"FDJ" - East German Pop Song (IFA Wartburg)

This video is more of an editing experiment, so I know it's probably really noisy and overstimulating, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Song's not actually from East Germany, but from a satiric Swedish pop band that sung in German called IFA Wartburg
The song is about the Free German Youth (Freie Deutsche Jugend, FDJ), the official youth organization of East Germany. They still exist today, but in a much smaller capacity. Apparently, this song is very popular among them, despite the fact that it's meant to be satirical
Hört auf, alle jugendlichen Kinder von der DDR,
Jungen, Mädchen, alle Freunde von der UdSSR.
Ich will sprechen und erzählen von der Organisation,
Die soll bilden und erziehen unsere Generation.
Wir sind alle hier so frei in der FDJ.
Wir sind alle hier so deutsch in der FDJ.
Wir sind alle hier so jung in der FDJ.
Wir stehen alle hier dir bei in der FDJ.
Warum wollen denn die Jugend anderen Ländern ihre Tugend nicht veränden?
Nur ein Streber geht vorüber.
Andern, aber wir sind alle Freie Deutsche Jugend.
Eins, zwei, drei, die beste Partei,
Und vier, fünf, sechs, der beste Konnex,
Mit sieben, acht, der Warszawa-Pakt,
Und neun, dein beste Freund.
A, B, C, die beste Armee,
Und D, E, F, ein richtige Treffer,
G, H und I für Demokratie,
Und J, das ist FDJ.
Als ein kleines Kind war ich ein Thälmannpionier,
Jetzt bin ich ein Freie Deutsche Jungendfunktionär.
Eins, zwei, drei, die beste Partei,
Und vier, fünf, sechs, der beste Konnex,
Mit sieben, acht, der Warszawa-Pakt,
Und neun, dein beste Freund.
A, B, C, die beste Armee,
Und D, E, F, ein richtige Treffer,
G, H und I für Demokratie,
Und J, das ist FDJ.
Passt auf für die Falschheit in dem abendländischen, schimmen Heer.
Kommt stattdessen uns mit besser,
Weil wir werden immer mehr.
Wir erfahren von Gebaren, von Manier und Takt und Ton,
Sozialismus, Kommunismus, Lenin und Revolution.
Wir sind alle hier so frei in der FDJ.
Wir sind alle hier so deutsch in der FDJ.
Wir sind alle hier so jung in der FDJ.
Wir stehen alle hier dir bei in der FDJ.
Warum wollen denn die Jugend anderen Ländern ihre Tugend nicht veränden?
Nur ein Streber geht vorüber.
Andern, aber wir sind alle Freie Deutsche Jugend.
Eins, zwei, drei, die beste Partei,
Und vier, fünf, sechs, der beste Konnex,
Mit sieben, acht, der Warszawa-Pakt,
Und neun, dein beste Freund.
A, B, C, die beste Armee,
Und D, E, F, ein richtige Treffer,
G, H und I für Demokratie,
Und J, das ist FDJ.
Für die Freiheit,
Für die Arbeit,
Für die Freizeit,
Für die Einigkeit,
Führen wir Streit.
Gegen West dann,
Und Manhattan,
Gegen Reagan,
Gegen den Tyrann,
Gehen wir ran!
Als ein kleines Kind war ich ein Thälmannpionier,
Jetzt bin ich ein Freie Deutsche Jungendfunktionär.
Eins, zwei, drei, die beste Partei,
Und vier, fünf, sechs, der beste Konnex,
Mit sieben, acht, der Warszawa-Pakt,
Und neun, dein beste Freund.
A, B, C, die beste Armee,
Und D, E, F, ein richtige Treffer,
G, H und I für Demokratie,
Und J, das ist FDJ.
Eins, zwei, drei, die beste Partei,
Und vier, fünf, sechs, der beste Konnex,
Mit sieben, acht, der Warszawa-Pakt,
Und neun, dein beste Freund.
A, B, C, die beste Armee,
Und D, E, F, ein richtige Treffer,
G, H und I für Demokratie,
Und J, das ist FDJ.

[@rynord9088]

imagine being over in west germany and hearing this banger

[@NiiloRuoho]

its swedish and released 10 years after the end of DDR

[@rynord9088]

@@NiiloRuoho I know it’s a joke

[@Deltasquadformingup]

@@NiiloRuoho this is swedish? I speak Germany and understood evreything

[@zd5655]

Made by a band from Sweden. It's in German though.@@Deltasquadformingup

[@leo4mc851]

its a swedish band that made a parodie about the FDJ

[@warguy1945]

Therapist: GDR anime opening isn't real, it can't hurt you GDR anime opening: (Unironically though, this song slaps)

[@dustyblack6797]

True

[@user-ue8be6bw1t]

Fr

[@dimispetros3830]

fr

[@Colenin.]

Please dont use GDR and anime in the same sentence

[@TheRealBillder]

gentlemen, I have an idea@@Colenin.

[@user-sl7ie9te5r]

Love the thick American accent on "Reagan"

[@ilovetodd6438]

@@user-sl7ie9te5r sounds more English than American tbh

[@PerplexPlays]

lmao same

[@samc3544]

"only a loser wouldn't join" That made me laugh so hard

[@LAGAMAAA]

Technically "streber" means nerd, which to me is even funnier ;D

[@mucicafrajer9882]

It's actually "nerd, not "loser". Even better

[@user-yc4be6py3t]

imagine being pro-western brainwashed washington-bot, as East-german, i say, that this music is perfect, and its not propoganda, DDR fell 30 years ago,and we still hate america and west.

[@boozashakes4254]

this is such a fucking Slow burn, bone chilling, atmospheric gemerald

[@borkistshorts7267]

Hwabag

[@vovabars1234]

This is peer-reviewed btw

[@justgames9516]

Fun fact: FDJ still has a website

[@stepanek7404]

fun fact: the FDJ still exists and so of course it has a website, duh

[@redacted7060]

It still exists

[@luigin9919]

The Communist Party of the USA also exists.

[@Su-27FLANKER77]

They still exist

[@seronymus]

Where?

[@PolishCommunist750]

IFA Wartburg made parodies of DDR songs. Didn't work out with this one. absolute banger.

[@genorata]

antypolak

[@MF175mp]

It's silly though

[@PolishCommunist750]

@@genorata Jestem ze śląska

[@PolishCommunist750]

@@MF175mp Agreed, still a banger tho

[@igitt426]

ogladasz filmy towarzysza michala?

[@TheOofedAnimator]

I don't care about whatever political side this is, the music is fire.

[@fridericusrex6289]

It is western parody / satire of socialism.

[@TheOofedAnimator]

@@fridericusrex6289 Yea

[@TacticalAnt420]

@@fridericusrex6289satires aren’t supposed to be that fire! They make the FDJ look so cool!

[@OSEAN_INTELIGENCE_AGENCY]

Fr

[@fridericusrex6289]

@@TacticalAnt420 They indeed do, thats part of the joke I think. But we will all remember how it felt to be Russian puppet. From East Germany up to Bulgaria.

[@SirHusson]

MY FAVOURATE ONE EVER!

[@KentangSegar1889]

SirHusson why are you here?

[@SirHusson]

@@KentangSegar1889 🤫

[@MARCHISS_OF_MATA_D-PRAIA]

WHAT A GEM!

[@thewildwegonian92]

The fact this is supposed to be satirical and they love it is a testament that the song was made too well. In the irony of trying to poke fun they essentially created an anthem for them. Which is essentially the same thing with the Libertarians or the "gun nuts" in the USA with that Far Cry song, Keep Your Rifle By Your Side. Just goes to show how music can be a very fine line of satire or just enjoyable lol.

[@natronlaugeelendigger_jon3743]

You are aware that satirical songs often sound good? The thing you have to watch out for is the lyrics. ,,G H I Für demokrtaie", wers glaubt wird seelig.

[@thewildwegonian92]

@@natronlaugeelendigger_jon3743 Its all on interpretation, its the same thing of why there is such a division over what Starship Troopers as a franchise satires. Cause the book was written as a Libertarian manifesto. The Movies are written as a "satire" of fascism cause of some aesthetic design choices. But said director openly admitting not even getting past the 2nd chapter of the original book. So the disconnect/perspective is different to those who know the book and those who know just the movies. Same thing with a satire of a song or really any kind of media. If the satire is done right it doesn't matter what the original message is, the perspective on the subject matter will determine by the people consuming said satire whether its truly just a black and white message or if it works just as good with what they already know.

[@natronlaugeelendigger_jon3743]

@@thewildwegonian92 Yeah, butthe lines are clearly satirical. ,,the best army", ,,GHI stands for democracy", ,,were all so german" and so on and forth.

[@thewildwegonian92]

@@natronlaugeelendigger_jon3743 I mean yes to the outsider yeah its a satire, but to someone that believes in that stuff, that is just praise. "The Best Army", most considered the Nationale Volks Armee as one of the Cold War's most motivated fighting forces, the only reason said claim is disputed is the NVA never really saw any "mainstream combat". Like I said, its all about perspective, its a good satire, but its also a good anthem as well.

[@natronlaugeelendigger_jon3743]

@@thewildwegonian92 I guess if you cant speak german it is, but if you can you`ll just die of a brain aneurysm due to the insanely bad sentence building and bad pronounciation.

[@pufl_]

Even when being satricial, this song literally goes so hard for no reason. GDR Anime Opening go brrr Für Demokratie!

[@athosowo]

WHAT ANIME ARE YALL TALKING ABOUT I WANNA READ OR WATCH IT IF ITS A REAL THING I ONLY KNOW THE FDJ

[@Demo9p]

Democracy is socialism light

[@polishonion459]

@@athosowo there is no anime. It's just that this song is styled in such a way, that you'd expect it to be the intro to a comedy anime with the DDR as it's main plot point

[@sharcc2511]

@@Demo9p the fuck do you mean by that

[@Demo9p]

@@sharcc2511 there are no property rights under democracy. Two wolves and a sheep decide what to eat

[@GerugoWasTaken]

Unironically an absolute banger

[@bigbasher4728]

Thanks for posting this gem! love it

[@SchizophrenixTheGaul3478]

The 'tubegods recommended me this gem. Praise Science!

[@yehaaww]

We Uniting Germany Under The DDR With This One 🔥🔥🔥

[@Svistov]

I don't care if it's satire, it's still a good DDR song (same as "I'm from the kgb)

[@lunasap]

Sie sind alle grosse Verbrecher weil sie tragen Blau-Jeans

[@seronymus]

Yankee Doodle effect

[@itshenry8977]

I was vibing and out of nowhere i heard the word Communism and looked at what i was actually listening to

[@Mmorozovsky]

Lol dw its a mockery of the DDR, so anti commie

[@ibrahimdalupang]

Imagine living near the wall and you hear this on the other side

[@greedygamer319]

You would only hear it coming from western side as pretty much all media from the west wasnt used or sold in East Germany.

[@josevini_2010]

Ich liebe dieses Lied, es vermittelt ein sehr gutes Gefühl

[@joelforde2213]

"I love this song, it gives a very good feeling"

[@markusmarwedel6657]

Ein echt guter Song. 👍

[@FaazFaheem2916]

This is Underrated as hell 🔥

[@ad.kaiser]

There is no reason this should be so catchy

[@TimMatterSnorri999]

Dieser Song ist immer noch ein Richtiger Banger! ☺

[@Aktionaer]

Vielen Dank und Glückwunsch an die Genossen der Jugendorganisation!

[@nukeplayer2847]

stasi gem

[@mawi4112]

3:14 is that a fucking airplane stabilizer

[@stepanek7404]

presumably

[@AAntis_]

this song actually came out after the reunification of germany

[@gianfrancofassio1367]

Over 40 years and still goes hard.

[@thebyzocker]

it came out in 98

[@gianfrancofassio1367]

@@thebyzocker Whatever

[@vovabars1234]

Yup, this one's a gem

[@Rote1917]

Nice editing

[@roedagardet]

Thank you, it is just an experiment so I don't expect it to be incredible

[@Bajuware_]

1161

[@user-qm1iw5dy7c]

161@@Bajuware_

[@WayLeft]

1945​@@Bajuware_

[@Bajuware_]

@@WayLeft 1991

[@drivingphoenix3019]

Great video. Thanks. 😊

[@Команданте]

Моя любимая ГДР-овская песня😌❤

[@dustyblack6797]

My favorite one is „Der heimliche Aufmarsch“

[@Krytoibalbes]

Группа шведская, однако всё равно её можно считать ГДРовской

[@user-bp3lp6nv4u]

Если еще учитывать то что она была написана после распада совка, так и к тому же она постироничная, высмеивающая ГДР

[@alyonaarslan6036]

vusmeivat GDR mozhet tolko dyrak ili na zarplate pravokator@@user-bp3lp6nv4u

[@user-yc4be6py3t]

@@user-bp3lp6nv4u задаюсь вопросом (я с восточной германии, и здесь эта песня заходит людям на серьезе, мы любим гдр) , а вот откуда инфа про пост-ироничноссть?

[@muffinman6048]

A rare gem from Germany. Please never stop burning coal!

[@avianokke2281]

Its Swedish

[@stuart8349]

@@avianokke2281 Swedish win

[@justusP9101]

@@stuart8349 Extremely rare svenska W

[@cranberrysaucekrazybloke1.891]

@@justusP9101 seething nord ^

[@DeimosYT20]

I dont get it

[@elpancho_1910]

Music hits hard

[@Natsuki-error475]

The first time I hear it it was nice song and it my favorite deutsch song😏😃😀❤️👍🇩🇪

[@fridericusrex6289]

It is Swedish though.

[@philippfry7436]

Bin in der DDR aufgewachsen und hab dieses Lied noch nie vorher gehört 😂

[@lukian5]

Ist auch kein DDR Song ist von einer Schwedischen Band welche satire Songs über die DDR gemacht hat. Hat bei dem nicht funktioniert. Das ist egal wie ein Banger Song und hatte unironisch so in der DDR laufen können XD

[@mossthefox]

BEAT SO FIRE IT BOUTTA BURN DOWN MY HOUSE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hexazalea1793]

Commie Ymca Doesn't exist. Commie YMCA cannot hurt you FDJ: Guten tag!

[@Joe-my6go]

Song is Swedish and satire making fun of communists

[@grumpiesttitan7930]

Source?

[@randomuser3481]

It had the Yankee Doodle effect though and now they use it apparently

[@bomba1905]

Their real names are Magnus Michaeli and Nils Lundwall, both are Swedish, just google their names if you don't belive it

[@florianlassnig9769]

@@1234eugene you clearly don‘t know what satire means

[@florianlassnig9769]

@@grumpiesttitan7930READ THE DESCRIPTION

[@fergus92727]

West Germany been real quiet when this diss track dropped

[@sirrave0942]

it is a song from a swedish band that was produced after the collapse of the gdr

[@Catcrumbs]

@@sirrave0942 Yeah West Germany was real quiet at that point.

[@Sebaleroma]

Never heard a song this good before

[@jultomten3739]

Even tho the song was made as parody/joke the real FDJ is still around and they like the song apparently

[@Dutch_Man68]

I am going to send this with no context to my friends at 2:30 in the morning

[@muriloridolfi1898]

Lol thats how i met this song.

[@doughnutsandcoffee8622]

This some final boss shit, like the GDR is somehow the strongest Warsaw pact member

[@Alaskovi]

Holy damn this goes hard.

[@oyunzamanigeldi947]

I want east germany to be independent

[@derkurier2710]

Most of Western Germany unironic as well

[@eurro]

i guess im going to east germany

[@chillidogs693]

why is it so fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Thunder_Sniper]

Communism ;)

[@chillidogs693]

@@Thunder_Sniper why didn't i think of that

[@Thunder_Sniper]

@@chillidogs693 'cause you were raised in an anti communist country

[@Regarded69]

@@Thunder_Sniper You do realise this is a Swedish bands parody-song making fun of communism right?

[@Thunder_Sniper]

@@Regarded69 Yes I do but he didn't xD And this song is a banger no manger if it's a parody

[@hi4342]

this slaps hard

[@AVANTISAVOIA6739]

I'm no communist, but is really a good song👍

[@BallonEEE.]

It’s satirical anyways loles

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@BallonEEE. So is it West-German?

[@johnnotrealname8168]

I hate communism and like it a bit.

[@Judgmentdayz]

its swedish. It came out a few years after the fall of the soviet union@@johnnotrealname8168

[@ancori]

@@johnnotrealname8168 its swedish

[@EuropeanMapper134]

the GDR flag is fire

[@diolaneiuma215]

Sounds like a superhero song

[@muriloridolfi1898]

My friend sent me this when i asked for the bosnian artillery song (bosanka artiljerija). This is even better.

[@betaplain297]

GDR YMCA?

[@Aqiisa]

The song has been created after the fall of DDR

[@justusP9101]

Incorrect

[@stavka227]

But the Communists are still here to listen to it ;)

[@Hiljaa_]

​@@stavka227 Less state communists but I'm sure our anarchist comrades appreciate this banger as well

[@WYPHERR]

they got dissolved in 1999​@@Aqiisa

[@karlazytzeen9226]

@@Aqiisa Thats just simply incorrect they were formed in 1984.

[@guldx1]

In the description you say that the song is popular in the present day FDJ. How do you know? Just genuinely curious.

[@roedagardet]

I noted "apparently" because it is just anecdotal, but I have seen a few people who claim to have been or are in the FDJ saying the song is popular among them, I have no way to confirm this though

[@Kasi11]

@@roedagardettell them they are liars, the band IFA Wartburg published their songs in 1998, 8 years after the GDR and the FDJ were dissolved.

[@roedagardet]

@@Kasi11 FDJ still exists

[@Kasi11]

@@roedagardet yes, but not in its original, political form

[@ironkkz]

@@roedagardet nuhh, it doesnt. I live in east germany, so I guess I know it better than you.

[@user-xk6sz5nf4t]

I ve just listened my anime playlaist, and suddenly started this song.

[@Empyric]

unironically slaps as a communist song

[@mark.m4954]

Wirklich ein tolles Lied😁

[@apilolomi4354]

Okay this slaps

[@LeorDado2]

hot

[@ProektOdin]

Айн, цвай, драй, ди бэстэ партай!

[@Apsolution1]

This is really unique song , there is no such style as one IFA Wartburg used and even within their style this song is different

[@atomicchimichangas7666]

well the satire has failed completly

[@seventykoala4637]

no it is perfect

[@atomicchimichangas7666]

@@seventykoala4637 this satire make me wanna join the fdj

[@TRtraybloxeey]

when criticism reverses:

[@codyan_empire]

listen ok im not addicted but is there a 24/7 version..?

[@KuyNoKay]

Если не вдаватся в перевод, то сам стиль песни довольно неплохой

[@frogsaup]

It is 6.39 i am past the artic circle in finland. The sun did not rise, because it never went down.

[@nikasamwkusvili9345]

ik this song was made to mick us comies but damm nice job this a banger

[@Kremlinbot-mz1cm]

Gem

[@user-qq6vu2jw7e]

Cold War anime opening theme

[@baker7647]

We're making it out of gulag with this one!! 🔊 🔈💥💥🗣

[@alagisankareh8017]

PREGUNTA 2 : CASTELEIRO EL ALGORITMO THUMBAIL ES ?

[@alagisankareh8017]

PREGUNTA 3 : CASTELEIRO EL ALGORITMO VIDEO ES ?

[@temirgalioralkhan5689]

DDR anime opening

[@Turkiyeball1453]

Hoş gelişler ola, kahraman Enver Paşa! 🇹🇷🐺

[@ldezzy9260]

Germany but it was a anime:

[@_vla]

this is fake, where is cobson in this......

[@His_Throne]

HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM HE WİLL NEVER BE A GEM

[@jart1984]

he's too busy searching for bibisi

[@venti9501]

Villinous ahh song

[@cestlavie1892]

why does this slap

[@fannitoth5748]

it gives me wolfenstein vibes

[@Johann_Gustav_Keitel]

Esto facilmente se puede hacer pasar por una intro de anime

[@brotherbrass1528]

IFA Wartburg went backwards with this one. This song is too good to be satiricl imo.

[@ardentfire3956]

This is the Yankee Doodle of East Germany.

[@stavka227]

ES LEBE DIE DDR!

[@TheLzxy]

gemmy

[@EG_800]

0:46

[@twocentcoop9683]

You know FDJ still operates in Germany, they are an extremist revolutionary organization (who recently called for an overthrow of Germany and Denmark)

[@Thunder_Sniper]

Based FDJ

[@muriloridolfi1898]

Not so moral-Freie Deutsche Jugend

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

An actually based commie european party ????

[@owne6609]

Anti-communist song went so hard it became a pro-communist song

[@happiegiraphie8148]

Based

[@lordmagma58]

IFA Wartburg is a swedish pop band and also published their songs after the end of the GDR. So this was NEVER a east german pop song. Its just a funny joke about the FDJ

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

It’s a German car company

[@Mrhistoryman]

ok mmmnnnnnnn

[@zheleznodoskyy]

are IFA Wartburg satire? I remember some people saying they were unironic and genuinely pro-ddr

[@roedagardet]

95% certain they're satire

[@comsot]

Its from sweden from what i heard and this song was made in 1998, so i think its satire but it still slaps

[@roedagardet]

@@comsot You are correct, IFA Wartburg are Swedish. They pretend to be made in the GDR's Cultural Committee, but I think that is just part of their shtick

[@person9313]

it's satire, one of their concerts had a goebbels speech in it and footage of stasi arresting people

[@Chance4]

Western propaganda, it's obvious just looking at them that they are East German, after all, Swedes and East Germans are known for looking very different, and the "mistakes" in their German are just a West Lower Left East Berlin Accent.@@roedagardet

[@Centrist_]

Это база

[@usuwerdd]

🌟🌟🌟🌟❤

[@beckiverson1531]

gem

[@Roadmaster2006]

OMG....😂😂😂😂😂

[@alagisankareh8017]

PREGUNTA 1:CASTELEIRO FDJ ES?

[@RedRed.917]

This song isn't eastern german. It's from a swedish popband who imitate (and sometimes ridicule) the eastern bloc but especially the GDR. Still great song