Rammstein, Deutschland - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2023
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A special gift in celebration of the more than 100K-strong Virgin Rock community! I’ve been hesitant to do this song for awhile, but now that I finally dug into it, I found it a richly rewarding experience! And it’s true, I do love with Till’s voice!
Here’s the link to the original song by Rammstein:
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THANK YOU, AMY AND VLAD, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THIS GIFT! 🖤
I wish to hug you. You are such a wonderful human beings. And I cannot thank you enough. For everything! For this video, for beautiful words, for the support... and for being yourselves!
THANK YOU! 🖤🖤🖤
I will not say anything about the song or the video, you got it all, basically, and I know that you will recieve lots of comments about it all.
On the other hand, you are never superficial, so I knew you would get it.
"Deutschland" is, in my opinion, Rammstein's best music video, although my favourite is "Zeit". And I am really glad that Vlad tricked us all and, in the end, made you watch it. Because, it is really not the full experience without it.
Sending you much, much love! 🖤🖤🖤
I am so happy for you my friend that your favorite band became a key part of their 100K celebration weekend. You have been one of my favorite people and friends in the comments since practically the beginning of the channel. You were the one responsible for introducing me to Rammstein who I now also love. I have a playlist with dozens of their songs. I have mentioned to you before that Amy reads the comments, so I'm sure she saw the one in which you mentioned you would really like her to do Deutschland.
@@LeeKennison Yes, probably she saw it. And I also remember that Vlad once said that he thought "Deutschland" would be the perfect song for Amy for the next Rammstein listening. So I guess it's a combination of both. And I am so grateful and happy that I cannot even express it by words.
And also thank you! For being here, talking to me and being my friend. I like to think of you as my best UA-cam friend. 😊🖤
@@jovana_r Thanks Jovana. That really means a lot to me. I feel the same way about you.😀❤
@@LeeKennison 🖤🖤🖤
thank you jovanakk
Here we are again. Me, completely surprised to watch a classically trained harpist analyze a _Rammstein_ song, of all things. Amazing.
Amy, Vlad, - Germany here.
I‘m sorry, i’m late to the party… - How could i watch this only now & 4 month late…?
Anyway, YOU NAILED IT. I guess, I never watched a better & more meaningful music analysis…🤩🙏🔥
First, i was shocked, because i thought „How can she do this without the visuals…?“ But then, i discovered that this was even better… And on top of that i was then suprised that the video came later… what a great & nice twist by Vlad to it…
And with your analysis, you even gave me new insights into the music…
Needless to say, you got a new subscriber!
I wonder whether the Rammstein guys have already seen your video.
I‘m 100% sure they will love your analysis &, of course, YOU! ❤
In addition, this is - also of course - a true masterpiece of art & depth.
It‘s kind of strange & odd to say that we have no Bach,Beethoven, Händel,Mozart, Haydn, Brahms, Mahler or Wagner anymore,
but we have had Rammstein now. But that‘s how it is…🤷♂️😅
And just to let you know, as a German: you don‘t even know (but how could you) how much Rammstein
captured the German soul in this piece, including the end, the piano part. Very important, too. They got it all. And you got it all!
Much LOVE to you & Vlad ❤❤❤
And thank you for this wonderful analysis!
Oliver
Born and Living in Germany I have to support this post. I completely agree with Oliver. Well written and on point.
If you want to listen to Till's voice range (which will surprise you) you need to listen to "Mein Herz brennt" Piano Version!!!
And also Rammlied or Klavier
Absolutely and Zeit as well
She has already done a reaction to the Mein Herz brennt Piano Version. Look it up, it's worth it.
Edit: Maybe she didn't. Can't find it anymore...I was sure she did, must have mixed her up with someone else ..
Oh yes please! The whole time "Mein Herz brennt Piano Version" was in my mind !
One of thee best music videos ever made…
At first I thought "not a good idea" to analyse the song Germany without a video. The images are so powerful, overwhelming and form a symbiosis with the lyrics.
I was all the more surprised that you did it so well.
Many thanks … Till‘s Voice is a BLAST in „Mein Herz brennt“ Piano Version … check it out 👍🎄
whassername from charismatic voice says that version is becoming a kind of thing in the opera world.
His voice is amazing in everything but the acoustic version of mein hterz Brent is spectacular.
Sonne. Piano version 🫶🏼
@@milamber319yeah but live, with Flake on piano
Thank you for this reaction! I've hoped you would react to this song of Rammstein.
As a german I must say it speaks from my heart. The song describes perfectly how difficult it is, to love your home country when it has such a dark and evil history.
The piano piece is in fact another song of Rammstein, it's called "Sonne", perhaps another song to listen to in a few times ;)
Thanks again to you and the community!
Just to add some detail to what you said: The outro is not 1:1 the song Sonne, but it is close enough that you could think that if you don't compare the versions directly. This version also picks up musical motives from the main song, so they didn't just slap some random old material that fitted the tone onto the song to fill the outro, the outro is very deliberately composed for this song. Fans instantly regcognizing the song "Sonne" in it and remembering part of this song's lyrics contributes to the slightly hopeful feeling on which this piece ends.
The full artistic effect is only reached with watching the video with it. The video is very powerful and matches the song so well.
She did it 2/3
Ich habe schon viele Reaktionen zu "Deutschland" gehört aber das war die bei weitem beste Rezension die ich je gesehen habe. Vielen vielen Dank!
Finde ich auch.
Treat yourself to Till's voice in 3-3 more songs. If not as a reaction video, then privately! 1. Mein herz brennt,offiziell video 2. Mein herz brennt,piano version and 3. Ich tue dir weh,live in Madison square garden. It will surprise you! All the best for you, greetings from Berlin, Germany 🤘
Hey, I have seen many reactions about Rammsteins Deutschland. As Rammstein-Fan of the first hour and as a german, I have a special relationship to its theme. Your reaction is one of the very best!
FINALLY! I've been waiting for you to review this song! You will love the song "Zeit" btw. I think it's just your cup of tea.
Or take a look at “Seemann” performed by Nina Hagen. That is a special song …
Great analysis video, Amy, thank you! And thank you, Vlad, for letting Amy to listen to the audio only first - the video is great, but it could overshadow and distract from the beauty of the music itself.
Yes, it can distract. This is the first time I heard this song without the video and it sounded different. Less intense but somehow clearer.
15:25 Ha ha! The part where Amy gets all enthusiastic and says she's falling in love with the singer's voice! She tries to explain it - he shapes the words in a classical way - but can't really explain it, because there are many classical singers she doesn't like.
This is the first time she's reacting like all the other UA-camrs who have a reaction channel. She finally let's go of the teacher inside of her (just for a minute) and joins the average Rock listener!
She may use terms like "overtones" and talk about "the way it resonates", but in fact she just feels like a fan girl who hears a voice that's sexy to her.
Your wonderful explanations show me once again that Rammstein is simply great.
I've seen most of the "Deutschland" reaction videos and I thought your comments at the end were extremely perceptive. I would phrase your choice on how to react to the movie by analogizing it to academic disciplines. Yours is what I would call the best "philosophical" analysis I have seen. Other reviewers (e.g. with a German background), may have the best "historical" reactions (e.g. the Oxford Professor). Still others may have the best sociological or psychological analysis. We can learn from all of these perspectives. But I really enjoyed yours. Seconding another commenter that I read here too, you are the first person I have seen reviewing this song that connected the concluding piano piece as reflecting a change of mood (to "sunny"), with the fact that it is in fact taken from the Rammstein song "Sonne" ("sun" in German). (P.S. -- Also, you could always react one day to one of their modern 2020-2023 LIVE shows showing their gigantic new stage! More of a "fun" reaction if you wanted a change of pace). 🥰
The funky bass lines and 80s synthesiser sound and heavy guitars and drums really demonstrate how diverse Rammstein are in their musical approach. It’s also a testament to how diverse the band which the members of Rammstein used to be in before they formed.
This song actually contains multiple references, both musical and lyrical, to older songs of theirs. So, when you say that the piano part at the end could be a separate work, you're not wrong, as I'm pretty sure it's a piano version of their song Sonne (Sun) from 2001, and when you say that it's linked to the rest of it, you're not wrong either because the entire work is borrowing elements from past songs.
Thank you 🙏❤ Amy & Vlad ❤for your Rammstein - Deutschland reaction!
Til's enunciation is great. I took some German back in high school, and his vocals are so clear and easy to understand.
He sings almost like a prussian drill officer. On purpose, that is part of the boldnes.
Goosebumps everytime I hear or watch it 🩶
...the sun comes out.. at the piano part. Right, it is the piano version of "Sonne" (Sun)
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I have seen a lot of reactions to this song and this was the most enlightning and sophisticated, thank you for your time!
My favorite song from my favorite band.
"I'm in love with this voice"
For many of us these songs are the classical music and musicians of today, these songs have a physical and emotional connection to our lives.
..i am subscriber since day 1..long waiting for Rammstein again.......for moments i thought it was for me..maybe i had reffered it on the stream or comment, because i am also from Europe..Paraplegic since 2014.., and only listen Rammstein..1 song per day..BUT, looks like someone else as well.. because i am not from Estonia..i was borned in Germany, but portuguese living in Portugal.. In my name, and the person from Estonia in pain as well, and all fans of the Best band in the World..Rammstein..Thank You ! ..looks they are something special to people like us.. Be strong as well, Estonian person..hope you're better than myself..i live in a bed, more than 99% of my time..I remember on chat, chatting with Vlad, about you being ready to this song.. Thanks to Both of You!, Vlad and Amy, and much love to all subscribers! ..p.s. ..for me, they are "the bar", either music-videos, or, Live ! Hope you react, maybe to "Engel" live in Maddison Square Garden..there are subtitled and re-uploaded videos of them in 2 channels : "Bucksttabu" and "EducatedMarine".. ..and congrats on 110k subscribers!..and i will always be here when Rammstein is played, discussed and/or dissected....i was about to move to Germany, when my "accident" happened..destiny..
Hey friend. It was for me, but just as Amy said, by extention it is for everyone and hearing that you struggle, definitely consider this video as a gift for you too.
By the way, I am from Serbia, not Estonia. I guess you missheard it. And it's my pleasure to finally exchange a word with you, because I have been seeing you on Merchant of Alba channel, always putting a comment.
I see that a lot of "broken" or "damaged" people listen and find comfort in Rammstein. I guess their music (or something about it... or everything about it) feels so connecting and close to us, like no other music feels.
Stay strong. Big, warm greetings from Serbia.
@@jovana_r One Rammstein song per day, we will reach our tough journey heads high and some joy! I guess i heard wrong or forgot by the end of video when i commented..Rammstein fans are the Best, and you're the perfect example of it!
Much Love and positive energy to You, strengh and good vibes, is what i leave here to you, mixed with humour in our lives, to surpass the hard times with some hapiness wherever we can find some! Be strong!
@@ROBOTRIX_eu 🖤🖤🖤
@@jovana_r I wish you the Best, that this World has to offer!!
@@ROBOTRIX_eu I wish you the same, dear friend. 🖤
My Favorite Rocks from the Olden Days.
Please react to mein herz brennt piano version,amazing voice of till
I love this video so much, Amy. You show so much warmth and enthusiasm, it's an absolute delight to watch this video. Thank you for being you, and good luck with the channel ♥
Please consider doing the piano version of Mein Herz brennt (My Heart Burns)... so hauntingly beautiful!!
Remek delo u svakom pogledu i odlicna reakcija
Potpuno se slažem. 😊
I dont know if you read all your comments but i want to recommend you something from Rammstein. Im Listening to this Band for my whole lifetime and i think that "Seemann" from the first Album would be very instering for you! Extremly Powerful and theatrical
Even better, the cover by Nina Hagen and Apocalyptica is amazing.
Yes, the piano version of the song Sonne is a very good ending for the song. It gives hope that after dark times there will be good times again.
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Thank you for reacting to this for your friend, our friend. This song speaks to me here in the US as well, all my ethnicity comes from Bavaria, Baden Wurttemberg, and Switzerland, and so, we've brought the things we love about those places to the USA, but we can't forget the bad bits. The piano at the end gets me every time. God bless our friend.
Thank you Eddie. This song speaks to everyone. And this community is love. 🖤
I just hope your family knows how to pronounce their own name 😜
@@rorybessell8280 Thanks, I know, yeah, we get lots of practice correcting everyone else in the US. The spelling too, everyone wants to put an "e" between the "h" and the "l". But we kept the Bavarian spelling, not everything needs to be Americanized.🙂
@@jovana_r Bitte. Nichts zu danken. Here's to hoping I said that right.🍻
@@EddieReischl For me it's perfect, because I don't speak German. I just know some words. 😉
A gift for one is a gift for all. We wish this community member light and love, today and always. ❤
Thank you so much. This community is love. 🖤
59:45 I've always loved that piano interpretation of "Sonne" so much. I have a book (+ CD) of them with piano sheet music of their songs. Most of it is still too difficult for me and it will be a long road (with my 41 year old brain and just 1 year of piano practice in my spare time), but I'd love to be able to do that some day :)
The 4 bars with the 5 highlight notes have another partern too. It's every 3rth note. So it sounds like 5 triols with in the last bar an extra note to fill the bar. So 5 x 1,2,3 and the last note.
Yeah my eyes went to the groupings of 3 rather than to the fact that they had 5 "peaks". It's not quite a polyrhythm or a polymeter, but it is an interesting use of a different subdivision count to introduce a cool syncopated rhythm as an additional layer of sound.
For someone who doesn’t speak German, your pronunciation is very good!
Well you (and Rammstein) described my country and it's people and culture quite good. We are divided into lot's of fractions, yet stand united if neccessary. We did some of the most evil things in history and some of the most remarkable. It's story is written in blood but the poetry of the same language this history was written with can bring tears of joy. Let's just say since 16AD things got a bit ... complicated and we are too. Thank you for your reaction.
what always attracted me to Rammstein and the Industrial/EBM genre is exactly what you pointed out, a driving dark and heavy feel with heavy drums, yet a melodic strain running through the songs
Another call for the song "Travel" by The Gathering, the TG25 live version. "I wish you knew your music was to stay forever".
That last piano bit is the melodi from another Rammstein song, Sonne.
The first bit is from "Our Darkness" (Ann Clark, 1984).
I enjoyed your gift. I’m am one that is completely unfamiliar with this artist and works. I read the comments. And they’re intriguing … now I have plans to share with a very special lady doctor from the Nuremberg that my nephew introduced us to this holiday season.
Thank you …. and Vlad
I just subscribed. It is a release to see and such pleasant moment to listen someone who analyze Rammstein with expertise, knowhow, depth… It is a contrast with what I saw til now. Furthermore when you talk it is easy to understand for a non English. I really enjoyed and again huge thanks for the real work.
Thank you Vlad, Amy for all your work that is a gift in itself. This video was amazing, and I'm happy for our friend, representing our love for music, while receiving this gift in such a meaningful gesture.
Thank you, friend. This community is love. 🖤
That 3 whole second pause of trying to find words at the end of the vid says so much.
Hi Amy, I liked your style of analyzing the music first and then watching the video. it was very impressive for me. Thank you.
I truly love this track. Thank you so much! (And the video is mind blowing. A full cinematic production. Watch it if not for the channel, then for your own sake.)
"The sun is out now" hit the nail on the head ;-D
Apocalyptica - 'Path' (Official Video)
2:52 of sonic Cello goodness. ❤️
The music video is an absolute masterpiece! And that song....so powerful! One of my fav'.
Amy, thank you for that wonderful gift and your extraordinary and meaningful analysis ❤❤❤
Excellent track and excellent breakdown. Rammstein was one of my lockdown discoveries and almost all of their output is brilliant.
Thank you very much for this wonderful musical insight into one of my favourite Rammstein songs. Someone will have mentioned this already but I'll mention it anyway. The piano music at the end of this song is from Rammstein's song Sonne. It is another interesting combination of music, lyric, back story and music video.
as far as i know, the 10 years the members of the band weren't slacking and in fact were working on side projects of their own.
There was a song called "Mein land", released in 2011
Absolutely wonderful analysis!!
Listening to the piano version of "Sonne" in the outro - oh, it's like the sun is coming out :-D Lovely!
Thank you for all you work! Much love!
It is a masterpiece.
Congratulations with your 100.000 subs 🎶🎵🎺🥁🥁
Excellent choice! Mentioning the sun was really spot on.
Didn't expect this. Thanks Amy. One of my favorite songs
You have to check out Nina Hagen Seemann. She’s the German female counterpart to tills voice!
Great analysis!!!
The visuals in the official video clip to this song are excellent.
BTW
If you enjoyed the "lyricism" in this song, you really have to check "Zeit"
and both videoclips for Deutschalnd and Zeit
I love your reviews. And you're adorable too!
Very interesting and detailed reaction.
Thank you very much👍🏻
Rammstein is an audiovisual art experience live and their videos too.
The piano part at the end is a version of their song Sonne
I thought her approach was great❤
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@@arnodobler1096 absolutely 😎
Interesting, because I know from 3 different persons, including myself, that Rammstein in low volume heals head ache. No other band I know of has the same effect. So yes, I understand the choice and the reason of the person you talk about, Amy.
The piano at the end is a piano version of the song "Sonne" (which has an interesting video as well, check it out !). There are also slower songs, like "Mutter" or "Seemann", his voice is interesting there, too. Nina Hagen has made a great cover of "Seemann" as well, with the band Apolyptica.
I don't speak German but have been following RAMMSTEIN since I heard them since I heard the song ENGEL and
December 2023
Sehr differenzierte Rezension. Vielen Dank und weiterhin Erfolg! ; Very nuanced review. Many thanks and continued success!
Just starting this video, but a powerful mythical beast with magic is an interesting and maybe appropriate way to describe the idea of a nation-state/country, it’s an idea that people have given a massive amount of power to (even over some of our concepts of right and wrong) that we don’t really have control over anymore. It fits very well with music video being about this history of Germany. (It would fit very well with the history of any country to be fair.)
Congratulations!!!
I'm thankful that you listen to the music instead of watching the video with it. This is much more enjoyable for me.
So at this point I'm curious to see a reaction to Sonne. ❤
Great breakdown of an amazing track! The way they use melody to accent the rhythms in the synth part is very interesting and not really easy to pick up on without the sheet music. Not something that would occur to someone on a more casual listen.
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Have you watched the accompanying video? A Hollywood quality masterpiece which lends much to the powerful lyrics...
Disregard! Sorry! Hadn't watched to the end yet...
Definitely need video, the music breathes and takes life through it.
Freaking awesome!
The outro is perfect for self reflection!
One of the best songs ever!! \m/RAMMSTEIN\m/
First of all, your reaction is great 👍 over 1 hour 😮😁👍 Now I would like to ask you to listen to 🙏 RAMMSTEIN - ZEIT! This is a very moving and emotional song
New Subscriber here. I love watching different reactions to this video, always learn / view something new about it... would love to see your reaction / breakdown of their video Zeit! Thats another one of those audio video Masterpieces
Happy New year y'all... Stay Safe...EH!
Just how it Strikes Me!
Well all I can do is hope that this person feels a little bit better by watching this video that you did for him amy.
And well. This person made a very good choice and their music selection.
Deutschland Deutschland Uber Alles.
By the way the Piano part it’s basically from the Rammstein song Sonne.
Thank you so much. I do feel great. This gift means a lot to me. And I am proud being the part of this beautiful channel and community. 🖤
awesome....*bow down*
2000 years of history summed up in a music video.
effing vibed with that so much. gold tier musical content. 😍😍😍One request. React to Dark by October Ends 😍
Not too familiar with the band, though have heard some of their music. Beyond the language barrier, as I don't speak or understand German, I do appreciate their music ... flavored a bit like a techno-metal, hard-rockin', electronica-house'ish feelin', orchestra. I'll have to dive deeper ... maybe learn more German, on the side. Thanks!
It is probably hard to really appreciate the lyrics as a non-German speaker and it is also impossible to properly translate. Rammstein is very good at playing with words. One example is them playing with words containing the prefix "über" to express both positive and negative connotations which perfectly fits the ambivalent history. For example: "übergeben" has a double meaning which can mean "to hand over" or "to vomid". Another double meaning is "überlegen": It can mean "to think about something" or "to be superior". "übernehmen" can mean both "to take over" or "to take on more than you can handle". The lyrics are littered with word plays like these. While their lyrics are often extremely dark, they are also strangely poetic.
Rammatien is most definitely a multi sensory experience visually and musically.
You are correct. The intro and ending part of the video are not in the album version.
This song is really a throwback to their second album Sehnsucht. The verses remind of the band's biggest hit Du Hast. The background female vocals remind very much of the song Sehnsucht.
I'm pretty sure that is on purpose.
Contrary to bands like Scorpions, who always only sang in English, Rammstein has stayed in
German, yet managed to reach beyond German-speaking countries - probably because of their
vocal specialty: Every single word is pronounced very clear and letter-by-letter-correct, as only
a teacher would do, so non-native speakers of German can easily get the lyrics.
Ohne Dich is one of my favourite songs with its beautiful wording.
I knew this song, but it is the first time I saw the video (or small "movie").
In the piano-part I visioned the large mountain-forests with lakes and castles
of Harz-mountains and Bavaria. Germany has had its darkness but also much beauty.
Many think of J.S.Bach, Goethe, Nietzsche etc. but did you know, that half the "Latin"
alphabet was invented in Germany to make it possible to write other languages than Latin!
Scorpions sang in German for the 5 years of the band. 1965-1970.
@@paulriddle7818 Ah ok, before going pro and recording.
Additional Context: Scene Romen Soldiers.
Rome lost 10% of its Army Force in a span of just 2-3 Days. 3 Full Legions.
This was a devastating loss, even for a today's standards.
Emperor Augustus shall have sad in anger/shock" Varus, give back my Legions"
Til’s cover of Bowie’s Heroes! Helden ft. Apocalyptica on Cellos ❤️
A Masterpiece
This begs for another song that fits both the season and times we are in: Christmas Truce by Sabaton
The Piano-part is taken from Rammstein - Sonne piano version.🤪