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| This topic is available here on forum.oes.org | There is a very heavy rock band in Germany called "RAMMSTEIN." I'd like to provide access to one of their music videos, and then foster a little discussion abotu it, if anyone wants to join in. Don't worry, I've viewed this video and I believe it to be quite family safe.
First the video, then I'll provide translated lyrics.
This video is very large. If you have a dial-up connection, I'm not sure you'll be successful playing this.
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Here are the lyrics, translated to English where necessary.
NOTE: Song lyrics that are in BOLD have been translated, the rest are the original.
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AMERIKA - AMERICA
Refrain:
We're all living in America,
America is wunderbar. (Wonderful)
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
When I'm dancing, I want to lead,
even if you all are spinning alone,
let's exercise a little control.
I'll show you how it's done right.
We form a nice round (circle),
freedom is playing on all the fiddles,
music is coming out of the White House,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.
We're all living in America...
I know steps that are very useful,
and I'll protect you from missteps,
and anyone who doesn't want to dance in the end,
just doesn't know that he has to dance!
We form a nice round (circle),
I'll show you the right direction,
to Africa goes Santa Claus,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.
We're all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
We're all living in America,
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra,
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
This is not a love song,
this is not a love song.
I don't sing my mother tongue,
No, this is not a love song.
We're all living in America,
Amerika is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
We're all living in America,
Coca-Cola, sometimes WAR,
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
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OK, discussion?
I couldn't help thinking the whole way through that the world has mixed emotions about America, they like our culture, but hate our culture; they are grateful (when they think about it) for our world interventions, but they hate us for our world interventions, especially if we use our dominant position and "act like a bully" by doing whatever we want to do.
The other thing I kept thinking was I'd love to do a rebuttal video, showing how much America is becoming like the rest of the world; While they showed poor areas in Africa, I'd show poor inner city areas, and the devastation of Katrina; Where they showed lots of cultures being "infected" with American products and culture, I'd show Americans celebrating their ancestor's culture. The neat thing about my rebuttal video -- I wouldn't have to change the refrain at all, which seems like it was about 90% of what was sung.
I'd prefer not to go into the "how bad it is that America has all these immigrants and is becoming the rest of the world", I'd like to discuss that from a positive viewpoint in this thread. We've talked about the opposite in a number of other discussions.
So.... Whattaya think?
Just Food for Thought. | |
| Lol. Have you ever heard other Rammsteins's songs? They're an industrial club band and they're really in no place to make any social commentary! Du Hast (or I Hate) is all in German and was a big dance song in industrial clubs a few years ago. Even in German the lyrics didn't say much and sure don't make any real social statements. The German songs when translated into English are also very sad-- one song that they have is all about a frog.
These are just some guys playing into similar complaints about America from people that can think on their own and, to be honest, I think lack any real substance or feeling on their own parts. I'd also like to point out that they loved America just fine when their music was being played here. I saw them in concert and they attested to how much they loved being here-- unless they were lying to the crowd and I know they wouldn't do that...
You can dance to it though.   | My fiance loves them, even though their lyrics can be a bit anti american or really anything that they disapprove of. He basicaly just likes the way they sound, in german or whatever language they are "singing" in 
They don't really make a stand on anything to firmly. They just lalalal about vague ideas.
Shannon | At the end of the day we are all allowed to have our own point of view - you can't please all of the people all of the time, but you can please some of the people, some of the time.
I certainly see how most Europeans view America good and bad, but I won't go there. Because despite 10 good points and 1 bad - people like to jump on the "bad" bandwagon.
Live and let live eh  |
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