"Schnapsleiche" (or schnaps corpse) is a real life idiom in German, that's someone who has drunk themselves into oblivion/ unconsciousness, they're so drunken, they don't respond/ react to anything.
Basically everyone who was alive in Germany at the time of release of this album knows or has heard every song from it, kids, adults, elders alike. It was a real cultural phenomenon.
And not just this Song, the whole album is a masterpiece of German Hip hop culture. you should check out "alles neu" or "stadaffe", the name of the song and Album
I'm not from Berlin, but everybody here I know, knows at least multiple songs from the album. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sure, "everyone" is hyperbolic, but that should be obvious.
The lyrics / aka subtitles are atrocious…better to get the real German lyrics translated, the yt automated translation clearly is incable of translating German lingo in rap
I'm a teacher from germany an we analyze this track in the 10th grade in literatur-studies. It's a masterpiece of art! In its entirety, the work can be interpreted as a “big city anthem”, which, through its antithetical perspective, transfigures urban space as a juggernaut and place of social injustice, but also as a familiar environment and “elixir of life”. In terms of content, the song describes the path of a lyrical self who walks through the city of Berlin early in the morning - exhausted from partying - and describes and processes his sensory perceptions. The socially depressing atmosphere dictated by the text is accompanied on the one hand by driving, dancehall-like party bass, while the string and wind instruments musically create a tense, diffuse background image. The fact that the crucial interval for the listener is not played in the ES major (verses) or F major (hookline) composition creates an irritating intermediate level when listening, which means that the song does not clearly sound in minor or major lets. A happy or sad mood cannot be explicitly identified through the music. The song itself allows for both perspectives. If you analyze the text, the verses concentrate on the sensory perceptions of the lyrical self, while the hook reflects what has been observed. The first two verses primarily process the social circumstances and grievances in Berlin in the perception of the lyrical self: dirt, excess, violence and cold are lyrically interwoven with social fringe groups of all kinds and experienced by the lyrical self as reserved or at a distance (v 1-17). In the following hookline, however, the city that has just been described in all its ugliness is addressed as a familiar counterpart ("Good morning Berlin, you...", v. 18), which appears "dirty and gray" (v. 19), but at the same time - almost belittling - is defined as “beautifully terrible” (v.20). The lyrical speaker's conclusion from this circumstance is to give in to the symptoms of fatigue (v.23) and to pass the night with all its dirt, metaphorically marked by the color black (v.25), with the beginning of the day, here with the symbolic color of Purity (blue) drawn (V.25), to be perceived. The third verse then describes the sensory impressions of the lyrical ego in relation to the anonymity, alienation and isolation of the individual in the big city. Only a bakery (stanza 4), which contrastingly marks the boundary between inside and outside, offers the opportunity to escape cold reality in order to indulge in dreams (v.36). In this protected atmosphere, the big city “doesn’t seem as hard as you think” (v. 41). The C part of the hook can be interpreted as the lyrical speaker's personal summary. The alienating sensory impressions of the big city in the morning are subjected to a final reflection, with the vital necessity of the urban space forming the final conclusion (v. 55f). At this point the contradictory perspectives culminate and, despite all the dislike, make the song a “declaration of love” to the hometown. On the phonetic level, in addition to the metrolect, the frequently occurring alliterations (e.g. "Stapf durch die Kotze am Kotti"“ (Vomit on the Kotti) (v. 6) and other equivalence structures (e.g. “seh sich satt fressen'... "eat your fill”) should be particularly highlighted, which correspond to the harshness of the text content. Antithetical Comparisons (e.g. “You can be so beautifull terrible” V.20) and almost loving personifications (e.g. “Good morning Berlin, you…” V.18) in turn break this characteristic and thus fit into the overall picture of an antagonistic perception of the big city a. Sorry for some mistakes I made in english e.g. grammar - I'm teaching german literature. But I think you got my point. Greez
@@IxiaRayne Ja, das ist, was ich an den letzten Jahren in der Schule gehasst habe wie die Pest, diese Sorte von Aufsatz über Interpretation. (Und wehe,, wenn man nicht derselben Meinung war wie der Lehrer.) Deswegen habe ich damals Deutsch und Englisch abgewählt.
Being born in Berlin 41 years ago. Going out in Berlin for over 25 years now and this Song is the perfect description of leaving a club in the morning and heading home. Love it.
One thing about Peter Fox that stands out for me is his pronunciation and choice of the words. To me it is like an additional instrument: „Frust kommt auf, denn der Bus kommt nicht“. Pure genious.
Yes, it's very satisfying. I think he plays with the sharp sounds of the German language as well and uses it like an instrument, like you said. It's like an extra beat somehow, difficult to explain. I wonder if this translates for people who don't speak German.
Fun fact- Peter Fox actually had a speech impediment (stuttering) the way he mastered that and how he raps today was a long hard journey and he started with rapping to improve his articulation
So glad you pointed this out. Many US American rappers are quite hard to understand. Meanwhile Peter Fox is clear as day and easy to understand. Love the interpretation that he uses his voice as an instrument
I always thought of it of being like a bruise. A mark of an accident, that you maybe got having fun, that eventually heals. Turning black and then later blue, and lastly lightening back up until the next bruise
"Strassenfeger" was a Street Newspaper usually sold by poor/homeless people for a little cash in the pedestrian zone. It debuted in October 1995 and got discontinued in June 2018.
@@Brainreaver79 yes, that is correct and nice background knowledge. but in conjunction with the lyrics we are talking about the newspaper here. "they want me to read 'Strassenfeger' "
Schnaps corpses (Schnapsleichen) does not literally mean people who have died from alcohol over-consumption, but it refers to people passed out from too much alcohol… It is a hyperbolic expression if you want.
Great reaction. To give you some context: The album ‘Stadtaffe‘, on which this song is featured, is one of the most successful German-language albums of all time. Peter Fox had originally planned to produce it for another artist during the break that Seeed took from the end of 2007. However, his favourite partner CeeLo Green, who had already worked on the Seeed single Aufstehn! in 2005, was no longer available due to the unexpected success of Gnarls Barkley. Other singers did not satisfy Fox, so he recorded his own album ‘out of necessity’. To produce the album, he worked with the 40-piece Babelsberg Film Orchestra. Throughout the album you can hear the genuine use of classical instruments. After the huge success, he continued to release music with Seeed. His solo career seemed to be over after a single album. Until a second album was suddenly released last year. ‘Love Songs’ also landed at No. 1 in the charts again. The best-known new song is ‘Zukunft pink’.
Stadtaffe is actually the german Hip Hop album with the most sales ever. Only since the rise of Spotify there have been more succesfull albums. But u simply cant compare that.
"Kotti" is short for "Kottbusser Tor" (Cottbus Gate), an infamous drugs and crime hotspot surrounding the U-Bahn station of the same name in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of central Berlin.
But, just like the whole song describes, it is also a spot you regularly visit, whether you like it or not, because of all the shops and restaurants and clubs and culture nearby. There're also people fighting against gentrification in that area etc. Kotti is on of those places with the ugly and the beautiful so close together.
One of my all time favorite songs is „Alles Neu - Peter Fox“ I got this song per bluetooth on my first cellphone when i was 7 and know the lyrics since then 😄
haha, what'd you think of that opening pair of lines[0] at age 7? 😂 [0] That is, these words: «Ich verbrenn mein Studio, schnupfe die Asche wie Koks» / «I burn down my studio, snort the ashes like coke»)
As a german, my heart is melting, watching you exploring the deeper meaning of the song. Reading the lyrics definetely brings a level of deepness to your reactions! Also reacting to the top most comments of native speakers giving context would add to that.
Yep can only agree to both points. Lovely to see this video but also worth giving props to commenters, especially given the requests during the video on help understanding things better
If you like this one, you defintely should react to 'ALLES NEU' and to 'HAUS AM SEE' . The album 'STADTAFFE' from Peter Fox is a true masterpiece of modern german music and poetry. Greetings.
yeah....Haus am See is a beautiful song...no better song when sitting in the night at a fire and having a drink. I remember an interview with Peter Fox where he claimed, because he considers his voice as not so beautiful. And therefore he puts much more effort in the lyrics. He really is a poet in his songs
I would say not only Berlin, but other big cities in Germany aswell. At least my city Hamburg has a similar feel in the morning hours. Maybe he should listen to some hip hop from Hamburg next?
I don’t know a single person who doesn’t appreciate Peter Fox, even if they don’t usually listen to hiphop or rap. My boyfriend started learning German with his song Haus am See, he’s so into it haha
It was the same for me, in that I actually like this kind of music. I just don't like the gangster cuture which is usually involved in it. Or thinking deeper I simply can't relate to it since I have never lived in the inner city.
Dude, I´m German. I love Peter Fox because he´s so deep. All of his lyrics! I´ve never came to that idea, to translate that lyrics. Man, I had tears in my eyes while I watching you understanding the lyrics... Awesome Video! Awesome Dude!
I never thought I would like to watch someone I don't know watch something else. But here we are and I enjoyed your first reaction to the song and artist I love so much. The way I was nodding rigorously when you understood and the same irritation that some lyrics were not translated correctly. I wish I could explain them to you. Peter Fox is a lyrical genius that creates music vibes with stories. Thank you for the video. You got a new subscriber.
He got Red Hair... Like a Fox ;D I love Rappers making a Point without any Insults at all. German Rap in the 90´s was all about poetic Stuff, almost like real classic poets, just with a Beat. Peter Fox best Song is "Aufstehn". Pure Jamaika Vibes in Berlin.
The song is about Berlin in the strange time between 3-4am. There are the leftovers of yesterdays excess, the last remnants of clicks and the unsociable people going to an early shift. All in all the worst hours to be out, but he still loves / needs Berlin.
I really, really appreciate you pausing and rewinding and especially looking up the lyrics! Thanks for your dedication, love your personality and your vibe when you get into the beat
Best decision to focus on sound and video and reading lyrics afterwards. When lyrics are propper translated (not automated) it can make sense to read them in the first run of a new piece of music. But not in this case. Overall I think that's something i like on this chanel here, Dwayne, is that you focus on the appearance of music/video in the first step. You can listen to a song in a different way, without knowing/understanding the lyrics. I can't because german is my language. Therefore I can hear - through you - elements I diodn't recognize before. Furthermore I like how you guess, what a song could be about, without knowing. That's always fun to watch!
That’s SO AMAZINGLY POSITIVE ABOUT HIS REACTION, ISN‘T IT?! I mean, I understand what he‘s saying, so I could never distinguish between the effects the lyrics have on me and the music itself…or the beat, the pocket…lol Experiencing Seed/Peter Fox through Dwayne‘s eyes/ears is such a wholesome experience…it makes me appreciate my ‚Party Songs‘ from back when way more…..🤍
Peter Fox = Berlin Not even a big Fan of his but that song. As a Berliner it almost makes me homesick when it pops up in my playlist on vacation. Lyrics are so spot on for Berlin.
youre better off not reading the auto generated false lyrics and enjoy the video first and read the lyrics after. just like you used to haha. thanks for the reaction though, I actually never watched the music video. edit: 3:30 good job :D
Alles Neu, Stadtaffe, Haus am See or Zukunft Pink would be great songs if you want to listen more of him. You will not be disappointed. He is really good in everything that he does 😊
Schwarz zu Blau means: Black to blue (the few morning minutes when the blackness of the night turns into the blue of the day - and when he comes drunk out of the club, walking home...)
„From Black to Blue“ is simply one of the best songs about Berlin of all time! As a Berliner myself I can honestly tell you that seldom artists have been able to grab the spirit of this city more accurately than Peter Fox. Masterpiece.
And please Dwayne! Check out „Smudo schweift aus“! It’s from hip hop pioneers Die Fantastischen Vier, from 1993! It’s a deep cut of their early work and was featured on their quintessential album „Die vierte Dimension“ from 1993! To many people, me included, it’s simply one of the finest German hip hop tracks ever! ruclips.net/video/CI2d8iLkb-E/видео.htmlsi=lqqhOP-2-q_Wzb6N
@@buddycool2099 Du wirsd lache, Ich dachde nämlich ich gäh, heud ins Stadion gesche Pilzze, iss abber erst nächsde Woch. Alle hab noch en scheene Dach mein Guder
Straßenfeger (lit street sweeper) is also what they called a movie that everyone wanted to see so nobody was out in the streets when that film was running.
Gibt nicht viele in Deutschland die mich soo sehr berührt haben wie er ! Er hat meine Jugend geprägt!....ich danke ihm für seine wunderschöne Musik.....und ich danke euch dass ihr dass hört und teil haben könnt an dieser Kunst.... Grüße an America... Und besonders Grüße an dich 🙏
This is an honest ode to Berlin. As a guy born and raised in Berlin and living here all my life since 49 years, this is my personal "national antheme". Even if it paints a supposedly bad image of Berlin, it is a pure declaration of love for this city. ... dass ich dich zum Atmen brauch.... ... that I need you in order to breath...
i saw him last year at his first concert after not performing for a while in germany in some little park. just an awesome experience. people of all ages, families with their kids... everyone knowing all the lyrics and singing along. just awesome
A comment from germany this Song is a love Story to Berlin from Peter Fox. He explains the Dirty sides of it, But in the time he grown up in there he also Loves the Dirty sites of His town ☺️ sorry my english is Not perfect greatings from munich 😘❤️
Dickes B is Berlin during the day, Schwarz zu Blau is Berlin at night. Fun fact, the instrumental version is called “Dreckiges B” (Also, what other rap album has an instrumental version that sold massively)
Strassenfeger means street sweeper and is the name of a magazine around homelessness, made by/with homeless people. They are sold by them on the streets or in subway trains, half of the profit for the seller so they don't need to beg for food. Beautyful song from an great artist ! Greetz from Berlin, 5 minutes from Kotti !!!
Fun fact: Peter Fox entered this song in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2009. In this competition, an artist from each federal state enters a song. This song was actually the entry for Berlin. And it won by a landslide.
Wow! I had no idea each state submits an entry. Based on recent competitions, like what Finland has been submitting, I could see many Peter Fox songs doing well
Another very important track in german hiphop history is weck mich auf by samy deluxe. He rapped together with the beginners under his old alias dynamite deluxe. I've been wanting to recommend the song to you for a while, but now that you've read through the lyrics too, you definitely have to listen to it. I don't want to spoil too much now, you'll see why. And a big thank you for your videos, it's a pleasure to revisiting my early youth with you :)
Hi there Dwayne The way Peter Fox describes this part of Berlin is accurate. I lived there almost 30 years ago and it hasn't changed much I guess. "Kotti" is a nickname for one of the biggest intersections in Kreuzberg, full name is "Kottbusser Tor". In the late 60's and throughout the70's this part of the town used to be the melting pot of hippies and other free spirits. With the migration of thousands of Turkish people coming to West-Berlin this part of Kreuzberg became a "ghetto", and the reason for this is twofold: #1 - Germans didn't want "foreigners" close to their homes (still wanting to benefit of their workforce, though). #2 - Most of the houses were in bad shape, so the apartments were cheap. They could afford a living and still would be able to send home money to support the family. Over time they had built a Turkish society with plenty of shops, cafes and places to meet. This part of Kreuzberg was called "Little Ankara". But there was a negative side affect to it as well. In the mid-70's a lot of Arabic people moved there as well, and with them came more drugs than before. There were times when there was at least one dead body found on a daily basis. It took the authorities almost two decades to successfully fight organized crime. Not, that there isn't any longer, but not as much as it used to be. After the Berlin Wall came down, lots of students flooded this area and stayed there after graduating. So nowadays this area transformed into a part of Kreuzberg that is chic, hip and not cheap any longer. But the "Kotti" remained the same. You can still find drug addicts, drunks and weird people there, just like Peter Fox describes it. BTW, you should check out one of his biggest hits: "Haus am See" - to have a real Carribean feeling. Regards from Germany Rick
Peter Fox - YEAH! one of the GOATs in Germany for this music style! Tracks from this album !!!!!!!!!!!!! "Schüttel deinen Speck" !!!!!!!!!!!!!! "alles neu" , "Haus am See" , "Das zweite Gesicht" , "Lok auf zwei Beinen" YEAH!
Peter Fox gave several free shows in Berlin a few weeks ago to give back to the city and people. THE SHOW WAS SO AMAZING, one of the best I‘ve ever seen.. Such a talented guy and team! I remember listening to him in my childhood and now with 27..
Wunderbare Kritik dieses tollen Liedes, du kannst dieses "gemalte" Bild wahrscheinlich auf viele Städte übertragen, aber es so visuell zu beschreiben ist Kunst. Weiter so, ich mag deine Rezensionen.
This song always gives me the best childhood vibes ❤ Edit: nice to see that you are actually interested in the content of the song, others stop immediately after the react but you really want to understand it, props to you and greetings from Hannover, Germany , home of 4 English kings
I'm not into hip-hop or rap or anything, but Stadtaffe from Peter Fox is one of my most favorite albums ever. Heard it sooo many times. Brings joy to see, that you like it as well, even though you don't even understand the lyrics without translation and some back-ground knowledge. But when you say, it feels like London, I guess this could be true for other mayor cities like New York as well. Love to watch your videos, always make me smile, or cry :)
Peter Fox is really one of the most famous and most genius, singer and rapper in Germany, even especially of Berlin. Peter Fox's words and music reflect the spirit, humor and pure life of Berlin. He achieves something that is actually completely impossible. He is a pure genius of his time.
There is a certain music scene on Germany called folk rock/metal. One of my favorites is „In extremo“. They have some amazing songs. Or „Feuerschwanz“ has some bangers as well (for example a cover of the seeed song you reacted to). Both of them using mostly traditional or even Selfmade instruments.
"Haus am See" by Peter Fox is my favorite of his. In short, it describes a beautiful life. I am not saying more than that. Even though it was being played in the radio almost daily, it still was a happy few minutes every time.
There was a little mistranslation at the end of the lyrics. It originally sais "die Sonne geht gerade auf" and while it's true that "gerade" can mean "straight" as in a "straight line", in this context it means "just" as in timing: "the sun is just coming up".
Peter Fox is a member of Seeed, who you've already seen in another video here, his album "Stadtaffe" is legendary! "Haus am See" is also a very beautiful piece of art imho
Goosebumps. Because of the song (gives me goosepumps every time from the very first second) AND the fact that you are reacting to it AND the fact that you are doing a very good job doing so 👍
This song was one thing that inspired me to move to Berlin. It was a moment of epic catharsis when I saw Peter Fox perform this live in Berlin (with Seeed backing) a bunch of years ago. This song perfectly captures this city that I love and now call home.
Honestly this song desbribes my life for a big part pretty much, not proud of it but berlin is just the way it is. Hospitality worker here and this rly is the way im feeling whenever im getting home from work. its a mixture of love and hate towards this city thats so beautifully displayed in this song. homie ive been addicted to this track for such a long time and the way he gets it through is just amazing...
Please listen to: Sammy Deluxe - weck mich auf / Die Ärzte schrei nach Liebe / K.I.Z - Hurra die Welt geht unter..... I think y would bei Like These Songs. I like your Style and have Show all your Videos. Stay tuned Greets von Germany
When this released I was in 10th grade, just as, as part of a german coming of age tradition, I was going to Berlin with other 16 year olds. We were blasting the Album wherever we went. Good Times. I like his newest Album too, but Stadtaffe simply is peak Peter Fox. He was originally part of a german hip hop/reggae ensemble called "Seeed" then went Solo for this Album, and won a german music price for newcomers both with Seeed and for this Album, then disappeared for 14 years, and came back 2023 with "Love Songs"
"Schnapsleiche" (or schnaps corpse) is a real life idiom in German, that's someone who has drunk themselves into oblivion/ unconsciousness, they're so drunken, they don't respond/ react to anything.
Booze Corps
Englishspeakers would say "blackout drunk"
Or drunkards
Schnaps corpse - ich geh kaputt xD Denglish rockt?!
@@A-C-Andy too be fair i think in some parts of the USA Schnapps is acctualy a loanword and used
Basically everyone who was alive in Germany at the time of release of this album knows or has heard every song from it, kids, adults, elders alike. It was a real cultural phenomenon.
And not just this Song, the whole album is a masterpiece of German Hip hop culture. you should check out "alles neu" or "stadaffe", the name of the song and Album
That's a bit optimistic.
Perhaps in Berlin?
@@matyy6673nah literally all around germany
Its true for the song but not for the album.
I'm not from Berlin, but everybody here I know, knows at least multiple songs from the album. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sure, "everyone" is hyperbolic, but that should be obvious.
Peter singing: "Hi Friends, how are you? it´s a beautiful life." - "RUclipstranslate: "If I flew over the goat milk yesterday. Cough drop"
The lyrics / aka subtitles are atrocious…better to get the real German lyrics translated, the yt automated translation clearly is incable of translating German lingo in rap
They should have used DEEPL and not the completely incapable Google Translator... 🙄
😂😅😂
Hey mate, with "die fantastischen vier" it all startet in german hiphop,
previously we had just american rap. Take a look, peace
@@letsbuildfallout4639 have you never heard of advanced chemistry or the stieber twins?
I'm a teacher from germany an we analyze this track in the 10th grade in literatur-studies. It's a masterpiece of art!
In its entirety, the work can be interpreted as a “big city anthem”, which, through its antithetical perspective, transfigures urban space as a juggernaut and place of social injustice, but also as a familiar environment and “elixir of life”.
In terms of content, the song describes the path of a lyrical self who walks through the city of Berlin early in the morning - exhausted from partying - and describes and processes his sensory perceptions. The socially depressing atmosphere dictated by the text is accompanied on the one hand by driving, dancehall-like party bass, while the string and wind instruments musically create a tense, diffuse background image. The fact that the crucial interval for the listener is not played in the ES major (verses) or F major (hookline) composition creates an irritating intermediate level when listening, which means that the song does not clearly sound in minor or major lets. A happy or sad mood cannot be explicitly identified through the music. The song itself allows for both perspectives.
If you analyze the text, the verses concentrate on the sensory perceptions of the lyrical self, while the hook reflects what has been observed. The first two verses primarily process the social circumstances and grievances in Berlin in the perception of the lyrical self: dirt, excess, violence and cold are lyrically interwoven with social fringe groups of all kinds and experienced by the lyrical self as reserved or at a distance (v 1-17). In the following hookline, however, the city that has just been described in all its ugliness is addressed as a familiar counterpart ("Good morning Berlin, you...", v. 18), which appears "dirty and gray" (v. 19), but at the same time - almost belittling - is defined as “beautifully terrible” (v.20).
The lyrical speaker's conclusion from this circumstance is to give in to the symptoms of fatigue (v.23) and to pass the night with all its dirt, metaphorically marked by the color black (v.25), with the beginning of the day, here with the symbolic color of Purity (blue) drawn (V.25), to be perceived.
The third verse then describes the sensory impressions of the lyrical ego in relation to the anonymity, alienation and isolation of the individual in the big city. Only a bakery (stanza 4), which contrastingly marks the boundary between inside and outside, offers the opportunity to escape cold reality in order to indulge in dreams (v.36).
In this protected atmosphere, the big city “doesn’t seem as hard as you think” (v. 41). The C part of the hook can be interpreted as the lyrical speaker's personal summary. The alienating sensory impressions of the big city in the morning are subjected to a final reflection, with the vital necessity of the urban space forming the final conclusion (v. 55f). At this point the contradictory perspectives culminate and, despite all the dislike, make the song a “declaration of love” to the hometown.
On the phonetic level, in addition to the metrolect, the frequently occurring alliterations (e.g. "Stapf durch die Kotze am Kotti"“ (Vomit on the Kotti) (v. 6) and other equivalence structures (e.g. “seh sich satt fressen'... "eat your fill”) should be particularly highlighted, which correspond to the harshness of the text content. Antithetical Comparisons (e.g. “You can be so beautifull terrible” V.20) and almost loving personifications (e.g. “Good morning Berlin, you…” V.18) in turn break this characteristic and thus fit into the overall picture of an antagonistic perception of the big city a.
Sorry for some mistakes I made in english e.g. grammar - I'm teaching german literature. But I think you got my point. Greez
Chapeau, Herr Lehrer!
Herr Schuster- Unterricht aus, ja? Warum stalkst du uns privat auch noch???
Zukünftige Deutschlehrerin hier - dein Kommentar ist toll! Hat mich daran erinnert, wieso ich mich so auf den Beruf freue 😍
Halbe bibel einfach haha
@@IxiaRayne Ja, das ist, was ich an den letzten Jahren in der Schule gehasst habe wie die Pest, diese Sorte von Aufsatz über Interpretation. (Und wehe,, wenn man nicht derselben Meinung war wie der Lehrer.) Deswegen habe ich damals Deutsch und Englisch abgewählt.
Being born in Berlin 41 years ago. Going out in Berlin for over 25 years now and this Song is the perfect description of leaving a club in the morning and heading home. Love it.
Ich glaub, Berlin dient hier auch als Metapher für so viele andere Dinge. Peter Fox ist einfach ein Genie..
@@florianlion8215 Ich glaube ja, beides: Berlin, und auch eine größere Metapher. :)
@@DavidLindes muss ja sein ... berlin is scheiße, aber es gibt immer schlimmeres ... schalke fans zum beispiel :D
One thing about Peter Fox that stands out for me is his pronunciation and choice of the words. To me it is like an additional instrument: „Frust kommt auf, denn der Bus kommt nicht“. Pure genious.
Yes, it's very satisfying. I think he plays with the sharp sounds of the German language as well and uses it like an instrument, like you said. It's like an extra beat somehow, difficult to explain. I wonder if this translates for people who don't speak German.
Frust kommt auf, den der Bus kommt nicht. That ist always in my mind when i try to take the bus in Berlin!
Fun fact- Peter Fox actually had a speech impediment (stuttering) the way he mastered that and how he raps today was a long hard journey and he started with rapping to improve his articulation
So glad you pointed this out. Many US American rappers are quite hard to understand. Meanwhile Peter Fox is clear as day and easy to understand. Love the interpretation that he uses his voice as an instrument
Oh mein Gott, das hast du so gut beschrieben. Du hast so recht ❤
As a fellow German, 1:00 "Is this Munich?" feels like rage-baiting :D Great reaction, glad Peter Fox is getting some more international recognition
yeah that one hurt so bad xDDD
Nur Berlin kann so dreckig sein, wie Peter Fox es treffend feststellt.
Und dabei wird die Stadt zur Metapher für viele andere Dinge….
I'm from Berlin and it's hurt so much. München? Are you crazy?
yeah, munich is waayyy more beautiful than berlin. so weird. xD
😂😂😂 Münchner sind genauso entsetzt wie die Berliner
Basicly its THE „after the club on my way home“ anthem. And while he is on his way the sky turns from black to blue.
That's what I meant!
I always thought of it of being like a bruise. A mark of an accident, that you maybe got having fun, that eventually heals. Turning black and then later blue, and lastly lightening back up until the next bruise
No need to over analyze the Lyrics. What you say is spot on. Everyone who has been clubbing in Berlin knows exactly how this feels.
"Strassenfeger" was a Street Newspaper usually sold by poor/homeless people for a little cash in the pedestrian zone. It debuted in October 1995 and got discontinued in June 2018.
also was movies in the 60s that cleared thes streets because everyone watched them ;)
Danke, aus Wien.
@@Brainreaver79 yes, that is correct and nice background knowledge. but in conjunction with the lyrics we are talking about the newspaper here. "they want me to read 'Strassenfeger' "
@@mr.hanfblatt9152 true, dunno why i brought it up in this context... :)
@@Brainreaver79 it's good you did. more information is always good :D
Schnaps corpses (Schnapsleichen) does not literally mean people who have died from alcohol over-consumption, but it refers to people passed out from too much alcohol… It is a hyperbolic expression if you want.
Great reaction. To give you some context:
The album ‘Stadtaffe‘, on which this song is featured, is one of the most successful German-language albums of all time.
Peter Fox had originally planned to produce it for another artist during the break that Seeed took from the end of 2007. However, his favourite partner CeeLo Green, who had already worked on the Seeed single Aufstehn! in 2005, was no longer available due to the unexpected success of Gnarls Barkley. Other singers did not satisfy Fox, so he recorded his own album ‘out of necessity’.
To produce the album, he worked with the 40-piece Babelsberg Film Orchestra. Throughout the album you can hear the genuine use of classical instruments.
After the huge success, he continued to release music with Seeed. His solo career seemed to be over after a single album. Until a second album was suddenly released last year. ‘Love Songs’ also landed at No. 1 in the charts again. The best-known new song is ‘Zukunft pink’.
Rap over an Orchestra is just perfection
Stadtaffe is just an exceptionally epic Album.
Not to mention 'Coldsteel' is a crime.
Stadtaffe is actually the german Hip Hop album with the most sales ever. Only since the rise of Spotify there have been more succesfull albums. But u simply cant compare that.
Cool to learn about the Babelsberg Orchestra being the partner involved. Love little facts like that
If you like this you will LOVE "Alles neu".
Yep….legend
PLAN B liked it too :D
yesyesyes.. Exactly what I would have commented!
Absolutely. A MUST watch.
YES
The whole album was just like one long poem, loved it so much back then and today
"Kotti" is short for "Kottbusser Tor" (Cottbus Gate), an infamous drugs and crime hotspot surrounding the U-Bahn station of the same name in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of central Berlin.
And Kotze is vomit, kotzen to vomit, that's why we call that area Kotzy or Kotzie
But, just like the whole song describes, it is also a spot you regularly visit, whether you like it or not, because of all the shops and restaurants and clubs and culture nearby. There're also people fighting against gentrification in that area etc. Kotti is on of those places with the ugly and the beautiful so close together.
That's just all of germany🤣
One of my all time favorite songs is „Alles Neu - Peter Fox“ I got this song per bluetooth on my first cellphone when i was 7 and know the lyrics since then 😄
Sweet sweet Summer Child 😄😃😀….. I had the craziest parties amidst this music…those were the times
Rinderklinik Party TiHo …ned I say more?!
haha, what'd you think of that opening pair of lines[0] at age 7? 😂
[0] That is, these words: «Ich verbrenn mein Studio, schnupfe die Asche wie Koks» / «I burn down my studio, snort the ashes like coke»)
As a german, my heart is melting, watching you exploring the deeper meaning of the song. Reading the lyrics definetely brings a level of deepness to your reactions!
Also reacting to the top most comments of native speakers giving context would add to that.
Yep can only agree to both points. Lovely to see this video but also worth giving props to commenters, especially given the requests during the video on help understanding things better
If you like this one, you defintely should react to 'ALLES NEU' and to 'HAUS AM SEE' . The album 'STADTAFFE' from Peter Fox is a true masterpiece of modern german music and poetry. Greetings.
yeah....Haus am See is a beautiful song...no better song when sitting in the night at a fire and having a drink.
I remember an interview with Peter Fox where he claimed, because he considers his voice as not so beautiful. And therefore he puts much more effort in the lyrics. He really is a poet in his songs
Yesssss!!! :D And I love Molotov aswell!
This song explaines exactly, what it feel's to get out of a club in Berlin. Grüße aus dem "Dicken B..Oben an der Spree"
Ohhhh nice point. Hadn't occurred to me but that's a great catch
I would say not only Berlin, but other big cities in Germany aswell. At least my city Hamburg has a similar feel in the morning hours. Maybe he should listen to some hip hop from Hamburg next?
I don’t know a single person who doesn’t appreciate Peter Fox, even if they don’t usually listen to hiphop or rap. My boyfriend started learning German with his song Haus am See, he’s so into it haha
It was the same for me, in that I actually like this kind of music. I just don't like the gangster cuture which is usually involved in it. Or thinking deeper I simply can't relate to it since I have never lived in the inner city.
Dude, I´m German. I love Peter Fox because he´s so deep. All of his lyrics!
I´ve never came to that idea, to translate that lyrics. Man, I had tears in my eyes while I watching you understanding the lyrics...
Awesome Video! Awesome Dude!
Wow, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and you felt it so deeply. Thanks for watching.
Alle Neu, now!!!@@dwayneslens
@@dwayneslens“Straßenfeger“ is some kind of magazine
I never thought I would like to watch someone I don't know watch something else. But here we are and I enjoyed your first reaction to the song and artist I love so much. The way I was nodding rigorously when you understood and the same irritation that some lyrics were not translated correctly. I wish I could explain them to you. Peter Fox is a lyrical genius that creates music vibes with stories. Thank you for the video. You got a new subscriber.
@@udontknowmeno Aw man, that makes me very happy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for subscribing :)
He got Red Hair... Like a Fox ;D
I love Rappers making a Point without any Insults at all.
German Rap in the 90´s was all about poetic Stuff, almost like real classic poets, just with a Beat.
Peter Fox best Song is "Aufstehn". Pure Jamaika Vibes in Berlin.
true :)
The song is about Berlin in the strange time between 3-4am.
There are the leftovers of yesterdays excess, the last remnants of clicks and the unsociable people going to an early shift.
All in all the worst hours to be out, but he still loves / needs Berlin.
You definitely not from Berlin
I really, really appreciate you pausing and rewinding and especially looking up the lyrics! Thanks for your dedication, love your personality and your vibe when you get into the beat
Peter Fox is also part of the band "Seeed". Every song is incredibly creative, great.
Best decision to focus on sound and video and reading lyrics afterwards. When lyrics are propper translated (not automated) it can make sense to read them in the first run of a new piece of music.
But not in this case.
Overall I think that's something i like on this chanel here, Dwayne, is that you focus on the appearance of music/video in the first step. You can listen to a song in a different way, without knowing/understanding the lyrics. I can't because german is my language. Therefore I can hear - through you - elements I diodn't recognize before.
Furthermore I like how you guess, what a song could be about, without knowing. That's always fun to watch!
That’s SO AMAZINGLY POSITIVE ABOUT HIS REACTION, ISN‘T IT?!
I mean, I understand what he‘s saying, so I could never distinguish between the effects the lyrics have on me and the music itself…or the beat, the pocket…lol
Experiencing Seed/Peter Fox through Dwayne‘s eyes/ears is such a wholesome experience…it makes me appreciate my ‚Party Songs‘ from back when way more…..🤍
"Alles Neu" from Peter is a must hear. And the lyrics are so deep. His Album "Stadtaffe" (City Ape) is a Masterpiece.
Absolute masterpiece. There's a great documentary about how he also produces and directs his own music videos
Peter Fox = Berlin
Not even a big Fan of his but that song. As a Berliner it almost makes me homesick when it pops up in my playlist on vacation. Lyrics are so spot on for Berlin.
Das ist eine Liebeserklärung an Berlin!ich bekomme jedesmal Gänsehaut.
Moderne Berlinhymne.
youre better off not reading the auto generated false lyrics and enjoy the video first and read the lyrics after. just like you used to haha. thanks for the reaction though, I actually never watched the music video. edit: 3:30 good job :D
Alles Neu, Stadtaffe, Haus am See or Zukunft Pink would be great songs if you want to listen more of him. You will not be disappointed. He is really good in everything that he does 😊
Peter Fox is famous for his Beats and Lyrics man, you had it right in the first few seconds of the Song. Kudos.
You interpretated the song perfectly... Peter Fox is poetry rap at its finest ❤
Schwarz zu Blau
means:
Black to blue
(the few morning minutes when the blackness of the night turns into the blue of the day - and when he comes drunk out of the club, walking home...)
You should definitely watch a few of his songs as live versions. His concerts and stage shows are absolutely brilliant
I was so hoping to see him at Highfield this year but couldn't make it
„From Black to Blue“ is simply one of the best songs about Berlin of all time! As a Berliner myself I can honestly tell you that seldom artists have been able to grab the spirit of this city more accurately than Peter Fox. Masterpiece.
And please Dwayne! Check out „Smudo schweift aus“! It’s from hip hop pioneers Die Fantastischen Vier, from 1993! It’s a deep cut of their early work and was featured on their quintessential album „Die vierte Dimension“ from 1993! To many people, me included, it’s simply one of the finest German hip hop tracks ever! ruclips.net/video/CI2d8iLkb-E/видео.htmlsi=lqqhOP-2-q_Wzb6N
one of the best of Peter Fox ever. this LP runs every Day in my Car
As someone who was born and raised in Berlin, this song lyrically resonates a lot with me! It just captures the unique feeling of Berlin beautifully.
Seed & Peter Fox actually are heavy influenced by Dancehall & Reggae. And yes, he's the ginger one
Ei Gude wie, " Staßenfeger " is a Newspaper sell by homeless People for support homeless People. Greet,from FFM.
Wo kommsten her, wo gehsten hie? :)
Is ja grad Dippemess ;)
@@buddycool2099 Du wirsd lache, Ich dachde nämlich ich gäh, heud ins Stadion gesche Pilzze, iss abber erst nächsde Woch. Alle hab noch en scheene Dach mein Guder
Straßenfeger (lit street sweeper) is also what they called a movie that everyone wanted to see so nobody was out in the streets when that film was running.
Ja damit kennt man sich aus in Frankfurt 😂
Every bigger city has its own. In Hamburg it used to be Hinz und Kunzt. Is it still sold?
Am I the only one who finds an English guy appreciating German culture so wholesome? 😉
Nah not at all. Plus Germans are good at appreciation UK and USA music so it's fitting
Dudes! Over the years, this Tune turned to be the Hymn of Berlin!
So cool that you felt it. And very respectful to read the lyrics. I love this song. And I like your videos. Thx 👍
Gibt nicht viele in Deutschland die mich soo sehr berührt haben wie er ! Er hat meine Jugend geprägt!....ich danke ihm für seine wunderschöne Musik.....und ich danke euch dass ihr dass hört und teil haben könnt an dieser Kunst.... Grüße an America...
Und besonders Grüße an dich 🙏
This is an honest ode to Berlin. As a guy born and raised in Berlin and living here all my life since 49 years, this is my personal "national antheme". Even if it paints a supposedly bad image of Berlin, it is a pure declaration of love for this city.
... dass ich dich zum Atmen brauch....
... that I need you in order to breath...
Jeht mir jenauso!
i saw him last year at his first concert after not performing for a while in germany in some little park. just an awesome experience. people of all ages, families with their kids... everyone knowing all the lyrics and singing along. just awesome
A comment from germany this Song is a love Story to Berlin from Peter Fox. He explains the Dirty sides of it, But in the time he grown up in there he also Loves the Dirty sites of His town ☺️ sorry my english is Not perfect greatings from munich 😘❤️
Peter Fox.. = Gänsehaut!
Now you also have to react to „Dickes B“ from Seeed. Another Berlin related Song, but way more positive.
Dickes B is Berlin during the day, Schwarz zu Blau is Berlin at night. Fun fact, the instrumental version is called “Dreckiges B” (Also, what other rap album has an instrumental version that sold massively)
I like how you read and interpret the lyrics. We forget too often that rap is poetry.
You interpreted it on point. Cool that you like the song. Peter is a hell of a rapper that thinks like poet.
Thank you for reading the lyrics❤❤❤
Loved this reaction😊
Strassenfeger means street sweeper and is the name of a magazine around homelessness, made by/with homeless people. They are sold by them on the streets or in subway trains, half of the profit for the seller so they don't need to beg for food. Beautyful song from an great artist !
Greetz from Berlin, 5 minutes from Kotti !!!
Fun fact: Peter Fox entered this song in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2009. In this competition, an artist from each federal state enters a song. This song was actually the entry for Berlin. And it won by a landslide.
Wow! I had no idea each state submits an entry. Based on recent competitions, like what Finland has been submitting, I could see many Peter Fox songs doing well
@@timoyates it was an extra contest. I think the Intention was that the winner enters the eurovision song contest.
Another very important track in german hiphop history is weck mich auf by samy deluxe. He rapped together with the beginners under his old alias dynamite deluxe. I've been wanting to recommend the song to you for a while, but now that you've read through the lyrics too, you definitely have to listen to it. I don't want to spoil too much now, you'll see why.
And a big thank you for your videos, it's a pleasure to revisiting my early youth with you :)
Hi there Dwayne
The way Peter Fox describes this part of Berlin is accurate. I lived there almost 30 years ago and it hasn't changed much I guess.
"Kotti" is a nickname for one of the biggest intersections in Kreuzberg, full name is "Kottbusser Tor". In the late 60's and throughout the70's this part of the town used to be the melting pot of hippies and other free spirits. With the migration of thousands of Turkish people coming to West-Berlin this part of Kreuzberg became a "ghetto", and the reason for this is twofold: #1 - Germans didn't want "foreigners" close to their homes (still wanting to benefit of their workforce, though). #2 - Most of the houses were in bad shape, so the apartments were cheap. They could afford a living and still would be able to send home money to support the family. Over time they had built a Turkish society with plenty of shops, cafes and places to meet. This part of Kreuzberg was called "Little Ankara".
But there was a negative side affect to it as well. In the mid-70's a lot of Arabic people moved there as well, and with them came more drugs than before. There were times when there was at least one dead body found on a daily basis. It took the authorities almost two decades to successfully fight organized crime. Not, that there isn't any longer, but not as much as it used to be.
After the Berlin Wall came down, lots of students flooded this area and stayed there after graduating. So nowadays this area transformed into a part of Kreuzberg that is chic, hip and not cheap any longer. But the "Kotti" remained the same. You can still find drug addicts, drunks and weird people there, just like Peter Fox describes it.
BTW, you should check out one of his biggest hits: "Haus am See" - to have a real Carribean feeling.
Regards from Germany
Rick
Peter Fox - YEAH! one of the GOATs in Germany for this music style! Tracks from this album !!!!!!!!!!!!! "Schüttel deinen Speck" !!!!!!!!!!!!!! "alles neu" , "Haus am See" , "Das zweite Gesicht" , "Lok auf zwei Beinen" YEAH!
the whole record got recorded by an orchestra without any artificial effects and what not
Peter Fox gave several free shows in Berlin a few weeks ago to give back to the city and people. THE SHOW WAS SO AMAZING, one of the best I‘ve ever seen.. Such a talented guy and team! I remember listening to him in my childhood and now with 27..
Yeah! You found it! Isn‘t it just brilliant?!
Wunderbare Kritik dieses tollen Liedes, du kannst dieses "gemalte" Bild wahrscheinlich auf viele Städte übertragen, aber es so visuell zu beschreiben ist Kunst.
Weiter so, ich mag deine Rezensionen.
This song always gives me the best childhood vibes ❤ Edit: nice to see that you are actually interested in the content of the song, others stop immediately after the react but you really want to understand it, props to you and greetings from Hannover, Germany , home of 4 English kings
This is how reaction videos should be done. Very intelligent take.
Thanks man, i appreciate it :)
Please do "Peter Fox - Alles Neu" He recorded it with an orchestra and it is absolutley awesome
Watch the documentary about how he produced and directed it ismf you haven't already
I'm not into hip-hop or rap or anything, but Stadtaffe from Peter Fox is one of my most favorite albums ever. Heard it sooo many times. Brings joy to see, that you like it as well, even though you don't even understand the lyrics without translation and some back-ground knowledge. But when you say, it feels like London, I guess this could be true for other mayor cities like New York as well.
Love to watch your videos, always make me smile, or cry :)
In my opinion this song is a love-hate song for Berlin.
Next song should be "Haus am See".
Indeed. Peter Fox does an amazing job depicting how it's both home and a place to leave
Peter Fox is really one of the most famous and most genius, singer and rapper in Germany, even especially of Berlin. Peter Fox's words and music reflect the spirit, humor and pure life of Berlin. He achieves something that is actually completely impossible. He is a pure genius of his time.
There is a certain music scene on Germany called folk rock/metal. One of my favorites is „In extremo“. They have some amazing songs. Or „Feuerschwanz“ has some bangers as well (for example a cover of the seeed song you reacted to). Both of them using mostly traditional or even Selfmade instruments.
I'd like to mention folk/medieval rock band Subway to Sally in this context. Lots to discover there!
"Haus am See" by Peter Fox is my favorite of his. In short, it describes a beautiful life. I am not saying more than that. Even though it was being played in the radio almost daily, it still was a happy few minutes every time.
reading the lyrics afterwards is so much better!
I love your commentary you really think about the Musik ,words and video and appreciate it. Nice video man
There was a little mistranslation at the end of the lyrics. It originally sais "die Sonne geht gerade auf" and while it's true that "gerade" can mean "straight" as in a "straight line", in this context it means "just" as in timing: "the sun is just coming up".
Thats how a reaction should be done everytime. Not just listen to the song and pause to say "EYYYOO thats fire". GG
Strassenfeger is like newspaper that selled by homeless people in germany.
Whenever I hear that song I am back in Berlin in the eighties - so good. .
Peter Fox is a member of Seeed, who you've already seen in another video here, his album "Stadtaffe" is legendary! "Haus am See" is also a very beautiful piece of art imho
Goosebumps. Because of the song (gives me goosepumps every time from the very first second) AND the fact that you are reacting to it AND the fact that you are doing a very good job doing so 👍
Fantastic video! You did the right choice to focus on the music and video first and then look up a proper translation afterwards.
Last year, I went to my first Peter Fox concert (he hasnt performed a lot the past years) and it was the best concert of my life. 😢❤
RUclips translation is horrible.
as usual.
More than horrible!
This song was one thing that inspired me to move to Berlin. It was a moment of epic catharsis when I saw Peter Fox perform this live in Berlin (with Seeed backing) a bunch of years ago. This song perfectly captures this city that I love and now call home.
Listen to the album! It's called "Stadtaffe" and it's a masterpiece!
This is done in Berlin. That’s the heartbeat of any creative endeavour.
the song is his tribute to Berlin ... surely the most controversial city in Germany...
Honestly this song desbribes my life for a big part pretty much, not proud of it but berlin is just the way it is. Hospitality worker here and this rly is the way im feeling whenever im getting home from work. its a mixture of love and hate towards this city thats so beautifully displayed in this song. homie ive been addicted to this track for such a long time and the way he gets it through is just amazing...
You, Sir, are a legend to finally put some Seeed in my feed.
One of the best youtube-channels! Keep on going!
It's impossible to not get goosebumps when the beat drops. I love Peter Fox. That whole album was absolute fire - musically and lyrically.
Thank you for taking your time and reading out the lyrics for yourself. This song really hits different if you know what he’s talking about
Peter Fox Zukunft Pink!!! Immediately!!!
And Molotov!!! :D
1:30 Peter Fox and seed Always had amazing beats "ding" just comes to mind and basically half their discography
This is a song about and for Berlin. Call it a love song ❤️What a great one!!!
You are also a Fox, "what City is this, Munic?" You are the best, love it
you need to listen to curse. very good lyricist
Think Staßenfeger is a street newspaper, mosty sold by homeless ppl in berlin.
It was indeed. Production of the magazine ended in 2018.
You are doing a perfectly good job. Just on the way to enlarge his sight and vocabulary. On the perfect track. Keep it going 😊
Please listen to: Sammy Deluxe - weck mich auf / Die Ärzte schrei nach Liebe / K.I.Z - Hurra die Welt geht unter.....
I think y would bei Like These Songs.
I like your Style and have Show all your Videos.
Stay tuned Greets von Germany
When this released I was in 10th grade, just as, as part of a german coming of age tradition, I was going to Berlin with other 16 year olds.
We were blasting the Album wherever we went.
Good Times. I like his newest Album too, but Stadtaffe simply is peak Peter Fox.
He was originally part of a german hip hop/reggae ensemble called "Seeed" then went Solo for this Album, and won a german music price for newcomers both with Seeed and for this Album, then disappeared for 14 years, and came back 2023 with "Love Songs"
how he throws something into the bin at the beginning but it just lands in the street anyway is beautiful
greedings from germany ! peter fox is one of our best artists and a lyric genius ! ❤ nice video bro 😎✌️
Even me as a Bremer how is not such a Berlin Fan love that track and sing it sometimes while i driving 😅