Rammstein is often doing a play on words which have a double meaning in german. Regarding to this song you can " listen/read " it in two ways. That " Du hast " would mean " You have ". But " Du hasst " ( with two s ) means " You hate ". But only when the whole sentence is sung, you realize the exact meaning. Because only singing " Du has(s)t " can mean both but once that whole sentence is sung: " Du hast mich gefragt... " ( meaning: " You have asked me..." ) the real meaning becomes clear. The false lead comes also by singing and repeating " Du has(s)t mich. " This sentence alone would mean " You hate me ". But following it with " Du hast mich.....gefragt " it changes towards " You have asked me..."
@FatevsFate I feel you. Explaining this sentence alone can turn into an essay or lecture. Not even mentioning the historical and sociological symbolism in the " Deutschland " video which even the majority of germans wont recognize. That would be a whole workshop 😉
When it comes to events happening like light show and stuff like that its Rammstein. When it comes to crowd its Queen When it comes to actual instruments and vocals its Dragonforce because almost everything you hear is literaly them on the stage singing or playing every background noice or vocal you hear.
Well, Electric Callboy got a british crowd to sing german Schlager :D ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vry5JW_sn6M.html (But yeah there were *far* more people singing along with Rammstein)
@@geewhiz5926 Well, there was also that little thing between germany and the UK ;). The whole "We shall fight on the beaches" was about german soldiers showing up... uninvited to the UK. (It's europe - we've been at war with each other for centuries. Sometimes even without a break in between...)
Don't ever forget. Rammstein is one of the biggest acts in Europe. Their live performances are unmatched. Multiple members have pyrotechnic licenses, so able to use those skills during live performances.
This song was my introduction to them. I remember seeing this one morning before school on MTV in 1998. I've been a fan ever since, and I can't wait to see them live.
Till( leadsinger) is a certified pyrotechnician and he is building those insane pyros in their shows 😄 Fun fact!! Those guys are about 60 years old and still rocking like hell 😄🥰🥰
He's also certifiably crazy. In the video for Ich Tu Dir Weh, he has this light effect in his mouth. I looked up how he was doing that, and as far as I could tell, the wire going to his cheek actually pierced his cheek for the tour so he could do that effect.
Till would have a collegue choose certain women out the audience and invite them backstage for a gangbang...by himself!! 🤣 My m8 was chosen at a Birmingham gig, said was cracking night! 🤟👏
I saw them on tour when I was 15 years old and they had just broken through here in the States on the back of this single. Just incredible with the pyrotechnics, fireworks flying everywhere. Lead singer had a dildo hanging out of his pants for most of the show and was shooting milk out onto the audience with it. Couldn't understand a word they said but the show was the most interesting one I have ever seen.
I rode a month long concert high after finally seeing them for the first time. I want a time machine just so I can go back and see concerts I never got a chance to see.
Loved how everyone’s head was banging after the first couple notes, haha. Really appreciate y’all showing Rammstein some love. Also, their Deutschland music video is a TRIP! It’s basically a montage of all German history: the good, the bad, and the truly horrific. All the band members-if I recall correctly-are from East Germany, and their love/hate relationship with Germany as a nation is communicated perfectly through that song. It’s worth a look.
I came here to say the exact same thing 😂 also, if you’re not that knowledgeable on symbolism and German history, there is a really amazing deep dive video that shows just how much of a masterpiece this music video is
I stopped watching after they weirdly had a black lady being a general or something, I'm also sick of feeling like I'm supposed to expect something about the N a z i s anytime Germany is brought up, we don't talk about the B o l s h e v i k leaders everytime someone mentions the "sweJ" despite them doing far worse to Europe
...and then the recently published 'Zeit' and 'Adieu' videos. You will also find official Rammstein videos of their sold out Madison Square Garden shows with thousands of your fellow Americans singing all German lyrics word for word.... Mind-blowing for me as a native German.... 🤘🏻🤯🤘🏻🎉
This video reaction made my day. It’s like the first time I heard it with the boys. Something you don’t actively listen to but when you hear it every couple years it gets you goin.
The song is a play on the closeness of 2 German words as others have mentioned. Du Hast and Du Hasst (You have and you hate) "You, you have (hate), you have (hate) me" Then it turns the song around when it is followed by "mich gefragt". Then you know it's "You have asked me". When he follows up with "und ich hab nichts gesagt" what means "And I said nothing". And the "Willst du bis der tod euch sheidet, treu ihr sein fur alle tage" (Will you be faithful to her all your days, till death do you part?). That last part is the text of the German wedding vows. Which ends by an angelic sounding woman's voice singing "Jaaaaa" (yes) then he shouts over it, "Nein" (No!) I am not a native German speaker so I hope I got the spellings and translations correct enough to be understood.
Rammstein's concerts are LEGENDARY for the effects due to the fact that band members are all well trained (even if not certified) in the use of pyrotechnics and electronica engineering. Due to this, mostly "hobby" for the members, they have worked with some of the best people in the business to create visuals that will blow your mind. NOBODY who has been to a concert has been disappointed.
I believe the singer either is or used to be a certified pyrotechnic. Ik he was. Dunno if he renews it or if that needs to be renewed haha. But yee. :D
Till is a certified pyrotechnician otherwise he would not be permitted to put on a spectacle as Paris or NY for example. Or do you think they let him fire a bazooka over thousands of concert goers heads?!
This is one of my favorite songs, when this song came out back in the day I was like “yes thank you!” One more thing I wanna say is the way they captivate an audience is nothing short of spectacular. Imagine you’re that band on stage and this huge venue full of people and they’re all singing in unison and on key, I might add!
I got to see these guys live in NYC last fall and holy crap what a crazy live show haha. It’s like a fire circus set to an industrial metal soundtrack. Awesome haha.
Yeah I guessing you don’t have any clue what there live shows are like lol very sick, twisted and gross horrible live shows. What your talking about are there forced live shows where they are required to tone it down legally or face serious consequences.
I saw these guys lube once, and their performance was excellent! But honestly, no one puts on a better show than slipknot. I've seen them live almost 10 times and they keep getting better live somehow!
I got to see them last summer in Montreal at Jean Drapeau park. I highly recommend you check out some footage of their latest stage: the kit is almost 3 stories high, the lighting and pyrotechnics have been doubled and there's 4 giant, flame throwing torches set up around the floor with the crowd ( I stood right next to one ). I was a stage tech for 7 years and I've set up tons of shows, but I've never seen anything as beautiful as this massive rig in full action ❤🔥
Im not German but Danish, but if i remember correct its kind of a word play as du hast mich, can or may mean '' you have me'' but it can also mean ''you hate me'' depending on the context.
@@Shifty51991 two different words. hast = haben = to have, hasst = hassen = to hate. nice video guys. Check out this young German artist Sing too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hbjgjvgLzhg.html ✨
Du hast means „you have“ and „Du hasst“ (mind the double „s“) means „you hate“. The word „haben“ is used as auxiliary verb in 2nd case. Complete phrase in this song is „du hast mich gefragt“, which is „you have asked me“. It often gets confused and singer Till plays a lot with double meanings of words. Rammstein is a killer band!
It's pure love in that arena. No songs about killing or disrespect unless depictional. They might not look like it but rock/metal in general are the nicest people you will ever meet
True, for instance I love some of the metal versions of In the hall of the mountain king. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SGigthgbpDI.html
1000% agree, kind and gentle free spirits. Living in LA I met a lot of metal band members, crew, sound engineers and their friends. Met at different random parties, or clubs like The Rainbow Room, where I was in the VIP access area in the kitchen and a terrace. I was actually formally introduced (by my friend) to Bret Michael's! I miss random LA life, it's a trip lol
I am fluent in German, and in the beginning, I was afraid of Rammstein's music. Only after really opering up, and closely listening to their lyrics I realised, how deep, honest, and healing their music is.
A friend turned me onto Rammstein about 20ish years ago. I've been a fan ever since. You don't need to understand a word, to enjoy the feel of the music. Love it!
It helps when you do though, like most Germans they are multilingual and write their music in ways to make clever puns that make sense across multiple languages.
I was watching today Rammstein's "Du hast" at the Moscow concert and started to think what the mayor Moscow of (or someone in his/her organization) was thinking when promoter of Rammstein said:" I have a team of Germans with some 40000 followers here in Moscow and they would like to use heavily flame throwers."
I first heard this song in my early 20's it was awesome back then and now I'm 50 and it's still awesome, possibly better. These guys put on an AMAZING show. You have to rock out to it!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘 this Video blows my mind every time I see it and never gets old.
Rammstein is one of the greatest live shows I've been to (multiple times) the amount of pyrotechnics they use is absolutely astounding and makes the whole experience that much more insane. the last time I saw them was a few years back in Detroit during December. The concert hall was freezing but by the time they were halfway through their first song it felt like 1000 degrees.
The first lines of the song can have a double meaning; the phrases Du hast and Du hasst mean You have and You hate, respectively, but they are homophones (in the official German it means “you have”). The lyrics to "Du Hast" by Rammstein are from the point of view of an ex-lover who looks back on the relationship and asks the other if he would still be as faithful and devoted to his partner if they were still together. The chorus asks the question, "Will you stay with me 'till death do us part; will you stay true to me all the days of our lives?" The "Yes No" is essentially saying that the answer is "No", suggesting that the partner is not as faithful and loyal as they once claimed. The song is a reflection on relationships that ultimately fail and the sense of disappointment in love that comes from realizing that.
even we germans are not 100% sure what they want to say. thats one point of the awesomenes of rammstein, great text writing. u have to read between the lines, there is a lot of interpretation!
Rammstein are doing lots of word plays in many of their songs. "Du hast" (with one s) means "you have". "Du hasst" (two s) means "you hate". "Du...du has(s)t...du has(s)t mich..." and then "Du hast mich gefragt....du hast mich gefragt und ich hab nichts gesagt" meaning" You asked me and I said nothing". The song is basically about the burden of a wedding vow and about how almost impossible it is for most people to actually stick to the promises included in such a vow. It's about the unwillingness to take on the burden of that vow and all the responsibilities that come with it. (That's my personal interpretation though)
Best reaction ever!! RAMMSTEIN is probably the best live band in the world at the moment. Thank you brothers and best wishes from Steiermari in Austria! 👍👍😊
Its hard to believe these guys have never heard of Rammstein?? They have sold over 10 Million albums worldwide, they are the single biggest band out of Germany - ever . This concert they are watching is in France, and you have thousands and thousands of French people chanting in German... That should give you some appreciation of how massive Rammstein is on the world stage.
I think the Scorpions have them beat. Most people know Eye of the Tiger and Rock you like a Hurricane. As for record sales Rammstein has sold 100 million not 10 million same as the Scorpions.
Rammstein is a little bigger act in Europe than in the US. Further, a band can sell *20* million albums worldwide while selling not a single one in the US -- something to do with more people living outside the US than in the US.
Man we gotta get y'all to a rock concert, they are absolutely insane. Music is music, and you could see how much all of you were rockin to this. I have seen Rammstein live overseas and they were NUQIN FUTS!!
Best concert of my life. RAMMSTEIN in Chicago 2022 in the crowd. It was everything i had hoped for. Saw them again from the stands in LA a month or so later.
Been to two Rammstein events 10 years apart, both times absolutely fkin awesome, at the end of every show they put down their instruments, walk to the centre of the stage and line up, then they take a knee in front of the crowd and bow their heads to the people that support them. If you fancy doing another then review " Links "
I'm from Brazil. You're lucky to be able to see them perform live. One day... perhaps they will come down here. Or I'll fly to Germany to see them. I started to learn German because of them, Till is very easy to grasp, but baby steps...Deutsch ist verdammt schwer, aber ich werde es schaffen.
@@nixdorfbrazil you‘d be more than welcome here 🙌🏻 dein Deutsch klingt schon sehr gut, mach weiter so 👏🏻 I’ve heard from so many people that Rammstein inspired them to learn German, that’s also why they’re kind of viewed as ambassadors of the German language :) keep going, and greetings to Brazil 🇧🇷
Rammstein is arguably one of the best live bands in the world. They put on amazing pyrotechnics in their shows with amazing music. Check out more of them!
The wedding vows are in these lines: "Willst du bis der Tod euch scheidet, treu ihr sein, für alle Tage?" (Will you until death separates you both, be true to her for all days?" The backing choir says "Ja" (yes), but then Till says "Nein!" (no) Later in the song it changes a bit: Willst du bis zum Tod, der scheide, sie lieben auch in schlechten Tagen?" As written, this means: "Will you until the death, which separates, love her even in bad days?" BUT - Nouns in German are capitalized, and if you write it this way: "Willst du bis zum Tod der Scheide...", the exact same words would become: "Will you until the death of the sheath/vagina, love her even in bad days?" English is a Germanic language, so there are a LOT of similarities in many words, and *some* of the basic grammar is still kinda similar. More complex sentences get more complex grammar. German and Old English/Anglo Saxon were much more similar, that's how far apart the languages have become. I learned German, but a lot of Asian languages are much tougher, as well as the Slavic languages (Polish, Russian, Hungarian, etc.)
In 1997 (at age 14) I went to one of their concerts in Ludwigshafen. Till sang "Ein Mensch brennt" (A human/person is burning), while literally being on fire (in a heat repellant suit) and being shoved through the crowd. It was insane.
Seeing Rammstein live is a surreal experience. They rarely come to the US but I’ve seen them twice. Once in Florida and last year in Texas. There is so much pyro that the first time I saw them I started looking for the fire exits during the very first song. Serious. I have video from last year where there was so much smoke in the Alamodome you could only see about 5 rows ahead of you. People always say they look dirty or sweaty but they are actually covered in fire retardant gel and if you see them in concert you will know why. You don’t need to know German to see them, just do it for the experience if you have the chance.
We saw Rammstein play in Denver. He sang the entire first song on fire. He also had a flame thrower. It was intense,and probably one of the most memorable shows. ICE cube played too.
Rammstein sold out Madison Square Garden within 30 minutes of ticket release when they toured America after a long break in the early 2000s. They moved to America as a band before and toured for a long time through the US states but got kind of tired of the stress (everything by bus iirc) and homesick so they went back to Germany became big here too and then I think it was the album "Völkerball" where they made a new tour in the US. Another thing to be amazed by: That in front of the band is a french crowd (french people are infamous for only talking with you in french) and the full place sings the German song with the band.
I used to be a local crew Stagehand and I worked one of their shows out at the Tacoma dome. Their live shows are something to experience. As a professional, I have no hesitation in saying that they stole God's very own stereo to use for their touring. There's so many stacks of sub-woofers that get hung and set up around the stage that when they did the sound check, you could feel it rattling your chest to the point of physical discomfort. It was a pure, extremely powerful wall of sound.
The keyboardist felt like he was kinda standing just there so he thought he might as well use that time to exercise. He can even control the speed of the treadmill.
You guys, your face expressions are hilarious! 😂😂 I`m 55 years old and still headbangs to Rammstein! I have seen them live 1 time ( plans to see them again this year) and it was one of the best konserts I`ve seen, they are absolutely crazy!!! Recommend you to listen to SEHNSUCHT live in Berlin 1998. Also ICH TU DIR WEH, check out the video!. Two favorites among many! Rock on boys!! 🤘🤘🤘
I remember rocking out to Rammstein back in the late 90s. Many garage parties on the pool table contained this group being blasted on 10 12in speakers. Y'all should have rocked out on the album version.
Yes, The underground music scene was awesome back in the 90's. None of their music got airtime in USA but they damn sure got rocked at the after parties!
I am 65 and have been going to concerts since 1973. I have seen many 100's of shows over the decades. Rammstein is THE BEST live show I have ever experienced! They don't tour the US often, or extensively...the first time I saw them at Chicago Open Air Fest (2016?), it was their one and only US show that year. I have seen them 3 more times since then and I am still blown away(😜) by their performances. If you ever get the opportunity to see them, don't hesitate...GO!🤘
I was able to see them in LA last fall. They play in open air stadiums because of the pyrotechnics. There was just so very much fire. It was awesome. I also think it's the only band where the keyboardist is crazier than the drummer. He spent most of the concert walking on a treadmill in a sparkly track suit while playing the keyboard.
Saw them in concert a few years ago in Tampa, Florida. Best live performance I've ever seen. Look at some of their you tube videos. They are all different and very creative. I don't care what the words mean. Everyone gets the awesomeness.
I saw this band live at the o2 in London UK in 2012. Literally was a life changing experience and was the starting point on my metal music journey. Now it's a big part of my life and I go to as many metal gigs and festivals I can. This band are very important to me ❤
by the way, you might know this song, because it was in the opening scene of the movie "triple X" by Vin Diesel . The Band playing while the first spy get shot IS Rammstein
Hello, I'm from Germany and RAMMSTEIN is a way of life, the music gets under your skin and has so many meanings that you always discover something new when you repeat it. I can only recommend the song "SONNE" to you, MEGA!
Ya'll wanna watch 'Deutschland', one of their more recent songs, which tells the history of Germany. It's an epic video. In fact, I have to go and watch it again right now. Damn you!
Funny thing, I have always been an insomniac, especially working on a night crew for several years, but I found, for a time, that Rammstein worked as lullaby music for me. I could put it on and be a sleep in about 2.5 songs. Unfortunately, I lived in an apartment at the time, and my neighbors complained. This was some nearly twenty years ago. But it still has a calming effect on me.
Rammstein is the best live band ever! Always use pyro in their shows. Saw a few times. Last summer their show was a blast and will see them again this summer. Also amazing song are: 'deutschland', 'radio', 'ich will', 'Sonne', 'zeit', 'angst',... The lyrics are fantastic, always have a meaning or message.
So glad you guys checked this out! Hands down the best live show I've ever seen and I've seen thousands of shows! I highly recommend Ramstein to everyone no matter your taste in music Their live performances never let you down.
Rammstein was at 2010 the first and only german band that the Madison square garden sell out after 20 min. As a german it is so incredibel to see how good the crowed singing the text!
These guys have some truly beautiful music, some hilarious onstage antics, and simple pounders like this. It's pretty cool to be with 70 thousand people laughing, crying, and chanting. And sweating of course, they burn so much jet fuel in your face you feel like a hot link getting grilled.
@@scarletred8888 I rode 6 hours and paid $$$ to see (the next) concert. When I heard it took 17 trucks to move the stage and 3 days to build it I realized that I will never live to see a production of that caliber again. I bet if they do another tour it will be minimalist and I will sell your organs to be in the front row. Don't answer your phone, we always know where you are. Sorry, creepy Germans are in my head. Sleep well.
Fun fact: the song was also prominently featured in the movie How High. Method Man blast's the song out of a speaker while trying to get Red out of bed.
You guys should check out them doing Feuer frei live, or the music video for deutschland. Feuer frei live some of the members wear flamethrower masks. Deutschland is about the history of Germany and the band's love/hate relationship with their country and it's past.
