Um… why is the logo in the colours of Soviet Union, with stars and all?

Pronunciation is important. The ‘e’ is long, i.e. ‘Ameerica’.

Why r u back anyway?

Amerika

We’re all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We’re all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.

Wenn getanzt wird, will ich führen,
auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht,
lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren,
Ich zeige euch wie’s richtig geht.
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen,
die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen,
Musik kommt aus dem Weißen Haus,
Und vor Paris steht Mickey Maus.

We’re all living in America…

Ich kenne Schritte, die sehr nützen,
und werde euch vor Fehltritt schützen,
und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss,
weiß noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss!
Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen,
ich werde Euch die Richtung zeigen,
nach Afrika kommt Santa Claus,
und vor Paris steht Mickey Maus.

Refrain:
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.

~ Rammstein

“Um… why is the logo in the colours of Soviet Union, with stars and all?”

We got the rights to the logo as part of winning the cold war!

(Maybe it’s owned by a Russian-American)

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Maybe it’s really the “People’s Republic of America.”

“Maybe it’s really the “People’s Republic of America.””

I think you mean “People’s Republics of America”.

Judge Barnhill aka Tuomari Nurmio saw it all coming in his “Moskovan Maailmanrodeo 2070″ (Moscow world rodeo 2070) song. No brain damaging translation offered this time, as we seem to speak even German already.

Villi cowboy sanoi:
“Vot, sä vanha veikko Kubanin,
stetsoniini vaihda vaikka
kolmikulma-balalaikka
Teksasin ruusun sillä ensi vuonna sulle soittaa saan

Ja well, sä kuule Ivan,
jos sä tiedät jonkun kivan
lypsykoneasiantuntijan Sun Valleyn kolhoosiin

Onneksi olkoon, onhan tuota
mennyt 200 vuotta
syntymästä kaiketi tään Mr. Leninin.

For the records, I’m responsible for the Nurmio citation above.

Those stars reminds me more of China than of the Soviet Union. Have you checked, maybe the Chinese own the airport?

Welcome home Phil

Stay longer.

Well, you’ve gotten rid of the intellectual elite. The remaining literates and people with pets or watches are next. Red stars fit in there somewhere…

If one gets rid of the intellectual elite on personal level, they usually nominate a trusted man to take care of the assets and sign all the papers…

sign all the papers

Isn’t that a sign of literacy? That’s a sure ticket to a walk behind the sauna.

you’ve gotten rid of the intellectual elite.

then you get ride of stupid social programs like SS and free drugs. They are not free, we just have the young giving the old folks a free ride. Let everyone pay their way, and quit taxing your neighbor to pay for your sins.

Well, you know, you can always draw a cross or a tree…

“Maybe it’s really the “People’s Republic of America.””

I think you mean “People’s Republics of America”.

People’s Republic of the Union of Democratic States of America

Rammstein Amerika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Vb8OFrv0s

Here’s a quick translation. I couldn’t make it rhyme though. BTW, I love Rammstein and think they’re brilliant lyricists, at least for some of their songs. They’re funny too.

Just a side note: the band is from former East Germany. So I kind of understand their points-of-view in certain ways.

Amerika

We’re all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We’re all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.

When it’s time to dance, I want to lead,
Even if you spin yourselves,
let yourselves be controlled a bit,
I’ll show you how it’s done correctly,
We’ll make ourselves a lovely circle,
Freedom plays on all the fiddles,
Music comes from the White House,
And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse.

We’re all living in America…

I know (dance) steps that are very useful,
And will protect you from misteps,
And he who doesn’t want to dance,
Doesn’t yet know that he *must* dance!
We’ll make ourselves a lovely circle,
I’ll show you all the way,
To Africa comes Santa Clause,
And in front of Paris stands Mickey Mouse.

Refrain:
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.

~ Rammstein (translated)

19. Wow! What a great video! Thanks for turning me on to Rammstein, everyone. Loved the music, too.

It’s nothing new, though, as Germans have commented on America’s post-WW2 cultural influence since, I think, Wim Wenders made Kings Of The Road and Alice In The Cities back in the seventies (and for those who’ve never seen these movies, you’re in for a treat, especially with Alice In The Cities).

But all of this just points out to the incredibly viable nature of a culture like that of America: there are people out there, outside the US, who really want to have a voice as to what America’s culture is all about. That translates into so much power for America as a whole that it is rather startling. It is all simply due to the fact of free markets, and free enterprise.

If there is one thing that bothers me about the Bush Administration’s main themes, it is that they don’t stress the ideals of free enterprise enough. Too much time is spent on human rights ideals, and freedoms that are intangible. If anything, America should be about the freedom to make money, – lots of it – if one wants to have that freedom. That is a message that would be more convincing in the developing world. They’re far too clever in turning around human rights rhetoric right back at the US, and at Europe.

“The pursuit of happiness” is the ideal that distinguishes America from Europe. Let Europe stew in obsession about egalite and fraternite. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is much more of a compelling vision.

Germany and the US go back to the beginning. The US Army even used an imported Prussian (German) officer to bring discipline to the revolutionary army.

In my experience Germans love to bitch and moan about just about everything, including the US, but when it really comes down to it most of them seem to like Americans, even if they can’t understand why we keep electing idiots.

“if they can’t understand why we keep electing idiots.”

because the other contender was an even worst choice? Can you think of having booring AL as President. The whole world would have gone bonkers with his droning booring personality. Then there is, whats his name, last election guy, who would have moved the white house over to Europe, for better ski conditions.

RE: #23 above, prepare thyself, Winter, because the Republicans are going to get their clocks cleaned in the next election. Right now I’d love to be bitching about a boring personality in the White House.

Super. We have Hugo Shavez and the American Left (demms) in love with each other.

Just can’t wait to see that love fest continue. ROFL

My main regret with the inevitable outcome of the next USA election is that the Republicans will have the opportunity to walk away from the mess they created, and then turn around & bitch about how the “American Left” is screwing up the clean-up efforts. Winter, WTF is your reference to Hugo Chavez? House Dem leader Nancy Pelosi called him a thug; no love there. #25 is a cute little “sound bite” but it won’t garner any votes.

Sure, Nancy Pelosi needs to read her own press releases.

The American left is into cut and run, to see that we lose. Bottom line, no public is ever going to trust them with National Security.

Hmmm, cut & run; count the Republicans trying to distance themselves from Bush. Bottom line, … trust … . You got one word correct.

On my trip to Finland on Tuesday, I did not see any America store, however, Ben Franklin was sitting behind me on the flight!

He said he was coming to Finland for some educational program.

On my trip to Finland on Tuesday, I did not see any America store

There is one in the WTC in Helsinki. It’s really tiny and not very impressive, though.

About my namesake visiting Finland:

http://www.usembassy.fi/

I noticed Mr. Morton (Marttinen) was also visiting. Apparently there is always one Finn stirring the pot in prospective superpowers. They had OW Kuusinen in the Soviet Union.

They had OW Kuusinen in the Soviet Union.

And Arvo “Poika” Tuominen, of course. He later became a kommie klutz kid, though.

…Not to mention Arvo Gustav Halberg or Gus Hall, of course.

Hmmm..I’m bit confused about Mr. Morton though. How could a person of Savonian descent from Rautalampi sign such a lofty document as the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Instead of declarations, I think Savonians would rather sign Absolutely Imperative Proposals. (Kertakaekkijaan Miäreevänluatunen Ehotus)

Instead of declarations, I think Savonians would rather sign Absolutely Imperative Proposals.

More to the point, it might be that thet would sign, but it might be that they wouldn’t.

Nah, it isn’t Soviet, Americans just like shiny things. Like gold. And gold goes well with red, does it not? And Dulles is in Texas, a Red State. Ha-ha! ‘Tis figured out!