This is actually one song I think the music video is better than the live performance. The music video doesn't leave out lyrics and gives more context to what the song is about. For example some of the missing lyrics are about how bands are expected to sing in English if they want a bigger audience. Something they no doubt have been pressured on and mostly resisted.
@@MrZnarffy Some of their songs have deep meanings. Many of them are actually pretty messed up to. Not a bad thing at all but think they enjoy those because they know they have a large fan base that doesn't speak German so it's a bit of fun getting those fans to sing along with lyrics that are disturbing when many don't know it is. They have a great sense of humor about a lot of stuff and that comes out in not only the more obvious humor but in stuff like what I pointed out about some of their songs being about taboo topics.
Du Hast is a great example they released a English version which they intentionally translated wrong and many people still think it is a proper translation. It isn't and that was intentional on their part. Du Hast actual mean You Have but in there prank translation it is You Hate. So now many people think the song is about something very different than it is because they missed the joke.
Till would for sure have been leading the barbarian hoards of east Germany against the Roman Empire…I always imagine the roar of the crowd emerging from the Forrest before storming the battlefield
1. Verse: If theres dance I want to lead you Even if you spin alone Let yourself be controlled a little I'll show you how to do it right We form a dear circle(Reigen is a very outdated german word for like a circle dance) Freedom plays on all violins Theres music coming from the white house And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse 2. Verse : I know steps that are of good use And I will protect you from missteps And who does not want to dance in the end Doesn't know yet that he has to (dance) We form a dear circle I'll show you the direction To Africa comes Santa Claus And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse That's a literal translation from the german Verses for all the English viewers interested.
I just wanted to add the meaning of the music from the white house line. Theres a german saying ‘hier spielt die musik’, engl. ‘this is where the music plays’ which basically means ‘this is the most important right now, pay attention’. When he says the music plays from the white house he is saying that the white house dictates whats important to the whole world. And the whole dance lines probably come from ‚nach ______ Pfeife tanzen‘ engl. ‚to dance to someones whistle‘. In german that means doing everything they say. Plus the violine might come from satans fiddle. But the last ones not for sure.
I think most people in America get it.If people don't understand the the rest of the world is not always happy with the way or country might effect there lives you would have to be stupid.
Most people know what the USA is doing arround the world it is not peace and freedome it is to slave the world for some companies and one thing i dont hate the US people but what the deep state is doing or i calling shadow gouverment is really bad and i hope there is a good outside!
“Amerika” is, according to the band, a satirical commentary on Americanization and the misconceptions foreigners, as well as some Americans, have about the American utopia.
@L M Clearly you don't live here. We are regulated to death, and yeah, we're tired of our government sticking its nose in other countries' business. You people who come from countries who were once a pure stock... America has NEVER been ONE race or ONE ethnicity. We ARE German, English, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Spanish, African, Russian, French, et al. If you don't like Amerika, stay the fuck home.
“Rammschtein” not “Rammstine” And “Amerika” is how they spell America in German. Plus the album was released in 2004 so it has zero bearing on our current president. It’s directed towards America as a whole.
Interesting. They left out part of the song where he sings in English "This is not a love song, this is not a love song, I don't speak my mother tongue, this is not a love song". I wonder if they were trying to tone it down for this set.
I've always interpreted it as that they are in Germany and playing in front of their fans. So they don't have to sing that part. Everyone understands it anyway.
Oh, not only cultural. The cultural imperialism is simply a side effect of the actual imperialism coming with the US army and its bombs and also economical warfare all over the planet.
I am a 59 year old mum from Australia who absolutely LOVES Rammstein and have for years. My birthday present from my son, who got into them at high school, was their latest album with Deutschland which I have pumping in the car so loud that the windows vibrate. From what I could gather, the song is about the commercial crap that has emanated from the US and affected the rest of the world. The missing line "This is not a love song" is telling at this concert, it's not a love song about the U.S.
Deutschland (Germany) from Rammstein is about our 2000 year old past. All the bad things happened from Roman empire, Church, burning of "witches", 3 big wars, the misery and guilt, Holocaust, terrorism in the 60s/70s. And the way many Germans feel about their own country. Not many patriots here. It is a love - hate relation with the motherland. The music video is pretty graphic but a masterpiece of history.
America is really fascinating place to visit as a European, i have travelled west & east coast US. Cultural hegemony of US is pervasive in Europe so its like going to Europe but everything is 100x bigger, but then on the dark side it feels like 3rd world country when you drive past miles of trailer parks and thousands of homeless people.
Guess you haven't been to Russia where people die from STDs. US does have some problems, but at least it's way better than those poor Post Soviet countries
@@caim3465 I have only seen in Brazil or other similar places where one side of the river is million dollar suburb homes & other side is worse than ghetto trailer parks. My country provides free housing/healthcare/food for every citizen, so its a quite a shock. To be fair they would just die because of the cold if we didn't but still :D
The places with the most homelessness are ran by leaders who are copying continental european political practices. I.E massive welfare state and globalism .
@@entiresquare6262 it isnt free the massive welfare is paid by people who work for a living to support the people who make bad life decisions with little deterent to do otherwise. Guess what this perpetual feedback loop ends societies and destroys economies. Not sustainable.
I waited till the end but unfortunately You didn’t get the actual message.... „It‘s not a love song" and this was way before that guy who is making everything “great again” 🤪 Greetings from good old 🇩🇪
"Amerika" is German for America. In German Amerika usually refers to the USA and not continental America. The song is not so much about politics per se but rather about the social and cultural influence of the "brand America" and how much the USA imprinted their way of life on the world, thus the chorus: we all living in Amerika and so on. I grew up in West Germany which was occupied by the western Allied Forces post World War II and for us Amerika was omni present through music, Hollywood movies, TV and every day life products like Coca Cola. So, growing up in the 80ies virtually right next to the "Iron Curtain" Amerika was somewhat of distant dream for young people. The land of the free, where cars can talk and crack commando units bring justice to the common people without killing anyone ever. Now imagine how that must have felt to Germans who lived on the other side of the curtain until the wall came down in 1990. Being exposed to all that at once must have felt bizarre to say the least. That's what happened to band members of Rammstein, giving them a unique perspective on the American way of life. And that is what the song is all about. It doesn't damn the USA, but it isn't a love song either.
Perfekter Kommentar! Kann ich mich nur anschliessen. Bin Jahrgang '80 und ebenfalls in Westdeutschland aufgewachsen. Und mit den "Commando Units" meinst du wohl das A-Team...
as a german who is also from the 80s i might to differ as i feel its way more america critic, also amerika for me always was the continent never the usa xD its quite risky if you see you and people you know and think all germany is that way :)
Dear @@DaxRaider, I think there might be a misunderstanding. I did not say it is not critical - I just think the criticism is less political but more about social and cultural influence (which of course does not exclude political criticism). I am sorry if I offended by saying "America usually refers to the USA", but that's why I used "usually" and since Rammstein refers to the USA in this song by Amerika I think I am not too far off with that remark. Furthermore, terms like "amerikanischer Präsident" are even used in news speech which makes them part of the common vernacular in German. Not sharing the same opinion with someone, does not make the other one necessarily presumptuous. Everything I write is at the end of the day my personal view of things usually based on knowledge I regard as factual. That does not make me infallible, but I refuse to have my opinion labeled as "risky" in this matter. Nevertheless, I appreciate your opinion and I do understand where you are coming from.
Get out off your chair and see them live! It is a wonderful experience! I brought with me a friend who really did not like this "heavy stuff". Guess who walked home after the concert wearing a Rammstein T-shirt and a pink umbrella singing Rammstein songs? The audience are wonderful, the atmosphere is perfect, and you get a theatrical performance with more than all the bells and Whistels...
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 live show is one of the minor incredible ones - check out Rammstein Paris (Mutter, Du Hast ...), European Tour (newest, too crazy show) or New York (Ich tu dir weh ...). Keep it up.
Yeah, there are many performances for other songs way crazier than this one. Of course, it's still Rammstein and their shows are always massive and bombastic nonetheless ^^
Are you sure there will be a revolution if that happend? I don't thinks so. If the politicans and the media will "explain" it to the people the right way, most of them will accept it. At least there will made a law that bread is against the clima then it will be replaced by delightful insects.
I actually prefer the official music video for this particular song because the video itself kind of helps you keep up with what they're saying and trying to get across.
Being from Iceland, like your artwork in the background. People in america go to concerts for social media, everybody has their phone in the air while you can hardly see any on Rammstein concerts. That explains the difference in energy you talked about. People are there for the music and their extreme energy.
More Rammstein please :) Loving your reactions ! Both music and live clips are worth reacting. As for music videos i recommend "Mein Teil" or "Deutschland" next.
@@GlitchintheMatrixMultiMedia Definitely need to check out their song "Deutschland" which has an amazing music video. The lyrics shed some light on Germany's history, or at least key moments in history, and how that has affected the mentality of the Germans.
The documentary 'Rammstein in Amerika' is superb. It traces the band's origins, their ascent in the US thanks to 'Du Hast', then abandoning the US completely for nearly a decade before coming back for the MSG show.
"Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluß, der weiß noch nicht das er tanzen muss" --> "And if you don't want to dance at the end, you still don't know that you have to dance" Easy to understand. America say jump and the rest of the world should reply with "how high".
I've been lucky once. I was at their concert here in Oslo in Norway way way back when. I think it was in 2004. I was standing far away from the plattform, but holy hell I felt the heat from his flamethrower:))))))
Rammstein are one of the best bands to see live. My husband and I have been fans since 2003 and have seen them countless times in concert and at festivals, do try to see them if you can, you will be so glad that you did, it is an experience! :D Another band to see live is Muse, we first saw them in Germany in 2004 and have been fans ever since.
Good luck with getting tickets, Rammstein in europe is usually sold out in like 10 minutes 😉 I was really lucky to get some last summer. Went to see them in Rotterdam it was so epic. Please do mein Teil live!
"This is not the love song" - Exactly. This song is about the huge influence of America to other countries and its cultures. E.G. the Halloween. In our country we were never celebrating this one. But it is just so much popularized, so the people celebrate this. The local traditions and holidays are dying here in the shadow of the US ones (I know, the Halloween is not originally the US celebration, but the US made it popular and changed its meaning a bit...bit more.) We have the celebration called: "All Souls' Day". In this day the people goes to the graveyards to to honor the memory of the deceased. Nothing like "trick or treat". Just nice, decent and humble event.
@@nunziobusiness1509 dont defend america. Iraq, the government lied to the USA citizens saying that they were building a weapen of mass destruction. Nobody questioned it. All of the dead children and familys for oil. Nobody like the UN can even stop the USA because there such an economic power. Its not fair. You destroyed a devoloping country and made it into a deathzone whithout even questioning it. Veitnam. Terrorists use war to enflict there way of life among peaple. You fought veitnam to support YOUR way of life. Doesnt mean they had to live like that. Your a horrible , greedy nation and your peaple dont speak up about iraq and the greed
@@nunziobusiness1509 why didnt you all speak up about iraq. USA are still there! The war crimes of veitnam arnt talked about. Im not saying all americans dont speak up but alot of them are very narrow minded and need to be educated that its not only america in this world
Oh man.. You haven't even scratched the surface of what this band is capable of on a stage! If you loved this one, you're in for a wild ride! All I can say is don't stop with this one!
This is actually one song I think the music video is better than the live performance. The music video doesn't leave out lyrics and gives more context to the song is about.
USed to be able to for free, before they got serious about enforcing their copyrights. But, yes it has to be the best concert video ever. Most of the songs sound better to me than the studio versions.
Lyrics translation: “If there is dancing, I will lead, even if you turn on your own let you be controlled a little, I'll show you how it's done correctly. We form a lovely round dance, the “freedom” is playing on all violins, Music comes from the White House, in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse. ..... I know of steps that serve well and I’ll protect you against “misconduct” and who does not want to dance at the end, still do not know that he has to dance! We form a lovely round dance, I will show you the direction, to Africa comes Santa Claus, and in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse.” This song is about how America, while undeniably having a huge impact in the worlds culture with brilliant marketing / propaganda - is basically a worldwide kind of bully who must always impose their will, view and intervene in everyone else's affairs, for their own (corporate) interests... If you don’t behave, we will get our powerful army to “bring democracy to your country” and our corporations will take over your natural wealth. Look at the Amerika's official video. Americas cultural influence- Coca Cola, Burger King, Nike, Asian Rockabilly, etc., Middle Eastern taking off his Nike shoes to bow and pray to the oil... Just watch official video and think about lyrics - Coca Cola (artificial drink), wonderbra (fake breasts), etc. but everything wrapped up in sparkly, shiny marketing that appeals to consumeristic masses... And First Nations people dance... Who were victims of undeniable genocide in North America. Rammstein is clearly 'unhappy' with American hegemony into other cultures and societies, which has spread with economic and military interventions for over the past 70 years. Look at the Amerika's video again. At the end, you see it is a made up video, and “they are on the Moon”... This implies to recent doubts expressed by other countries whether US ever landed on the Moon as new suspicious details of landing video were discovered.... Or was it only again, just a brilliant propaganda?... The song and video are so intelligently loaded with multiple layers... Last year’s Rammstein song & video “Deutschland” gives introspective into German crimes and flaws through the history.
It's called "The Golden Rule" He who has all the gold. Makes the rules. Every other country in the world. Makes stuff to sell in America. For good or bad. That's the way of the world. For now.
20 some years ago they played before Korn at the Family Values tour..Little did we know back then......... 2020: Promoter: Your on after Rammstein Band: No thank you!😆
Actually Rammstein loves the US, it was the first country they visited after the wall came down, their first big tour was there; and... they do not sing "This is not a love song" in the live performance.
Vivid Bunny Mexicans want to live in the us just for the economy, but they don’t really want to be Americans, they’re pretty much proud of being Mexicans. Actually, I don’t think anyone wants to be an American lol
This song resonates with Europeans even more, because there is a cultural saying to it as well. Now it's not used anymore almost at all, but the saying "it's America" or "it will be America" means that something is or will be amazing. The term simply isn't being used anymore, because people see that the US simply isn't the ideal that it used to represent.
There is a verse in another version were he sings "this is not a love song, I don't speak my mothers tongue". He sees his German culture like many other cultures diluted by the American marketing machine. I think even in America those who are more cognizant of the constant selling of stuff and how it does not make people happy might agree with this idea or thought. Especially as Americans travel to other countries to only to be disappointed by the Americanization of other cultures. Great band that I will be seeing in concert in Sept. in San Antonio Texas!
The original song is Living in America by the Sounds. Rammstein singer Lindemann call the singer Maja Ivarsson in the Sounds and ask for permission to take stuff from their song Living in America into this song. That what she said in a interview in swedish televison.
Definitely react to "Deutschland", but do the music video for that one, it's amazing. Also the live version for "Mein Teil". And any version of "Mein Herz Brennt".
Another band to check out is Volbeat. They’re from Denmark and they’re style is like Metallica & Social Distortion. Songs to check out: “Sad Man’s Tongue”, “Maybelenne i Hofteholder”, “The Garden’s Tale”.
Amerika (German spelling) is one of their first songs with a somewhat political commentary. As usually they go into more detail in their making of video dedicated to their music videos. But the in 2004 published song was a reaction to the Iraq war. Even though they're singing "We're all living in America, America is wonderful..." the line "this is not a love song." makes their stance quite clear. Also, good luck getting tickets for Rammstein in Europe if you're not in their member club, they're sold out in a matter of hours, causing servers to crash, etc.
If you ever have the chance to see them in concert, I highly recommend it. Best show I've ever seen! These guys go to 11 on stage presence and production. Also, fire!
Sarcasm means saying something that you dont really mean. Thats absolutely not the case here. They mean everything they say, but they present it in a mostly ironic way. "Und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss, weiß noch nicht dass er tanzen muss" is not sarcasm. Rammstein is a left wing and very much liberal band. Songs like "Mann gegen Mann" ('Man against man') are making fun of the tradition of war, where men are fighting each other, but as soon as they fight in bed, it is considered "disgusting" by a lot of people. "Ausländer" is a criticism of colonializm. "Links, 2,3,4" is literally their proof. "They want my heart to be at the 'right' place, but once i look down it beats 'left'."
@@HangryKitsune i think you could be right in the intend of the Artist, but they pick up so more about the German History in this video then you know... the History Chanel... so IMHO they educade people couse to understand there Opinion you need to understand what the Pictures mean and thats not easy even if you know all the History things...
Don't misundertand me, I have friends online from the USA. awesome people, I'm latin but speak American English... but politically USA is like the Roman Empire, looking the rest of the world over the shoulder. Even having contributed to general science knowledge, Amerika behaves like the big bully in every sense possible. Trump is the tumor, the expression of all that buried things coming up the surface. Rammstein did this song aftyer Till and Flake got arrested for a performance in a city I don't remember by now. They realised Amerika was the land of freedom just for some, not for all. It was a devastating blow for people that survived Eastern Germany, Flake just dropped the concert tour and returned to Germany and they almost disbanded. Great and honest video, thanks for sharing. Subscribed!
you are pretty much like me,i also keep tabs on what is happening,and where. But im not a super political person myself. But i also feel intrigued to see other peoples points,even about my own country,doesnt matter if positive or negative. I like to see other peoples point of view,its just interesting. Like U2,they have made me look upon different things differently. I also like how U2,Rammstein and alikes makes political messages,but in extremely well produced and performed music. I also appreciate the "show" they make from it. Not everyone can have a strong opinion,and deliever it like theese guys! You got the message pretty good as far as the lyrics goes. One of the lines "Coca Cola,sometimes war"also tells you that USA seems to be "everywhere",if not in the name of all the made products,then during a time of war. What is really good about the music video to this song,is that imagery tells you far more what they are thinking. ALSO.....the recorded version has the famous lines "This is not a love song! This is not a love song!". They made the song somewhat english sounding on purpose,that way. Because they knew not everyone would catch the lyrics,if they only did it in German. 8:17 My favourite part of the song!! It should be played during one of thoose gigantic,epic battle scene movies!
You must listen to Haifisch, it talks about the own band, and for me capture the essence of rammstein. fan tip: i recomend you to see the music videos, because some songs are crafted to the videos. Other nice German is Oomph! their song "Labyrinth" is very interesting.
besides all the rammstein context, what you said about the ENERGY - you are absolutly right. crowds behave very differently all over the world. i where to concerts in different countries to a variety of bands. especially the countries with huge latin influence are very dancy i would say and you will have very good time. for me a major german audience has the same vibe as a major japanese audience cuz i feel ppl are let loose in concerts from their very restrictive social life and free there energy. BUT i do have to say for rammstein concerts ppl are mostly the same breed it's like rammstein attracts the same kind of ppl all - i saw them in different countries and always had the same feeling like being home nomatter what language they spoke. as a sidenote: Rammstein as a band is quite controverse in the german music business and society - you can't deny there success so they are somewhat accepted but due to the lyrics with all the double meanings and provocative content they are also despised since ppl commonly judge them to be rightwinged of some sorts - again it's their kind of art and expression to play with the audience to be offended, you can clearly tell there are by no means rightwinged and just mess with the uninformed ppl who judge at first glance. same goes for the lyrics as a lot of ppl already stated they mess with you and it's even harder to understand as a non german speaking person - but the beauty of their music is you can still have a good time hearing it since it is on a very high technical level as well (what you might not notice at first) they have a lot of layers to be explored and you will never be disappointed. also the record "Liebe ist für alle da" was banned from sale for a limited amount of time in germany due to some songs being classified as harmful to young ppl. (as reaction the band named their own fan community "Liebe ist für alle da" :-D just as a statement) overall you will be astonished whom you might come across on a concert cuz a lot of ppl just don't show that they like there music
If you're not sure about the meaning (though your interpretation was a very good approach), you should have a look at the studio videos like for 'Amerika' and also 'Ich will' - they are excellently done and worth looking into it !!
Do a Live version of their namesake song. The earlier the better, you won't be disappointed. Or Du Riecht So Gut! Their entire first album "Hertzeleid" is incredible from beginning to end!!! I first saw them in 1997 in a smaller theater in Downtown Denver, they opened for KMFDM and just out classed them on every level. They didn't even have half of their pyrotechnics as a few stops before in San Francisco the fire marshal confiscated them, including an authentic WWII era flamethrower. Sehnsucht came out the next year and they were everywhere!
I come from the Netherlands and I am 60 years old. I love rammsteins songs. This because they came from the DDR and western Germany. They experienced a lot. Their songs are always political and about life. Their last album Zeit is a very good Album. If we talk about Amerika or Russia. You can not dictate democratie. Russia and China are not democraties and never will be. We in Europe make that same mistake. All the wars we have to stop. We have to love each other.
I see this Show live in Munich.............The Ground are full of this glitter...over and over........it not stop......it go not Less. Some Guy have to stopp it.........ahhhhhhhh
About live concerts. In 2020 there is going to be Europe Stadium Tour, and I think that you have all the chance to get their live performance. I've been on the Rammstein live in 2019 in Saint Petersburg and that was insane!!! And I highly reccomend you to rect to their live in 2019 Stadium Tour, especially Puppe. You will love it!! And I say hello from Russia, even there you have fans)))
You should have your daughter react to the official video for this song. I think it portrays the message of the song without knowing the language, and I think she would think it's entertaining and maybe give her some insight into how we influence the rest of the world and how they perceive us. Rammstein is always 🔥!
I have a concert shirt for this song, and I so many people think it's me being patriotic even was mentioned by my professor in the lecture and had to say in front of 100 rammstein is, fun day
Good luck getting a ticket ;-) Rammstein tickets sell out in a couple hours. Eventim goes down every-freakin-time. I was lucky to get tickets to their last concert in Vienna this year, and it was absolutely unreal.
it is more about that america consists of all of us....america is consisting of so many nationalities....so with that and the fact that especially europe (mostly germany) is so close to america it is a combination of both. All that makes america great is based on different philosophies clashing and ultimatly melt together into what happened in america. For most countries america is a superyoung experiment of multiculture.
i really wish you will manage to see them in europe the energy of them in and from the crowd in Europe that speak the same language and follow them for years is out of this world.
