AMERICANS REACT!!! Rammstein - Amerika (React/Review) 

One should also take into account that this song was released in 2004 when the Bush administration basically said to the world: If you are not with us, you are against us.

The video criticizes not only consumerism but US cultural imperialism in general. Also, you should consider the political situation at the time in which Bush wanted to force all allies into the Iraq war and countries like Germany or France were not convinced of the "evidence" of Sadam's weapons of mass destruction. Bush said that everyone who is not with America is against America. The video thus originated as a criticism of this approach. (By the way, the video is not from 2015 but from 2004).

Every single song and song by Rammstein has a meaning and a message, I love that. Greetings from Germany

"Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss Weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss" Just gonna leave that bit here, proud Americans.

The one who laughs at himself is a very wise person. He has a future!

The lyrics of the song caused discussions within the band, as the musicians had completely dispensed with political statements in their pieces. However, the song was written after September 11, 2001 during the time of the Iraq war, in the context of which the band members found the US's globally demanding behavior to be problematic. In order to avoid a raised index finger, it was decided to keep the text ironic

Definitely One of my favorite Rammstein songs and as a fellow American I’m not offended by it at all I think it’s totally correct & amazingly written…& Matt if you like the heaviness at the end you really need to watch it live because it goes even further lol

I am impressed how often you get the right meaning of the Rammstein songs while other American reaction channels struggelled with. Maybe because you are able to get the step back to see whole picture. In my opinion the song is a about the American culture and economic imperialism.

Nearly 20 years later and "Amerika" is still my favorite Rammstein music video. "Reise, Reise" is one of those "never skip a song" albums for me. I have a lot of good memories of tied to the songs on that album.

I don’t know if this has been said before, but the reason Richard winks at the camera at the end of the video is because he was "living in America” when the music video was filmed. He was living in New York during 9/11. On 9/11, he got calls from friends and family in Germany asking him if he was ok? He didn’t know what they were talking about, so he walked out of his apartment and walked down the street a little bit when he saw the 2nd plane fly into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

Great one! Matt you nailed the meaning, I just think it's not ONLY a critic to what America forced on the world but also a critic to the rest of the world for embracing a lot of other things that weren't forced : Who doesn't love a Big MaC, Cola and a Hollywood blockbuster? I'm from Portugal an I love it! The song pokes fun at America, but the line "We are all living in America" seems more like a self critic to all non-Americans. We are guilty of it, forced or not, we embraced the good and the bad. You guys are definitely part of the good from America in my world 😃 Great reaction, love this banger, it was a huge hit but Rammstein don't seem so fond of it, after the tour where they launched it, they don't play it that often live.

"Micky Maus steht vor Paris" - Yes, that's how we Germans write Mickey Mouse. And the line refers to the Euro Disney amusement park near Paris.

It's amazing how quickly someone understands the content (fast) without being able to speak the language. respect

hard to imagine this was released in 2004, couldve easily been nowadays

Your definitely on track with the meaning. General Americanization and influence, forced or otherwise on the world. The lyrics and video are perfect combination. Love the dance metaphor, the whole "don't worry if you don't know what to do WE will show you how it's supposed to be done" , that's great. You got the African tribe eating American style pizza, the monks eating burgers, the holy man with the designer sneakers , the Asian guy dressed like some James Dean style greaser on a motorbike,Santa Claus in Africa and several other things. That strong American influence being common place in the world

Usually, the only thing standing in front of Paris is the German army. This time it's Mickey Mouse since Disney built a Disneyworld theme park near Paris which they call Euro-Disney. That's what the line is about. It's quite clever. Made me chuckle the first time I heard it.

This song is so relatable for an Australian. We're the 51st state of the US, Melbourne and Sydney are American styled cities. We're also the fattest country on earth currently lol

Sometimes it is hard to admit the truth, who would know better than us Germans. It is difficult to look behind the emotions and let rationality prevail. I personally think that one is freer afterwards. Freer in thinking, freer in decision, freer in life.

I absolutely take my hat off to you for your review. I already know why I like you both. Honesty and open eyes, plus great humor and openness.

such a brutal attack on american imperialism

As an American I find this video to be very important. Specifically America is the subject of the song / video, no other country was targeted. Think about it fellow Americans. This is real. As a music lover I find the song to be catchy and fun. 😊

It's not only on how america force feeds the world with his products. It is a criticism on america trying to americanize the world with its culture in general. Nevertheless the music is great too

It’s about being americanized. And criticizing the us, we’re all living in amerika, coca cola, sometimes war

Living abroad helps to understand the home country better. Having only an insight perspective on something, isn’t healthy. It isn’t healthy to have only an outside perspective on something. That goes for every country. Living abroad half my life has changed my view of my home country. I appreciate some things more and I see many things much more critical. Art (music especially) can help to gain another perspective. I love this song, it is very catchy.

6:25 Coca cola, some times war... north-americans spreading love and liberty around the world! 🙂

You got it dead on when you were talking about force feeding the world your American culture and products. All about this is criticism of cultural imperialism. Also the Micky Mouse comics also exist in Germany under the name Micky Maus, so the way Till said it was the German one since it was part of the "German Part" of the song.

The song probably sings how America controls the world, wants it and everyone dances to its tune, figuratively speaking. For example - Wenn getanzt wird will ich fuehren, Auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht, Lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren, Ich zeige euch wie's richtig geht, (When there's dancing, I want to lead Even if you turn alone Let us control you a little I show you how it's done,) Or - Ich kenne Schritte die sehr nuetzen, Und werde euch vor Fehltritt schuetzen, Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss, Weiss noch nicht dass er tanzen muss. (I know steps that are very useful And will protect you from missteps, And if you don't want to dance at the end, Don't know yet that he has to dance). And then another - We're all living in America, amerika ist wunderbar, We're all living in America, America, America, We're all living in America, coca-cola, sometimes war, We're all living in America, America, America. Here it is so clear. Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. At the same time, everyone in America, that is, they eat hamburgers and drink Coca-Cola. And the scene at the end, when the video is being filmed, is a joke about America's flights to the moon, which, according to many versions, are considered fake. One big lie. If only because the flights were so long ago and turned out, and then the technologies developed, and the flights all stopped, strange, then they refused to give this soil to anyone for a long time, etc. Probably they wanted to say this in the song secretly, it seems to me so, I could be wrong.

hey a german here. just discovered your channel today and binging it :D was really looking forward to this song and your reaction. i love your american approach and reaction (in a totally positive spirit) to it. Great video

Rammstein, the most punkly Band without being a punk band

"Und vor Paris steht Mickey Mouse" ... "And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse" ... that's figurative language for Disney Land in Paris ...

I dont wanna be THAT guy but the video actually is from I believe 2004 already, it was just uploaded in 2015 on the Rammstein channel. So the video is already 17 years old :P it aged well tho

2:20 - I wouldn't be surprised if Kubrik directed the moon landing, we all know how he likes to shoot his movies in the exact locations where the action takes place. ;D

They are definitely making fun of America. And it is a great song. I remember having an extra credit assignment in history class way back in high school and i was going to show this music video to show what people outside of America think of us... But i backed down lol. Woulda been bad.

This song makes more and more sense now with the state of the world right now ….

Funny thing is i watched many Americans react to the video and you are among the few who got the critical message of it quite well. The members of Rammstein grew up in socialist east Germany, with a government that was promoting an anti American message. I think this song represents a more sophisticated view though.

Today, as the US brought the war to my country, it's even more intense. Still love it

Oh👏👏👏. One of my favourite songs. Such banging heavy riffs. Awesome lyrics. Can't wait. Very curious, if and what you'll say about the content of the song. With love from Germany 🤘 😎

If you love the heavyness at the end. You should check out the live version from Rock in Park on their official channel. They are playing around with that heavy riff and playing it during a long outro.

I Remember back in 2004 when this song released i didn't hear any kind of rock or metal music. One day this song came on tv and my thought was "what a crappy shit". A half hour later it comes again and my thought this time was "it is not so crappy as i thought the first time". Another half hour later the song comes the third time and since then im totaly loved the song, rammstein and that was the beginning for me to love rock and metal. now 17 years later i can enjoy you both see this song for the first time. Sorry for my bad english, im just a german guy and i understand english way better than im able to speak or wrote it myself xD Have a great day everyone!

8:29 Speaking of Punk music, all the members of Rammstein have their origin in Punk. If you want some great examples of those, I recommend the songs "Langeweile", "Herzschrittmacher" & "Hässlich" by Feeling B, 3 songs that were solely recorded by Flake & Paul, with Flake doing the vocals instead of Feeling B's usual vocalist Aljoscha. And the songs "Crowded House" & "Big Dong"(and despite the title, no that song isn't about "THAT") by First Arsch, which are 2 songs that feature vocals by Till(in English), who used to be the drummer of First Arsch.

The song satirises American imperialism and is a commentary on how the rest of the world views that. For some Americans the word 'irony' means "having the attributes of iron".

chicos ! son los mejores reviews!!! gracias por mostrar Rammstein al mundo!! los amo 💓

Yesss I am looking forward to your reaction 😍🤘🏼🔥

Hat off to you both for seeing, feeling and understanding! There´s quite a lot coming from the US that we love, let´s put that in the blend...but also some stuff not as good. And Till explains what that is! :-)

Best part and so true: "We´re all living in America, Coca Cola, sometimes war..." 😎

Kubrick was so perfectionist that they actually went to the moon just to film the movie :D

this song will never get old. as an american, this song still makes sense

What they didn't catch/know was that Till Lindeman didn't say Mickey Mouse in English. He actually said "Micky Maus" (prounounced: MIKKI MAUS), which is the Disney characters name in German.

You know, for this clip, the group was banned from entering the United States, when it was released.

Amerika is not from 2015, it was first released in 2004. They just uploaded the video on yt in 2015.

I'm glad you guys got the point of the video. There are some out there that completely missed it. Also I've seen some say that it's only because he hates America, which is totally false. Till Lindemann has said many times he likes the American people a lot and enjoys going there.

The videoclip you watched had been uploaded in 2015, but the song is actually from 2004 and the video is almost as old as that! :)

This song is originally released in 2004 but Rammstein tend to not do traditional formula of "release a music video for whatever song is on the newest album.". They'll release a music video for a song 10 or so years after its release etc... which is awesome about them too. What's not to love about Rammstein. Great reaction too.

This is not a love song This is not a love song I don't sing my mother tongue No, this is not a love song

As a European, it also captures very well how tired we are of the American cultural imperialism as well. Such as the puritan values being exported here. The French never had any issue with nudity or swearing, most Europeans didn't, yet you can't upload a video on say French youtube with the slightest nudity or excessive swearing because you're gonna get demonetized because it's not suitable for the American snowflakes across the ocean. And that's just the tip of the iceberg, it goes deep into political culture as well, which let's face it American politics are a dumpster fire and about the last thing we would want imported here

Pizza as a food was never really a thing until the GIs came back from Italy after WW2 and wanted to eat it also at home and it then became popular in the US. And then it was 'exported' all around the world. It is a mockery of the 'invasion' of American food around the world.

I know this was released in '04, but "sometimes" war gets a bitter laugh from me.

Maybe I'm just old enough to remember (or misremember...I am old after all) seeing clips of Iranian protests against the US in the late 70's and 80's. Two of which were in the video in the last chorus. I hate to admit it, but when I first saw that I cracked up and said "harsh!". This American can take criticism, especially when it's deserved. BTW Matt, not to get (too) political, but the USSR were just as big of meddlers as we were. I'm not sure about today, though...

It was this country that started a lot of wars, including the war between Russia and Ukraine. Well done, Raimstein. They raised this topic a long time ago. The crown of the “great country” has been shaken

Fun fact: Those are real Apollo-era space suits from NASA. There were several Rammstein fans working there who made it possible to borrow the real suits :D On Till's it says 'Armstrong', which was added as a reference it is not the real suit Armstrong wore when he took his famous step. They talk about it in the making-of I believe, but I'm not sure if its translated or has subtitles.

„This is not a lovesong“ is the title of a song by Johnny Rottens Public Image Ltd

Amerika is such an underrated song/video. Dunno why.

brilliant reaction from you this video is not easy to comment on but you two do a great job even if you don't understand german!!! but really sensational how you comment on it!!! keep it up because with rammstein videos it's not always the detail that counts!!! great you two!!!

you definetly have to react to "Ich Hasse Kinder" from Till Lindemann thats pretty neat

I like the part when they act as Native Americans. That part seems to be a reference to the song "This Is Not a Love Song" by PiL (Public Images Ltd.) - the band of the former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

Nobody talked about the last seconds of the video: A picture of Rammstein after this video "I think we got a problem here." lol

You were wondering about the phrase 'this is NOT a love song' in this music video. I'd like to see your first reaction video about Volker Pispers 'History of USA and terrorism' (part 1-5, to be found on you tube). Maybe you'll understand a little more why out of the US the most people don't think Americans are the good ones and the American way of life is the only one worth to live.

The part with "Mickey Mouse" (German: Micky Maus) is a reference to Euro-Disneyland, which is located outside of Paris. It can be understood as France strongly protecting its own culture from foreign influences.

In 4 minutes and 19 seconds, they showed how much America is manipulating the world.. GOOD REACTION 👍

That is how the rest of the world see America. Please make a reaction to 'Deutschland' with subtitles.

''Keine lust'' is one of my favorite videos in general in metal music, they wear fat suits :D

It is also right around the time the band started to really get into their playful side. And they have integrated it perfectly into their presence live and in videos.

You guys did great. For a little clarification. The song was published, shortly after 9/11. For the rest of the world, especially for us Europeans, the U.S. had become strange after the horrible events and what was going on in Amerika (😉) itself. It seemed like EVERYBODY just wanted to destroy something, no matter if it was involved or not. (The media definitely had their share on it) Until then, to Europeans, the US was a tolerant, laid back/ cool country. The majority still likes the US, but the view certainly has become more realistic. With love from Germany 🤘 😎

I highly recommend u guys to react to Rammstein - Amerika (Live at Rock im Park 2017), it's one of my most favorite live performances from them .. that guitar riff at the end and the song overall is incredibly good. U will not regret that, keep going! :)

I love how the meaning behind the imagery in the video, always seems to go over the heads of Americans.

We're all living in America America is wonderful We're all living in America America, America When there's dancing I want to lead even if you're whirling around alone Let yourselves be controlled a little I'll show you how it really goes We're making a nice round dance Freedom is playing on all violins Music is coming out of the White House and Mickey Mouse is standing in front of Paris We're all living in America America is wonderful We're all living in America America, America I know moves that are very useful and I will protect you from missteps And whoever doesn't want to dance at the end doesn't know yet that they must We're making a nice round dance I will show you the way Santa Claus is coming to Africa and Mickey Mouse is standing in front of Paris We're all living in America America is wonderful We're all living in America America, America We're all living in America Coca-Cola, Wonderbra We're all living in America America, America This is not a love song This is not a love song I don't sing my mother tongue No, This is not a love song We're all living in America America is wonderful We're all living in America America, America We're all living in America Coca-Cola, sometimes war We're all living in America America, America

This is where the British and Germans go hand in hand.

It's overall about the "ameican exceptionalism", which is all about, that the USA is such a great and wonderufl nation, that it simply has to lead the whole world - what is of course just another word for imperialism. The line "Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss, weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss" = And those who don't want to dance in the end, just don't know they have to dance." It takes the idea, that we all dance together in a "lieben Reigen" = merry round dance, so dancing together like happy kids - but the USA chooses the music, leads the dance - and FORCES you to dance. This of course points at all the wars of the USA all around the globe against those nations who don't want to follow their idea of american exceptionalism or stand otherwise in the way. Beside this it of course also about how US culture via capitalism plus thit background just flushes away other cultures.

It's funny to watch people's reactions to the music they listen to all their lives)) Very funny 😂😂

The video is not from 2015, maybe 2005 or earlier. Just a bit after the whole Irak thing. One of the funniest show set up is this song live from the Völkerball dvd.

Amerika, Coca-Cola, sometimes war, says it all !! !🇺🇸🥤⚔️ 😈😈

Funny thing is, is that we did land on the moon, the footage just had to be altered before release

Btw. There even is an English Version of the song, with slightly altered lyrics. Might be worth reacting to that one as well.

Imagine... "Coca-Cola... sometimes war". That's what we get :)

This song is about the spread of the American culture or rather the lack thereof.

As I commented to another reaction video of this Rammstein video: This song and this video is not an accusation of America, or the United States. Not at all. I mean, America is a great country, with great inventions, no doubt. Who are we, us Europeans, and us Germans in particular, to accuse the United States? We were nothing if there wasn't the Marshall Plan (or ERP) after the end of WW2! In my opinion, this video rather is an accusation to all of the countries and the people around the globe that sell their own identities for Coca Cola and Hamburgers, and forget about their own heritages. Every country on this planet is unique. So why not adopting the great inventions from all over the world, and of course from America, but preserving our own identities at the same time?

"Coca Cola, sometimes war"

I don't know if someone translated it for you but the part "music comes from the white house and for Paris stands Mickey Mouse" says a lot. ;-)

Finally this one. Thanks. My favorite reaction so far.

5:03 great homage to James Dean right there..

I am a Brit and grew up loving America because of the way I was constantly surrounded by "Americanism". I am slowly starting to despise "America" for all that they do. I have very good friends that are American, and by no means do I despise the every day American, but your country is off the rails and I think there is a general shift in opinion of the US and the way they conduct theirselves around the world

Scary that a message this strong doesn't even get seen or understood by some people. I mean what could a band with Germany's history be trying to convey?

A fellow American here who also "gets" the message of this song and agrees with it. They wrote this partially in response to invasion of Iraq. On a shallow note: Chels your eye makeup is on point!

During live concerts, Flake would use a Segway as part of his setup for this song and would ride around on the stage on it. However, in 2005 Till suffered a knee injury when Flake accidentally drove the Segway into him.

2:23 I think that's a very good thesis because why could they land on the moon in the 60's and 30-40 years later you suddenly can't and first SpaceX has to come up with a whole new kind of rocket so you can land on the moon? And you could also see at the time that the test landings on earth always led to accidents. It was virtually impossible to land on the moon at that time with the technology that was available at the time. There are also many other contradictions, but this is the biggest

Loved your analysis. Right on, dudes!

This is Priceless reaction American react to Amerika

Coca cola, sometimes war. That line its amazing.

I can't watch this video without hearing Till saying "He zipped the penis of Donald Sutherland in this and got into trouble"😂 The astronaut suits were used on an actual film and there was an unfortunate accident involved. Great take on America's influence, good and bad, on the rest of the world, hence Coca-Cola, sometimes war. I don't speak my mother tongue is an obvious reference to the marginalisation of Native Americans. I love the way that Schneider is still looking at that pesky flag apparatus at the end of the video too. Great social commentary from the band as I've come to expect from them (I grew up listening to the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Crass, etc. and rather than the in your face approach of these bands, Rammstein are doing things in a slightly tongue in cheek way). The pinball machine has a nice reference to the elusive Rammstein Star Trek video that they claim to have shot as well.

As a German i have to say i agree with the Song. But its funny because we got oure own "Nike".. Adidas is the third biggest Player in the World soo nearly behind Nike 😅😅soo yeaaah 😅 we are also sons of capitaliam... But damn i love rammstein, they get you right in the face. Brillant.. The Video is so fantastic full of message, Comedy, and absolute suprising.... The Song, dude cmon it fucking rocks, like almost every Song of rammstein....