Rammstein, Ohne Dich - A Classical Musician’s In-Depth Analysis
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- I found a version of the music score to Ohne Dich and, as usual, I took a bit of time to analyze it. I found exactly what I expected after my first listen of the song, and combined with Till’s voice and the visuals, not only was my initial wariness dismissed, but my expectations were pleasantly surpassed.
Link to the first version of the German folk song, Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne:
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Link to the second version of the German folk song, Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne, by Hermann Prey:
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Link to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Brahms’ “Von ewiger Liebe”
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Hi everyone! Please drop under this comment your questions ONLY! I will do my best to answer them all!
Have you ever gone to a guitar store and had someone show you some of the sounds that the various pedals can achieve?
What software do you use to show sheet music on the iPad? Do you edit it there?
Are the keys, progressions and cadences within the songs you listen to something you'll be commenting on regularly or only if it's something you specifically notice during your listening?
Hey Amy. Love your reaction and your deep analytics of the song. Whats the most suprising finding of this song or Rammstein in gerneral that you have experienced?
Has this piqued your curiosity about rock music enough for you to do some listening without videoing(sic) it? If yes, maybe mention the songs you've tried out since your previous posting at the start of each new posting. Keep up the good work, and I'm looking forward to your reaction to ELP Fanfare for the Common Man.
I am not sure how many people realize how much great work goes into such a video - both your reaction video and the music video bei Rammstein. I think you did a formidable job and deserve a lot of praise! I call myself happy to be able to watch this in-depth analysis in such high quality!
I am very positively surprised by your review of "Ohne Dich". You would, definitely, love "Mein Herz Brennt" (piano version). Till Lindeman's vocal performance there is on a different level. Although, to me, personally, Till is always and in each song an amazing performer and I am sure you would notice it.
And yes, their songs are almost always very deep and have double meanings.
I am really glad you enjoyed this song and looking forward to seeing more reactions/reviews of Rammstein.
Agree, Mein Herz Brennt piano version is amazing. It would be really interesting to se a reaction of it.
Yes, Mein Herz Brennt piano version with the video is out of this world😊It makes you feel all the emotions at once.
I concur!
Agree! Mein Herz brennt piano version cannot be recommended enough if you found interesting "Ohne Dich"...
Yes! Absolutely! It would be wonderfull to hear her thougts on the piano version of Mein Herz Brennt. I think she might like it, going by the reaction to Ohne Dich.
Please try "Mein Herz Brennt" piano version with vocals - Rammstein. You will LOVE it, too.
As a german, the translation you had was pretty spot on. The only part that might be hard to spot is the use of old language. Like "Weh mir oh weh" "Waldesrand" or "ach so schwer" which are more common in poetry. So your take on Till singing like Deutsche Lieder is actually also found in the way the text is written. Almost similar to a poem from the german romantic period.
A little correction on the genre they are considered part of. They defenetly have songs that could be considered industrial, but they are considered as Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) Its a genre from the 90s that mixed the influences of metal, dark wave, techno, europop and others. It often focused strongly on rythm and the singers emphasize each syllable in their singing style.
If you want to look into industrial the older songs of Nine Inch Nails (early 90s) would be a good start or KMFDM. Though the latter might be a little too extreme for a starter.
Could you interpret "Weh mir oh weh" as "Oh woe is me"? At least that's how I always thought of it. "Waldesrand" I understand as the edge of the forest, forest wall or where the meadow meets the trees, but I'm not sure either.
@@midgard0 I'm not German, that's why I'm asking.
@@mjtwardy It goes in that direction. It sounds really old-fashioned.
Yes, Waldesrand means the edge of the forest, but in modern German you would write/say Waldrand, -es in the middle is because of a grammar case, that isn't used as much anymore. That's why it also sounds old-fashioned.
The translation in the video qas ok. It is a simple translation, useful but lacks feeling. Till uses older sentence structures, gramatics and pronounciations here. For example he uses "Waldesrand" instead of Waldrand. And in the beginning when he sings "dort wo ich sie zuletzt gesehen" he pronounces "gesehen" as "gehesehn". That kind of prononciation was used in songs around 17th and 18th century. A reference for this kind of pronounciation is "Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen" song collection of Friedrich Silcher and was last used by singers like Zara Leander or Comedian Harmonists prior to/until 2nd WW. The kind of language Till uses sounds old but is verry well understandable for modern germans. It feels very strong and lyrical and, at the same time, makes the sadness of this song more soft or longing in a way.
Also some double meanings are not integrated in the translation. For example "sie" can be translated as "her" and as "them" and so on...
The fact, that you analyzed this song, that I've come to know and love so many years ago already, and came up with yet ANOTHER plausible interpretation of it I have never heard or thought off, just shows off the incredible hidden ingenuity behind Rammstein's fairly simplistic approach. In terms of secret meanings, subtle and not-so-subtle winks and double entendres, these German gentlemen are masters of their craft. Especially frontman Till Lindemann, singer and writer of lyrics, who actually writes poetry, just like his father did, helps to bring out the special sauce!
Thank you, Amy, for your reaction to and analysis of "Ohne Dich", I really enjoyed it!
I thought my appetite for reaction channels had become quite saturated, but your unique approach has definitely brought something new to the table. I have thoroughly enjoyed every episode of the journey so far, and would like to thank you for your genuine commitment, open mind and sheer bravery of sharing with us this exploration into such unfamiliar lands.
Hey, I am so unbelivable happy that I found this Video!
I am from germany and even here are many people who dont get the duality and the meaning behind RAMMSTEIN, but you, as no non-native speaker just felt it right away!
Yes Ohne dich is maybe the calmest song of them and they have a lot of very heavy songs with very brutal and disgusting subjects (I love it and I am the biggest RAMMSTEIN Fan out there, absolutley my favorite band by far!)
BUT Ohne dich is, and will be, always my favorite song of them.
If you really wanna get into it you should listen to Deutschland, Zerstören, Feuer frei, Mein Teil or Mein Herz brennt, but if you want to discover more of meaningful lyrics and intersting music with deep and heart touching melodys you should listen to Frühling in Paris, Donaukinder, Adieu, Zeit and Seemann.
Please keep up your fantasic work and show the world that sometimes six mean looking german man wich burn themself live on stage and singing about cannibalism, rape and incest still can be very philosophical and that we always should be open for new expierences!
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland!
(Little Change: ...dahin wo ich Sie zuletzt gesehen... You translated Sie with she, but Sie can also mean they/them [...there where I last saw them...] So its unclear even in german whats the right meaning of the word Sie is)
Rammstein's first album was inspired by industrial metal, but they're not really an industrial band. If you listen to industrial bands you will see Rammstein is not very similar. Rammstein's second album had a lot of inspiration from eurodance, but they are not a eurodance band. They can most accurately be called Neue Deutsche Härte, a genre name that was coined by the music press to describe Rammstein and other German bands at the time. Neue Deutsche Härte is kind of a mix of metal and techno/eurodance, though Rammstein's post-90s work contains a lot of inspiration from other genres and sometimes the industrial and eurodance elements are more subtle. Rammstein is also easily the most successful German band globally. Most, if not all, of the other NDH bands only tour in Europe.
Neue Deutsche Härte translates to New German Hardness
That’s good info. Thanks
I would say they got interesting on albums 3 and 4. I like the self titled album best, with zeit a close second. I got introduced to this band shortly after Reise, Reise came out.
I recently saw them live for the first time and it was incredible.
Rammstein is just Rammstein. There’s nothing really comparable
I do not know whether they were influenced by them, but I see some connection between Rammstein and Laibach. Although Laibach might have been more on the electronic side, the tast for musical, visual and social disruption is definitely similar.
Helene here. What a pleasure it is to listen to your sensitive, in depth reviews of these songs, Amy! Congrats on 12,000 subs! As I’ve said before, I have never seen a channel grow this quickly before. You are giving us a quality product, and there is obviously a hunger for it. Thank you for all the time and care you devote to these reactions. And to Vlad too!
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I am a 62 german and I do love RAMMSTEIN . They and I might not be so educated as you, but they caught my heart right in the beginning of their musical journey. And isnt it right music is for the heart and not so much for the brain. I like you 😃😃 You dear Lady dont want to see me dancing in my pyjama early in the morning ready going to work. BUT it makes me feel happy 😊😊
Great work on these videos. I really, really like the 2 stage approach of initial reaction and then deep dive analysis. It's fascinating getting your view on some of these songs that I've known and loved for years. Your knowledge, experience and insight give a fascinating perspective on the music. Looking forward to the next one!
Excellent analysis. As a fellow musician I really appreciate when you provide details such as the chord progression analysis. Including the details on the dominant chord's role in a minor progression and how the choices impact the cadence and resolution to the tonic. While this may appeal to musicians only, I think fellow musicians will be a significant portion of your In-Depth analysis audience. Although I also think it is useful to the general audience from a musical appreciation standpoint, and may inspire them to explore music study in more detail. I hope you continue with this type of analysis.
Great comment. The third is a pretty delicate customer, I developed a phobia about using them when I was young. We had this dorky little garage band and this big shot guitar player came to play with us and he yelled at me “Don’t play thirds when I’m soloing!” After he left we kept the dont play thirds behind a solo rule but we had no idea why. Eventually I learned about old Mississippi blues players like John Lee Hooker changing from minor to major and back again so often that it became more like an accent or a melody not really key function. That’s what the big shot guitar player was doing too. I dig into the thirds now too.
@@Hartlor_Tayley Thanks. This is an interesting story of you experiences with learning and playing music. Are you referring to thirds in the context of major and minor tonality? Of course, being a bass player I can always take the easy way out and just play roots, fifths, and octaves if I am in doubt.
But more seriously, I also find this relationships interesting. Particularly in a genre such as the blues, where major and minor tonality are mixed in the same lines. This is especially the case when using the the Major Pentatonic scale with the added 'blue note' which is the minor 3rd. Giving it the bluesy feel having both the major and minor 3rds. Whereas the Blues scale built on the Minor Pentatonic uses the added flat 5 for its bluesy feel instead, with the flat 5 being an even more dissonant expression of minor tonality.
Another aspect of 3rds that I find interesting is movement in thirds. Right now I use these as more of a practice exercise to quickly recognize ascending and descending 3rds from any note in a scale or arpeggio. It is interesting that most chords themselves are built on 3rds. Such as a minor triad being built on a minor 3rd plus a major 3rd to jump to the 5th, with the major triad be the exact opposite. And then the various 7th chords being variation of major/minor 3rds from the 5th.
Which is interesting, particularly in those songs that shift back and for between the two in terms of the key center.
Oops, that last sentence was not meant to be included. It was part of an additional aspect of changing between major and minor key centers that I decided to leave out, so I never completed the thought.
@@Hartlor_Tayley Oops again. Sorry, I shouldn't have asked about whether you were referring to major vs minor tonality. You clearly were. This is what I get when I try to multitask more than one thing at a time since I have a limited attention span. Also, glad to see you are a fan of John Lee Hooker. I became obsessed with all the old blues players several years ago. Including all of its variations, from Delta/Mississippi, Chicago, etc. Love the really old acoustic guys like Robert Johnson and Son House too.
@@LeeKennison hey Lee. I was unclear, thirds are intervals, I should have specified chord function, I was thinking about the early garage days when we made up our own short hand lingo for things. There were no rock guitar teachers back then, just folk and for drummers it was jazz. I think a lot of the American rock music of the 60s 70s reflect this, electric folk combo with a jazz drummer. If you had a keyboard player the were taught Fugues and hymns. The flat fifth, seventh etc we used to just call the flats or blues flats, I wish I knew then what I know now. All that you said about major/minor expressions in blues is what I was trying to say. I think we took similar journeys into blues. Playing 1-5-1 behind a solo is also what I was trying to say. I also meant to connect all that to what you said in your original comment about Amy teaching about dominant chords and how valuable it would have been to me when I was starting out. I guess that in rock in those days nobody really knew what they were doing and everyone assembled their own Frankenstein monster. Have you heard Reverend Gary Davis?
I appreciate the analysis so much because I've always been interested in the more musical elements of Rammsteins music, since I've already covered the lyrical part quiet well. You're analysis are so soothing to watch and you explain yourself so well, it's so lovely. Thank you so much for this and also doing the second part where you give a deeper explanation! ❤
It could be interpreted as a song about depression. First: "I can't be without you. I count the hours (not minutes or seconds!) when you're not here." Then: "When you're around I'm still alone. Time stands still (doesn't fly!). It's not worth it." and overall doom and gloom: "The forest is empty and dark. The birds stopped singing. The surroundings are silent and without life. I can't breathe."
Excellent analisys as always. It's very refreshing to watch some thoughtful, unbiased and honest opinions about music that a lot of people are already so used to listen that has become taken for granted.
What struck me in your analysis was the mention of "she" in the beginning of the song, as I never really paid attention to it referring to a specific maybe romantic-related person. In german saying she in this position in a sentence can not only imply a female person, but also is the plural of the 3. person "they", so could mean friends, etc. too (singular being he/she/it). More importantly though it can basically refer to any noun that has a grammatically "female gender", like in many other languages nouns have "gendered" articles. So for me "she" always refered to something along the lines of hope (Die Hoffnung), future (Die Zukunft) or even the before mentioned pine trees (Die Tannen).
Mmm true, I never thought about it, he could be referring to multiple people. At the same time it makes sense to think that the "sie" is the same as the "dich" that he is talking about later on.
I think great Art shows itself best, if it has many interpretations. Everyone can see it differently, draw different conclusions, that can contradict each other. At the same time none of them would be wrong.
I always thought it was a woman as he uses you (ohne Dich) in the singular and I presumed it was the same person.
I would watch a 20min. youtube video with you on the piano and Till sitting by the window playing "Ohne dich" over and over. The way you presented this experience is so likeable and the idea behind it is awesome. Kudos to whoever selected Rammstein for this. The way you understand music and are able to explain it is beautiful. Thank you for your open analysis of this shallowly seen completely different music compared to classical "real" music.
Rammstein loves to put all kinds of twists into their music, nobody and everybody can interpret it, the range is so wide. You'll never find a really straight and simple song if you are alert enough, you also can just bang along if you're not. You yourself have summarized it very well already, you already felt that things with Rammstein are not what (at least at first glimpse) they make out to be.
They said their music is "Dance Metal", which is quite the understatement. They understood very well how to build a brand, how to stand out, keep people be interested and get talked about. By mixing the often brutal music with Till's lyrics that seemed to come right out of the psych ward, them there and again playing with german Nazi symbolism, generally without any taboo on topics the cultural etiquette really doesn't like to see out in the open they surely made a lasting impression. Yes, they are a commercial product and they want to make a living from it, but they always kept giving more than they took. Do try to find one of their legendary early live concerts on yt.
The lyrics of "Ohne dich" can be verything you want them to be - just like you said yourself. An interesting fact about the way Till phrases his lyrics is that he doesn't use the common, actual language, but one far enough back in time so we still can understand it, making it more abstract, unbound. So you'd need to replace Old High German sentences/words with an equivalent in Old English to get closer to it.
"Weh mir, oh weh" is such an expression, it's the fear of mental pain that is on it's way. Craving to die, to finally leave all the pain behind is the silver lining here and in many other songs. Everybody listening can choose his own "Dich" - it can be everything and everybody, it just has to be responsible for the very dark mood you probably are in when you put on this song on repeat for the next 4 hours.
So, Till is on his way to the place in the alpine setting between looming dark conifers where he last saw "her" - it may also be "them", the distinction is not clear. It is dark, void of living creatures sounds and he's in deep emotional turmoil. The story of abuse is in the main theme, can't be with you, can't be without you, alone in any way, love/hate (the same grade of emotion on different ends) - and the only way out is death. There is death all around him, he can't breathe - only in the video he is helped to finish his voyage and able to finally die.
This, of course, is just my interpretation and i enjoy feeling the song this way. Many songs have this heavy-hearted coat of paint and Till does a fantastic job laying it down.
Of course there are also other topics than (possibly) Till's therapeutic work with his ego, they express a healthy view on our world with all it's sinful abominations.
Having a part two is absolutely awesome! Would love evaluation of more Rammstein or Lindemann
Thankyou very much for such an in-depth analysis, plus some homework for us !
Your extra value in this review/reaction scene is clear, and really helps you to stand out from the crowd.
Hello Amy Once again Lovely Charming and Interesting. The uniqueness of your reaction review analysis is leading us to open our minds to new music. This is my first time hearing anything from Rammstein, knowing the quality of your work assured me it would be worth it. Thank You. Gary
Looking forward to you doing more Rammstein! Going to see them live in concert very soon too!
Wow, I just saw your Reaction and thought it was great already. I'm glad to see that you're going even further with this piece of music.
As A German I am very thankful for the links to these great German Lieder. Great videos!
I'm blown away by this level of analysis. I think I appriciate the song even more now.
I LOVED this video: I really appreciated how you tackled the song on so many levels, focusing not only upon its music or lyrics, but upon its visuals and where it sits within the musical tradition as well. I ended up learning a lot about something I am so familiar with and found new joy to add to the old so thank you so much. I'd love to see you tackle some of their other stuff. "Deutschland" is a rather obvious choice, but my personal favourite is "Mutter" - I find the song has so many levels and would be one you would enjoy, whilst also being a little closer to their usual sound. Hope to see another Rammstein video and thank you again!
Thank you for sharing this with us, most appreciated, I learned a lot from your video.
Just discovered your channel and by golly, I'm impressed, loved your analysis and I feel like I learnt a lot about german folk, well, a lot more than I knew at least. Anyway, I love how you express your emotional connection to music and how it touches you. Thanks for the video, and have a good christmas by the way.
Thank you so much! ❤Yes please, more Rammstein or Industrial Metal!! And thank you also for introducing us to such wonderful german pieces too. Looking forward to watching more of your channel!
Thank you for the lesson Amy! I learn something new about the bands and songs I've listened to for decades from your commentary. Although it's more of a "Broadway Ballad" than "Lieder" I think, your links to the classical songs made me think of a song by Marillion called "The Hollow Man" from "With Friends from the Orchestra". It has a simple arrangement with stronger emphasis on the vocal performance. Steve Hogarth's vocals are so expressive and heartfelt, I often choke up at the end. The accompaniment of a string quartet, french horn and flute fit into the song as if they were written with them originally, even though they weren't.
Thank you Amy for introducing me to this band that was unknown to me before your videos. I was perplexed why you would cover it and not some of the other "well known" bands that others have mentioned. Well, I am so glad you did cover this one! I appreciate all of your analyses and thoughts, impressions and opinions. This has really helped me not only understand this band, but to really appreciate it's "roots" as well. To my astonishment, I am now a fan of this band! It's interesting because many years ago to be open to new music came from radio. Now, you are opening our ears and eyes to new music! Thanks so much 🙂
love that you could find classical music elements even in a song like this.
I would love to watch your reaction and Analysis of the song orestes by a perfect circle
I've seen your first part and was curious what you will say about it , I have to say I'm impressed how you striped this song in to pieces and so deeply explain your thoughts about this song ,lyrics and stile.literary art, it seem like you enjoyed it a lot.more than well done,congrats. I didn't realize I know Ramstein more than 25 years, time is flying
I think you may enjoy “Haifisch” by Rammstein. There are many similarities to this song regarding theme and how lyrics and video complement each other, but there the music is at least partially based on Berthold Brecht’s “Dreigroschenoper”.
Another fascinating song is “Zeit” one of their most recent ones. Again, there are many similarities regarding the theme, though “Zeit” is through and through melancholic. Though it has to be said that the video for Zeit is alone so brilliant that it is a must watch in my book without even touching on the great music.
Now both of these suggestions are of course also outside Rammstein’s standard repertoire. If you want a glimpse into Rammsteins main style, I’d recommend “Sonne” and “Deutschland”. Sonne’s origin story may be on the more profane side, but they still managed to really get the most out of it, including yet another brilliant video. And while it’s clearly industrial metal, it’s an easy entry because it’s still beautifully arranged.
As it happens, “Deutschland” probably sports one of the most opulent music videos ever created. It’s a tour de force through German history which once again adds another layer to the lyrics. And interestingly enough, the video is so massive, that it has an outro which is several minutes long and which is accompanied by the piano version of “Sonne”, also a brilliant (and quite classical) version of the above mentioned song.
If by any chance you’re still reading, one more comment on wordplay regarding “Ohne Dich”. This song really doesn’t have any, except for the part you already touched upon. The word “she” at the very beginning. In fact, the German word “sie” can also mean “they”, so Till may simply be talking about the place where he last saw the pine trees, adding some more ambiguity regarding the subject matter of the song.
Terrific insight and analysis of Rammstein. All the reasons why I love them so much and they connect with so many millions of people worldwide.
She should watch some other Rammstein videos before tackling Haifisch, because Haifisch references a lot of other Rammstein videos.
Also one "word play" is the chorus, especially the last part:
Mit dir stehen die Sekunden, = with you the seconds stand still (as if unbearable)
Lohnen nicht, = they aren't worth it (wich fits the line before)
ohne dich = without you (a sudden twist on the line before)
All in all a nice ambivalence.
Excellent analysis as always!
Wow! Love the In-Depth Analysis videos. It brings a whole new dimension to the music i've listened to for so long. Thank You)
Would absolutely love to see more, and maybe I could hope to see the analysis of one of my favourite bands recently - Shortparis)
Kudos. Love your analysis.
About the lyrics: Rammstein's songs are almost always ambigous. There is often a pretty dark and/or nasty meaning floating in the backgound and they borrow heavily from the sad themes and mood of old German stories and myths.- fueled by history.
The rather dark lyrics of this song are about a missing or lost woman, probaly dead in the woods by now, although this is only slightly hinted at by the shroud (not explicitly identified as such) covering the land.
In this particular case the nasty stuff hides in the short break between "mit dir stehen die Sekunden, lohnen nicht" and the following "ohne dich". Before the break, the meaning is like "it's not worth spending seconds with you" - and after the break the meaning changes to "seconds without you are wasted".
Yes, there is a lot of historical references in Rammstein pieces and Amy even picked up on the Lieder. In some of the Rammstein pieces the singing style has the letter R pronounced with the tip of the tongue behind the teeth like in Spanish, just like Hermann Prey and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau did in the songs linked to in the video description.
There are also references to old german poetic expressions like
Das Atemen fällt mir - ach - so schwer
und
Weh mir, oh weh mir
Some of the language is very poetic. There are a lot of expressions people will never use in every day language:
- Ich werde in die Tannen gehn
- Der Abend wirft ein Tuch auf's Land
I also like "Deutschland". I don't think the music is worse than in "Ohne Dich", but video and lyrics are even more expressive and the music really emphasizes all of it.
Yes, the line you referenced heavily indicates that the speaker didn't really get along well with that person he lost (most likely his romantic partner, though it could also refer to another kind of close relationship, like parent, sibling, best friend), he couldn't even stand to be around them anymore. But that doesn't diminish the crushing despair and depression he feels about being without them.
Another line that indicates the same Is: "Ohne dich kann ich nicht sein (Ohne dich), mit dir bin ich auch allein (ohne dich)." = "I can't be without you (without you), with you I'm also alone (without you). The speaker likely hasn't felt understood and at ease in the company of the person he lost for some time, he felt isolated and alone even in the relationship.
We aren't told what actually happened. They might have broken up, the person might have had an accident and died. Considering the grave conflict they obviously had before their separation and considering that in the middle of the woods is a strange place to walk out on someone to never see them again, it's even possible that he murdered them and secretly buried their corpse in the woods. That last most sinister interpretation is also supported by the fact that he goes to that place in the woods where he has last seen her to grieve about it, instead of trying to reach out to them (which would be the more likely behavior if it was a breakup and they were still alive) or going to their grave (which would be the more likely place to go for grieving if they had an accident, unless their body was never found).
The movie isn't the literal story of the song (which tells us in the first line that he last saw the person he lost somewhere in the woods), it's more like an additional layer of metaphors and images that illustrates the emotions that are described in the lyrics and the music. The despair, the hopelessness, just mechanically trudging on while the environment grows ever more hostile. The shock and paralyzing feeling of the loss. The exhaustion when they settle down at the top, in the coldest and most hostile environment. It's also significant that the video doesn't show them get back down. They are at the top, but there is nothing triumphant about that achievement in their demeanor, just deep exhaustion and the last image we see is the flickering light in their tent going out. The speaker is deep in depression and it is questionable whether he will ever get out of it.
@@chrisrudolf9839 Indeed, I was looking through the comments for someone to adress this. The song is unambiguously about relationships, but I read it less about loss so much as about conflict, about how "staying together" can just be really hard.
@@NotMeButAnother I don't think it's ONLY about conflict within the relationship, I think they have broken up one way or the other and are now also physically separated, not just emotionally (as evidenced by the omnipresent emphasis on "without you" and the fact that he seeks out the place where he has last seen the other person, rather than contacting the other person directly). I agree though that he likely has felt similar depression and isolation even before the break-up, the separation just adds the aspect of it being final, with no hope left to ever resolve the conflict.
In context of the video the longing of the words „ohne dich“ can be interpreted as being drawn to the mountain(top), something that is very relatable to german speaking people.
I love to see people analyse Rammstein more like you did. It's nice to learn how they use the voice, music and film. I recommend "Mein Herz brennt - Piano Version" the singer plays a lot with his voice. I hope I will see a lot more Rammstein Songs analysed by you.
Amy, i loved the explanation you did on chords progression. It helps me to understand more about the theory (due to the fact that i am learning as an adult). My wildest dreams are that you could do this type of analysis on your classical music background haha. Cheers for this beautiful channel!
Maybe someone has already mentioned it, but I still want to share it.
First line:
"Ich werde in die Tannen gehen"
“I will go into the firs (forest)”
Rammstein uses motives from Heinrich Heine’s poem “Steiget auf, Ihr alten Träume” 1828 (“Rise up, old dreams”)
The line matches “Durch die Tannen will ich schweifen” (“I want to ramble through the firs”) from Heine. But in Rammsteins version the firs are no more. “Da wo ich sie zuletzt gesehen”/“Where I saw them at last”. They are gone and cannot be seen. Nature is dead
Thank you for your very in depth break down!
I always felt this song was so powerful and beautiful despite being rather simple.
I love that you really dug into the song and the band, very interesting to hear your thoughts.
Fantastic analysis. Loved it.
I would really love to see another such detailed analysis about another Rammstein song
So glad you did this one!! Ohne Dich is one of my favorite pieces by Ramstein. It inspired me to learn German and honestly everyone should. I'm not German but it's such a beautifully complex language!
It was awesome to listen to. Thank you for your analysis
Ty for all this additional knowledge about the meaning.
Rammstein has some of the best music videos out there.
Great analysis. Thank you. Please do More Rammstein
Top Analysis. Rammstein produces the best music videos and is the best live band in the world in these days. And it's true, that Rammstein spends a lot of time composing simple melodies that stick in the memory and are suitable for singing along in concerts. Non-German speakers don't notice right away how important also poetry is in Rammstein songs. The song ist about the relationship between the band members of Rammstein and also can be seen as expressing mourning over the loss of a loved person or loss of relationships. Rammstein wanted to break up one or the other time and that is why they had even therapy sessions. But they always decided to stay together. For Heitmann (film direktor of this video) , the emotional message in the video is very important; Ohne dich shows unity in the band. Richard said that the most important thing is to stick together, everything else is irrelevant.Therefore Rammstein is one of the few Bands that have managed to play in the same line up and with the same members for almost 30 years since they were founded.
The funny thing is that Flake (Keyboarder) still denies that he is a member of Rammstein, because he actually never wanted to be part of Rammstein from the start because the music was too "simple" for him. Till and Richard always wanted to start solo careers. In addition, the Rammstein members constantly argued about every song, every video and every live show, how it could be done better. It actually almost came to a break up with the "Mother" video. Till shot the video alone without really involving the other band members. Rammstein not only had one group therapy with a psychologist over the years, but nevertheless they could never be without each other
Awesome. Thank you for taking your time to react to this. X
Please react to 'Zeit' from Rammstein next. It starts very camly as well and I believe it has English subtitles. It goes very deep in the meaning and I feel it is very touching inside. It's another piece of pure art X
Very interesting in depth analysis.
Definitely a subscrition from me.
Im looking forward to follow your journey into the rammstein rabbit hole.
I've been listening to them since the mid 90's
Heard all their songs, seen all their videos and seen them live multiple times.
But i think that with your amazing insight, even a hard core fan like me can find even deeper love for them.
I would love for you to see both the original and the piano versions of Mein hertz brent and compare them side by side.
I've never seen anyone do that before!
Hello Amy, I was just watching your 10k subs celebration video (very interesting to learn about your life among the Amish, and nice to meet Vlad, congratulations...) but I'm only halfway through it, I switched to your Rammstein reaction and analysis when the notification popped up...
I really love this video! I'm German, from Bavaria and have never been a real fan of Rammstein, it's not the kind of music I would listen to on a regular basis, but I still see and appreciate the art and can relate somehow... Yet for me the most rewarding part of your video were the music examples of Volkslied and romantic Lied, all three were new to me, very interesting! I know and love some Lieder by Schumann and Schubert, and I know Brahms, but this Lied by him was new to me (I'm rather an occasional listener to classical music, my main fields of interest are jazz and blues, and related genres, and rock of course) - I love to discover new "threads" running through music history), and your observations and the hints you gave made it actually easier for me to relate to this song by Rammstein which I didn't know so far or never listened to consciously... without your experienced guidance I might not really have taken notice of that song, but the interesting connections you offered add new dimensions to this song ... well done! Have a great day and enjoy it, best regards to Vlad as well, peace and love from beautiful Bavaria!
Just curious….You offered us a parenthetical comment, but never closed the parenthesis. Where should it go? 😁😉
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 You're a careful reader :) - fixed it, thanks!
Your explanation of the silence-part in the song reminds me of how Schopenhauer values art and music especially! Great analysis all the way, I love Rammstein, but you gave them an extra dimension!
Silence is underrated when it comes to composing, especially today! So true. Love to have "found you" here and listen to your reactions/your expertise! Keep it up! And yes, "Mein herz brennt" and the same some, but in a piano-version - should interest you! The first version great - the second, a masterpiece! 🙂
Great analysis and discussion!
Thanks a lot! I really like your 'fresh look' applied to the ordinary (for me as listener) things in music. Please go on! :-)
Hei from Norway, welcome to the amazing world of Rammstein :) .. Would be interesting to see you do a view, and analyze, of one of their newest song called Zeit, it too is a calm song from them. But extreme powerfull in its meaning and presentation.. Hope you find the time and joy to do it after this brilliant introduction to them.. This was very joyfull finding this video with you, a brilliant and good indepth analyze of this song Ohne Dich..
My current favourite Rammstein piece is "Zeit". Without having heard it and without knowing the meaning of the words, my husband and I both found ourselves crying. Once we read the translation, it confirmed how much understanding can come through expression. It is a beautiful song.
You are a BRILLIANT person. Thank you!
Interesting reaction, I’ve not watched anything from this band either!
It’s not what I expected, far more subdued than I saw likely, quite enjoyable to listen to!
I liked your explanation about the key and its potential to become an earworm!
I also like the comparison with STH, it does have a similarity, the structures have things in common and the singing also has its similarities.
I think that you’re beginning to find that Rock/Metal/Folk music has many things in common with classical music, it came to me after a period of illness where I just listened to relaxing classics all day for a few months, when I started to listen to my normal genres I spent a lot of time looking for classical links and mostly didn’t find any difficulties! 💖💕💖
So glad that you are now better!
Well i would say that most of their other stuff is a lot harder, but still worth it, esp when you combine it with the video's. id also say that to me the last 2 albums are amazing, not as hard and a little deeper meaning (more than usual i mean) with songs like Deutschland, auslander, angst, Zeit... And even a fun song like dicke titten gets a (easier to understand) deeper meaning because of the video
love the analysis. reminds me a bit like Rick Beato analysing songs
I' m german & I want to thank you a lot for this analysis !
( you pronounce very well)
very nice observation about the "stickiness"... in German there is an expression when a song or a melody gets stuck in your head called an Ohrwurm or "ear-worm". Rammstein seams to be very efficient in creating these... combined with the eerie lyrics and visuals they grib your attention very cleverly and effectivly, i feel.
Yeah…in English it’s called an “ear worm”. 😏😉
I didn't know earworm was derived from German, so I've learnt something else today!
And apparently, the plural form of earworm is earwarwormorms.
The music or lyrics often seem simple but there are a lot of double or multi entendres, old language and the music is near to simplistic perfection but having a lot little details that makes it even better.
There are always a lot layers to unravel in the whole artwork.
I'm very glad you started this channel and that CZcams found your channel for me. I'd love you to share your thoughts on Rammstein signature style.
Their 3 first albums are gold, you should try anything in there. One of the first Rammstein songs that I heard was Mein Hertz Brent and I think that's a great introduction to the band.
Some of my favourite songs are Sehnsucht, Ich Will, Sonne and Mutter, you should definitively check them out. Thanks for making this videos and share all this with us
The two chord song. Two chords a whole step apart that is fairly common in rock, usually used under a lyrically driven song or as a pad for soloing. I could go on about it but I don’t want to give out any spoilers. Thanks for the great insights and for a cool song I’ve never heard before. Honestly I was a bit worried because Rammstein is famous for a much more hard and heavy style. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
you should really listen to the millionaire waltz by queen, amazing song, the perfect fusion between rock and classic
First time hearing this studio track. It was definitely easy on the ear, bit monotonous, repetitive, not a song I would afford a return visit. Once again, thank you for your time and effort 👌
"It could be a lover, it could be a mother, it could be a friend". Yes, that is the brilliance of Rammstein lyrics. They are explicit but interpretable a lot ... always on the edge. (... of getting misinterpreted)
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This second video, my favorite video, always your analysis is a new point of view, i love that, in this journey with you, the song "Mein hertz brent" piano version is a good choice to go, thanks Amy for you work.
Thank you so much Amy for including a third link (Brahms Lieder) after the first two links which are folksy and repetitious. The Brahms’s song was all mumbo jumbo at first and after the fifth listen it finally began to penetrate my brain. The change of tempo and dynamics are intriguing and the piano accompaniment bring shiver to my spine.
For those who give up on a classical piece after a couple of listens you are missing out. What is also so interesting is the amount of different interpretations by tenors and mezzo-sopranos. At this point I don’t know which to add to my music library. I’ve listened to Jessye Norman, Christa Ludwig and Anne Sophie Van Otter since the female voice is so expressive in the higher range.
I need to investigate further Brahms Lieder and see what other treasures there are. I love your channel, it is educational.
I’m so happy you are discovering new gems too! And all those singers are fabulous 🙂
This scientific approach is very interesting. Did not expect this to be so entertaining at all. Thx =)
Love the take on it, you should also check out Sonne, probably hands down my favorite Rammstein song.
I knew the song. The review of the song was great! After watching your analysis, I was able to watch/hear at the song again from several completely different angles.
Another possible interpretation: in the silent period, something is engraved on a plate. This is a custom among mountaineers to pay tribute to fallen comrades. Normally these are hung in mountain chapels.The injuries that are shown as well as the final scene (he dies?) also allow the interpretation that it is a mourning song.
I am looking forward to further analysis of other Ramstein songs.
Ok, in the making of they confirm it - he dies and the pate is the "gravestone".
I love minor music, very pretty song, surprisingly from Hard Rockers Rammstein!
Hello, thank you for this review - a true in-depth analysis, I always like when a professional finds all the tiny details in songs that we love and unveils them to our eyes ♥
You said that this song is simple - exactly, that is the key to most of Rammstein songs 🙂 Songs are simple, guitar riffs arent super-complicated... but everything is very, very catchy! Many people, when listen for the first time to a new song, say that.
What is typical to current Rammstein productions, is that they are very smart when they write songs: key changes, bridges, tempo changes - everything is done in such way, that it is a pleasure to listen to their music despite quite repetitive theme.
You might like to listen to the Rammlied performed in Madison Square Garden - the main theme is VERY repetitive, yet using the dynamic songwriting Rammstein made this very entertaining and powerful.
I would be very happy if you ever try listening to the "Radio" official video. That song is - I think - quite interesting from the musical point of view.
Again - thanks for this quality content and have a nice day! ♥
Great reaction and analysis. An interesting note that I'm not sure anyone else mentioned yet: one of Rammstein's lesser known songs from the same album, "Dalai Lama", is actually inspired by the poem "Erlkönig" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
The smartest and most inspiring reaction I saw so far. Congratulation.
At first it's import to know that the lyrics, the music and the OV were created when the band was in a deep crisis and in a real danger to split as Till decided about an earlier song without consulting the other band members and without their consent.
You in detail explained how the music and the visuals support each other and you already alluded the fact, that there is a third layer (in reality the first layer), namely the lyrics, which form a wonderful poem. Till like his father is a poet who published several volumes of poems and many Rammstein songs are in fact sung poems. The music and the visuals are built around the poem to support its meaning.
The first lines are (unusual, poetic expression I mark per "/.../")
"Ich werde /in die Tannen gehen/,
dort wo ich sie zuletzt gesehen."
Everyday German is "Ich werde /in den Wald gehen/, but here Till uses the strange expression "into the fir trees". A forest of fir trees is a dark and sinister labyrinth, a metaphor for the mistrust between the band members created by Till. Till announces that he wants to heal the situation.
The second line is a mistranslation:
"There, where I last saw /her/" -- No! Meant is
There, where I last saw /them/" (namely the other band members, the friends; "sie" has a double meaning, but the whole poem is about friendship between men, not between man and women).
"Doch der Abend /wirft ein Tuch/ auf's Land" (everyday German "es wird dunkel", es "dämmert", "die Dämmerung setzt ein" and several others)
Both Abend and Tuch announce the later events, i.e. Till's death (Abend des Lebens, Leichen/tuch = shroud).
"Und auf die Wege
hinterm /Waldesrand/" (everyday German "Wald/rand")
There is no escape from the labyrinth, as also the ways fall into darkness.
"Und der Wald,
der /steht/ so schwarz und leer" -- /ist/, black and empty (like a forest of fir trees), black like a tomb.
"Weh mir, oh weh -- he has a hunch, that something terrible will happen to him
und die Vögel singen nicht mehr" -- the dark forest is empty without the birds, a symbol for life and joy.
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And so on. You see one could easily do a third part of your reaction, just focussing on the lyrics. They are pretty typical for Till. Relatively few, relatively simple words which leave a lot of space for your imagination, words combined in an unusual and therefor interesting manner. With all respect, this is art.
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Similar stuff (sung poems) "Stirb nicht vor mir" and "Nebel" (both without OV, both only with fan videos).
Bernardo -- Let's continue with our analysis of the lyrics. In the video we see Till, isolated from his friends and on his knees like a sinner, forming his hands like a cup to drink from the stream, whereas the five others as a group already walk on, crossing the stream. In this moment he sings the key lines of the song for the first time:
"Ohne Dich
kann ich nicht sein.
ohne Dich"
The everyday word order would be
"Ich kann ohne Dich nicht sein" or "Ich kann nicht ohne Dich sein".
But here the poem places emphasis on the words "ohne Dich" (already announced in the title), putting them to the beginning of the sentence and repeating them at the end.
Please also note the phonetic value of the "strong" and "bright" vowel "i": Dich / ich nicht / Dich. The only "dark" vowel is "o" in "ohne". As a result also the phonetics support the emphasis.
Who or what is "dich", direct object (accusative) of "du" (in English in both cases in-distinctively "you")? Spontaneously we may think of one specific person, maybe a woman? No! "Dich" stands for the band, the friendship between the band members, the group of friends (personalisation). In everyday German the sentence would be:
"Ohne /Euch (= Eure Freundschaft)/
kann ich nicht sein",
clearer, less ambigues, but also more banal and less poetical.
Again, note, that the poem uses the most simple verb possible "sein" (to be), not more precise verbs like "leben" (to live), "existieren" (to exist) or s.th. similar.
The next line brings the big surprise:
"Ohne Dich,
Mit Dir bin ich auch allein.
Ohne Dich"
The second line means "even with your friendship I am alone too".
Note:
-- "allein" rimes with the earlier "sein".
-- the poem here uses for the first time the contrastive method "ohne / mit" (without / with)
-- the list of bright i-sounds is continued (Mit Dir bin ich ... 4 times)
-- the principle of simple words is continued; in everyday German one would probably say "Mit Dir /fühle ich mich/ auch allein", but the poem uses the much stronger and shorter "bin" (am).
The next two verses deepen and explain the feeling of loneliness even while being in the group in contrastive way (hours / seconds). And then the topic of the dark forest without life is taken up again:
"Auf den Ästen // On the branches -> trees -> forest
in den Gräben" // In the ditches -- sounds similar to Gräber = tomb/s, another announcement of Till's soon coming death.
"Ist es nun still // cp. "Und die Vögel singen nicht mehr"
und ohne Leben" // rime Gräben / Leben -- no life in the tomb.
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And so on. Shall I continue?
Hi Amy, Enjoyed your analysis very much! I don't know much of anything about classical music, but am really grateful for the chance to learn within this context of directly relating to my own very strong interest in and appreciation of rock/metal music. Already, I think I have a better understanding of what the TECHNICAL vocal and instrumental parameters of rock/metal greatness are, and how they often do not match up with my own personal favorite songs. Because I am so emotionally invested in the lyrics and the "message", as I perceive it, I often overlook technical weaknesses. I think this may be why if you ask 1000 rock/metal -heads what the "best" song is, you will likely get close to 1000 different answers. Many of us are too emotionally overwhelmed by some songs, at a very young age, to be able to analytically measure their technical brilliance, in a fair and impartial way.
I love how much and how deeply you read into the meaning of the video imagery and song lyrics. Art is always uniquely interpretive to the individual. And yet within modern society, art is decreed to be "shallow". Some media critic/"expert" gives a review, and the masses are expected to perceive the work from the same lens, the same viewpoint, as the culturally annointed expert. I love how you are encouraging each of us to analyze this song, and life itself, from our own unique perspectives.
Philosophy is condemned by western society in the 21st century. It is the LEAST respected cultural pursuit of mind, even below classical music. At least a few upper class kids in america have heard of and are interested in classical music, but NONE have really heard or know anything of philosophy. But...in looking at your analysis of this song, I find absolute and valuable philosophical insight to life itself, just as I found myself, decades ago, in rock/metal songs as a traumatized adolescent. So I really appreciate this and look forward to more connections of consciousness between music and philosophical ideas and perceptions of life, reality, and human potential.
Looking forward to the next one!
I am enjoying your sharing of thoughts and experiences on this channel. And I agree with you about our culture…..if you can call it that since it is so fractured. I’m curious: Do you have a degree in philosophy or are you an autodidact?
@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 Hi. In america, the social structure revolves around limited, crippling, and destroying human potential, beginning in early childhood. And it very successfully achieves this goal, with a majority of all who grow up within it. A small minority escape, but most are crippled and destroyed, in one way or another. Usually in multiple ways. imo, of course.
I have no degrees of any kind. In fact I did not graduate high school. Further, I have never heard the word autodidact. So, I just looked it up and am very grateful to have learned a new word. Thank You! Yes, I am very much an autodidact, now that I know what an autodidact is. 😉
I'm just a victim/survivor who broke free of The Matrix and decided to spend a lifetime trying to understand the human condition, the forces at play that shaped and molded me. "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control.." I experienced this conscious reality, even before I heard the Pink Floyd song. Which of course made me love the song all the more. The library was my friend after I dropped out of high school, it allowed me to learn within freedom of mind, where I discovered Aristotle, Kant, Kierkegaard, Sartre, but most of all, Nietzsche, by far the greatest philosopher of all, imo. In high school these names are hidden from all child minds, philosophy is too dangerous to be introduced to minds not yet fully molded and inculcated.
Personally, I found education to be the anti-think. The more I contemplated the human condition as a teen-ager, the less I could bear to step into the classrooms for my daily dose of mind-control, mind-molding. I hear it might be better in some universities, but I never got that far. So now I am poor and do manual labor, but it is a small price to pay for the freedom of mind I have gained. imo, once again. 😅
Looked in Luca Turilli's Rhapsody yet? With your interests it should be a good fit...
@@luisnunes3863 Thanks for the tip! Was completely unfamiliar with this band, but checking them out now and I do like what I am hearing.
@@feralhuman8790 It's a band well worth spreading the news about. They don't come out of nowhere btw, all the members except the keyboard player and the singer where in the excellent power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. The Turilli/ Lione record is the same cast reunited with their old singer, also recomended. 😉😉
I love it Amy. You are now making rock musical references! 😁😉. In this case, to Stairway.
Deutschland by Rammstein is a masterpiece. best music video ever. 💯
Zeit is another Great music video and a bit on the softer side.
You are going to like both videos, I'm sure. 🙂
Stay safe 🤘🇺🇲🇩🇰🤘
I recommend more Beatles. Songs such as: Because (complex vocal harmonies), You Never Give Me Your Money (circle of 5ths), Within You Without You (Indian raga inspired song), Penny Lane (modulation of modes), I Am The Walrus (strange chord progression, nonsense lyrics, cool melody).
Hotel California by the Eagles for some circle of 5ths writing. It's a good song worth checking out.
Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues. But really the whole album Days of Future Passed is a masterpiece.
Anything by Gordon Lightfoot for lyrical narrative songs (although he's not really rock music)
I enjoyed your analysis, and at the same time i see you are a natural teacher. Thank you for this work you´re doing. Rock music is simple, i think. It aims not to complexity, but minimalism in a sense, and musical expression. There are good examples of the "rock strategy". I¨d love to hear your ideas about bands like Heart (Magic man), or Scorpions (Winds of Change, Still loving you).
Love the analysis!! Suggestion would be Diary of a Mad Man by Ozzy Ozbourne. Randy Rhoads ( his guitarist ) was into classical music !!! Cheers !!
Yes, please. It's #1 on my list.
Rammstein is an enigma. They have double meanings and very clever writing both lyrically and musically. Nothing is a coincidence there. You should check out Mein hertz brent. There is an original rock song and a pulled back piano version they made that are incredibly different. The singers performance in the piano version is quite something. Maybe you could check out both versions and see how they are different. Also Deutschland is an incredible song with a video you will love if you like history. It's about their relationship to their country, having grown up in East Germany.
PS! Try another nightwish song as well later on, give them another chance. You maybe got a wrong first pick, because every song is different from them. They are a sensational band like Rammstein. Goo luck :)
Really enjoy these videos.
lol, I wrote this about double meanings before you mentioned it in this video :)
I am very thankful , to your praise of this song and the band, I have been a huge fan of Rammstein an d being the son of immigrants , my grandfather was born in a village not to far from where they shot this video, I was trained in classic production and art and have always found there music based in base form then most rock/metal music.....and that is why I look forward to seeing many more of your videos, as for suggestions for the future, there is also "radio" by Rammstein or "Pisces" by a Ukrainian band JinJer or " Nemo " by Nightwish
Again excellent video. I am a bit scared of when you delve deeper in this band catalog...xD
You are so amazing!!! Yes the song is not about a lover it's about themselves and their bond to each other. In the making of to this video they explain it. The guitarist said that we are in a marriage but without the physical contact. So you don't leave behind no one. There was a time that they almost split up. They went to therapy all of them and they still do it and then they talk to each other and that's how they've managed to be together all these years.
My suggestion for your next reaction or for some of future ones: DREAM THEATER -BREAKING ALL ILLUSIONS live version from BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL, very progressive metal band with amazing skills,who combine technical with melodic parts perfectly,I think you going to like that piece
The choir is incredible in the live in Boston version
I think she would like Lost Not Forgotten by Dream Theater.
@@tomas_nehyba the best of times
Mi wife and I used to practice alpinism and climbing together. We lived our greatest moments doing it during many years.
She died last april... this video and this song shatter me inside but I need to see and hear them. It's painfully iroric.
It's impossible to express how deeply l feel each note, each chord and each verse of this song now.
We’re so sorry for you loss…. “Music helps us to express the inexpressible.”
If you liked Rammstein, you need to check out: Mein Herz Brennt (Piano Version) and Zeit (Album version). Bonus for Lindemann's solo project: "LUBIMIY GOROD” (Beloved Town - Orchestral Version) or Alle Tage ist kein Sonntag. You might like some of these. Would love to hear your thoughts on them, thank you!
Really enjoyed both videos, Thanks a lot!!
True, this song is not representative of typical Rammstein, and yet it feels 100% Rammstein to me.
As other comments suggest, go for it and have a listen to "Mein Herz brennt piano version", again, not a typical Rammstein tune, but a perfect showcase for Till´s voice. The original normal "non-piano" version, does feel as a typical Industrial metal Rammstein song.
On another topic a very clear cut representative of Rammstein´s Industrial metal style with double meaning lyrics is "Du Hast". These are the first verses of the lyrics:
Du,
Du hast, (double meaning due to pronunciation: verbs "to have/to hate" haben/hassen conjugation du hast / du hasst)
Du hast mich., (you have me / you hate me)
repeat
Du...
Du hast...
Du hast mich.
Du hast mich!
Du hast mich gefragt.
Du hast mich gefragt!
Du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab nichts gesagt!
continues
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You might want to wait a bit till you dive into a "typical" industrial metal song, but, you´d really enjoy right now "Mein Herz brennt piano version" Till´s vocal work there is superb and the song does not featre a single electric instrument.
In my opinion Rammstein's best song to date is Deutschland. It came out as a package with music video. For me music and video together are an Art (with capital A 🙂)
I'd love to see your reaction and analysis of Deutschland by Rammstein. However, please be aware that the subject and the message of the song is pretty heavy.
And I double this suggestion. I've also thought that this could be a great next step.
+1
although it helps very much to have some understanding of German history
without the Lyrics and a 3hour detail analysis this sadly wouldn't fly
@@ReadersOfTheApocalypse Well, understanding is going a bit far. I would say it brings a lot of different historical and present moods together.
Yes the themes are very strong and difficult if you are a sensitive person. But wonderful at the same time.
if you wish for many kinds of metal : nigh wish is basically a cross between metal and opera singing, written by the genius tuomas and sang by the great Floor Jansen, sabaton is melodic metal with an array of orchestra's or choirs when required (definitely give Christmas truce a listen) and mostly based on historic events relating to war
You certainly got deep into Rammstein. This song is not typical for them, but they have also a German Lieder side. Look at the solo video of Till singing “Mein Herz Brennt”. It goes up as a theatrical “Vier Groschen Oper” type of performance!!! Very high level.
The song is a deep dive into the german soul. At least as it was understood in the past. The oldfashond words used and the theme of Woods, Wandern, lonlyness, sorrow and Longing are the phenotipical german kind of Romantik. Thats why the Lied-Tradition fits the bill so perfectly. In the 19th century the germans longed for a Vaterland and turned to nature and espacialy the deep german Woods in response to political suppretion.
In a way you can interprate the line
„Mit dir bin ich auch allein, lohnen nicht“ as a „Abgesang“ a denial of the Vaterland becaus even a united Germany brougth nothing but sorrow.
You're a gift to all music loving/musician friends around you.
I usually get bored of these commentaries pretty fast however I enjoyed and learned from this video about this song.
Thanks a lot for the information.
Could you please help with figuring chords for the music we hear?