American Rap Videographer REACTS to Rammstein "Deutschland" Music Video - FIRST TIME REACTION

[@RolandDeschain1]

This video depicts significant moments in German history. None of it is just there to look cool. Every frame of this video has meaning.

[@Herrakeke]

If i remember right it was 2000 years of time for germanys history

[@yves2932]

@@Herrakeke Its more. The first scene is about the roman empire repeatedly trying to conquer Germania since before year 1. They never came much further than the river Rhine, experiencing devestating defeats.

[@TheCyberCore]

Really? When in Germanys' history was Germania giving birth to puppies? Or is it the left with their annoying "Köterrasse"?

[@shaggjones4854]

@@yves2932 lol not really as it literally says 16 AD at the start :P

[@matthiaskellner9331]

@@shaggjones4854 Romans started to go for Germania after the Gallic War, so 1 AD is quite good. In 9 AD the romans got three Legions wiped out in the Varus Battle. The scene shown in the video is in 16 AD, when roman troups went to that area again the first time after that battle and found their remains..... Carefull to lol someone, if you know less than him. ;-)

[@Cyberfriend-il8vv]

Hi, I'm from Germany. 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 😄

[@frankvrijsen5081]

Thank you for the time you put is this! Im a teacher in history, and missed a couple of hints 👌

[@Esmeej]

Thanks! Im from the Netherlands so know a bit German of course. But i didn’t get everything. Very interesting, also the history.

[@Pacifissimus]

Sehr guter Beitrag - danke!

[@chrislaswell5572]

This is unbelievably epic…both as a song and an historical montage. They captured the history with a combination of pride, shame, and humility. This is extraordinarily well done!!! No more words. Saludos Rammstein!!!

[@zippymacadoo6336]

This is the best explanation I've seen. Thank you!

[@MrBoombast64]

The "Blimp" was the Hindenburg "accident" in may 1937 in NY.

[@ХомякХомяков-р6г]

Men in black suits are American businessmen, which refused to sell helium to the Germans (Germans were #1 zeppelin builders, US had monopoly in helium at that time) so they had no choice but to use dangerous hydrogen.

[@arnonyhm4055]

This is one of the best videos from Rammstein and at the same time one of the most difficult content to fully understand. The song is about Germany (Deutschland) and the band's feelings about their home country which has a rather violent history (not only in WW2). It is a kaleidoscope of scenes from 2000 years of German history (some more symbolic, others painfully accurate) and additionally some scenes that might happen in the future when archaeologists are searching for artefacts of German history. The woman is Germania, played by the German actress Ruby Commey. Germania is not a literal person, but was a personification of Germany for centuries. All other main roles are played by the six members of Rammstein. The scene when the monks seem to eat Germania references to the Thirty Year's War (1618-1648), which started as a religious war. As a result of that war - masses of people starved or died by plagues. And the church took what little they had left to live on. If you are interested in more details about some of the historical events referenced in Rammstein's video, you may take a look at this content-wise analysis: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSQlqiMgZ2rh9U Even for me as a German guy there were some details that I was not aware of. Also the lyrics are explained a bit and the assumed reason for Rammstein to come out with this video. And there is an explanation why the video caused some harsh reactions BEFORE it was fully published.

[@hendrixxxm637]

And there is so much philosophy in this clip: Heraklit, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger‼️

[@christenw.1726]

Wow thank you so much ❤

[@DanielLarsson-q5r]

Thanks for intresed info

[@carolinam20111]

Deutschland’s translation to english is literally “Germany”. This is based on the history of Germany and depicts how many Germans feel about their country and its history, they love their country, but at the same time are embarassed of some dark moments of history and feel torn between these feelings. The woman personifies Germany throughout history, at the end if you notice they say that she represents Germany in the video

[@user-oi4tj4pp8q]

Germany comes from Germania which is what the Romans liked to call the area north of the Rheine not what the Germans like to call themselves. That's how the movie starts with the Roman legion getting slaughtered in the Black Forest.

[@albertskyking]

"Germany my heart is burning, I want to love you and damn you. Your breath is so cold, you are so young yet so old." These lyrics alone explain the entire song. The Romans never conquered one particular people they called "Germania". The Germanic people never saw themselves as this united bunch. They were Alemanni, Cherusi, Frankish, Etc. Germany's complicated past and history is being displayed by the band. It is one of the most brilliant videos in music history. It is also one of the most difficult ones to understand without knowing the language or history of Germany.

[@joeesparks7]

Thank u for ur comment! As a videographer I was blown away at the quality of the filmed scenes. As just someone watching...I was in shock and awe at some of the scenes. I found out afterwards that it is about they love for they country thruout the history. And I appreciate u adding to explaining. Out of all the videos I reacted to that I didn't understand...the fans of rammstein have been some of the rudest reaction fans I've come across. I know not all fans are...like apparently u are just trying to fill me in. But man, the hate in the comment that I don't know the history and can't understand the language really makes me reluctant to react to any more🤷🏾 ...even tho I really enjoy the music they make, the videos they film and the LIVE shows they absolutely crush.

[@its_chris2323]

​@@joeesparks7He's not hating on you. He's saying the song has a lot to it. Imagine a non-english speaker listening to Bohemian Rhapsody. It's a hard song to follow along to but it still slaps.

[@mytubedk]

@@joeesparks7 Super sorry to hear that. I was curious what kind of hate you have faced and scrolled down a lot in the comments. But all comments I found where only explaining stuff. Admittedly, my German fellows, are often writing quite direct and straight to the point but I hope you do not misunderstand the lack of friendly or appreciative words to be rude. It is just the way, many people talk here. Keep up your appreciative attitude. I find your comments on the visuals and what strikes you about them very informative. It gives me another perspective on the video.

[@joeesparks7]

@@mytubedk yeah i stopped reacting to them from the comments. And yes some of the comments aren't just "direct speaking" from another language...it's just rude no matter how u slice it. So I stopped. I found other great music that doesn't have the "high horse" attitude cuz an American doesn't know the exact history of Germany. Such a weird reason to not enjoy a reaction. But thanks I guess...I appreciate u trying to bridge the gap. I just decided to walk around it, u feel me👊🏽💯

[@megatwingo]

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

[@megatwingo]

PS: KZbin 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.

[@dreikasehoch3916]

​@@megatwingo Cool das du dir soviel Mühe gibst alles zu erklären! 👍

[@megatwingo]

@@dreikasehoch3916 Danke für das nette Lob! :)

[@Erzknecht]

This is a not just a Musicvideo, this is a journey thrue the whole german History. There are some Video`s in english to explain every part of this Masterpiece.

[@peterhall8572]

2000 years of history in 9 mins

[@75jvs]

Their videos are really a visual overload. You can watch them dozens of times and still not see everything, let alone get the meaning of it all.

[@MrTheescapist89]

The red beam is like a red line that connects all things that happened in germany, a line through history

[@Erndog67]

This is about the history of Germany and all the scenes are events from different periods. It's actually a fascinating story which I, not being German, could not do it justice. I do know that the woman is Germania, the national figurehead of the region of the same name but that's as far as I'll go with that.

[@kt_kroovy1031]

Rammstein's videos are legendary! One of my all time favorite bands 🇩🇪🦇🇩🇪

[@arnodobler1096]

Rammstein is art. Zeit Angst Adieu Mein Herz brennt (both Versions) are Masterpieces 🤘

[@kingofshit303]

Radio, Zick Zack, Ich will, Du Riechst So Gut, Mein Land, Amerika and Ausländer I would add to the list. Maybe Rosenrot too. But thanks Arno.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@kingofshit303 You're right. Thank you

[@philip4588]

And Lindemann - Platz Eins Have comment on my list above

[@theinvisibleneonrainbowzeb2567]

@@kingofshit303 Ohne Dich. Seemann. I would suggest also

[@zapster252]

Spot on Arno! These are the Masterpieces.

[@mountainbikemayhem1833]

The entire video is symbolic…every single frame has meaning, such as Ruby Comey, the woman in the video represents Germany, and is often seen in shots with the colors of the German flag 🇩🇪…she is black, often wearing gold, sometimes with a red glove, lipstick, red laser lights.

[@DSP16569]

except in the prison scene where she is seen in the colors black, white and red (The colors of the german Empire (1871 - 1918))

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

Welcome to the greatest band! Their cinematography is out of this world.. Check the backstage video of making of that masterpiece ❤ It worth it

[@HipocratesR]

I got more culture and knowledge from the comments on that video throughout KZbin than my entire history class as a teen, is purely a masterpiece, every shot, every second telling a history while being emotional and intense, I just get the chills each time.

[@magnoliads2547]

I don't know, if someone already wrote this in the comments, but the puppies Germania gave birth to are "Leonberger". A rare german dog breed, that has almost been extinquished during WWI and WWII. They are representing the Germans, who have been given a new chance after almost being extinquished themselves.

[@abrahamibrahimovic2866]

FYI: The video was produced and directed by Specter Berlin. He directed a lot of Rammstein Videos but also legendary videos of German rap history. For example, as early a 1999 he created Dj Tokkek Video "1, 2, 3, Rhymes Galore " feat. Grandmaster Flash and Flavor Flav. Then, back in 2001 he founded the independent rap label "Aggro Berlin" which was the first independent rap label that had extremely successful and influential artist. The label, for the first time, made street and gangster rap successful in Germany, and he marketed the label's artists with their own superpowers and their own story, which was largely responsible for the enormous success of the label and its artists. The German rappers Sido, Bushido and Fler owe their careers to him to a not inconsiderable extent. And the aforementioned are pretty much the most successful in the history of German rap .

[@sinrenfield]

This video is a masterpiece for sure! And they put on a live show like no other!

[@Dennis-en9qy]

Hi Joe! There is a comment on The Charismatic Voice (the one from Thagnar with over 6000 likes) explaining everything you need to know about the context, historical, symbolism and language, AND english translation to the lyrics. I really recommend that you read that comment and the watch the video again, even if it is just for yourself, although I would love to se you re-react to it. Especial interested to see and hear your new reaction from your videographer POV when you have more understanding of that context. Love your thoughts and analysis in your reactions ❤

[@michaelmurray3800]

Joee I think the word you could be looking for instead of crazy is _exquisite._

[@Mister__Jey]

16:20 Deutschland by Rammstein is officially the second most expensive music video ever created, after Michael Jackson's music video with Scream.

[@DaddyDoom]

No other band can pull a "slo-mo walking in tux" like these boys. All of their vídeos are little mementos of pure art.

[@tawnydavis6067]

This probably became my favorite Rammstein song when it came out. I love the symbolism throughout because it reminds me of a couple of concepts we studied in my German classes Kollektivschuld (collective guilt) and Vergangenheitsbewältigung (the struggle of overcoming a problematic past, or something to that effect). Our German instructor had a deep love for the country and would talk about how the people would confront their problematic past, which is shown in almost every shot of the song. To me the song shows them confronting their nation's problematic past (some of which they lived through. Members of the band grew up in East Germany), and condeming its actions. Which shows in the lyrics "Will dich lieben und verdammen" (want to love and condemn you), and "Meine Liebe kann ich dir nicht geben" (I can't give my love to you). The way they've managed to turn the lyrics into this artwork is amazing

[@ravenluna1047]

Tbh I knew you would be in videographer heaven with this video. Their other music videos are great, but this is like a movie.

[@ginafragata2947]

The best comentary i have see at 12:40 the time❤ congratoleins

[@ginafragata2947]

And i'm Portuguese

[@Bambuszek1]

I was waiting for your reaction to Rammstein ❤❤ they are amazing haha but this we already know ❤❤❤ and I loved your reaction with Black Pegasus to them 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Deutschland is literally means the country of Germans. It is about how hard to love Germany. Even though she is so great in some ways she is awful in the others

[@DSP16569]

from old german diutisc (the name of the language of the germanic tribes) over centuries sound shifted to diutsch -> dutsch (in the west dutch in the middle and east to deutsch) and Deutschland litterally means "The Land of the german speaking people" or "The land of the germans" while Germany is the name the roman invaders gave the land of the germanic tribes (germania magna).

[@whattheflyingfuck...]

deutschland is fine - only its right wing population is awful

[@tosa2522]

Finally, a Reaction that deals with the artistic aspect again. Many thanks for that!

[@tinonielebock8932]

Check next masterpiece in highest level ever..... "Zeit" offiziell video! Greetings from Berlin Germany 🇩🇪 🤘🤘🤘

[@mikeperrotta9506]

this music video still gives me chills with the emotions it invokes. from my understanding from other comments to this music video and other reaction videos the mixture of love you have for your country and hate for the horrible events in your county's history that is so expertly expressed in this music video(the song itself is also just a banger).

[@scredman1er]

the black woman, representing the Gemanic spirit, despite all the trials (good or bad) she remains beautiful and dignified, never dies. there is no hazard in this clip; every second there is a historical message. to understand you need to know German and European history. rammstein is for me a legendary group (even though I listen to rap ^^) what they do is simply genius. I'm Franco-German and when you know a little about history eh ^^ they show that despite the slip-ups, you have to be proud of what you are and take responsibility for the past. they make me proud of my 2 cultures. This clip should be obligatory in history lessons at school

[@RelUnrelated]

I always feel like the *Deutschland* video could be a masterclass in cinematography all on its own. It deserves many more viewings. 😆 Thanks for a wonderful reaction!

[@michaelfinck7487]

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 are living legends with the same line-up for nearly 30 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), although Rammsteins origins are in punk music. 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.

[@Neugierig-in8bm]

Hallo Michael, danke - thanks to your comment ! Rammstein comes from east-germany, thats important .

[@unclefoot]

YESSS. I’m so happy you got to see this finally! There’s a lot to unpack in this and another commenter did a phenomenal job of explaining the whole thing so I’ll just add this: The red lines throughout are called “roter faden”, which translates to “red thread”. It’s a term used to express the unifying theme of a story. Cheers!

[@ingsterschmingster5768]

I watched the video on its premier live. I had shivers all over. This is top level 100% filmmaking. It does not get better than this! The quality is INSANE

[@MiguelBricaBrac]

Look up the breakdown of this video by Three Arrows who is German and did a fabulous breakdown of all the imagery in this video.

[@arminsteinke2301]

To mention the incomparable Grace Jones, made my day. And Ruby Coomey is happy too.

[@bareakon]

This might sound like shade, but it was actually really interesting to see the visceral, aesthetic, emotional experience of the cinematography from someone who (with the best will in the world) doesn't seem to know literally the first thing about Germany or its history.

[@yunie3336]

Your first pause actually already sums it up perfectly...it doesn't matter whatever language you speak, if you understand it or not, art has no boundaries ❤

[@teresas8173]

Educatedmarine and Buckstabbu are channels that provide english lyrics to Rammstein videos ….FYI Germany, I love you and I damn you … how many Germans feel about their country

[@tidenhub71]

It is a MASTERPIECE! Nothing else!

[@VideosbyLisaLisa]

I'm so happy you did sorry I missed the post until now. When BP started checking out Rammstein, I kept begging him do this video with you as a guest. It's worth it to rewatch this with English captions. It would probably have made a lot more sense if you knew that Deutschland means Germany, so imagine the video sung by a bunch of Americans saying "America" instead - though the images would be different and the song a lot shorter. I'm not a Rammstein fan, but I think the song wonders abiut their country's future, inevitably requiring an examination of the past including its worst eras. It’s uneasy loving and despising your homeland, whichever country that might be, and I think the video conveys that tension and uneasiness profoundly. I gotta say I love the unusual casting of the woman playing Germany-the-country. She's fierce and sorrowful. By symbolizing the country as a dark-skinned woman, I'm reminded how those in any minority might feel a bit separate. It's often like she's there, but not in control - like a mother watching her children age. IDK why the future is the birth of puppies. Doesn’t look like “the dogs of war” and I doubt they're saying their country is “going to the dogs” (if that idiom is even used in Germany). Great reaction and congrats on the spotlight in Doc's Renaction contest. I was so happy to vote for you.

[@kaylenegreen7245]

has anyone mentioned that there is a guy that subs all rammenstein video's with english sub titles ? He is Bucksttabu and it's helped me heaps with learning more about the songs and their meanings. Thanks again for another awesome reaction

[@Florida_guy]

That intro especially wow powerful just fck that's good that sound holy fck

[@domivoe]

You need to watch more Ramstein videos! Their official music videos are insane! I think you might like „Zeit“!!

[@Xtinakattv]

I only recently started following and glad this came up on my feed. Rammstein videos are next level and Ive always loved your collabs with BP bc you always pick up on the nuances. Im excited for this one!

[@dorothydepth000]

The best music video in the history of humanity.

[@jhas727]

She was beautiful in every shot.

[@marta150]

it is a masterpiece. The pain of Germany. I suggest watching videos that explain it.I I suggest Zeit. Deep, beautiful, easier to understand. Amazing video. It is my favorite. Please, please react.

[@SladeSF2]

Ruby Commey (the beautiful black lady ) is a german actress. She is the female personification of Germany in this video. Example: In one scene, Ruby Commey is lying on a table and covered with food. In the box below her, tortured and maltreated people are locked up. The priests help themselves in abundance to the food on offer. During the Middle Ages, the Church was endowed with a huge amount of power and often used the abundant gifts that Germany had to offer for its own benefit. At the same time, the rural population suffered from the high taxes that had to be paid to the nobility and the church. Ruby Commey often appears in the video with gold clothes and red lips and eyes. Together with her black skin, this results in the German national colors. These are currently the colors of the German national flag and the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany. The colors black, red and gold (yellow) were already the colors of the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire (1184 AD), not to be confused with the Roman Empire. A black eagle on a golden background with red claws. These colors appear again and again in the German history, for a long time as national colors of the Holy Roman Empire sometimes as symbolic colors against the state authority (German Empire).The entire video is full of references and symbols , which, among other things, refer to the changeable and difficult German history. A detailed explanation would fill several pages and would always be strongly influenced by the interpretation of the individual. Like me, my English is unfortunately not perfect. Who finds errors, may keep them :)

[@emiliajojo5703]

Deutschland is german for:Germany. The actress is Germany herself.

[@movietimeateds69]

She is Germania.

[@viktor821]

Rammstein is still all the original members since 1994 🔥

[@_light_catcher]

Congratulations, you are the first KZbinr (that I have seen) who discovered and addressed an Easter egg from past videos or live shows. The wings of song: "engel" Something that might also be familiar to you from previous react videos of yours is the flamethrower mask from song: "Feuer Frei" and the glass coffin from snow white, song. "sonne"

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Watch Rammstein - Adieu next. It is by the same director

[@Splagnate]

A really interesting detail that isn’t shown much in entertainment media having to do with history is in the concentration camp. The prisoners had different symbols on their shirts. This was to tell what religion they were associated with. Some religions won’t allow for dedication to anything but god. As this did not work for the nazi regime they were put into the camps as well.

[@ostudija]

Joe: "The guitar is fire!" Me: "As always!" 🤘

[@andreastietz8231]

Dude, this video is so full packed with symbols and references which only german can understand. Deutschland is our word for Germany and this song is a masterpiece. To break it down shortly: It describes us and our divided feelings when it comes to our Fatherland. And in such a brutal way that it literally drives the tears in our eyes and touches us to the bones.

[@steenjacobsen1474]

Your neighbors can follow it as well. We see your struggle.

[@CsabiTuri]

What you wrote that only Germans understand is not true. I'm Hungarian and I understand it. Anyone who is even slightly interested in history will understand. That's why the guy doesn't understand because he's American. European history is not taught in schools in the USA. Their history begins with the Mayflower. By the time the first settlers arrived on the American continent, a lot was already happening in Europe.

[@WarnerBosss]

🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣 Thx man, I've didn't laugh such a looong time) The sense of this song is muuuuch deeper than you can image, somewhere between 7-9 school history course.

[@JackNapierDe]

Lyrics are important with Rammstein. Just for the record: the newer official Ramstein music videos with CC/subtitles *allow KZbin auto-translate* with quite decent results. Keep in mind, any *ambiguity* that might come with the lyrics might be lost, so you have to try to read between the lines. With older videos you have some KZbinrs creating english subtitles.

[@TheSkootenbeeten]

So glad to see you doing some Rammstein. They are arguably my favorite band... and I only understand a small amount of Deutsche Sprache (German language). Highly recommend Mein Herz Brennt, Piano Version by Sven Helbig (Official Video). It's Till Lindemann - lead vocalist of Rammstein and... well, it is utterly gorgeous (in my humble opinion). I suspect some other people will have suggested this too, amongst other Rammstein greats. This is all said before even watching this reaction, so... I'll go get to it. Much love. Can't wait to see more. P.S. Deutschland = Germany (not sure if you eventually get there, but I'm mid-video and thought I'd add that.

[@sejbomb]

I agree, he’s gorgeous and has such a presence and voice.

[@TheSkootenbeeten]

@@sejbomb Thank you. I often find myself doing something mundane - like making a cup of tea - and breaking into song with, 'Nun liebe Kinder, gebt fein acht. Ich bin die Stimme aus dem Kissen.' Thank goodness I'm usually alone... or I'm sure I'd be asked to shut up! Not to mention, I can't hold a candle to Till's voice :D

[@sejbomb]

@@TheSkootenbeeten his voice is dreamy, I also find myself doing a similar thing when I’m at work or travelling lol their songs are so catchy, I recall having Deutchland stuck in my head for weeks,

[@TheSkootenbeeten]

@sejbomb Deutschland, too?! 'Überheblich, überlegen Übernehmen, übergeben Überraschen, überfallen Deutschland, Deutschland über allen' No... nooo... I don't sporadically break into that song at random moments. Nope. Never *looks left and right rapidly* Seriously though, 'such a presence,' as you said, puts it perfectly!

[@albertskyking]

Also, fun fact, the piano at the end is from their song "Sonne", another majestic piece of art.

[@Plauton66]

But where is the Grammy Award...??? No one has ever made a Music-Video like this !!!

[@igoddard1]

Just stumbled acroos your channel, love first time reactions to Rammstein. 🙂

[@H0pp4k33]

Funny, the first time i heard this song and saw the video i cried. Literally filled me with pride for the band, eventhough the video and lyrics tell me pride is not a good thing. "Germany, my heart in flames, want to love and damn you. Germany, your love is a curse and a blessing". Can you, as a conscious free thinking man really love your country? Is nationalistic pride really something to embrace?

[@MeridienneOR]

You are doing a really amazing great job reacting on this as non german. Trying to analyze is really hard core for a person who never heard it before. Comments will clear up your ideas, b sure. Greetings from Germany.

[@Ganking553]

very good reaction, this video is a masterpiece, music, videomaking and the story behind it

[@ReadersOfTheApocalypse]

No matter how many times I watch this video, it tears my heart to pieces and rips it out of my chest.

[@RandallEvans-i1y]

Germania (Black actress dressed in Gold and Red; German Flag) gives birth to the dogs of war.

[@Mancjorot]

Not feeling well so this is for the algorithm, I'll watch later.

[@adwil7196]

Get well soon

[@joeesparks7]

Speediest of recovering my friend Jo🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️

[@Mancjorot]

Thank you to both of you, hopefully see you at the live .

[@IceyJones]

EVERY single scene is a reference to a part in german history......

[@raymondduncil5786]

They are an Experience 🎉

[@Kayessee]

I watched it 34 minutes after it was released... This video is a dark history movie put to music.

[@markwilliams7712]

Good art isn't always comfortable. Good art makes conversations.

[@lurkiandanti367]

One of the best videos ever made in my opinion, same with the Ohne Dich video.. that one made me cry for sure

[@emperorofmankind-fist]

I'm black and when I was living in Berlin I herd rammstien playing a lot. I love all of his music

[@thinuslamprecht6124]

Love Rammstein. Got into their music from the beginning around 1994 i think.❤🔥🔥🔥

[@OS1R1SPLAGU3]

She is Germany...and it's going through German history

[@olgaschneider8130]

The black woman, covered in red and gold, is representing Germany 🇩🇪 🖤❤️💛 the rest is history...

[@timinglismusic6707]

Possibly the best opening to an album of all time!

[@Sd.Kfz.161_KwK40]

I think the part in the office like room would represent something like the STASI (Staatssicherheit, Ministerium für Staatssicherheit or, in English, ministry for state security) from east germany in the soviet sector after ww2

[@EbizzerHH]

One if not the most epic video of a song ever made! So much happening and the history involved is very multifaceted... as german history is... love from germany!

[@tons0ffun519]

If you are ever looking for a Rammstein video with English subtitles look for educatedmarine

[@adriansararu1]

What ppl fail to notice is that, the laser neam was there all thru the ages...

[@nathanthomson1931]

Deutschland (pron doytch-land) is Germany in German; Germans dont call their country Germany - they call it Deutschland. As it has been pointed out, this is meant to be a love letter to their country and how Germans today struggle with their national identity in balancing the greatness they hope to see it achieve and they way in whoch they love their contry with the horrible, brutal things in its past - the mud and blood of the Middle Ages, the Reformation and exploitation/suppression of people by the Catholic Church, the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia, aggressive and expansionist policies in the 1800s and 1900s, the post-WW1 period of reconstruction, the Nazi era and the Holocaust, communist East Germany, etc. Germany has a complicated past and a complicated identity today

[@ItsJimmyTheCat]

Hii there new subscriber here! you´re the best bro!

[@gameplaynexusTV]

The clip is a mix of mythology, Christian religion and Germany history. As someone else said, "Every frame has a meaning".

[@Mister__Jey]

17:53 Here some suggestions from Rammstein, the official video from = Angst / Ausländer / Mein Land / Zickzack / Adieu / dicke t*tten Or the life performance ( you can go wrong withMadison Square Garden or Paris performance) from = Sonne ( from Munich 2023 Multicam) / Rammstein / Benzin / Feuer frei / wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen? // ich will Lindemann single project = with Zunge / alle Tage ist kein Sonntag / ach so gern / praise Abort

[@rdg6552]

It warmed my heart to see you sing along at around 8:54! Great review 🙏🏽

[@Tiisiphone]

-Roman legionaires who survived the Battle of Teutoburg, when 3 legions were wiped out by Germanic tribes. This is considered as the birth of the German nation. - Appearance of a beautiful woman: she is Germania, the embodiment of the German nation. Rammstein chose a black german actress to give a finger to the extreme right. - Germania wakes up the dead Teutonic knights, a christian military order involved in the Crusades - Reunification of east and west germany, they all hug each other and it turns to an orgy - German immigrants in the 1920's, fighting illegal, deadly fights to make a living - Crooks in prison, devaluated money flying everywhere: the Wall Street crash of 1929 - The clergy feasting like pigs on the body of Germania while the common people starved (Middle Ages) - Far left terrorists of the Baader-Meinhof Group (Red Army Fraction) kidnapping Germania and killig people - V2 rockets taking off, the first ever ballistic missiles invented by german scientist Wehrner Von Braun, who later became an US citizen and is the father of the Apollo lunar rockets, the Saturn 5. - Prisoners of concentration camps during the holocaust, Germania is now wearing a nazi uniform. Later, the prisoners revolt and shoot the nazis. - Germania gives birth to Leonberger puppies, these dogs are typical of Germany but went almost extinct: the Nation is being reborn as a democracy - And much more stuff I didn't see or was unable to understand.

[@fjoergyn]

The video opens in AD 16, on the ‘barbarian’ side of the lines, the border of the Roman Empire. Roman soldiers creep through the woods in the aftermath of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. The Romans were ambushed by an alliance of Germanic Tribes, led by a chieftain called Arminius (the original Hermann the German). Three legionary standards were captured, a loss symbolic and moral, as well as physical, and decades were spent trying to recover them. Rome never again attempted to take the lands east of the River Rhine, known as Germania. ‘Germania’ refers not just to a place, somewhere partly defined by where it isn’t (Rome) as well as where it is, but also to a national figurehead, traditionally representing the German people. Germania is a strong woman, usually armour-clad and battle-ready. Various symbols appear with her, among them a breastplate with an eagle, a black, red, and gold flag, and a crown. Look out for these in the video - they come up again and again - and the colours of the contemporary flag are there in every scene. We get our first glimpse of Germania here (played by Ruby Commey), who stands holding Till Lindemann’s severed head. Next, astronauts appear carrying a metal and glass box shaped like a coffin. In the background we see a U-boat - a German submarine, used in World Wars I and II. Then we move to a scene set at a boxing match which takes us to Weimar Germany (1918-1933), a period known for its political instability but also greater cultural liberalism. Here, Germania appears in the cabaret costume of a flapper girl, and the boxers fight with knuckle-dusters as a crowd cheers them on. We see the former East Germany, complete with busts of Marx and Lenin, the national emblem of East Germany, and a lookalike of the long-serving, insular, and repressive GDR leader Erich Honecker. There’s another astronaut, or rather a cosmonaut: Sigmund Jähn, the first German in space, who flew with the USSR’s space program (and who’s also a character in the 2003 film, Good Bye Lenin!). Medieval monks feast grotesquely on the supine Germania, tearing sauerkraut and sausage from Ruby Commey’s body, prison inmates are beaten by guards dressed in police and military uniforms from different historical periods. The most obviously shocking scene references the Holocaust and the Nazi period. Four members of the band, in the striped uniforms of camp inmates, wait at the gallows, about to be hanged. They wear the cloth emblems used to identify their ‘crimes’: a pink triangle for homosexual prisoners, a yellow star for Jewish prisoners, a red and yellow star for Jewish political prisoners. This sequence, teased in an earlier promo video, has already caused controversy. Have Rammstein the right to do this? Do they trivialise the suffering of Holocaust victims? How can they justify using Holocaust imagery to promote their new video? These are important questions that are part of a much bigger debate about the ethics of using the Holocaust in art and media. Other scenes include the band walking away from a flaming airship, referring to the 1937 Hindenburg Disaster, in which 36 people died. Rats scuttle across the floor when the monks first appear, suggesting the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a legend with origins in the 13th century. Germania walks towards the camera in a leather jacket, gold jewellery and a string of bullets across her chest, resembling the chariot drawn by four horses (the ‘Quadriga’) on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The band members’ heads are shown as white marble busts, taking us to the 19th century Walhalla memorial in Bavaria, built as German Hall of Fame, its sculpted heads of German worthies on display to this day. In the prison, hundreds of banknotes fall from above, suggesting the devastating hyperinflation Germany suffered in the 1920s. Nazis burn books, intercut with religious fanatics burning witches. We recognise members of the Red Army Faction (also known as the Baader-Meinhof group), a militant organisation active in the 1970s in West Germany. And in a blink-or-you-miss-it exchange, we are reminded of the much-criticised relationship between the churches and the state during the Third Reich. Each scene captures in a moment the icons of an era, and the video cuts between them more and more frenetically as it goes on. Events bleed into each other, linked by the presence of the band members and the red laser beam that appears throughout the video, a ‘roter Faden’ (red thread or central theme), connecting each event. Germany engages with its history in a very particular way. Try to imagine the video about Britain, with Britannia played by Ruby Commey. What would the equivalent events be? Quite a few of the tableaux might be similar - Romans, Crusaders, monks, 18th-century soldiers, collarless shirts and bareknuckle boxing - but would it have the same impact? There’s no affection, and perhaps not much hope: its pessimistic tone seems to be quite an off-brand message for post-1989 Germany, which wants to acknowledge its past critically, while also looking to its future as a state at the heart of Europe. And actually, while we get a lot of medieval and twentieth-century history, the video’s tour through the past seems to stop in the late 1980s, before the fall of the Berlin Wall and Reunification of East and West Germany. Instead, we jump into the future, where the space-suited band take Germania into the unknown, travelling in that coffin-shaped glass box. There’s an echo of the video for Sonne, where Snow White is trapped in a glass coffin. In fact, a piano version of Sonne plays over the end credits of Deutschland. This is a useful link for understanding something of what Rammstein is doing here. In Sonne, where the band’s characters free themselves of Snow White (naturally, they’ve been her sex-slaves), only to realise that they have made a mistake and long for her return, the overwhelming feeling of Deutschland seems to be that when it comes to Germania (or Germany): you can’t love her, and you can’t live without her. Copied from GERMANIA (youtube acc) All belongs to him because its can explain all moments in the Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSQlqiMgZ2rh9U

[@Donatelo1105]

I applaud you for even digging into Rammstein. They are know as one of the most symbolism driven band, theatrical to extreme. I applaud you for that! Pronunciation (not taking a piss): RAMSHTAiN! In this video they use that crude/ raw symbolism to show the failures/ dark history of their own country throughout history. PS: if you have the chance to see them in concert! They are brilliant!

[@Rad_Radster_Experience]

Have you tried Laibach?

[@HartRaver]

The piano part is "Sonne" also from Rammstein

[@Indianatanner]

algo gang

[@lordoverflow]

Sabaton is another band with great production value on their music videos. High recommendation!

[@Templarofsteel88]

En livstid i krig live scandinavium Gothenburg is a must to react with Sabaton, I was there.

[@shellwilliams6306]

Wait till you see them in concert. You will NEVER BE THE SAME ❤

[@joshuaolsen5316]

It's a love/ hate relationship between Germany's past and a country you love..

[@hendrixxxm637]

There is so much philosophy in this clip: Heraklit, Augustinus & Luther, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger‼️

[@adwil7196]

before i watch this. There are other comments that explain the meanings behind the lyrics and the imagery in this vid. This video is overwhelming with the amount of scenes that are such high quality. Fantastic lighting, super slow-mo scenes, costumes where great. As you said, this was like a small movie. You could have chose over 20 different thumbnails and it would have looked amazing. Also, its alleged to have cost $6million making it one of the most expensive music videos ever.