Fun fact: Those cute puppies at the end are from a special breed called Leonberger. This breed went nearly extinct during the world wars but recovered afterwards. It’s the same with the germans. They also were hit really bad by the wars but recovered afterwards. So the Leonbergers in the scene represent the German people. The band wearing protective suits and caring about the dogs has one and only one meaning: Protect the democracy we have built out of nothing at all costs
An interesting fact about Rammstein: What is truly unusual this band has been playing in the same squad since it was formed in 1994. If you will find some very old Rammstein videos, you will see the same guys.
@@cmb166 agree... Rammstein has always been Till, Olli, Richard, Paul, Schneider and Flake. I think a couple might have met in a different band, but that wasn't Rammstein
@@ritaauspeitshen53 you’re half correct. The band was called Rammstein Flugshau... then shortened to Rammstein but the bands members have remained the same since their first demo in 1994. The bands that had different members of Rammstein in them were First Arsch, Intochkables, and Feeling B (might be messing those names up)
Jep it's going from the antic Germanic tribes and the battle of Teuteburg forest, over the bloody middle ages with the crusades, the religious war (30th years war) in the renaissance, rowing 20 and the inflation to ww2 the rocket project of the NS regime and the concentration camps. It about wanting to be proud about your country, but can't be because of the past "will dich lieben und verdammen" want to love and damme you
Rammstein are so good. Their songs are everything from silly and funny to deeply meaningful, but regardless of the message, they are all complete bangers.
Welcome to 2000 years of German History! WWI + WWII, Hindenburg, RAF "Deutscher Herbst", Romens, Teutons, burning of witches, Nazis, the Holocaust, V1/V2 Rockets, burning of books from 1938 to 1945, East Germany (DDR), Stasi and more! - The main color of this video ist black , red and gold/yellow the german flag since Mai/June 1832 - The red Beam is "der roten Faden der Geschichte" common thread
Fun trivia: The actress Ruby Commey who plays Germania in the video, descends from a German colony of Togo, Africa. Also.... The puppies are "Leonbergers". A German breed that almost went extinct during the first AND second world war.
Thanks a lot for watching it until the end! Most people forget that its a MUSIC video and just skip the "credits" because they are too impressed by the video and forget the musical aspect. I love the piano ending because its giving time to think and catches the whole video in itself again (while just being a fricking piano solo...) and is brilliant in my mind.
08:15 That is one of the greatest lyrics that have ever been written for any song, not only is it historically correct, but it is also a great message. Experience is learning from your own mistakes, Wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others. So speaking for germany: You´re welcome. I never really understood why people thought Rammstein was rightwing in any way, they never made any lyrics that specifically justified that opinion. They do however have some "political" messages in their songs, though this one has to be their greatest work, video included.
They have even said that they arent, in song and in interviews. Links 2 3 4, had the lyrics (translated, maybe not exactly accurate) "They want my heart on the right place, but if I look down, it beats on the left".
My biggest problem with Rammstein videos is, that they are so well made and intriguing, that you sometimes almost forget to listen to the actual music.... But then you can just listen to it again without looking at the video 🤘😀🤘
I think one of the best lines was where it said..."He who climbs high will fall low. Germany, Germany above all (everybody)" Which implies that germany thought it was above everyone so much that it fell to rock bottom.
This song bring so many emotions, but your analysis was on spot. They love Germany, but that doesn't mean forgetting history no matter how ugly. The is a history lesson, straight history, no beautifying, and just look at Till's face when they get to the WWII scene, hanging Jewish people, his face shows so much pain! I had seen this video only once, because I love Rammstein, but the emotions with this one gooosh... Goosebumps!
Also, I love that you did watch the outro because the cinematography (like you mentioned) and I feel like that piano piece is a balm to the wounds ripped open by the song itself.
I am a 62 yr old mum from Australia who fell in love with Rammstein nearly 20 years ago when my son was a teenager and played them at home. To me it was a natural progression from my early years with AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and others. I have their music so loud in my car that the windows rattle. My son only has one tattoo, which is the Rammstein logo on his arm. He was lucky enough to me Til in Melbourne about 5 years ago during a promo tour for Lindemann and had his photo taken with him. I wanted to go so badly but wasn’t going to make him take his mum, so he took a mate. Hope we get to see them one day, brilliant band. And the song played on piano over the credits is also one of theirs, a beautiful song called Sonne.
Very nice reaction! Every second in this video is a lesson in German History! And the puppies, which were borne at the end, are "Leonberger"... an old German dog breed which has almost been extinquished in WWI and WWII... how you interpret this info is up to you! ;) Also very interesting, what Rammstein didn't fail to show in the video, are the different symbols they wear on their clothes as concentration camp prisoners. There were many different ones which told the guards the reason for their detention. These symbols were called "angles". Two yellow triangles that were placed on top of each other (Jewish star) = Jew a red triangle on a yellow one = a Jew and at the same time a political prisoner a pink triangle = homosexual men I didn't recognize the 4th in the video, but there were a few more of those symbols (green, blue, brown, ...) with different meanings. Was a really bad time! Incomprehensible!! Insane!!! And what I also wanted to say: Yes! Every country has it's bad history! And you have the right to look back and say, that was wrong - so wrong!! Everyone should be allowed to grow, to learn, to do it better and you have the right to look forward! But for me it seems, that only counts for all, but not Germany or Austria (especially)! After 78 years, we are still beeing watched! As soon, as something - political or what ever - is happening, we are called Nazis! Be it Germany or Austria (mostly!!)!It is almost like beeing chocked as soon, as you try to take some steps on your own.
@@magnoliads2547 well philosophically Nazism and Communism were completely incompatible, so obviously the communists shared the “public enemy No.1” top spot with Jewish people, which is also why the ‘non-aggression pact’ Hitler signed with the Soviets was a complete joke and the Nazis’ biggest mistake. Both sides knew it wasn’t worth the paper it was written on, and it gave the Soviets time to prepare for the inevitable Nazi invasion. The ‘preparation’ was to pull the army as far back from the border as possible so the advancing Blitzkreig overreached themselves trying to get to them and couldn’t resupply, in the middle of Russian winter. Had the Nazis left the Soviets alone, they’d have had the manpower to dominate Europe and keep the British and Americans away indefinitely.
Whoooo tanks for reacting! One big difference from what you interpreted to what Rammstein meant is probably that Germans don’t say that they are “proud”. That’s the whole problem - we can’t say that we are proud of Germany because of the negative feeling to this sentence, because of our past. But yes, great grasp on the video an song and message!
Germany should be proud. They should be proud that they turned their image and reputation as a nation around in such a relatively short space of time. I used to live there, it’s wonderful!
A key difference is that although many countries have a dark history, it was precisely national pride itself that led to part of Germany's dark history. That's why Germans often say they can't feel proud of their own country, because pride can have horrible outcomes.
"so Jung, doch so alt" is spot on...meaning so young, yet so old. Perfect description of Germany that renuited only in 1989, but on the other hand the history reach atleast 1000 years back. Rammstein is the most artistic and most perfect band ever!
this is our history, this is the base we stand on. with all this in mind we need to figure out what our role in the future will be and what path we will walk on.
They're all quite fascinating men too. Till Lindemann was originally going to be an Olympic swimmer before an injury ended his career. Guitarist Richard Zven Kruspe escaped East Germany after being arrested and interrogated by the Stasi for being at a protest march (which he hadn't intended on being at, he just happened to arrive there). Their song Radio (one of their best in my opinion) is about the environment they lived in under Communist rule, not being able to listen to Western music but the Radio being the revolutionary spark to free them from it. They're a great band. Some of their earlier tracks are a little more bizarre and playful more than social/historical commentary, but I really enjoy it when they get deep into subjects.
Hi Travis, I think you got it just right. The video is truely insane, in every second are so much details you can't get it all even if you watch 100 times. Plus, you got to have a very deep knowlege of german history to get all the little hints. And yes, the video was controvertial when it was released, but if you know Rammstein, you know that thea are far away from being a nazi band or even political right. I've heard quite an interesting interpratation, why they've chosen a colored actress for Germania: 1. The human race got its roots in Africa, so do we Germans. 2. Germania got a black skin and there are red and gold on her clothes and jewellery. Black, red and gold are the colors of the german flag. 3. They just wanted to upset the people who are prouder than proud of their country 😉 You gotta see some live stuff from them, because Rammstein = fire, literally! On their live shows, they set everything on fire, themselves, the stage, a whole f***g stadium...If you want to see more of it, I suggest the songs "Engel" (live in Madison Square Garden), "Mein Teil" (Hurricane Festival 2013), "Feuer frei" (Moscow 2016) and "Rammstein" (St. Petersburg 2019). And please do them in this order, for reasons 😉 Of course, there is a lot more good stuff from them, Rammstein are one of the founders of Industrial Metal, which means metal music mixed with synth elements. "Du hast" was one of their breakthrough hits in '98, not only in Germany but also international and they just released a new album called "Zeit", which is according to rumors their last one. Greetings from Germany! 🤘
@@Thunder_1977 Do you think the casting of Ruby Commey in the Deutschland video is only a provocation? Nobody said anything about Luciana Regina in the Mein Teil video., so i don´t think so.
@@DoktorUebel I don't get your point. Obviously there are people of colour in German history but "The black woman was accurately cast for the scenes which depict historical events" makes no sense to me. Or which historical character is she portraying in the scenes of Roman and medieval times? Well, you don't have to look at it as a provocation only. Sure, the provocation plays nicely into their message but it's also an artistic way to depict a modern multicultural Germany, I'd say. Also, it works well because of the colour arrangements in some of the shots of black, red and gold (German national colours).
@@HastDuWasSuchen The intro is not an historical event, it is a depiction of mythology. It shows Artemis the goddess of the hunt, the forest, childbirth and the moon, and the guardian of women and children in Greek mythology. This goddess was adapted in Roman mythology under the name Diana. And Diana was adapted in German mythology, and can be found in books, poems, as statues and paintings. This is the same story with different names in different cultures for thousands of years. The intro is foreshadowing of the German version later in the video, depicted as a pregnant nun with the deer in the background and the busts of the heads of all 6 Rammstein members in the front. The woman in these scenes is an embodiment of a cultural figure in mythology. If the origins of this story is based on a real person is not clear. (Corrected)
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 socialst German state in the east that existed before the German reunification. Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp). The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion). My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams. Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example. The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events. PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it). But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war. The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too. PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII. PPPPPS: 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.
First of all, I think you have to be from Germany to understand all this. I am from Germany and have studied our history extensively but even I can't place some passages correctly, although I have seen the video X times. Especially the many cuts and jumps into different time zones makes it practically impossible for anyone who didn't grow up and go to school in Germany to follow the whole thing properly. If I were you, I wouldn't concern myself so much with the text cause the story is told by the pictures. The beginning as barbarians to dark age with his crusades, Imperial Era and First World War, Weimarer Repuplic, Second World War specifically the Holocaust, the terror of the so called "Red Army Fraction" in the 70s, divided Germany in east and west...... It was common roman practice at the time to kidnap sons of Germanic tribal leaders and threaten them with death so that peace would prevail in the provinces. Many of these kidnapped people later made careers in the Roman army and one of them even made it to the centurion before returning to Germania to give the Romans a good kick in the butt 😉 The so-called "Varus Battle" in the Teuteburger Forest, which the Teutons won because they were led by a soldier trained in Rome who lured the Romans into the impenetrable Teutonic forests and thereby completely destroyed their usual strategies. They lost three entire legions, their leader (Varus) committed suicide, and it was the devastating defeat in the history of the Roman Army. This won battle and the also won "Battle of Leschfeld" under Otto the Great against the Huns are generally regarded as the birth of a German feeling of togetherness and the beginning of the birth of a nation. At that time there was no Germany as we know it today, but only loose tribal associations such as the Franks, the Goths or Allemanns and many others all over Europe, some of which had repeatedly fought war against each other for decades. All had Celtic roots and later e.g. the Franks turned into the French people and the Celtic Allemanns to Germans. The Romans simply called the people outside their borders "barbarians" and called the left bank of the Rhine, which was secured on the heights on the right side of the Rhine by the border wall "Limes", "Germania". If you look closely at the beginning of the video, you can see Roman soldiers hanging decapitated from the trees in the background above as the Romans attack Black Germania. Months after the Battle of Teuteburg Forest, troops were sent to seek revenge and they were presented with this scenario. Just imagine how this environment alone must have affected the sun-drenched Italians. By the way, there were several attempts of the Romans to take revenge, which never really worked. They have just always picked up a bloody nose.
"you have to be from Germany to understand all this"- not necessarily, you just have to be 40+ y/o (had a chance to see GDR 'in person') and have had good history teacher at school, and maybe you have to have a hobby dig deeper to understand what and why happened the way it happened in the world. I myself got all the pieces in this video (except for black dogs), because of accumulated knowledge. I am not german, I am from Baltics and had 'good old soviet history' classes. BTW, I was supper excited to see the video, because of all Israel 'nazi hunter' drama they started because of one little preview of the video. Turns out, they were wrong, the video is beautiful! p.s. I was super excited the first time I listened to hear "Deutschland uber ALLEN" (not uber ALLES) - as that was a supersmooth way to express the idea, but not using 'ALLES' that is forbidden in Germany nowdays. Clever guys!
I mean the text is just as important as the video. To understand the video you have to know the history of Germany. I think the only part we as non Germans don’t understand is the love hate relationship they have with their country because of its history. It’s very conflicting to say the least the closest thing I can probably say is similar is survivors guilt .
@@Zeeangelofdeath I think love-hate is not quite the right word. I was socialized in the 70s and a little before that time, in the 68s, Germany's youth woke up for the first time and criticized the encrusted and old-baking structures of the 50s, went out on the streets, protested against the law that made homosexuality a punishable offense, for the right to abortion and showed the public how many old Nazis still sit as judges, civil servants, politicians in decisive positions of the administration, without ever having been held accountable for their crimes in the "Third Reich". In school, any nationalism and with it the pride of being German was thoroughly beaten out of us. Whoever said that he was proud to be a German was immediately a Nazi in the eyes of others and a pariah. A phrase that developed at that time is: Only when it comes to soccer we say - "We Germans", when it comes to the war we say "The Germans". But with time and not least because of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification, things have changed and at the 2006 Soccer World Cup we saw for the very first time how thousands of German flags were waved at public viewings in a very relaxed way and without a hint of arrogance and nobody associated this with exaggerated nationalism anymore. It is often said that we Germans have a chip on our shoulder because we are still dealing with a guilt that goes back more than 75 years, but believe me, it is not a good feeling to belong to a people that brought unbelievable suffering to the whole world and committed an industrially planned genocide of more than 6 million Jews. This can and must never be forgotten again, because unfortunately mankind has no generational memory and if one does not keep the memory alive, even such inconceivable crimes are quickly suppressed and forgotten. THIS MUST NEVER HAPPEN ! The so-called "German culture of remembrance" is a self-evident thing in our country. For example, every day there are documentaries on at least two channels showing the background of how Hitler was able to lever out the parliament in order to come to power, the crimes of the GESTAPO (secret state police) in their torture cellars, the deportation of the Jews, underlaid with original pictures from the concentration camps, the cruelest war crimes of the SS, which followed the Wehrmacht on the campaign and then brought unimaginable suffering to the remaining population, which was also filmed at the time (Trenches on the edges of which Jews were placed and killed by the hundreds with shots to the neck), etc., etc ., etc. In any case, I am a little proud of the fact that in Germany, even more than 75 years after the war, these inconceivable crimes against humanity are still being dealt with and continue to be dealt with.
Ich bin Schweizer und verstehe alles (Bild und Ton) 😏🙈 und bin keine 40zig 🤪 Im swiss and understand everything (Music an Motion Pictures) and im not forty yet 🤪
Most interesting is, they all grew up in East Germany, separated to the rest of Germany by a wall. You really should read up on it. It explains really the whole yard.
The Scene where they eat from the Body of *Germania* means that the Church violated and raped Germany and Germans while medival Times...I really think only nativ Germans can fully understand the Message of this Song ^^
you really should check otut the video "Deutschland by Rammstein: An Analysis" by the Channel "Three Arrows". He did an amazing job analyzing every important scene in the video and the historical context behind it. I would love to see a reaction on this if you could do it because i think you will be very amazed by how much history lesson rammstein packed in a 10 minute video. Forget about history class. This will teach you so much about the german history in just 10 minutes. Greetings from Germany :)
When you said: "This is like a frickin movie!" I couldn't agree more. And I'd definitely go watch it. Or heck, make it into a TV series involving a deep dive for each era depicted in the video. There are so many discussions about this video, and the controversy about it. But this is Rammstein we are talking about: if their videos weren't controversial it wouldn't be from Rammstein. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a significant turning point in European history, by some accounts. It essentially stopped Roman advances towards the Baltic Sea, and maybe have been the first pebble in the avalanche that finally caused Rome to fall. With all of its after-shocks throughout history. This video is so jam packed full of tiny little hints, cuts linked to specific lines, or in some cases even single words, assigned to a single short visual, it is incredible. Dissecting all of the cuts and their links to alliterations, meanings and even double-meanings associated in the German language, linked to a visual easily is worthy of a Ph.D. thesis in German history. No, I am not exaggerating, it needs sooo much background knowledge and study it truly is staggering. That's why I consider it one of the top three videos ever made for a song. Oh, and all three top videos share the number one spot equally, as they each perform outstandingly well in each of their respective categories.
Ok so i am pretty new to Rammstein myself:)) You should watch "Zeit" next, or "Dicke titten" And english lyrics will make the songs even better for your enjoyment:))
Even more intense is Rammstein's video "Zeit" - Trust me. So EPICA is still missing 😁. "Beyond the Matrix" live from Paris is a good one to fall into the rabbit hole. And you still have to react to some masterpieces!!! Nightwish "Greatest Show on Earth" live from Tampere. "Poet and the Pendulum" live from Wembley and Star One "Lost children of the universe". 🤩
Rammstein has to be seen live, because they are a weapon there and the incredible crowd control is a trademark of them and no matter in which country they play, the audience sings in German like in Paris .🆒 The action with the fireworks did not even take place in a stadium but in a hall ( Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) and would be unthinkable in e.g. America due to their immense safety regulations. If they go on tour there, the fans will miss a lot and will never get to see many really wicked effects! By the way Til does this specific move, called "Til Hammer" cause he had dislocated his knee before a concert and repeatedly hit it in the backstage area to bring it back in. The other band members found this movement totally cool so that he he adopted it for the stage ! Apart from the fact that Til is a trained pyrotechnician, at Rammstein concerts a special stage worker is very close to the stage and is connected by a microphone to the person who controls the fire. He feels the temperature on his cheek and gives corresponding instructions whether you can still step it up a notch or the flames have to be reduced. Another pure madness with with the audience - th-cam.com/video/fAaIFUXj4-8/w-d-xo.html At another concert Til greets his band members, who are carried back to the main stage in a rubber dinghy with a "Welcome - Sign". A political statement for the refugees who have drowned by the thousands in the Mediterranean Sea. Please look at the live performance of "Ich will" - th-cam.com/video/zO2t3KQMPPY/w-d-xo.html - (with subtitles) "Rock am Ring" is one of the biggest festival events in Germany. The Ring, which we say, is the legendary Formula 1 race track "Nürburgring"(The green hell), located in the middle of a central mountain of Germany, the "Volcano - Eifel". Rammstein was the Headliner and there are more than 85000 fans on the target line and I was right in the middle 😜 and not only the few thousand hardcore fans directly in front of the stage answer Til's questions, but actually the entire audience down to the last row and to have been there and to feel the concentrated energy of the audience was just indescribable ! At some point Ramstein discovered that you can make up with instant coffee. According to concentration, black to red spots appear, which looks like dirt or blood. Flake was hyper nervous all the time during an earlier tour. What did he forget ? That he was made up with lots of coffee in the evening during every concert - Maybe the reason why he needs a treadmill 😉? But without Flake Rammstein would never have been what they are. Again and again he is only moved into the nerd corner and underestimated enormously. What most people remember is only the treadmill he is running on while playing. Most of the Rammstein pieces are backed by a mostly inconspicuous but sometimes bombastically symphonic sound body combined with techno elements and so much more. It´s done so cleverly that it is hardly noticeable in the foreground. But if you take it out of the equation and mix it away at the mixer console, the rest sounds almost like any metal band. Together with the typical Rammstein monster guitar riffs the keyboards in the background fill up the entire sound, make things round, and not at least because of this Rammstein sound so unique ! Please check it out - th-cam.com/video/IjGNTqAW58E/w-d-xo.html - th-cam.com/video/jRxW5Vzeo0A/w-d-xo.html (here you can see Til flying) Exactly this concert in Germany took place about 20 km from where I lived and you could still hear it over a hill in between and see the light show flickering in the distance. You could clearly experience the sound level at which Rammstein are traveling 💥🤯 This melodic sound together with the unbelieveble power that Rammstein brings over is also to be seen here - th-cam.com/video/Uq41Fmw5CGI/w-d-xo.html ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, this performance was nominated for the Grammy 👍 - th-cam.com/video/qFpjMNKxsnA/w-d-xo.html - The song is based on a true story that happened in Germany. A cannibale looked for someone on the Internet who could be eaten by him and also found someone. Just google "The Rothenburg Cannibal". Totally whacky. Richard Kruspe tells the story in an interview on the DVD "In Amerika" released in 2015. First the police arrested Paul Landers off the stage and then one by one, the sound became thinner and thinner as the other band members were arrestet and at some point he put his guitar down and turned himself to the cops. For Rammstein, who had come together in the former GDR, the left dictatorial eastern part of divided Germany, America was in their imagination the "land of unlimited possibilities" in which you can do pretty much anything. After a night in jail they know that it was a really stupid idea to perform anything like that in a big city in the "Bible Belt" - th-cam.com/video/pRXkDYTSAj4/w-d-xo.html - 😱😉 In Germany, this kind of thing doesn't upset (almost) anyone anymore - we're a little more relaxed there. One of the best titles by Rammstein but not as well known is Donaukinder" - th-cam.com/video/Oi-ixUoWAOU/w-d-xo.html - it´s underpinned by Franzisco Navarro with scenes from the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". But be careful, because for those who have even dealt with the Holocaust a little, this is really hard stuff ! At first I was interested, then banned, then horrified and then there were only tears. As a German with a left-wing liberal background, I would have to hate the camp commandant, but otherwise he is also a father. However, someone who lets the children of others gasify without scruples. But something like this had to happen, I guess, so that he finally recognizes this absolutely inhuman madness and his constant self-deception ! "Wo sind die Kinder" - "Where are the children" alludes to the fact that in German death camps, women and children were gassed first so that no more Jews could grow up or be born. "Keiner weiß, was hier geschehen, keiner hat etwas gesehen" means "Nobody knows what happened here, nobody saw anything" refers to the fact that very few Germans wanted to have known about the concentration camps, which of course was complete nonsense. For example, thousands of apartments were suddenly vacant because the Jewish residents had been deported during the night. The very next day, "Aryan" Germans, mostly belonging to the party cadre, moved in. Then hundreds of civilian German guards were employed in the death camps, who were even proud of their "work" and bragged about it to their acquaintances and friends. I could give many more examples, which prove that it was total bullshit, when it was claimed not to have seen anything and not to know what was happening there. Rammstein pieces are pure energy and if one can keep his butt still while listening, you should see a doctor as soon as possible 🤣
The correct pronunciation of the name of the group RAMMSTEIN. After the letter "M" hissing sound, then "TEIN". The band faced this problem in America as early as the beginning of 2000 when they gained worldwide fame.
Also, language note if someone else hasn't mentioned it: you see the subtitles telling you "You, I or me, we, you" and that seems repetitive but the 'you' are different. The first "du" is the familiar form like what you use with a friend or family. The second you is "ihr" or the formal you, the general public, someone they don't know, an acquaintance,. etc. That difference doesn't translate to English but I adore that distinction as a former German student who is a native English speaker.
Rammstein has some of the best videos in the business, and a lot are very thought provoking. Mein Land has a similar theme to this one, but broader in scope as a critique of nationalism. Radio is about life in East Germany and dodging the Stasi to listen to western Radio. Links-2-3-4 was the song I thought it was ironic that it felt so healing back when I was a rightwinger - "oh, it's a song about socialism and I love it, how ironic" lol, not so ironic now. Practically all of their videos are world-class media. I could imagine a media criticism class built entirely around Rammstein videos.
This video was such a come back after 10 years of no real new music, albums etc. I was watching Justin Hawkins (from the darkness) react to Angst a little while ago, and he said that whenever Rammstein release a new music video, everyone in the industry sends it to each other and the general consensus is "why do we even bother making music videos when this is the standard they produce at" lol
Lyrics: [Verse 1] You (You have, you have, you have, you have) Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried) Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated) United in heart (United, united, united, united) We (We are, we are, we are, we are) Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are) Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold) The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot) You (You can, you can, you can, you can) I (I know, I know, I know, I know) We (We are, we are, we are, we are) You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay) [Chorus] Germany - my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - your breath's cold So young, and yet so old Germany! [Verse 2] I (You have, you have, you have, you have) I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry) One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love) And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate) Presumptuous, superior Take over, hand over/puke Surprise, invade Germany, Germany above everything [Chorus] Germany - my heart in flames Want to love and damn you Germany - your breath is cold So young, and yet so old Germany - your love Is a curse and a blessing Germany - my love I can't give you Germany! Germany Bridge] You I We All of you You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary) I (Übermenschen weary) We (The higher you climb, the further you fall) You (Germany, Germany above everything) Chorus.......
I find it always interesting seeing people from outside of Germany reacting to this song in particular by saying that is must have been controversial. refering thereby to the non-patriotic way. whereas in my experience as a german man of 50 years this has not been that much of controversial concerning its lyrics and meaning and more on the party drastic visuals, if at all that is. If find most Germans of my age I know kind of understand and even agree on their stance on patriotism and feelings toward Germany. Though that might be a matter of my generation and regional upbringing ( I am from former West-Berlin).
You'll probably never see this post,but I was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota....this video is about German history(which is where I now live(...starting out fighting against the Roman Empire....
They are on tour in the US right now. Definitely recommend going to see them. Just saw them in Minneapolis last weekend & going to Chicago to see them again this weekend!
Germany is a country with more openness about it's history than most nations in the world. I think this has been a necessity for people to process their problematic history. USA is one of several nations that has never and still aren't willing to do this and it is a shame.
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Now you have to see them in concert! Hurry up, they'll be in the US next month (if its not sold out)
There are many who do not play the “ credits”, thst is a shame. It really is needed for contrast, afterthought, some explanation, and is just damned good shot.
5:41 Oliver Riedel has the inverted pink triangle (homosexual) Paul Landers has the yellow star of David (Jewish) Till Lindeman seems to have the "Political Jew" one (red inverted triangle over yellow triangle) Flake has inverted red triangle of "Political" prisoner (really hard to see, had to check the original and go frame-by-frame to see it). (also .. That's OUR history, you 'murican BRICK! ;))
You know the way you said it is pretty much the reason the name Germany exists. Because when the English named Germany in their language they already knew the Dutch and they couldn't differentiate between the u in dutch and the eu in deutsch. For them it sounded the same so they digged out the name the Romans gave the area which was Germania.
There's a lot of germany history and how Germania evolved, the good the bad. How she made their own people fight, how they mistreated her, how she was part of the war, the holocaust and more. Is fascinating how they expressed that in a video to express how she has remained, how she has changed, "so old but so young " in many aspects. Rammstein is absolutely the best
If you want to start a Trip in the rammstein World... start with the older Songs like seeman, stirb nicht vor mir , sonne etc ... and live is even better ... Good reaction sir ...
The thing with Rammstein is that both - live performances as well as videos - are absolutely worth to watch. Rammstein live is very spectacular, but videos are very creative, in some cases scary in others funny, so you just have to see everything that has "Rammstein" in the title....
Deutschland make an Oy sound for eu and you got it. RAMMSTEIN is awesome you can do everything and not be disappointed the videos are all amazing and live shows are nuts!
Welcome to Rammstein world! Official videos or live - these guys never disappoint. My suggestion for you: Sonne (official video), Ich Tu Dir Weh (live in Madison Square Garden). Enjoy the ride ⚔️💋
Calling their own country out on its historic BS (while celebrating its historic greatness) is a bold AF move by Rammstein. I particularly liked the inclusion of East Germany as all the boys grew up there prior to reunification. (I was stationed in Germany, guarding the East/West German border for three years, and in 89 I was in the guard tower at OP Alpha when suddenly it was one country again. An amazing time to be witnessing history. ) I daresay if any American band tried this and aired our dirty laundry like this did with Germany they'd be instantly targeted for 'cancellation' and they'd probably have to go into hiding from all the death threats they'd no doubt get. My family came over from Germany in 1720, but every time I hear this song it tugs on the heart for the history of 'the Old Country' no matter how many generations removed I am.
Not sure if someone else covered this, but the puppies were Leonburgers (sp?) - a dog breed that nearly went extinct in the first half of the 20th century because history. Germans, as a ppl, identify a lot with dogs (I share that with them), so I think the birth of multiple puppies there represents the serial rebirth of Germany, from a collection of clans, to empire, to republic, to fascist nightmare, to split between East and West, to the very recent nation of Germany. So young, and yet so old.
It truly is a song about the dichotomy of the love for the home that made you and the pain of the transgenerational trauma from its struggle to exist in the world.
The Talking Heads of ...sorry, Gearmany. You do it, you are doing it right. Plus it is the whole important story of Germany: An absolute lack of civil courage, but an hero infront of the foe. (Golo Mann)
The whole Video will understand only Historians and Germans and these people also have to watch the video several times. The song is about the ambivalent relationship of Rammstein and many Germans to their country, because of the violent and cruel history with extensive human crimes ("red line of violence through german history"), especially in recent history. Therefore the video features various events from German history, including Roman times, the Middle Ages, witch hunting and burning, Protestant Reformation, the November Revolution, the "Golden Twenties" and hyperinflation, Nazi book burnings, the Hindenburg disaster, the First and Second World Wars, the Holocaust, the Weimar Republic, the Red Army Fraction (violent anti-capitalist terror alliance of young people and students against Nazis in high state and economy positions in post-war Germany), and the division of the country into West and East Germany including the Uprising June 17 in East Germany. The black woman represents Germany and one of the Colors of the German flags, sometimes as a victim, but mostly as a perpetrator. With her black skin she is also a provocation to all stupid racists A lot of people do not understand the scenes with the dogs. This breed of dogs are not German Shepards, but Leonberger. This breed of dog narrowly escaped extinction during the First and also Second World Wars and is symbolic of the German people, whose existence was also strongly threatened in those wars (Morgenthau-Plan) - both now have a second existential chance, just like the new German democratic constitution, which in future must be protected as strongly as if it were under quarantine (Judges in red robes, Rammstein members in protective suits with the dogs) The Holocaust was for this reason the greatest human crime because it was the first industrially organized mass murder in human history, by a country that was culturally at its highest point at this time and called itself the country of poets and thinkers. But it is precisely the high cultural and scientific level of Germany that unfortunately caused others to be viewed as subhuman who can be killed without pity, just like animals. Seeing other people as inferior has always brought a lot of suffering to people Rammstein is one of the most famous metal bands and living legends with the same line-up for 25 years. They are a german band and are considered the best live band in the world, especially when it comes to showmenship, pyro and fire. Above all, Rammstein uses pyro quite differently than all other bands. Rammstein's music is a mixture of techno (electronic music) and metal (= industrial metal). Rammstein concerts are a life time experience that you will never forget. Their videos are art but also often controversial. Rammstein also refers to classical German literature, e.g. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's. Several of their songs are related to controversial and taboo subjects such as sadomasochism, homosexuality, intersexuality, incest, pedophilia, necrophilia, cannibalism, pyromania, religion and sexual violence. Also several of their songs are allegedly inspired by real-life events or politics. Rammstein lyrics are very deep and are also often used in school and universities around the world to learn German. There are people who learn German only because of Rammstein. Rammstein fans are considered to be the craziest and most fanatical fans in the world. In concerts from the hardcore fans all over the world it is expected that you can sing along with the German lyrics even if you don't speak German.
The black lady is Germany, the video is the history of Germany from the Teuteburger forest to now. Also, the "puppies" you love so much are the proverbial Hounds of War.
hello there, i just "see" them as a security man the 8 july, it was absolutely HUGE ! BIGGEST LIVE I EVER BEEN (and i saw some massive band but nothing to compare with them...) when they go live they are probably one the best band in the world right now, you should watch Du Hast Paris Live this is freaking crazy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you Love this you must check out Rammstein - Zeit (Original Video). In my oppinion this is the Best Music Video from them. Cant wait too See more reactions from you. See you 😉
I would like to express my interpretation of the video, but since English is not my native language I apologize for any mistakes in advance. Well, in my opinion they sought to redeem German history by subverting many of the pillars that have formed their nation throughout the ages. The beautiful black girl represents Germany, not only redeemed, but revenge and a future. Who better to break the old concept of Aryan thing than to represent Germany as a black woman. Very interesting, brave and exciting how this band works and materializes very deep and layered concepts. But you are very sentive person and i agree with you totally. Greetings from Brasil :D :*
Rammstein made so many great videos and their Liveshows are insane. Live in Paris: "Engel" or "Du hast". "Mein Teil" Live at Hurricane Festival. Musicvideos: Sonne, Ohne Dich, Amerika. And for contrast Till Lindeman (Frontman of Rammstein) and ZAZ 🙂
Fun fact: Those cute puppies at the end are from a special breed called Leonberger. This breed went nearly extinct during the world wars but recovered afterwards. It’s the same with the germans. They also were hit really bad by the wars but recovered afterwards. So the Leonbergers in the scene represent the German people. The band wearing protective suits and caring about the dogs has one and only one meaning:
Protect the democracy we have built out of nothing at all costs
So true
How does that represent democracy?
An interesting fact about Rammstein: What is truly unusual this band has been playing in the same squad since it was formed in 1994. If you will find some very old Rammstein videos, you will see the same guys.
False 3 members are of the beginn... and before 94 they had a other name
@@ritaauspeitshen53 This is wrong!
@@cmb166 agree... Rammstein has always been Till, Olli, Richard, Paul, Schneider and Flake. I think a couple might have met in a different band, but that wasn't Rammstein
@@ritaauspeitshen53 you’re half correct. The band was called Rammstein Flugshau... then shortened to Rammstein but the bands members have remained the same since their first demo in 1994. The bands that had different members of Rammstein in them were First Arsch, Intochkables, and Feeling B (might be messing those names up)
it's really like a movie; a movie about the history of Germany.
Jep it's going from the antic Germanic tribes and the battle of Teuteburg forest, over the bloody middle ages with the crusades, the religious war (30th years war) in the renaissance, rowing 20 and the inflation to ww2 the rocket project of the NS regime and the concentration camps.
It about wanting to be proud about your country, but can't be because of the past "will dich lieben und verdammen" want to love and damme you
Rammstein are so good. Their songs are everything from silly and funny to deeply meaningful, but regardless of the message, they are all complete bangers.
Welcome to 2000 years of German History! WWI + WWII, Hindenburg, RAF "Deutscher Herbst", Romens, Teutons, burning of witches, Nazis, the Holocaust, V1/V2 Rockets, burning of books from 1938 to 1945, East Germany (DDR), Stasi and more!
- The main color of this video ist black , red and gold/yellow the german flag since Mai/June 1832
- The red Beam is "der roten Faden der Geschichte" common thread
I can't get enough of these guys either. Every song is fascinating.
Fun trivia: The actress Ruby Commey who plays Germania in the video, descends from a German colony of Togo, Africa.
Also.... The puppies are "Leonbergers". A German breed that almost went extinct during the first AND second world war.
4:35 the "buffet" symbolizes Germany at the time (before 18 century) when there were a hundred princes who all ate their fill of Germany.
Thanks a lot for watching it until the end! Most people forget that its a MUSIC video and just skip the "credits" because they are too impressed by the video and forget the musical aspect. I love the piano ending because its giving time to think and catches the whole video in itself again (while just being a fricking piano solo...) and is brilliant in my mind.
yes its annoying its allways its a movie no it isnt its a music video
In the Credits they play "Sonne" another Song from Rammstein
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That is one of the greatest lyrics that have ever been written for any song, not only is it historically correct, but it is also a great message.
Experience is learning from your own mistakes, Wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others.
So speaking for germany: You´re welcome.
I never really understood why people thought Rammstein was rightwing in any way, they never made any lyrics that specifically justified that opinion.
They do however have some "political" messages in their songs, though this one has to be their greatest work, video included.
They have even said that they arent, in song and in interviews. Links 2 3 4, had the lyrics (translated, maybe not exactly accurate) "They want my heart on the right place, but if I look down, it beats on the left".
Sie wollen mein Herz am rechten Platz( symbolische Redewendung, die in D jeder kennt , völlig unpolitisch) aber wenn ich nachschau, schlägt es links.
My biggest problem with Rammstein videos is, that they are so well made and intriguing, that you sometimes almost forget to listen to the actual music....
But then you can just listen to it again without looking at the video 🤘😀🤘
I think one of the best lines was where it said..."He who climbs high will fall low. Germany, Germany above all (everybody)" Which implies that germany thought it was above everyone so much that it fell to rock bottom.
This song bring so many emotions, but your analysis was on spot. They love Germany, but that doesn't mean forgetting history no matter how ugly.
The is a history lesson, straight history, no beautifying, and just look at Till's face when they get to the WWII scene, hanging Jewish people, his face shows so much pain!
I had seen this video only once, because I love Rammstein, but the emotions with this one gooosh... Goosebumps!
Great reaction and as a German I thank you for your meaningful comparison with America.
Also, I love that you did watch the outro because the cinematography (like you mentioned) and I feel like that piano piece is a balm to the wounds ripped open by the song itself.
Well said
Very sad.... 😓😓😓😓😓😓
I am a 62 yr old mum from Australia who fell in love with Rammstein nearly 20 years ago when my son was a teenager and played them at home. To me it was a natural progression from my early years with AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and others. I have their music so loud in my car that the windows rattle. My son only has one tattoo, which is the Rammstein logo on his arm. He was lucky enough to me Til in Melbourne about 5 years ago during a promo tour for Lindemann and had his photo taken with him. I wanted to go so badly but wasn’t going to make him take his mum, so he took a mate. Hope we get to see them one day, brilliant band. And the song played on piano over the credits is also one of theirs, a beautiful song called Sonne.
Very nice reaction!
Every second in this video is a lesson in German History! And the puppies, which were borne at the end, are "Leonberger"... an old German dog breed which has almost been extinquished in WWI and WWII... how you interpret this info is up to you! ;)
Also very interesting, what Rammstein didn't fail to show in the video, are the different symbols they wear on their clothes as concentration camp prisoners. There were many different ones which told the guards the reason for their detention. These symbols were called "angles".
Two yellow triangles that were placed on top of each other (Jewish star) = Jew
a red triangle on a yellow one = a Jew and at the same time a political prisoner
a pink triangle = homosexual men
I didn't recognize the 4th in the video, but there were a few more of those symbols (green, blue, brown, ...) with different meanings.
Was a really bad time! Incomprehensible!! Insane!!!
And what I also wanted to say: Yes! Every country has it's bad history! And you have the right to look back and say, that was wrong - so wrong!! Everyone should be allowed to grow, to learn, to do it better and you have the right to look forward! But for me it seems, that only counts for all, but not Germany or Austria (especially)! After 78 years, we are still beeing watched! As soon, as something - political or what ever - is happening, we are called Nazis! Be it Germany or Austria (mostly!!)!It is almost like beeing chocked as soon, as you try to take some steps on your own.
I think the 4th was ‘Communist’, if there was one group the Nazis hated as much as Jews it was communists
@@realburglazofficial2613 Sounds about right! They were defintely on the list of people to "get rid of"!
@@magnoliads2547 well philosophically Nazism and Communism were completely incompatible, so obviously the communists shared the “public enemy No.1” top spot with Jewish people, which is also why the ‘non-aggression pact’ Hitler signed with the Soviets was a complete joke and the Nazis’ biggest mistake. Both sides knew it wasn’t worth the paper it was written on, and it gave the Soviets time to prepare for the inevitable Nazi invasion. The ‘preparation’ was to pull the army as far back from the border as possible so the advancing Blitzkreig overreached themselves trying to get to them and couldn’t resupply, in the middle of Russian winter. Had the Nazis left the Soviets alone, they’d have had the manpower to dominate Europe and keep the British and Americans away indefinitely.
Whoooo tanks for reacting! One big difference from what you interpreted to what Rammstein meant is probably that Germans don’t say that they are “proud”. That’s the whole problem - we can’t say that we are proud of Germany because of the negative feeling to this sentence, because of our past. But yes, great grasp on the video an song and message!
Germany should be proud. They should be proud that they turned their image and reputation as a nation around in such a relatively short space of time. I used to live there, it’s wonderful!
A key difference is that although many countries have a dark history, it was precisely national pride itself that led to part of Germany's dark history. That's why Germans often say they can't feel proud of their own country, because pride can have horrible outcomes.
"so Jung, doch so alt" is spot on...meaning so young, yet so old. Perfect description of Germany that renuited only in 1989, but on the other hand the history reach atleast 1000 years back. Rammstein is the most artistic and most perfect band ever!
1990! Not 1989
@@justforfun73 Formally ur right, I was referring to when the Wall went down, wich was the acctual start for the reunion.
and over 2000 years german history
this is our history, this is the base we stand on.
with all this in mind we need to figure out what our role in the future will be and what path we will walk on.
Always watch to the end with Rammstein's videos! Glad that you did with this and hope you do with any future videos of theirs!
They're all quite fascinating men too. Till Lindemann was originally going to be an Olympic swimmer before an injury ended his career. Guitarist Richard Zven Kruspe escaped East Germany after being arrested and interrogated by the Stasi for being at a protest march (which he hadn't intended on being at, he just happened to arrive there). Their song Radio (one of their best in my opinion) is about the environment they lived in under Communist rule, not being able to listen to Western music but the Radio being the revolutionary spark to free them from it.
They're a great band. Some of their earlier tracks are a little more bizarre and playful more than social/historical commentary, but I really enjoy it when they get deep into subjects.
Hi Travis,
I think you got it just right. The video is truely insane, in every second are so much details you can't get it all even if you watch 100 times. Plus, you got to have a very deep knowlege of german history to get all the little hints. And yes, the video was controvertial when it was released, but if you know Rammstein, you know that thea are far away from being a nazi band or even political right. I've heard quite an interesting interpratation, why they've chosen a colored actress for Germania:
1. The human race got its roots in Africa, so do we Germans.
2. Germania got a black skin and there are red and gold on her clothes and jewellery. Black, red and gold are the colors of the german flag.
3. They just wanted to upset the people who are prouder than proud of their country 😉
You gotta see some live stuff from them, because Rammstein = fire, literally! On their live shows, they set everything on fire, themselves, the stage, a whole f***g stadium...If you want to see more of it, I suggest the songs "Engel" (live in Madison Square Garden), "Mein Teil" (Hurricane Festival 2013), "Feuer frei" (Moscow 2016) and "Rammstein" (St. Petersburg 2019). And please do them in this order, for reasons 😉 Of course, there is a lot more good stuff from them, Rammstein are one of the founders of Industrial Metal, which means metal music mixed with synth elements. "Du hast" was one of their breakthrough hits in '98, not only in Germany but also international and they just released a new album called "Zeit", which is according to rumors their last one.
Greetings from Germany! 🤘
The black woman was accurately cast for the scenes which depict historical events, research names like Josephine Baker or Angela Davis.
@@DoktorUebel Good point, also.
@@Thunder_1977 Do you think the casting of Ruby Commey in the Deutschland video is only a provocation? Nobody said anything about Luciana Regina in the Mein Teil video., so i don´t think so.
@@DoktorUebel
I don't get your point. Obviously there are people of colour in German history but "The black woman was accurately cast for the scenes which depict historical events" makes no sense to me. Or which historical character is she portraying in the scenes of Roman and medieval times?
Well, you don't have to look at it as a provocation only. Sure, the provocation plays nicely into their message but it's also an artistic way to depict a modern multicultural Germany, I'd say. Also, it works well because of the colour arrangements in some of the shots of black, red and gold (German national colours).
@@HastDuWasSuchen The intro is not an historical event, it is a depiction of mythology. It shows Artemis the goddess of the hunt, the forest, childbirth and the moon, and the guardian of women and children in Greek mythology. This goddess was adapted in Roman mythology under the name Diana. And Diana was adapted in German mythology, and can be found in books, poems, as statues and paintings. This is the same story with different names in different cultures for thousands of years.
The intro is foreshadowing of the German version later in the video, depicted as a pregnant nun with the deer in the background and the busts of the heads of all 6 Rammstein members in the front.
The woman in these scenes is an embodiment of a cultural figure in mythology. If the origins of this story is based on a real person is not clear. (Corrected)
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 socialst German state in the east that existed before the German reunification.
Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp).
The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion).
My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams.
Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example.
The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events.
PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany.
PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages.
In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it).
But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war.
The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened.
PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too.
PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII.
PPPPPS: 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 😄
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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.
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@@knutkatastrophe2722
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First of all, I think you have to be from Germany to understand all this. I am from Germany and have studied our history extensively but even I can't place some passages correctly, although I have seen the video X times. Especially the many cuts and jumps into different time zones makes it practically impossible for anyone who didn't grow up and go to school in Germany to follow the whole thing properly. If I were you, I wouldn't concern myself so much with the text cause the story is told by the pictures. The beginning as barbarians to dark age with his crusades, Imperial Era and First World War, Weimarer Repuplic, Second World War specifically the Holocaust, the terror of the so called "Red Army Fraction" in the 70s, divided Germany in east and west......
It was common roman practice at the time to kidnap sons of Germanic tribal leaders and threaten them with death so that peace would prevail in the provinces. Many of these kidnapped people later made careers in the Roman army and one of them even made it to the centurion before returning to Germania to give the Romans a good kick in the butt 😉
The so-called "Varus Battle" in the Teuteburger Forest, which the Teutons won because they were led by a soldier trained in Rome who lured the Romans into the impenetrable Teutonic forests and thereby completely destroyed their usual strategies. They lost three entire legions, their leader (Varus) committed suicide, and it was the devastating defeat in the history of the Roman Army. This won battle and the also won "Battle of Leschfeld" under Otto the Great against the Huns are generally regarded as the birth of a German feeling of togetherness and the beginning of the birth of a nation. At that time there was no Germany as we know it today, but only loose tribal associations such as the Franks, the Goths or Allemanns and many others all over Europe, some of which had repeatedly fought war against each other for decades. All had Celtic roots and later e.g. the Franks turned into the French people and the Celtic Allemanns to Germans. The Romans simply called the people outside their borders "barbarians" and called the left bank of the Rhine, which was secured on the heights on the right side of the Rhine by the border wall "Limes", "Germania". If you look closely at the beginning of the video, you can see Roman soldiers hanging decapitated from the trees in the background above as the Romans attack Black Germania. Months after the Battle of Teuteburg Forest, troops were sent to seek revenge and they were presented with this scenario. Just imagine how this environment alone must have affected the sun-drenched Italians. By the way, there were several attempts of the Romans to take revenge, which never really worked. They have just always picked up a bloody nose.
"you have to be from Germany to understand all this"- not necessarily, you just have to be 40+ y/o (had a chance to see GDR 'in person') and have had good history teacher at school, and maybe you have to have a hobby dig deeper to understand what and why happened the way it happened in the world. I myself got all the pieces in this video (except for black dogs), because of accumulated knowledge. I am not german, I am from Baltics and had 'good old soviet history' classes.
BTW, I was supper excited to see the video, because of all Israel 'nazi hunter' drama they started because of one little preview of the video. Turns out, they were wrong, the video is beautiful!
p.s. I was super excited the first time I listened to hear "Deutschland uber ALLEN" (not uber ALLES) - as that was a supersmooth way to express the idea, but not using 'ALLES' that is forbidden in Germany nowdays. Clever guys!
I mean the text is just as important as the video. To understand the video you have to know the history of Germany. I think the only part we as non Germans don’t understand is the love hate relationship they have with their country because of its history. It’s very conflicting to say the least the closest thing I can probably say is similar is survivors guilt .
@@Zeeangelofdeath I think love-hate is not quite the right word. I was socialized in the 70s and a little before that time, in the 68s, Germany's youth woke up for the first time and criticized the encrusted and old-baking structures of the 50s, went out on the streets, protested against the law that made homosexuality a punishable offense, for the right to abortion and showed the public how many old Nazis still sit as judges, civil servants, politicians in decisive positions of the administration, without ever having been held accountable for their crimes in the "Third Reich".
In school, any nationalism and with it the pride of being German was thoroughly beaten out of us.
Whoever said that he was proud to be a German was immediately a Nazi in the eyes of others and a pariah.
A phrase that developed at that time is: Only when it comes to soccer we say - "We Germans", when it comes to the war we say "The Germans".
But with time and not least because of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification, things have changed and at the 2006 Soccer World Cup we saw for the very first time how thousands of German flags were waved at public viewings in a very relaxed way and without a hint of arrogance and nobody associated this with exaggerated nationalism anymore.
It is often said that we Germans have a chip on our shoulder because we are still dealing with a guilt that goes back more than 75 years, but believe me, it is not a good feeling to belong to a people that brought unbelievable suffering to the whole world and committed an industrially planned genocide of more than 6 million Jews.
This can and must never be forgotten again, because unfortunately mankind has no generational memory and if one does not keep the memory alive, even such inconceivable crimes are quickly suppressed and forgotten.
THIS MUST NEVER HAPPEN !
The so-called "German culture of remembrance" is a self-evident thing in our country. For example, every day there are documentaries on at least two channels showing the background of how Hitler was able to lever out the parliament in order to come to power, the crimes of the GESTAPO (secret state police) in their torture cellars, the deportation of the Jews, underlaid with original pictures from the concentration camps, the cruelest war crimes of the SS, which followed the Wehrmacht on the campaign and then brought unimaginable suffering to the remaining population, which was also filmed at the time (Trenches on the edges of which Jews were placed and killed by the hundreds with shots to the neck), etc., etc ., etc. In any case, I am a little proud of the fact that in Germany, even more than 75 years after the war, these inconceivable crimes against humanity are still being dealt with and continue to be dealt with.
Ich bin Schweizer und verstehe alles (Bild und Ton) 😏🙈 und bin keine 40zig 🤪
Im swiss and understand everything (Music an Motion Pictures) and im not forty yet 🤪
Most interesting is, they all grew up in East Germany, separated to the rest of Germany by a wall. You really should read up on it.
It explains really the whole yard.
The Scene where they eat from the Body of *Germania* means that the Church violated and raped Germany and Germans while medival Times...I really think only nativ Germans can fully understand the Message of this Song ^^
I love how that you are in shock the entire time.
The piano makes me tear up, fck me.
Each country should do song like this. They did it perfectly.
Such a wonderful reaction! I hadn't seen this video before and it wow-ing.
The cinematography is awesome, yes. But the history and the feelings are waaaay more important.
you really should check otut the video "Deutschland by Rammstein: An Analysis" by the Channel "Three Arrows".
He did an amazing job analyzing every important scene in the video and the historical context behind it.
I would love to see a reaction on this if you could do it because i think you will be very amazed by how much history lesson rammstein packed in a 10 minute video. Forget about history class. This will teach you so much about the german history in just 10 minutes.
Greetings from Germany :)
Rammstein is something special.the new level music 👏👏
You need to check out Sonne, Engel, Rosenrot and Ohne dich (which is SUPER poetic)! Your reactions to Rammstein are super cool!
When you said: "This is like a frickin movie!" I couldn't agree more. And I'd definitely go watch it.
Or heck, make it into a TV series involving a deep dive for each era depicted in the video.
There are so many discussions about this video, and the controversy about it. But this is Rammstein we are talking about: if their videos weren't controversial it wouldn't be from Rammstein.
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a significant turning point in European history, by some accounts. It essentially stopped Roman advances towards the Baltic Sea, and maybe have been the first pebble in the avalanche that finally caused Rome to fall. With all of its after-shocks throughout history.
This video is so jam packed full of tiny little hints, cuts linked to specific lines, or in some cases even single words, assigned to a single short visual, it is incredible. Dissecting all of the cuts and their links to alliterations, meanings and even double-meanings associated in the German language, linked to a visual easily is worthy of a Ph.D. thesis in German history. No, I am not exaggerating, it needs sooo much background knowledge and study it truly is staggering.
That's why I consider it one of the top three videos ever made for a song. Oh, and all three top videos share the number one spot equally, as they each perform outstandingly well in each of their respective categories.
A good deal of their videos are short subject films. You really must see Auslander!
@@4bibimimi I've seen it. Awesome.
Another great reaction to another awesome Rammstein music video ♥️💯🔥😍
Masterpiece 🔥Rammstein are the best band ever 🤘❤🔥🔥
This song and video really is their Magnum Opus
I like the piano riff from the end. Its like piano version of their song Sonne.
It is the piano version of Sonne
Ok so i am pretty new to Rammstein myself:))
You should watch "Zeit" next, or "Dicke titten"
And english lyrics will make the songs even better for your enjoyment:))
Every single video from Rammstein is a mini movie 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Even more intense is Rammstein's video "Zeit" - Trust me. So EPICA is still missing 😁. "Beyond the Matrix" live from Paris is a good one to fall into the rabbit hole. And you still have to react to some masterpieces!!! Nightwish "Greatest Show on Earth" live from Tampere. "Poet and the Pendulum" live from Wembley and Star One "Lost children of the universe". 🤩
Rammstein has to be seen live, because they are a weapon there and the incredible crowd control is a trademark of them and no matter in which country they play, the audience sings in German like in Paris .🆒
The action with the fireworks did not even take place in a stadium but in a hall ( Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) and would be unthinkable in e.g. America due to their immense safety regulations. If they go on tour there, the fans will miss a lot and will never get to see many really wicked effects!
By the way Til does this specific move, called "Til Hammer" cause he had dislocated his knee before a concert and repeatedly hit it in the backstage area to bring it back in. The other band members found this movement totally cool so that he he adopted it for the stage !
Apart from the fact that Til is a trained pyrotechnician, at Rammstein concerts a special stage worker is very close to the stage and is connected by a microphone to the person who controls the fire. He feels the temperature on his cheek and gives corresponding instructions whether you can still step it up a notch or the flames have to be reduced.
Another pure madness with with the audience - th-cam.com/video/fAaIFUXj4-8/w-d-xo.html
At another concert Til greets his band members, who are carried back to the main stage in a rubber dinghy with a "Welcome - Sign". A political statement for the refugees who have drowned by the thousands in the Mediterranean Sea.
Please look at the live performance of "Ich will" - th-cam.com/video/zO2t3KQMPPY/w-d-xo.html - (with subtitles) "Rock am Ring" is one of the biggest festival events in Germany. The Ring, which we say, is the legendary Formula 1 race track "Nürburgring"(The green hell), located in the middle of a central mountain of Germany, the "Volcano - Eifel". Rammstein was the Headliner and there are more than 85000 fans on the target line and I was right in the middle 😜 and not only the few thousand hardcore fans directly in front of the stage answer Til's questions, but actually the entire audience down to the last row and to have been there and to feel the concentrated energy of the audience was just indescribable !
At some point Ramstein discovered that you can make up with instant coffee. According to concentration, black to red spots appear, which looks like dirt or blood. Flake was hyper nervous all the time during an earlier tour. What did he forget ? That he was made up with lots of coffee in the evening during every concert - Maybe the reason why he needs a treadmill 😉?
But without Flake Rammstein would never have been what they are. Again and again he is only moved into the nerd corner and underestimated enormously. What most people remember is only the treadmill he is running on while playing. Most of the Rammstein pieces are backed by a mostly inconspicuous but sometimes bombastically symphonic sound body combined with techno elements and so much more. It´s done so cleverly that it is hardly noticeable in the foreground. But if you take it out of the equation and mix it away at the mixer console, the rest sounds almost like any metal band. Together with the typical Rammstein monster guitar riffs the keyboards in the background fill up the entire sound, make things round, and not at least because of this Rammstein sound so unique !
Please check it out - th-cam.com/video/IjGNTqAW58E/w-d-xo.html - th-cam.com/video/jRxW5Vzeo0A/w-d-xo.html (here you can see Til flying)
Exactly this concert in Germany took place about 20 km from where I lived and you could still hear it over a hill in between and see the light show flickering in the distance. You could clearly experience the sound level at which Rammstein are traveling 💥🤯
This melodic sound together with the unbelieveble power that Rammstein brings over is also to be seen here - th-cam.com/video/Uq41Fmw5CGI/w-d-xo.html
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, this performance was nominated for the Grammy 👍 - th-cam.com/video/qFpjMNKxsnA/w-d-xo.html - The song is based on a true story that happened in Germany. A cannibale looked for someone on the Internet who could be eaten by him and also found someone. Just google "The Rothenburg Cannibal".
Totally whacky. Richard Kruspe tells the story in an interview on the DVD "In Amerika" released in 2015. First the police arrested Paul Landers off the stage and then one by one, the sound became thinner and thinner as the other band members were arrestet and at some point he put his guitar down and turned himself to the cops. For Rammstein, who had come together in the former GDR, the left dictatorial eastern part of divided Germany, America was in their imagination the "land of unlimited possibilities" in which you can do pretty much anything. After a night in jail they know that it was a really stupid idea to perform anything like that in a big city in the "Bible Belt" - th-cam.com/video/pRXkDYTSAj4/w-d-xo.html - 😱😉 In Germany, this kind of thing doesn't upset (almost) anyone anymore - we're a little more relaxed there.
One of the best titles by Rammstein but not as well known is Donaukinder" - th-cam.com/video/Oi-ixUoWAOU/w-d-xo.html - it´s underpinned by Franzisco Navarro with scenes from the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". But be careful, because for those who have even dealt with the Holocaust a little, this is really hard stuff ! At first I was interested, then banned, then horrified and then there were only tears. As a German with a left-wing liberal background, I would have to hate the camp commandant, but otherwise he is also a father. However, someone who lets the children of others gasify without scruples. But something like this had to happen, I guess, so that he finally recognizes this absolutely inhuman madness and his constant self-deception ! "Wo sind die Kinder" - "Where are the children" alludes to the fact that in German death camps, women and children were gassed first so that no more Jews could grow up or be born. "Keiner weiß, was hier geschehen, keiner hat etwas gesehen" means "Nobody knows what happened here, nobody saw anything" refers to the fact that very few Germans wanted to have known about the concentration camps, which of course was complete nonsense. For example, thousands of apartments were suddenly vacant because the Jewish residents had been deported during the night. The very next day, "Aryan" Germans, mostly belonging to the party cadre, moved in. Then hundreds of civilian German guards were employed in the death camps, who were even proud of their "work" and bragged about it to their acquaintances and friends. I could give many more examples, which prove that it was total bullshit, when it was claimed not to have seen anything and not to know what was happening there.
Rammstein pieces are pure energy and if one can keep his butt still while listening, you should see a doctor as soon as possible 🤣
The correct pronunciation of the name of the group RAMMSTEIN. After the letter "M" hissing sound, then "TEIN". The band faced this problem in America as early as the beginning of 2000 when they gained worldwide fame.
Also, language note if someone else hasn't mentioned it: you see the subtitles telling you "You, I or me, we, you" and that seems repetitive but the 'you' are different. The first "du" is the familiar form like what you use with a friend or family. The second you is "ihr" or the formal you, the general public, someone they don't know, an acquaintance,. etc. That difference doesn't translate to English but I adore that distinction as a former German student who is a native English speaker.
You're off a tiny bit. "Ihr" is the plural "you", the formal "you" is "Sie" ("they").
Thank you! I was last deep in learning a decade ago but I'm working on getting back into learning.
Rammstein has some of the best videos in the business, and a lot are very thought provoking. Mein Land has a similar theme to this one, but broader in scope as a critique of nationalism. Radio is about life in East Germany and dodging the Stasi to listen to western Radio. Links-2-3-4 was the song I thought it was ironic that it felt so healing back when I was a rightwinger - "oh, it's a song about socialism and I love it, how ironic" lol, not so ironic now. Practically all of their videos are world-class media. I could imagine a media criticism class built entirely around Rammstein videos.
Rammstein videos are a complete movie experience.
Btw you were correct in your analysis
Thank you 💕
This video was such a come back after 10 years of no real new music, albums etc. I was watching Justin Hawkins (from the darkness) react to Angst a little while ago, and he said that whenever Rammstein release a new music video, everyone in the industry sends it to each other and the general consensus is "why do we even bother making music videos when this is the standard they produce at" lol
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
You (You have, you have, you have, you have)
Have cried a lot (Cried, cried, cried, cried)
Separated in spirit (Separated, separated, separated, separated)
United in heart (United, united, united, united)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
Have been together for so long (You are, you are, you are, you are)
Your breath's cold (So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold)
The heart in flames (So hot, so hot, so hot, so hot)
You (You can, you can, you can, you can)
I (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We (We are, we are, we are, we are)
You (You stay, you stay, you stay, you stay)
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath's cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany!
[Verse 2]
I (You have, you have, you have, you have)
I never want to leave you (You cry, you cry, you cry, you cry)
One can love you (You love, you love, you love, you love)
And want to hate you (You hate, you hate, you hate, you hate)
Presumptuous, superior
Take over, hand over/puke
Surprise, invade
Germany, Germany above everything
[Chorus]
Germany - my heart in flames
Want to love and damn you
Germany - your breath is cold
So young, and yet so old
Germany - your love
Is a curse and a blessing
Germany - my love
I can't give you
Germany!
Germany
Bridge]
You
I
We
All of you
You (superior/overpowering, unnecessary)
I (Übermenschen weary)
We (The higher you climb, the further you fall)
You (Germany, Germany above everything)
Chorus.......
I recommend Mein Hertz Brent. Watch the official music video, then the official piano version. It's creepy, dark and beautiful
I find it always interesting seeing people from outside of Germany reacting to this song in particular by saying that is must have been controversial. refering thereby to the non-patriotic way. whereas in my experience as a german man of 50 years this has not been that much of controversial concerning its lyrics and meaning and more on the party drastic visuals, if at all that is. If find most Germans of my age I know kind of understand and even agree on their stance on patriotism and feelings toward Germany. Though that might be a matter of my generation and regional upbringing ( I am from former West-Berlin).
late here but, i‘m 18 and i know friends around my age (austrian and german) that love this song so, might not even an age thing!
You'll probably never see this post,but I was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota....this video is about German history(which is where I now live(...starting out fighting against the Roman Empire....
I read all the comments !
22 yr fan of Rammstein. Glad you finally joined the club!
They are on tour in the US right now. Definitely recommend going to see them. Just saw them in Minneapolis last weekend & going to Chicago to see them again this weekend!
Germany is a country with more openness about it's history than most nations in the world. I think this has been a necessity for people to process their problematic history. USA is one of several nations that has never and still aren't willing to do this and it is a shame.
Now you have to see them in concert! Hurry up, they'll be in the US next month (if its not sold out)
A masterpiece
There are many who do not play the “ credits”, thst is a shame. It really is needed for contrast, afterthought, some explanation, and is just damned good shot.
Hi Travis this 2000 years of History Germany in 10 Minutes
there are so many Rammstein videos worth watching and reacting
Basically the history of Germany
5:41
Oliver Riedel has the inverted pink triangle (homosexual)
Paul Landers has the yellow star of David (Jewish)
Till Lindeman seems to have the "Political Jew" one (red inverted triangle over yellow triangle)
Flake has inverted red triangle of "Political" prisoner (really hard to see, had to check the original and go frame-by-frame to see it).
(also .. That's OUR history, you 'murican BRICK! ;))
You know the way you said it is pretty much the reason the name Germany exists. Because when the English named Germany in their language they already knew the Dutch and they couldn't differentiate between the u in dutch and the eu in deutsch. For them it sounded the same so they digged out the name the Romans gave the area which was Germania.
Good and right explanation about German history, but the American history, too! 😊 Good podcast of yours👏👏👍😉
There's a lot of germany history and how Germania evolved, the good the bad. How she made their own people fight, how they mistreated her, how she was part of the war, the holocaust and more. Is fascinating how they expressed that in a video to express how she has remained, how she has changed, "so old but so young " in many aspects. Rammstein is absolutely the best
The puppies......the dogs of war.
yeah...i'm late to the party...but damn! my friend had me watch du hast in paris live...you will not be disappointed if you check it out trust me
🤙🏻 greetings from Austria
Sonne is also a good title by Rammstein, the piano melody in the credits was the melody of Sonne by the way
If you want to start a Trip in the rammstein World... start with the older Songs like seeman, stirb nicht vor mir , sonne etc ... and live is even better ...
Good reaction sir ...
The thing with Rammstein is that both - live performances as well as videos - are absolutely worth to watch. Rammstein live is very spectacular, but videos are very creative, in some cases scary in others funny, so you just have to see everything that has "Rammstein" in the title....
Deutschland make an Oy sound for eu and you got it. RAMMSTEIN is awesome you can do everything and not be disappointed the videos are all amazing and live shows are nuts!
It's about Germanys history
Dude pls this is str8 German history in this video. Lol these guys were East Berlin guys. Like behind the wall.
from Germany 🤘"Ich tu dir weh" at MSG NY
also "Rammlied" same concert
Please react to the song "ZEIT" by Rammstein. It is even better! 😉👍
Thats a really good one
Welcome to Rammstein world! Official videos or live - these guys never disappoint. My suggestion for you: Sonne (official video), Ich Tu Dir Weh (live in Madison Square Garden). Enjoy the ride ⚔️💋
JUST WOW.......I think we all have a love/hate relationship with our countries' histories.......
❤️😭❤️😭❤️ 😭❤️😭❤️
Calling their own country out on its historic BS (while celebrating its historic greatness) is a bold AF move by Rammstein. I particularly liked the inclusion of East Germany as all the boys grew up there prior to reunification. (I was stationed in Germany, guarding the East/West German border for three years, and in 89 I was in the guard tower at OP Alpha when suddenly it was one country again. An amazing time to be witnessing history. ) I daresay if any American band tried this and aired our dirty laundry like this did with Germany they'd be instantly targeted for 'cancellation' and they'd probably have to go into hiding from all the death threats they'd no doubt get. My family came over from Germany in 1720, but every time I hear this song it tugs on the heart for the history of 'the Old Country' no matter how many generations removed I am.
I started listening to Rammstein back in 1998 when no one knew who they were. Been a big fan
1999, became a teacher of German)
Nice reaction man!
Not sure if someone else covered this, but the puppies were Leonburgers (sp?) - a dog breed that nearly went extinct in the first half of the 20th century because history. Germans, as a ppl, identify a lot with dogs (I share that with them), so I think the birth of multiple puppies there represents the serial rebirth of Germany, from a collection of clans, to empire, to republic, to fascist nightmare, to split between East and West, to the very recent nation of Germany. So young, and yet so old.
my favourite song is Rammlied live from Madison square garden. The intro is crazy - Till is like a priest who interacts with the crowd!
It is part of the history but there is always a bitter taste if we think about it. As a german like me or an U.S. American like you.
It truly is a song about the dichotomy of the love for the home that made you and the pain of the transgenerational trauma from its struggle to exist in the world.
The Talking Heads of ...sorry, Gearmany. You do it, you are doing it right.
Plus it is the whole important story of Germany:
An absolute lack of civil courage,
but an hero infront of the foe.
(Golo Mann)
The whole Video will understand only Historians and Germans and these people also have to watch the video several times. The song is about the ambivalent relationship of Rammstein and many Germans to their country, because of the violent and cruel history with extensive human crimes ("red line of violence through german history"), especially in recent history. Therefore the video features various events from German history, including Roman times, the Middle Ages, witch hunting and burning, Protestant Reformation, the November Revolution, the "Golden Twenties" and hyperinflation, Nazi book burnings, the Hindenburg disaster, the First and Second World Wars, the Holocaust, the Weimar Republic, the Red Army Fraction (violent anti-capitalist terror alliance of young people and students against Nazis in high state and economy positions in post-war Germany), and the division of the country into West and East Germany including the Uprising June 17 in East Germany. The black woman represents Germany and one of the Colors of the German flags, sometimes as a victim, but mostly as a perpetrator. With her black skin she is also a provocation to all stupid racists
A lot of people do not understand the scenes with the dogs. This breed of dogs are not German Shepards, but Leonberger. This breed of dog narrowly escaped extinction during the First and also Second World Wars and is symbolic of the German people, whose existence was also strongly threatened in those wars (Morgenthau-Plan) - both now have a second existential chance, just like the new German democratic constitution, which in future must be protected as strongly as if it were under quarantine (Judges in red robes, Rammstein members in protective suits with the dogs)
The Holocaust was for this reason the greatest human crime because it was the first industrially organized mass murder in human history, by a country that was culturally at its highest point at this time and called itself the country of poets and thinkers. But it is precisely the high cultural and scientific level of Germany that unfortunately caused others to be viewed as subhuman who can be killed without pity, just like animals. Seeing other people as inferior has always brought a lot of suffering to people
Rammstein is one of the most famous metal bands and living legends with the same line-up for 25 years. They are a german band and are considered the best live band in the world, especially when it comes to showmenship, pyro and fire. Above all, Rammstein uses pyro quite differently than all other bands.
Rammstein's music is a mixture of techno (electronic music) and metal (= industrial metal). Rammstein concerts are a life time experience that you will never forget. Their videos are art but also often controversial.
Rammstein also refers to classical German literature, e.g. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's. Several of their songs are related to controversial and taboo subjects such as sadomasochism, homosexuality, intersexuality, incest, pedophilia, necrophilia, cannibalism, pyromania, religion and sexual violence. Also several of their songs are allegedly inspired by real-life events or politics. Rammstein lyrics are very deep and are also often used in school and universities around the world to learn German. There are people who learn German only because of Rammstein. Rammstein fans are considered to be the craziest and most fanatical fans in the world. In concerts from the hardcore fans all over the world it is expected that you can sing along with the German lyrics even if you don't speak German.
Besser kann man es nicht erklären! Chapeau!
Great summary! Bringt das Ganze auf den Punkt 👍
Zeit is even more intense.
See her eyepatch move from right 5:39 to left 5:51. Subtle yet important metaphore in regards to German history.
Great reaction and insights
The black lady is Germany, the video is the history of Germany from the Teuteburger forest to now. Also, the "puppies" you love so much are the proverbial Hounds of War.
Sooooo amazing ❤😂
Deutschland 🦾🦾🦾🦾🤟🏾
hello there, i just "see" them as a security man the 8 july, it was absolutely HUGE ! BIGGEST LIVE I EVER BEEN (and i saw some massive band but nothing to compare with them...) when they go live they are probably one the best band in the world right now, you should watch Du Hast Paris Live this is freaking crazy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Темнокожая девчуля в центре каждой сцены в разных эпохах Германии .... ммм ... нууу политкорректненько , понимаю ))).
Greetings from Germany
When you Love this you must check out Rammstein - Zeit (Original Video). In my oppinion this is the Best Music Video from them. Cant wait too See more reactions from you.
See you 😉
I would like to express my interpretation of the video, but since English is not my native language I apologize for any mistakes in advance. Well, in my opinion they sought to redeem German history by subverting many of the pillars that have formed their nation throughout the ages. The beautiful black girl represents Germany, not only redeemed, but revenge and a future. Who better to break the old concept of Aryan thing than to represent Germany as a black woman. Very interesting, brave and exciting how this band works and materializes very deep and layered concepts. But you are
very sentive person and i agree with you totally. Greetings from Brasil :D :*
Huge video and delivery
Rammstein made so many great videos and their Liveshows are insane. Live in Paris: "Engel" or "Du hast". "Mein Teil" Live at Hurricane Festival. Musicvideos: Sonne, Ohne Dich, Amerika. And for contrast Till Lindeman (Frontman of Rammstein) and ZAZ 🙂
I think you should check out the newer song Angst. love the song and loved on how the official music video does it.