Rammstein - Deutschland (REACTION) with my wife
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- Hi Guys! Here it is! Rammstein with epic Deutschland video! This is a masterpiece! We've never seen anything like this before! The visuals, the vocals, the lyrics...everything was just perfect! Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think in the comment section below! Have a great day!
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Perfect depiction of how Germany is still torn between love,hate, embarrasment and pride.
Every country has its dark side. Other nations should take this as an example of how to deal with it openly.
To me, there is no scene of pride in this video. And thats good. As a German, I have learned an important lesson: there is no reason to be proud on ones nation. You can only be proud on your personal achievents. But I love my country, its culture and many of its people. I feel (still) privileged to live here in this wonderful democratic! Europe.
@@erwinfriedrich7569 Well said
@@erwinfriedrich7569 No (complete) scenes of pride: okay, Iagree.
But are'nt there still lots of prideful victorious shots of germania? - mostly in the "black-red-gold"-moments?
Next one it´s going to be Russia...
I love how your wife gets it!! She is genius!! The look on her face as she as she watched says it all!! Thank you!
I am living in Germany for some 9 years amd i must say that i've never seen such behaviour from any other nation.I mean,We all know what have happened in the 30's and 40's,but it's only the Germans who confronted their past in an honest and direct way.No nonsense,just the acceptance of what happened and doing your best to correct it.No other nation is doing this,normally others just trying to excuse the wrongdoings.Not Germany and because of this they have my full and utter respect.It takes a lot of curridge to do what the Germans are doing in the last few decades.I just wish the USA comes out in the same way,they also need a long look in the mirror.
I agree. My Dutch father survived the war and fought at Rotterdam until his country surrendered and then spent the rest of the war in the Resistance. He told me once when I was kid studying the war that he used to hate Germans because of it, but he said that he came to respect Germans deeply because they chose to confront what happened and took steps to ensure that the world and their own people would always remember the atrocities that their nation was responsible for. He said it took a rare and exceptional kind of courage for a nation to accept and highlight their own sins and they should be applauded as an example for every other nation.
@@uh8myzen
Die Worte deines Vaters berühren mich, dein Vater ist/war ein sehr intelligenter Mensch. Trotzdem muss ich dir sagen das ich 1961 geboren bin, und nichts mit den 2. Weltkrieg zu tun habe oder hatte. Trotzdem habe ich als Deutscher gerade in Holland 2 schlechte Erfahrungen wegen meiner Herkunft machen müssen, genauso habe ich schlechte Erfahrungen in Frankreich und in Spanien gemacht, in Spanien hat mich ein älter Mann wo er gehört hat das ich Deutscher bin
sehr stark beschimpft, wobei mich 2 junge Spanier beschützt haben.
Last uns alle dafür sorgen das was im 2. Krieg passierte nie wieder möglich ist, leider sehe ich für die Zukunft aber schwarz.
Liebe Grüsse aus Köln
Sorry ich Spreche leider kein Englisch.
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Your father's words touch me, your father is/was a very intelligent person. Nevertheless, I have to tell you that I was born in 1961 and have nothing to do with World War II or had anything to do with it. Nevertheless, as a German, I had to make 2 bad experiences in Holland because of my origins, I also had bad experiences in France and in Spain, in Spain an older man who heard me was German
very badly insulted, with 2 young Spaniards protecting me.
Let's all make sure that what happened in the 2nd war is never possible again, but unfortunately I'm pessimistic about the future.
Greetings from Cologne
Sorry I don't speak English.
@Vladimir Sereda Как немец, который долгое время жил в России и всегда был поражен тем, насколько прощающими были русские, и который также страдает из-за войны в Украине, я благодарю тебя за твои слова.
I think it’s a great example- and really putting their foot down or we will remember what happened, you cant have these symbols any further. I do believe a lot of it was when someone came around during times of poverty and burning money in the street for more value of warmth, they didn’t have much autonomy to stop. Sort of like the Russians. I feel for most of them especially with the conscription. But if they speak out… not just themselves they put in danger, but their families possibly. It’s devastating. Especially as we have helpless feelings just watching it unfold.
@Vladimir Sereda 100% right
Dear Lady and Gentleman
This by far was the best reaction to this song, I am german by the way, THANK YOU
I was stationed at Ramstein AB from 86-90. I’m retired US Air Force. We both enjoyed our time in Germany. The food, beer…etc. We enjoyed the German people. We hope there was never a time we weren’t good Guest of the German people. We thought of staying in Germany.
As a swede I have no problem following the events in this video. The cultural bonds between Sweden and Germany have been tight for centuries.
The lyrichs are so deep...my fav is "so jong, doch so alt" so very true for Germany.
Only between the north coast of germany and sweden. The middle and the south know the swedes only as marauders and killers. (30 year war). Sorry. Sorry.
Hi, I'm from Germany.
Rammstein is playing a classic "Industrial Metal" style. A 50-50 mix of synthesizers and hard metal guitars.
A big part of the German history in one video. The black woman as Germania. Germania is the personification of the German nation. It isn't and wasn't a goddess or Joan of Arc.
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 words "Germania Magna" at the beginning are a Roman name for the area of Germany, that wasn't conquered by the Roman Empire at that time.
Germania Superior and Germania Inferior were the Roman conquered areas (Roman provinces) of Germany.
The line in this song "So jung und doch so alt" (So young and yet so old) means:
Germany as a unified state is very young. A unified German nation is only existing from 1871 onwards. Before that year of unification Germany was made of countless, little mini-states and the people identified first and foremost as Prussians, Hessians, Saxons etc, etc, etc. and only in a second line of thought they had a lose sense of being somehow Germans, too, as a kind of unifying second identity.
So the area & the landscape where the Germans are living and the Germans themselves as a people...are thousands of years old. But only recently, in 1871, there was a unified Germany as one single state.
So Germany as a unified state is very young...and at the same time it is thousands of years old.
The battle of the Teutoburg forest 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 commanding field general Germanicus under Emperor Tiberius Augustus. 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 falling banknotes in the prison are not about corruption. That scene is about the hyper-inflation of the 1920's, that took away the savings of the Germans and left them in deep poverty and desperation.
One had to pay a loaf of bread with a handcart full of nearly worthless banknotes back then and it hit the German people deep down inside and in their souls. Especially the poor ones and the simple workers.
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 socialist 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: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet.
Till sings the famous, often misinterpreted, line of the "Deutschlandlied" (Song of the Germans), that is not forbidden in Germany but simply isn't sung anymore in our modern national anthem.
Till sings in his version the line "Deutschland über allen" (Germany above everybody) What is a BIG change to the real line in the orginal Deutschlandlied-song. In the original Deutschlandlied song it is written as "Deutschland über alles" (Germany above everything).
The real, whole line of that old Deutschlandlied goes "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles. Über alles in der Welt" (Germany, Germany above everything. Above everything in the world).
This line is often misinterpreted by many people as chauvinism and as a looking down upon all other countries on this planet. But that is wrong and not many people know about that in Germany and elsewhere.
The writer of that famous line didn't meant it in a chauvinistic way.
When that song was written, Germany was divided into umphteenth mini-states, what made Germany relative powerless and defenseless. Therefore the task of German unification was the goal above any other goal for all Germans (at least the writer of the song meant it that way).
So the main goal for all Germans had to be the united Germany. The goal of "(united) Germany above everything else".
That was, how that line was meant by the writer of the song.
The line isn't forbidden, like many people wrongly think. It's simply not sung anymore and not part of the official anthem of modern Germany anymore.
This has NOT its reason in the seemingly chauvinist meaning of "Deutschland über alles", like many people wrongly think. This whole stanza of the Deutschlandlied isn't sung anymore, because in other parts of the stanza are borders and landscapes mentioned, that aren't German borders and landscapes anymore.
We want to live in peace with the people and countries, who are now living in those former German lands and therefore we don't sing about those old borders and landscapes anymore.
It has nothing to do with the "Deutschland über alles" line in that stanza, like many people wrongly are thinking.
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 😄
Greetings
Mega
PS: TH-cam didn't allow me to integrate this information into the bigger text (above) for unknown reasons, therefore I'm posting it here:
The troops, who smashed the Jewish shops during the Kristallnacht (not shown in the video) were SA (Sturmabteilung) in brown uniform and not the later SS (Schutzstaffel) in the black uniform. The SA did all the dirty work at the beginning of the Nazi rise to power...until the "Night of the long knives", an inner-Nazi power struggle, happened. The head of the SA (Ernst Röhm) was killed and from then on the SA was turned more and more into the SS under Himmler.
The book burnings were part of the early Nazi years, too, and were done by the SA, too. One can see the SA burning the books and Till is watching it in a brown SA uniform.
Both, Kristallnacht and book burnings were different things and happened at different times. The book burnings happened over a longer timespan at different locations at different times during the Kristallnacht was one big "event" that happened at one single day.
Kristallnacht means "Crystal Night" and was called that way, because the smashed shop windows of the Jewish shops looked like thousands of crystals on the ground. But in the Rammstein video I've only seen the book burnings.
PPS:
The two beer drinking soldiers to the left side of the table, where Germania is lying on and where the priests are eating Sauerkraut & Sausages from her body, are not French soldiers and they aren't representing the French revolution. Those two beer drinking soldiers are Prussian soldiers and they are emphasizing the importance of Prussia for the German history.
As far as I could see: They were from the era of Friedrich der Große (The Old Fritz), who was of extraordinary importance for German history. Amongst many other achievements he was the one, who brought the potato to Prussia and Germany. That saved many Germans from hunger and the potato became one of the most beloved foods in Germany on that way.
Diesmal wieder SEHR schnell 👍Wünsch Dir noch einen schönen Sonntag
@@a.p.1470 Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm! :)
Danke für den netten Kommentar und auch Dir noch einen schönen Sonntag! :)
Viele Grüße
Mega
Hello and Hallo,
Good comment but in one thing i don't agree 100%. It's metal...of course... but it's not exactly "Industrial Metal". Rammstein and some newer Bands created the Subgenre "Neue Deutsche Härte (engl. New German Hardness).
But it's true that industrial sounds are often included. The subgenre is also including deep powerful german voices, hard guitars and riffs and (mostly) very poetic or controversial themes (other band for example: Eisbrecher).
@megatwingo
Du hast nicht unrecht aber ich wollte es noch etwas ergänzen, sodass dieses Subgenre vllt iwann bekannter wird😅👍🏻
Best Regards
👍😘👏👏❤️💕
Every country has dark pages in their history, and as such most people can relate to this mixture of love and hate. What makes Germany exceptional in this is that they have mixed feelings about loving their country, because it was precisely that love that led to some of its darkest history. It's not just that they can't feel proud about their past. They can't feel pride because they know what it can lead to.
Dominica is so clever it is almost frightening. The way she gets the german feeling about the love/hate for germany is perfect, i think. And I am german. If you, Andre and Dominica, have any questions because of your trip to germany, feel free to hit me up! I will gladly answer you as best as I can :D
their reaction is just on another level
@@whattheflyingfuck...best review of the video. They get the message.
I'm from Germany and I think the video is great. I myself am not responsible for the past, but I live in the country that was shaped by the past
They grew up in Eastern Germany and have a unique perspective of German history.
I don't know if anyone has already commented this, but Deutschland is the most expensive music video ever made, at around six million dollars if I remember right, it's insane
This song and the Video is a Masterpiece........as well as their Video and Song " Zeit " .........no other band is able to get near their quality.
The more I see/hear this track, the more of a masterpiece it seems. A brilliant combination of history, subjectivity, imagery and emotion. The music is superb throughout and I especially love how, toward the end, the female vocalisation comes in low in the mix and then increases in volume as the song concludes. And, although many point towards the standard Rammstein ‘sound’ and how their song constructions are very simple, this is a band that can do this and, a few years later, also make Dicke Titten. Now that shows the range of facets they have.
Your analysis was also excellent and thoughtful - really enjoyed it.
I always love the small details they build into their videos, like the Monks that burn the "Witch" and the Nazis burning books hugging each other because they have something in common, they destroyed unwanted oppinions with fire.
Dominika smiles and lightens up when Andreij talks about Tills wonderful voice....
Thank you, so much! Your reactions to Rammstein are something so special for me.🖤
And when it comes to recommendations... you said something less heavy and less serious. Well, that is not my strongest side, because I love dark, sad and serious Rammstein the most, but you might try "Ich tu dir weh" live just to show you next level of live performing and also you will have a great fun watching it. In my opinion, it is the perfect next song for you to react to. That performance is really amazing and artistic. OR if you want official video again, then you might try "Zick Zack" or even "Dicke Titten" (both from their latest album "Zeit"). But, of course, you can pick any of recommendations from your followers, whatever you choose will be just perfect.
Love from Serbia! 🖤
Love yours reactions😍 It is warming to watch the chemistry between you two....reaspect for each other...warm smiles..Wish the best for you lovely couple ❤
Love your reactions. New subsriber here. ;-) As a german I always shed a tear in the outro. The song "Sonne" is played on the piano and it is absolutely beautiful but you also have the visuals which making me very sad especially when I see the prisoners from concentration camp. I am very proud for many things in Germany and Germans history (not at least Rammstein ;-) ), but also I am very sad for what our country is guilty of. And it is not so far away as in some other countries, which also are guilty of something. Everyone is and we can only hope people learn from it. And Rammstein did a great job to try to archive the memories for everyone who wants to listen.
Enjoyed your assessment of The video and of course the Rammstein video. Big fan of Rammstein, I saw them in 2022 in Boston, great show! For me Germany should declare them a national treasure, but that’s me.
The music over the credits is a piano version of 'Sonne', another great track by them. If you want more analysis, check out Three Arrows breakdown of the 'Deutschland' video. He is German (the video is in English) and has a much better understanding of all the historical elements represented in the video.
Edit: Dicke Titten is hilarious! Totally recommend it!
I second the recommendation for the analysis from "Three Arrows"
Best Explanation for non Germans in my opinion.
th-cam.com/video/sc-euVL8xQs/w-d-xo.html
I'm not completely satisfied with his analysis, but it is a good starting point.
There is a nice sentence: "Love is blind."
And as a german when I look to other countrys especially the us, this sentence comes to my mind. As a german you kind of love your country, but you are cautious about it and where it goes, politically and socially, cause in our past we've seen where these blindness can lead us.
The song basically says, that we germans cannot love our country unconditionally, as much as we would like to, cause of our past.
We are still proud of our country for what it achieved and what it become, but we will never stop paying attention to where it's going, so it never turns the wrong way again.
As a german you kind of love your country - hahaha der war gut
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Das hast Du wirklich gut gesagt. Sehe ich genauso. ❤
paying attention to where it's going, so it never turns the wrong way again.
And which wrong turn took Germany Today? No Gas, no electricity, no food. 32C kw/h
in Finnland 0.8C kw/h, that happens by turning the wrong way.
@@ingopinkowski1091 What kind of bilch are you talking? Electricity 24/7, food at the supermarkets. And Gas is available as well.
Now regarding the high prices on energy, that's what happens when you use tax money to support the energy company, even thou the prices have dropped again. So their shareholders get even more dividends. And that in turn has to do with a law that was originally intended to protect the high, but now very low price of renewable energies. 43% 8f Finnland's energy comes from renewable energy.
@@ingopinkowski1091 If we would have gone to solar and wind power 16-20 years ago, we would face non of these problems, cause 1. energy produced with these in our country would not depend on imports and 2. the production cost is way cheaper, Energy from Coal costs around 125 Euro per MW/h, Gas around 100 Euro per MW/h, Wind Onshore (aka on fields) around 60 Euro per MW/h and Solar is at around 40 Euro per MW/h (Study from 2021 so before the prices of coal and gas gone up)
And now we shove the blame to the people that many years ago wanted to make the change happen and we vote for people that are against this necessary change, cause it would cost us money now and we don't want to pay now, even when in the long run it would save a lot.
And maybe you should check your price charts again, as of sep 2022 the avg. price for energy in finland was at 41.8 C per kw/h while in germany it was at 51.0 C per kw/h.
Source: globalpetrolprices com.
A country with really low prices in Europe is Norway with 11.9 C per kw/h, but norway has 10% Energy from Wind Power and 90% from Water Power (Water Power is not useable for us since we lack the mountains in the needed amount, but we have more sun hours and better wind cause less mountains that would block the wind)
And since Agriculture is extremely dependent on big machinery, it needs a lot of energy, that's why food prices trend with energy prices, if we would produce our energy in our country without imports, we would face no problem there too. And last time I checkt it, germany was exporting more food than importing food, so we produce more than we need, so we are not dependend on importing food.
So I know who I would blame for our current problems and as insane as it sounds, the majority seems to blame someone else.
Which is a reason why I don't think a democracy is a good system in times of need, but as bad as it is, it is still the system with the least risk of people abusing their power to really harm people. Sadly it requires the people to be smart enough to protect it and as it seems now, the global trend tends in a direction of people not being smart enough.
In 90% of the reactions to this video, one of the first sentences is: "It' s like a movie". 😄Thanks for the thoughtful response that followed.
As a "light" alternative I would suggest "Haifisch", which is very melodic and somewhat poetic. Preferably the live version from "Rock am Ring".
90% i think its 95 till 100% ^^
I love it how open you are to watch these video's and give an honest and personal opinion about it. I wish the whole world could do that no mather their background. I also would love to see video's of bands from all over the world, picturing the history of their country like this and how they feel about it, without filters.
An example of how deep the images are and I also do not understand everything, as a German 6:54 :
The church eats up Germania and they eat from it sauerkraut, Kasseler (really tasty meat) and sausages. Underneath is a tank and there drown people who rebel and scream.
The kings in Germany at that time gave a lot of land to the church and it became very, very rich. All at the expense of the peasants and the very poor people.
Rammstein is very symbolic and it's really hard to understand every detail, but they convey the feeling clearly, even if there is always room for interpretation. That's also what makes them so interesting and versatile.
If I had a song request, please check out "Mein Herz brennt (Piano Version)". A very dark sandman, which sings there but is heartbreaking.
Thanks for your nice reactions!
The struggles for everyone can be related to by this video. It's a visual and audible struggle with nationality and pride versus shame and coming to terms and reconciling your past .it's a beautiful video.
Thank you for your reaction ... i send many love
I love your Rammstein reactions!!! 🤘🤘
My favorite is "ANGST" scary but a very important song,
also "MEIN HERZ BRENNT" both official versions
Thank you for your comments, as in my interpretation of "the whole package" - you both are spot on.
Thank you.
No need words it is just emotional
Well, you guys definitely win the prize for ‘fastest people to figure out that she cut Till’s head off in the beginning’! Most reactors don’t seem to realize it until way later in the video.
In my opionion this are the best reaction videos. Intelligent, smart, charming... keep up the good work
greetings from germany Very nice reaction. thanks
It's such a beautiful video and I've always loved Rammstein they are not afraid of contraversey and that's probably why I love them so much.nice reaction guys 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🇳🇿🥝
I love your Rammstein reactions. Thank you so much for this! If you want to see something fun from them you could chose the video "Zick zack", also from their latest album. I also recommend the new video "Angst" and their older video "Mein Herz brennt" original video vs the piano version. They are sooooo good. You have so much to discover, get ready for it :)))
You guys understand this video perfectly, especially the lady. I am very impressed by the insight and analysis, which is really not easy, if you are not very familiar with German history.
What an excellent reaction.
Seen the video about ten times. Still discover new details every time.
ps
regarding history: i've read comments from teachers who want to use this video in history class about Germany.
01:28 she's Germania, the personification of Germany
02:19 the boxing match symbolises the division of 1920's Weimar republic, where fights between communist and nazi street gangs were common place and this split in parliament led to the nazis being able to take over power. of course everyone claimed to just want the best for the people - "im Herz getrennt, im Geist vereint" (united in heart, divided in spirit)
03:49 the monks cannibalising Germania symbolise the religious wars of the 16th and 17th century when germany was split into dozens of feudal states and the only ones profiting were the lords and the church
05:00 germany wasn't united until 1871, yet "the germans" have been around for a long time, as you can tell by the first scene in 16AD
06:44 "i can't give you my love" is exactly right. at the same time we see the 1970's far-left terrorist group RAF abducting Germania - a reference to their abduction and killing of H.M. Schleyer (at the time president of the german union of industrialists and former SS-commander)
The prisoners about to be hanged have different patches on them, there is a homosexual, political prisoner, jew
13:00 as for recommendation: react to Rammstein's song "Radio" next, it's about them growing up in eastern germany, where everything from the west was forbidden and the radio was their window to the outside world. also musically it is very interesting.
Wow and your reactions and comments are excellent. Usually the react videos are just about their flames snd exzuberance but you two are really getting philosophical into their meanings
I Love your reactions! So pure. You both have such good energy. So glad that you love Rammstein- you need to see them in concert :o)
I kinda randomly found you two and I am glad I did. I enjoyed your breakdown of the video and the thoughtfulness of your reaction was lots of fun for me to watch! Thanks for the content!
This is true art...
Many people skip the outro, but I think it's important... The pictures give you time you process more of these beautiful seems and the music calms you mind after that wild ride and it makes you sad but gives you a hit hope in the end too... Very important after that crazy video :)
If you want to dive deeper, there are some TH-cam videos described as analysis videos rather than reaction videos. Watch one of those and you begin to see how much symbolism and imagery they packed into this video. I can't say I've ever seen a video that has made such an impact on me. I'm American but of German descent. My great grandfather came to America from Germany during the period between the world wars.
Great Reactions Guys,Keep it up and what a Fantastic Talent Rammstein are😊
Really appreciate your reaction. One of the best point (from my pov) was: "that is art, you don't have to take this one on one". I think many people make this mistake when watching stuff like this. And at the end they often say something like... "don't understand", "that's disgusting", so thumbs UP.
In that way I'd suggest something from Slipknot next. Perhaps "The devil in I" 🤘.
thank you for reviewing Deutschland, it's a great video ... there is a video here on TH-cam that explains every event in this video. The end is the song Sonne ( the piano version) a Rammstein song while showing the credits
Best review of the video! You got it! Greetings from Germany! ❤
I really enjoy your rammstein reactions!
i love the comments you do about the video, and i think that``this is not america of residente'' it's a video that tell us the history of america at the same way that Rammstein make with deutschland. If you like the videos with history, you gona love that one
This is the second video of yours ive watched (first Heirate Mich) and im excited to watch more! I appreciate you digging deeper than just Du Hast
They cant love their country, but cant live without it. The lady is representing "Germania" btw, great artistic move
14: 12 As a german, no you don`t.
Even germans sometimes don´t want to be germans. It is not a picnic, we know what our grandparents did/let happen.
We are reminded very often of our role in history. In the 1990s I was in newcastle(UK) for a holiday language exchange.
We intoduced ourself and had to tell from wich country we are. Than the teacher would ask the other students what they associate with your country.
I got Hitler, Autobahn, Oktoberfest, Nazis, concentration camps and the holocaust... was a really nice gut punc for my 15 year old self.
Sometimes after the passing of a dear uncle ,we go through their stuff and find an old uniform , medals,letters, fotos ,etc.
We still have problems dealing with the disconnect that dear uncle Leopold was a guard in a concentration camp, but as a kid he is just the nice uncle that looks sad sometimes.
Rammstein made this to express this diconnect, we are proud of the country we are now.
But we also know that unreflected patriotism was kinda our gateway drug to facism. So there is a very subjectiv fine line in our cultur between "good" and "bad" patriotism. It is okay to be proud but beeing patriotic outside Soccer WM or specific holidays is seen as "suspicious".
Americans may think this is bonkers but "Never again!" has a special meaning for most of us. So our patriotism is more regional. Instead of our whole country we are patriotic about the state (Bundesland) we live in.
So belive me , you want to be a german citizen. Our life standards and healthcare are great.
You do not want to be a german. Our history is screwed up and painful to deal with.
Because if you are german, this video will make you tear up nearly every time.
I believe the Germans are most educated about their history, the good and the bad. Other countries mostly try to forget/cover their bad history. I think the German way is the best. When you don’t remember or taught about the bad things, the chance is bigger that history will repeat itself.
Well YOU ARE LUCKY. I’m American and I get to watch my country DO THIS RIGHT NOW…..
A MINORITY is destroying and taking over America…..democracy is GOING TO DIE.
They for real and seriously want to KILL US! I mean us libs, liberals, on the left etc…..
I don’t see how it’s gonna be stopped. Biden to centrist and SCARED to TAKE REAL ACTION LIKE SANDERS WOULD DO.
Disgusting……and I never ever thought I’d be alive for it, I’ve consumed so much German history (I’m 98% German, my family came over in 1930s….) & never did I think I’d live to see it HAPPENING AGAIN
In the Outro you have more things you know. Look at the Cast of the WW1 and WW2 Scene! All Names of the people are Polish/Jewish. Then hear the melody of the Song "Sonne" the Piano Version at the moment, you see the KZ Scene. The music goes very strong at this moment. The darkest moment in german history.
Great reaction. The final piano part is from the Rammstein song "Sonne". For "Sonne", I would suggest the live version. Btw. As some previous writers suggested. "Mein Herz brennt" is another masterpiece. You should try the official video AND the piano version to compare. It is good to activate the subs to understand. Your thoughts and comments are absolut remarkable and profund. There are so many people, who are so prejudiced, if the hear the name Rammstein. "Oh dulled Metal... That´s bullshit. Rammstein is one of the greatest Bands on earth. And one of the best live performer.
Hy there. Greetings from Germany. Love your interpretations of rammstein and wanted to say, if you are curious about the outro. It is the piano version of an original rammstein song called "Sonne" in english "sun". It is an older song but also a very good one with interesting interpretation material.
Well, you now saw THE Rammstein video. A masterpiece of art, isn't it? To be honest: I've watched this video for about 50 times, and every single time i discovered a new detail. I'm a German, and i know about our (bad) history, but be assured that there are a LOT of Germans who don't understand everything showed in this video. Anyways, the song in the outro is the piano version of "Sonne", played by Flake. He knows how to mesmerize us when putting his fingers on the piano keys, doesn't he? Glad you liked it, thanks for your reaction, and have a good time!
thats up to 180% how it feels today to be a german
I just wanted to let you know I absolutely love y'all!! I found you two a few days ago and I love your reactions to Rammstein. :) It is great how you did some research beforehand, reactors usually don't and I feel like the meaning is missing when they do that.
Some video recommendations I have -
a) funny songs - "Dicke Titten" "Pussy"
b) the piano music that played in the credits is "Sonne"
c) "Mein Herz Brennt" official version VS "Mein Herz Brennt" piano version. Compare and contrast these two! In my opinion they give off different vibes and meanings. Official version is told by the children and the piano version is told by the sandman's point of view.
d) sad songs - "Ohne Dich", "Mutter", "Diamant", "Klavier"
E) heavy songs, dark topics - "Ich tu dir weh" "weiner blut" "Mein teil"
There is so much out there!!! I really recommend every single song of theirs :) enjoy!
Did you realize? The actress (She IS Germania during ages) , the golden Armour, the red background and the eagle? ;)
..It is a masterpiece..yes! ..ok..funniest, and straight no double meaning (subtitles however recommended), is "dicke titten".. another one is "radio"(but here understand their ddr Germany backround).. "Amerika" as well..oh..and "Sonne"(the song of this piano version".. all official videos.."Benzin" is also funny video..
Many countries get their own video from Rammstein. Moskau for Russia, Amerika for the US, Te quiero puta for Spain and latin america, Frühling in Paris for France. So we are very proud how much effort they put into ours.
Every open-minded world citizen has (and should have) this love/hate relationship with its country. But of course we germans in particular had very dark times in our history wich we shall never forget to make the future brighter.
They always have a stong message behind each song and when there's a video of the song it always hits hard.
I'd let my kids watch and listen rammstein, just like system of a down because it's important to hear
thx from germany
You are the perfect couple!!! See you in Italy this september. 🙂
I enjoyed that. Well done!
For another reaction to Rammstein you could check out Rosenrot. The video was shot in Romania
Ihr seid richtig gut! Weiter so 👍 Nina Hagen, Saltatio Mortis, so viele gute deutsche Bands
Rammstein - DEUTSCHLAND (English Translation) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
*
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!
Masterpiece ❤ Rammstein are the best band ever 🔥❤❤
you spotted the u boat well done
The Woman symbolded GERMANIA. The history of my Country This Video is a wild ride through(dark side) of german history. Forget, Amazing Reaction 😊
you 2 are the best
I really like very much that you two listen and watch at Rammstein videos with the German lyrics translated to English, because as you probably have noticed by now after you have listen to many other Rammstein songs, that their lyrics are as much heavy and great as their music!
Great reaction! ❤
Thanks for another Rammstein impression.
You requested to recommend some less heavy/serious works from them.
I mentioned some softer songs in the comments to your video about "Ohne Dich" but most of those are still thematically somewhat serious.
If you want more lighthearted stuff, "Dicke Titten" (Big Tits) would probably be one of the best choices. The music video also gives the song an additional meaning/message.
Also "Haifisch" (Shark), "Ausländer" (Foreigner) and "Radio" are more lighthearted. "Haifisch" is about the band itself, the band members and their relationship with each other. The other two are a bit more serious in terms of the topics but the videos are still fun and kinda easygoing. "Keine Lust" (No Desire) might also work.
Some songs also have automated English subtitles which aren't perfect but they work and can help to understand the video/song better.
It is indeed a masterpiece. The outros are rammstein songs, and it just shows how good they are
Pozdrawiamy z Niemiec! Много поздравиГермания!
You might like the new song "Zick Zack" off of their new album. A little more lighthearted and a fun music video again, too. :)
Very very good reaction from you guys. Thumbs up 👍 Pls react to Dicke Titten from Rammstein. Its more on the funny side but also with a good video. Pls activate english translation. Then its even more funny 😅
Again I love your reactions 😀
Germany 🇩🇪....
- old and young
- strong and weak
- hate and love
- shame and pride
- curse and blessing
- war and revolution
- confusion and organisation
- arrogance and compassion
- destruction and creation
- past and future
- tears and hope
...Germany 🇩🇪, my love I can not give you!
Although black, red, gold are the visual basis, which of course are the colors of the national flag, you can see it all the way through the video.
Than many former Ramstein videos are getting featured throughout the video (I'm not such a big Ramstein fan to notice them all).
And of course the overarching theme throughout the video are the Astronauts "scanning" the history of Germany with their lasers, and maybe even through the recreation/rebirth of "Germania" herself, after discovering Germania flouting in space, or are they releasing Germania only afterwards into space (I'm not so sure about all of that).
Greetings to everyone, who has made it through my slightly confusing thoughts and feelings, and my horrible english writing.
Just corrected a few spelling errors, it is still a mess, I know, I know.
Oh gods, I have just started and I am thinking; "Your poor wife, who is already afraid of them".
This should be Germany's next Eurovision entry
18:29
Before releasing the song, they only showed the scene with the prisoner hanging for which there was criticism. But there was no criticism in the German public for the entire video and the song, because we are confronted with German history at school at a young age and everything that was bad about it.
The piano at the end always hits me right in the heart😥
One of the best reactions to this video. plz check out the official videos of Rammstein "Mein Herz brennt" and "Mein Herz brennt / Piano Version" you will love it. i love your comments and your work as youtubers.
I have visited dozens of countries and my best impression is the people of Poland. Take that as you will. Also Colombia is full of pride and they deserve it. Waiting for the hatemail.
yup no country has clean hands so its a universal message
Best wishes from Germany 🇩🇪
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Ooof, love. I agree with everything said.
EDIT: With that piano section at the end. I think of both the length of time they have been doing this and the strength of what they put out in this release.
It's not like they are 19 and have stumbled upon something. It's time, sadness, poignance and strength.
Wow! Just found your channel here. My very first thought about your channel name was 'is it Alba Iulia?'. Then I looked up and yes :D My son's mother was born there :)
The Deutschland video must have been very expensive to make.
A little thing from Rammstein is, the Video and the lyrics can be two meanings. The video show you often not this, what the lyrics mean. ^^
Till is a poet and he plays with the words! ;-)
When Rammstein published the Trailer to this Video. Some parts of the "Mainstream" Media did go after them. Because of the depiction of the WW2 Stuff.
When the Video was released the went silent. Because the assumed something that wasn't there.
Rule Nr. 1: Watch every Rammstein video until the end!
The whole Video will understand only Historians and Germans and these people also have to watch the video several times. The song is about the ambivalent relationship of Rammstein and many Germans to their country, because of the violent and cruel history with extensive human crimes ("red line of violence through german history"), especially in recent history. Therefore the video features various events from German history, including Roman times, the Middle Ages, witch hunting and burning, Protestant Reformation, the November Revolution, the "Golden Twenties" and hyperinflation, Nazi book burnings, the Hindenburg disaster, the First and Second World Wars, the Holocaust, the Weimar Republic, the Red Army Fraction (violent anti-capitalist terror alliance of young people and students against Nazis in high state and economy positions in post-war Germany), and the division of the country into West and East Germany including the Uprising June 17 in East Germany. The black woman represents Germany and one of the Colors of the German flags, sometimes as a victim, but mostly as a perpetrator. With her black skin she is also a provocation to all stupid racists
A lot of people do not understand the scenes with the dogs. This breed of dogs are not German Shepards, but Leonberger. This breed of dog narrowly escaped extinction during the First and also Second World Wars and is symbolic of the German people, whose existence was also strongly threatened in those wars (Morgenthau-Plan) - both now have a second existential chance, just like the new German democratic constitution, which in future must be protected as strongly as if it were under quarantine (Judges in red robes, Rammstein members in protective suits with the dogs)
The Holocaust was for this reason the greatest human crime because it was the first industrially organized mass murder in human history, by a country that was culturally at its highest point at this time and called itself the country of poets and thinkers. But it is precisely the high cultural and scientific level of Germany that unfortunately caused others to be viewed as subhuman who can be killed without pity, just like animals. Seeing other people as inferior has always brought a lot of suffering to people
The media outcry and scandal surrounding Germany is based on a 35-second clip from the music video that depicts members of the band as prisoners in a concentration camp awaiting execution. Of course, the scandalous and attention-grabbing effect may be considered calculated, but the problematic and highly polemical discussion is also due to the fact that the excerpt is understood as the pars pro toto for the overall composition. It is elementary to perceive the scene in its overall context, to classify and to interpret what is to happen next. The analysis must be preceded by the statement that Rammstein creates much more with Germany than just a traditional music video in which the musicians use their instruments to suggest the imitation of a live performance; the video is more than twice as long as the music track, which is why it can be described as an elaborately produced short film in which the music - usually the central element - recedes into the background and thus takes on the role of supportive. Basically, the video offers a short version of German (violent) history, it visualizes the abysses of Germany's 2000-year history, using postmodern design tools and, in places, film quotations. It demonstrates a fragmented chronology with overlaps and jumps that does not strictly follow history; Manifold strands of action, all symbolizing a significant and mostly negatively connoted point in German history, are alluded to and held together by the leitmotif of physical cruelty, the effect of which is further reinforced by grotesquely surreal elements. But not only the structural design, but also the richness of detail and the often vague and yet powerful symbolism require and justify an in-depth analysis of the visual events.
You nailed it with your mentioning of public backlash about this video. Although the left media in Germany is accusing them for decades to be right wing, every normal people seem to feel the opposite.
Greetings from Germany.