801 ( Rammstein - Mein Teil )

801 ( Rammstein - Mein Teil )


I was in need of an appropriate Halloweenish song for my pick today and I wanted to pick something a little more off the wall as well. I decided I could not go wrong with what is thought to be one of Rammstein's most disturbing tracks; it is sometimes just referred to as "The Cannibal Song." As with a lot of their material, this song is intentionally written with extreme subject matter as to elicit: shock, horror, revulsion, etc... response from the listener, which always seems to work in their favor.
From what I understand it was inspired by an actual event in which one man ate another with his consent. One of the band members had brought in a newspaper with an article about it and Till Lindemann jumped on the opportunity to create another song with extreme subject matter.

Anyway, Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Here is the studio version.

Warning, these videos contain imagery that some might find disturbing.
Here is the music video with English subtitles.
Here and here are parts 1 and 2 on the making of the video and song.
Here is a live performance from the Völkerball DVD.



My song pick a year ago today: #429 Rush - Witch Hunt
My song pick two years ago today: #61 Jethro Tull - Witches Promise


Here is what Glenn has chosen.
Here is what Max has chosen.
Here is what Niveous has chosen.
Here is what Rabid Garfunkel has chosen.
Here is what Rachael has chosen.
Here is what Susana has chosen.
Here is what Tuuur has chosen.
Here is what Woordenaar has chosen.