Opera Singer FIRST TIME reaction to Rammstein - Deutschland

[@maggiereneemusic]

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[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

this is a re-upload..!

[@fabiowuersch4171]

Equus from the band ne obliviscaris

[@guyvandurme7228]

Try this song : Feuerschwanz ( warning : very addictive band !) : "Bastard von Asgard" , Really fantastic voices....

[@prestonrodd7555]

Would love to see you react to the band AVATAR and their song Napalm (Live from Ages). They are from Gothenburg, Sweden. They just hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Airplay, and got a fossil named after them!

[@sthenzel]

You can watch this video a dozen times, if not more, and you´ll still find things you didn´t notice or realize before. One of the most epic and complex pieces out there.

[@Telleryn]

Absolutely, themes within themes, I've videos where ppl have dissected it and come to different conclusions as to the main themes of the video based on whether they focus on the political and historical references or on the mythological references.

[@gregjohnson4395]

This is still one of my favorite music videos of all time. Some things are more on the nose, like the scene at the gallows, but others are more symbolic and subtle. Where you said you were creeped out by the cannibalism, it's symbolic of the monks during the dark ages feasting on the riches Germany had to offer while the populace suffered and starved. Germania, played by Ruby Commey, is used very heavily in symbolism in the video.

[@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

[@Zentralrat-der-Schwaben]

14:07 You forgot the attacks on foreigners in the 90s. And the 1. May riots. 10:40 And that the RAF held Germany hostage for more than 20 years.

[@Esterhazy1973]

Sorry for my ignorance but what are all those cannibalstic scenes about?

[@missrocks]

​@@Esterhazy1973the canabalism shows Germania being consumed by those in power....I believe the church is represented, but not certain

[@overdozz3660]

Аплодирую стоя! Вот человек с немецкими корнями быстро выдал весь расклад, который часто ускользает от понимания современных политических "друзей" Германии. Мне очень жаль, что немцев сломали, поставили на колени и пытаются разобрать на молекулы генетику, сердца и души немцев, всю глубину немецкого языка (почитайте в оригинале германские сказки) и превратить стальной внутренний стержень в вареную морковку цвета радуги. Надеюсь, когда-нибудь немцы и русские все-таки вступят в союз друг с другом, потому что исторически и по духу мы ближе, чем некоторые... Желаю немцам сил и разума, чтобы вернуть Германию на свое "законное" место в мире. С алебардами в руках и Rammstein в качестве музыкального сопровождения. Главное, не свернуть по пути не туда, о чем говорит этот клип.

[@MrBoombast64]

This is one heck of a video, gives me goosebumps every time.

[@Blomrutger]

Saw the premiere live. Insane moment. Holds up to this day

[@phoenix0153]

Goosepimples

[@noname2-190]

It's a true work of art gets an emotional response out of me every time no matter how many times I hear it and watch the video

[@tosa2522]

The song in the credits is the piano version of their song Sonne [sun].

[@oliverjackson5070]

It's not just a time-travel through Germany's history but also Rammsteins musical evolution. There are easter eggs all over this video paying homage to lyrics they wrote, songs they made, music videos & the likes all wrapped up in one cohesive expression of RAMMSTEIN!!!!

[@Badner83]

Rammstein's music videos are masterpieces! And in combination with their lyrics and their stories they want to tell, they're even more impactful! I highly recommend some more of their stuff: "Zeit", "Angst", "Sonne" and "Adieu" But they also have funny/provocative stuff like "Zick Zack" and "Dicke Titten"

[@matts4880]

Ive watched so many reactions to this video. I think its incredibly powerful. To me, the members like many of their countrymen are conflicted about their country. You want to love it, its your home, but its responsible for some atrocities, so you also have to damn it. I dont think there is a single country on this earth that doesnt have admirable aspects but still committed its own atrocities.

[@peterfrankel8429]

Thank you for your reaction. This is Germany (Deutschland)

[@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 😄

[@TedinCalgary1952]

Currently showing 326 million views on KZbin, so the good news is yes, from an educational point of view, the message is getting across.

[@richardgoddard37]

In a nutshell, he wants to love Germany, but its history makes it hard.

[@gunnardreier7179]

I am German ... born, raised and so on. This song and this video goes deep into the soul of many, many Germans. It´s true ... we love and hate our country at the same time. We were split after WW2 and got reunited in 1990. I´m a witness of that time and i´ve been there ... 1990 in Berlin with my schoolclass. We have been at the celebration. Try to imagine the feelings we had. We grew up with this other country called GDR. Over there were our enemys, we have been told. But at the same time, they were our brothers and sisters. Germans, like us in Westgermany. And then, we drove to West-Berlin thru the GDR and on our way home, there was no more West or East Berlin ... no more GDR ... only Germany. I can´t explain these feelings. The German soul is still split and this song shows it in the best way possible. Thanks for sharing this and your respect to my country. It was a pleasure to watch your reaction. ... and if you want a few other suggestions for more of Rammstein ... try something from their Liveshows. The live performance of "Engel" or "du hast" and you will freak out. I hope my english wasn´t to bad, because I´m not a native english speaker or writer.

[@silkeschattenjagerin2533]

Much Love from Germany ❤ & CLAPS for your words to history 👏👏👏 Thank you for this amazing reaction!!! Take all care & Love for everyone ❣️❣️❣️

[@karna6982]

Saw them live in Gothenburg, Sweden last summer. Mightiest concert I've been to out of about 1000 🔥🔥🔥

[@avader5]

@11:05 I completely agree with you that we should not forget our history but not just ours but the history of other countries. Here in Silicon Valley many of my co-workers from China tell me that the United States is heading toward a cultural revolution similar to the one in 1966 in China under Mao Zedong. The taking down of statues and the rewriting of History seem to be a popular pastime of some Neo-Marxist groups in the United States.

[@Beachgirl1]

Your co-workers are 100% spot on. The US, and the West in General, are in huge trouble.

[@littlebigmum]

welcome to Rammstein.. du hast viele Songs vor Dir... enjoy..

[@mikenolan8044]

Thanks!

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you!! 🥳👍🙏💟

[@matthewrandom4523]

Educating the younger generations of what happened in the past is the key for a better life in the future! Isn't it? In Germany, in the U. S. and everywhere on this planet. Let's do it better in the future, people from this planet. Kind regards from Germany.

[@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 socialist German state in the east that existed before the German reunification. Therefore it was Karl Marx in the background in the scene with the tank (not the scene at the concentration camp). The scene with Rammstein wielding guns (the pumpgun) and taking Germania hostage was about leftwing terrorism of the 1970's. The terrorists were called the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion). My interpretation of the red scanner-like beams: There are two different kinds of beams. The massive straight red light beam that goes up into the heavens AND there were those smaller, thinner "scanner" beams. Aliens (or humans from the future) are scanning the whole German history. Like some real scientists are scanning and excarvating ancient Mexican or Egyptian statues, for example. The massive red light beam is the red ribbon of time that ties together all the historical events. PS: As for the dogs: Germans are fanatical dog lovers. We are a dog-owner nation. The dog is a firm part of Germany. PPS: They didn't eat the body of the woman and her inner organs, even if it really looked that way. They were eating the national dish of Germany, that was put on the body of the black woman: Sauerkraut, Kassler & sausages. In my opinion it symbolizes the church eating itself fat on the goods and values and food of Germany during the simple people (farmers, simple workers etc) lived a long time in a kind of hell of poverty and serfdom (the red fetish area below the table with Germania on it). But that eating scene could indeed have a double meaning. It could represent the 30 years war, that was fought for religious reasons and depopulated large areas of Germany. It forced the people to commit canibalism because nobody was there anymore to produce food. Except the fat, wealthy people of the church, of course. They were still able to eat enough. Only the simple people at the bottom (farmers etc) died from hunger and had to fight and die in that war. The 30 years war was the biggest catastrophe in Germany until WWI happened. PPPS: The short scene with the dogs and their gas masks = WWI, where in reality animals (messenger dogs & horses) AND soldiers were wearing gas masks, too. PPPPS: The puppies at the end are Leonberger dogs. The Leonbergers nearly went extinct during WWI and WWII. PPPPPS: The black woman in the prison was dressed in a Prussian uniform with a Prussian helmet. Till sings the famous, often misinterpreted, line of the "Deutschlandlied" (Song of the Germans), that is not forbidden in Germany but simply isn't sung anymore in our modern national anthem. Till sings in his version the line "Deutschland über allen" (Germany above everybody) What is a BIG change to the real line in the orginal Deutschlandlied-song. In the original Deutschlandlied song it is written as "Deutschland über alles" (Germany above everything). The real, whole line of that old Deutschlandlied goes "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles. Über alles in der Welt" (Germany, Germany above everything. Above everything in the world). This line is often misinterpreted by many people as chauvinism and as a looking down upon all other countries on this planet. But that is wrong and not many people know about that in Germany and elsewhere. The writer of that famous line didn't meant it in a chauvinistic way. When that song was written, Germany was divided into umphteenth mini-states, what made Germany relative powerless and defenseless. Therefore the task of German unification was the goal above any other goal for all Germans (at least the writer of the song meant it that way). So the main goal for all Germans had to be the united Germany. The goal of "(united) Germany above everything else". That was, how that line was meant by the writer of the song. The line isn't forbidden, like many people wrongly think. It's simply not sung anymore and not part of the official anthem of modern Germany anymore. This has NOT its reason in the seemingly chauvinist meaning of "Deutschland über alles", like many people wrongly think. This whole stanza of the Deutschlandlied isn't sung anymore, because in other parts of the stanza are borders and landscapes mentioned, that aren't German borders and landscapes anymore. We want to live in peace with the people and countries, who are now living in those former German lands and therefore we don't sing about those old borders and landscapes anymore. It has nothing to do with the "Deutschland über alles" line in that stanza, like many people wrongly are thinking. Finally: The scenes I'm now talking about are pretty dark and low light. The WWII submarine in the submarine bunker during the astronauts are walking by with the glass coffin. I think, the choice of the black woman as main actress was made, because: a) it makes any accusations of racism and fascism against Rammstein useless b) she represents one colour of the German flag and she is wearing the rest of the colours of our German flag as makeup and jewellery and clothes on her body: Black, Red and Gold c) it provokes many people EVEN MORE 😄 Greetings Mega

[@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. PPPS: The name Rammstein comes from the German town Ramstein (with one "m"). There is an US-airbase and there happened a big, tragic airshow disaster, when two jets collided and fell into the audience. Therefore all the flames and the burning coat during the song Rammstein and all the fire in their shows in general. But that rather tasteless name and the negative press echo were too much even for Rammstein. So they changed their name later in Rammstein, what indeed means "battering stone". They delivered a half assed explanation for it decades ago. I've forgotten, what they said. A fact is, that they called themselves after that town and that airshow disaster. Probably for provocation purposes. Their old song "Rammstein" even tells in other words the story of that disaster and it tells about a fine day with a warm shining sun...and burning people. Neue Deutsche Härte was always a pretty unsatisfying new name for the music they made mainly: Industrial or Industrial Metal/Rock.

[@Adgward]

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[@gabrielstratton1775]

The puppies in the end are Leonbergers. The leonberger has come to represent the resilience of the German people as they nearly went extinct twice in the 20th century during the world wars. It's rumored that at one point there were a few as 6 pure breds letting Germany. And the breed which is a select mixture of some other medium to large breeds had to be rescued and rebuilt

[@Tampahop]

Yup, I thought your head might explode watching this one.😁 It's hard to imagine that a "simple" metal band could create something so moving, disturbing, and profound. I also like to joke that they didn't produce anything for about ten years because they were working on this video. Who knows? It may be the truth. They really poked the bear on this one. For example, showing Germania as a black woman must have spun some heads. If you want to know more about the video, look for any of the analysis (not just reaction) videos. They have packed so much symbolism into it. I have nothing but high praise for this band and their work. Almost forgot... peace, out! ☮

[@dsquartier]

The head behind the video was actually "Specter Berlin" the director. Before he concentrated on directing music videos and ads, he was the creative mind behind the breaktrough of german street rap as founder and creative directon of the legendary german rap label "Aggro Berlin"

[@andeewb]

A year after this song came out, our Bundespräsident said on the occasion of VE day: "One can love this country only with a broken heart."

[@davidmarkwort9711]

There is no cannibalism in the film, Germania offers herself as the table, more like a sacrifice for the German people. You will see her throughout this video in various forms, but she is Germany.

[@holgerdruide4786]

Rammstein ❤🔥👍😎🤘 Die Symbolik im Video sind der Hammer . Ich habe geheult als Ich das Video zum Ersten mal sah .Das Video ist Echt grausam und soviel Deutsche Geschichte die Lyrik ist Hammer . Viele Liebe Grüße ❤🌎👍

[@andrewgr144]

@maggiereneemusic Thank you so much for confronting this material publicly and sharing your struggles, not just your reaction, with us. You (justifiably) have over a quarter of a million subscribers, and seeing someone as positive and upbeat as yourself taking the time and putting in the effort to take art seriously, even when it's not what you planned, seems important to me; and as I would have expected, you handle it with grace and aplomb. If you want a more uplifting but still absolutely quintessential Rammstein experience, I highly recommend the live performance of "Ich Will" from the 2016 Hurricane Festival (it's the top result if you search for "Ich Will Live"). It's an awesome song that is pure Rammstein, and it features a call/response with the audience that never fails to elevate my mood. Thanks again!

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you!! 👀👍💟 Hope to see you on my livestream in 2 hours! 🎶

[@elisakallokoski801]

This song is just ah-mazing. And video...oh my!

[@maleboglia1775]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905.

[@lenepriesel1167]

I think Mein Herz Brennt, would blow your mind. there is the Orignial Video, and AFTER that the Piano version. Dark Artistic splendor!

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Rammstein ist schon zu Lebzeiten legendär. Moin aus Schleswig-Holstein.

[@sentatyn5207]

I was operafan since 50 years, and I come to hear Rammstein first in June 23 - and I really do not want to miss them anymore. Their Lyrics are very very good and impressing. They have so many different sorts of songs !! This Band is really somithng specially and really deep - and great great music ! And the singer Till Lindemann with his voice is impressing! All 6 are great musicians!! Love your reactions!!

[@MrFreezeYo]

Thank you for a very intelligent reaction to this absolute massive music video and song. You did your research before, you knew what you were talking about - you did a stunning job to this song. I would love to see more of your reactions to Rammstein - it was really a pleasure watching this. Other american reactors often don't even get that this is about the complicated emotions of a german to his own country. You want to love Germany, but also hate Germany for its past. Weird that 80 years later feeling proud of anything german feels wrong to us. We always have the guilt of WW2 in our souls. But you are right - It is good to keep that topic alive so it won't happen again. Please continue your Rammstein journey! Maybe a softer one next time, "Zeit" by them? There is a version from a youtuber called educatedmarine with english subtitles - maybe try this one.

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thank you for your comment and suggestion. 😊💟

[@JackNapierDe]

The newer Rammstein videos have CC/subtitles that allow KZbin's auto-translate, giving decent results. With Rammstein lyrics translations it's often important to check multiple sources, as only then you can get deeper into the ambiguity and innuendos.

[@RustyDust101]

@@JackNapierDe Even then the subtleties of German homophones with very different meanings get lost in translation. Like the "Du hast" which without context may mean "You have", or "You hate". Sounds identical when spoken; written it is either "Du hast" or "Du hasst". Same goes for intentional subtleties like switching the intonation which may make it a declaration instead of a question. Very very difficult to translate even close to all the conotations riddled through their lyrics.

[@martinaklee-webster1276]

I think, you got that "cannibal"scene wrong. It ist about the Church, who feast and robbed Germany for centuries. ❤ from Germany.

[@chrishanson6566]

The song is basically how he is in love with his country but his hear hurts with what his country has done in the past and proud as well for some of the things it has done well and hope for the future of his country

[@wezselecta9929]

Rammstein is one of the few 'grown up' bands who have something to say and say it loud. Along with Disturbed they are concerned with the disintegration of the world once again into authoritarian tribes and ideologies. You say we should never forget so it never happens again - look around you as it is happening again. Art without something important to say is mere entertainment (distraction) for children. It's always interesting when a reactor whose main interest is technique etc. encounters something like this - nice one MR.

[@PatR2243]

Rammstein can make people nervous without any effort.

[@Peter_Cetera]

This video is EPIC!

[@mikenolan8044]

I remember the big todo this caused the first time it was on KZbin. Where I grew up, there were many German immigrants in the area, Jewish and non- Jewish who had fled Germany in the 1930s. I heard many disturbing stories. It is important to remember what has happened in the past. As Toynbee said Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.

[@hendrixxxm637]

we repead and repead and repead ...

[@Fetzi124]

All this happened once, and it will happen again Admiral Adama

[@tosa2522]

One of the few criticisms of the song and video was the synth melody, which reminded some people of the song Our Darkness by Anne Clark. To everyone's surprise, Anne Clark was very pleased that people remembered her song, but she doesn't think there is any similarity. PS: Great reaction! And thx to Mike!

[@SpaljeniLik]

Anne Clark? Who is that?

[@JackNapierDe]

There will most probably be many requests of a 'Mein Herz brennt' reaction. In most of the cases people will ask for the piano version. My recommendation is: do the official version/video first (with english subtitles), then the piano version's impact is even more powerful!.

[@RevelationNone]

I have yet to understand why anyone finds this video shocking... favorite song from them. Play it every time I visit the bar

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction Maggie and some messages that should NEVER be forgotten! For more excellence I would recommend 'Sonne' or if you want an excellent but fun song try 'Dicke Titten' Take care!

[@brucecampbell631]

Great to see new reacts on old vids. Keep it up!

[@sophiekitty8609]

11:57 "ceep it from hapening again" yeah germany didnt make it again BUT just take a look at Russian Federation/Russia, do I need to say anything more?

[@Lord.Furious]

Deutschland ist bereits verloren und verschwunden. Diese Monsterparodie eines Landes, das an seinem Platz sitzt, ist alles andere als Deutschland. Ruhe in Frieden Deutschland. Wir vermissen dich sehr. Deshalb stehen unsere Herzen in Flammen... Wir können weder vergessen noch vergeben.

[@aboomination897]

Deine Probleme möchte ich haben.

[@arnodobler1096]

Sprich nur für dich, bitte!

[@Lord.Furious]

@@arnodobler1096 Versteht ihr mich? Hört ihr mich? Denken Sie mit Ihrem Kopf oder mit Ihrem Fernseher?

[@arnodobler1096]

@@Lord.Furious 1.Hälfte Rammstein Zitat Aus "Ich will" Das einzige Vernünftige

[@teslafenn]

The video gives a lot more. The cannibalism is a visualization for the 30 year war. (1618 to 1648)Almost 40 percent of the population died in Germany (Germania was eaten). The red fraction in the 70er, the depression in the 20th. The Roman army was defeated by the Germanic tribes. A lot more stories like the accident or terrorist attack on the Zeppelin (Hindenburg).

[@BillGD]

I was super excited to see Rammstein pop back onto your channel, but was bummed when I realized it was a re-upload of the same single video. Still a good one to be fair.

[@modulator7861]

Absolute Masterpiece.

[@roeloftooms]

The piano piece at the end is from another song "die Sonne"

[@NoName-kx8kc]

Nice! Rammstein - GOAT live band!🤘🤘👍👍

[@Deadwood1919]

Rammstein has great videos and amazing live shows. A must-see is Engel live.

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Berlin ( Germany) is my hometown and saw Rammstein first time 1995 or 1996 live at the Biker - Jamborre from Born to be Wild MC - BERLIN

[@leopendent3291]

You may want to have a look at Sabaton's cover of Motorheads 1916. It is specifically about the Battle of th Somme but is about war in general and the point of view of those very young soldiers now forgotten.

[@darkjudge8786]

Everyone just waiting until the 10 minute mark when she realises this isn't a workout song....

[@DB-vl9ob]

I love this band

[@my-alltime-favorite-music]

really appreciate that you inform your self upfront - especially for that one. If you ever do the title „Angst“ I would also suggest that as both songs really need to dive into the backgrounds

[@moonwalker9266]

I introduced them to my son who's 12 and that was it he's a fan... In all honesty Rammstein's music lyrically and the videography never pulls any punches and that's why I love them. Case in point this video and the lyrics. Next do Adieu which is kinda the continuation of this and is also directed by Specter Berlin. My favorite these days is Zeit and holds a special meaning to me since I lost my mother few months ago and I just wish I had more time.

[@biancarichling789]

Fun fact: The wings of the Angel figure in your thumbnail are the exact same, Till, the lead singer, wore when performing 'Engel' in Madison Square Garden.

[@Templarofsteel88]

The video is full of representations of different parts of Germany's history, the "cannibal" part is more of a representation of the religious leaders eating from the riches of Germania (the female personification of Germany) while the general population under the table is starving. The dogs close to the end of the video are of the breed Leonberger, an old German breed that almost went extinct.

[@claudiarichter439]

A masterpiece.

[@lappesjl1]

A brief history of Germany.

[@deepbluehue3]

I read the production cost the equivalent of 2 million dollars to make the video . & Thank you for introducing and researching the video before-hand properly ! So many reactors are just confused and have no idea what the many quickly edited scenes represent ! Kudos and greetings from Austin , Tx ...

[@EvilsTwin66]

For cannibalism you have to watch "Mein Teil". Here its more a symbol how the catholic church plunder Germany/the Germans with the so named "Ablassbriefe". Where you have to gave things to the church to get rid of your sins.

[@martinkasper197]

That was the main reason for Martin Luther to write his 95 Thesen....

[@MaikKellerhals]

Well, it's their best, in my opinion.... but far from their roughest ;)

[@robertkb64]

If Rammstein is new to you, try Mein Herz Brennt (both the original and the piano version - both a great, but the piano version is what I keep coming back to as it’s haunting) and Ohne Dich (which was written when the band was about to break up, and is about how they stuck together). Fun Fact: Rammstein regularly attend group therapy sessions together precisely so they can work out any issues they’re having, and have mentioned that it’s one of the key things that have kept them together for 30 years.

[@sectiondrecords4580]

Always love your reactions! Now- Try reacting to their live songs they are pyro techs - Try "DU HAST" live in Paris to see the greatest live show ever

[@steveheck4348]

The Hammer and Compass is part of the national emblem of the DDR / GDR / East Germany (the Soviet Union used a Hammer and Sickle). The national emblem was on the DDR / GDR flag.

[@alexflores7652]

☮Great reaction. I remember when it first premiered and was shocked when I had to verify my age to watch it. That was the first time I had ever had to do that on here on KZbin. But yes it is a very good song and a very jarring video. And I am also of the same opinion that we need to remember our past or we are doomed to repeat it over and over again. Heck some groups are trying to erase our history and past like it never ever happened or make it so hyperbolic than it was.

[@Viraxii]

If you forget history, you are bound to repeating it.

[@СергейСоколов-ь7н]

Теперь самое время посмотреть "sonne" :)

[@LatinBostonH8ter79]

Love this song and video. I get the controversy over the visuals of the Holocaust and the cannibalism, but they get too focused on them and don’t get the broader point of the conflicted feelings of love and hate towards the Fatherland. I get that as an American and Latino with Jewish and Native background. Also, I think some people want a safe space in all areas and don’t want anything to offend them. That makes art and life dull. This band has always been known for edgy lyrics, stage-shows, and videos. If people didn’t get that then they are 25 years too late.

[@ionized_salmon6417]

"the cannibalism made me a bit queasy" they have this little known song called Mein Teil, you should check that one out

[@caromitgeige]

I remember when this video first came out and there was such an uproar about the imagery used. I saw it for the first time today and have to say, if you watch it in its entirety it is obvious to me, that it is not a nationalist song, it is not a glorification of germany. Rather it is a summary of the ambivalence many of us germans feel toward our country, most of the time concluding their last line „deine liebe fluch und segen, meine liebe kann ich dir nicht geben.“ ( translation your love is curse and blessing, my love i cannot give to you)

[@st4r_yeeps]

Their song Radio is one of my favorites.

[@stevenreyngold1166]

Check out Sabaton. The lead singer is incredible and they do videos primarily about military history. All of their music is a story from the perspective of the men and women that they are singing about. A good start would be "Attack of the Dead Men". They do get into a lot of WWII history, including a very powerful song that brought me to tears called "The Final Solution". I think you can guess what it is about, but it should be watched because to many young people, it may be the only way they can really get a glimpse at the attrocities of the Nazis along with films like Schindler's List and shows like Band of Brothers.

[@fabiowuersch4171]

Its a very beautyful song over the germans and their history. So i had a idea for you. When you love beautiful metal then react to "equus" from the band ne obliviscaris. Enjoy🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DougguoD]

720p 👀

[@oscillatine]

"Über Alles" does not mean "over everyone" in the world, but over every german people (unity over individuality).

[@guyvandurme7228]

They made the same type of ironic songs with the titles : "Amerika" (in English) and "Moskau" ( featuring Tatu as vocalists)

[@paulamano5097]

I agree totally!!!!!!!

[@steenjrgensen715]

Love your sentiment Maggie about we need to learn from previous mistakes! However...these days with war in Ukraine prove we have learned absolutely nothing! Our leaders still push for war when money is to be made. At the same time the people of the world allow them to continue. Until we stop our leaders and educate ourselves this bad show will continue. I know its heavy words...but unless we learn love is the only answer we will continue with war, famine and bad medicine. Love and Light!

[@emiliajojo5703]

For some reason the line: Deutschland, meine Liebe kann ich dir nicht geben, Germany my love I cannot give you was missing in the translation.

[@metallewd3472]

An incredible masterpiece.

[@onibformi3590]

4:22 that face 😂😂🤣🤣

[@sandgroper1970]

This is Rammstein through and through, they provoke reactions . Obviously some of the songs and videos have been banned in Germany. But the fact a band that predominantly sings in German, they have a large following globally.

[@kishimotoru36]

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[@poczytajmycos]

They don't eat her. The body is covered by typical German food: sausages and Sauerkraut. :)

[@edteller5821]

I’d like to hear you react to Therion’s “Adulruna Rediviva “live from Budapest (great blend of opera and rock) or Therion’s “Hellequin “ live from Atlanta. These guys started the symphonic rock genre.

[@1norwood1]

Secret of the Runes album is where I think Therion peaked when it came to blending Symphonic elements into their music - Schartzalbenheim is for me the peak of their song writing it opens with the really low sustained bassoon note that sounds absolutely apocalyptic (in a good way). Asgård has some nice guitar shredding with absolutely soaring choirs. Their later albums for my taste lean in too much rock not enough symphony... They are more Rock Opera then Symphony if that makes sense.

[@edteller5821]

@@1norwood1 What you say makes complete sense. I wanted to choose a piece that had good sound quality and highlighted Lori’s voice or one that featured a tight weaving of different voices. The music itself is incredible, and I prefer the lineup of Christopher Johnsson, the Neimann brothers and Peter Karlsson.

[@ianwalters108]

if history makes you happy. you are not seeing the proper history

[@neillenet291]

If this is the best intro you've ever heard you haven't heard. Pink floyd shine on you crazy diamond

[@Steeler-wg5zo]

Happy joyful things? Get into the fun-rabbit hole of 'Electric Callboy'. Already a Insider Tip. They come to the US at short notice. Everything is pretty much sold out...

[@BudderGolemxx]

🇩🇪🍻💪🏻❤

[@robertpetre9378]

This music video is a really great history lesson about how Germany has some very glorious moments, and some very shameful moments, and how conflicted till Lindemann feels about his German identity in light of over atrocities that have been committed.

[@LatinBostonH8ter79]

My understanding German is not the best despite my Dad being based in West Germany during the Cold War. I know the translated lyrics of “Germany, Germany above all others” has been controversial for decades after the Fall of Nazi Germany, but say a video that might change our understanding of what that motto was supposed to signify. In it the narrator references the time from which that phrase first arouse. It was after the Napoleonic Wars ended the First Reich of the Holy Roman Empire and Germany was a bunch of separate and waring states and duchies. The middle of the 19th Century brought on a wave of Nationalism across various parts of Europe like Greece, Italy, Austria-Hungry, and especially Germany. The desire to unify these German speaking states under one umbrella was gaining more momentum as the decades lead up to the Franco-Prussian War passed. The phrase was more like a cry to unite into a mighty state with all other matters being distractions. It was Germany above all other things and other Empires or Kingdoms trying to stop it. When looking at that phrase in that context it starts to make sense and not having to be mired in Naziism.

[@JoeR203]

"I'll Never Let You Go" by Steelheart.

[@robgolding8218]

Best band in the world.

[@lunaetsoliel0535]

🤘❤️‍🔥🤘

[@maggiereneemusic]

💟🥳👍🙏

[@AH-li7ef]

People will forget, at least if there is no personal connection to the events. For example, WWI is just statistics and some names of battles for most people, even Russia's actions today will be just a statistical entry for most people a hundred years from now.

[@kupuh]

'Angst' in another freaking banger! Great song, better clip. Watch it.