NEIN!

July 14, 2011 6:16 AM

A cappella "Du Hast" performed by Viva Vox Choir of Belgrade, Serbia. SLYT
posted by Faint of Butt (27 comments total)

Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen
wollt ihr in Haut und Haaren untergehen
ihr wollt doch auch den Dolch ins Laken stecken
ihr wollt doch auch das Blut vom Degen lecken
posted by bwg at 6:33 AM on July 14, 2011

That was pretty cool.
posted by oddman at 6:42 AM on July 14, 2011

I still prefer the Cookie Monster's version.
posted by martinrebas at 6:54 AM on July 14, 2011 [11 favorites]

I like me some Rammstein just fine, but I discovered a while ago that the only way I can continue to enjoy it is if I never look up the translations. It's fun, crunchy music, but if you look up the actual words you find out they're just... trite. Vacuous and trite, like an angry Hallmark card.

Now I just assume he's growling about whatever I happen to be annoyed with at the time and leave it at that. I'm happier not knowing.
posted by mhoye at 7:14 AM on July 14, 2011

I'm asking my friends who are in an acappella group to consider adding Du Hast to their repertoire now that I've seen this.
posted by immlass at 7:22 AM on July 14, 2011

I'd like to hear an a cappella "March of the Pigs".
posted by Beardman at 7:34 AM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

I love these things!

When we lived on the east coast, my sister was old enough (and good enough) to get into fancy regional choirs where they did all these wonderful showy things: voices standing in for other instruments, voices making sound effects. Wild exciting stuff. Experimental weird things. Fun, ridiculous arrangements of songs choirs just "didn't do".

Then we moved to California and I got old enough to get into a fancy choir and all we ever did was the Silver Swan.
posted by crush-onastick at 7:40 AM on July 14, 2011

This somehow cheered me up this morning. Thanks!
posted by Mister Fabulous at 7:54 AM on July 14, 2011

I'm asking my friends who are in an acappella group to consider adding Du Hast to their repertoire now that I've seen this.

I'll make a note of bringing it up to my music director.
posted by Tknophobia at 8:26 AM on July 14, 2011

This would be so much better if they added something.
Like maybe some guitars.
Or a keyboard.
And perhaps a drum kit.
A bass might also add a certain something.
And then if like 80% of the people who were on stage just went and sat down.
That might be better.
posted by 1adam12 at 8:26 AM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

That was pretty cool. It needs more bass, Till Lindemann hitting his knee like an angry gorilla, and explosions.

But it was still pretty cool.
posted by menschlich at 8:35 AM on July 14, 2011

That was awesome.

Even if nobody burst into flames.
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 8:52 AM on July 14, 2011

That was great! Now do some a capella Einstuerzende Neubauten.
posted by Strange Interlude at 9:18 AM on July 14, 2011

That guy's singing 'digga dum' where it's clearly 'jugga jug'.
posted by Wolfdog at 9:27 AM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

A heretofore unheard outtake from Björk's Medúlla? Terrrrrific!
posted by Houyhnhnm at 10:21 AM on July 14, 2011

but if you look up the actual words you find out they're just... trite. Vacuous and trite, like an angry Hallmark card.

I prefer to think of it as death metal for 5 year-olds. I can barely speak German and it's only slightly above my comprehension level. I mean, the lyrics for "Sonne" are straight off of Sesame Street. Which is kinda why I like it.

One
Here coms the sun
Two
Here comes the sun
Three
it is the lightest star of all
Four
Here comes the sun
posted by GuyZero at 11:07 AM on July 14, 2011

Also, I await the Glee version now.
posted by GuyZero at 11:08 AM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

Also, I await the Glee version now.

An a cappella rendition of Du Hast by the Warblers? HELL YES. That would be amazing.
posted by Tknophobia at 11:14 AM on July 14, 2011 [4 favorites]

Huh. Actually having the first meeting of my new a cappella group tonight. We were going to do a Carole King cover for fun, but I think this is a better idea.


NEIN.
posted by functionequalsform at 11:14 AM on July 14, 2011

Obi-wan & Qui-Gon vs Darth Maul - A capella Multitrack
posted by homunculus at 11:37 AM on July 14, 2011

Vacuous and trite, like an angry Hallmark card.

posted by mhoye at 3:14 PM on July 14

You say that like it's a bad thing!
posted by Decani at 12:31 PM on July 14, 2011

...discovered a while ago that the only way I can continue to enjoy it is if I never look up the translations.

I've avoided looking up any translations for Sigur Ros songs for that very reason. As is, I find them profoundly emotionally evocative. I'm torn between the idea that if I understood the lyrics the goodness quotient would double vs. suddenly being ruined by association with dumb lyrics that I can't get out of my head.
posted by Babblesort at 1:13 PM on July 14, 2011

Wicked.
posted by sharpener at 2:08 PM on July 14, 2011

already removed by the user... that didn't last very long
posted by inthe80s at 8:13 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey: "That was awesome.

Even if nobody burst into flames."

One of them needs to wear one of those face-mounted flame-throwers you see near the end of Feuer Frei.
posted by bwg at 11:23 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: pretty cool. It needs more bass, Till Lindemann hitting his knee like an angry gorilla, and explosions.
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 4:11 AM on July 15, 2011

Aaaand gone.

Still available here at CollegeHumor.

My request for the next song please: "Die Eier Von Satan"
posted by antifuse at 11:53 AM on July 15, 2011 [1 favorite]