AMERICANS REACT!!! Rammstein - Amerika (React/Review)
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One should also take into account that this song was released in 2004 when the Bush administration basically said to the world: If you are not with us, you are against us.
“You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists”. I believe that’s exactly what he said.
If americans would actually take this song seriously they, 1. would never ever stand on the moon, and 2. all these problems. they were move obvious in 2004. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DON"T exist. Also If you seriously think america is the best country to live in, in 20 motherfucking 15, I can list at least 20 more countries that are better to fucking live in, for what fucking reason do you motherfucking think. yeah thanks for being for being fucking brainwashed by disney thankis. God fuckin dammit.
@@morgandunn6384 I guess that makes me a terrorist
He literally said that.
And how are things now? It's the same "people" who hold actual power, and they have the exact same stance.
Loved your analysis. Right on, dudes!
As a German i have to say i agree with the Song. But its funny because we got oure own "Nike".. Adidas is the third biggest Player in the World soo nearly behind Nike 😅😅soo yeaaah 😅 we are also sons of capitaliam... But damn i love rammstein, they get you right in the face. Brillant.. The Video is so fantastic full of message, Comedy, and absolute suprising.... The Song, dude cmon it fucking rocks, like almost every Song of rammstein....
This is Priceless reaction American react to Amerika
They speaking facts
Excellent comments, loved your reaction. Brilliant !!
Yeah this is a great song. Every country has its issues, as you said. We get stuff right here like health care, our tertiary education system is breaking down though. Welfare is a bit of a mess (10 year wait list for public housing is nuts) & like housing prices 50km from the cbd are half a mil or so. Petrol is $1.80L so 4L to a gallon - bonkers. But the person who made your pizza or the bar staff at a show are all paid a half decent wage, it's just the cost of power here & rentals is out of control.
And don't even get me started on how our Indigenous people are treated still.
It does no good to be quiet about this stuff & I mean rammstein have had a pretty successful jab at Germany & America now & good for them I reckon.
English Lyrics:
[Chorus]
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
[Verse 1]
When we dance I want to lead
When you turn yourself around alone
Let us control you a bit
I'll show you how to walk right
We create a lovely round dance
The freedom plays from all violins
Music comes from the White House
And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse
[Chorus]
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
[Verse 2]
I know the very useful steps
And I will protect you from missteps
And who does not want to dance at the end
Does not know that he must dance
We create a lovely round dance
I will show you the direction
To Africa comes Santa Claus
And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse
[Chorus]
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
We're all living in America
Coca Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in America
America, America
[Bridge]
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song
[Chorus]
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
We're all living in America
Coca Cola, sometimes war
We're all living in America
America, America
"Coca Cola, sometimes war"
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ Wenn getanzt wird will ich führen ♫
♫ Auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht ♫
♫ Lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren ♫
♫ Ich zeige euch wie es richtig geht ♫
♫ Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen ♫
♫ Die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen ♫
♫ Musik kommt aus dem Weißen Haus ♫
♫ Und vor Paris steht Micky Maus ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ Ich kenne Schritte die sehr nützen ♫
♫ Und werde euch vor Fehltritt schützen ♫
♫ Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss ♫
♫ Weiß noch nicht dass er tanzen muss ♫
♫ Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen ♫
♫ Ich werde euch die Richtung zeigen ♫
♫ Nach Afrika kommt Santa Claus ♫
♫ Und vor Paris steht Micky Maus ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Coca-Cola, Wonderbra ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ This is not a love song, this is not a love song ♫
♫ I don't sing my mother tongue, no, this is not a love song ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Coca-Cola, sometimes war ♫
♫ We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika ♫
The boys in the band were born and grew in East Germany as part of the Soviet Union in the cold war days...and the song came out in the early 2000's. So think about that proximity and background. They grew up poor in a sort of Orwell's 1984 sort of reality of the cold war. Their youths were spent in a form of darkness juxtaposed by the west which was a sort of glittering thing you could not participate in but wanted to. The wall came down and they got to but they also remembered a world that was simpler, more stark where all you had were each other. US values seemed overwhelming alluring but vapid, surficial, shallow and always appealing to the senses.
It is surreal to those who have lived in another reality. They communicate both the "grandeur" of "Amerika" AND its shallow nature...and its draw with all its sensorial delights but also the danger... And the "ominous" tone in the song points to the ever increasing pervasiveness of "American values" seemingly consisting on only chasing dollar bills and fantasies...
American core values are based upon the Declaration of Independence and that is oriented completely around the individual in ways that have never been before. That is a good thing that draws the world and why everyone want to come here. But, we here have followed that to the point where we are in some ways a caricature of what we espouse... That is the point of the song trying to remind everyone that sure it is appealing and is oriented around raising up others economically as part of the "dream," but perhaps you might want to keep part of who and what you are intact and to NOT become fully enmeshed and entwined in the Amerikan reality... It has its own requirements for participation that are not always good....
As an American, even I can see our excesses and their consequences when you become separated from the anchor of your foundational core ideals. Just look at our recent elections and WHO was elected, himself almost a caricature of an American President. Remember, the road to hell can be paved with good intentions but then you have to look at the alternatives to Amerika and one of those was the world they were born into that is still rearing its head. So where is the middle?
Oh, also, if you watch the live version the ominous nature is fully enmeshed in the live concert. AND Amerika is personified ironically in the fact that the band is playing live in a 100,000 person arena, with American guitars designed for American Rock and Roll not much different in tone that what they present in a format born in America. The irony is exquisite if you are perspicacious. And that message whether you like it or not is that America is pervasive and seeded into everything the world is...at present. Emulated, desired, feared, wanted, surreal, but so desirable and yet a destroyer of others values not by force but by seduction...
Unlike anything from the past, Amerika does not want to kill you in a war to control you, we want to seduce you with Mickey Mouse, McDonald's and wunderbra's...
I am reminded of Winston Churchill when he said... "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…"
Kind of the same thing with Amerika but in the largest sense much bigger than just governmental ideology although that is important. What we represent is complete in government, style, culture and way of life... We chase dollar bills instead of ideologies, singularly so putting the dynamic tensions of reality in a completely different place than those of the past that still haunt us in places like Ukraine...
Hey, want a Big Mac and fries? I'll buy... I have a great new Alpine sound system in my Ram 2500 truck and we can listen to Rammstein... Life is good...for the moment...
"Unlike anything from the past, Amerika does not want to kill you in a war to control you, we want to seduce you with Mickey Mouse, McDonald's and wunderbra's..."
lol, do you really believe what you are saying?
Great reaction again guys thank you. Brilliant Chanel
it's not from 2015. probably it's just uploaded on their official channel when bands were reorganizing their channels on youtube. the song its from 2004 !
i am still wondering if the 'this is not a love song' line is a reference to 'Public Image Limited''s song of the same name ( a band formed by sex pistols singer )
Crazy to think how our country has played a huge part in cultivating a world that is always at war now. How many years have we spent in peace as opposed to the years we’ve spent with weapons in arms. It’s crazy to think about but we gotta push those American policies and feed the military industrial complex I suppose. Also shout out to all my fellow Americans who’s families can still speak their ancestors languages and not just English.
Mars for the Rich
Rammstein - Heirate Mich & Du Hast (Rock am Ring Festival 1998)
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Rammstein was visiting the US (twice I guess) before 9/11 and loved it despite any possible culture shock. But after 9/11 all that changed so drastically (like "Covid" did on an almost global scale btw.) that they didn't recognize that country they visited before...and as a result you have that song.
20 Years later it's even more true (now on a global scale).
"And he who doesn't want to dance,
still doesn't know he has to dance"
(The American Dance)
summarises quiet well
I don't blame the Americans as ppl, it's just that your Democracy has been hijacked by a decadent, sick bunch of A-holes first.
With Germany right behind (in your butt). So don't worry we're in the same boat...😆
"First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin", comes to my mind.
You're both great btw. ;) ❤
Check out Reise Reise if you want to hear a Rammstein masterpiece
The video criticizes not only consumerism but US cultural imperialism in general. Also, you should consider the political situation at the time in which Bush wanted to force all allies into the Iraq war and countries like Germany or France were not convinced of the "evidence" of Sadam's weapons of mass destruction. Bush said that everyone who is not with America is against America. The video thus originated as a criticism of this approach. (By the way, the video is not from 2015 but from 2004).
WTF is "cultural Imperialism"? That isn't a REAL thing..... My, the communist buzzwords you fools make up are amazing....
it's further than that, but, sure, blame a single nincompoop for the entirety of US foreign policy since the 1900s.
@@UnsoberIdiot If that is what you understood, you clearly have deficits in your reading skills or your text comprehension.
In addition, you are free to write your own detailed analysis of American foreign policy in the 20th century in which you may disentangle, explain, and evaluate complex interrelationships of global politics according to academic standards. Have fun.
I'll always remember how Americans in their huge majority treated us at this moment, the French bashing is so present in this country. I don't know about German bashing
@@nicolasdubus669 Let's talk about the American bashing that you French have been doing for decades.
Cry us a river, Tinkerbell.
Every single song and song by Rammstein has a meaning and a message, I love that.
Greetings from Germany
Yeah, especially "Pu$$y"
oh yeah, the great message and meaning of pussy and te quiero put4
Its true, coca cola sometimes war
The one who laughs at himself is a very wise person. He has a future!
Guys, you are so awesome. Friend take care of your wife, it's a diamond!
Great one! Matt you nailed the meaning, I just think it's not ONLY a critic to what America forced on the world but also a critic to the rest of the world for embracing a lot of other things that weren't forced : Who doesn't love a Big MaC, Cola and a Hollywood blockbuster? I'm from Portugal an I love it!
The song pokes fun at America, but the line "We are all living in America" seems more like a self critic to all non-Americans. We are guilty of it, forced or not, we embraced the good and the bad. You guys are definitely part of the good from America in my world 😃
Great reaction, love this banger, it was a huge hit but Rammstein don't seem so fond of it, after the tour where they launched it, they don't play it that often live.
I disagree. "Saying we all living in America" is more about how the rest of the world is slowly turning into America through American economic pressure and war and the loss of culture, tradition and identity to the almighty American Capitalism.
Oh yes.
agreed. it is both ways.
It probably won't be easy for Rammstein to play this song at American concerts😁
Concordo.
"Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss
Weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss"
Just gonna leave that bit here, proud Americans.
Ummmm ok 👍
So true......
He's a great poet!
True
Well, we can take criticism. Thanks for that though....
Definitely One of my favorite Rammstein songs and as a fellow American I’m not offended by it at all I think it’s totally correct & amazingly written…& Matt if you like the heaviness at the end you really need to watch it live because it goes even further lol
Somehow they seem to manage to not really cross the line into insulting. Or am I wrong?
@@KotoRyuda Yeah I don’t find it insulting at all
I am impressed how often you get the right meaning of the Rammstein songs while other American reaction channels struggelled with. Maybe because you are able to get the step back to see whole picture. In my opinion the song is a about the American culture and economic imperialism.
Germans know exactly what it's like to want to take over the world. XD
Nobody who wants to take over the world is going to approve of somebody *else* doing it ;D
@@darthparallax5207 Are you implying that all the other nations who hadn't attempt to take over the world are in favor of this? That makes no sense.
You are impressed? I think the message is obvious and transparent to.anyone in the world.and youbwere kind of guessing it
@@wojteks4712 If you are unable to read the whole sentence I can't help you. I expressed pretty clear what I meant with this. Go away and attack other people for no reason. Seems kind in fashion.
Your opinion is so wrong. 🤣 greetings from germany😂😂😂
The lyrics of the song caused discussions within the band, as the musicians had completely dispensed with political statements in their pieces. However, the song was written after September 11, 2001 during the time of the Iraq war, in the context of which the band members found the US's globally demanding behavior to be problematic. In order to avoid a raised index finger, it was decided to keep the text ironic
Your definitely on track with the meaning. General Americanization and influence, forced or otherwise on the world. The lyrics and video are perfect combination. Love the dance metaphor, the whole "don't worry if you don't know what to do WE will show you how it's supposed to be done" , that's great. You got the African tribe eating American style pizza, the monks eating burgers, the holy man with the designer sneakers , the Asian guy dressed like some James Dean style greaser on a motorbike,Santa Claus in Africa and several other things. That strong American influence being common place in the world
The guy who is praying on the rug in direction of the oil field.
I think this is the strongest one but often overseen by many reactors.
6:25 Coca cola, some times war... north-americans spreading love and liberty around the world! 🙂
You got it dead on when you were talking about force feeding the world your American culture and products. All about this is criticism of cultural imperialism.
Also the Micky Mouse comics also exist in Germany under the name Micky Maus, so the way Till said it was the German one since it was part of the "German Part" of the song.
hard to imagine this was released in 2004, couldve easily been nowadays
every Rammstein song sounds like nowadays, even Herzeleid album
If it's hard to imagine that some modern problems existed 18 years ago, then oh boy, wait til you learn about the previous few centuries, bud.
@@Falkuzrules yup, studying world history is extremely refreshing. its e.g. surprising how insanely advanced they were in the ancient times already
I truly feel there was more animosity toward America in 2004 than now. We basically strong armed our allies in supporting our invasion of Iraq. The countries that didn't like us condemned us, and our friends were pissed at us for dragging them into it. Basically, everybody was perturbed at us at some level.
"Micky Maus steht vor Paris" - Yes, that's how we Germans write Mickey Mouse. And the line refers to the Euro Disney amusement park near Paris.
I don’t know if this has been said before, but the reason Richard winks at the camera at the end of the video is because he was "living in America” when the music video was filmed. He was living in New York during 9/11. On 9/11, he got calls from friends and family in Germany asking him if he was ok? He didn’t know what they were talking about, so he walked out of his apartment and walked down the street a little bit when he saw the 2nd plane fly into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Nearly 20 years later and "Amerika" is still my favorite Rammstein music video. "Reise, Reise" is one of those "never skip a song" albums for me. I have a lot of good memories of tied to the songs on that album.
such a brutal attack on american imperialism
It's not only on how america force feeds the world with his products. It is a criticism on america trying to americanize the world with its culture in general.
Nevertheless the music is great too
It's also a criticism of the world for so eagerly sucking down America's destilled bullshit.
Sometimes it is hard to admit the truth, who would know better than us Germans. It is difficult to look behind the emotions and let rationality prevail. I personally think that one is freer afterwards. Freer in thinking, freer in decision, freer in life.
Take heart, Germany did not commit the 4th Crusade. ^^
There's always someone who did an arguably bigger oops.
Sacking Constantinople *created* "the Balkans as we know it" leading Bismarck to predict that was where WW1 was gonna come from.
Who knows? No WW1, maybe no WW2, and then the only big bad thing you did was 30 Years War but that's putting you a lot more clearly straight across even with England and France not easy to say worse and might seriously be better.
Sacking Constantinople was actually big enough up there maybe it's comparable to the WWs, and, well, you guys didn't do that one and it gave you a lame map to inherit.
I'm slightly Italian and there's almost no good way to spin that. Italians are unusually easy to mock by others. I laugh at myself but I cry because it is not as happy funny as Germans. Germans get to complain about Italians. A lot :P
@@darthparallax5207 Bismark said that the Balkans were not worth a war. No bone of a German soldier
Usually, the only thing standing in front of Paris is the German army. This time it's Mickey Mouse since Disney built a Disneyworld theme park near Paris which they call Euro-Disney. That's what the line is about. It's quite clever. Made me chuckle the first time I heard it.
I dont wanna be THAT guy but the video actually is from I believe 2004 already, it was just uploaded in 2015 on the Rammstein channel. So the video is already 17 years old :P it aged well tho
And it’s still relevant today!
They are definitely making fun of America. And it is a great song.
I remember having an extra credit assignment in history class way back in high school and i was going to show this music video to show what people outside of America think of us... But i backed down lol. Woulda been bad.
Sure are!
If you had a good history teacher, he would have welcomed a critique of cultural imperialism and consumerism. Afterall, a lot of America's wealth after WW II was generated by consumerism and the service economy.
Actually you are right! That's what we think about you! I know that you are proud nation, but let me be honest. There is a street in my town with more history than your country!
i did a similar project i showed it i got saturday school and detention for a week well worth it. my teacher was a vet and hardcore republican he didnt appreciate it.
It’s not making fun
It’s being critical
And we have to take it because as a culture this is who we are.
We the people pull the trigger of the political gun that fires on to the rest of the world
This song is so relatable for an Australian. We're the 51st state of the US, Melbourne and Sydney are American styled cities. We're also the fattest country on earth currently lol
Dude Australians still say 'mate' and 'bloke' and don't talk like Americans.
Isnt the fattest mexico?
@@naftyloescher Australia held the top place a few years ago. Perhaps its changed since. Either way all 3 need to stop eating so much 😅
@@DestinyAwaits19 The accent and lingo/culture/slang is different. But our cities are very Americanized.
It's amazing how quickly someone understands the content (fast) without being able to speak the language. respect
They looked it all up before they made the video. It's called research.
2:20 - I wouldn't be surprised if Kubrik directed the moon landing, we all know how he likes to shoot his movies in the exact locations where the action takes place. ;D
🤣
@@MatandChelsReact 2:30 come on it's so obvious, pizza is a fastfood, which was brought from western countries like America..
The song probably sings how America controls the world, wants it and everyone dances to its tune, figuratively speaking.
For example -
Wenn getanzt wird will ich fuehren,
Auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht,
Lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren,
Ich zeige euch wie's richtig geht,
(When there's dancing,
I want to lead
Even if you turn alone
Let us control you a little
I show you how it's done,)
Or -
Ich kenne Schritte die sehr nuetzen,
Und werde euch vor Fehltritt schuetzen,
Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss,
Weiss noch nicht dass er tanzen muss.
(I know steps that are very useful
And will protect you from missteps,
And if you don't want to dance at the end,
Don't know yet that he has to dance).
And then another -
We're all living in America,
amerika ist wunderbar,
We're all living in America,
America, America,
We're all living in America,
coca-cola,
sometimes war,
We're all living in America,
America, America.
Here it is so clear. Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. At the same time, everyone in America, that is, they eat hamburgers and drink Coca-Cola. And the scene at the end, when the video is being filmed, is a joke about America's flights to the moon, which, according to many versions, are considered fake. One big lie. If only because the flights were so long ago and turned out, and then the technologies developed, and the flights all stopped, strange, then they refused to give this soil to anyone for a long time, etc. Probably they wanted to say this in the song secretly, it seems to me so, I could be wrong.
Living abroad helps to understand the home country better. Having only an insight perspective on something, isn’t healthy. It isn’t healthy to have only an outside perspective on something. That goes for every country. Living abroad half my life has changed my view of my home country. I appreciate some things more and I see many things much more critical. Art (music especially) can help to gain another perspective. I love this song, it is very catchy.
It’s about being americanized. And criticizing the us, we’re all living in amerika, coca cola, sometimes war
Funny thing is i watched many Americans react to the video and you are among the few who got the critical message of it quite well. The members of Rammstein grew up in socialist east Germany, with a government that was promoting an anti American message. I think this song represents a more sophisticated view though.
Dude it has nothing to do with socialism. This is how everyone views US,. including French, Japanese etc :)
Inside Rammstein, there's varied views on America too. Founder likes spending time there, electronics guy _hates_ it.
@@wojteks4712 he never said it had to do with socialism, just that’s where Rammstein came from, which is a fact.
@@wojteks4712 +1
As an American I find this video to be very important. Specifically America is the subject of the song / video, no other country was targeted. Think about it fellow Americans. This is real. As a music lover I find the song to be catchy and fun. 😊
Typical idiot. Song about american shit culture.
It's difficult to be an American because we are hated by most of the world even though the truth is many Americans are awake to the corruption and tyranny upon the world at the hands of our own government but there's no way to fix it due to mass misinformation and insidious leaderships destroying infrastructure and deeming anyone who speaks against the government a domestic terrorist. They keep trying to pass laws to make weapon components illegal so they can jail us and imprison us as felons so we may never be able to vote or own a gun. But too many Americans are asleep to it or simply ignore it as a conspiracy. I fear it'll be far too late by the time the majority catches on
"Und vor Paris steht Mickey Mouse" ... "And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse" ... that's figurative language for Disney Land in Paris ...
I absolutely take my hat off to you for your review. I already know why I like you both.
Honesty and open eyes, plus great humor and openness.
If you love the heavyness at the end. You should check out the live version from Rock in Park on their official channel. They are playing around with that heavy riff and playing it during a long outro.
Today, as the US brought the war to my country, it's even more intense. Still love it
Do you happen to have fundamentalists that want to kill people for "sins" in your country?
As a European, it also captures very well how tired we are of the American cultural imperialism as well. Such as the puritan values being exported here. The French never had any issue with nudity or swearing, most Europeans didn't, yet you can't upload a video on say French youtube with the slightest nudity or excessive swearing because you're gonna get demonetized because it's not suitable for the American snowflakes across the ocean. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, it goes deep into political culture as well, which let's face it American politics are a dumpster fire and about the last thing we would want imported here
Ça peut-être aussi un petit peut avoir avec les descendants d'immigrés du Maghreb hein!
Je suis plutôt d'accord avec toi mais ça ça joue peut-être aussi!
@@Lolo-tz8sz Je doute que les musulmans aient le même impact sur youtube que les américans
When Trevor Noah said "Black French Soccer players aren't French -They're African!" I wanted to punch him in the face.
Evil motherfuckers, Americans.
8:29 Speaking of Punk music, all the members of Rammstein have their origin in Punk. If you want some great examples of those, I recommend the songs "Langeweile", "Herzschrittmacher" & "Hässlich" by Feeling B, 3 songs that were solely recorded by Flake & Paul, with Flake doing the vocals instead of Feeling B's usual vocalist Aljoscha. And the songs "Crowded House" & "Big Dong"(and despite the title, no that song isn't about "THAT") by First Arsch, which are 2 songs that feature vocals by Till(in English), who used to be the drummer of First Arsch.
First Arsch 🤣🤣😭
Maybe I'm just old enough to remember (or misremember...I am old after all) seeing clips of Iranian protests against the US in the late 70's and 80's. Two of which were in the video in the last chorus. I hate to admit it, but when I first saw that I cracked up and said "harsh!". This American can take criticism, especially when it's deserved. BTW Matt, not to get (too) political, but the USSR were just as big of meddlers as we were. I'm not sure about today, though...
you definetly have to react to "Ich Hasse Kinder" from Till Lindemann thats pretty neat
You know, for this clip, the group was banned from entering the United States, when it was released.
Proof?
This song makes more and more sense now with the state of the world right now ….
>right now
@@Cockmonging lekker belangrijk pik het boeit niemand
@@djkimvlogger9762 lol boeit schijnbaar zo weinig dat je toch komt reageren sukkeltje
@@Cockmonging zegt de kneus die mensen hun spelling gaat verbeteren dan ben je pas een stumper 😂 grammar nazi
@@djkimvlogger9762 ziedende incel lmke
Rammstein, the most punkly Band without being a punk band
Oh👏👏👏. One of my favourite songs. Such banging heavy riffs. Awesome lyrics. Can't wait. Very curious, if and what you'll say about the content of the song. With love from Germany 🤘 😎
It's overall about the "ameican exceptionalism", which is all about, that the USA is such a great and wonderufl nation, that it simply has to lead the whole world - what is of course just another word for imperialism.
The line "Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss, weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss" = And those who don't want to dance in the end, just don't know they have to dance."
It takes the idea, that we all dance together in a "lieben Reigen" = merry round dance, so dancing together like happy kids - but the USA chooses the music, leads the dance - and FORCES you to dance.
This of course points at all the wars of the USA all around the globe against those nations who don't want to follow their idea of american exceptionalism or stand otherwise in the way.
Beside this it of course also about how US culture via capitalism plus thit background just flushes away other cultures.
I'm glad you guys got the point of the video. There are some out there that completely missed it. Also I've seen some say that it's only because he hates America, which is totally false. Till Lindemann has said many times he likes the American people a lot and enjoys going there.
Not sure She got the point :D It all ended with "Mickey Mouse". But her BF, or husband, doesn't matter actually, got everything SPOT ON! Well done mate, I'll hit "Subscribe" button for that.
Hat off to you both for seeing, feeling and understanding! There´s quite a lot coming from the US that we love, let´s put that in the blend...but also some stuff not as good. And Till explains what that is! :-)
hey a german here. just discovered your channel today and binging it :D was really looking forward to this song and your reaction. i love your american approach and reaction (in a totally positive spirit) to it. Great video
Thank you Sonic!
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
When there's dancing I want to lead
even if you're whirling around alone
Let yourselves be controlled a little
I'll show you how it really goes
We're making a nice round dance
Freedom is playing on all violins
Music is coming out of the White House
and Mickey Mouse is standing in front of Paris
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
I know moves that are very useful
and I will protect you from missteps
And whoever doesn't want to dance at the end
doesn't know yet that they must
We're making a nice round dance
I will show you the way
Santa Claus is coming to Africa
and Mickey Mouse is standing in front of Paris
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
We're all living in America
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra
We're all living in America
America, America
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
No, This is not a love song
We're all living in America
America is wonderful
We're all living in America
America, America
We're all living in America
Coca-Cola, sometimes war
We're all living in America
America, America
i prefer american imperialism than any other kind of imperialism that ever existed, i'm not american
Count me too i am Kurdish btw
@@adarozer hope to see a free kurdistan someday, also great song and great band
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song
It;s amazing how she can't say anything meaningful. Only fillers, feelings, basis. Thank Mat
The song satirises American imperialism and is a commentary on how the rest of the world views that.
For some Americans the word 'irony' means "having the attributes of iron".
Amerika is not from 2015, it was first released in 2004. They just uploaded the video on yt in 2015.
The videoclip you watched had been uploaded in 2015, but the song is actually from 2004 and the video is almost as old as that! :)
I Remember back in 2004 when this song released i didn't hear any kind of rock or metal music. One day this song came on tv and my thought was "what a crappy shit". A half hour later it comes again and my thought this time was "it is not so crappy as i thought the first time". Another half hour later the song comes the third time and since then im totaly loved the song, rammstein and that was the beginning for me to love rock and metal. now 17 years later i can enjoy you both see this song for the first time.
Sorry for my bad english, im just a german guy and i understand english way better than im able to speak or wrote it myself xD
Have a great day everyone!
I like the part when they act as Native Americans. That part seems to be a reference to the song "This Is Not a Love Song" by PiL (Public Images Ltd.) - the band of the former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
Amerika, Coca-Cola, sometimes war, says it all !! !🇺🇸🥤⚔️ 😈😈
In 4 minutes and 19 seconds, they showed how much America is manipulating the world..
GOOD REACTION 👍
You were wondering about the phrase 'this is NOT a love song' in this music video. I'd like to see your first reaction video about Volker Pispers 'History of USA and terrorism' (part 1-5, to be found on you tube). Maybe you'll understand a little more why out of the US the most people don't think Americans are the good ones and the American way of life is the only one worth to live.
I can't watch this video without hearing Till saying "He zipped the penis of Donald Sutherland in this and got into trouble"😂 The astronaut suits were used on an actual film and there was an unfortunate accident involved. Great take on America's influence, good and bad, on the rest of the world, hence Coca-Cola, sometimes war. I don't speak my mother tongue is an obvious reference to the marginalisation of Native Americans. I love the way that Schneider is still looking at that pesky flag apparatus at the end of the video too. Great social commentary from the band as I've come to expect from them (I grew up listening to the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Crass, etc. and rather than the in your face approach of these bands, Rammstein are doing things in a slightly tongue in cheek way). The pinball machine has a nice reference to the elusive Rammstein Star Trek video that they claim to have shot as well.
I think the pinball scene is a reference to the film „Tommy“ from The Who (1975).
That is how the rest of the world see America.
Please make a reaction to 'Deutschland' with subtitles.
Early.
Kubrick was so perfectionist that they actually went to the moon just to film the movie :D
Best part and so true: "We´re all living in America, Coca Cola, sometimes war..." 😎
Lol, War definitely didn't exist before America. ;)
@@MST3Killa cringe
@@emmanuelucrosacosta1845 Yes, you saying cringe is very cringe.
@@MST3Killa "it's fine because others do it too"
What they didn't catch/know was that Till Lindeman didn't say Mickey Mouse in English.
He actually said "Micky Maus" (prounounced: MIKKI MAUS), which is the Disney characters name in German.
Imagine... "Coca-Cola... sometimes war". That's what we get :)
Unless your culture has been made fun of by Rammstein, it's not really to be taken seriously.
As I commented to another reaction video of this Rammstein video: This song and this video is not an accusation of America, or the United States. Not at all. I mean, America is a great country, with great inventions, no doubt. Who are we, us Europeans, and us Germans in particular, to accuse the United States? We were nothing if there wasn't the Marshall Plan (or ERP) after the end of WW2! In my opinion, this video rather is an accusation to all of the countries and the people around the globe that sell their own identities for Coca Cola and Hamburgers, and forget about their own heritages. Every country on this planet is unique. So why not adopting the great inventions from all over the world, and of course from America, but preserving our own identities at the same time?
I know this was released in '04, but "sometimes" war gets a bitter laugh from me.
''Keine lust'' is one of my favorite videos in general in metal music, they wear fat suits :D
I get too distracted by how gd handsome they all look in their NASA suits haha. What country are they singing about again?
Pizza as a food was never really a thing until the GIs came back from Italy after WW2 and wanted to eat it also at home and it then became popular in the US. And then it was 'exported' all around the world. It is a mockery of the 'invasion' of American food around the world.
I am a Brit and grew up loving America because of the way I was constantly surrounded by "Americanism". I am slowly starting to despise "America" for all that they do. I have very good friends that are American, and by no means do I despise the every day American, but your country is off the rails and I think there is a general shift in opinion of the US and the way they conduct theirselves around the world
Nobody talked about the last seconds of the video: A picture of Rammstein after this video "I think we got a problem here." lol
You guys did great. For a little clarification. The song was published, shortly after 9/11. For the rest of the world, especially for us Europeans, the U.S. had become strange after the horrible events and what was going on in Amerika (😉) itself. It seemed like EVERYBODY just wanted to destroy something, no matter if it was involved or not. (The media definitely had their share on it)
Until then, to Europeans, the US was a tolerant, laid back/ cool country. The majority still likes the US, but the view certainly has become more realistic. With love from Germany 🤘 😎
As an American, I'm ashamed of our disgusting Empire. We are no longer democratic and I'm making plans to get out.
@@sonjaleesloth
Have you chosen where you'd like to live? You're welcome here in Germany. 😘
@@spring_in_paris Thanks! 🇩🇪 Germany's got a lot of beauty and great people. My focus is Canada as I don't live far from the border. 🤘🏼✌🏼
He just roats america he is showing so many countrys just to tell U that U barely got an own culture and btw nearly none of this this food comes out of america, U are just making it unhealthier and calling it your own food that is what he says. Yeah.. he is just making fun of americans
Btw. There even is an English Version of the song, with slightly altered lyrics. Might be worth reacting to that one as well.
😂😂😂😂la critique a les U.S.A, en tout son esplendeur ,😂😂😂😂😂
The part with "Mickey Mouse" (German: Micky Maus) is a reference to Euro-Disneyland, which is located outside of Paris. It can be understood as France strongly protecting its own culture from foreign influences.
That part I always thougth they are referring to mickey mouse as enimy troops who are on the brink to march into Paris. Because the way he said it was like you could hear it in some old war documentaries. Which could also mark the underlying thread of the American culture to the European.
Fun fact: Those are real Apollo-era space suits from NASA. There were several Rammstein fans working there who made it possible to borrow the real suits :D
On Till's it says 'Armstrong', which was added as a reference it is not the real suit Armstrong wore when he took his famous step.
They talk about it in the making-of I believe, but I'm not sure if its translated or has subtitles.
No. It doesn't poke fun. It highlights how the rest of the world sees American imperialism.
I thing, it have nothin to do with a Fastfood , it a Song about US Politic. Imperial
I highly recommend u guys to react to Rammstein - Amerika (Live at Rock im Park 2017), it's one of my most favorite live performances from them .. that guitar riff at the end and the song overall is incredibly good. U will not regret that, keep going! :)
This song is about the spread of the American culture or rather the lack thereof.
Amerika is such an underrated song/video. Dunno why.