VIDEO-Nina Hagen - Interview Singing WAS ES IST

[bloodsling]

can someone that speakish da german pls translate? I've watched this clip a lot and know I'm missing out on some wicked lyrical prose :)

[mkultra2300]

this reminds me of "The Fifth Element"

[twochaudio]

I like her a lot,,but I would not want to piss her off...

[craigfromnewcastle]

she's beautiful.

[darksanctuary6]

ein GESCHEEEeeeeENK.....hahahaha..­kakav kralj!!!!

[PunksCart]

この話し方は素晴らしいです。

[jnuci]

I can hear Gorgio Moroder's music in my head as she performs this...what a great clip ! Thank you ! & to conni70... when one choses to express themselves differently, it's not weird, it's just not what you are used to. take it as a new learning experience. Who on this entire planet has the say of what is normal or weird? It's right for her, when in Rome, baby. Open up your third eye. learn, you may find within yourself new expressionism- would that make YOU weird ? Peace & Love to all !

[piroschka6]

aussagekräftiger text und ein toller rap aus den 80igern.....ich glaube auf der lp angstlos.....man muss den ganzen song hören....

[corduroy99]

krazy ass drug addict bitch.

[Coskadir]

Ein GESCHEEEENk xD Die Frau ist einfach der Hammer !

[Creatlach]

0:11 Hilarious sound.

[blumenkraft07]

ein geschenk *lol

[tedzodd]

Ja das mann ich tun!

[badluckshadow13]

Classic moment there. You get over the tiny bits of weirdness and get entirely drawn into Nina's performance, only to have the shit scared out of you by the little freak out at the end.

XD I don't know whether or not Nina's genius is on an equal level with her insanity, but there' clearly some genius in there somewhere.

[conni70]

stop putting crazy artists on a pedestal... yeah she's got a great voice and her live performances are legendary ... but not all geniuses act like adolescents...she's very talented, but she's a flat out fucking weirdo...

[divina6dunia]

@conni70 Are you a republican? :) Seriously, her "weirdness" is part of what has given her space and freedom to be the amazing singer and performer that she is. It may not be for everybody, and that's fine.

[conni70]

@divina6dunia..."seriously", what the hell does this have to do with politics? i get your analogy, but her being a fuckin weirdo has nothing to do with my political affiliation, which happens to be Democrat...but if you read my previous comments you would have acknowledged the positives i stated about her...but as i said before, she's incredibly talented and i enjoy her music, but she's a weirdo...big fuckin deal....stop being so sensitive...

[divina6dunia]

@conni70 Okay, but can you, by chance, stop being so obnoxious?

[kickfostermac]

Bitch is crazy.......I LOVE HER!!!

[JuliEisZeit]

daher ist sie nicht verrückt. und natürlich spielt sie manchmal auch einfach nur die rolle, die man von ihr erwartet,, wie jeder büroangestellte in seinem job auch. aber eigentlich ist sie ganz lieb. ich kenn sie.

[xarulaweb]

Ja klar.

[BennyTheChiller]

die ist voll heiß

[landrecht]

Der Song ist von Anthony Kiedis von den RHCP!

Nina und er haben ihn 1983 geschrieben. Von den Chili Peppers gibt es den auch. Genauso nur auf English: What It Is (Out In L.A.)

[mujiel]

She looks like a crystal meth addict

[disturbdvoice666]

roger that

[joeljack1]

God I wish I could see the entire interview.

[666evo666]

shes such a strange woman but id still fuck her raw all the same lol

[kueki90]

Ich hab jetzt keinen Bock auf beleidigende Antworten etc. aber ich habe mal ne ernstgemeinte Frage... ist sie psychisch krank? Verrückt? Ist ihre kuriose Art nur Show? Was stimmt mir dieser Frau nicht? Sie kann einem echt Angst machen...

[JuliEisZeit]

lieber realo-kueki90, bist du nie in deinem Leben, z.B. wenn du zugleich verknallt, betrunken und auf einer lustigen party bist - geistreich durchgeknallt? wenn du diesen zustand kennst, kannst du nina nachfühlen. sie pflegt diesen zustand dauerhaft, da kaum eine konvention sie zwingt, das aufzugeben.

[coldMSG]

Sie macht nur nicht das, was du von ihr erwartest.

[benzdeville]

great frau!!!

[DeutscherJ]

EIN GESCHENK!:-D

[Catharina937]

lieben wir sie denn nicht alle?

die geschenke....ne - nina natürlich! ^^

[appelkirst90]

WHAHAH OMG.. EINN GESCHENKKKK!! Hab mir hir so die comment dürch gekukt before das filmchen noch am ende war und dacht huh? Was denn Geschenk? Aber echt.. Nina is die hammar!

[shealways]

i love the way that ends lol

[deadkennedymad]

hahahahahaa!!!!!! your right!!

[EborgnerPonnePonne]

zu geil, das mit dem geschenk^^XDDDD

[pogleswood2]

Nina Hagen is just amazing person, i have most of her songs it would be a pleasure to meet her but unfortunately i live in uk. i have a massive Book called Nina Hagen Thats why the Lady is a Punk. unfortunately for me it is written in German and although i am learning such a great Language i havent a clue what is says about her. :( but hopefully in two yrs or sooner i will be fluent :) hopefully.

[bongputze]

ich wusste gar nicht, das Nina Hagen auch eine Prinzessin ist :)

[zorpian]

is the first german,who actually can pronuance the "RRRRR" good, LOL.

[kueki90]

das konnte Hitler auch schon gut.

[HCLindolf]

kueki90=spießer :-D nur spießer können sich fragen,ob mit dieser grandiosen person etwas nicht stimmt! was ist denn schon "normal"...sowas langweiliges braut doch niemand,die welt ist schon trostlos genug geworden.

[Skulldini]

And so nina's a bit "grotesque' at times. It so hapens that I admire a little grotesqerie myself,...it's the spice of life I say. It's due to the overwhelming prevolence of jerks with mentalities and tastes like YOU'RS StillAvril 1 that there are too many bland, vapid and homogeous "entertainers" and media celebrities in the world.

[Skulldini]

And YOU, Stillavril 1, stick to you'r Avril Levine, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Jesica Simpson, Mariah Carey, Chistina Aguilara, Jenifer Lopez et. all and take'em to HELL with'ya! THEY are'nt what WE want are they? Someone with THAT sort of mental standard of "talent" just is'nt ripe to apreciate someone like Nina Hagen who defies THEIR bland idiotic conventions.

[Skulldini]

( contd. from below. This damn character count ) As a singer I realy dig how she can sing like an opera singer one moment THEN sound like a friging demon another moment! Thats realy incredible! like to see any of those 'American Idol cretins do that. And she also has a realy cooimage sense to top it off.

[Skulldini]

Nina is an AMAZING singer, performer and artist. It takes a certain sense of humor to fully apreciate Nina Hagen. She is'nt for dolts who have an 'American Idol type mentality concerning "talent" and admire bland homogenous performers like Avril Levine or Beyonce and their ilk.

[Schattenschleicher]

Nina Hagen is AWESOME!!!

[tinrooflighthouse]

Maybe so here... but the lady is gifted as hell and was a sweety in her day.

[1Starlust]

yeah sometimes she does, but even at those times she makes my blood pump, and my heart go faster.

She Stunning!!

[nepzullah]

Is she rapping? Sounds like it.

[sopranosll]

i liked this one.

[jaseyboy]

Can someone in the know let me know the context of this video? I was just interested to know why Nina was doing Was Es Ist on TV about 20 years-ish after she released it.

Or maybe, well, this is Nina after all. Perhaps there doesn't need to be a reason. :)

[CapitanoGUC]

ein GESCHEEEEEEEEEEEEENK !!!!!!!!!!

[staceyQhotass]

that lady interviewing her loox fuckin' scared!!!

[dicktraceyface]

Does anyone have a complete version of this video? What happened after Nina lunged at the bemused interviewer? Did they show the interviewer's face again? DANKESCHEINNNNNNNNNN!!!!

[kloverlindelona]

Hahaha that little laughter!

[LunaLoraille1990]

coool

[SleepwalkerTJ]

EIN GESCHEEEEEEEEEEENK!!!! ;'D

Saugeil. Simply the best! Ninaaa isch liebe dich voll ey ;')

[hundepipisee]

HIHIHI Ein Geschenk!

[Honey883]

supa nina

[eric5906]

She is a devotee of Krishna. Hari bol!

[Kleranerai]

GEHT'S NOCH ???

[joeljack2]

Whatever you say about Nina one thing is for sure. She's an original. There's no one like her.

[daflyboys]

Phew!

[madsketcher]

Does anyone else find it funny that an Avril Lavigne fan is accusing a musician of being image over talent? Nina couldn't be any more musical - you clearly don't hear it, get it nor have any business posting that baloney here.

[shealways]

i like that crusty interviewers face..she dunno wot to say

[webcityguy]

Some people will never get it because they are incapable of ever getting it. Stick with Avril - she's your style. Nina is way WAY beyond you.

[Walljumper100]

Nina,Du bist der WAHNSINN !!!!

[jazzlukejosh]

She is so cool, I've never seen another artist change their image in so many different creative ways. She is truly a superstar.

[STILLAVRIL1]

Yes.

She had her moment in the spotlight with one record almost thirty years ago.

No discernable talent, just got lucky with one single, at that time.

A classic case of image over content. Self-promotion personified.

Nothing but ego and avoidance of retiring gracefully and getting a real job.

[schilli161070]

you are saying a lot of shit! nina hagen and only one album! i got more than 60 different n.hagen songs !

she is the sexiest woman alive doesn´t matter how old nina are!

nina falls du hier manchmal liest; ich hätte für dich jderzeit in den letzten 27 jahren meine freundin stehengelassen, ist zwar gemein von mir, aber ist nun mal die wahrheit!

[schilli161070]

undf laß dir nix einreden wegen dem maischbergerauftritt, den meisten menschen sind personen die ihren gefühlen freien lauf lassen halt suspekt weil sie selbst so verklemmt oder imagebewußt sind!

[kermittheprog]

Well,well,Alan!;

Sounds to me like the sexually-arrested rantings of yet another sad,boring 54yr.old wanker whose wet dream was spoilt back in 1980 and who now turns his withered member towards the cradle!You and Avril obviouisly know JACK about Image or Substance or even the difference between the two.Retirement is for pathetic souls like yourself and your parents generation and a real job most likely still eludes you after half a century.

[gloom2]

nina was a professional opera singer as well...cant say the same for avril

[Schattenschleicher]

Ein Gescheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenk!­!!

[STILLAVRIL1]

I think the interviewer is bemused because she doesn't know what to do with a self-obsessed publicity-hungry person who has no talent.

Laugh, and risk a nasty scene? Or humour her and hope she'll soon finish?

I'd tell her to go. She's grotesque!

[greyishblue666]

"Publicity-hungry"? Nina Hagen?? Come on! I'm assuming that you're an Avril fan (..speaking of "no talent").

I think that Nina is merely eccentric. She uses her punk status to get the message across to others to feel as comfortable and free in themselves as she does being herself :)

[siasjose]

if the red chili peppers wrote this for nina hagen to sing. it sound better

[siasjose]

if the red hot chili peppers wrote this, for nina hagen it sounds better when nina hagen sings it

[pajax6]

I really love her. I don't know a word of German. She is great. I wish she would come to America.

[shealways]

i like the interviewers bemused face

[AlexCrisis]

this song written by the red hot chili peppers. they made this song for nina hagen. in OUT in LA you can hear this song by the chilies. I love both of them.. =)

[Schattenschleicher]

In german or in english??

I ask because this is german...

[AlexCrisis]

After Nina met RHCP, she wanted a song from them and Chilies wrote that song for her in english as 'What It Is?'

[siasjose]

it sounds better when she sings it

[Schattenschleicher]

She's funyy^^

[pisswilly101]

God damn it takes a long time to get through the German alphabet

[joeljack1]

This is SOOOOO FABULOUS!!!! Love it!!!

[LoodyShaq]

ein GESCHEEEENK!! :D man ist die verrückt ich liebe sie :D

[theflood99]

She's hot and wicked!

[Schattenschleicher]

Da war sie aber schon ein bisschen älter, vielleicht so... 45 oder so... aber irgendwie.. ist das ein bisschen anders als andere 45-jährige;-)

ICH LIEBE SIEEEEE

[ManuelHung]

sprecken ze crappy?

[SWSimpson]

Nina Hagen is my High Priestess. - Yes, "What it is" is "Was es ist." I have always preferred that one in German. I love it when she comes out with 2 of the same recordings- one in English, one in German. LOvE that!

Nina is so cute and playful, she makes me smile- even on the darkest of days, Nina brings me light. I love you Nina, you are my treasure.

[bombasticChrissies]

Doch! Jetz ein capitalist??? I'm shocked, but then I think there was a reason for her leaving East Germany way back when. Can you translate for me what she said? I don't really speak any German at all. Thanks.

[ShawnQuinlan]

Was she singing her song "What it is" but in German?

[bombasticChrissies]

Ich spreche nur American und Ich liebe this anyway!

[ericlebeau]

Nina diva...sie ist noch wunderbach. Was es ist...jetz aufgepaBt !

[exexexe]

hahaha