Thanks ToSa, I think they will have a lasting impact for years. They made an impact on my best friends sons way back in the 90’s and almost 30 years later We are reacting to them!!
Good reaction. This is about fear culture and control from childhood (to make kids behave out of fear of the boogeyman) to adulthood (induce fear by media to keep adults under control). Looking forward to see more reactions from you 😊 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Lyrics in Rammstein are very multilayered -- as you already have seen in many of their other songs. To me it speaks to the fear of other and how it is being fed -- albeit your surroundings, media
I agree Forkless. I get a feeling it’s a slap in the face to Commercialism. Also, not only the fear created by this but the walls people are putting up. The isolation really makes me sad. Wolfman
They are an extraordinary band and they'll be sorely missed when they finally call it quits. I thought Till's vocal delivery on this, especially at the breakdown, is so powerful it moved me to tears. His commitment is amazing, he lays it all out there, even after all this time. I've still to see a reaction video where it has such an effect on the listener.
Amazing great reaction again...the song and video is literally what happens now to anyone of us...fear is everywhere, educated of feeded by media...real or not..."Sonne ","Ich will","Mein Teil"live and "Mann gegen Mann"the official but the concert one next choices...for Booboo and Buster😄😉❤️🤘
Very nice analysis of the song and the video. It's true, black man means a fearful figure for children in German. It has nothing to do with a dark-skinned person. The black man is more of a silhouette or dark shadowy figure that children are scared of. Greetings from Germany.
"Schwarzer Mann" in this context primarely means "Boogey Man". However, I think Rammstein liked that it also means "Black Man". Because this kind of fear of other people they are describing is strongly interwoven with the fear of people from poorer countries that have a different skin color. For example, many Europeans fear that the flood of refugees from Africa will never stop and eventually destroy "white" Europe. Similar to the situation of the USA and South/Central America.
Thanks Dagda!! That’s what I got out of it as well. The same bias is happening with people coming in from the south and from Asia. As a race, we can act so stupid
The things they are eating at the end are nowadays called Schokokuss (chocolate kiss), but they used to be called Negrokuss (negro kiss) in German. They've been renamed some years ago after considerable debate about the name. This was an issue in many European countries. In French for example they were called "negro head". Rammstein's eye for detail shows again.
Thank you, bless you! You've dobe my favourite recent Rammstein's music video ♥️ I love literally everything about it - beginning with a song itself, through the colours used, ending with the mesaage. The way how they have shown how "mad" politicians inject fear into the minds of happy, friendly citizens with use of media is so simple, yet extremely catchy. The style of the video is so eye-catching that we're sucked into it just like these poor people are. And more fear is injected into our minds, we feel more and more uncomfortable, we spend our money to build little prisons for ourselves - and treat absolutely everybody as a potencial threat. See how well we've been played during the pandemic... and every other crisis that happened. Everytime we are being scared and all we need to do is sacrifice "a little bit" of our freedom, of our privacy. And yet we realise, that those who tend to protect us, are actually abusing us. And you definitely need to do "Zeit" next 😁 Use the video from educatedmarine, or just the autotranslated CC's like here - these are good enough 🙂 And one thing: although "Schwarze Mann" is boogeyman, you need to take into regrd that Rammstein love to play with words. That's why we have these women who seem to be trapped in refugee camp during migration crysis, that's why during credits they are eating desserts once called "maur's head" (now official name was changed) and so on... Have a nice day! ☺️
I think angst is a good description of what social media and by extension the news media perpetuates because it's what sells. Like the way people slow down to look at an accident, horrible things draw people's attention and it gets views and thus generates money, but seeing that stuff constantly has its toll on everyone. You eventually end up where people are looking for these things where they don't exist as a way to promote themselves or their business, creating false fear and panic.
Great reaction. If you're interested they make small videos with the making of of their song videos. They are very interesting!!! Another great song you could react to is mein land.
Greetings and Love from Germany again 💚. ..awe, SueSue, you have to forgive your Wolfman. He's rude, a little mad and confused this weekend. I can understand that, cause last friday/saturday we've had the last 'Superfullmoon' for this year. The next one will appear in March 2023. Hihi..please don't mind. I would love to have a drink with you guy's. Icetea sounds great cause he have here in fakkin hot Germany bout 32°grad celsius. (about 89,6 Grad Fahrenheit, i guess)
as a native german speaker of course I get all the little plays with the words but I must admit, that I didn’t thought that you got the message that good even if the translation in the subtitles are wrong as you mentioned
The lyrics were poorly translated. "Der schwarze Mann" or "Black man" has two meanings in this video. One, it refers to the Boogeyman. The hook of the Song goes "Who's afraid of the boogeyman?". Which is a kids school game in Germany, in which one kid plays the boogeyman (standing in field A) and yells "Who's afraid of the boogeyman?" and all other kids (standing in field B) "nobody", and the boogeyman goes "but when he comes?", all other kids: "then we run" and the kids are starting to run towards the bogeyman (across the middle field). The bogeyman tries to get to field B and on its way catching the kids by tapping them three time on the shoulder. They them selfs trying to get to field A by dodging the boogeyman. If the boogeyman catches a kid, it then becomes the boogeymans helper and is supposed to catch other kids. Then the next round begins in the opposite direction. Obviously the game ends, when only one kid is left. In the Video it means that fear of the boogeyman (or the unknown) spreads human by human. Maybe referring to groups like Q-Anon or flat earther or similar groups. One started the rumor and other people follow, mostly out of fear of the boogeyman. The second meaning is "The black man". Standing as a synonym for foreigners, more precisely refugees. As the war in Syria began, Germany was flooded with refugees. Some people were in fear of the unknown (mainly afraid of believers in islamic religion) and began to form groups against refugees or already existing nazi organisations became bigger. Spreading hatred and racism. Especially one incident was a great factor, where on new years eve 2015/2016, around 290 (that authorities know of) north African and Arabien man, sexually assaulted many woman by groping during a "party" at the Cologne main train station and Cologne cathedral. The Media at first was restrained to fully report about the matter. Because they knew what would happen. They knew about the uprising that would happen on a topic like this. And of course, it happened. There even were discussions of changing the law. In the end of the video you see the band members sitting on the couch eating candy. It is called "Schaumküsse (foam kisses) or "Schokoküsse (chocolate kisses)". It's a very sweet mouse like foam, made out of sugar on a small waffle, covered with chocolate. Before 2005, the candy was called "Negerküsse (negro kisses)" or "Mohrenköpfe (moor heads / negro heads)". I think it's obvious why the renaming happened, although the name was never intended to be insulting. But it symbolizes the bivalence of most racist people. Being against (or in fear of) foreigners but also enjoying certain things that foreigners had brought to our Country. Side note: foam kisses were not invented by black people obviously, but from the Danish and it is 200 years old. In other Countries like France, Belgium and Netherlands they also were called "negro kisses" or something similar. So it is not a German phenomenon.
The Boogey Man is called "black man" in Germany because he is a dark figure, when this term developed people with black skin color weren't even thought of because there were hardly any dark skinned people in Germany at this time, only after WWII with Germany becoming open to the world anbd even more in the recent years with the migrant crisis because of the wars, Germany became multicultural regarding POC. The kids game "Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" (Who fears the black man) (which till cites in the lyrics) is said to be established as part of the plague games in medival times to teach children to stay away from strangers an sick people with black spots (the plague) on their skin, and is a game of catch that is/was famous among german kids until my childhood 30 years ago. One kid screams "Who fears the black man?" the others scream "nobody does" then the first kid asks "and if/when he comes?" the other reply "then we run!" and the game starts. Now with the new demography in germany the game might send the wrong singnals to kids (being misunderstood) therefore most people don't teach it anymore to their kids. Just like the word "Neger" which means "Negro" and is origninally non-discriminatory, is "banned" by society because migrants confuse it with the N-Word and it sound offensive to them. The Dickmanns Marshmallows were originally called "negro kisses"(translated) in germany but that was also banned (unofficially), this is not offtopic because it is exactly what the band is nibbeling on in the credits, which again shows, that Rammstein intentionally does not only speak about the Boogey man but also makes use of the double meaning saying "We treat/fear black people and cultural change like we fear the Boogeyman".
The expression "schwarzer Mann" goes back to the black plague, which killed 2/3 of people in Europe. The skin of the deseased turned black hence the name. Since it was also very contagious the fear was real.
Always duality in the lyrics... be open to that for each song. You're going to like the video for Zeit. But don't neglect the old lives...they are the bedrock and you can see the development of the band. I think the cheerleaders represent the masses, cheering on the mediocrity of what the tv/mainstream pushes on us. But that's the brilliance...my thoughts are just one possible meaning.
I love that definition!! I really wasn’t sure but my first thought was if some sort of comment on the middle class, mediocrity and mindlessly following the masses. I guess I looked at the guys with all the mowers and getting sucked into the tv’s But then there is the question of the walls…. Thoughts? Thanks Amy
@@SueSueandthewolfman Well, we all build walls, metaphorically, in our minds (closed minded), or brick and mortar. We just have look at the state of world politics to see how many, otherwise smart folks, have walled themselves off from the factual and decent... don't wanna debate politics...just my observation!
@@arnodobler1096 OH lordy...you said it! And I agree. I recently made a friend on the Nextdoor app...a staunch conservative...but a cat lover. I said, let's prove the world wrong and be friends, bc there's millions of other things to talk about... now we are total buds who hang out every week! We all need to remember what's important in life...like family and friendship, and MUSIC, which bring us together! I've introduced this guy to Nightwish (my factory reset!) And am taking him to see Rammstein next mo! And he doesn't listen to rock/metal! But...is exercising an open mind to have new experiences! And his son in law told him if he didn't go to the concert...he'd miss out on an amazing experience!
@@amygoodson-catlady I agree Amy, I’ve left many social media platforms due to politics We as humans have a long way to go, however maybe we are progressing trying to understand each other? I wonder…
As a European living in the US and traveled a lot.I've never ever seen people who are more scared of an imaginary boogeyman than here.Now I think it might be the yellow sunburst or something equally braindead.....sigh
The translation to "Bogeyman" is correct, but depending on the perspective (in society) it can be partially translated as black man (or, the fear of the foreign...).
This is indeed the " Boogey-Man " instead of black man. The main content however, the people are so much influenced by the media and daily fed with fear that causes no good to our society.
Yes it's the bogeyman. But it's not really about him. He is only representative of everything that frightens us today and we react out of fear with violence and ignorance. Governments, media up to our neighbors, Xenophobia.
There is a children's game in Germany called, who is afraid of the black man? Schwarzer Mann literally means black man. Historically, this meant the Grim Reaper. But it can also simply describe a person with dark skin. They change the original meaning of the children's game to address xenophobia.
Yes , they changed the meaning to decry modern days xenophobic issues… But the opinions about the games historical roots differ a lot more than you can guess - mostly they ara about some kind of "black dressed man" - one is about the chimney sweepers "painted black man" (by smut) - who were prejudged kidnapping the children - for me the most meaningful root is the "black death" - the personification of the pestilence (fits sooo perfekt to the principle of that game) Means - simply saying it's the grim reaper is the most unlikely interpretation...but historically absolutely not about an african (rooted) man
@@sarcasticconsultant378 Chimney sweeps have long been symbols of good luck. It is unlikely that they are meant. I don't know of any sources that claim that either. At the time of the plague in the Middle Ages and at least a hundred years later, the term Black Death was not even used for the plague. Moreover, the game in all its variants speaks of the Black Man, not the Black Death. And just because you like something because it seems plausible to you does not mean that it is correct. In this way, you quickly arrive at false convictions. Sources also suggest that there are older predecessors of the game. It may well be that it descended from ancient plague or death dances. And, besides, there's not much difference between plague and death, as one usually leads to the other. In both cases, the dark figure is in the end death.
Yeah it´´s the Boogey Man...the German word for the Boogey man is Schwarzer Man wich has nothing to do with Skin colour...he is just dressed in black and a really creepy person.
A bit late to the party and someone probably already pointed it out, but the scene at the end is not a happy one. It shows people blocking out the suffering of immigrants/asylum seekers, because it "taints" their day-to-day life. They would rather not acknowledge it at all to live their "colorful" normal lives.
the vidio and the song already want to show how the West reacts to people of other skin colors who flee to Europe or the USA or Australia etc. the US is building a wall on the Mexican border, the Europeans patrol with war and police ships in the Mediterranean to intercept all refugee boats. the Australians as well. the media often stir up fear. fear of terrorism , fear of the Russians and Chinese , fear of Muslims, fear of gays and lesbians, fear of refugees, fear of dissenters m fear of communists and anarchists, fear of blacks, ANGST ANGST ANGST. that is why the states are arming more and more because they are afraid of each other. billions upon billions for weapons. the south is afraid of the north, the west is afraid of the east, the east is afraid of the west, etc. and at the end of the vidio you see who you are basically afraid of, a mother from Africa with her children, who hoped for a better future, but again was only locked up behind barbed wire
Westfale There is a lot I agree with here. Especially the reoccurring theme of fear. I don’t know if I am as pessimistic as I want to believe we can change. Having grown up as a child during the civil rights movement and the Vietnamese war, I have seen amazing changes. I’m gonna keep love, kindness and tolerance in my life and believe that it will facilitate change, Thank you again
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Rammstein puts so much effort and money into the videos to offer their fans something extraordinary. I hope Rammstein's legacy lasts forever.
Thanks ToSa,
I think they will have a lasting impact for years.
They made an impact on my best friends sons way back in the 90’s and almost 30 years later We are reacting to them!!
What a masterpiece!!! Thanks guys! Next video: "Zeit" please. You will not regret it.
I’m putting it on the list Anders!!
oooooh yes...... and this is another masterpiece
Coming tomorrow !
@@SueSueandthewolfman Great! 🙂
Good reaction. This is about fear culture and control from childhood (to make kids behave out of fear of the boogeyman) to adulthood (induce fear by media to keep adults under control). Looking forward to see more reactions from you 😊 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Thank you so much, LH!! We will keep the reactions coming. Keep watching!!!
@@SueSueandthewolfman I will. You’ll love it. There’s so much to discover
Lyrics in Rammstein are very multilayered -- as you already have seen in many of their other songs. To me it speaks to the fear of other and how it is being fed -- albeit your surroundings, media
I agree Forkless. I get a feeling it’s a slap in the face to Commercialism. Also, not only the fear created by this but the walls people are putting up. The isolation really makes me sad.
Wolfman
I love Rammstein and this song is great ! I'm fan since the 90's till today and forever ! Greatings and love from germany ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Video of the year. For me 👌
Another great reaction, you both are fantastic thx for that
Thanks Cyberfriend!! We appreciate the kind words. Stick around for more!!!
Another awesome reaction guys, thanks 🙏 wolf man your getting no dinner lol
master piece
Rammstein Texte und Videos sind immer Extraklasse
Rammstein texts and videos are always top notch🙋♂🙋♂
This is so good from a great album - Zeit. Years of making music and they still show complete commitment and write brilliant songs.
They are an extraordinary band and they'll be sorely missed when they finally call it quits. I thought Till's vocal delivery on this, especially at the breakdown, is so powerful it moved me to tears. His commitment is amazing, he lays it all out there, even after all this time.
I've still to see a reaction video where it has such an effect on the listener.
Yes, this is very near to Nightwish Noice. The message is so strong, in both Videos
Glad you think so!
Another excellent reaction. Greetings from Germany 🙂
Amazing great reaction again...the song and video is literally what happens now to anyone of us...fear is everywhere, educated of feeded by media...real or not..."Sonne ","Ich will","Mein Teil"live and "Mann gegen Mann"the official but the concert one next choices...for Booboo and Buster😄😉❤️🤘
Absolutely Paris!! Thank you and these will go on the list, dedicated to Boo-boo and Buster!!
Very nice analysis of the song and the video. It's true, black man means a fearful figure for children in German. It has nothing to do with a dark-skinned person. The black man is more of a silhouette or dark shadowy figure that children are scared of. Greetings from Germany.
"Schwarzer Mann" in this context primarely means "Boogey Man". However, I think Rammstein liked that it also means "Black Man". Because this kind of fear of other people they are describing is strongly interwoven with the fear of people from poorer countries that have a different skin color. For example, many Europeans fear that the flood of refugees from Africa will never stop and eventually destroy "white" Europe. Similar to the situation of the USA and South/Central America.
Thanks Dagda!! That’s what I got out of it as well. The same bias is happening with people coming in from the south and from Asia.
As a race, we can act so stupid
I think its because der Schwarze Mann is in Germany a killerPerson
@@D_A2508 Thanks!!
@@SueSueandthewolfman No Problem
It’s just Boogie man, German real translation
The things they are eating at the end are nowadays called Schokokuss (chocolate kiss), but they used to be called Negrokuss (negro kiss) in German. They've been renamed some years ago after considerable debate about the name. This was an issue in many European countries. In French for example they were called "negro head". Rammstein's eye for detail shows again.
Gut one folks, ist Boogey-Man they sing about. Dank und gut luck this week.
Good reaction 🔥👍🏼🤩
Thanks Ditte!!
I love ur réaction from France !!
Do more Rammstein song :)
Thk you we will! Bless you ! Suesue
@@SueSueandthewolfman thank you so much like you two guys !!
@@draconobi we like you too!
@@SueSueandthewolfman we love USA in France
Masterpiece! Rammstein ❤🔥
Rammstein forever✊🏻Thank u for nice reaction 👍🏻
if you see bad news on tv every day you start thinking the world is bad and you start to guard you
Thank you, bless you! You've dobe my favourite recent Rammstein's music video ♥️ I love literally everything about it - beginning with a song itself, through the colours used, ending with the mesaage. The way how they have shown how "mad" politicians inject fear into the minds of happy, friendly citizens with use of media is so simple, yet extremely catchy. The style of the video is so eye-catching that we're sucked into it just like these poor people are. And more fear is injected into our minds, we feel more and more uncomfortable, we spend our money to build little prisons for ourselves - and treat absolutely everybody as a potencial threat.
See how well we've been played during the pandemic... and every other crisis that happened. Everytime we are being scared and all we need to do is sacrifice "a little bit" of our freedom, of our privacy. And yet we realise, that those who tend to protect us, are actually abusing us.
And you definitely need to do "Zeit" next 😁 Use the video from educatedmarine, or just the autotranslated CC's like here - these are good enough 🙂
And one thing: although "Schwarze Mann" is boogeyman, you need to take into regrd that Rammstein love to play with words. That's why we have these women who seem to be trapped in refugee camp during migration crysis, that's why during credits they are eating desserts once called "maur's head" (now official name was changed) and so on...
Have a nice day! ☺️
Another great reaction to another awesome Rammstein music video ❣️
Rammstein is always so great in the combination of music, lyrics, performance and video clip.
I think angst is a good description of what social media and by extension the news media perpetuates because it's what sells. Like the way people slow down to look at an accident, horrible things draw people's attention and it gets views and thus generates money, but seeing that stuff constantly has its toll on everyone. You eventually end up where people are looking for these things where they don't exist as a way to promote themselves or their business, creating false fear and panic.
Great Song and great Video! 👍
Great reaction!
I've been watching your videos for ages over and over again and so much hope, that you are doing well ....
Oh thank you so much for your big heart! We are doing OK! We just try to take it one day at a time. Many blessings to you!💜
Fantastic reaction....spot on!!
Thx Brian !
Great reaction. If you're interested they make small videos with the making of of their song videos. They are very interesting!!!
Another great song you could react to is mein land.
Do you have any links to the “making of” videos ?
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The making of ohne dich i hope the link is OK.
Greetings and Love from Germany again 💚. ..awe, SueSue, you have to forgive your Wolfman. He's rude, a little mad and confused this weekend. I can understand that, cause last friday/saturday we've had the last 'Superfullmoon' for this year. The next one will appear in March 2023. Hihi..please don't mind. I would love to have a drink with you guy's. Icetea sounds great cause he have here in fakkin hot Germany bout 32°grad celsius. (about 89,6 Grad Fahrenheit, i guess)
Thank you for sharing that! What an honor and a wonderful thing that she gets to do that. Of course she will kill it!
@@SueSueandthewolfman awe, thanks for your Feedback, my dear 🌻
as a native german speaker of course I get all the little plays with the words but I must admit, that I didn’t thought that you got the message that good even if the translation in the subtitles are wrong as you mentioned
Agreed
Ein kunstück. Thank you for watching.
Watch the Next Video- Zeit- .this Song is so sad,Beautiful an powerful
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I had a beer well I say that I had vodka wkd blue and lemonade what an amazing mix to drink
Ohhh I want one ! 😂 Suesue
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It is the boogie man in German.
This is Emozional Damage for everyone in The Matrix!
Ha!
The lyrics were poorly translated. "Der schwarze Mann" or "Black man" has two meanings in this video. One, it refers to the Boogeyman. The hook of the Song goes "Who's afraid of the boogeyman?". Which is a kids school game in Germany, in which one kid plays the boogeyman (standing in field A) and yells "Who's afraid of the boogeyman?" and all other kids (standing in field B) "nobody", and the boogeyman goes "but when he comes?", all other kids: "then we run" and the kids are starting to run towards the bogeyman (across the middle field). The bogeyman tries to get to field B and on its way catching the kids by tapping them three time on the shoulder. They them selfs trying to get to field A by dodging the boogeyman. If the boogeyman catches a kid, it then becomes the boogeymans helper and is supposed to catch other kids. Then the next round begins in the opposite direction. Obviously the game ends, when only one kid is left. In the Video it means that fear of the boogeyman (or the unknown) spreads human by human. Maybe referring to groups like Q-Anon or flat earther or similar groups. One started the rumor and other people follow, mostly out of fear of the boogeyman.
The second meaning is "The black man". Standing as a synonym for foreigners, more precisely refugees. As the war in Syria began, Germany was flooded with refugees. Some people were in fear of the unknown (mainly afraid of believers in islamic religion) and began to form groups against refugees or already existing nazi organisations became bigger. Spreading hatred and racism. Especially one incident was a great factor, where on new years eve 2015/2016, around 290 (that authorities know of) north African and Arabien man, sexually assaulted many woman by groping during a "party" at the Cologne main train station and Cologne cathedral. The Media at first was restrained to fully report about the matter. Because they knew what would happen. They knew about the uprising that would happen on a topic like this. And of course, it happened. There even were discussions of changing the law.
In the end of the video you see the band members sitting on the couch eating candy. It is called "Schaumküsse (foam kisses) or "Schokoküsse (chocolate kisses)". It's a very sweet mouse like foam, made out of sugar on a small waffle, covered with chocolate. Before 2005, the candy was called "Negerküsse (negro kisses)" or "Mohrenköpfe (moor heads / negro heads)". I think it's obvious why the renaming happened, although the name was never intended to be insulting. But it symbolizes the bivalence of most racist people. Being against (or in fear of) foreigners but also enjoying certain things that foreigners had brought to our Country.
Side note: foam kisses were not invented by black people obviously, but from the Danish and it is 200 years old. In other Countries like France, Belgium and Netherlands they also were called "negro kisses" or something similar. So it is not a German phenomenon.
Wolfman is correct "Angst is Rammstein for fear"
Check out Electric Callboy or Eisbrecher these German artists, please.
Got it Nord, thank you
Boogeyman - Der schwarze Mann
'Big Red'
Taladega nights ? See it?
It's bogeyman but also black man literally. That's why they eat schokoküsse.
Love that David Lynch feeling in the credits.
Till as the "Great Dictator" like Chaplin was 🤔
Good call!! Thanks Arno!
If you like Queen , just listen to Marc martel (bohemian rhapsody) you will be stunned :-)
Please take a look on Rammstein Bück dich
Will do! What’s the translation for that?
Bernd you is the Transaktion...Please live from Berlin! Best Regards
The Boogey Man is called "black man" in Germany because he is a dark figure, when this term developed people with black skin color weren't even thought of because there were hardly any dark skinned people in Germany at this time, only after WWII with Germany becoming open to the world anbd even more in the recent years with the migrant crisis because of the wars, Germany became multicultural regarding POC. The kids game "Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann" (Who fears the black man) (which till cites in the lyrics) is said to be established as part of the plague games in medival times to teach children to stay away from strangers an sick people with black spots (the plague) on their skin, and is a game of catch that is/was famous among german kids until my childhood 30 years ago. One kid screams "Who fears the black man?" the others scream "nobody does" then the first kid asks "and if/when he comes?" the other reply "then we run!" and the game starts. Now with the new demography in germany the game might send the wrong singnals to kids (being misunderstood) therefore most people don't teach it anymore to their kids. Just like the word "Neger" which means "Negro" and is origninally non-discriminatory, is "banned" by society because migrants confuse it with the N-Word and it sound offensive to them. The Dickmanns Marshmallows were originally called "negro kisses"(translated) in germany but that was also banned (unofficially), this is not offtopic because it is exactly what the band is nibbeling on in the credits, which again shows, that Rammstein intentionally does not only speak about the Boogey man but also makes use of the double meaning saying "We treat/fear black people and cultural change like we fear the Boogeyman".
The expression "schwarzer Mann" goes back to the black plague, which killed 2/3 of people in Europe. The skin of the deseased turned black hence the name. Since it was also very contagious the fear was real.
Always duality in the lyrics... be open to that for each song. You're going to like the video for Zeit. But don't neglect the old lives...they are the bedrock and you can see the development of the band.
I think the cheerleaders represent the masses, cheering on the mediocrity of what the tv/mainstream pushes on us. But that's the brilliance...my thoughts are just one possible meaning.
I love that definition!! I really wasn’t sure but my first thought was if some sort of comment on the middle class, mediocrity and mindlessly following the masses. I guess I looked at the guys with all the mowers and getting sucked into the tv’s
But then there is the question of the walls….
Thoughts?
Thanks Amy
yes look at a Trump Rally that was the first that came to MY mind 🙋♂🤘
@@SueSueandthewolfman Well, we all build walls, metaphorically, in our minds (closed minded), or brick and mortar. We just have look at the state of world politics to see how many, otherwise smart folks, have walled themselves off from the factual and decent... don't wanna debate politics...just my observation!
@@arnodobler1096 OH lordy...you said it! And I agree. I recently made a friend on the Nextdoor app...a staunch conservative...but a cat lover. I said, let's prove the world wrong and be friends, bc there's millions of other things to talk about... now we are total buds who hang out every week! We all need to remember what's important in life...like family and friendship, and MUSIC, which bring us together! I've introduced this guy to Nightwish (my factory reset!) And am taking him to see Rammstein next mo! And he doesn't listen to rock/metal! But...is exercising an open mind to have new experiences! And his son in law told him if he didn't go to the concert...he'd miss out on an amazing experience!
@@amygoodson-catlady I agree Amy, I’ve left many social media platforms due to politics
We as humans have a long way to go, however maybe we are progressing trying to understand each other?
I wonder…
Yep it is the Boogey man
Boogeyman !!
Can you please react to the song Kaunaz Dagaz from Brothers of Metal?
We will put in on the list! Please be patient as we have so many but we try to do all the ones people as for.
Thanks Northman
@@SueSueandthewolfman ❤
As a European living in the US and traveled a lot.I've never ever seen people who are more scared of an imaginary boogeyman than here.Now I think it might be the yellow sunburst or something equally braindead.....sigh
black man in this case is the bogeyman
The translation to "Bogeyman" is correct, but depending on the perspective (in society) it can be partially translated as black man (or, the fear of the foreign...).
Black strong coffee please ☕️☕️😀
Don’t trash the other reactions. Should be fairly simple to mix into the music to what you have.
How many dogs you guys got? 🐾🐾
BLM! ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿
So glad you ditched Facebook. ✊🏼
This is indeed the " Boogey-Man " instead of black man. The main content however, the people are so much influenced by the media and daily fed with fear that causes no good to our society.
Yes it's the bogeyman.
But it's not really about him. He is only representative of everything that frightens us today and we react out of fear with violence and ignorance. Governments, media up to our neighbors, Xenophobia.
Right on Coyote!!
There is a children's game in Germany called, who is afraid of the black man? Schwarzer Mann literally means black man. Historically, this meant the Grim Reaper. But it can also simply describe a person with dark skin. They change the original meaning of the children's game to address xenophobia.
Yes , they changed the meaning to decry modern days xenophobic issues…
But the opinions about the games historical roots differ a lot more than you can guess
- mostly they ara about some kind of "black dressed man"
- one is about the chimney sweepers "painted black man" (by smut) - who were prejudged kidnapping the children
- for me the most meaningful root is the "black death" - the personification of the pestilence (fits sooo perfekt to the principle of that game)
Means - simply saying it's the grim reaper is the most unlikely interpretation...but historically absolutely not about an african (rooted) man
@@sarcasticconsultant378 Chimney sweeps have long been symbols of good luck. It is unlikely that they are meant. I don't know of any sources that claim that either.
At the time of the plague in the Middle Ages and at least a hundred years later, the term Black Death was not even used for the plague. Moreover, the game in all its variants speaks of the Black Man, not the Black Death. And just because you like something because it seems plausible to you does not mean that it is correct. In this way, you quickly arrive at false convictions.
Sources also suggest that there are older predecessors of the game. It may well be that it descended from ancient plague or death dances. And, besides, there's not much difference between plague and death, as one usually leads to the other. In both cases, the dark figure is in the end death.
Yeah it´´s the Boogey Man...the German word for the Boogey man is Schwarzer Man wich has nothing to do with Skin colour...he is just dressed in black and a really creepy person.
I always thought that it more to do with propaganda and fear spreading from people like Hitler and Putin than with refugees or skin color.
Good words
Schwarzer Mann translated means Boogeyman and also means Black Man.
Boogyman not blackman!Please
A bit late to the party and someone probably already pointed it out, but the scene at the end is not a happy one. It shows people blocking out the suffering of immigrants/asylum seekers, because it "taints" their day-to-day life. They would rather not acknowledge it at all to live their "colorful" normal lives.
the vidio and the song already want to show how the West reacts to people of other skin colors who flee to Europe or the USA or Australia etc. the US is building a wall on the Mexican border, the Europeans patrol with war and police ships in the Mediterranean to intercept all refugee boats. the Australians as well. the media often stir up fear. fear of terrorism , fear of the Russians and Chinese , fear of Muslims, fear of gays and lesbians, fear of refugees, fear of dissenters m fear of communists and anarchists, fear of blacks, ANGST ANGST ANGST. that is why the states are arming more and more because they are afraid of each other. billions upon billions for weapons. the south is afraid of the north, the west is afraid of the east, the east is afraid of the west, etc. and at the end of the vidio you see who you are basically afraid of, a mother from Africa with her children, who hoped for a better future, but again was only locked up behind barbed wire
Westfale
There is a lot I agree with here. Especially the reoccurring theme of fear. I don’t know if I am as pessimistic as I want to believe we can change. Having grown up as a child during the civil rights movement and the Vietnamese war, I have seen amazing changes.
I’m gonna keep love, kindness and tolerance in my life and believe that it will facilitate change,
Thank you again
Schwarzer Mann can stand also for the black pope and the Vatican.