Wacht Am Rhein - Les Voix Perdues

Live performance of 'Wacht Am Rhein', a traditional German war song from WW1. Been 'burnt' by Nazis during WW2, but it remains a strong vocal song. Here in a version by Les Voix Perdues, a Flemish vocal quartet. www.lesvoixperdues.be Arrangement by Bart Pilate Look for us on Facebook!

[@ColJenkins]

You guys did a wonderful job singing this.

[@Exodon2020]

French Barber Shop Quartet sings Die Wacht am Rhein *Confused German noises* You sound great btw. Close to no accent too. Trés bien!

[@mudlines]

thx for the compliments. It will be on our upcoming album 'Soft rains', due end of 2020. And we're not French, we're Flemish.

[@timklein5558]

It isn't a German war song from WW1, it's a German patriotic song written in 1840 because of the Rhine crisis!

[@mudlines]

true. our intention was to capture the songs that had been part of the social and military heritage of WW1, from all sides of the frontline. This song is dated older, but had been a part of WW1 and WW2 heritage. As many songs do. But; true.

[@Komotau4691]

People just have wars in their heads these days :D Same as Russian song Kalinka written in 19th century about strawberry :D

[@hlary8320]

a perfect mix of sorrow,boisterous and beauty

[@jakedorent9450]

the times I've been here listening to this magnificent version are countless! its one of my favorites versions of the song :D

[@mudlines]

THX for the compliment. We hope it will be heard in a spirit of reconciliation and global peace.

[@FreeSpeechAbsolutist1776]

I don't believe in guilt by association, so this song is only true to its true intent, it has not been "burnt" by the Nazis.

[@mudlines]

i truely believe there are layers here. There's the intent of the songwriter, the intent of the singer, but you can't deny there's intent of the listener too. And more than once it has been proven that songs like this, frequently sung and performed in a specific -nazi- context, have me concerned that the intent of the band -Les Voix Perdues, all about spreading the peaceful and hopeful message- gets lost in the ears of listeners who will want to hear different messages. Of course we can't control that, therefore: a concern. It's a bit like poetry. The writer must accept the fact that once the words have been written, the reader will decide how he will read it. And it doesn't mean the writer will always be pleased with that interpretation. Thx for commenting!

[@FreeSpeechAbsolutist1776]

@@mudlines I guess you are right. Thanks for replying.

[@reieduardorei]

Amazing!!! Probably my favorite rendition of the song

[@Himblerr1933]

Beautiful 🇩🇪

[@ISABELL9966]

This gives me memories of my past life.... Over all nice song 🇩🇪

[@adedicatedprogrammerstarti6994]

This cover was so delightful to listen to Eine auchgezeichnete Version des Lied

[@zacky1010]

The German soldier on the right looks zombified because of his eyes. That gave me the idea of a WWI-era zombie apocalypse setting where a series of forts on the Rhine are the only thing holding back inneumerable hordes of former French, German and Benelux zombies. This would be the theme music.

[@mudlines]

as flattered as we are, we would feel a bit awkward to see our music turn up in a zombie flick.. LOL... also, zombieflicks require a bit more ... sexy action music...

[@zacky1010]

A great shame. I really liked that idea. I was thinking that the Wermacht/Heer (delete as appropriate) would sing this to attract zombies to cull. The subdued tone and lack of instruments also paint a very bleak picture of the world, for extra points, though it's likely intended for a conventional Great War atmosphere.

[@mudlines]

we took it into our setlist to ensure the message that all sides in war are losing sides. Just simple sons and fathers who didn't ask to be at the frontline. Fritz and Tommy. We honor the men who gave their life for freedom, and remember those who fell for the lie that one nation should be greater then the other...

[@zacky1010]

Yeah, your intent definitely has the moral high ground.

[@fabrizioruffo1799]

the fellow is French that is an Adrian helmet.

[@carlosporsivaiz634]

¡BRAVO!... ¡BRAVOOO...!

[@rosemaryfriedw124a8]

Wonderful song, especially on the "Nooo no no noo no no" and the "Nooo no no noo no no", it's very alluring to me

[@ParseeAikoku]

now I can't unhear that

[@rafaelokamura]

I'm think if I have shell shock, this music would be played in my mind.

[@mudlines]

not really a compliment, i guess? :-)

[@rafaelokamura]

@@mudlines I like this style.

[@papaskazoo5860]

This is very lovely. Thank you for singing it!

[@mrdimitri8058]

Good

[@mishi1151]

Absolutely amazing! One little nitpick: could you please tell me why you chose to sing "wo HeldenGEISTE niederschau'n" instead of "wo Heldenväter niederschau'n"?

[@mudlines]

simply: the transcription I used to make this vocal setting said 'Heldengeiste'. Never came to me there were different versions!

[@mishi1151]

@@mudlines Still, this rendition of the song is one of the greatest out there!

[@mudlines]

This song is going to appear on our next vocal album... Look us up on Spotify, iTunes or Deezer

[@mishi1151]

@@mudlines Will do!

[@ankelaostheweird905]

I demand you to make more or I will make KZbin videos, use this music and then slap adds for your channel all over it and try promote it's usage.

[@mudlines]

Wizard Gamer sounds super!lol

[@ankelaostheweird905]

Wait, what? You're giving the green light for it? Shit! Now I have to...

[@ankelaostheweird905]

Well I just checked what Les Voix Perdues consists of. Seems you're surely a part of it. At least I know it's a legitimate channel and owner of this music. It's just I wish to see this grow, this content. Something nice to see. Your voices are ultimately amazing.

[@mudlines]

I didn't. Not even sure what u mean. Google me and email me

[@obnoxioustravis2492]

Warum nicht auf itunes?

[@mudlines]

Es wird auf unserem nächsten Album sein. Erscheinungsdatum Mai 2019

[@obnoxioustravis2492]

Bart Pilate Oh wunderbar, ich werde es sicher abholen!

[@user-tt2cc6sj5o]

Lolololololoololololoooo

[@TheCutePyro]

Why do these „Flemish“ vocalists in a group that is titled in French sound like French people mispronouncing German?

[@mudlines]

a twist of fate, i guess? German is, in fact, our 4th language. So if there slips in a bit of mispronounciation, please be mild with your judgement. We are flemish guys, second language French, third language English, and fourth is German. How's your fourth language, Ernst? 😁

[@TheCutePyro]

@@mudlines I am only fluent in English, I'm American.

[@mudlines]

@@TheCutePyro but the real question: did you like our live version?