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Song: Amerika
Artist: Rammstein
Album: Reise Reise
Tabber: Krun
Tuning: DAFCGC
b = Bend (1/4)
~ = Vibrato
Both guitars (Richard Z Kruspe-Bernstein and Paul H Landers)
play the same.
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Chorus:
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Chorus:
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Average |
#1 by KitCat at Sep 24, 1974 at 1:23 PM EST |
| another anti-american anthem... gotta love it. | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#2 by Aaron Frederick at Oct 14, 1980 at 1:50 AM EST |
| damn people...didnt realize u all hate us so much...but anywayz....response to BCMM...i wouldnt care if german culture came here....cuz i think its awesome...europe seems to be less strict than the US....but i still think this song is anti-american...but i dont care...i like the song....i dont care bout its message...cuz rammstein comes up w/some great shit...no matter the message | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#3 by Matt Cromwell at Jul 13, 1984 at 4:53 PM EST |
| Is this song a joke? It is terrible. | |
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Christina Average |
#4 by Christina Anderson at Jan 27, 1987 at 3:51 AM EST |
| This is an anti-American song: America is the world's cop, influences the whole world with it's products and decadency etc. Well this is at least what this song means (I think ;)) And I really like it. Not because I hate America. I just like the song, especially the chorus, starting with some words in English, then continuing in German (We're all living in Amerika). Excuse me for my bad English, it's not my language | |
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Tony Average |
#5 by Tony Riemer at Jul 13, 1989 at 2:30 PM EST |
| another anti-american anthem... gotta love it ;] i hav nothing against you american people, but against your government, which is what this song opposes to sorry for the bad english | |
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Ziggy Professional |
#6 by Ziggy at Nov 27, 1998 at 4:31 PM EST |
| I know what it is about, you retard, the fact still remains that this song is a hunk of smoldering shit. Also, my username is Quiffporn, jesus, how hard is it? | |
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Peter Wanna Be |
#7 by Peter Lambden at May 1, 2006 at 9:34 AM EST |
| That's a summary, not a resume. Nice try. | |
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edwin Wanna Be |
#8 by edwin henrriquez at May 8, 2006 at 10:58 PM EST |
| I agree with madbull, massengrab does mean mass grave and the nazis would would take a truck loud of jew out to the forest have them dig a huge hole(grave Then line them up in front of it make the put out their throat, slit it and move to the next peron, with baies they were thrown in the air and the machine gunners would use the as targets. | |
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That One Guy Musical Genius |
#9 by That One Guy at Jun 25, 2006 at 8:24 AM EST |
| This is a better translation of the song: Rammstein * A man is burning Rammstein The smell of flesh lies in the air Rammstein A child is dying Rammstein The sun is shining Rammstein A sea of flames Rammstein Blood is coagulating on the asphalt Rammstein Mothers are screaming Rammstein The sun is shining Rammstein A mass grave Rammstein No escape Rammstein No birds are singing anymore Rammstein The sun is shining * Here the word "Rammstein" is written, but the song is actually about the flightshow disaster that happened at the Ramstein Airbase. | |
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Your account ha Average |
#10 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at Aug 29, 2006 at 11:24 AM EST |
| The meaning of this song is quite simple: American people live in a country that has everything you can wish for, but they don't realise that they get it all at other nations' expenses. I really don't have anything against American people, they're pretty cool fellas and very polite individuals, but the whole media and government have trapped them inside a magic bubble where everything is beautiful and kinda fake. And 2 more things, sexyjedi,1st it's not just a bunch of Germans, it's Rammstein; 2nd please take the time to buy a newspaper and a history book and read about whose government fights wars that are none of their business... (sorry for the bad English) | |
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Zac Wanna Be |
#11 by Zac Fielder at Sep 9, 2006 at 2:58 AM EST |
| guiffporn, you are a dumbass. yes, I live in Germany, and everyone here seems to love this song, if not the band. and yes, it is indeed making fun of America, if you knew the band then you would know that. however, I also think that Reise Reise has better songs on it. | |
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Robyn Average |
#12 by Robyn Paul at Oct 19, 2006 at 7:38 AM EST |
| Sexyjedi, this site may interest you. It is a list of countries bombed by the USA since WWII. Since then, Germany has attacked no one. http://expage.com/notowar4 WWII is history, Iraq/Afganistan is now. And anyway, this song is not primeraly about war, or even anti-American. It is about the spread of US culture in Europe. You would feel the same if German culture was forced on US society. | |
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danielle Lead Player |
#13 by danielle woodley at Jan 16, 2007 at 6:29 PM EST |
| massengrab is (as you stated) the direct translation of "massgrave". it is not by any means a reference to the nazi regime, but one to the high bodycount of the rammstein accident (70+ or so). nazis had to use massgraves to bury their deads, but they didn't invent them or the term... rammstein doesn't have any references to the nazis in their lyrics. (although they indeed play with their behavior and style) | |
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Spymaster Lead Player |
#14 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Feb 4, 2007 at 12:23 PM EST |
| I like the message of this song, simply because it's so true that the U.S. want to dictate what the entire world is supposed to do. But the first time I heard it, I had to laugh out loud after hearing the words 'We're all living in Amerika', not because the words themselves are funny but because it's in English and spoken with the trademark Rammstein hard rolling letter R. In my opinion, this made it sound a lot more sarcastic. It's just too bad that the first two stanzas almost have no melody as compared to the chorus... | |
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Thomas Average |
#15 by Thomas Reuter at Mar 15, 2007 at 4:28 AM EST |
| I think this song has a double meaning and the band ment it to be that way. the interpretation of the song is its about the Ram Stein airbase accident which the band is named after and the second is about The Holocaust and the gas chamber and crematories and execution of children and their mother and.... you get the picture. | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#16 by brad music at May 14, 2007 at 11:08 PM EST |
| This song is about the airshow disaster at Rammstein after which the band is named. | |
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austin Average |
#17 by austin pancner at Aug 16, 2007 at 3:13 AM EST |
| I LOVE IT!!! this song is a perfect example of how stupid our country is and how stuck up we are. and the whole point of singing in english is to show that everyone speaks english. they're mocking us and our lifestyle and when you take a step back and look at us, they're right. all us americans care about are the simple, less important things in life that only affect us. we don't care about things we do that might affect other countries | |
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Joe Average |
#18 by Joe Fitzpatrick at Sep 19, 2007 at 8:09 PM EST |
| The song always seemed to be more about a protest of the spread of American culture, than an outright anti-American song to me.. which makes a lot of sense, because as McDonalds and Coca Cola go across the entire globe, regional cultures and traditions are slowly being erased. In Italy for example, teh Fiesta or whatever it was called (I forget the name unfortunately), where everyone takes a break at around 4 pm to go out, is becoming less and less frequent. Likely countless other examples could be used, and while I agree with the song ,blaming America for it isn't right since there's nothign stopping an 80 year old man in the Phillipines from buying ethnic food over McDonalds. | |