And they performed this in Hannes home city of Gothenburg. I remember Hannes told the crowd that he was very nervous since he got a lot of friends and family in this crowd
This song is very important in Swedish history. So many men died during our constant wars during the 16 and17 hundres with Denmark, Russia, Poland and Germany and others. Generation after generation just died on the battlefields.
Kent, I don't even need the lyrics sheet anymore! I can sing the whole song in Swedish, no problem! Actually, I've never glanced at the English translation...I don't need to, I FEEL this just fine!
@@amygoodson-catlady Thats impressive Amy, thats not easy when not reading the language. Its like me singing some Italian opera songs understanding like 10 words but know the lyrics. But I cant sing the real high notes no matter how much I trained. Donna non vidi mai simile questa🏩 Thats Italian haha Tommy could sing those notes easy!
Representing Sabaton Squad... this is the song, so fkn *powerful*...even in a language I don't speak...that moved me so much...I learned to sing this (one week challenge!) In Swedish, so I could be a part of this epic sing-along! Chills! Try an animated story video...Night Witches!! More Tommy, y'all! Basketcase....?
happy to hear that you guys are that interested in the language as well :) makes me warm inside. the language has alot in common with for example the german language, of course its alot different from most languages. i hope you have alot of fun and keep up the good work guys :)
@Skegget1 I speak alittle of 6 languages, so adding some Swedish is a no-brainer, being a Sabaton fan, and meeting all my new Swedish pals! Is it Tak? Or Tack?
@@amygoodson-catlady ooh, thats great :) Its tack, pretty much when its a fast for example a, then its usually other double letter or in this case ck :) . Another word a fast a is tall wich is a tree, but if its a long a then it would be just one l and changes the meaning completely. Tal then is a speech for example.
Several years later and I keep going back to reactions of this song. Was in the middle of this crowd. It was just before covid started tobshut things down (like a week or so) so last live show for over two years. The crowd almost always sing along this song in Sweden, but this is by far one of the single best concert memories ive had.
Hi to you from France. I just discovered you and I loved your reaction. This track is my favorite from Sabaton and every time I hear it, I always get chills it's so powerful
I was at this concert and for us in the audience it was an epic moment. This weekend they played in Stockholm, I couldn't miss it... Yet again they played this song, and we sang and we cried. You can find a video of it here on YT. Sabaton Stockholm 28 april 2023.
I was on this concert aswell, sadly i couldnt go to the concert this time :( i will have to watch the videos instead, i have heard from a lot of people that it was fantastic tho!
I missed this concert but was fortunate to experience this song in a sold out Avicii Arena in Stockholm this year, it was just as amazing as I imagined it after watching this video....goosebumps for 3+ minutes!!
Nice reaction, I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage) Just before this clip started Joakim said no one carries around a lighter anymore but you all have phones, right? So turn on your lights for this one. Totally wonderful my friends, let's not sing together, en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) Needless to say, it was one hell of a show that night, they had sold out the arena so we were 10 766 metalheads in the arena that night.
Funny you should mention Epica. They both toured the U.S. together in 2022, and i got to see them live. Ive only been to 3 concerts Sabaton is tied with 1st. So good.
Great reaction. Joakim Broden, the singer and Par Sundstrom, the bassplayer are the only two original bandmembers left. They split up in 2012, after the Carolux Rex album, from which this is a song. You mentioned The Art of War book, Sabaton has an album called The Art of War, where each song is based on one chapter of that book. You also talked about PTSD, I would recomment To Hell and Back, but make sure to do yhe official music video; The live is great, but the video tells the story so much better; Greetings from Belgium
Aren't you glad we insisted on the live version? ☺ Their live videos are often filmed from this perspective. From their 2012 Carolus Rex album, which was recorded with the original lineup. You mentioned 'Art of War'. That's the title of Sabaton's2008 album. From that record , try Ghost Division or 40:1, both live at the 2012 Polish Woodstock festival.
A fun fact that Sabaton was asked once if they really have their own Tank. Joakim answered “no… we have two” Anyway, as many have said this is a story about the swedish soldier in the 30 years war. For many this ment that they lived their entire life in war and did never come back home. The 30 year war was one of the bloodiest in the history. Yes more died in WWI and II but if you take the percentage of the poplulation back then this was bloodier. Entire Europ was in flames and in many cities and towns over 50% died due to the war. The war was between catholics and protestants.
Crazy how many wars were fought over religion. Obviously, more about the land/treasure held by said religion...yet still in its name. Very un-religious, imho.
@@amygoodson-catlady For sure, one of the last battels of this war was when Swedes took Prague in 1648 and plunderd it on all their treasues which we still have today, the most famous piece was the silver bible written with silver from around the year 500, written in a language nobodt talks today think it was gothic.
I know it is a part of the Swedish history. But my thoughts and prayers goes out to all the Ukranian men, who are fighting for their country and families, everytime I hear his song
This is one of two songs on the Carolus Rex double album that differs between the English and Swedish version. The Swedish version is from a Swedish soldiers point of view, the English version is more from the viewpoint of a neutral observer of the entire war and its reason. The other song that differs is 1648 about the Swedish siege of Prague. The Swedish version, once again, is from the point of the Swedes while the English version is from the inhabitants of Prague. After 30 years of war it had come full circle and was back where it once started, in Prague.
Thank you for a great reaction. This is one of my favourite Sabaton songs, incredibly powerful (especially live). Next you could do No Bullets Fly (animated story video) ruclips.net/video/dslO-3GgenY/видео.html
One man from each village was the designated warrior around the times they sing about, the position was voluntary but it was mandatory for the village to have a man ready for war at a moments notice. The village supplied the soldier with a tiny farm and soldiers equipment as a form of tax.
Of course, this song Livstid i Krig can be about all the wars around the world. BUT this song is mainly about the Swedes who participated in the 30-year war that Sweden was part of and put Europe under their feet and only down to the middle east, and were about to take over the entire Soviet Union.
This is such an emotional song... Before this on the album you get the powerful Lejonet Från Norden (The Lion From the North) which gets your blood pumping, ready to conquer, then the song about their rallying cry, Gott Mit Uns (God With Us, they were fighting on the side of the Protestants against the Catholics) and then this which shows the other side of things, The line about setting the world on fire, it's mentioned in the other songs about that period too, that the two sides were setting the world on fire
8:40 Since 1901 Sweden has had the modern draft (between 2004-2017 the draft was not in effect). Since 2017 men & women are drafted, tested at 17& do military service after high school/secondary school at 18/19. Anyone living in Sweden between the ages of 16-70 is part of the "total defense".
What that is - you've asked at the end of the song. Just after the end of the song Joakim heard the fans are chanting Swedish Pagans stright away. He just laughed. It is a "legendary" song for Sabaton's concerts :-) The special song. You should check it out, maybe the one with Tina Guo, and watch a few concerts to see...
The swedish version tells about the 30 years war (1618-1648) from a young swedish boys perspective sent out to a war in foreign land, a land that he barely knows where it is located
Study done in WW2. They interviewed all sides. On average 25% even aimed weapon toward "enemy". 5% shot to kill "enemy". If you can double that 5%, you'll double your army.
Please react to "Narnia - The Great Fall of Man". One of the most unique metal songs ever recorded. A song very obscure in the metal world, but you will be surprised how epic and magnificent it is. Actually, never heard anything better. Not even from the biggest bands. When almost everything sounds "the same" and generic - The Great Fall of Man is the opposite. In fact, the whole album is (The Great Fall).
You talked a lot about PTSD and stuff and it seems like you know a bit about north american military history, you should watch To Hell And Back by Sabaton. Its about a soldier from Texas that suffers PTSD. Good job! 🤘😎
I don’t know of you know this But Sabaton only sing about historical things (except shadow which is about the ringwraiths in lotr), this was about the 30 year war and Sabaton even have their own history Chanel on youtube where they explain the history their songs are based on. It would be great if you could react to stuff like that too. Like their song nightwitches or no bullets fly animated history and song
No they're not, why try to start misinformation? They even won the Science and Popular Enlightenment award and a bunch of other awards. Not a single article about Sabaton in the swedish papers with them being nazis. You are thinking of Raubtier that got shots fired on from media for having far-right lyrics, wrongfully accused.
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Fun fact. Floor owns a T-shirt saying - "My husband has a tank" ....and their daugter ,Freja., has a T-shirt saying "My Father has a tank"
That baby was Irene's baby, it said my Uncle has a Tank. It was years before Freya was born. But Floors shirt was correct back then.
Does his t-shirt say "I own a real live siren"?
And they performed this in Hannes home city of Gothenburg. I remember Hannes told the crowd that he was very nervous since he got a lot of friends and family in this crowd
This song is very important in Swedish history. So many men died during our constant wars during the 16 and17 hundres with Denmark, Russia, Poland and Germany and others.
Generation after generation just died on the battlefields.
Kent, I don't even need the lyrics sheet anymore! I can sing the whole song in Swedish, no problem!
Actually, I've never glanced at the English translation...I don't need to, I FEEL this just fine!
@@amygoodson-catlady Thats impressive Amy, thats not easy when not reading the language. Its like me singing some Italian opera songs understanding like 10 words but know the lyrics. But I cant sing the real high notes no matter how much I trained.
Donna non vidi mai simile questa🏩 Thats Italian haha
Tommy could sing those notes easy!
@@amygoodson-catlady good for you Amy
@Carina Rödebäk Next up...Carolus Rex in Swedish! I love singing it in English, So I think I can do it!
@@amygoodson-catlady Carolus rex is latin for KUNG KARL XII King Charles XII
Joakim conducting a choir of thousands...
Timeless song.
This is my town Gothenburg and ofcourse me and my wife was there 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
This song gets me every time I listen to it
You mentioned Tommy Johansson and that is another rabitthole to get in to if you havent already 😊
Representing Sabaton Squad... this is the song, so fkn *powerful*...even in a language I don't speak...that moved me so much...I learned to sing this (one week challenge!) In Swedish, so I could be a part of this epic sing-along! Chills!
Try an animated story video...Night Witches!!
More Tommy, y'all! Basketcase....?
Im from Germany, and is started learning Swedish cuz if this Song.
I learned this Song to 100% i love this Language.
@@philippl7524 That's amazing! I'm not the only one!! Tak!
happy to hear that you guys are that interested in the language as well :) makes me warm inside.
the language has alot in common with for example the german language, of course its alot different from most languages. i hope you have alot of fun and keep up the good work guys :)
@Skegget1 I speak alittle of 6 languages, so adding some Swedish is a no-brainer, being a Sabaton fan, and meeting all my new Swedish pals! Is it Tak? Or Tack?
@@amygoodson-catlady ooh, thats great :)
Its tack, pretty much when its a fast for example a, then its usually other double letter or in this case ck :) . Another word a fast a is tall wich is a tree, but if its a long a then it would be just one l and changes the meaning completely. Tal then is a speech for example.
Several years later and I keep going back to reactions of this song. Was in the middle of this crowd. It was just before covid started tobshut things down (like a week or so) so last live show for over two years. The crowd almost always sing along this song in Sweden, but this is by far one of the single best concert memories ive had.
Thanks for sharing your moment with us!
Wow I am very jealous of this experience you have had!
I gotta say, Globel now some time back obviously did the same thing, and that was.... amazing.
Hi to you from France. I just discovered you and I loved your reaction. This track is my favorite from Sabaton and every time I hear it, I always get chills it's so powerful
I was at this concert and for us in the audience it was an epic moment. This weekend they played in Stockholm, I couldn't miss it...
Yet again they played this song, and we sang and we cried. You can find a video of it here on YT. Sabaton Stockholm 28 april 2023.
I was on this concert aswell, sadly i couldnt go to the concert this time :( i will have to watch the videos instead, i have heard from a lot of people that it was fantastic tho!
I missed this concert but was fortunate to experience this song in a sold out Avicii Arena in Stockholm this year, it was just as amazing as I imagined it after watching this video....goosebumps for 3+ minutes!!
@@AlvenmodFoto yep...it was great!
Nice reaction, I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from this view of the stage) Just before this clip started Joakim said no one carries around a lighter anymore but you all have phones, right? So turn on your lights for this one. Totally wonderful my friends, let's not sing together, en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war)
Needless to say, it was one hell of a show that night, they had sold out the arena so we were 10 766 metalheads in the arena that night.
Funny you should mention Epica. They both toured the U.S. together in 2022, and i got to see them live. Ive only been to 3 concerts Sabaton is tied with 1st. So good.
Great reaction. Joakim Broden, the singer and Par Sundstrom, the bassplayer are the only two original bandmembers left. They split up in 2012, after the Carolux Rex album, from which this is a song. You mentioned The Art of War book, Sabaton has an album called The Art of War, where each song is based on one chapter of that book. You also talked about PTSD, I would recomment To Hell and Back, but make sure to do yhe official music video; The live is great, but the video tells the story so much better; Greetings from Belgium
They sing about the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) .. Where Sweden became a great power 💙💛
Aren't you glad we insisted on the live version? ☺ Their live videos are often filmed from this perspective.
From their 2012 Carolus Rex album, which was recorded with the original lineup.
You mentioned 'Art of War'. That's the title of Sabaton's2008 album. From that record , try Ghost Division or 40:1, both live at the 2012 Polish Woodstock festival.
great song cheers from denmark
thanks from a swede
love you 2 ....wish the best for you both ! blessed life .
A fun fact that Sabaton was asked once if they really have their own Tank. Joakim answered “no… we have two”
Anyway, as many have said this is a story about the swedish soldier in the 30 years war. For many this ment that they lived their entire life in war and did never come back home. The 30 year war was one of the bloodiest in the history. Yes more died in WWI and II but if you take the percentage of the poplulation back then this was bloodier. Entire Europ was in flames and in many cities and towns over 50% died due to the war. The war was between catholics and protestants.
Crazy how many wars were fought over religion. Obviously, more about the land/treasure held by said religion...yet still in its name. Very un-religious, imho.
@@amygoodson-catlady For sure, one of the last battels of this war was when Swedes took Prague in 1648 and plunderd it on all their treasues which we still have today, the most famous piece was the silver bible written with silver from around the year 500, written in a language nobodt talks today think it was gothic.
I know it is a part of the Swedish history. But my thoughts and prayers goes out to all the Ukranian men, who are fighting for their country and families, everytime I hear his song
This is one of two songs on the Carolus Rex double album that differs between the English and Swedish version. The Swedish version is from a Swedish soldiers point of view, the English version is more from the viewpoint of a neutral observer of the entire war and its reason.
The other song that differs is 1648 about the Swedish siege of Prague. The Swedish version, once again, is from the point of the Swedes while the English version is from the inhabitants of Prague. After 30 years of war it had come full circle and was back where it once started, in Prague.
Thank you for a great reaction. This is one of my favourite Sabaton songs, incredibly powerful (especially live). Next you could do No Bullets Fly (animated story video) ruclips.net/video/dslO-3GgenY/видео.html
*Bring tissues...!
One man from each village was the designated warrior around the times they sing about, the position was voluntary but it was mandatory for the village to have a man ready for war at a moments notice. The village supplied the soldier with a tiny farm and soldiers equipment as a form of tax.
Of course, this song Livstid i Krig can be about all the wars around the world. BUT this song is mainly about the Swedes who participated in the 30-year war that Sweden was part of and put Europe under their feet and only down to the middle east, and were about to take over the entire Soviet Union.
This is such an emotional song... Before this on the album you get the powerful Lejonet Från Norden (The Lion From the North) which gets your blood pumping, ready to conquer, then the song about their rallying cry, Gott Mit Uns (God With Us, they were fighting on the side of the Protestants against the Catholics) and then this which shows the other side of things, The line about setting the world on fire, it's mentioned in the other songs about that period too, that the two sides were setting the world on fire
You'll probably get there eventually but I recommend Devil Dogs, 82nd All the Way, Shiroyama and Panzer Battalion.(Some of my favorites)
8:40 Since 1901 Sweden has had the modern draft (between 2004-2017 the draft was not in effect). Since 2017 men & women are drafted, tested at 17& do military service after high school/secondary school at 18/19. Anyone living in Sweden between the ages of 16-70 is part of the "total defense".
What that is - you've asked at the end of the song. Just after the end of the song Joakim heard the fans are chanting Swedish Pagans stright away. He just laughed. It is a "legendary" song for Sabaton's concerts :-) The special song. You should check it out, maybe the one with Tina Guo, and watch a few concerts to see...
The swedish version tells about the 30 years war (1618-1648) from a young swedish boys perspective sent out to a war in foreign land, a land that he barely knows where it is located
Hi great reaction 👍 I was there and sung my lungs of. This was just days before Covid started and all show got on hold.
As a danish metal fan it feels like it’s my duty to say Screw You!.. 😋
Study done in WW2. They interviewed all sides. On average 25% even aimed weapon toward "enemy". 5% shot to kill "enemy". If you can double that 5%, you'll double your army.
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Chins is a song about 100 year of wars in Swedish histoy and during this time you had a greater chans to die from deseases than a gunshot
Love this song have a look at 1916
Please react to "Narnia - The Great Fall of Man". One of the most unique metal songs ever recorded. A song very obscure in the metal world, but you will be surprised how epic and magnificent it is. Actually, never heard anything better. Not even from the biggest bands.
When almost everything sounds "the same" and generic - The Great Fall of Man is the opposite. In fact, the whole album is (The Great Fall).
Song is about king Sweden. Gustaf 2 Adolf....I'm back...happy u listen on my son..Sabaton...my angel name is mikael....
@@KristianAaltonen-oc3cd its about the thirty year of war 1618-1648
You talked a lot about PTSD and stuff and it seems like you know a bit about north american military history, you should watch To Hell And Back by Sabaton. Its about a soldier from Texas that suffers PTSD.
Good job! 🤘😎
When in a war for 30years that's insane
not to take away anything from the 30 yr war but try 116 yr war
In case you don't know, En Livstid i Krig is Swedish for A Lifetime in War
A Lifetime Of War*
@@siem040 alright I accidentally put "in" instead of "of"
its so much more powerfull in Swedish
I don’t know of you know this But Sabaton only sing about historical things (except shadow which is about the ringwraiths in lotr), this was about the 30 year war and Sabaton even have their own history Chanel on youtube where they explain the history their songs are based on. It would be great if you could react to stuff like that too. Like their song nightwitches or no bullets fly animated history and song
React to IN FLAMES - Meet Your Maker, another very good Swedish band
Sabaton is great! but Swedens finest is still with no doubt inflames.. Holy crap they old and still put on a show :D
To Ukraine . 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Fun fact: This is considered a nazi-band in Sweden by media.
The more you know!
No they're not, why try to start misinformation? They even won the Science and Popular Enlightenment award and a bunch of other awards.
Not a single article about Sabaton in the swedish papers with them being nazis.
You are thinking of Raubtier that got shots fired on from media for having far-right lyrics, wrongfully accused.
Since when? I think you are confusing them with Ultima Thule..