I got a lot of people I consider family and family that has been in the military and some of passed on, so this one is pretty hard to listen to. I love the song and the cover, but it is not a song I can actively listen to. Soldiers of this world are the real heroes.
Can totally understand... My dad never talks about war, but even now, 32 years later he still screams in his sleep. And he never asked or got any mental help after war, his only help was alcohol... But now when I grew up I can understand him :(
My grandmother on my moms side lived throw 2 world wars. Remember when we had a political discussion over a huge family dinner about the EU ( EG back then ). The normal political slander was going on, like politicians just talk and don’t understand etc. It was really heated. Then she rose her voice just saying “Quite” The look on my moms and her siblings was like a bunch of school kids about getting there’s buts handled to them. It went dead quite Then she spoke just this “When THEY ( meaning the politicians) stop talking we are the ones paying the price. So let them talk” ❤RIP❤ babciu zawsze będzie nam brakować Twojej mądrości
It is a heart pulling song but I think that’s what makes it so beautiful, it makes you remember the lives lost. it adds the humanity back to the soldiers. Crying for your mother to save you I know everyone felt that feeling.
A beautiful cover that hits the feels like freight train. Makes me think about to many people alive or passed on. Likely not a song to listen to while drinking.
This version of the song is powerful as hell. My Grandfather joined WW2 at 15. He was a big 6 foot tall farmboy. When his mother took him to the recruiters office, they asked him his age. He told them... the recruiter told him to go walk around the block and come back with the right answer... He did that. Ended up on the shores of Omaha beach. He came home after the war a broken man and never was the same. War is hell... it touches everyone.
All the men who went to the war in 1914 or in 1939 never came back. They all died in a foreign land. A part of them died. For some this part was their body, for others it was their soul
Similar story to my great grandfather in the first 15 years old went to the recruiting station with his brothers how old are you son 19 right sign here He went to the station a few days later and his father gave the older lads some money shook them by the hand and said I’ll see you when you get back As he did that he turned to his father and said dad I’ve signed up as well his father handed him half a crown and said well son of your old enough to lie your old enough to fight for your country I’ll see you when you get back The 2 youngest survived but his eldest brother was killed in 1915 after only a couple of months in France shot through the spine invalided back home in a wheelchair and died of infection
@@abysslheritier2252 Yes, but as a German I say quite clearly that the Allied war against the Third Reich was a just war. Some things are worth giving your life for. I keep an honorable memory of the liberators of Europe.🫡
Ouff... Ommaha beach was no joke. My grandmother fled to sweden to get away from the SS. Left alot of family in nazi germany and her father even got the Iron Cross for shooting down brits in the Luftwaffe, somewhere in germany a relative of mine still has his medal. But I dont know who.... she had 10 siblings
There's a ton of references to other Sabaton songs in the video too. There's two guys dressed as the 101st from Screaming Eagles, two ancient Greek guys from Sparta, the lady in the alley is Night Witches and possibly the Lady of The Dark (since she comes out of the dark), the car they walk past is from Sarajevo, the Black soldier is from Hellfighters, the guy on horseback is Robert the Bruce from Blood of Bannockburn. At 1:40 the guy has a Smoking Snakes patch on his arm, then the two biplanes and the bomber at the end are The Red Baron and No Bullets Fly respectively. The costumes worn by the drummer and Tommy are from the Royal guard and a couple of soldiers are referred to as "Sgt York" and "Lt Murphy" which are mostly likely Alvin York from 82nd all the way and Adie Murphy from To hell and back. Finally the bus at the very beginning is a Motörhead reference, as "No sleep till Hammersmith" is the album that made them famous. (Apologies for the huge text wall 😅)
Thanks for pointing out those references, as I missed most of them lol. Also, some fun facts about Motorhead: No Sleep refers to their prodigious intake of speed at the time. Also, their dealer was none other than one John Lydon, or Johnny Rotten of the S*x Pistols.
You missed a couple of Reference: the british-Officer walking with the British soliders & US paratroopers at 4:53 Far-right looks like Adrian Carton de Wiart (aka the unkillable solider). and the Australian soliders trough the video references ''Ballad of bull''.
I was at the Accept/Sabaton show in Seattle in 2011. There was a fellow there who was actually IN the 101st. Daniel Myhr came out at some point and was chilling with us out in the lineup and just shooting the shit, and this 101st guy asks if they're going to do Screaming Eagles. Dan tells him that they weren't going to, but he seizes on the opportunity to do something special and runs in to convince the guys to change the set list to include it. They DO end up including it. i.imgur.com/UzJ8NMN.jpg This picture is of the guy and his flag, that's Daniel on the left there, and during the performance of Screaming Eagles he hands the flag up to Joakim who waves the hell out of it up there. Fantastic show, I remember it quite fondly.
"I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees, Coughing blood as he screamed for his mother, And I fell by his side, and that’s how we died, Clinging like kids to each other" This part man....
It's definitely a difficult song to listen to, because it hits so hard. Especially if you've had members of your family who were killed in action. My great uncle died at Anzio in World War II and when I think about it, I can't help but wonder what he was thinking about in his final moments on that beach. The Price of a Mile.
That last part always plays on my mind when I read the text in the outro about how many people died for 6 miles of ground... It's just heart breaking, there's no other word for it.
I was really hoping you'd get to review this version. The original will always be legendary, but this one I think adds a new dimension to it. And yes, if the listener is not affected by this, he or she just isn't human. Also we should give credit to Tina Guo for her gorgeous cello music for the credits. It fits the mood perfectly.
i agree. i'm autistic so it's VERY hard to make me cry, and even when you/something DO/DOES manage to make cry it's usually only for a minute or two. even when i was there in person to see my granpa die, i only got misty eyed. but despite all that even i get a tightness in my chest whenever i listen to this. it's one thing to listen to an emotional song, it's another to put context and faces to it. it just hits you like a punch in the face.
It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors Robert e LEE these quotes fit perfect for any war
It's ok man it makes me cry too. Especially since it's also a tribute to Lemmy. Eternal respect to the fallen, to Lemmy for recognizing them, and Sabaton for keeping it alive. Great reaction!
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:17 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead, and the picture, of course, is of Lemmy Kilmisster the bassist and singer of Motörhead.
Hi, I've just seen your reaction to this song (which is totally new to me btw) and it blew me away and made a grown 50 year old man sob. Not just because of the heart-rending message but my great grandfather served in the Battle of the Somme and actually survived even though he was shot twice by German machine guns. My grandmother told me how he came back a different man. I have deep respect for those who faced enemy fire. Respect X
I completely understand your reaction at the end... Speechless with an overwhelming feeling of sadness trying not to cry and just thinking about all those poor souls that sacrificed their lives Turley the strongest generation the world has ever seen along with the ww2 generation. Sabaton are such a fantastic group writing great songs about real heartbreaking events in history. For me they don't get enough credit they will always be one of my favorites of all time!
The Line "We all Volunteered, and we wrote down our names, and we added 2 years to our ages" gets to me, as a teenager me and a bunch of friends were all a buncha military brats and we all said we'd be like our dad's and sign our names and go be big badasses like we each thought of our grouchy old dads. of the 7 of us who made that promise, 6 went straight to basic out of highschool, i got lucky and made it to West Point through a year of being stubborn and sending letters. i had terrible performance at West Point but i made it and received a lieutenants commission. but out of the 7 of us there's only 2 of us left. This song just hit in ways i'm glad it did, but also in ways that absolutely tear me up inside.
I am lucky enough to have seen Sabaton live in London and Cardiff this past weekend and they played this, it was incredible. Oh and babymetal are as good live as you think they are!!!
I understand what you didn't say, I mean what do you say when you hear the list of killed, wounded or missing. We should never ever forget them or their names,...never! Lest We Forget.
I grew up in Yorkshire in England and every village and town has a war memorial erected to the memory of the fallen initially in the First World War then later to the Second World War etc. My school even had a war memorial in the entrance. It had a shattering effect on the generation of my grandparents.
I love how complex and grand this version sounds, unlike Motorhead's simplicity and rawness. It brings a very different pleasure to the ear...while bringing the same tears in the eyes and the same pain in the heart.
Being a veteran this video did hit me pretty hard I appreciate the respect that Sabatan has For all those who have Served in the military from around the world And it was also a great tribute too Lemmy as well
I was reacting just like you! Awesome cover of an awesome song! And my first thumbs up for an reaction video ever! Lot's of love feom Lower Saxony Germany ❤
As far as I know my great grandfather died at the Somme ,my grandfather was born in 1914 two years earlier so never really knew him but this song does hit hard and your reaction was understandable 🤘
50,000 men for every mile of ground. Ancestors only know what happened to him, for not all the missing of that horrid and unnecessary war have been found and some may never be found.
recently watched your motorhead reaction for this song and well...i knew it would be tough, i've been listening to this song alot and the mother part just gets me chilled everytime its incredible
(Heard in another Reaction video) The promise to be able to fight alongside your friends, neighbours, relatives and workmates was used by the recruiters in England as an argument to sign up. It made it even worse and more heartbreaking for those who did sign up, because when they came down to Somme they would see their friends, neighbours, relatives and workmates getting shot and killed, or those people would see you getting shot and killed. War is Hell, it should be avoided at any cost. / B.
I had family members killed at the somme. ( great grandad and 18yr old great uncle). Their loss has been felt thru the generations and now i tell my grankids about them and another great grandad killed at ypress in 1918. To the military they were expendable but to loved ones their loss was terrible. Thru word of mouth we will never forget their names or stories.
My family has a lot of Scottish heritage that comes from a family that left Scotland after the First World War and moved to the United States. The reason for this was that in the village they were from, out of every ten men they sent to fight in WW 1, eight were ether killed or wounded or went missing. The Battle of the Somme broke that village. It also broke that family's trust in the British government.
Lions led by donkeys. Governments. Has anything really changed? My paternal grandfather, a Lancastrian, survived. The lines were taken from Lemmy's book, "White Line Fever". Another good book; "Covenant With Death". (John Harris) Characters are fictitious but it deals with the real consequences of forming Pals Battalions. The Sheffield City Battalion were on day 1 of The Somme. Alba Gu Brath.
everytime this song comes up, i always make sure to have a moment of silence. i dont have any ties (that i know of) to any of those who were at the Somme, but respect is respect.
Rip to my great grandfather James who fought and died in France in ww1 and to his brother Charlie who came back with one hand here’s to you guys 🍻🍻 Rip grandpa James 1898-1918 Rip grandpa Charlie 1897-1980
This one hits hard, and it hurts, brother. It really does. We have forgotten how horrible WWI was, but thank you to Lemmy and Sabaton for keeping this history alive. Excuse me for a moment, I need a tissue.
The soldier pulling himself out of the mud, at first I thought he was a member of "The Smoking Snakes" (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes), but doing some more research with the patch on his shoulder as well as his helmet, that's Sgt Henry Johnson of the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, aka "The Harlem Hellfighters". Medal of Honor recipient and recipient of French Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor was awarded to him in 2015. Sgt. Henry Johnson is "one of the five bravest American soldiers in the war." Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his book "Rank and File: True Stories of the Great War" The Asian soldier with the cocked-hat, that's a Nepalese Gurka named Havildar Gurung (per the credits) who earn the Victoria Cross in the Burma campaign off WWII. Sgt Awal Nur, who took part in a secret mission over the Himalayas, Lt. Audie Murphy the highest decorated soldier in US history who served in WWII. Sgt. Alvin York a humble man from Tennesse who was awarded the Medal of Honor in WWI for exceptional bravery under fire, just to name a few. I also notice a soldier with the Croix Lorraine on what looks like a French flag arm band, meaning he was a member of the 'Forces françaises libres' forces in WWII. Doing some reading I found out that a large number of French colonial troops from territories such as Chad and Senegal had joined with the 'Forces françaises libres'. Damn, Sabaton REALLY does their research! I suspect that soldier is Lt Comba, but I can't find anything on him. ATS Ivy Valentine is coming up on a dead end, I found that the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) was the British version of the American WAC's, but I cannot find anything about her name. As I've been working my way through the names listed in the credits and found another one: Private George Stringer, Manchester, Awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Es Sinn in Mesopotamia. Capt. Dobson, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Killed on 9 July 1916 in Flanders.
They signed up to find glory but spent the last moments of their lives finding nothing but pain and sheer terror. Nobody will ever make any sense of it. You are no less of a man for crying mate. Best wishes from Australia
seeing Motorheads tour manager holding the picture of Lemmy in the video always makes me want to bawl my eyes out, he literally woke me up out of a motorcycle crash after Medics had tended to me, and this was in 2016 the year after he died, the medics also deserve just as much credit as well for treating my injuries
6:04 "By the End, Casualties from bothsides topped 1 million with more than 300,000 killed for 6 miles of ground" In their song, The Price of a Mile, a snippet in the second part is "Know that many men has suffered, Know that many men has died 6 miles of ground has been won, Half a million Men are gone." and I believe a great choice for a follow up reaction would be that song honestly.
When I first read that part, The Price of a Mile was the first thing I thought of. It's just terrifying that such a heavy price could ever be considered justified for the sake of war.
The saddest part is that the Price of a Mile was about Passchendale and 1916 is about the Somme. Two battles, hundreds of thousands of lives destroyed.
Thank you. Thank you, for sharing your reaction so honest with us. Those seconds at the end, where you just sat, silent, speechless... those meant a lot for me. We live in a time, where people often seem to think, they have to say something, do something. Sometimes, there are no words. Without saying anything, you said a lot. Thank you. For your emotions, the courage to show your feelings like this. Having strong emotions, and showing them, it is no weakness. In fact, I think it shows strength. And we need strenght, to prevent history from repeating itself, and maybe, one day, putting an end to war. Kind regards from Germany.
My great-grandfather was a German soldier in WW2. He was in Russian captivity and recieved a bullet through his shoulder during his captivity. He died in the 2000s. Everytime I listen to this song I always think about him, even tho I've never met him, I only saw him on very old pictures. But he must've been a great, kind, loving and heart warmed person. R.I.P
It’s been a common consensus that this song is the most beautiful and heartbreaking song to hear it’s not just about soldiers of World War 1 it’s about soldiers from every generation and the future the lest we forget them the more we can talk about stories that never been told.
I had never heard this song before until now, holy crap.... I dont know if any of my family served in WW2 or WW1, but my grandfather was a green beret in the Vietnam war, They did some very tough things to survive. But what they had to do to survive was so bad, he absolutely refuses to talk about it, I only know this because of my grandma. My uncle served in Iraq, he was in a Humvee going down a road in what was supposed to be a safe zone, when a IED blew up right under them, flipping the Humvee and killing everyone except my uncle, He was sent home with brain damage and some sort of chemicals in his head, immediately went bald, and I have not heard from him in years now. I cant imagine how hard it is to go through this stuff. To any active forces, or veterans, and to all the fallen solders, I salute you.
A great cover version by Sabaton . They paid Motorhead great respect in the way they did this cover . Lemmy's voice is nearly breaking at times when he sings this . A very powerful song and we will never forget them for laying down their lives for future generations that they never knew . They died before they had even lived a life . This is why my Grandfather and my Father have never spoken about what they went through serving King and Queen and Country in the wars and battles they went through . I am honoured to know them and grateful that I have never experienced what they or any member of the Armed Forces went through and are going through still and those in the Armed Forces fighting abraod now . Lest We Forget .
i had some fair share of action with the German Parras and i can really relate to some parts of this song sometimes i just listen to it in the background wile thinking about stuff that happend its a amazing song in all forms Glück AB Kameraden!
I didn't know it was a Motorhead-cover. I went to see Sabaton yesterday and they played this. Not about to cry in public, but damn, it was hard not to.
What a beautiful reaction from a man who clearly has a wonderful heart and soul. I have heard this song about 1,000 times, and I know it by heart, but I still get chills. Sabaton....thank you for teaching us what we really need to learn, war sucks and we should not engage in it.....but we do :(
I didn’t know either of them, but a 3rd great uncle and my great uncle both died at about 20 in the civil war and ww2 respectively. My uncle was in Nam, and he was given leave literally the day before his barracks was bombed and everyone there was killed so he could be with his wife, my aunt, during her pregnancy with their oldest son. This hits extremely hard
Having seen your reaction to the original, I wondered when you'd get to this version! It's a great rendition of the song, and a great video. So many lovely touches, topped off with the cameo from the surviving members of Motorhead, and of course the photo of Lemmy, taking their rightful place in the march. As a song though, as good as this is, I still prefer the more understated original Motorhead version.
Not gonna lie, I had tears in my eyes...😢 Good homage to other soldiers dying face down in the mud as well as an *Homage to Motorhead* who recorded the song originally. Their videos are probably a better history lesson than what is taught in schools now! Sabaton is an absolutely fantastic band! Powerful song! Well done SABATON ❣️
The battle of the Somme started 53 years to the day after the bloodiest battle on our soil: the battle of Gettysburg. I can't imagine what those vets thought hearing about what happened on the Somme.
I couldn't imagine fighting in a war when i was 16 i was just starting highschool i had a crazy crush on a girl to all those boys thankyou for your sacrifice
Their top song . Antiwar, how war is poinless I listen to it almost every fay as well as Lady of the datk. They give me strenght and lifte me up after losing my parents. Qnd it is ok to cry
This song is heavy to listen to, and leave a sad feeling of how many lives lost and forgotten. Sabaton made it again, but that ending of them vanish hits hard.
My boyfriend is a veteran and he's had 3deployments. I pictured him during this song, so I'm not keeping it dry here either. All the biggest respect to the veterans. This hits hard.
I can't listen to this song without crying there is so much to take in , thinking about those kids that gave their lives just kids . War is a ugly thing. Sabaton did good with this one.
I got a lot of people I consider family and family that has been in the military and some of passed on, so this one is pretty hard to listen to. I love the song and the cover, but it is not a song I can actively listen to. Soldiers of this world are the real heroes.
I’m right with you, this song broke me. Just know they are and will always with you.
Can totally understand... My dad never talks about war, but even now, 32 years later he still screams in his sleep. And he never asked or got any mental help after war, his only help was alcohol... But now when I grew up I can understand him :(
My grandmother on my moms side lived throw 2 world wars.
Remember when we had a political discussion over a huge family dinner about the EU ( EG back then ). The normal political slander was going on, like politicians just talk and don’t understand etc. It was really heated.
Then she rose her voice just saying “Quite”
The look on my moms and her siblings was like a bunch of school kids about getting there’s buts handled to them.
It went dead quite
Then she spoke just this
“When THEY ( meaning the politicians) stop talking we are the ones paying the price. So let them talk”
❤RIP❤
babciu zawsze będzie nam brakować Twojej mądrości
It is a heart pulling song but I think that’s what makes it so beautiful, it makes you remember the lives lost. it adds the humanity back to the soldiers. Crying for your mother to save you I know everyone felt that feeling.
A beautiful cover that hits the feels like freight train. Makes me think about to many people alive or passed on. Likely not a song to listen to while drinking.
This version of the song is powerful as hell. My Grandfather joined WW2 at 15. He was a big 6 foot tall farmboy. When his mother took him to the recruiters office, they asked him his age. He told them... the recruiter told him to go walk around the block and come back with the right answer... He did that. Ended up on the shores of Omaha beach. He came home after the war a broken man and never was the same. War is hell... it touches everyone.
All the men who went to the war in 1914 or in 1939 never came back. They all died in a foreign land. A part of them died. For some this part was their body, for others it was their soul
@@abysslheritier2252as one poet put it if I should die think this of me that their is some corner in a foreign land that is forever England
Similar story to my great grandfather in the first 15 years old went to the recruiting station with his brothers how old are you son 19 right sign here
He went to the station a few days later and his father gave the older lads some money shook them by the hand and said I’ll see you when you get back
As he did that he turned to his father and said dad I’ve signed up as well his father handed him half a crown and said well son of your old enough to lie your old enough to fight for your country I’ll see you when you get back
The 2 youngest survived but his eldest brother was killed in 1915 after only a couple of months in France shot through the spine invalided back home in a wheelchair and died of infection
@@abysslheritier2252 Yes, but as a German I say quite clearly that the Allied war against the Third Reich was a just war. Some things are worth giving your life for. I keep an honorable memory of the liberators of Europe.🫡
Ouff... Ommaha beach was no joke. My grandmother fled to sweden to get away from the SS. Left alot of family in nazi germany and her father even got the Iron Cross for shooting down brits in the Luftwaffe, somewhere in germany a relative of mine still has his medal. But I dont know who.... she had 10 siblings
There's a ton of references to other Sabaton songs in the video too.
There's two guys dressed as the 101st from Screaming Eagles, two ancient Greek guys from Sparta, the lady in the alley is Night Witches and possibly the Lady of The Dark (since she comes out of the dark), the car they walk past is from Sarajevo, the Black soldier is from Hellfighters, the guy on horseback is Robert the Bruce from Blood of Bannockburn. At 1:40 the guy has a Smoking Snakes patch on his arm, then the two biplanes and the bomber at the end are The Red Baron and No Bullets Fly respectively.
The costumes worn by the drummer and Tommy are from the Royal guard and a couple of soldiers are referred to as "Sgt York" and "Lt Murphy" which are mostly likely Alvin York from 82nd all the way and Adie Murphy from To hell and back.
Finally the bus at the very beginning is a Motörhead reference, as "No sleep till Hammersmith" is the album that made them famous.
(Apologies for the huge text wall 😅)
Thanks for pointing out those references, as I missed most of them lol. Also, some fun facts about Motorhead: No Sleep refers to their prodigious intake of speed at the time. Also, their dealer was none other than one John Lydon, or Johnny Rotten of the S*x Pistols.
You missed a couple of Reference: the british-Officer walking with the British soliders & US paratroopers at 4:53 Far-right looks like Adrian Carton de Wiart (aka the unkillable solider). and the Australian soliders trough the video references ''Ballad of bull''.
@l0kaltpsykf4ll34 I dunno about the ANZAC one, as the guy in the uniform is Nepalse, as well as being called 'Gurung' in the credits 🤔
I was at the Accept/Sabaton show in Seattle in 2011. There was a fellow there who was actually IN the 101st. Daniel Myhr came out at some point and was chilling with us out in the lineup and just shooting the shit, and this 101st guy asks if they're going to do Screaming Eagles. Dan tells him that they weren't going to, but he seizes on the opportunity to do something special and runs in to convince the guys to change the set list to include it. They DO end up including it.
i.imgur.com/UzJ8NMN.jpg
This picture is of the guy and his flag, that's Daniel on the left there, and during the performance of Screaming Eagles he hands the flag up to Joakim who waves the hell out of it up there. Fantastic show, I remember it quite fondly.
The lady in the alley was "ATS Ivy Valentine" according to the credits.
"I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees,
Coughing blood as he screamed for his mother,
And I fell by his side, and that’s how we died,
Clinging like kids to each other"
This part man....
I've listened to this song like 20 times now... and I'm proud to say that this exact part only broke me 19 of those times...
The raw emotion in Joakims voice in that part is just breathtaking
it is a masterpiece😭
@marianf
That part gets me every single time as well and it's even harder to sing this song without tears.
It is and 'That's how he died' Still a very touching set of lyrics
It's definitely a difficult song to listen to, because it hits so hard. Especially if you've had members of your family who were killed in action. My great uncle died at Anzio in World War II and when I think about it, I can't help but wonder what he was thinking about in his final moments on that beach.
The Price of a Mile.
That last part always plays on my mind when I read the text in the outro about how many people died for 6 miles of ground... It's just heart breaking, there's no other word for it.
I was really hoping you'd get to review this version. The original will always be legendary, but this one I think adds a new dimension to it. And yes, if the listener is not affected by this, he or she just isn't human.
Also we should give credit to Tina Guo for her gorgeous cello music for the credits. It fits the mood perfectly.
i agree. i'm autistic so it's VERY hard to make me cry, and even when you/something DO/DOES manage to make cry it's usually only for a minute or two. even when i was there in person to see my granpa die, i only got misty eyed. but despite all that even i get a tightness in my chest whenever i listen to this. it's one thing to listen to an emotional song, it's another to put context and faces to it. it just hits you like a punch in the face.
I know, what do you say after watching this. But thanks to Motorhead and Sabaton we won't forget them. Rock on my friend.
Lemmy Kilmister would be proud.
Some times silence speaks volumes! I get you. Great reaction, thanks for sharing the momemt
I love how Sabaton included Motorhead and Lemmy in this video. This song rips my heart out every time I hear it.
Loving U. Great reaction. Greetings from Germany
It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it
What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors
Robert e LEE
these quotes fit perfect for any war
I have never seen you so serious and emotional. Thank you for this reaction video, one of the best I have ever seen.
First rule of war, young men die. Second rule, nobody can change the first rule. RIP to all those who did not grow old...
Is this from Col H. Blake, Mash 4077?
3rd rule the medic still will try his best to change the First Rule
@@palantir1122 Yeah.
@@palantir1122”second rule is, doctors can’t change rule number 1.” I came here to ask the same thing
It's ok man it makes me cry too. Especially since it's also a tribute to Lemmy. Eternal respect to the fallen, to Lemmy for recognizing them, and Sabaton for keeping it alive. Great reaction!
And honoring lemmy in the way he would have loved.
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:17 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead, and the picture, of course, is of Lemmy Kilmisster the bassist and singer of Motörhead.
Cheers mate for fucking my night. I'm a Vet and Sabaton fan too. This was the first time I've heard this😢. Thank you ❤
Hi, I've just seen your reaction to this song (which is totally new to me btw) and it blew me away and made a grown 50 year old man sob. Not just because of the heart-rending message but my great grandfather served in the Battle of the Somme and actually survived even though he was shot twice by German machine guns. My grandmother told me how he came back a different man. I have deep respect for those who faced enemy fire. Respect X
I completely understand your reaction at the end... Speechless with an overwhelming feeling of sadness trying not to cry and just thinking about all those poor souls that sacrificed their lives Turley the strongest generation the world has ever seen along with the ww2 generation.
Sabaton are such a fantastic group writing great songs about real heartbreaking events in history. For me they don't get enough credit they will always be one of my favorites of all time!
The Line "We all Volunteered, and we wrote down our names, and we added 2 years to our ages" gets to me, as a teenager me and a bunch of friends were all a buncha military brats and we all said we'd be like our dad's and sign our names and go be big badasses like we each thought of our grouchy old dads. of the 7 of us who made that promise, 6 went straight to basic out of highschool, i got lucky and made it to West Point through a year of being stubborn and sending letters. i had terrible performance at West Point but i made it and received a lieutenants commission. but out of the 7 of us there's only 2 of us left. This song just hit in ways i'm glad it did, but also in ways that absolutely tear me up inside.
Sabaton playing live in Glasgow tonight and I'll be down the front giving it laldy! Keep on Rocking!
I am lucky enough to have seen Sabaton live in London and Cardiff this past weekend and they played this, it was incredible. Oh and babymetal are as good live as you think they are!!!
Oh no! I’m going to be in bits tomorrow night. 😢
I was at Wembley- they took things to another level. Epic gig
I saw it in leeds, It was such a good show, especially this just dropped in the middle absolutely blew me away.
Was at the Wembley show with my wife, we absolutely loved it. Hearing this and Christmas Truce were very emotional moments indeed
@@chrishampton1981 christmas truce live was the highlight when I went to the dallas show in october.
I understand what you didn't say, I mean what do you say when you hear the list of killed, wounded or missing.
We should never ever forget them or their names,...never! Lest We Forget.
I was in tears the first time I watched this video.
I grew up in Yorkshire in England and every village and town has a war memorial erected to the memory of the fallen initially in the First World War then later to the Second World War etc. My school even had a war memorial in the entrance.
It had a shattering effect on the generation of my grandparents.
This song by Lemmy either in this version or the original makes me cry I cannot help it.
Covenant With Death. John Harris. Good book. Sheffield Pals Regiment. Fictitious characters, but based on real events. Can recommend.
Love your reactions for Sabaton!
Red Baron still legend!
This is the most heartwarming and respectfull reaction I have ever seen. Thank you so much!
I love how complex and grand this version sounds, unlike Motorhead's simplicity and rawness. It brings a very different pleasure to the ear...while bringing the same tears in the eyes and the same pain in the heart.
yes this song grabs you by the throat every time you hear it.
It did the same thing to me too man. A million men wasted in a single battle, in another pointless war. It’s hard to swallow that.
The price of 1 mile of ground at the Somme on that day was the lives of 50,000 men.
Your reaction says it all brother. You just don't know what to say, this song is brutal.
Being a veteran this video did hit me pretty hard I appreciate the respect that Sabatan has For all those who have Served in the military from around the world And it was also a great tribute too Lemmy as well
adding the cello made it even more emotional, i live in one of those lacashire towns and we have a memorial to the Chorley Pals, god bless them all
I was reacting just like you! Awesome cover of an awesome song! And my first thumbs up for an reaction video ever! Lot's of love feom Lower Saxony Germany ❤
That's exactly how I felt too 😢
As far as I know my great grandfather died at the Somme ,my grandfather was born in 1914 two years earlier so never really knew him but this song does hit hard and your reaction was understandable 🤘
50,000 men for every mile of ground. Ancestors only know what happened to him, for not all the missing of that horrid and unnecessary war have been found and some may never be found.
I consider myself a proper man but some Sabaton songs make me cry.
They say their spirits still march on and that they have seen the end of war. Much Love to you my friend
Gene Simmons holding the picture of Lemmy and being flanked by Mikkey and Phil is a hard puntch to the eyes.
You've said it all, I think...
Another heart felt song sabaton hits you with emotions 🫡
recently watched your motorhead reaction for this song and well...i knew it would be tough, i've been listening to this song alot and the mother part just gets me chilled everytime its incredible
Mr.Rock N Roll? Did Sabaton done a great Tribute to Lemmy? i cried during the video. Masterpiece
It's a terrible day for rain
but very appropriate as mother nature weaps openly for her fallen sons and daughters slain needlessly in that awful "great war"
(Heard in another Reaction video) The promise to be able to fight alongside your friends, neighbours, relatives and workmates was used by the recruiters in England as an argument to sign up. It made it even worse and more heartbreaking for those who did sign up, because when they came down to Somme they would see their friends, neighbours, relatives and workmates getting shot and killed, or those people would see you getting shot and killed.
War is Hell, it should be avoided at any cost. / B.
Can't wait to go to the Sabaton concert in Copenhagen on the 30th.
Their songs just hit different man.
Amazing band.
I had family members killed at the somme. ( great grandad and 18yr old great uncle). Their loss has been felt thru the generations and now i tell my grankids about them and another great grandad killed at ypress in 1918.
To the military they were expendable but to loved ones their loss was terrible.
Thru word of mouth we will never forget their names or stories.
millions died because kings were offended
My family has a lot of Scottish heritage that comes from a family that left Scotland after the First World War and moved to the United States. The reason for this was that in the village they were from, out of every ten men they sent to fight in WW 1, eight were ether killed or wounded or went missing. The Battle of the Somme broke that village. It also broke that family's trust in the British government.
Lions led by donkeys. Governments. Has anything really changed? My paternal grandfather, a Lancastrian, survived. The lines were taken from Lemmy's book, "White Line Fever". Another good book; "Covenant With Death". (John Harris) Characters are fictitious but it deals with the real consequences of forming Pals Battalions. The Sheffield City Battalion were on day 1 of The Somme. Alba Gu Brath.
No matter how well prepared you are for this song, you will break for sure.
everytime this song comes up, i always make sure to have a moment of silence. i dont have any ties (that i know of) to any of those who were at the Somme, but respect is respect.
Great song and a great cover by Sabaton!
Great reaction bro!!! That shit hit me hard as Fuk!!
Honestly the song speaks for itself you only ever need listen to it once and its message sticks with you for ever.
Rip to my great grandfather James who fought and died in France in ww1 and to his brother Charlie who came back with one hand here’s to you guys 🍻🍻
Rip grandpa James
1898-1918
Rip grandpa Charlie
1897-1980
This one hits hard, and it hurts, brother. It really does. We have forgotten how horrible WWI was, but thank you to Lemmy and Sabaton for keeping this history alive.
Excuse me for a moment, I need a tissue.
The soldier pulling himself out of the mud, at first I thought he was a member of "The Smoking Snakes" (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes), but doing some more research with the patch on his shoulder as well as his helmet, that's Sgt Henry Johnson of the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, aka "The Harlem Hellfighters". Medal of Honor recipient and recipient of French Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor was awarded to him in 2015.
Sgt. Henry Johnson is "one of the five bravest American soldiers in the war."
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his book "Rank and File: True Stories of the Great War"
The Asian soldier with the cocked-hat, that's a Nepalese Gurka named Havildar Gurung (per the credits) who earn the Victoria Cross in the Burma campaign off WWII. Sgt Awal Nur, who took part in a secret mission over the Himalayas, Lt. Audie Murphy the highest decorated soldier in US history who served in WWII. Sgt. Alvin York a humble man from Tennesse who was awarded the Medal of Honor in WWI for exceptional bravery under fire, just to name a few.
I also notice a soldier with the Croix Lorraine on what looks like a French flag arm band, meaning he was a member of the 'Forces françaises libres' forces in WWII.
Doing some reading I found out that a large number of French colonial troops from territories such as Chad and Senegal had joined with the 'Forces françaises libres'. Damn, Sabaton REALLY does their research! I suspect that soldier is Lt Comba, but I can't find anything on him.
ATS Ivy Valentine is coming up on a dead end, I found that the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) was the British version of the American WAC's, but I cannot find anything about her name.
As I've been working my way through the names listed in the credits and found another one: Private George Stringer, Manchester, Awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Es Sinn in Mesopotamia.
Capt. Dobson, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Killed on 9 July 1916 in Flanders.
They signed up to find glory but spent the last moments of their lives finding nothing but pain and sheer terror. Nobody will ever make any sense of it. You are no less of a man for crying mate. Best wishes from Australia
seeing Motorheads tour manager holding the picture of Lemmy in the video always makes me want to bawl my eyes out, he literally woke me up out of a motorcycle crash after Medics had tended to me, and this was in 2016 the year after he died, the medics also deserve just as much credit as well for treating my injuries
It’s such a hard hitting song then the second part with just instruments takes it home to the heart to where If your not crying then your crying now
Very very beautiful🥰🥰🥰
6:04 "By the End, Casualties from bothsides topped 1 million with more than 300,000 killed for 6 miles of ground"
In their song, The Price of a Mile, a snippet in the second part is
"Know that many men has suffered, Know that many men has died
6 miles of ground has been won, Half a million Men are gone."
and I believe a great choice for a follow up reaction would be that song honestly.
When I first read that part, The Price of a Mile was the first thing I thought of. It's just terrifying that such a heavy price could ever be considered justified for the sake of war.
The saddest part is that the Price of a Mile was about Passchendale and 1916 is about the Somme. Two battles, hundreds of thousands of lives destroyed.
On that day, the price of just 1 of those 6 miles was 50,000 men
Thank you. Thank you, for sharing your reaction so honest with us. Those seconds at the end, where you just sat, silent, speechless... those meant a lot for me. We live in a time, where people often seem to think, they have to say something, do something. Sometimes, there are no words. Without saying anything, you said a lot.
Thank you. For your emotions, the courage to show your feelings like this. Having strong emotions, and showing them, it is no weakness. In fact, I think it shows strength. And we need strenght, to prevent history from repeating itself, and maybe, one day, putting an end to war.
Kind regards from Germany.
Hey! It hurts to see you so sad but the song is damn sad too. Cheer up man!👍
Lest we forget.
My great-grandfather was a German soldier in WW2. He was in Russian captivity and recieved a bullet through his shoulder during his captivity. He died in the 2000s.
Everytime I listen to this song I always think about him, even tho I've never met him, I only saw him on very old pictures. But he must've been a great, kind, loving and heart warmed person.
R.I.P
When I first watched it, the onion ninja’s hit me
There are no heroes in war, only survivors.
Thank you to all the soldiers and other divisions past and present for your bravery and sacrifices. Your legacy will live on forever.
Tina Guo on the cello after the main song. Sabaton knows their craft.
I thought it was Floor Jansen ....
@@djbadlt lol, I started to point out that it was Christmas Truce for Floor, but, you might have just been trolling me, too. Wasn't sure.
@mavfin8720 oh no, wasn't trolling at all. Genuinely thought it was Floor in this one
@@djbadlt Fair enough. Just wasn't sure!
@@mavfin8720 all good
After that song there are no words that need to be spoken. It's been just over 50 years for me and now it seems like yesterday.
From everyone who has fought in the past, to everyone who is fighting now: thank you for your service. 🫡
It’s been a common consensus that this song is the most beautiful and heartbreaking song to hear it’s not just about soldiers of World War 1 it’s about soldiers from every generation and the future the lest we forget them the more we can talk about stories that never been told.
we're all cannon fodder for the gov't
I said it two years ago.. and I will say it again. Much Respect.
This makes real man cry because why we need to fight for not our family but the pride of a some high and mighty person.
I had never heard this song before until now, holy crap.... I dont know if any of my family served in WW2 or WW1, but my grandfather was a green beret in the Vietnam war, They did some very tough things to survive. But what they had to do to survive was so bad, he absolutely refuses to talk about it, I only know this because of my grandma. My uncle served in Iraq, he was in a Humvee going down a road in what was supposed to be a safe zone, when a IED blew up right under them, flipping the Humvee and killing everyone except my uncle, He was sent home with brain damage and some sort of chemicals in his head, immediately went bald, and I have not heard from him in years now. I cant imagine how hard it is to go through this stuff. To any active forces, or veterans, and to all the fallen solders, I salute you.
Whenever I get some dust in my eyes, I just put this video on, and flush it right out!
"1916", for all your eye-clearing needs!
A great cover version by Sabaton . They paid Motorhead great respect in the way they did this cover . Lemmy's voice is nearly breaking at times when he sings this . A very powerful song and we will never forget them for laying down their lives for future generations that they never knew . They died before they had even lived a life . This is why my Grandfather and my Father have never spoken about what they went through serving King and Queen and Country in the wars and battles they went through . I am honoured to know them and grateful that I have never experienced what they or any member of the Armed Forces went through and are going through still and those in the Armed Forces fighting abraod now . Lest We Forget .
This song gave me CHILLS literally the whole time! So did the original the first time I heard it.
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Man... none of my relatives died in the Battle of the Somme but i still shed a tear listening to other peoples stories:(
Such a great song, love it.
i had some fair share of action with the German Parras and i can really relate to some parts of this song sometimes i just listen to it in the background wile thinking about stuff that happend its a amazing song in all forms
Glück AB Kameraden!
I didn't know it was a Motorhead-cover.
I went to see Sabaton yesterday and they played this. Not about to cry in public, but damn, it was hard not to.
great and emotional reaction as allways.
they played this song at thier show in berlin 3 weeks ago. you feel the tension in the air. it was awsome.
What a beautiful reaction from a man who clearly has a wonderful heart and soul. I have heard this song about 1,000 times, and I know it by heart, but I still get chills. Sabaton....thank you for teaching us what we really need to learn, war sucks and we should not engage in it.....but we do :(
I didn’t know either of them, but a 3rd great uncle and my great uncle both died at about 20 in the civil war and ww2 respectively. My uncle was in Nam, and he was given leave literally the day before his barracks was bombed and everyone there was killed so he could be with his wife, my aunt, during her pregnancy with their oldest son. This hits extremely hard
It's soo hard that song ❤and it's more hard 4.4seconds life spann
Having seen your reaction to the original, I wondered when you'd get to this version! It's a great rendition of the song, and a great video. So many lovely touches, topped off with the cameo from the surviving members of Motorhead, and of course the photo of Lemmy, taking their rightful place in the march. As a song though, as good as this is, I still prefer the more understated original Motorhead version.
thx for reaction greetings from germany...europa iwas and is a slautherhouse of war in 1000 years...
Not gonna lie, I had tears in my eyes...😢
Good homage to other soldiers dying face down in the mud as well as an
*Homage to Motorhead* who recorded the song originally.
Their videos are probably a better history lesson than what is taught in schools now! Sabaton is an absolutely fantastic band!
Powerful song!
Well done SABATON ❣️
Well sh**!
I broke down so bad listening this. Have heard it like 5 times now.😢
The battle of the Somme started 53 years to the day after the bloodiest battle on our soil: the battle of Gettysburg. I can't imagine what those vets thought hearing about what happened on the Somme.
Antietam tops Gettysburg for the bloodiest day. Gettysburg lasted 1-3 July 1863.
@@forexed8948 I didnt say bloodiest day, I said bloodiest battle.
I couldn't imagine fighting in a war when i was 16 i was just starting highschool i had a crazy crush on a girl to all those boys thankyou for your sacrifice
Their top song . Antiwar, how war is poinless I listen to it almost every fay as well as Lady of the datk. They give me strenght and lifte me up after losing my parents. Qnd it is ok to cry
mr rock and roll " a wise man once said nothing" you sir are a wise man and said nothing perfectly.
This song is heavy to listen to, and leave a sad feeling of how many lives lost and forgotten. Sabaton made it again, but that ending of them vanish hits hard.
So many people only know ace of spades and maybe overkill. I can’t think
Of anyone any band that could do Lemmy more justice.
My boyfriend is a veteran and he's had 3deployments. I pictured him during this song, so I'm not keeping it dry here either. All the biggest respect to the veterans. This hits hard.
I can't listen to this song without crying there is so much to take in , thinking about those kids that gave their lives just kids . War is a ugly thing. Sabaton did good with this one.