Rammstein-Deutschland: A Fox Reaction
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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I have watched most reactions to this art, and this was honestly the best analyctical reaction so far. And the fact that you nailed the chocolate kiss eating in Angst makes you a very sharp channel. Please keep doing what you do. Respect.
@@andreasnordin9023 thank you so much! I really appreciate it
@@andreasnordin9023 yes, I've seen only like 1 or 2 other reactions who got the chocolate bit :) Here in Slovakia it was called "The Black Prince". So actually not very controversial, but the name still kind of naturaly disappeared over the past 20 yrs...
the most important part is that germany was not on the hangover of the roman invaders for a long time and at some point in the story appeared, but that's just a small excerpt from the video, in the end it's about the processing that will never take place until the end of the events, caused by our German ancestors ... I can't quite grasp it to this day
wonderful thing about the outro is the ppl that played that, also played it at the recent 2022 live tour as a support act and it was wonderful :D
One of the perks of being European is that you have GREAT understanding of history. Probably the best reaction videos I have seen of Deutschland and I wasnt remotely annoyed despite all the pauses and history lessons.
Thank you so much!
As an European I do not know a lot of the history of the rest of the world (the parts not related to European colonization)
@@xavierxeon Same, but the complaint was probably more directed towards some people that *should* have that knowledge, being the result of said colonization. And I absolutely agree. It's the best reaction video by a non-German to "Deutschland" (i.e. who didn't learn all of this in school ad nauseam) I've seen so far.
yeah, recognizing an ambush on the whole Roman realm by Germans was definitely one of those perks.
And it doesn’t occur to ANYONE, that maybe just maybe these reactors WATCH IT BEFORE(especially with a dense historical video like this) then of course wow ya with their knowledge.
Frankly I thought this was a godawful reaction. It’s for the music she literally stops it every 15 seconds rambles for a full minute or 5 then 15 more seconds of music.
Um HOW is that a reaction to MUSIC…..
And she tries to show her blinding smarts by telling us what the stars on the concentration camp victims mean and all that?! REALLY
Wow yea like none of us knew this with the 150 Holocaust movies. Just a question why is the Holocaust always made to seem the worst and It was FAR FROM NOT.
Pol pot??
Stalin?!? He slaughtered A TON MORE THAN HITLER!!
That’s what I mean tho, I can’t fathom so many naive and silly people on here actually believe that most reactors DONT watch a video or movie beforehand to seem smart.
🤣😂🤣🙄
Your knowledge of our (German) history on the fly is very impressive. I think the Roman’s at the beginning stand for the Varus battle at the Teutoburger Forrest. A sculpture of Arminius is seen in the vid as well.
i love watching war docus, been to Germany a million times and im a huge fan of musea and history. i noticed the marble sculptures and i believe theres this place called Walhalla?? or something where they honor soldiers, right? i def missed alot in the video still.
@@EvyTheFox to be fair, this vid is stacked in every frame with something meaningful to german history. Almost impossible to get that all even with a vast knowledge of History. Btw the helmets in the beginning are not diving helmets. They are space suits most likely because the human space program has its roots in the V2 Rocket engineers that migrated to Russia and the US after the war.
@@MM-cb3jx yeah but there was a giant submarine in the back coming in :p also, any idea what those puppies were in the video at the end? i'm really wondering
yes Varus battle the romans lost 3 legions over 10,000 ppl
@@EvyTheFox looks like I missed the submarine 😂 the dogs are leonberger dogs which almost got extinct during the world war. Notice that the vid starts with Germans as wild wolfs, going to an almost extinct race of dogs that seemed to be kept around in the vid through artificial means. For me it is a symbol of the massive change the German identity went through over time.
I saw them live in Prague. It was very strange to have visited a museum about nazism and communism and how the Czech Republic had suffered because of it, only to shout “Deutschland über allen” with tens of thousands of people a couple hours after. It showed how important the context of the lyrics was. Thank you for the video, really well made!
Thank you for sharing that story
It also have a different meaning, because in the Deutschlandlied it was ....über alles, in the song they changed it to über allen, so Germany is not above 'everything', but it is above 'everyone', which what I would think it means that Germany should be above any human ambition, desires and beliefs. That is at least how I understand it but I am not German so I am not sure.
"Über allen" in the context of the song is deeply, deeply ironic and bitter as it means "more than anyone" or specifically "worse than anyone" ("who flies high - falls low, Germany, Germany most of all")
The best reaction on UA-cam to this song and I’ve seen a lot of them. Well done 🔥
So impressed, Evy. I've seen many Deutschland reactions in past 2+yrs, but this was by far the most informative non-native-german one :) Impressive knowledge of history, along catching some little details which are easy to miss on the first time watching the video (this one is one of those you have to watch several times).
Really enjoyed this one, especially since most of the other reaction videos/channels are garbage :) So refreshing...
thank you so much! Those other content creators sure have their quality and bring their own additional value to the table! I'm a very detailled person IRL, since i'm a technician for cnc machines and axis controlled panel saws for my dayjob, so eye for detail is kinda my daily life x)
@@EvyTheFox also you work as a german double-agent in Belgium too, apparently ;)))
@@EvyTheFox i first tought you were british, because of the accent, then because of the knowlege your were dutch and now i read your from belgium ^^ nice
@@wigglywuf5982 oh i love that you thought i was british haha, i take it as a compliment
@@EvyTheFox with that skills you are very welcome to germany. you dont have to worry about anything. and its not far away... just give it a try ^^
I really love you Inside into what’s going on in this song. An absolutely awesome reaction! thank you for uploading this and greetings from Germany Bavaria :)
Thank you so much! Im sure i missed a bunch still but im glad you liked it!
I agree with the Sheppard Man. Really clever observations. Like, I never considered they consciously hung the only prisoner with the Jewish Star vs. the other three men in the line-up with different reasons for being in the camps. I always learn something new every time I watch this video - it's been 3 years since it premiered.
True
She pauses it way to often tho.
Should have done a commentary after imo
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It's almost impossible (not only for Evy) to make ONE overall comment about this song. Every comment she gave was so point on at the right time. Usually i don't like too many interruptions as well, but this song requires that.
This is the best reaction video I’ve seen for this song. You picked up on details that no one else has mentioned in any other analysis I’ve seen. Very informative and interesting! 😊
Thank you!
Can´t appriciate your video enough. Being from Germany it´s an honour to see other people knowing that much about our history, really great work you did here. Thank you!
You don't just "know a little bit" about German history - you are absolutely rocking it! Very well done - props!
Impressive recognition of the German historic references in the video Thanks for your reaction Evy, here in the UK most people do not have your linguistic versatility or knowledge of the past Respect
Very impressive about your Knowledge about the German History 👍
Great Video and Reaction 🙂
Greetings from Bremen, Germany 🤘
thank you! as i said in comments before, i love history, musea and war docus and I've been in Germany alot. alot ties together with Belgian history as well. glad you liked it!
i'm actually impressed. not a single person noticed the different patches on the KZ clothes, or knows the story behind. keep up the good wörk ;)
thank you! we grew up learning about this, and i've been to Poland to Auschwitz. once you've been there, these things are graved into your soul and you can never forget the stories behind it again. you could see it in my reaction as well that i was a little.... touched by the image of the execution
@@EvyTheFox yeah, i am german, and i learned about those things, the exact same way, after visiting Auschwitz. You wont forget it and everyone should pay a visit.
I must admit this is one of my favorite reactions to Deutschland I have ever seen. You had a lot of insight into the history of Germany
Very impressive knowledge of our German history. Absolutely underrated channel. I bow before you... :) One little correction concerning the German anthem. It's just a play with words by Rammstein when singing "Deutschland, Deutschland über allen" and it of course refers to the forbidden verse, where it actually says "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles"...so just a change of one single letter makes it being allowed to say and sing in this context and gives it so much meaning. Well done by Rammstein. But also well done by you! Chapeau
This is the first time I’ve seen the reactor recognize and explain the personification of Germania to the audience rather than it being explained in the comments (as far as English language reactions). I get chills watching this video no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
Great commentary from your side with a lot of knowledge of the german history. Actually this video is that much overloaded with little details, that you can watch it again and again and you can see another detail you haven't seen before.
Here are some details you might have missed:
- the roman soldiers at the beginning are the romans that went back to the Teuteburger Forrest, where the famous "Varus-Schlacht" happened and 3 roman legions were annihilated, to retrieve the corpses of the fallen legionnaires. This is somewhat seen as the origin of germany, altough a united german nation has only been created 1871, hence the lyrics "so young and yet so old".
- Every scene has the colors black, red, gold in it, as the colors of the german national flag.
- the knights could be seen as the various kingdoms that existed where germany is today in the middle ages, which were defeated often, but always "resurrected".
- the Hindenburg-Catastrophy
- the GDR-part, where the party leaders drink champagne (in contrast of the supposed equality in socialism), normal people couldn't buy such luxury goods. Also the lyrics "separated in spirit, united in heart" targets at this period in time, where germany was ideology wise (and through the inner german border) parted (in west and east germany), but the germans wanted desperately to unify again.
- the part with the priests eating sausages and sauerkraut of "germany". The clergy in the middle ages feasted of "germany", while for the normal people only leftovers fall down of the table. But since the people under the desk are wearing Sado Maso-Masks, it can also be seen, that the clergy has their hidden "perversions" as for example the child abuse within the church.
- the actress playing germania in the second world war scene has a eye patch over her right eye symbolising the blindness for right wing crimes during second world war (and also sometimes after the war as well).
- the Red Army Fraction that's holding "germania" as hostage.
-the clerics embracing the nazi soldiars as critique, that the church did nothing against the nazis during WW2.
- "germania" giving birth to the dogs: those are leonbergers, a german breed that got nearly extinct after the second world war. It may symbolize, that germany was close to be eradicated after the war, but instead the germany and the germans of today had been "born". That is also emphasized with the doctor wearing clothes resembling the red robe and hat of a judge of the german constitutional court, as the base of the modern germany is the "Grundgesetz", the german constitution.
- there is a scene, where left wing extremists throw over a car, a symbolism for violent acts of left wing extremists, but there is a second, where a nazi is shown in light together with them. That may be mentioned, that left wing extremists are in no way better than the nazis in their "terror" and the mindset of those left wing extremists in using acts of violence for their means is only "nazis in other clothes" or that in the end, they use crime, brutality and murder, the same way the nazis did. It's the so called "Hufeisentheorie", horse shoe theory.
- the band members (and the actress of germania!) holding the leonberger puppies behind the red robe doctor: everyone of them is a german, standing behind the german constitution.
- "germania" drifting in space: the unknown future of germany.
These are some details and my interpretation of it. But as I said, there are tons of details and different possible interpretations.
Thank you so much for taking your time to share this! This is what i love about making videos, sharing insights and interpretations with eachother
The first time you see people eating of "germany" shows some people looking like french to the left. probally refering to the constant invasions of the french into the german nations, which ultimatly led to the forming of the German empire.
The scene with the monk/ religues people could be a reference to the forming of Protestanisme.
Groetne uit Limburg (NL)
Adding a couple thoughts.
"Every scene has the colors black, red, gold in it, as the colors of the german national flag." Not just the scenes, but also Germania. Her skin is black, her armor is red and gold... Except when her dress represents different colors, from the times when the German flag had different colors.
"the priests eating sausages and sauerkraut of "germany"" - that's the 30 years war. For a split of a second you can see Prussian soldiers drinking bier next to the priests feasting on Germania, below her is the people of Germany burning in hell.
"there is a scene, where left wing extremists throw over a car" that's a reference to the May Day riots in 1987. You can see a Nazi helping to roll the car and then a communist throwing a Molotov cocktail at it. It shows how the two extremes are inciting hatred and chaos in Germany.
Germania in the glass coffin is Snow White. A reference to the Grimm brothers, and Sonne.
The band members wearing suits, they are the unseen German Elite, the Aristocrats. They are pushing the crippled Germania through the replica of the Holocaust memorial in Berlin.
Germans would die for each other, but would also kill each other for no reason. That's it.
The careful thought and awesome production quality of any Rammstein video is "next level"...this one goes even beyond their usual high level of achievement....
Very well done...i`ve seen so many reactions to this video and your`s was the smartest and most understanding one! Greetings from Germany.
Here the German history is presented very well and many small details are hidden in the video at the beginning with the Romans in the Teuteburg Forest then the accident with the Zeppelin. The RAF, which was very bad in the 70's, the German shepherd, the GDR, the Jews, the Tiger tank and much more. Gruß aus Deutschland 🇩🇪
Damn, you're smart as hell and realized a lot more than I did the first time I watched the video, and I'm German.
i love everything history and culture wise, travelled alot and went to alot of musea, watched alot of docus. i'm sure i still missed a bunch, this video is SUCH a masterpiece!
@@EvyTheFox Okay that explains a lot I myself was unfortunately never very interested in history ;( Did you know that "Till Lindemann" also had a solo project besides Rammstein? If not, I would be happy about a reaction.
@@PaiMei667 some people asked me the same in the comments earlier! I'm going to a festival this week but ill make sure to check it after!
@@EvyTheFox TY ❤️and Have Fun !!!
I actually just came back from Belgium and watched your reaction. Best one to this song yet hands down
By the way, the tree at the beginning of the video symbolizes the IRMINSUL: (The Irminsul (general, all-supporting column) is named after the god of war Irmin. It represents the sacred world ash tree, which supports the vault of heaven on its two outstretched arms. It was a sanctuary of pagan Germanic tribes. The huge column symbolizes the connection of the sky with the earth.
I think it's remarkable that the "black" Germania wearing "golden" armor in front of a "red" background make the flag colors of today's Germany.
this is a clever comment that i did not think about before! and now i feel stupid for not seeing it before haha! thank you so much for giving me this insight
@@EvyTheFox Indeed, there are so many small details, e.g. the eye patch on the right side which some interpret as "blind on the right eye" meaning ignoring the extreme right political spectrum.
The best reaction to deutschland on youtube by far, sending love from slovakia!
2000 years of war, destruction, the most influencial lyrics, art and music, a genocide, a rebirth and so on...in less than 9 min.
I don't think a song has ever touched me quite as deeply as Deutschland does, Rammstein and those who work with them deserve so much credit for their art.
Sadly this country is forgetable in history and angry...i Love my Country and Rammstein ❤
Finally someone speaks about the outro being Sonne! It was driving me crazy for no one to notice haha.
Great reaction, and amazing knowledge you have.
Based on your analytics your channel deserves 860 000 subs. At least. Great stuff. To a masterpiece on many levels.
thank you so so so much! I just started 2-3 weeks ago so its all still very new. i'm learning still
Evy, du kennst dich echt gut mit unserer deutschen Geschichte aus. Sehr bemerkenswert. :-) Du hörst dich cool an wenn du deutsch redest.
Respect. This was one of the most intelligent reaction to this video from such a young person like you. The most young people don't understand the meaning of the feeling of the lyrics. Liked to listen to your reaction. Greetings from Germany
That was the most intelligent reaction to that video, that i've seen so far. Respect to you. Awesome one!
Thatbwas by far the best reaction of this song. I am German btw. I watched many of reactions to this song. You gave me a new perspective. Thank you 😊
Wow, what an amazing in depth analysis of the video. So many details that I missed! Thank you!
Hey Evy, THANK YOU! What a great reaction video, please keep up the great work...your understanding of history, plus your honest and "to the point" comments, so impressing! Definitely a new subscriber here!
Brilliant reaction - so good to watch someone who actually understands exactly what's going on reacting to this song - thanks
Iam really impressed about your knowledge about german history. Big respect. Greetings from germany :)
i am really impressed by your historical knowledge and how many details you have recognized! good job, keep it up! With Hermana you mean Germania as personification? Arminus also called Hermann fought the romans in the teutoburg forest. is that where this comes from? greetings from a historian
yes! i'm sorry i got the name a bit wrong but its exactly what i meant! i think the lady in the video is the figure Germania and thats why she's represented through all the different parts of the video. You as Historian might help me out? do you know what the endscene with the dogs refered to? i literally have no clue and i'd love to know!
@@EvyTheFox
no need to apologize! you did a great job i just wondered if in belgium the name is slightly different. my knowledge of history, especially the middle ages, is unfortunately not enough to understand the dog metaphor but i have read that these dogs are the breed leonberger which were on the verge of extinction when reference like germany after the 2nd world war is "resurrected". Shortly to the national anthem: Till has changed the line slightly. In the original it says "Deutschland über alles", here "Deutschland über allen" so it is not from the forbidden verse but everyone understands the allusion
@@kratzvonscharfenstein Rammstein loves to keep their lyrics and videos open for different interpretations but the detail that Germania gave birth to Leonberger could suggest that Germans breed this dog ("coming out of Germany") and used these (or other) dogs in the war. If that's what they mean it would depict showing dog breeding as weapons/material for war which is messed up and sad.
The actress who plays Hermanna was born in East Germany the day the Berlin Wall came down ... Rammstein ALWAYS puts multiple layers in their videos. I loved how they start with Roman soldier's first encounter with the Germanic horde, who were brutal pagans (as were the Celts in Britain who gave the Romans hell)... They summarized all of that in one visual of roman dead hung in the tree's and hermanna cutting off a head of a roman soldier....EPIC
Thank you very much for this video! I was so surprised of your knowlegde of german history and what details you have seen in this. Respect. I have seen it often, but many many things, were cofferd (?) from me.
Sorry for my bad english 😐
Really well done review ! Love the content , Hello from Calgary ,Canada
thank you so much!
Just…wow. I am so impressed by your knowledge of the German history. And the Rattenvanger van Hamelen, i would have never thought of that!
Very imoressive musicvid, and (imo) an awesome reaction. To me it was interesting enough to not mind the many breaks.
Idk if you’ll read this over a year after the original reaction but i had to get it out.
Salutations from the Netherlands
Dear Lady
Beeing german i am deeply impressed by your knowledge about german history, thank you; just subscribed to your channel due the fact i love intelligent folks 👍👍BEST reaction on RAMMSTEIN Deutschland i have ever seen
Thank you so much
Schatz, deine Reaktion war großartig
He sings "Deutschland über allen" The part of the anthem where you have referred to was "Deutschland über *alles* " which was not meant that way as the the nazis used it. At that time, when the anthem was created they wanted so bad one nation ( and not these bunch of kingdoms)
But what a great reaction. You picked up a lot of things correctly.
The subtle difference is, "über alles" is closest to "above everything" and "über allen" is closer to "above everyone"
Hammers the point that when you place nation above everything you also place nation above that nation's people. Ignoring the fact that nation *_is_* its people
BY FAR the best (non professional) reaction/interpretation/ analysis of all youtubers! Cheers to you :)
Thank you so so so much!
You did a very good job guessing ( correctly ) in the moment ;
the best reactor I've seen for this song / video !
Especially ;
You are the only reactor I've seen that connected the dots
of Germania ( being the female actress ) at the VERY BEGINNING of the video !
Even as a German I had to watch that video two or three times to get all the references, but wow your knowledge and interpretation of the pictures was impressive.
Great reaction, great analysis.
Congratulation for your review to this video. You have a very good knowledge and a very sharp view for details. So good to see, that history is still in some minds. I enjoyed to watch this and will definately watch more of your videos!
Super Reaktion auf so ein schwieriges Video. Jede Szene erzählt eine Geschichte oder ist eine Referenz auf ein historisches Ereignis/Märchen. Und was ich echt gut finde ist das die Band enorm viel Spielraum für Interpretationen lässt. Ich glaube ich habe das Video mindestens 5 mal schauen müssen um alles zu entdecken was dort gezeigt wurde.
Your video was so much better than I expected. xD
Great job on knowing so much German history! (:
There are hundreds if not thousands of reactions to this. Many good ones but yours is honestly the best I've seen.
That means the world to me, thank you
Damn voske, always impressing me more ❤️. Great historical insight, and quite correct imho. That outro Rammstein did here just made me get goosebumps
thnx Ninja
Maybe a little detail that many people have missed. The Main Colors in the whole video are Black, Red and Gold(yellow).... The colors of the german flag, and they are along the video.
Sometimes a black background, with red lasers and a golden armor... sometimes black leather jacket, goldengun and red gloves... sometimes red lasers, a shadowed person and golden sparks, ....
My favourite part is during the outro (in your reaction video at 16:20) the eyes from Flake, Till, Paul and Oliver.... they are full of respect what happend.... they are also not looking away... they are looking on what happend with a lot of respect! In germany we have a word for it... "Erfurcht"
You're the first reactor I watched who noticed the hint to the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend. Great reaction, you have a sharp mind!
8:47 Funfact, the first and second verse of the Deutschlandlied are not illegal/forbidden. But nobody sings them in public, maybe neo-nazis.
You have really good knowledge of the German history, great reaction!
I like how you say Germania. ^_^
Greetings from Niedersachsen (lower-saxony).
thank you for letting me know! always great to learn more! We get educated on the german history alot in high school, and i watch alot of docus and been in Germany alot. i love history and knowing things about the past to know how it effects us in the present life. knowledge is so important and doing this video, i already learned so much more i didnt know! thank you for the comment!
@@EvyTheFox
dear, listen to the version of Rise Up, sung by morissette amon live on FM radio wish 107.5.
removed from the Wish channel, due to copyright issues, with the record company of the original.
many fans keep reloading it on their channels, so as not to lose this masterpiece into oblivion.
you will be shocked, you will believe that his voice is manipulated or helped.
but it is his real voice, which is heard in concerts.
is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful voices of all time.😁😘
This is not correct. According to paragraph 90a of the Criminal Code (StGB), singing the first verse is a denigration of the state and its symbols and can be punished with up to three years in prison. That's why only nutcases do this. Greetings from Berlin.
@@Medley3000 Sorry, but that is wrong. That paragraph says nothing about singing the first two verses.
"Ist die erste Strophe des Deutschlandliedes nun verboten?
Klare Antwort: Nein. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hatte in einem Urteil im März 1990 entschieden, dass das ganze Lied - also auch Strophe eins und zwei - unter dem Schutz der Kunstfreiheit interpretiert werden darf. Strafrechtlich geschützt ist allerdings nur die dritte Strophe. Wird zu offiziellen Anlässen die erste oder zweite Strophe gesungen, ist das keineswegs verboten. Es ist nur schlichtweg falsch. Man singt dann nicht die Nationalhymne."
Funfact, Rammstein plays with the Words alles and allen. One means Unity the other means Domination
I assume it was already mentioned:
The black lady represents "Germania" - personification of Germany
The romans got ambushed by the Germanic tribes ( Battle for the Teutoburger Wald - Varusschlacht - the place it not sure on the spot until today). It is assumed it was not a single battle but attacks again and again. Herman/Arminius destroyed a large part of the overall Roman army. After this the Romans still tried to conquer Germania.
of course the middle ages and its battlefields. Germania is wearing a golden armor, with her black skin and the red background colour we get the modern flag of Germany. I assume its a reference to the "Holy Roman Empire" - aka Heilige Römische Reich deutscher Nationen ( +German Nations)
We see the roaring twenties - to mention are the political fights between the left and the right groups on the streets. While others, well, were fighting much less. Germania is wearing all the nice stuff. She is what we see in era. The glamour the glitter, while the fall was incomming
Yes, it is the Weimarer Republik - Weimar Republic
Followed up with the crash of the Hindenburg
Next we see scenes of the German Democratic Republic. The GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany were seperated for decades after the WW2. In the East (GDR) there was only one party in charge all the time. Actually it was a dictatorship with a lot of espionage against its inhabitants. While many goods were not available to the masses, the top lived quite well and chased any critics
Funny to this, the go on with the clerical history of Germany. There was quite a mess there. The churches in the past were landholders like the nobles. And they pressed people to work and even when people starved they feasted on Germania
We have a lot of blood in our history
Much less funny: the vision into the concentration camps. Germania is blind on one eye - many people were telling they never noticed the deportation or the mass execution of the Jews. But there were even masstrails over the land, there were chaisings by private persons hunting jews who escaped from a bombed train. The Celle Massacre was one of those incidents. Of course everybody was in the resistance [sic]. But in this video there is a link to the production of the Vergeltungswaffe- rockets that were fired against Great Britain. So Jewish people had to suffer to hurt those who might helped them later. Oh, and it does not matter if you were believing/practioning Jew, it was the matter how much "Jewish Blood" you had in you. People with the purest Jewish blood were on highest priority to eliminate than those with just one Jewish parent and so on. Bitter to know, the so called "Rosa Winkel" (the pink triangle) paragraph, so the crime of homosexual acts were deleted from the books many years later. So many victims had no chance getting any amends from the state.
"Deutschland Deutschland über alles" is part of the "Lied der Deutschen", only the third verse is our anthem today. It is not forbidden to sing it all but very much frowned to do so. When it was written there was no united Germany. So it was about the idea of one country. It was just patriotic and idealistic in this time. But it became much more of this "über allen" - over all people. So it got a very negative vibe. And in the song he speaks it out loud.
The other verse is frowned because the borders it mentiones are not German today. So it does not make much sense when you dont want to go to war. And the second verse, well, singing about women, whine and singing dont make the best anthem. Especially when you compare it with Unity, Justice and Freedom as a goal to seek
Oh the burning books came from the churches and the Nazis. To things are mixed together. tbh, there were some disgusting relations between the Vatican and the Nazis going on. Even after the ware. Just look up for rat lines
So, we go on, in the 1970s a terror group took Germany as hostage. And some people were taken as hostage quite literelly. Martin Schleyer and others. Around the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion - Red Army Faction, you might wanna look up for "Baader Meinhof Komplex") a lot of strange stuff happened. It's not totally clear how much even officials had to do with it. Some murders could have been prevented. And the death of some of the terrorists was quite obscure. Even today not everyone of them was cought. Overall you might heared of the GSG9. It's a German special unit for terror incidents and hostage taking. They were acting in 1977.
When they used the word "Übermenschen" they used the "Über" again and again, and came with "überdrüssig" so "tired of (so called) Übermenschen". And for the vast majority, we are more than tired of those kind of people.
The Jews shooting the Nazis can be seen as a connection to the "warsaw ghetto uprising" or simply is related to the who rises high will fall deep.
Over all, we Germans have a quite complicated relationship with our country. What I like about the video, they showed us a lot about German history. And it was brutal. And it should be, because the history was brutal I personally refer to Schopenhauer on this point who called national pride the cheapest sort of pride.
Thank you so much for writting this all down and giving some extra insight on it!
This was by far the best analysis of this video. (apart from historians) And believe me, I've seen almost all of them.
You are the first to notice the reference to german Submarine.
You have seen much more than most Germans. And analyzed correctly.
A few more things that may have escaped you.
Germania always wears the German colors. Black, red and gold. In the concentration camp scene she wears the eye patch sometimes on the right side and sometimes on the left side.
Blind on the right eye means not seeing the danger posed by neo-Nazis. On the left side just to underestimate communism.
With the Puppies it concerns the race Leonberger. After the 2nd World War there were only 5 of them.
That Germania brings these to the world, stands for the rebirth of Germany after the war.
thank you so much for the extra insight! i didnt know about the puppies but someone explained it in the comments earlier! also the take on Germania in the camp is something i didnt think of first time watching, but it makes total sense now that you tell me!
@@EvyTheFox I was a little disappointed that you didnt immediately recognize the submarine as a type VIIC ... haha, just kidding. You have amazing historical knowledge :)
You are absolutely right. I didnt saw the submarines before :D And I saw that video allmost a thousend times :D
Yeah your history is phenomenal. You caught more of what is shown in this video than some American historians I've seen react to it. So did I, but I'm very unusual by American standards. I think you are also entirely right to recognize parallels between the Weimar period, and now. Although, I suspect that it may well be America that goes down the dark road this time around. I've interpreted the hanging scene, given that it's the band members hanging the band members, as a statement about what Germany did to itself. The subject matter is very touchy, but I think being from the former East Germany, the band has a particularly interesting perspective about these things. Overall, your understanding, and analysis are way beyond what I've seen from reactions to this video, so you've definitely gotten a new subscriber.
Just found your channel tonight and I loved your reaction to this song. You going over some of the hundreds of things Rammstein slipped into this song and video honestly enhances the experience. So thank you for doing that. As an American, we don't get a lot of European history in our education system. I took German language classes in High School from a teacher that grew up in East Germany, and learned some history from her, but not nearly as much as I would have liked to learn. This song is a way to learn both from the reactors and their commenters. Ironically, that teacher was the one who introduced me to Rammstein with Rosenrot and Engel. I remember going home adter school that day and discovering Sonne which was a life changer. Been a Rammstein fan ever since even if I don't know the language enough to catch things in the songs.
I cant really comment on things you missed. You definitely know the history far better than I do. I will say though, some of the scenes resonate in a familial sense to me. And I mean no disrespect to the people of Deutschland, this is a song about your country and history and I know that and dont wish to insult you with Americanizing it; but I feel like America of today is ignoring the lessons of history, including ones being shown in this video and I know many people who would say America over all in the same way that line Deutschland uber allen (is it allen or alles?) was intended by the Nazis. And as such, I can understand a feeling of wanting to love but also wanting to condemn your country. So I feel a sort of connection with this song beyond it just being incredible to listen to.
Anyway, thank you for the reaction and breakdown. It was a very enjoyable video and I look forward to more 😀
Thank you so much for sharing your personal story, really appreciate your conment
I'm watching all your Rammstein reactions today and I'm amazed by your knowledge and interpretations.
Just came across your channel - wunderbar! Danke Evy! I really like your analysis, your enjoyment of the music & understanding of the subject matter! As a person with German heritage (through my mother), and studying and knowing it's history (both good and bad), I was completely blown away with Rammstein's video for this amazing song! It is truly unfortunate that people wish to show pride in their country, but feel they cannot because of the 'horrible' history the country has! I think that is what Till Lindemann is trying to convey here.
You've found a dedicated subscriber in me! Aufwiedersehen!
Your last name is the name of a small city in the southern Netherlands. coincident?
@@axelplate9080 you are correct! No, no real coincidence. I visited the city of Helmond when I was 17. Beautiful city, beautiful medieval castle (Kasteel Van Helmond) My father is Dutch (born & raised in Gouda). When we visited the castle, we brought our passports, and as 'Helmond's', we were able to see parts of the castle that regular tourists didn't. The place was our heritage!! German is my other half.
Wow that was incredible, the song and the video! Love the way you broke it down
Thankyou!
I am so glad you pictured the „Deutschland Deutschland über allen“ as reference to the forbidden phrase with „alles“. Thank you! No one gets that!
Also you know more about Germany than I do lol.
This reaction video opened the imagery and references inherent in this video way more than any other source. I appalaud you and congratulate you for your intimate knowledge of the German history. Thank you for letting us know all that you told. Extremely informative.
One of best reactions/analysis i'v seen!
Good to see that young people somewhere in the world know history.
One thing you missed was Zeppelin crash ...
Well done on your interpretation of the song, brilliant reaction, looking forward to more Rammstein from you, hope your having a great day, thanks 🙏 from Scotland 🏴
Thank you!
Very decent reaction, I'm impressed. :)
Hats off, thumbs up, I'm thrilled, you know German history well.👌👍
thank you for the comment! i know i still missed alot of things i dont know about but this was an absolute masterpiece! will have to rewatch a couple of times to catch more details
Hey
I come from Germany and I will say, your analyse is great
thank you!
you are absolutely right about the lady, you know very much about germany😂🇩🇪🇩🇪
And the Myth of Germania is based on pre-christian pagan (celtic, germanic) believe that nature/the environment is a living being (and can be seen as a person). Some other personifications are Mother Nature, Brittania (the British "Germania"), Columbia (Yes the one used by Columbia Pictures) - the North American Version, Mother Russia. etc.
Hello Evy , im a German fan of rammstein and all they stuff , i really like how do you explain very good all this song , so many people just hear "rock , german rock" and dont understand the message of this amazing song , you are very pretty and inteligent , send you a huge hug from Stuttgart , DEUTSCHLAND
Your video is amazing! I absolutely love Rammstein and this song, video etc..
This was awesome!!!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️ there are def mote Rammstein videos on my page and more to come 😊🦊
Love your reaction. Subscribed.
Thanks for the astounding amount of good information and enlightenment :-) Love your work. Cheers
My name is Ralf from Germany.
I know I'm very late with my comment.
But I just have to write and give you a big compliment.
I have seen many reactions from people in the USA.
I am very interested to hear the opinions.
But now the real reason why I am writing.
I am so incredibly impressed with your knowledge.
You have explained perfectly what this video is about.
The Weimar Republic, the division of Germany into East and West.
the second world war and the holocaust.
the burning of books and much more.
Your knowledge is truly incredible.
it is a deep look into the soul of many germans.
we have such a great history.
inventions, poets and thinkers, musicians especially in classical music.
but also a very bad Time.
i can only recommend everyone to try to find subtitles in their own language.
Only then you can understand what it's all about.
Thanks so much, you are Great !!!
Best Regards Ralf
(And for Sure....Abo is done)
Ich habe Rammstein immer geliebt. Sie wissen dass sie in der DDR aufgewachsen sind, und ihre Musik hat uns immer dazu herausgefordert, das Hässliche zu sehen, nicht ignorieren. Versteh mich nicht falsch...es gibt viel was man an Deutschland lieben kann, und ich liebe Deutschland, aber es ist auch schwer, Deutschland zu lieben. Es ist so wichtig, der hässlichen Wahrheit ins Auge zu sehen, um es zu wissen, um es zu verarbeiten, vor allem für junge Menschen die sich nicht erinnern, damit wir es nicht wiederholen, hier oder anderswo. Deutschland ist damit nicht allein. Vielen dank für das Video, es hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Ich war sehr interessiert, die Meinung eines Belgiers zu hören, und Sie haben nicht enttäuscht. Jetzt neuer Abonnent! :) Frieden und Liebe.
Great reaction and great knowledge about the german history.
A little thing, that usually nobody sees in the video. At the beginning of the Holocaust scene, where you stop the video. Germania wears an eye patch, as a symbol that Germany is looking away with one eye, from the crimes of the Nazis. A few scenes later, she wears the eye patch over her other eye. I don't think, I need to explain the symbolism for that. And there are so many other things to discover. There are many analysis videos, maybe something like that is worth a reaction? ;)
I did not see that coming that you know so much about the German history, some details even I didn't know. It was very refreshing to watch your reaction compared to other reactions.
Thankyou
Wow, i am so impressed!!!!!! you noticed and know so many details and historic facts, just wow! not many germans know that much i believe. Just another great reaction, thanks!
Thank you so much!
Saw a few reactions from you till now. There are always good analytics and to see you catching so many details of this song right away is really impressing. Keep on going, looking forward to see more reactions of yours.
Greetings from Cologne
thank you so much!
Very impressive about your Knowledge about the German History too
New sub .
greets from Zülpich.:)
I'm so happy to see your reaction to this video masterpiece! You even pointed out some details I missed
aaaah see, this is why i love doing this, people in the comments point out things i missed, and i mention things someone else might have missed! thank you for watching!
I've been watching reactions to this since it came out as it ain't exactly your usual music video 👀 the reaction range is vast from airhead to academic 🎭 this is one of the more informed reactions I've seen 👏
Thank youuu
Eine der besten Analysen, die ich bisher von dem Lied "Deutschland" gesehen bzw. gehört habe.
Nice reaction. One of the best i have seen. Knap werk!
Great reaction! Stunning how much you do know about german history.
I would like to mention one more thing. The red laser symbolizes the color of lovers and of fighters, it is the color of the highest emotions: power, fire and wild passion.
At the end you can see the german eagle, the symbol animal and the three colors of the flag. Black, red and gold.
Thank you for this excellent video. Just one remark. The national anthem was written before the many german kingdoms and principalities were united to one nation. The text says "Deutschland über allem" (Germany above everything) probably meaning that the nation should be above those Kingdoms. Lindemann, referring to the nazi dictatorship, converts it to "Deutschland über allen" (Germany above everyone).
thank you for this insight! I actually missed the fact he altered the line a little, cause its hard to hear without lyrics in german next to it
true. There were many things done to give the many different German city states, kingdoms, duchies etc. a feeling for an overarching feeling of solidarity towards each other. So the anthem, a commonly spoken language and a common goal were very important to create that kind of spirit. For me that line "Deutschland über Allem" always represented that kind of thought. Even if we are quarraling sometimes between each other in we end we stand together in solidarity.
@Erwin Friedrich - Thank you, I was about to write the same thing.
@@EvyTheFox The first verse is still seen as politically incorrect (however, is not strictly forbidden in principle, but has been removed from our national anthem by our government, in order to avoid misunderstandings...), but is absolutely nonsense that a few people have put into the world without knowing the background.
Because this verse still referred to when Germany was not a united country - that is, before 1871 - and should call the many parts to join together to form a united Germany. This is how Germany came into being in 1871.
So the whole thing had nothing to do with the NAZIs and National Socialism, but the NAZIs used this for their propaganda.
This music video is just a masterpiece. It was used in many history lessons here in Germany.
Some thoughts about the Übermenschen line.
Till sings there "Übermenschen überdrüssig"/"tired of supermen" I think he will say with this line, that the Germans have had enough of this racist ideas.
Followed with the line "Wer hoch steigt, der wird tief fallen"/"He who rises high will fall low" (sry idk if this is a correct translation) This line shows that, after all this terribel and horrific ascent of evil, the bad people will get their well deserved punishment. This is shown in the video nearly at the same time...the prisoners are executing the Nazi-guards.
Spectre Berlin (the director) knew exactly how he could give the words/lyrics more energy with powerful images.
Thank you for your great reaction video👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼
"Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" is the line from the anthem. And it stands for "Germany, Germany, above everything"
The line in this song is slightly different.
"Deutschland, Deutschland über allen". It is best translated as "Germany, Germany above everyone"
Feels like deliberate point, to emphasize the cost in lives.
As of every reaction I've watched you had the most knowledge about Germanys history and you caught so many things that any other reactor just missed. Much respect to you and your reaction.
Rammstein is singing: „Deutschland, Deutschland über allen“. In the first verse of the Song of the Germans the sentence it is:“Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.“. That is a slight change but it means a lot. In the verse it means „Germany over everything“ but Rammstein changed it in „Germany, Germany, about everything“. For them the nationalisms was the reason for the Nazi dictatorship and therefore this past is like a dark cloud about everything, it is „über allen (about everything)“. Can you shout out „Deutschland, Deutschland“ without remembering the crimes happened in the name of Deutschland? For Rammstein it is difficult.
Gosh, that was excellent. So much knowledge about german history. (Btw. We call the Rattenfanger von Hameln, the Rattenfanger von Hameln ;))
loved your reaction... you are so well tought to german history... good first impressions and reasonings
Chapeau voor je kennis van duitse geschiedenis, cultuur, mythologie. Er is hoop voor de mensheid!
Fun fact, this song was a MAJOR hit on rock radio stations (and also played on regular ones) in… Poland, where Rammstein is very much loved. Shows a lot about how they see Germany history. Truthfully. Not some weird politics one way or the other.
You earned a like just because your Europe history knowledge 💛
Respekt, u know more about the german history, like the most german. Great reaction.
Thank you
At least... someone understood this epic song / video.
Brilliant!
Thank you!!!
Absolute congrats to your really very well done reaction. Maybe a little bit to much interuptions, but my fully respect to your knowledge of germany history. Love all your Rammstein reactions so far and hope to see much more. Greetings from Düsseldorf over to Belgium.