Bone In The Fan

Literally.

If you like the combination of black leather, German bands, pornography and the objectification of women (and really, is there a better combo to be had anywhere?) you’ll love the video for “Pussy,” the new single from the German band Rammstein.

I even like the song.  Much of it is sung in German, which I don’t speak, but it’s still hilarious. Of course, it’s tough to go wrong with phrases like “bratwurst in mein sauerkraut ” and lyrics that include the word “fahrvergnügen” (which you’ll remember from VW ads is German for “driving pleasure”).

And of course, there are bits in English, like the chorus:

You’ve got a pussy
I’ve got a dick-e
So what’s the problem
Let’s do it quick

There’s more, but I’d be spoiling the fun.

But it’s not just humor that sets “Pussy” apart from every other synth-heavy German sex song, it’s the video they shot for it. Because the video is hardcore porn. There is, of course, a kinder, gentler, less porny version of the “Pussy” video, which I’ve embedded below.  It’s got all of the humor, most of the leather, and none of the fucking.  But if you want the hardcore version you need to go see the uncensored version here.  Be warned though; due to the lyrics, even the version below probably isn’t work safe (unless you work at Juggs magazine).

Although they don’t sound alike, Rammstein reminds me of another German speaking, leather wearing band, the weird, minimalist, electropunk-pop Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft, or DAF (I still have the copy of their 1981 album “Alles ist gut” that I bought when I was in college).  I loved DAF because pretty much everyone that heard it was bummed out by songs like “Der Mussolini” (I went to Sarah Lawrence, you know). Maybe it would have gone over better with a little porno.