* Archi "MC Motherfucker" Alert (Vocals & guitar on all albums)
* Johnny Bottrop (Guitar on all albums)
* Hermann von Hinten (Drums on "Musik für Arschlöcher", "Melodien für Milliarden", "Nonstop Aggropop" and "Keiner hilft euch").
* Zip Schlitzer (Bass on "Musik für Arschlöcher", "Melodien für Milliarden", "Nonstop Aggropop", "Keiner hilft euch", "1 World 0 Future" and "Blechdose").
* Slash Viscious (Bass on "Fundamental").
* Steve Maschine West (Drums on "1 World 0 Future", "Blechdose" and "Fundamental").
In 2005 the band announced that Archi would leave the band, and Terrorgruppe disbanded shortly afterwards. Johnny Bottrop and Slash Viscious are now in a powerpop/punk/rock band called The Bottrops.
Rambo III
Terrorgruppe Lyrics
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You don't need to learn at schools
Go to blockbusters in mommy's car!
Dig out your old VCR
Now you wanna see some good old fashioned history
Get yourself a copy, a copy of Rambo III
Rambo III, lesson one
Fighting in Afghanistan
The djihad-rebels didn't stand alone
They got help from sly Stallone
Rambo III, lesson two,
Who did what, when, where to whom?
The holy warriors rebelled,
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Rambo III
Rambo III
Rambo built Bin Laden!!
The lyrics to the song Rambo III by Terrorgruppe mock the idea that people don't need to be informed about current affairs or current events because of entertainment propaganda. The song is an attack on the illusion created in society that people don't need to watch the news or learn at schools to be informed as movies or series can assure that. Instead, it reinforces the idea of pouring all their attention to big-budget blockbuster movies and cheering for war films that demonstrate American dominance and supremacy over other nations.
The song then talks about two lessons dealing with the plot of the movie Rambo III. The first lesson portrays Rambo's involvement in fighting in Afghanistan alongside jihad-rebels receiving aid from Sylvester Stallone. The second lesson talks about the holy warriors that rebelled, boosted by Donnie Rumsfeld, confusing the viewer about who did what, where, and to whom. The song concludes with the idea that Rambo had made Osama Bin Laden, questioning the notion of how the US was arming, directing, and training people that were once allies turned into deadly rivals.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't have to watch the news
You don't have to keep yourself informed about the current affairs through the news.
You don't need to learn at schools
You don't have to pursue formal education by going to school.
Go to blockbusters in mommy's car!
You can simply rent a movie from a video rental store and watch it with the convenience of being driven by your mom.
Dig out your old VCR
Take out your old video cassette recorder to play the rented movie.
Now you wanna see some good old fashioned history
Now you feel like watching something that represents the past and is loved by many.
Get yourself a copy, a copy of Rambo III
Get yourself a copy of the movie Rambo III to watch.
Rambo III
Title of the movie being discussed.
Rambo III, lesson one
The first lesson from the movie Rambo III.
Fighting in Afghanistan
The movie depicts fighting in Afghanistan.
The djihad-rebels didn't stand alone
The Afghan rebels fighting against the government were not alone and had external support.
They got help from sly Stallone
Sylvester Stallone, who plays the role of Rambo in the movie, assisted the Afghan rebels in fighting.
Rambo III, lesson two,
The second lesson from the movie Rambo III.
Who did what, when, where to whom?
The viewer is curious about the details of what happened during the events depicted in the movie.
The holy warriors rebelled,
The Afghan rebels were considered to be warriors fighting a holy war or 'jihad'.
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Donald Rumsfeld, who was the US Secretary of Defense at the time, may have provided some support and resources to the Afghan rebels.
Rambo built Bin Laden!!
The line is sarcastic and alludes to the fact that the US indirectly provided support to the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, who were initially allies of the Afghan rebels that fought against the Soviet Union.
Contributed by Brooklyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.