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 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?
To give a little context: The video shows several events in German history like the defeat of the Romans by uniting several Germanic tribes, The Hindenburg disaster, the "roaring" 1920s, RAF and of course World War II to name a few. The colored lady in every scene is Germania a personification of Germany, hence she wears red and gold to go with the German flag: black, red, gold. Also, a Important part is where the monks are eating Germania. It's suppose to symbolize how the church absolutely canabilized Germany during the middle ages. They enriched themselves while the German population starved and suffered. Not to mention the red laser that ties it all together. The texts describes the struggle of the band with the troubling past and the successes of Germany over the years. "Germany... my heart in flames, want to love and damn you". Very deep meaning. You have to know German history to catch all references.
*Most Germans don't know their real history, because the winner writes it, and of course that's not exactly the truth. Black, red, gold is the flag of the Weimar Republic, the real German flag is black, white and red.*
I don't really have anything to add but I wanted to commend you on such a brilliantly brief description of this song. Like... Damn. I need to remember this next time I wanna show people how fantastic this song this 💙 (tho I will say, I'm not sure if "Colored" is the correct word to use, however since I'm not a person of colour it's not really my place to argue)
The text and lyrics is briliant and the music is fantastic . I think its one of the best of melodies i ever heard in my life you dont know if you should cry or laugth.
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. Google Übersetzung. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Rammstien are on another level when it comes to videos and their current stage show is out of this world . They are the best in the World at what they do.
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.
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.
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
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
Thanks a lot for your video. To me, one of the best scenes is the last take: Germania with the falcon, looking into the camera. First she looks sceptical, as she would ask us "can you ever forgive us". Then her face softens a little, and a shy tiny smile appears on her lips. Great acting and camera work.
The past is not your fault. All you can do is learn from the terrible mistakes of your forefathers and dedicate yourself to doing better than they. The only shame is if you fail to even try.
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.
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 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.
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.
Best reaction! I am really in love with your reactions to rammstein, so smart and so emotional. I knew that you're from Romania, cause I am very familiar with your accent. My wife is from Romania, too (Banat). You are a very likeable and intelligent couple. By the way, Domenica looks like a sister to my wife, pretty funny, we had to laugh a lot about this fact!
@@agaw225 Thanks for the info, but meanwhile I figured it out myself. That declares why they communicate in English. But for me as a German, their accent sounds pretty similar, my bad! 🤷♂️
After a rush of impressions in the video, this massive wall of music complimented by the surge of stunning szenes , the piano version of "Sonne" allows me to reflect what I just witnessed and lets that deep... deep sadness crawl up and swallow me whole... every time
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! 🖤
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.
You are my new favorite Rammstein reactors. If you want something more lighthearted and funny I can recommend “Zick Zack” or “Amerika” or maybe “Ausländer”.
The subtitles help people a lot to understand what they are trying to say. And you absolutely got it. They were also all from East-Germany, which had its own troubles that the west did not have, at least not to the same degree.
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!
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.
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
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.
I have been a Rammstein fan for 17 years. I don't know the woman's name because this is the first video I watched from this channel, but it's wonderful to listen to her insightful commentary. Thank you for this. 👏🏼
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".
This was the first song I really listened to from Rammstein because it had a right winged image in Germany for a long time but with that song and video you understand that they aren’t it was a clear positioning
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 ❤
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.
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.
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 think it's great how the director incorporated various Rammstein devotional objects like the angel wings, the flamethrowers, the busts of the band members and the glass coffin into the video. Rammstein is Germany's biggest music export and therefore an important part of German history. The music choice to use a piano version of the song Sonne for the credits shows, in my opinion, that there is hope despite the bad history.
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
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 :)
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" 🤘.
big respect to you for picking this song. it is a very hard one. i love it that you did some research before watching it. i watched it over 50 times and still find somethiing new. there are very much details hidden in it.
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 :)))
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 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
"Mein Herz Brennt" has to be the next station on your Rammstein journey. My humble opinion is, listen the piano version first without any prior knowledge and discover its effects in your soul especially in terms of creative art level. Then learn about the meaning of the song and watch the official video again. A total expressionist art in music..
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.
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!
It really is a beautiful story and visuals they weave. Everything is purposeful especially their choice of lady Germania. I’m a dual citizen, and my American friends I don’t know if they grasp the pain and pride you can have for your peoples/country. The heart in flames, it’s torn in two directions. Though the states is going through their own troubles and growing pains as a young country. Most of us have ages of years to make mistakes and wars, triumphs, failures, or just experience.
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.
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
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!
Ha! Spotted a react to Rammstein, cool ! And even more Rammstein, cool ! But why not 'Deutschland' ... this gonna be interesting react. Now i watch :) edit after watching, yeah, great reaction. ps. if you value lyrics, find "jinjer picses (live version)", read lyrics first, then watch the video.
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.
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.
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 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.
Ok, I love your reaction videos to Rammstein stuff. I think, your next videos to react might be "Keine Lust", which is very funny because of style and music. Farther then the clips for "Sonne", "Rosenrot", "Radio" and "Ausländer" are also fantastic to react to. And for newer stuff, you should react to "Zick Zack" and espacially to "Dicke Titten". Rammstein makes the best video clips with no doubt about it. But also the live performances of "Rammlied" and "ich tu Dir weh" are also phanomenal to watch. Rammstein ist the greatest band for their videos and shows in the world.
I'm loving your Rammstein reactions. For something more lighthearted I'd recommend "Dicke Titten" official video. You should watch it also with at least auto translated lyrics because they're quite humorous.
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!
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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...
To give a little context: The video shows several events in German history like the defeat of the Romans by uniting several Germanic tribes, The Hindenburg disaster, the "roaring" 1920s, RAF and of course World War II to name a few. The colored lady in every scene is Germania a personification of Germany, hence she wears red and gold to go with the German flag: black, red, gold. Also, a Important part is where the monks are eating Germania. It's suppose to symbolize how the church absolutely canabilized Germany during the middle ages. They enriched themselves while the German population starved and suffered. Not to mention the red laser that ties it all together. The texts describes the struggle of the band with the troubling past and the successes of Germany over the years. "Germany... my heart in flames, want to love and damn you". Very deep meaning. You have to know German history to catch all references.
*Most Germans don't know their real history, because the winner writes it, and of course that's not exactly the truth. Black, red, gold is the flag of the Weimar Republic, the real German flag is black, white and red.*
I don't really have anything to add but I wanted to commend you on such a brilliantly brief description of this song. Like... Damn. I need to remember this next time I wanna show people how fantastic this song this 💙
(tho I will say, I'm not sure if "Colored" is the correct word to use, however since I'm not a person of colour it's not really my place to argue)
The song is very much a symbol of impossible patriotism
The text and lyrics is briliant and the music is fantastic . I think its one of the best of melodies i ever heard in my life you dont know if you should cry or laugth.
Thanks for the lecture all the way from America, of course we need all the facts by an American.
In my opinion this video is a monument of history, music and art in general!
This and Zeit are cinematic masterpieces
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!
Dear Lady and Gentleman
This by far was the best reaction to this song, I am german by the way, 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.
Google Übersetzung.
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
IT takes a lot of courage to hold your people's sins up in front of them and say "Look, this is who we have been and who we are".
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.
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.
Rammstien are on another level when it comes to videos and their current stage show is out of this world . They are the best in the World at what they do.
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.
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
Rammstein "ANGST" and "LÜGEN" both have such a powerfull message especially nowadays
I also would like to recommend these both songs!!!!!
Thank you for your reaction video. I really enjoy your well thought and clever comments.
100% sure! Angst is so powerful nowadays... plz react to this song with subtitles on! you guys won't regret... (Lügen is also great)
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
👍😘👏👏❤️💕
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
Thanks a lot for your video. To me, one of the best scenes is the last take: Germania with the falcon, looking into the camera. First she looks sceptical, as she would ask us "can you ever forgive us". Then her face softens a little, and a shy tiny smile appears on her lips. Great acting and camera work.
Great reation to an amazing masterpiece in my opinion.
Your woman was on point for me.
Regards from Germany and Thank you both for this REAL Reaction ... not easy to be a German ...
Confusing for sure.
The past is not your fault. All you can do is learn from the terrible mistakes of your forefathers and dedicate yourself to doing better than they. The only shame is if you fail to even try.
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.
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 best reaction to a music video i have ever seen.
It was a joy for me to watch your video. Your vibes, your intelligent comments, the expressions of your feelings...wow. Thank you so much!
They grew up in Eastern Germany and have a unique perspective of German history.
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 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.
Best review of the video! You got it! Greetings from Germany! ❤
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
Dominika smiles and lightens up when Andreij talks about Tills wonderful voice....
Best reaction! I am really in love with your reactions to rammstein, so smart and so emotional. I knew that you're from Romania, cause I am very familiar with your accent. My wife is from Romania, too (Banat). You are a very likeable and intelligent couple. By the way, Domenica looks like a sister to my wife, pretty funny, we had to laugh a lot about this fact!
Actually Dominika is a Pole and Andrei is Romanian 😉
@@agaw225 Thanks for the info, but meanwhile I figured it out myself. That declares why they communicate in English. But for me as a German, their accent sounds pretty similar, my bad! 🤷♂️
After a rush of impressions in the video, this massive wall of music complimented by the surge of stunning szenes , the piano version of "Sonne" allows me to reflect what I just witnessed and lets that deep... deep sadness crawl up and swallow me whole... every time
Thank you for your comments, as in my interpretation of "the whole package" - you both are spot on.
Thank you.
Great Reactions Guys,Keep it up and what a Fantastic Talent Rammstein are😊
Thank you. Certainly one of the most profound reactions to Deutschland by Rammstein. Really enjoyed it.
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! 🖤
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.
You are my new favorite Rammstein reactors. If you want something more lighthearted and funny I can recommend “Zick Zack” or “Amerika” or maybe “Ausländer”.
The subtitles help people a lot to understand what they are trying to say. And you absolutely got it.
They were also all from East-Germany, which had its own troubles that the west did not have, at least not to the same degree.
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!
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.
This is true art...
thank you for you reaction.It's so right what you say.
Till sings here more like an Opera singer, than ever...his voice is so beautiful melodic...love Rammstein ❤😊
best reaction by far to this video , top notch
No need words it is just emotional
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 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.
greetings from germany Very nice reaction. thanks
They cant love their country, but cant live without it. The lady is representing "Germania" btw, great artistic move
I have been a Rammstein fan for 17 years. I don't know the woman's name because this is the first video I watched from this channel, but it's wonderful to listen to her insightful commentary. Thank you for this. 👏🏼
In my opionion this are the best reaction videos. Intelligent, smart, charming... keep up the good work
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% ^^
This was the first song I really listened to from Rammstein because it had a right winged image in Germany for a long time but with that song and video you understand that they aren’t it was a clear positioning
Hearing how you were talking about out country at 14:05, while watching a video like that, really brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
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 ❤
I like how nice and natural people you are. Thanks for the reaction. As a german i can say this song is a masterpiece and deeply moving the emotions.
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.
I love your Rammstein reactions!!! 🤘🤘
My favorite is "ANGST" scary but a very important song,
also "MEIN HERZ BRENNT" both official versions
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.
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.
Very deep reaction. Nice work.
thats up to 180% how it feels today to be a german
I think it's great how the director incorporated various Rammstein devotional objects like the angel wings, the flamethrowers, the busts of the band members and the glass coffin into the video. Rammstein is Germany's biggest music export and therefore an important part of German history.
The music choice to use a piano version of the song Sonne for the credits shows, in my opinion, that there is hope despite the bad history.
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
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 :)
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" 🤘.
The truth will come one day and then the history books have to be written new.
Thanks for the charming reaction 👍🏻
big respect to you for picking this song. it is a very hard one. i love it that you did some research before watching it. i watched it over 50 times and still find somethiing new. there are very much details hidden in it.
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 :)))
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 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
"Mein Herz Brennt" has to be the next station on your Rammstein journey. My humble opinion is, listen the piano version first without any prior knowledge and discover its effects in your soul especially in terms of creative art level. Then learn about the meaning of the song and watch the official video again. A total expressionist art in music..
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.
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!
It really is a beautiful story and visuals they weave. Everything is purposeful especially their choice of lady Germania.
I’m a dual citizen, and my American friends I don’t know if they grasp the pain and pride you can have for your peoples/country. The heart in flames, it’s torn in two directions. Though the states is going through their own troubles and growing pains as a young country. Most of us have ages of years to make mistakes and wars, triumphs, failures, or just experience.
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.
Thanks for the Video, you 2 acually understand what this Video is about. Love and Hate for the own Countrys History.
Dominika's explanation about the"shock"factor,getting from an idea to video and "the roots/expose" factor was spot on!Respect!
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)
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!
Ha! Spotted a react to Rammstein, cool ! And even more Rammstein, cool !
But why not 'Deutschland' ... this gonna be interesting react. Now i watch :)
edit after watching, yeah, great reaction.
ps. if you value lyrics, find "jinjer picses (live version)", read lyrics first, then watch the video.
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.
Such a great band!!!!
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.
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.
For another reaction to Rammstein you could check out Rosenrot. The video was shot in Romania
Great reaction video. You got the feel, both of you.
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.
Ok, I love your reaction videos to Rammstein stuff. I think, your next videos to react might be "Keine Lust", which is very funny because of style and music. Farther then the clips for "Sonne", "Rosenrot", "Radio" and "Ausländer" are also fantastic to react to. And for newer stuff, you should react to "Zick Zack" and espacially to "Dicke Titten". Rammstein makes the best video clips with no doubt about it. But also the live performances of "Rammlied" and "ich tu Dir weh" are also phanomenal to watch. Rammstein ist the greatest band for their videos and shows in the world.
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
I like your intelligent and sensitiv approach to music! Greetings from a new subscriber. 😉
I'm loving your Rammstein reactions. For something more lighthearted I'd recommend "Dicke Titten" official video. You should watch it also with at least auto translated lyrics because they're quite humorous.
you spotted the u boat well done
The piano at the end always hits me right in the heart😥
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!
I like you both. Hope more reactions for Rammstein
Words are not enough to discribe how epic it is ....