American Rapper FIRST time reaction to Rammstein - Angst! What!?
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American Rapper FIRST time reaction to Rammstein - Angst! What!?
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The "black man" is wat u guyz know as "The Boogie man"
Oh wow. I guess since i never saw it like that, i didn’t pick up on it. I sometimes forget others are scared of us black folks.
@@BlackPegasusRapsyou must Stream this on twitch, when you can get headphone comments from Rammstein Fans😊
@BlackPegasusRaps whenever you check out the lyrics, if there are extra notes at the bottom, they're always helpful and will usually explain the cultural ties and significance.
Historically "who is afraid of the black man" was a childrens catch game allready known in the middle ages.. nowadays it's sometimes reflected on the fear of strangers esp. people of colour ... btw Rammstein is a band founded by members origined in the former east of Germany..
Fear
If the children are naughty
The father already threatened
The black man, he will come for you
If you don't follow my command
And we still believe that today
The country and its people are so afraid
Something bad is going to happen
Evil is coming and will never leave
And the fear grows into the night
The door and gates are guarded
Backs wet, hands clammy
Everyone is afraid of the black man
He sneaks up in the darkness
If you're not good, he'll touch you
Don't trust strangers then
So much nightmare, so much madness
And that's how we believe to this day
The pack is heavily armed
Oh, they can't help it
Screaming fire into the streets
And the fear grows into the night
Not a single eye closed
The back is wet, the hands are clammy
Everyone is afraid of the black man
Who is afraid of the black man?
Who is afraid of the black man?
Who is afraid of the black man?
Who is afraid?
And the fear grows into the night
Not a single eye closed
Backs wet, hands clammy
Everyone is afraid
Black man
Black man
True, but Rammstein picked this for the double meaning for a reason. As they feel Black people in America, not treated equally. After all the songs about propaganda, and that propaganda keeps like people in America from having equal rights - people are afraid they have to give up some of the riches.
It is about the fear media brings into the heads .
The fear you get about strangers.
Rammstein are the most World open and tolerant
people. They respect everybody and every lifestyle.
Indeed, the song and visuals are about fear of strangers and the impact and influence of the media, catering to this fear, the consequences this FUD can have on those hooked up to that stream of influence (red wires, etc.) and how this can escalate (see visual of them being sucked down a black hole" ), but then at the end exiting this world o black and white (colours coming back). So yes expect double/triple/quadruple meanings (lyrics, music, visuals, action, ...) and definitely always watch to the end
Additionally, please note that in German "Schwarzer Man" in this context ("Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann" is synonymous to the English "bogeyman" (and yes it also has the double meaning of "black man" (literal meaning), but the main translation would be "Who fears the bogeyman" with secondary and tertiary meanings overlayed
The worst song by Rammstein in terms of context. Here in Germany, the open borders policy has led to a 2.5-fold increase in crimes against sexual self-determination within 8 years. Does anyone have any idea what this means for the people and victims? To speak of "unjustified fear" here mocks the victims and is simply unspeakably stupid
@@tomscharfseher3695 Als ob es keine Deutschen Straftäter gibt.
Schau dir die K. Kirche an XD
@@tomscharfseher3695 die meisten Tatorte von sexueller Gewalt sind immer noch die eigenen vier Wände und die meisten Täter sind immer noch Partner, Ehemänner oder andere Personen aus dem engsten Familien kreis. Die zahlen sind über Corona gestiegen da, ja alles zuhause bleiben mussten und Täter so ein einfacheres spiel hatten zudem, werden Sexualstraftaten mittlerweile häufiger angezeigt als früher.
@@gameplayers9485 Hast du dir die Statistik überhaupt angeschaut. Scheinbar nicht sonst würdest du nicht so nen Müll schreiben. Bei dir ging also 2015 Corona los und war 2022 immer noch vorhanden. Toll.
"Kto się boi Czarnego Luda?" in Polish. Black Man (Der schwarze Mann), sometimes called Bogey Man, is a traditional German game and one of the oldest games in the line of Western European chasing games. It was described in 1796 by Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. It draws on ancient "plague games" in which the catcher epitomizes the Black Death (as per Wikipedia :) ). Pretty popular concept in Europe as others noted. But I think Rammstein choose this word also because of its possible racial context as the song talks about the populist media and polititians (mad person speaking on a podium is a clear nod to a polititian speaking) spreading hatred towards others, immigrants, etc. just to get some votes and keep the power (tho there are always some deranged individuals in positions of power that do believe in this craziness). I think all of us have some hatemongers in their countries scaring us with one or the other type of Bogey Man/Black Man. At the end Till destroys this hate-spreading politics/media by destroying their tool of manipulation and with each blow he brings back color into black-and-white, simplified, boring, hate filled world. And while I'm not a big fan of Rammstein I really like this video, it's one of their best imo.
There is a children's game in Germany called "Schwarzer Mann" (Black Man) that is often played in PE at school. One child plays the black man and the other children have to run past him without being touched. The game probably dates back to the time of the plague when children were told not to let infected people touch them. Because of the term "black man", there was a discussion in media about ten years ago to rename the game because it sounds racist.
Till often uses themes from the media in song lyrics or poems. I can imagine that it was the same here.
That's the genius of Till Lindemann.
He uses the title of a children's game and puts it in the context of populists who are concerned with the Germans' fear of foreign infiltration.
And a little criticism of exaggerated political correctness. At the End.
I was hoping he was going to actually click on the highlighted text on the 'genius' lyrics website, as it is likely that somebody had added a note regarding this point, seeing as every time the word was used it was highlighted to show that notes had been added.
The song and music video has to do with manipulation by media and the internet. The band members first grilled and chatted together on their lovingly decorated "properties". How to do that with good neighbors/friends. After they were all sucked into the PC (brainwashing, red cables from the PC), they built walls and equipped them with barbed wire fences and cameras. They were suspicious of others, bought weapons and shot at the screen, each with a different neighbor.
In doing so they destroyed themselves. The main colors in the video are black, white and red. In the credits, they were eating "foam kisses" and it was in black and white. I think the “Foam Kisses” were chosen specifically because the original name is no longer allowed to be said, even though no one was bothered by it for decades, and they are now called Foam Kisses. A la Rammstein style: You don't want to look, then we'll hold it in front of your eyes so that you can't miss it. And when Till broke the screen (internet, media, etc), the colors came back. The little dog on the boys' lap is Paul's (rhythm guitarist) real dog Mimi
"Schwarzer Mann" translates to "Bogeyman" or "sandman". It's the mythical inpersonification of the black death (middle ages)..You can not translate the word "Angst" in one single word - it's a strong, groundless feeling of anxiety and fear .... it's used in amercian english as angst oder german angst.
"The black man" in Europe is something like the "Sandman" in the states. I remember when 50 years ago my grandmother kept telling me "If you don't behave the blackman will come and get you". I think it comes from the time when the Ottoman Empire (nowadays Turks) was thought to conquer Europe in Medieval times. I believe the song is condemning the European people racism towards the immigration wave that is going on in recent years.
I wish I knew this during the reaction!! damn!!!!!
Black in German can be litteral or more like dark so in this case a dark ominous figure that is going to get you. I agree that this is commentary on the refugee crisis in Europe and how the media fear mongers and brainwashes people. You will note in the last part where Till smashes the TV the color returns to the scene. If we stop believing in the media and politicians messages of fear and hatred, color will return to our world.
ehm actually not so sure about that... there is a folklore of the black man thats similar to slanderman. as a kid i always though that . But german wikipedia page says its coming from the black death (Pest) plague in europe and tought the kids to run away from infected people and not get touched which fits perfectly with the game rules we played as kids
@@BlackPegasusRaps the real question is why haven't you started taking german language classes yet? :D
@@BlackPegasusRaps Another good translation would be Boogeyman. Schwarzer Mann = Black Man has nothing to do with racism, in the medival times they had the Black Death and later on the people told their kids that if they are not polite the Black Man will come and get them. But in this context it's not a black colored man they mean it's a black dressed man which is outside in the dark.
As far as I know the „Black man“ dates back to medieval times and is a personification of the death.
There is also game called „Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann“ („Who is afraid of the black man“) which also dates back to the 18th century.
But I have to admit, even with German being my native language I’m not quite sure how to interpret the lyrics, especially in combination with the video. But I personally don’t think that this whole thing has something to do with race, it is more about a fear of of the unknown in general.
really. This is so interesting. I’m not triggered either way just curious. This video was crazy.
It's the black man because all you see is a shadow or a silhouette.@@BlackPegasusRaps
🤟👍 kenn ich auch so
Yeah but for me the more precise Translation in the context of the video would be the boogy man not the Black man
Du weißt nicht wie du den Text interpretieren sollst? Sorry. Was gibt es da falsch zu interpretieten? Natürlich ist es nicht rassistisch gemeint. Kein Verständnis!!! Und du bist deutsch? *Kopfschüttel*
It's easier to think of it as a Shadow Man, since he's always in the dark, creeping.
“It’s all the band members but they look crazy” …welcome to rammstein dude
It's as usual for Rammstein a play on words. Schwarzer Mann can be either the black man or the bogeyman. It's about crowd control by the media keeping the viewers in constant fear. As you can see in the end as Dad destroys the TV things change from black and white to a more differentiated color scheme. Fun fact the chocolate glazed marshmallow sweets historically were called negro kisses or negro heads in german and are now called chocolate kisses. So there is clearly a link to racism and change in attitude nowadays. The song is heavily influenced by the so called "refugee crisis" in Germany and the color scheme in the beginning is black red white which were the colors of the nazi flag even the wheel on the speakers desk resembles the swastika. Right wingers were trying to profit from the "refugee crisis".
I saw the chocolate kisses pointing out more as a critique on what we focus on. Like instead of finding a solution to the refugee crisis (they just watch at it on TV), the people get themselfs off on how great they are, that they changed the name of a candy, while its clearl that the least of the problems the people in these camps have is what some candy is called.
this one is really packed with layers of meaning - from media-fearmongering, to racial prejudice, immigration policy, politicians polemics, (american) gun-culture or more explicitly gun-lobby supported fearmongering by the media (to sell more guns, and security equipment --> the cheerleaders dancing next to the dictator and then going around the neighbourhood seeling bricks, barbwire and guns), development of paranoia and more. Rammstein at their best.
Angst, and watching reactions to it especially thought-provoking, because you get such diverse interpretations on it.
that chocolate at the end is a Schokokuss - chocolate-kiss (before it was "N....kuss" ->n-word-kiss) making the song even more explicit. the whole outro in itself can be about "the grass is greener on the other side" mentality as well (also applies to 80s still divided Germany, especially given their outfits/set)
der schwarze Mann hat nichts mit Rassismus zu tun, sondern ist die Mittelalterliche Personifikation des Todes...
Rammstein, the world's most successful German music export in recent years, will play in Munich's Olympic Stadium, from Wednesday to Sunday on four evenings and in front of up to 250,000 fans
Oh boy, the second i heard the lyric schwartzen man, i instantly knew what it was about, but i also knew anyone non European will think of racism.
I'm balkan, and i remember when we were kids we also had a tag game/rhyme about the "black man", which means Boogeyman for americans. I can barely remember the rhyme but basically, kids were all huddled together, going in a circle, chanting and counting the hours in the day, each kid had a number corresponding to those hours. They sang how " it's 1 o'clock, the black man hasn't arrived, it's 2 o'clock, he hasn't arrived etc"....and then randomly, suddenly, at 5 for example, they all scream that he has arrived and is coming for everyone. The kid that had the number "5" was "it", and he instantly started to chase and tag while everyone else scattered and ran. In our imagination, it was like.... slender man. Most of us were drawing or imagining a today's version of slender man, all black like a shadow.
"Alle haben angst, vorm schwarzen Mann" means as everyone is afraid of the Boogeyman, which even is a ChildGame we played in school, when one Person the "Schwarze Mann" trys to catch as many Persons as he can by runing across the Place and try to catch everyone else, until they cross his starting Line.
It implicates in the End the effect of Media with the "Connection" from "Old Tales", Like he said at the Start of the Song
Good evening from Germany. I must admit I follow you for about a year now and I love your reactions, your first times, your agains with guests. I am not in hip hop that much, but you are the one reaction guy on youtube I follow for a longer period. Why? You are always honest, true, emotional. Thanks for your content, your passion and your way of reaction. Thanks for great moments, emotions. Have a great, wish you all the best.
its a song about the fear of the unknown that a shadowman or shadow government is gonna come for you and your family its a song also about the apparent uncontrolled immigration certain parts of the media put out to the point of hysteria which most of us watch on our phones. the messaging is also reminiscent of the old east germany where rammstien hails from where everyone was a potential informant and the whole population lived in fear of the knock on the door from the stasi.
Adieu has to be your next reaction. It's an experience.
Pls note 2 - it's important that after the destruction of the TV the world becomes colourful again ;-D
The translation of ‘black man’ has been explained by others but shows how misinterpretations can cause so many problems….. a very simplified translation is the Boogeyman
I can see why people might read into the "black man" lyric as it doesnt translate well, its the darkness/shadow/unseen rather than colour.
Keep the reactions going, enjoying them all, especially when you get your guests to come and sit through them too!
It's not often for a Rammstein song where you have to say "context!"
Great reaction as always, keep up the good work man! 😊
A story about fearmongering. Beginning with the kids: "Don´t go to the cellar/in the dark. The black man comes and get you". Today: "Don´t speak with the russians/your neighbours. They will kill all of us" (The song is from April 2022).
As a German-American, you'll just have to google a recipe for schwenkbraten and marinate and grill it yourself. That's the only option for us on this side of the pond.
Black Man is nursery rhyme/ game for children dating back to the times of the black plague/ bubonic plague /black death, the "Black Man" is equivalent to what you know as Boogeyman. It had nothing to do with skin color other than that infected people had black spots on their skin. Children were taught by play to stay away from the infected and the scary looking doctors and run to not get touched. One Kid screams: "Who is afraid of the Black Man? The other kid reply : "Nobody, Nobody" The first kid sreams: "And when he comes?" The other scream: "Then we run!" and start running. The Boogeyman/Black Man was also used to scare bad kids into good behavior (He is coming for you). The plague is gone but the game of catch stayed. Germans over 30 still know this game. With globalization came diversity of skincolor to Europe, so the game is not supported anymore due to misunderstandings. But Rammstein definitely uses it in a kind of word play / context play to criticize xenophobia and the trend to right-wing ideologies becoming popular again all over Europe and Germany.
I understand you’ve got boundaries but you’ve been doing great so far with Rammstein😊
Your Rammstein reactions are super geil
In Germany there is an old rhyme for childrens when they play tag.
"Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann? - Niemand! - Und wenn er kommt? - Dann laufen wir."
Translation: "Who is afraid of the black man? - No one! - And if he comes? - Then we run"
So i think it´s a reference to this rhyme and game. It shows, that racism and beeing afraid of everthing foreign is deeply rooted in society, when young children grew up with this.
Hey i am from Germany,Schwarzer Mann means art of Horror Boogeymann ect ,not the Human.
Fear" by Rammstein, the band deals with the concept of fear, particularly the fear of a dark, threatening figure that has been passed down from generation to generation. He speaks of children who are taught this fear from an early age, and of as adults still experience today. The song paints a vivid picture of a dark, oppressive figure that people shy away from just thinking about it. This figure absorbs people's fear, resulting in feelings of dread and paranoia as well as Lack of sleep due to constant vigilance. The chorus of the song states that "everyone is afraid of the black man", meaning that the fear is still very much alive, even if the object of the fear itself is insignificant or insignificant may seem arbitrary. The fear of the unknown and its power over people is a powerful message that can still be felt today.and I think there is also a lot of criticism in the media because they also symbolically broke the televisions.
Greats from Germany
i always enjoy your thougths about the stuff from Rammstein. Really expressiv how you try to understand this art
I'm from Germany. This isn't necessarily about race. In Germany "Der Schwarze Mann" (The Black Man) isn't a person of african heritage(!), it is more like the boogie man who comes at night to hurt you. AGAIN "der Schwarze Mann" is not describing a human "race"!
Edit: On Wikipedia it says "Der Schwarze Mann" (The Black Man) is a personification of death / the black death / the pest.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_schwarze_Mann
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzer_Tod
This music video reminds me what my brother always told me:
that even seemingly trivial statements have the power to take root in our minds, cultivating fear and uncertainty. Rammstein has once again demonstrated how they can convey profound messages through their music. 🧠 💭 ❤
Greetings from Germany/Berlin 🌺
I love all your (first) reaction videos.
Especially to Rammstein! I was born in 1991 - or as I/ we say, "child of the 90s" (tube televisions, receivers, VHS, cassettes, Walkman, Windows Media Player with all the individual psychedelic backgrounds, MTV and Viva and so on). I can't remember the exact year, when I was consciously aware of the band - but to this day their music is part of my life! Added to this is Till's unique voice! Always captivating! Rammstein drives my pulse, my body, everything - like a rush that pushes me up. Pure energy for me. Always I love with their works! ❤😍🔥
Im just watching your reaction, and im so sorry for you, that you were let alone, with the lyrics and no chance of the knowing, what they mean by that. Its me again ( the teacher). An interpretation is not needed any longer, cause the writers before me, did it well. I just want to explain the main lyric "who is afraid in the black man". Like someone before wrote, its a children game, we play in school, till today. But the "black man" has nothing to do with a skincolour. 200 years ago, this game was already known in Germany, but its beginning is very old. The oldest roots are from the 14th century, when the "plague" was in germany, it was also called "black death". And from this time, the children played this game "who is afraid in the black man?". The "black" meant an infected human, and by touching, you can infect others, till there is just one left. And because of that well known sentence in all over germany, Rammstein used this line for there song.
"the black man" is just a poor translation - you would translate it correctly as a bogeyman or a nightmare-phantom - the term it is based on a traditional (and outdated afaik) childrens game. => en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_bulldog_(game)#Black_Man - but in everyday language it is more like a unreasonable fear of what eventually could happen - in the video this is represented by the wall-building and so on - and the entertainment-machinery is pushing this or has a part in building it too.
Consider that Rammstein has created this song with alternate interpretations similar to other songs they've done in the past. Du Hast for example with the "You Have" versus "You Hate" and the duality.
With all that is going on in the world and the divide pushed by politics, it makes sense this song would want someone to interoperate it as "afraid of the black man" in a racial context.
However, people can also refer to 'the man in black' as 'the black man'. From what I've gathered, the "Black Man" in Germany is the equivalent of the boogeyman. This is further validated in the video by the use of the straight jacket, wild hair, underworld-like groups of figures, and creepy face on the screens.
They did a fantastic job making a video where people will see what they want to see. If you are racially charged, you will probably think the video is highlighting the concept of racism. Others will have seen past this to the darkness and things of nightmares as if they were apart of a horror movie or faced with a boogeyman/slenderman/insert-spooky-character-here type of being.
I think the German chocolates they are eating at the end which has a... "troubled" past name that was changed because they were racist, are a pretty clear indication that it is directly referencing race as one of the themes, if you are racially charged or not.
It's not just about Race, but it's not even questionable that its one of the components being referenced.
@@2good4name Negerkuss (Negro-Kiss) was the old name.
The worst song by Rammstein in terms of context. Here in Germany, the open borders policy has led to a 2.5-fold increase in crimes against sexual self-determination within 8 years. Does anyone have any idea what this means for the people and victims? To speak of "unjustified fear" here mocks the victims and is simply unspeakably stupid
@@tomscharfseher3695 It is even more prescient. To you, those people, those immigrants, they aren't people, all individuals with their own stories, their own struggles, their own reasons to come here. To you, they are threats to be curbed. They are the schwarzen mann.
i think you can look at this video and draw parallels to what's currently going on in this country....i know they are a German band and red has its connotations to Germans, but its a symbolic color in this country too....go back and rewatch this again....
'Black man' referred in this song is what you call the Boogie man. Great that you did another Rammstein reaction, love it
The whole song is about FEAR literal translation... or to be afraid...
The part which goes "Everyone is afraid of the black man" was translated to what each word means literally, not to what the phrase mean... but with Rammstein, you can't just think with LITERAL translations, heck, you can't assume that there is just ONE MEANING to it all.
That part he is repeating a song, played or taught to kids, by their parents or grandparents, when they either don't behave, or did something wrong, with the idea to scare them, and make them not repeat that bad deed. In Brazil we used to hear either stories or songs about 2 folklore beings that terrorize small children that don't behave, "Cuca" ( a Witch that has a Crocodile body, that can speak, and that eats kids that don't behave) and "Boi da Cara Preta" (a Black Faced Bull, that takes the kid that is scared of grimaces)... In USA I do believe it is somewhat alike to the "Boogey Man", and in Germany it is the "Schwarzen Mann".
So it's more likely that that part is sayin' "Everybody is afraid of the Boogey Man!" or "All Fear the Boogey Man!".
And the Video brings more to it, 'cause now, not only the song is talking about FEAR and BEING AFRAID, but the video is giving the HINT to WHO or WHAT the Boogey Man is, and also what that FEAR makes people do to FEEL SAFE in response.
Bro you have to react to the song Rammstein-Rammstein the live version from 2019. For me it is one of the best live performences from Rammstein
Angst means fear. The entire song is about how media (mainstream or social) fuel fear and hatred amongst different groups. English, as an FYI uses a great deal of German words (Angst is one, Cranky is another - from Kranken(haus) or sick house, meaing hospital, Krank means sick etc.) That said this entire song is about how we need to stop being so afraid of strangers, and others.
I don't know to what Rammstein songs you reacted already and to figure it out in the playlist is too difficult for me as I am lacking of strength due to illness but I would like to recommend the following songs:
Du riechst so gut (live Hellfest 2016)
Ohne dich (Official Video)
Puppe (live 2019)
Mutter (live Paris)
Mein Herz brennt Piano Version (Official Video)
Klavier (live Berlin 1998)
Ich will (live Hurricane Festival 2016)
Seemann (live 2016)
Sehnsucht (live Moscow 2019 multicam version)
Wiener Blut (live Wacken)
Was ich liebe (live 2019)
Bro u got to my fav rammstein Song I hear this song till today and its still a masterpiece
10:38 I like that u got the connection there. Most people get one or the other not both.
through media the things the "father threatend" the kids with to keep them in control not to missbehave are way louder or spread so everyone in the country gets afraid from "the black men" - the "others". It's framing you to think its them and us.
Also media uses "the black men" or refugees or just diffrent people in general as a tool to divide everyone from another
The moment Media/TV gets silent we go back to the ways of family, love, and friendship. Thats what we are- humans.
Greetings, another great reaction to a band that I am a huge fan of and have been following for about 17 years and I liked your reactions, another one I would recommend Ich Will or Du riechst so gut live aus berlin 1998 Greetings from Far Europe from Slovakia
Hi, black P, thats Rammstein on its own,you know,there twice meanings. In Germany the parents say to there not following and get crazy Kids: if you are not come to your sences, the black man ( Boogie man) or ( an dark and evil man) get you.but the other meaning is the Refugees and Immigration and the fear for this and the strangements. I call it in german: Fremdenangst ( a fear for or of Strangers).thats crazy, my meaning.
Should react to Rammstein Benzin live at Madison Square Garden.
Pls note - in the end-scene they are eating "Schokoküsse" (choclate kisses) which where called "N*gerküsse" ("N*gro kisses") up until ca. 20 years ago. Maybe it's a picture for europe/america nourishing on the rest of the world....
Hi from Germany, sadly you took the wrong exit here. The song has absolutely nothing to do with racism etc.
Rammstein here is referring to the impact the media has on all off us today, a good hint is the scene where
the story got the colour back when Till destroyed the TV!
Anyway, i like your reactions hope you continue the Rammstein content here.
Anthony Ray did this one too. And his take on it is interesting. He was watching a video with English subtitles. Which was helpful.
Maybe you B P could get ih touch with him. To get his take on it.
His reaction is worth watching too. For anyone that's interested.
Hi there from an old guy from Germany. I love your reactions a lot, I love your humour, your intelligent and deep thoughts and your passion for good music as well.
This one is almost impossible for you to fully understand not only because of the different language but also because you may have only little insight of whats going on in Germany. I'll try to explain a few things from my point of view.
Germany is not the country that it used to be 10 years ago. Covid, dramatic economic decline, inflation, the Russian war on Ukraine and millions of refugees (Arabs, Ukrainians, African people and others) created a society full of Angst (fear).
To me "Angst" is an anti racist and pro refugee song. The Black Man has a double meaning. In German it means the Bogeyman but of course it can also mean literally a black male. And then it's a synonyme for the stranger, the people who come to Germany to find help and protection from war and violence.
The black lady and her child are a clear reference to refugees and to the sad reality compared to what some sort of media like to portray.
To fully understand the situation You have to know that - in cobtrast to US and UK and France - there was always only a very small percentage of black people.
To give you an impression of the last 10 years in Germany I would say that people and politicians and media had a very friendly and helping attitude towards the refugees (slogan was refugees welcome) but that the mood is slowly changing as the severe economic crisis is growing.
And thats probably what the song is about. That Angst (fear) isnt a good leader but humanity and solidarity and a closer look to reality.
Sorry for my bad English, I hope you could understand a little bit of what I tried to say
All the best for you and keep on going with your great work!
You explained it very well. You are very articulate. Thank you.
As a french (with creole origins) living in the Netherlands, it's sad to hear that you did not feel comfortable in France. Since a satyric newspaper called Charlie Hebdo found their employes killed by 2 extremists in 2015 followed by another attack a few months later at the popular Live concert Hall, the Bataclan in Paris, it is not the same country. France lost 130 people to extremist attacks that year and several hundreds of casualties as well. Some french are afraid like on the video you reacted. It's a shame especially when I know that we created during the french revolution (Bastille day) in 1789 the Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizens. First article says Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Fear is the greatest motivator but also the greatest manipulator.
Each time I see this video the colors remind me of an old german flag at the time ruled by insaned leaders and elected by a frightened population.
At least once in every Rammstein reaction: "Yo, that´s crazy!" and "What is going on?" lol :D
With Till why have only one message when you can have two or three. It's about racism, it's about media fearmongering, it's about anti immigration, it's about political fearmongering.
There're several Ramstein videos with excellently (and correctly) translated subtitles out there on YT. I recommend prefering these over the original ones esp for reaction videos.
Actually, the “Boogie Man” isn’t meant. It is the fear of strangers or foreigners. greetings from Munich, Germany. S. .
As many alredy pointed out the "black man" (this is just a literal translation) is a sort of monstrous figure used to scare children with bad behaviour, like the Bogeyman in North America. But here Rammstein are playing with words to criticize actual politics in some European countries. Europe is facing an incontrollable immigration from Africa and Middle East since several years, because of all the civil wars and isalmic terrorism raising in these regions, and many far right politicians in many countries are using this situation to scare people about these immigrants (mostly black skinned persons), and in some contries they also won elections and already tried to close borders with other EU countries violating the Schengen treaty (stating free movement inside EU countries) and also some of them proposed to fire from warship to the boats these immigrants use to cross Mediterranean sea.
The ending ties the whole thing together. The song is about fear of the boogeyman, but the double meaning is that the boogeyman is the government and how it controls our fear. We are afraid of things sometimes because we have been told to be. When you watch the end you see the different people all watching each other and there is a fear because they don’t truly know the other. As Till destroys the TV all the color comes back and they no longer live on the dark or in fear. And since black man has two meanings they intentionally tie in the racism part through the images as well.
In germany there is/was a game childrens played called "who is afraid of the black man". Its playing catch and the one who is the catcher yelled "WHO IS AFRAID OF THE BLACK MAN???" and then he runs around catching childs. It means the "catcher" is the black man. Its from a time a person with another color was only seen by sailors and they told storys of freaky looking black mans that could outrun everyone. Today the game is just called "catch" but i´m growing up in the 90´s still played the "racist" version without knowing for what it stands for. Today its nothing special to see people from all over the world. You as an american never had this issues because the whole USA was formed from people coming from all over the world. They just invented racism we know it today. In europe there was simply a time each country thought to be superior over each other and people from out of europe just wasnt worth talking about in a good way other than collect money and stuff.
i think it's no coincidence that it was released during the pandemic...... ;-)
Heyyyy :) i live in Germany and yes it means the Boogie man. A Shadow Figure that come´s to naughty children to fetch them. You make great Videos. Thanks for this.
This song fucks so hard dude
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Schwarzer Man, would be translated as Black Man, but refers to something more traditionally akin of a Boogieman.
With the visuals of the MV its also about media fearmongering. Actually I've seen videos of some live peromances of this song, havent gone to one myself yet but will in July, where Till changes it from "Alle haben angst vorm schwarzen Mann" to "alle haben angst vor Lindemann"
this video is so wild
Hi, there are two meanings for "Schwarzer Mann" in German, you can translate it with "black man" and also with "boogieman". But you can find a lot of ambiguities in this video, for example at the end they eat a candy that had a banned name, today we know them as foam kisses, but in the past they were actually called n**** kisses. And there are actually still Karens in Germany today who say "I've always called these things like that and I want to continue to do so!". I'm ashamed of these people! Times change and that's a good thing, maybe that's why Till brings color back into the video at the end to deviate from our gray thinking and think about the future with color.
German here. Funny what language does to you. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear "black man" in English is a man who has darker colored skin. Whereas in German when I hear "der schwarze Mann" (meaning "THE Black Man") or "Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" (literally meaning "fear of the black man") , I immediately think of the boogeyman and not any darker skinned person. It all depends on the article. "schwarzer Mann" = colored person, "der schwarze Mann" = boogeyman
the black man here is the "Boogeyman" in Germany, the fear of the unknown, also a child's game without any racial meaning. Translation is important.
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Black man is not about skin colour in this song though. The song is not about racism or anything like that.
Im german, on another reaction video i found a nice breakdown of the song that i think is very good.
"This song goes very deep. First, "schwarzer Mann" literally translated means black man, but the "schwarze Mann" is also the german version of the boogey man. When you listen to the song without the video, it seems to be simply about fear, maybe about the unknown in peticular. The video then gives it its depth as it shows typical german neighboursin their garden being happy and talking to each other.
But then over night, they go on the internet and get brainwashed (more or less literally) and the next day they don't trust each other anymore. And not just that, they build walls, surveil the others with cameras and even buy guns as protection against the others. In the mean time, Till, clearly mad, is taken to a podium and spreads his crazy believes. This is also reminsiscent of politicans giving speeches. The red cables take his message (or evil energy) to the others, you can even see the cables when they're looking at their computers. In their literal black and white they were manipulated by a maniac who sparked fear in them which makes them attack the others. But then, in the end, Till destroys the TV, the access to News, media, etc. and their views and the world around them literally becomes more colorful and diverse.
Finally, the band is eating Dickmanns in the end which were originally called Negerkuss (N**gerkiss), but got a new name a few years ago because of obvious reasons. Similarly, the kids game "Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" (Who's afraid of the black man (boogey man)) was critisied for its name, but i think it hasn't been changed yet. So they also draw attention to the racism part of the topic. Not only because of the term "schwarzer Mann", but also because racism is a common consequence of the fear that media and the internet spread. The song is not a critic of the internet as a whole though, it just draws attention on how easy it is to get influenced and radicalised on the internet and also by the media in general. It also touches on the fact that some politicians use this to gain power."
Black Man = The Boogie Man ...if I'm not wrong
Of course, just because someone says black man, the racist card must be drawn. Getting so tired of it
You have to listen to the song ohne dich from Rammstein
"schwarzer mann" transalte to "boogie man"
Grüße aus Deutschland ✌️ Rammstein ist der Hammer, Beste deutsche Band
Why dont you Just watch the ones with subtitles ? You can't understand anything thei're saying
Agreed, a lot is lost when just reading the lyrics without the context of the visuals to go along with it and the lyrics BP uses are horrible sometimes. There are much better translations out there
Notice how the guy don't step out of the circle on the grund after smashing the tv, and it sounds like the music is about to start again. That's the cycle of hatred, violence and apathy.
They eat Schaumküsse, earlier called Negerküsse oder Mohrenköpfe, which is rassist. The video is really good, also the little details.
There is so much creativity in the lyrics and especially the videos. Rammstein is unrivalled in this respect. The black man is a historical, let's say fairytale, figure in Germany. It has nothing to do with black-skinned people. More a scary person.
Yes
Rock and roll was taking the flames long before rap ever come around. Elvis shaking his hips Led Zeppelin Kiss all the way through Iron Maiden being devil worshipers. Rock and roll was taking the flames for a long time by the general society. Some of the rap stuff with the violence and the blatant type stuff deserved it to a degree and there were some rock and metal songs and bands and that deserved it as well. 🤟
it has nothing to do with racism, its a childs play song, who fears the bogeyman, but in germany, long time ago it was who fears the black man (;
In case nobody else told you yet, "Schwarzen mann" translates to "black man", but in Germany it refers to "the Boogieman".
If you see a greyed text on Genius, next time click on it because that's someone who have put in a description/explanation of the specific word or sentence.
Like already mentioned the old kid's game "Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" is a part of the lyrics. It's old and doesn't relate to the race of a man but the "black man" refers to the black death - pestilence and in a wider meaning death itself. Fear of illness and death. But it DOES also relate to any kind of immigrants/refugees (who in the case of Europe also come from African states). So the media-pushed angst/anxiety from being touched by something that causes bad luck and which also may come from "refugees flooding your country and taking away your jobs and wealth" can all be put into the context of the song/video/lyrics. The dads in the circle built up their walls ... in real or in mind ... also towards their own neighbors.
So ... the black man isn't meant at first to go into racism but can also be used for it.
Sorry man, but I think Joy (#rammstein #angst #EmpressJoyJean #reaction) has seen more and understood it much better. ;-) And as @romanoperelli7018 hinted at at the beginning, the song is ambiguous. On the one hand, naughty children were greeted with the words "... if you're not well-behaved, then you'll go to the dark cellar and that's where the black man will come for you." and on the other hand, the media coverage is fueling the fear of "black" migrants. This is the reason why Till destroys the TV at the end of the video and thus light and color come back to life. And before I forget, the government is trying to dictate everything, including our use of language. What the band eats at the end of the clip has been popularly called "Negro Kiss" (chocolate-covered marshmallow) for decades, but this term is now strictly forbidden...
They are indeed progressive, at some point they had to defend themselves of being nazis etc. so they recorded the song "Links 2-3-4", with nice lyrics explaining that their heart is on the left... :)
It's definitely worth a reaction too!
Denying being a collectivist by pledging allegiance to different kind of collectivism is like saying "Oh, I'm not right wing - I love Milton Friedman."
"We're gonna build a beautiful wall."
Germany - The Boogeyman/Sandman is known as “Der Schwarze Mann” (The Black Man). This does not refer to the colour of his skin, but to the fact that he likes hiding in dark places - in the closet, under children’s bed, or in the forest at night.
In Germany there is also a children game “Wer Hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Man?” (Who fears the black man?), which is essentially a game of tag, but the one who’s “it” is “The black man” - which, again, doesn’t refer to the skin color.
ADIEU next thank you
As many others have explained, the 'bla😅ck man' isn't really related to race or skin color but more to the black death. It's an very old term, and would be better translated with bogeyman. But the fact that's called the black man, of course is also a reference to racism. I think they are playing again with the double meaning of this.
My interpretation of the song is that it describes how certain politicians with the help of mass media stirr up fear in the population, in this case fear of immigrants. The people were living a 'normal and happy' life, until they get scared and try to protect themselves, until they go crazy and everything collapses.
At the end, when they watch TV, everything is black and white. Only when Till starts to destroy the TV, the color comes back.
The boogie man moves in the dark that’s why it’s named as such. There’s also historical context which another person mentioned in the comments.
The interpretations of the meaning of the Black Man here in the comments are correct.
I think it has something to do with the different information bubbles, especially in the Corona period. This in turn can generally be attributed to groups (bubbles) that think differently. In the coronavirus era, there was solidarity and adherence to the rules and, on the other hand, a cocktail of people concerned about democracy, conspiracy theorists and right-wing extremists. (All over the world)
The worst song by Rammstein in terms of context. Here in Germany, the open borders policy has led to a 2.5-fold increase in crimes against sexual self-determination within 8 years. Does anyone have any idea what this means for the people and victims? To speak of "unjustified fear" here mocks the victims and is simply unspeakably stupid
Man you have to watch Rammstein auslander video is kind of fun lirics but in the video itself there's a lot simbolisims that you figure it out easily tho.
Story of the song is some crazy people around us is influenced by social media and all of us is following them.
At the end you can see if he destroyed the TV the color comes back
I've never commented on a RUclips video before but I feel I have to put your mind at rest about Angst. I am a massive Rammstein fan from England. After originally hearing this song, I did some research. Apparently in Germany, pre-dating the modern 'angst' towards black men, naughty children were threatened with the Black Man. This goes back further than Africans being described as 'black', which I think dates to mid-19th century America. However, Rammstein songs are rarely about one thing, and I believe it is also about irrational fear of foreigners and racism. Added to this is the comment about the toxic aspects of the Internet. A man in a straight-jacket sends his madness direct to other people through the Internet. Cheerleaders of the hateful ideas spread them and call otherwise respectable people to arms, and instead of joking with neighbours over low fences, instead people build walls and arm themselves. This is in contrast to people who genuinely have fear in their lives, who watch on passively from behind their barbed wire. This is my interpretation anyway. Peace!
also interesting are the colors: black, white and red - like in the flag of the German Empire and the Nazis. That's different to "Deutschland" where the predominant colors in most shots were black, red and yellow/gold.
Also: Only when the media cannot be consumed anymore (the TV is destroyed) you get to see the world in all colors - but the band members still are clothed in "conservative" colors and clothing, reminiscent of the 1950s or so.
I’m from Germany and in my mind the video is about everything that happens in Germany since a few years, there are more and more people thinking far right because we have a more likely left government that don’t really do a good job.
The last years more people buy guns, get cameras in their homes, talking bad about refugees etc.
Since then also far right parties have grown bigger and bigger and the press isn’t that unpolitical as it was.
Germany is sadly going down at the moment, everything getting more expensive, we have so much more poor people than years before and everyone just think about themselves, getting extreme egoistic.
"Schwarzer Mann" or the Black Man, is basically our Bogeyman man. THOUGH, that said, this is Rammstein and all their stuff is charged with dual meanings
The phrase "Fear of the black man" in German "Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" was literally not used as a racist phrase. In my opinion it can be translated with the "Fear for the Boogey Man" in Englisch culture. It was told to children to make them follow the adults will and orders. Phychological thread instead of physical punishment. For the same reasons tales where founded. They embetted bad behaviour and its consequences in a thrilling story and make them a enduring lesson for children. Such kind of education -thank god - has become more and more unpopular these days. The lyrics show these education methods as the beginning of a scared character for the whole life.
I think this song is pretty hard to understand for somebody who is not a native german speaker. And its probably pretty hard to translate it including the full meaning into a different language.
It´s typically rammstein again a word play: "who is afraid of the black man" is of course a question and its a old german children run game. The song is about manipulation of fears in media and was written when we had a big debate in europe and germany about, how to handle with refugees coming from syria and africa, actually we still have this debate.
The band members in the garden are a synonyme for the people, who where manipulated by the media, that they have to protect themselfes from strangers, building walls and security cameras and weapons to protect their borders against the strangers/refugees .... and at the end: refugees seeing all the hate against them.... sitting in the refugees camps under badest conditions and we watch them eating choclate in our warm and safe house... for me that one was one of the best songs of their latest album.