One of the most striking scenes for me is the last one. The image of the people at home having never been to war, singing about glory and victory and getting on with life while the broken war veteran is shuffled off to a dark room out of sight and forgotten. Like it happens in every war.
That was actually a memory of his before he got shipped off to way. A Christmas party at the bakery he worked at and yes it was sung for the people currently overseas fighting in WWI but it's not like they were happily singing it. It was meant hoping they get home safely still out of touch with the horror they were living.
I was in high school when this song came out. I'm 50 years old now, and I still love this song. The whole And Justice For All album is absolutely amazing. I just love Metallica.
I hate war. Taking young people's lives or disabling them physically, mentally spiritually. This song and the video is a masterpiece and it makes you think about the reality of war.
Indeed but there will always be evil and a need for those to stand for those whom can't stand for themselves. I have PTSD , was raised to believe in protecting others and my family has served since before this nation was a nation, sadly there will always be a need for citizen soldiers.
We all hate war. I've been serving 26 years (retiring in a couple months! ) but like the other person said, there are some evil ass holes out there, and people like us are a necessity to help keep these pricks in check. Nobody wants to see their buddy die or become maimed, it sucks, its going to happen, but what would this world look like if nobody fought?
@@christiangrunden3988 A lot more peaceful. I really hate that though lies and propaganda men are made to believe they are fighting for the good side. Ever wondered what those soldiers on the other side believed they were fighting for? Well, the same thing. In reality both sides are always fighting for the benefit of a few at the expense of many, including the soldiers themselves. It's be one thing to fight to defend your own country, but assuming you are from the west, it was the other side that was doing that. Western countries have been the aggressor in every single war they fought since WW2.
@@jbird4478 Not Desert Storm. Not Korea. Not Afghanistan. Not Panama. Not the Balkans. Study the history of the Cold War. Western nations have gone to war for defensive reasons (our own and for those who can't stand up for themselves). it would NOT be a lot more peaceful, but it sure as hell would be, in large part, ruled by tyranny and oppression.
People don’t realize metal songs have meanings master of puppets is about drugs harvester if sorrow is about a man who kills his family because they abused him when he was a kid fade to black is about depression.
Beautiful that a song us grimy, inked, long haired metalheads n punk rockers in America jammed out to has the power to reach out across oceans and cultures to touch others 🖤 can’t deny the power and beauty of music! Loved watching
Something that may be ironic about this music video is that for ages Metallica resisted making music videos for MTV. But when they finally did they made this video which I can make an argument for being the best music video ever made. The video definitely adds a lot to the story that Metallica are telling with the song.
I love watching these reactions. I have been a metalhead long enough to tell you that when i first heard this song, i was labeled a devil worsipper and was told that my music was just noise. Nobody knew the depth of subject material covered by the metal genre. No, I'm not talking about the hair bands, or glam rock, I'm talking about real metal. The reason people request this song so much is because the video makes it impossible to dismiss the serious subject matters the metal genre covers.
I remember this was the first music video Metallica ever made, but it was their 4th album, go figure. I distinctively remember that this video and the movie scenes from JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN on this music video was the reason I saw that movie. It came out in 1970, was a commercial flop, but this video made it a cult classic, and on top of that, Metallica eventually bought the rights to the movie so they wouldn't have to pay royalty fees. It was such a great song off of my favorite Metallica album...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. It was so good that they got nominated for a Grammy in the BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL PERFORMANCE category and should have won......but they were screwed out of it and the Grammy went to JETHRO TULL....who has never been hard rock or metal!!!
Watched this when it came out, and still, the most powerful anti-war video ever made. I don't think I will ever find anything to top it in that respect. Thank you for the review.
The scenes in this video are from the 1970's movie, "Johnny Got His Gun" and the associated book. Johnny was a soldier in World War One. He is caught in an explosion that leaves him with no arms, no legs, no face, no ears. He cannot speak, hear, or see - has no sense of time or where he is, and is fed through a tube and breathing through a respirator. I have always interpreted the cut scenes within the song as what is happening to Johnny in the real world. The moments of the song where Johnny is "thinking out loud" are his conscious mind, and James Hetfields voice is his subconscious mind. This was triggered - for me - by Johnny's thought, "I don't know if I'm alive and dreaming, or dead and remembering?" From that point on, the music builds and builds, which - again, to me - signaled the growing conflict between the two sides of Johnny's mind as he dips further and further into insanity. By the time Kirk Hammett's guitar solo hits, (and hits hard), I've always pictured that as the final "battle" between Johnny's conscious and subconscious mind, with the final "S.O.S. Help me..." mantra at the conclusion signifying that Johnny's mind is the same as his body, reduced to "one" singular, autonomic thought. Nothing else of him remains from that point forward. Johnny has gone, and only the breathing corpse remains until he would die of old age. At the end, the crowd singing "Keep the Home Fires Burning" symbolizes how society went on and forgot about him, (and the veterans in general). If you listen to this song from that perspective, you will be bawling by the end.
Just to help better understand this song too, James Hetfield, the Singer and guitarist wrote this song after seeing the movie or reading the book it's based on of the same name (not sure which), Johnny Got His Gun and is a WW1 based anti-war drama. Even seen it myself, and yea is hard to watch. That's where the scenes to are from as well. Is it true though, no it is fiction, but yea did most likely happen to quite a few though in that war and even in WW2 as well.
Absolutely one of the best war protest songs of all time. In America I have to listen to our leaders talk about supporting democracy and I wish more people would listen to this and think about what unleashed war really can do to Soldiers.
Fun fact - the song Tribute by Tenacious D is written about this song the line " this is a Tribute to the greatest song in the world " is talking about One.
Greetings from far, far and cold Fnland! .. I hope you react this emotional and super cool (anti) war song. Sabaton - No bullets fly (animated version) super cool super emotional real story of ww2, i promise that!! Btw.. my favorite Finnish metal band is Ensiferum.
it is sad now that finland is joining NATO, and the US army uses metallica songs for training, as I am sure Russia does. We need new anthems that can call for disbanding NATO, and condemning war criminals like Putin.
Brother this song and the clips you saw throughout the video are part of the movie called 'Johnny got his gun' and the book It was based on goes goes by the same name.
hey im realy understand this because ever people react to this song and 100% dont know about this, metalica catch the culture of writers, this song is about the book, jhonny is got a gun , dalton trumbo ok? this band realy talk about books , they write ever single letter about his books
The song that inspired them to write this is Trapped Under Ice its about being cytogenetically frozen but the machine malfunctions and you are still awake
It’s even sadder because this was all true… It was a Canadian man who went to serve for us Americans as well as for his own home. Just thinking of the poor man being basically left in purgatory and begging for death from any and everyone. But having no arms.. legs. A voice or even the ability to feel touch or reply in anyway other than head smashing Kill me over and over.. Destroys the soul to know this happened to someone. And still is happening to people
A história de um soldado que caiu em uma mina americana e teve seus braços e pernas arrancandos do corpo e quando acordou no hospital queria a morte. Essa história está nos livros dos Estados Unidos
When he finally found out how to communicate, then the big wigs come and say “nah! You’re gonna be a lab rat. Sorry. But thanks for giving up your life for us!”
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This or fade to black is the best so g ever written and played by far. I love alot of groups more. But those two songs omg they tell the story of all of us living in this fucked up world.
Sometimes just sometimes i get to the same mind set please release me brutal totally brutal. Look up jason Bourne 1st movie Clive Owen look at what they make us give
Welcome to literally the saddest song ever written….. in the history of the universe. Please don’t watch the movie Johnny Got his gun… it’s the movie this song is based on.. trust me avoid the trauma of that movie
If you get the chance i would encourage you to watch the Jason Becker documentary Not Dead Yet. Incredibly sobering to see how a young man's body turned against him in his early 20s and now he suffers being locked in his own body and can only communicate by eye movements.
The horrible thing is the movie footage is the 1971 film "Johnny got his gun" which was supposedly based on a soldier that was kept on life support after being horribly wounded during WW1
"He's the product of your profession, not mine." Goddamn that was cold and on point
It seems strange at first as he' himself is wearing a military suit, but he's an army chaplain.
Most profound line of the movie.
That was the most icy cold line in that movie, sent chills down my spine
@ramiromaia592
Sadly, it flies over most people's heads.
One of the most striking scenes for me is the last one. The image of the people at home having never been to war, singing about glory and victory and getting on with life while the broken war veteran is shuffled off to a dark room out of sight and forgotten. Like it happens in every war.
That was actually a memory of his before he got shipped off to way. A Christmas party at the bakery he worked at and yes it was sung for the people currently overseas fighting in WWI but it's not like they were happily singing it. It was meant hoping they get home safely still out of touch with the horror they were living.
I was in high school when this song came out. I'm 50 years old now, and I still love this song. The whole And Justice For All album is absolutely amazing. I just love Metallica.
Me too. I'm 53
45, so was around 10 when this came out, and also the first real metal band I got into, because hair metal was very popular at the time.
41 here xD "Black Album" was my first(at 9), but I got quick into the discography.
45 here, and it still gives me chills. I only understood that the music was awesome back then, but now I actually understand it.
Same age. First full song I learned on guitar
I loved the complete silence after the song was done like they just couldn't comprehend what they just listen to 🤘🏻
Yea, I felt that way when I saw it when it came out!!
The best metal song ever
You've never heard "Unskinny Bop"?!!?
@@alittlebitgone Bite your tongue. Bite it!
I'll put it up there with the top 5 songs of all time, any genre, any era, doesn't matter the order.
No
@@alittlebitgone Not gonna lie, that song hits so deep. It is the heaviest thing I have ever heard.
I hate war. Taking young people's lives or disabling them physically, mentally spiritually.
This song and the video is a masterpiece and it makes you think about the reality of war.
Indeed but there will always be evil and a need for those to stand for those whom can't stand for themselves. I have PTSD , was raised to believe in protecting others and my family has served since before this nation was a nation, sadly there will always be a need for citizen soldiers.
We all hate war. I've been serving 26 years (retiring in a couple months! ) but like the other person said, there are some evil ass holes out there, and people like us are a necessity to help keep these pricks in check. Nobody wants to see their buddy die or become maimed, it sucks, its going to happen, but what would this world look like if nobody fought?
Why do they always send the poor
@@christiangrunden3988 A lot more peaceful. I really hate that though lies and propaganda men are made to believe they are fighting for the good side. Ever wondered what those soldiers on the other side believed they were fighting for? Well, the same thing. In reality both sides are always fighting for the benefit of a few at the expense of many, including the soldiers themselves. It's be one thing to fight to defend your own country, but assuming you are from the west, it was the other side that was doing that. Western countries have been the aggressor in every single war they fought since WW2.
@@jbird4478 Not Desert Storm. Not Korea. Not Afghanistan. Not Panama. Not the Balkans. Study the history of the Cold War. Western nations have gone to war for defensive reasons (our own and for those who can't stand up for themselves). it would NOT be a lot more peaceful, but it sure as hell would be, in large part, ruled by tyranny and oppression.
The song itself is based on a book called “Johnny got his gun” and those scenes were from the movie version of the story
As a Christian and former Marine, this is my favorite, most real reaction to "One" I've ever seen...
Thank you for letting me feel with you both.
People don’t realize metal songs have meanings master of puppets is about drugs harvester if sorrow is about a man who kills his family because they abused him when he was a kid fade to black is about depression.
Metal Marine...Hell Yeah!
Beautiful that a song us grimy, inked, long haired metalheads n punk rockers in America jammed out to has the power to reach out across oceans and cultures to touch others 🖤 can’t deny the power and beauty of music! Loved watching
Something that may be ironic about this music video is that for ages Metallica resisted making music videos for MTV.
But when they finally did they made this video which I can make an argument for being the best music video ever made.
The video definitely adds a lot to the story that Metallica are telling with the song.
This was Metallica's "Hold my beer" to Mtv. Epic in every single way.
It is interesting how the army chaplain, says "your profession, not mine", he sees himself not as the army's employee or friend, but as its doctor.
"He's a product of your profession... not mine" is very chilling every time i watch
What always gets me is when they use the drums and guitars to imitate gunfire...it gives you a hint of what it sounds like to be in that situation!
chaplain is a priest not a doctor
Yet the irony is that many wars are fought because of religion
The best metal song for me. And probably for everyone too.
Everyone: this is a heartbreaking story
Veterans: just a usual day dealing with the V.A.
veterans inside : ptsd alerts
It doesn’t make it better that veterans go through this every day. It’s still a heart breaking story.
Yes!!
I love watching these reactions. I have been a metalhead long enough to tell you that when i first heard this song, i was labeled a devil worsipper and was told that my music was just noise. Nobody knew the depth of subject material covered by the metal genre. No, I'm not talking about the hair bands, or glam rock, I'm talking about real metal. The reason people request this song so much is because the video makes it impossible to dismiss the serious subject matters the metal genre covers.
I remember this was the first music video Metallica ever made, but it was their 4th album, go figure. I distinctively remember that this video and the movie scenes from JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN on this music video was the reason I saw that movie. It came out in 1970, was a commercial flop, but this video made it a cult classic, and on top of that, Metallica eventually bought the rights to the movie so they wouldn't have to pay royalty fees. It was such a great song off of my favorite Metallica album...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. It was so good that they got nominated for a Grammy in the BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL PERFORMANCE category and should have won......but they were screwed out of it and the Grammy went to JETHRO TULL....who has never been hard rock or metal!!!
EXACTLY, YOUR REACTION IS THE WORLD'S REACTION.😔😪😞 NOONE WINS IN WAR. EVEN THE WINNERS ARE NOT A WINNER. PERFECT SONG FOR THESE TIMES RIGHT NOW.
The movie clips are from 1971 Johnny got his gun. Mettalica geniously used those clips into there music video
This song should be the poster child for PTSD, father I need help sos.
Sadly, that's a day that never comes!
@@legobobafett5045 confusion is also about ptsd
The power of music.
Thank you for your tender hearts.. My heart to yours... xo
Watched this when it came out, and still, the most powerful anti-war video ever made. I don't think I will ever find anything to top it in that respect. Thank you for the review.
ABRAZO GIGANTE GRACIAS TOTALES. ERES UN HOMBRE MARAVILLOSO. YO SOY
The scenes in this video are from the 1970's movie, "Johnny Got His Gun" and the associated book. Johnny was a soldier in World War One. He is caught in an explosion that leaves him with no arms, no legs, no face, no ears. He cannot speak, hear, or see - has no sense of time or where he is, and is fed through a tube and breathing through a respirator.
I have always interpreted the cut scenes within the song as what is happening to Johnny in the real world.
The moments of the song where Johnny is "thinking out loud" are his conscious mind, and James Hetfields voice is his subconscious mind. This was triggered - for me - by Johnny's thought, "I don't know if I'm alive and dreaming, or dead and remembering?"
From that point on, the music builds and builds, which - again, to me - signaled the growing conflict between the two sides of Johnny's mind as he dips further and further into insanity. By the time Kirk Hammett's guitar solo hits, (and hits hard), I've always pictured that as the final "battle" between Johnny's conscious and subconscious mind, with the final "S.O.S. Help me..." mantra at the conclusion signifying that Johnny's mind is the same as his body, reduced to "one" singular, autonomic thought.
Nothing else of him remains from that point forward. Johnny has gone, and only the breathing corpse remains until he would die of old age.
At the end, the crowd singing "Keep the Home Fires Burning" symbolizes how society went on and forgot about him, (and the veterans in general).
If you listen to this song from that perspective, you will be bawling by the end.
Essa música e o vídeo é muito forte, sempre me emociona e pra mim fica no topo das melhores do Metallica
Just to help better understand this song too, James Hetfield, the Singer and guitarist wrote this song after seeing the movie or reading the book it's based on of the same name (not sure which), Johnny Got His Gun and is a WW1 based anti-war drama. Even seen it myself, and yea is hard to watch. That's where the scenes to are from as well. Is it true though, no it is fiction, but yea did most likely happen to quite a few though in that war and even in WW2 as well.
Lars was also in on the writing of the song.
I can’t even cry or concentrate in the video I just wanna hear some good ass music
This song, although depicting the worst possible outcome, has always reminded me that I have so very very much. I don't want to take for granted.
Absolutely one of the best war protest songs of all time. In America I have to listen to our leaders talk about supporting democracy and I wish more people would listen to this and think about what unleashed war really can do to Soldiers.
Best MetallicA song ever.
Movie is Johnny got his gun (1971).
❤❤❤ U N F O R G E T T A B L E. EXPIRIENCE❤❤❤😢😢😢THANKS......THIS IS METALLICA🤟🤟🤟🤜🤛💪💪💪
Best reaction ever and I pretty much seen them all
They are speachless... Xoxo
Keep taking risk on new music. Music is everything & you’re never wrong trying a new genre. Dive deeper & enjoy. Respect to the journey. 👍
You guys are the fewer people who react to this video with empathy and horror!
Based of the book later turned into a movie Johnny Got His Gun.
Fun fact - the song Tribute by Tenacious D is written about this song the line " this is a Tribute to the greatest song in the world " is talking about One.
Greetings from far, far and cold Fnland! .. I hope you react this emotional and super cool (anti) war song. Sabaton - No bullets fly (animated version) super cool super emotional real story of ww2, i promise that!! Btw.. my favorite Finnish metal band is Ensiferum.
it is sad now that finland is joining NATO, and the US army uses metallica songs for training, as I am sure Russia does. We need new anthems that can call for disbanding NATO, and condemning war criminals like Putin.
@@emilianosintarias7337 The Finnish idiot government did not hold a referendum, but only decided to sign a NATO agreement.
The scariest thing about this song is that it's based on a book by Dalton Trumbo called Johnny got his gun. About a boy in the military in WW1
Brother this song and the clips you saw throughout the video are part of the movie called 'Johnny got his gun' and the book It was based on goes goes by the same name.
The song was about the movie "Johnny Got His Gun"
Your reaction ❤ exactly.
This song is so emotional.
It is based on a true story a book called "Johnny got his gun"
hey im realy understand this because ever people react to this song and 100% dont know about this, metalica catch the culture of writers, this song is about the book, jhonny is got a gun , dalton trumbo ok? this band realy talk about books , they write ever single letter about his books
also the video is packed with clips from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971)
Idk if you guys knew this but the plot and clips from this song is from an old movie called "Johnny got his gun" which is based on a book.
You are supposed to be touched by this. That was their intention. Mission accomplished.
This is a movie. "Johnny got his gun" Great movie. Metallica owns the rights to it.
The song that inspired them to write this is Trapped Under Ice its about being cytogenetically frozen but the machine malfunctions and you are still awake
I used to listen to this in the locker room before hitting the football field
who says lars is a bad drummer must listen to this
It's parts of the 1939 movie "johnny got a gun".
Think this was metallica first video too. They got me through some tough times growing up.
I'm an athlete, and when I'm injured this is how I'm feeling
Could you imagine if that was your child laying in that bed. Completely helpless. It's such a tragic story.
Masterpiece
this dude seen some real shit for sure. i can tell.
“This young man will be as unfeeling - as unthinking - as the dead, until the day he joins them.” Jeeez
This was Metallica's first music video I believe. It came out when I was about 11. I think I'm more affected by it now.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ SENZA PAROLE.....IO SONO CRESCIUTA CON QUESTA CANZONE........
It’s even sadder because this was all true…
It was a Canadian man who went to serve for us Americans as well as for his own home.
Just thinking of the poor man being basically left in purgatory and begging for death from any and everyone. But having no arms.. legs. A voice or even the ability to feel touch or reply in anyway other than head smashing Kill me over and over..
Destroys the soul to know this happened to someone. And still is happening to people
Please listen " fade to black " by metallica 👍
The Kings 🤘
The saddest part is that it is all true
"what is democracy?"
"It's got something to do with young men killing each other I presume."
I ah I see some others are now depressed too.
A história de um soldado que caiu em uma mina americana e teve seus braços e pernas arrancandos do corpo e quando acordou no hospital queria a morte. Essa história está nos livros dos Estados Unidos
When he finally found out how to communicate, then the big wigs come and say “nah! You’re gonna be a lab rat. Sorry. But thanks for giving up your life for us!”
Oh my god
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
i will never understand war
the movie is jonny got his gun. no arms, legs, speach sight. they are keeping him alive just to keep him alive. why he wanted to die!!
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Too many ads on your channel bro! But other than that this was great hope you do more metal bands like Megadeth and Pantera
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lol "lets title our video like the charasmatic voice and cash in on Metallica AND a reaction channel"
The music is rocking, the lyrics are disturbing, it's an experience.
There are no Atheists in a foxhole...
The Horrors of war noting ever gained and everyone losses Dublin ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇺🇦🇺🇦
Five finger death punch - wrong side of heaven
to make them cry even more
I have a hard time watching that video, even though it is awesome.
And at the end of the video He is still alive. Disturbing.....
This or fade to black is the best so g ever written and played by far. I love alot of groups more. But those two songs omg they tell the story of all of us living in this fucked up world.
Sometimes just sometimes i get to the same mind set please release me brutal totally brutal. Look up jason Bourne 1st movie Clive Owen look at what they make us give
If you guys think this was deep, check out Five Finger Dealth Punch Wrong Side of Heaven
Welcome to literally the saddest song ever written….. in the history of the universe. Please don’t watch the movie Johnny Got his gun… it’s the movie this song is based on.. trust me avoid the trauma of that movie
War pigs
Not even one headbang. I guess it's a white guy thing.
Про Россию забыли сразу, судя по видео крайним))) Телевизору верят западному)
Hard to watch, wasn't it?
cmon man stop the fake tears. you are disrespecting the song
If you get the chance i would encourage you to watch the Jason Becker documentary Not Dead Yet. Incredibly sobering to see how a young man's body turned against him in his early 20s and now he suffers being locked in his own body and can only communicate by eye movements.
The horrible thing is the movie footage is the 1971 film "Johnny got his gun" which was supposedly based on a soldier that was kept on life support after being horribly wounded during WW1