but haven't really found anything.
Is that perhaps Lance of St Maurice?
Cheers!
I.
@@ivanjednobiegowiec7656 I agree. That could be the lance of St Maurice awakening the knights. This is so cool, I've watched the video so many times and yet I didn't notice this detail. Thank you for pointing that out to me. 🤘😎
The song at the end is Sonne
2000 years of history in 9 mins...
I am German and had tears in my eyes during the piano. Looking at you guys reacting to it made it even cooler. Very cool video guys
While this video shows a lot of German history (most of which I'm not aware of personally) it also shows a lot of nods to Rammsteins own history.
3:15 Shows the Hindenburg going down in flames while the band walks towards the camera. This is very similar to the Du Hast official video where they also walk towards the camera while an explosion goes off behind them.
4:03 They are eating a woman while she lies flat on a table. Someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong but I always seen this as a nod to their album cover artwork for Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da.
5:32 Tills outfit seems to be linked to his solo project Lindemann, specifically the Mathematik video.
5:36 Richard wears this outfit in the You're So Beautiful video. This is from his solo work with Emigrate.
5:55 Blink and you'll miss it. The flame masks from Rammsteins live performance of Feuer Frei.
6:04 The stone heads of all the band members made up the album cover artwork for the Made In Germany album release (there were 6 individual CD covers for that release).
7:39 Two references here. The angel wings are from Rammsteins live performance of Engel. Seeing the band crawling on all fours towards the camera is a reference to the Mein Teil video.
These are just the few references I personally noticed. There are probably loads more that I've missed.
Deutschland here: This whole thing is a masterpiece. The video, the music, the lyrics...everything.
Rammstein again! :)
By they way: "Übermächtig, überflüssig, Übermenschen überdrüssig" is my favorite part and a very important message! :)
The background tune was a remix of another Hit of there's Sonnet as is the piano rendition of Sonnet and the Wings with Hailo is from another tour of theirs.
This is a work of art. I had exactly the same reaction as you guys the first time I saw it :D Mat was spot on, it´s diferent parts of German history. They sing about a love/hate relatioship for their country, and it´s the feeling of many germans. I had to check 30 minutes videos in TH-cam explaining it (the Nazi era and the Hindenburg are the easy ones) to get it all. Check one of those videos out, they are very interesting and show how rich and incredible German history is.
You gotta give props to them, they knew this was not going to have any airtime due to the length, the overall theme, the imagery, the violence and explicit content, etc and still went all in and made this piece of art and launched it as the first single of the last album. It really deserves at least more than one look to really absorb a part of it.
They have great and original official videos. For a change of pace I would suggest the hillarious "Keine Lust"! Cheers.
One of the best music video I've ever seen. I had written a review dedicated to this video and presented to my college
Great song, great production, full of symbolism and history!!! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
The dogs are not German shepherds but the name of the breed is Leonberger. (If I'm not wrong)
The outro, by the way, is a piano version of Rammstein's song "Sonne". And in the video, the colours black, red and gold/yellow are used in many places to represent the German flag.
You are not wrong, they are Leonberger. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonberger
When you read the Temperament section, you know why they are in the video. Or: During the Wolrd War 1 and 2 Leonberger kind was almost wiped out, this birth scene might be reborn, recreating of Germany, as giving birth to Leonberger dogs. Everyone interprets differently.
It is an amazing video. With los of time periods that represent the history of Germany, it is how they can be patriotas with all that kind of story they had. The woman is the personificación of Germania. Love your reaction!
Sweet! Was heaps stoked when I found you both finally got around too doing more Rammstein reacts. Especially heaps when you did Deutschland, keep 'em coming guys!
Also PS; in a TOTALLY unrelated note to your page contents, and not to sound creepy at all in anyway. I just want to shout out to Chels that she is absolutely gorgeous. Bit of an innocent crush.. But lucky man, Mat!
No offence or creepiness intended at all..
You just seen one of the best music videos ever in any genre
The colours in the german flag are gold, black and red guys...thats the main theme in the whole video, every dark side of our german historie from beginning towards the end...you need the lyrics in german, or much better, in english guys
If you haven't already, you should check out the original video for RAMMSTEIN "Mein Herz brennt" and then the piano version of it! Both very well done!
MEIN HERZ BRENNT
you finally did it
Black Red Gold are the german colours 🙃
this song is a good example of how one should handel ones own history.
На словах Deutschland Муражки по телу , настроенная мощная песня ❤️☝️
The intro sound is like Moon Child from Iron Maiden. The outro is from the song Sonne.
"I wonder how this was received ?" WOW! I remember them releasing a teaser clip a few days earlier of the hanging scene and the media and all sorts of groups when absolutely nuclear! hah And in true Rammstein fashion, water off a ducks back like it was nothing. These lads are true grit bullet proof. Lookup Rammstein Deutschland PROMO too see the short clip and imagine the outrage.
Till loves to act it seems, he throws himself into the roles in the clips 100% each time and its inspiring to see it; one of my favourites is his acting in the Mutter clip (which almost split the band) but all their clips are masterclass examples of how to do a music video
9:23 - maincolours are gold and red.....and black. Like the German Flag
10:23 - yes it is a song of its own and is called "Sonne"
La historia de Alemania en 7 minutos 👌👏🏻👏🏻
Hi, I‘m from Germany: the black Women is „Germany“ and that’s the point. In Germany you think we look like „white, blonde hair“. And Rammstein said „no, an german can be also black or anything else.“
I hope it understands the song a little bit clearer.
This Song is a masterpiece. The Image, the composition, the Sound, the deep. For example the Lyrics. Just one Letter Changes the complete meaning of one senctence. "Deutschland, Deutschland über allen". The Last Letter "n" Transform the meaning to "the topic Germany is dominating". If you sing this with "s" instead of "n" you have some big legal Problems in Germany. Because this means "Germany over all in the world"
Pleased react also to "Mein Herz brennt" Piano Version.
The end credits music is a piano arrangement of 'Sonne' by Rammstein.
impressions of German history... mainly negative ones... very touching... "Germany... I want to love you but I can't" ... impressive!!!! Rammstein is really something out of the ordinary!
The piano at the very end isn’t part of the song on the album, it’s actually a reprise of their song “Sonne”
Just EPIC....
Greetings from good old Germany
😎💪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
10:20 The song you hear as the credits start is another Rammstein tune called "Sonne". The music video of Sonne revolves around the fairy tale of Snow White.
Rammstein the best.
The puppies were Leonberger puppies.. name derived from the city of Leonberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Imagine being adult enough to handle your nation's history
Thank God I was waiting for you two to react. A co-worker of mine here in Silicon Valley basically created a three paragraph summary about this video it is amazing how they cover all the Milestones of German history. I would uploaded here but I need to edit it first he was rambling on there are so many details. Piano rendition of SONNE, was awesome.
the german press pretty much responds the same way they always do when rammstein has a new release. declaring lyrics as proof that they are nazis, then trying their best to censor them to the best of their abilities almost always using "we must protect the children" as their main argument.
The outro is a piano version of the song Sonne. It’s from their album Klavier. Pretty much Flake went and did piano pieces of different Rammstein songs like sonne and Engel as example
An outcry went through our country when this video was released, how can they only go so far, etc. Rammstein only keep the mirror in front of us, because that's our past, whether we like it or not. I think it's great and everyone should deal with it
The outcry wasn`t because of the "mirror" We have that on a daily basis. The outcry was because of the use of that images to sell their records, mainly from the jewish community. An even that was because of the teaser for that music video and not for the video itself. Watch this: th-cam.com/video/yCJbQ1GFhwc/w-d-xo.html
Needless to say that the criticism in that news clip is rather pointless.
4 likes for disinformation and half-truth.
The teaser for the video in which only the hanged Jews could be seen caused the outcry.
The artwork as a whole made the whole thing look very different.
I've seen this video dozens of times ..I always see something new ..thanks again .you guys rock...Sonne is the outro at the end..they all make Rammstein who they are but Flake is unbelievably talented!
Greetings all the way from South Africa!!! Your RAMMSTEIN reaction videos are awesome. Keep doing what you're doing! If I may suggest a reaction video... Have a listen to english rock band MUSE (;
Black, Red, Gold. The colours of the Federal Republic of Germany. Symbolized in the scene you commented by the
dark skinned Germania with red eyes in golden armour. And there is so much more ... As a German closer to 60 than to 55, I marvel at this every time I watch it.
Someone explains this Video with only a few words perfect................
All Viewers: WTF didi i watched ?
Germans: It´s complicated !
Btw the outro is a separate song, "Sonne", as a piano version, but it is part of the whole "performance".
and yes it is required that either till is beaten and/or someone/thing is on fire.