Rammstein - Deutschland (Official Video) REACTION - First Time Hearing It

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  • @arnonyhm4055
    @arnonyhm4055 2 месяца назад +25

    This is one of the best videos from Rammstein and at the same time one of the most difficult content to fully understand, even though you've already got the essence of the song. The song is about Germany (Deutschland) and the band's feelings about their home country which has a rather violent history (not only in WW2). It is a kaleidoscope of scenes from 2000 years of German history (some more symbolic, others painfully accurate) and additionally some scenes that might happen in the future when archaeologists are searching for artefacts of German history. Germany as a national state exists since 1871, but the beginning of "the German people" is normally dated with the disastrous defeat of the Roman attempt to bring "Germania magna" under their control (9 - 16 AD).
    In one of the lyric lines it is "my love I can't give you" (not "my life I can't give you").
    The woman is Germania, played by the German actress Ruby Commey. Germania is not a literal person, but was a personification of Germany for centuries. All other main roles are played by the six members of Rammstein.
    The scene when the monks seem to eat Germania references to the Thirty Year's War (1618-1648), which started as a religious war. As a result of that war - masses of people starved or died by plagues. And the church took what little they had left to live on.
    If you are interested in more details about some of the historical events referenced in Rammstein's video, you may take a look at this content-wise analysis: ruclips.net/video/sc-euVL8xQs/видео.html
    Even for me as a German guy there were some details that I was not aware of.
    Also the lyrics are explained a bit and the assumed reason for Rammstein to come out with this video. And there is an explanation why the video caused some harsh reactions BEFORE it was fully published.

    • @ModoTronic666
      @ModoTronic666 2 месяца назад +5

      I love people that comment that really know what's going on. I learned something today.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +7

      Thank you so much for sharing this. I truly appreciate you taking the time to write this out. Really a thought provoking song. Thanks again and enjoy your Sunday. Love from Belgium.

    • @3arendel
      @3arendel 2 месяца назад

      Cheers

  • @ModoTronic666
    @ModoTronic666 2 месяца назад +13

    You are the perfect person to do a reaction to this. Because you understand the language. You got it from the first verse. A conflict of loving and hating your country. Talking about things people won't.....Please do more Rammstein!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +3

      Thanks so much for the kind words. Definitely will listen to more Rammstein, i really like how they tackle difficult subjects and put into great music.

    • @emiliajojo5703
      @emiliajojo5703 2 месяца назад +2

      ​​​@@SaeedReacts.It's my love,I cannot give you,not my life.btw they brilliantely changed the original lyric from the old german anthem:Germany over everything, written when no german nation state existed,a call to national unity,into :Germany over everyone, which is what it eventually became.Germany became a nation state in 1871,that's why it was called: die verspätete Nation,the nation who came (too)late to be.

  • @FionaDowdeswell-Simmons-sm9yo
    @FionaDowdeswell-Simmons-sm9yo 2 месяца назад +15

    Till is the lyricist for the band and the main music writers are Richard and Flake. All band members get equal credit though and there has to be full band approval and agreement before anything is released.

    • @user-fu3hi3lj3w
      @user-fu3hi3lj3w 2 месяца назад +1

      Flake is not in the band. He wants to see how things are going with the band first. 😁
      Seriously, the band intervened in Lindemann's lyrics for "Spieluhr".
      He wanted to let the child die and the others said that the song wouldn't be on the album.

    • @heime1990
      @heime1990 2 месяца назад +1

      not richard and paul? they said in an interview that they write riff first

  • @amandalynn6808
    @amandalynn6808 2 месяца назад +6

    I always really enjoy your reactions. They're very genuine and insightful, plus you cover my 2 favorite bands, TOOL and Rammstein! Keep up the good work!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Thanks so much for the kind words. I am discovering so much great music through this channel just by keeping an open mind. Truly a wonderful experience. Have a great day!

  • @TheRammMan
    @TheRammMan 2 месяца назад +4

    Really good reaction my friend! It's amazing how many can't work out what the song is about! Respect for watching the credits too! 🤘🤘

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Thanks so much! Love how they put these difficult topics into their art. And the way they do it is impressive! Enjoy your Sunday, my friend.

  • @sinrenfield
    @sinrenfield 2 месяца назад +3

    Always impressed with you! You had it in seconds. This is the history of Germany through the ages, and the conflict many Germans feel wanting to love their homeland, despite the atrocities. The black lady is the human representation of Germania. This video is truly a piece of art from them. 🖤 The last bit of piano is a piano version of their song "Sonne"

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks so much for the kind words. Truly an amazing piece of art. That piano part is beautiful. I definitely want to listen to Sonne as well.

  • @wietholdtbuhl6168
    @wietholdtbuhl6168 2 месяца назад +4

    Very goood reaction 😊Smart and Clever,sehr gerne mehr davon bitte!!!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks so much! Will explore more of their music. I am enjoying this journey. Have a great day.

  • @wWvwvV
    @wWvwvV 2 месяца назад +3

    This outro is the piano version of "Sonne". Hier kommt die Sonne. Here comes the sun.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +2

      Oh, thanks for sharing! That was a beautiful piece.

  • @suburbanconan
    @suburbanconan 2 месяца назад +2

    I would like to officially annoint this art piece as an "audiofilm".
    It's much more than a music clip.
    It's not a film about a song.
    Audiofilm covers it I think.

  • @froschfreak1699
    @froschfreak1699 2 месяца назад +2

    Always worth watching your reactions. Please continue the Rammstein journey. They have so much to tell.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Thanks so much for the kind words. Should get to a new Rammstein reaction tomorrow.

  • @emiliajojo5703
    @emiliajojo5703 2 месяца назад +2

    My love I cannot give you.❤

  • @Sarah83_metalhead_4ever
    @Sarah83_metalhead_4ever 2 месяца назад +2

    Just found your channel today, will dive more into your reactions.
    The Rammstein ones are great already 👍🏻
    And found out during your video that you're belgian too 🥳✌🏻
    Your English is flawless 🤩
    Greetz from a belgian (grew up in Zomergem 🇧🇪) but moved to Germany in 2008 for work and stayed because of my german husband 😅🤷🏻‍♀️ 👋🏻

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Hey! Hope you are well! Thanks for the kind words. I have another Rammstein reaction planned. That is cool, i live in Oostende! Enjoy your evening.

  • @bourbonkid1022
    @bourbonkid1022 2 месяца назад +3

    Great reaction again

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Thanks so much! Appreciate that.

  • @DCKING90
    @DCKING90 Месяц назад

    In an interview with Specter Berlin (the producer of the video), he said that the video cost almost 1 million euros. He also produced the video for "Adios". Specter is a genius when it comes to visual execution. Legend.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  Месяц назад

      Wow! Thanks for sharing that. Definitely a lot of thought and work went into this. And money 😃

    • @DCKING90
      @DCKING90 Месяц назад

      Thats Rammstein! 😉
      Till Lindemann is also a poetic genius as a songwriter. The work and concept of Rammstein are damn brilliant.

  • @chrism2964
    @chrism2964 2 месяца назад +2

    Yeah this song is pretty direct, its much less about the double meanings. Both the song and the video caused some controversy when they were released, but I think they are awesome.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      I really enjoyed the music and the video. I can see why it would stir up controversy, but we need to be able to talk about difficult subjects as well. Can not pretend they dont exist and ignore them. Thanks for watching and have a great day.

  • @camiro66
    @camiro66 2 месяца назад +1

    As we vote our leaders we should learn to avoid the "mistakes".

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      True, but in some cases like Belgium, people vote for certain parties and smaller parties than form a coalition against the winning party. And that results into leaders that did not get elected.

    • @camiro66
      @camiro66 2 месяца назад

      @@SaeedReacts. Same Here in Germany. Thats my actual challenge to vote to avoid that a certain Party will not come into Power...
      Strange Times we are living in

  • @megatwingo
    @megatwingo 2 месяца назад

    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
      @megatwingo 2 месяца назад

      PS: RUclips 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.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Wow, thank you for taking the time to write this. Happy to learn more about Rammstein and the story of Germany and how this song came about. Also that fact about the food and national dish! I went to Germany a few times and love the food! The portions are huge 😄. Have a wonderful day! Greetings from Belgium.

    • @megatwingo
      @megatwingo 2 месяца назад

      @@SaeedReacts.
      I'm glad that I was able to help! :)

  • @p3krwood
    @p3krwood 2 месяца назад +1

    Deutschland über allen

  • @michaelgrabner8977
    @michaelgrabner8977 2 месяца назад +2

    Deutschland as a "unified Nation" exists since 1871 = founding of the "Deutsches Reich/German Empire" therefore it is refered in the song as "so jung/so young"
    "The Holy Roman Empire" was actually just a loose bond of more then less autonomous duchies doing their own thing ruled by aristocratic Houses with an elected Emperor out of their ranks who had not "absolute power" but was more than less just a "prestige role within the Empire/but the formal representation role of the Empire for outside the Empire" therefore the Holy roman Empire was intern also often colloquially refered to "Die deutschen Lande" in plural due to its self-ruling duchies because also the people refered themselves as "Prussians, Saxons, Alemans, Thuringians, Bavarians, Hessians, Frisians and what not as "their national identity" and "Deutsch/German" was just a pure "cultural term" solely refering to "GermaNIC heritage" with no "national identity meaning"which then became "officially a national identity thing" since 1871 till today..Although even today most Germans put their - now - "regional identity" always first..kinda like "I´m Bavarian or Prussian or what ever BUT German by passport" kind of.
    By the way the Flemish part of Belgium was also part of it = "as a Habsburg entity", at first ruled by the Spanish Habsburg family line - (but "the Spanish Netherlands" was not an official part of Spain BUT just in rule by the Spanish Hasburgians in the Holy Roman Empire therefore "the Habsburg Spanish King" was in behalf of that Flemish area he ruled a vassal of the German Emperor who was an "Austrian Habsburgian/his cousin anyway" ) and then got inherited by the Austrian family line renamed into "Austrian Netherlands" until Napoleon took over basically whole Europe), and also part of the Holy Roman Empire was the Czech Republic former "Bohemia + Moravia" + also Northern Italy (= the former Langobard Kingdom (=Langobards were a Germanic tribe who got then defeated by the Francs and therefore the Langobard Kingdom became part of the Frankish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire was the following "Successor Empire" out of the Eastern Frankish Empire + big parts of the Middle Frankish Empire of which the Langobard Kingdom was a part of while the Western Frankish Empire became "France" basically) now in Italian "Regio Lombardia/or in the Lombardian dialect "Reguin Lumbardia/and "Lombardy" in English (who has and had 11 provinces as like Bergamo, Brecia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Modi, Mantua, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese and Monza&Brianca and the Metropolitan city was always Milan)....so all in all "the Holy Roman Empire" was not even entirely "German" anyway but "the huge big chunk of it" was including the Emperor.. and therefore refered in the song as "und doch so alt/but also old"
    That topic for explaining the meaning of those just few words "so jung und doch so alt/so young but also old" a bit further detailed is a bit complicated although I just simplified a lot, however it still became almost an essay...Sorry about that.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks so much for sharing this. Always interested to learn more about history. I really appreciate you taking the time to write this out! Have a great day.

    • @emiliajojo5703
      @emiliajojo5703 2 месяца назад +1

      Honestly this comment should be it's own video!❤

  • @tobiasr.6903
    @tobiasr.6903 Месяц назад

    Super Reaktion ;)

  • @CHM1965
    @CHM1965 2 месяца назад

    As a German of the first post-war generation, the video reflects well the ambivalence I have towards my homeland. Pride and happiness to have been born in Germany, but on the other hand the knowledge of the terrible crimes that Germans have committed.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Very well done this video.

  • @dawatcherz
    @dawatcherz Месяц назад

    i read this breakdown of this video a while ago and have been sharing it when i see a reactor go deeper than most.
    here it is, enjoy :)
    Before I go through it just some general remarks: the black lady’s persona in the video is “Germania” and she represents Germany (the nation / the people) and in many scenes where she appears the colors black, red and gold (colors of the German flag) are dominant. The video as well as the lyrics are a critical review on Germany’s history.
    Main scenes of the video: The first scene with the roman soldiers refers to the battle of Teutoburg forest, the first time the German tribes untied under Arminius against the Romans and ambushed them on their march back to their winter camp + completely annihilated several legions - the romans would never return and fortify at the Rhine - this could be seen as the birth of the German identity.
    The red laser beams throughout the video I think are guiding thread (German expression “roter Faden”" translates to “red thread” and translates to guiding principle / guideline of a story)
    When Germania (black lady) in golden armor (black red gold as main colors of the scene pushes the standard into the ground she raises all the dead medieval knights - a reference to the strength of the German people who recovered time after time throughout history from catastrophes (especially, but not only) in the middle ages (crusades, Hunnic invasion, plague, etc.) - the additional meaning i think is the fact that German people several times followed their countries call for War - even if they were already beaten up (e.g. after WWI going into WWII)
    Next scene (fistfight) is from the roaring twenties, the period between the two world wars where upper class society was decadent on the backs of ordinary people + entertainment industry was born.
    Next scene shows the Hindenburg disaster (famous German Airship which blew up in flames) during a time of growing industrialization 1930s.
    Next Scene is from the communist elite in eastern Germany who was indulging in party and Champaign while ordinary people were poor and the main idea of communism should be equality of the people.
    Then the scene in the middle ages - where the monks (representing the church) feast on Germania (the land) and suppress the common folk (underneath the table).
    The scene in the prison again refers to the roaring twenties, as Germania is dressed in a Prussian uniform suppressing the German people. Additionally money is thrown away by everybody, a reference to the big inflation in Germany after WWI.
    Then the rockets (Nazi German was working on the first warfare rockets called V1 and V2 (V standing for “Vergeltung” which translates to retaliation - fitting to the picture with the rockets, the lyrics are an alliteration on “über” a german pre-syllable/prefix meaning over. “Überheblich (overbearing / presumptuous), Überlegen (superior) Übernehmen (taking over), Übergeben (handing over), überraschen (surprise), Überfallen (ambush), „Deutschland, Deutschland über allen“ (Germany, Germany above everyONE). The line „Deutschland, Deutschland über alleN“ (Germany above everyONE) is a reference to one of the verses of former national anthem of Germany which was in use from 1922 to 1945 and got excluded after WW2 for being too nationalistic. In this verse there was a line “Deutschland, Deutschland über alleS“ (a subtle difference to the line in Rammstein’s version translating to “Germany, Germany above everyTHING”). The actual verse with this line was already written in 1842, long before the formation of Germany as a Nation (which only happened in 1871) - therefore “Germany, Germany above everything” was relating to the importance of uniting the several German ministates, kingdoms and Duchies into one nation. After WWI this verse got taken into the national anthem of Germany as it spoke to the patriotism of the German people but later officially excluded fomr the anthem since it was deemed too nationalistic. Today this verse/line is generally frowned upon and would be associated with Neo-Nationalism. Using this line in the scene with the concentration camps including the subtle change from “Germany above everyTHING” (which has already the nationalistic connotation) to “Germany above everyONE” which carries an even more nationalistic / racist meaning is a very clever double-reference to the doctrine of racial supremacy in the Third Reich.
    The Concentration camp prisoners have symbols sewn on their jackets for the groups the Nazis hunted and killed (yellow star for Jews, Pink triangle for Homosexuals, red symbol for political adversaries (communists). Germania is on the side of the Nazis and has an eyepatch (representing the blind eye that many Germans turned on the atrocities of the Nazi regime.
    The Scene where Till is dressed as a woman refers to the left wing terrorist group called “Rote Armee Fraktion” - a terrorist association in the 1970s responsible for several political assassinations and murders as well as a famous kidnapping of German Diplomats in Stockholm.
    Then there is the scene with the stake at which books are burned by the Nazis and people are burned by the church (inquisition). Later the monk (church) and the Nazi soldier hug (as the church did not go against the Nazis when they came to power and both organizations were responsible for a lot of intolerance and suffering in their times.
    The scene where Germania is dressed in white with a Halo I think refers to the positive, the strength of the German people who recovered time after time from several catastrophic disasters in their history. Later she gives birth to puppies representing the German people. The puppies are from a rare breed of dogs (Leonbergers) who’s population got almost extinct in both world wars (symbolized with the dogs wearing gas masks) but recovered after the wars. In these scenes the band members wear space suits - in my view a reference to the (hopefully) better future of the German people.
    In the very last scene of the outro you can once more see Germania with national colors (black, red gold) with black lipstick, red eyes and golden armor before a red/ black background holding an eagle, the heraldic symbol of Germany. Finally, please find below the lyrics of the song as the perfectly convey the message of the problematic relationship many Germans have to their homeland, wanting to be proud of it but not being able to due to it’s difficult history:
    One further remark to one of the more important lines of the lyrics: The line in this song "So jung und doch so alt" (So young and yet so old) refers to the fact that the German people with their idenitify have been around for thousands of years, however the actual state of Germany as a nation was only founded very late (1871) thorough the unification of several mini states (Prussia, Hessia, Saxonia, Bavaria, etc.)

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  Месяц назад

      Thank you for sharing this. Appreciate it. Love to learn more about this.

  • @nathalieeamiramistydiva2016
    @nathalieeamiramistydiva2016 2 месяца назад

    welkom in rammstein.
    alles bij rammstein heeft meerdere betekenis.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Dankjewel! Daar hou ik van! Stof tot nadenken. Fijne avond!

  • @amyk1769
    @amyk1769 2 месяца назад +2

    Hier in Tongeren (België) gebruiken we vaker Duitse woorden.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Jullie zitten dichter bij de Duitse grens dan ik (Oostende). De andere kant 😄. Hier worden vaak Franse woorden nog gebruikt.

    • @amyk1769
      @amyk1769 2 месяца назад

      @@SaeedReacts. Wallonië ligt hier ook maar 10km verder 🙂

  • @blanchemerz8439
    @blanchemerz8439 2 месяца назад +1

    👍❤

  • @BernhardHeiming-pw8xj
    @BernhardHeiming-pw8xj 2 месяца назад +1

    🙏🏼👍

  • @deepbluehue3
    @deepbluehue3 2 месяца назад +2

    It cost the equivalent of 6 million u.s. dollars ; to make this video ...
    I'm not German but I have read that in context to this video
    the German expression ' Thin red line * or thread '
    means the similar points connecting all together ...
    Best visually expressed in the video ; the priest from the middle ages
    hugging the more modern military officer ... @9:28 ( blink and you'll miss it ! )

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Wow! The production value is definitely up there. Epic video!

  • @arikesimpelaar7362
    @arikesimpelaar7362 2 месяца назад

    Hi Saeed, another great reaction from you to one of my favorite bands. My sister bought us tickets to see them live in Oostende (fuerzone!).
    I think, that maybe, if you like the combination of guitar and techno you might like Electric Callboy. They are a funny bunch, bit very serious musicians.

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Thans so much! I actually live in Oostende 😅. They performed last year as well and almost all my colleagues went. If i only started this journey sooner... i would have gone as well. Never heard of Electric Callboy, will have to check them out at some point. Thanks so much! Have a wonderful day!

    • @arikesimpelaar7362
      @arikesimpelaar7362 2 месяца назад

      @@SaeedReacts. If anything happens so we cannot go, i will gift my ticket to you ;).
      Electric Callboy is a Rabbit Hole an sich.. they got a breakthrough with Hypa Hypa, the first single with Nico, their new singer (the ep is called MMXX) the album after that is big hit after big hit in the whole world. Enjoy!

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      @@arikesimpelaar7362 I sincerely hope for you that won't be necessary! I already wish you a great time !

  • @LHCB6
    @LHCB6 2 месяца назад

    The advice give to you falls flat for this cinematic masterpiece. Still good reaction.

  • @_lynx_8632
    @_lynx_8632 Месяц назад

    Thank you for this nice reaction❤
    If you want to hear more about History you should check out Sabaton the make songs about historical events.
    Like the sinking of the Bismarck or the Fields of Verdun in WW1

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  Месяц назад

      Thanks for watching and sharing this. Always interested in learning more about history.

  • @paulwilson2651
    @paulwilson2651 2 месяца назад

    Germany was founded in 1871 Ten years after Italy

  • @ROBOTRIX_eu
    @ROBOTRIX_eu 2 месяца назад +1

  • @kristelbrekelmans4793
    @kristelbrekelmans4793 2 месяца назад

    Germania is eeuwenoud. Maar het huidige Duitsland is pas sinds de jaren 90. Na de tweede wereldoorlog is het land opgesplitst en de Rammstein-leden zijn opgegroeid in de DDR. Na de val van de muur in 1989 werd het land “hersteld”.

  • @achmetlachdoch920
    @achmetlachdoch920 2 месяца назад

    There you do not only See the past and present.. Also the future of Germany.
    The occultism is not real that occult anymore when its that obvious.
    For those who dont know its hard to Interpret but remember, artists are not as free as we think in their music, lyrics and visuals.
    Be careful what you consume.
    Keep going brother

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing those insights. Appreciate that!

  • @Christine-E
    @Christine-E 2 месяца назад +1

    We all came from space... That was the beginning and, probably, we go back to there

  • @mattscfc849
    @mattscfc849 2 месяца назад +1

    We can learn from our mistakes, so we don’t do it again……. Exactly, unlike Gen Z 😂 who want to rewrite history. Who love to be offended by something out of our control.
    Your daughter will like mein land

    • @SaeedReacts.
      @SaeedReacts.  2 месяца назад +1

      Indeed, or like certain AI programs that already depict history in a different way or woke way.
      We have been to Frankfurt, Cologne and Düsseldorf. Hoping to explore much more of Germany.
      Have a wonderful day.

  • @wWvwvV
    @wWvwvV 2 месяца назад +1

    What does Putler thinks about this? 🤔 Probably he thinks Europe is weak. Easy to conquere.