Toxic - Britney Spears Cover by AnnenMayKantereit (Reaction)

When I heard my girl ‪@britneyspears‬ was covered by ‪@AnnenMayKantereit‬, I had to know. #toxic is not an easy song to cover.
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[@a.s.6748]

Finallllllllly, someone commenting/ reacting to this song! Think this version is so stunning - really sexy now !!!! Britteny was POP, in the AMK version it's cool , deep, creepy - gorgeous.

[@StephenJacob]

I wasn't sure how this was going to work, going into it, but that it was excellent!

[@TilhelmWell42]

I love this Cover,one of their best! Walter, could you do "I'm on fire" and "Dancing in the Dark" next? I'm waiting for weeks to see your face while Henning is on fire at the piano....😊🎉

[@aldobonaso3481]

The song was written by production company Bloodshy & Avant, and originally offered to Kylie Minogue, who turned it down, before it was offered to Britney. Spears most certainly had no hand in the writing of this song 🤣 This cover is absolute gold though ❤

[@cluster65]

I think it sounds like a James Bond 007 Song. In this Version.

[@l3galizeit125]

Yay another AnnenMayKantereit cover !!

[@annettesommermarlusz773]

Hej, friendlywalter, I was thinking of recommending that song for another reaction session of yours and just saw you already found that jewel. The cover version gives me goose bumps every time I hear it and I really like how - by reducing effects and tempo, concentrating on lyrics and voice - that song turns into a desperate hymn of devoting oneself - no matter if girl or boy - to seduction, sensual intoxication, surrender to overpowering temptation (- that a girl can be for a boy, as well ;) ...speaking of female perspective... Maybe Henning May should have changed "guy" to "girl" - he really sounds concerned, identified.) And thank you for your warm-hearted approach to your audience in your vids!

[@winterlinde5395]

Two other songs where Henning sings from a female perspective: Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen (Zarah Leander) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4TZc2CuabB6q9ksi=QWs-ouZb6vManF0i Original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2OTfZSViMxnesUsi=G9p65hciYH4Ch4vX Er will Sex (SXTN) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPciYltrKuWp5Ysi=mOZGQsJn5zJeSHUZ

[@mrlnxf8455]

I'm curious what gives you the impression it's sung from a woman's perspective?

[@winterlinde5395]

@@mrlnxf8455 do you mean one of the three songs- Britney‘s or the two I suggested in particular? I guess I was referring to what Walter says in the video. And all these songs were originally sung by women and AMK don’t change the lyrics what is most fun to watch in the SXTN song. I’m sure the lyrics can be relatable to everyone regardless of their gender.

[@mrlnxf8455]

@@winterlinde5395 All of them - I was also referring to what he said. Yes, they were originally sung by women, but that doesn't mean the cover has to be interpreted as being sung from a female perspective, just because a man is singing it without a pronoun change it doesn't mean he's singing it from a female perspective. A man can sing about a man.

[@winterlinde5395]

@@mrlnxf8455 l know. And I just listened to the Zarah Leander song again and noticed that he does switch out the pronouns in a couple of occasions. But when you understand the lyrics you see that SXTN describe a very specific „relationship“ between men and women and the part Henning is singing does refer to a female body… oh well you can perceive that differently, too. Do you understand German? I think it’s these Mehrdeutigkeiten that make Henning’s cover versions even better.

[@mrlnxf8455]

@@winterlinde5395 Yes, I wasn't referring to the songs you recommended specifically, this was more in regards to the one he reacted to

[@carolinemarburger5859]

He/they will never change the pronouns, never have. While being heteroes. And that s the point. It shouldn t matter. But it still does, does it. We are getting there I hope

[@benjaminknorr7084]

Are they all heterosexual, though? I thought they were very private about their lives, and haven’t said anything about their sexualities, but I could be wrong. If not, there’s plenty of room for them to be bi.

[@carolinemarburger5859]

@@benjaminknorr7084 sure. That s right. In theory. If they are either, great. But the point is still that it shouldn t matter.admittedly, within our world, it is still stronger if hetero males or women take that stand because it would be making a general cause for whatever kind of love from within the given hierarchy we do speak or is spoken from. So let s say it s just a band of any orientation making a stand. Still works for me. I m happy for them to be anything they wanna be. Maybe it s about being private about it which has to be respected. And yes it was an assumption of mine, maybe unfairly so. I don t care in the end: I don t think it changes the point in general. They have chosen not to "adjust" the pronouns. For whatever the reason. It remains consistent and a choice.

[@benjaminknorr7084]

@@carolinemarburger5859 totally agree!

[@DP-xl1wv]

Love the cover and pretty sure I have listened to it about 200 times❤❤❤❤

[@l3galizeit125]

You should do a reaction of "Hinter klugen Sätzen" (AMK) Would love to see that

[@CakeOrStake]

yes, pleeease, one of my very favorites

[@crossilxxv493]

sounds like the new James-Bond-soundtrack...

[@vs-gv7bj]

You should react to "Der Rest meines Lebens" by Kummer featuring Henning May

[@Duconi]

As a gay men, I wouldn't say that it is necessary a "female role" he's taking. I would guess, that a lot of songs by female singers, are not sung by hetero men, because they fear to be seen as gay. I as well like that he's not having that fear apparently.

[@mrlnxf8455]

I agree, I don't see any reason to assume it's from a female perspective... a man can just sing about a man lol!!

[@deniskramer3562]

I would recommend you to watch the cover version of the song Toxic by Walk off the earth. Very cool, crass, entertaining, amazing and funny, like almost all of Walk off the earth's songs.

[@WCSkills]

You should hear the surf version by all girl surf band The Surfrajettes

[@Peter_Cetera]

Wow!!!

[@Record_CJH]

Lovin the stache. I Would reccomend Little Thunder By Vulf its inspired by the beatles and i love it.

[@markusavraam]

Simply thx Walter, for your good reaction videos here! Greets from Stuttgart 👌

[@TierchenF95]

So this version is definitely more erotic than the original. Damn that's hot. And I can easily imagine that in a film. That ahhh in a solo motion scene... reminds me a bit of the Wonder Woman theme

[@dredbane4056]

You know that Brittany did not write this song right. It's her song but it's not her writing.

[@mrlnxf8455]

I'm curious why you feel like it's sung from a "female perspective"?

[@walterooski]

I mean, I suppose because he is covering a Britney Spears song I was assuming the song was being sung lyrically from Britney’s perspective. I was saying what I said because I liked that he didn’t change the lyrics to “a girl like you should wear a warning” the way some other male artists do in an effort to appear more macho. I think it’s disrespectful to the writer to make amendments or take liberties with the lyrics but some people do it anyway and it ruins a cover for me when that happens.

[@mrlnxf8455]

​@@walterooskiI completely agree that it's cool not to change the pronouns! Personally I'd just interpret it as a man singing about another man (due to not changing the pronouns), I wouldn't have made the jump to seeing it as the male artist covering the song assuming a female perspective. Thanks for the reply.

[@walterooski]

If Henning wrote the song, I wouldn't have anything to say about it because, in that context, it's just a man singing about another man. That said, because he was covering Britney Spears, I guess my brain just said it was from her (Britney's) female perspective he was singing from. I've heard plenty of male artists change lyrics when covering female perspective songs and it's just always been distasteful to me. I suppose I could've communicated it differently but, either way, I applaud him for respecting the song.

[@suvijii841]

I must admit I never understood the hype of this song. Never liked it, I think it's dull and predictable, but this cover version makes it at least tolerable. Sounds actually much better with a man singing.

[@mondexponent2126]

To be fair. All the hate is probably just like Nickelback. The song was big and it’s Britney. So we’ll hate it. From a musicians perspective this song is unnecessarily good

[@suvijii841]

@@mondexponent2126 nah, I actually like Britney, but this particular song just doesn't do anything for me. Just out of curiosity: which parts of this song makes it good for you? Because I find the composition rather monotinous. Lyrically, it's a bit pretentious. Of course personal taste is everyone's own and I won't debate that, but as a musician? I really don't see what makes this song good.

[@mondexponent2126]

@@suvijii841 as a musician and producer. The production of this song is still one of the very best. It’s not that much about the song itself but about the production value. Also the Bassline slaps

[@mondexponent2126]

@@suvijii841 but I do understand your point ✌🏼

[@humanbeing1675]

Please...do yourself and the viewers a favor and don't stop the video every 5 seconds. Thx.

[@Anni_Mau]

watch the original if you don't like that? I much prefer frequent stops for commenting instead of talking over the song - and if you don't want any commentary at all this is not the video for you :)

[@mrlnxf8455]

Do you realise that that's the point of a reaction video?

[@winterlinde5395]

Thx for recommending this song earlier. But I will go to the original video later to listen to it uninterrupted. Here I am to see what Walter has to say. So you are not speaking for this viewer.