I was very moved by your reaction to this song, and I really appreciate that you have taken the trouble to find out the history of the Somme. My grandfather was one of the 16 year olds who joined up and fought in that battle. He survived and lived to the age of 86. He told me many stories of, what we now consider children, who really did "add two years to their ages"
This is really one of the saddest songs I have ever heared. Lemmy was such a brilliant songwriter. "And I lay in the mud, and the guts, and the blood - and I wept as his body grew colder.." this really hits you in the face. And the line "and that´s how it is for a soldier" says it all.
This song hits hard. I remember a girl I once knew. Her young son was playing with her uncle's dog tags, and the uncle flipped out. She couldn't understand why they were so important to him. She hadn't ever considered what they represented. To her mind, they were a fashion accessory or something. Just part of a uniform he no longer wore. She glibly said "What, you can't remember your own name?" I had to explain it to her, and I remember the color draining from her face as it finally clicked. That's how they know which body is yours, because in all likelihood, there will be nothing else recognizable. It's a metal tag among 200lbs of meat confetti. They knew there was a better than nought chance that was the only part of them coming home. For all intents and purposes, those tags are a part of him. His identity, his soul, the only part that will remain. They aren't there to remember names, they're to remember those without names, by whose graces he made it home. The sentiment she ascribes to a family heirloom, a wedding ring... they all pale in comparison to dog tags. Then I played her this song, and she... I won't say "understood" but became aware that there were aspects to war she couldn't understand. That just wasn't part of her reality until that moment, and then it hit her all at once, and she wept. That's the power of this song. It lets people empathize with something they may hopefully never experience but should never be ignorant of.
This is probably the most unique ad pure emotional song that the band had ever done. It is frightening, not for the delivery, but for the absolute sadness of the main character and those around him. It's not a song for easily depressed or easily shocked people. The truth is that when we look at wars in history, we frequently see the guns, tanks, bombs and planes, but we don't see the faces of the soldiers, especially the youngest ones who lie to join up and get maimed or killed. And if we don't see them, we don't think they exist. If we think that, we're WRONG.
I was in tears = at that 4 min intro why is it the only reactor on This platform that can get through a track without pausing is the Daily Doug show ? Its a total myth it beats copyright if you have a laptop when they pause ^^^ look at your adblock , its goin up like a petrol pump !
they were called The Pals battalions, ie the south manchester pals, the liverpool pals ets, the first day of the somme left just under 20 thousand dead and wounded. My village in Derbyshire which then was a tiny little farm village has a long long list of names many of which are from the same family, just one example is of the farther and two sons and there are many more. The same is true for France and Germany.
Covenant With Death, John Harris, is a good read. (Sheffield Pals battalion) Both Peter and Christopher Hitchens rated it and they could hardly agree on anything. My paternal grandfather survived. He died before ma n pa even met. Sheffield Memorial Park, near the village of Serre, was where they attacked from. Alongside, The Accrington Pals. It was a massacre. Even as a HUGE Motorhead fan, I get teary eyed at Mike Harding's, Accrington Pals. The Royal Ulsters (UVF) and Newfoundlanders took a heavy toll too. So sad.
Lemmy had a great interest in Military history and this was his tribute to the lost. As a point to note the Battle of the Somme started at 6 am and by 10 am around 20,000 were dead on the British side. We Will Remember Them. The British Staff officers at the time (red tabs on the collar & never went into line) The thought process was if every Tommy (British Soldier) could kill 2 to 3 German soldiers, The British would Win by Attrition. Never again would a war be waged by public school Officers with such a great waste of life.
Experienced French soldiers were diverted towards the battle at Verdun. The Somme was used to relieve the pressure on the French. By 1916, many experienced British and British Empire soldiers had been "used up". The pals battalions had very little experience. The furious 7 day bombardment of the Germans had little effect. Inexperienced soldiers walked towards a hailstorm of machine gun fire on that day. It was a massacre.
I absolutely didn't expected a song like this from Motorhead. It's heartwrenching. Lemmy is famous for Eat the Rich and rightly so. But should know this song. I hope I am wrong but I believe that it's almost unknown. Motorhead should be famous for this song alone.
The massacre the first few hours of the battle of the Somme where so gruel that sometimes german gunners stop shooting because they cant watch this anymore.
Before you get back into Motörhead the monster machine, you should listen to "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me." Prove to yourself that Lemmy had the widest emotional range of any rock writer/lyricist. The song is off of Motörhead's "Bastards" album.
yeah..we all know itś an anti-war song from WWI..but the saddest thing is, that today it´s more actual, that in the time, Lemmy wrote it! Slava Ukraini! Herojam Slava!
Another sad and tragic song by Motorhead that I basically can't listen to without breaking down in tears (and rage at the same time) is called "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me", I think you can infer from the title what it's all about, and the album was, very appropriately, called "Bastards".
Une des plus belle chanson de Lemmy, qui aurait du être jouée lors des commémorations de la bataille de Verdun, en plus "la Marseillaise" et "God save the queen". Nous devons notre petit à ces jeunes hommes qui, en leur temps se sont sacrifiés RESPECT
Aside from this which is just brilliant, Motorhead and Lemmy did some great covers of other "famous" songs that never get played on the radio because (I suspect) they get stereotyped or it's not "commercial" enough. Their loss! Why not try their version of Bowies' "Heroes" or "Run run Rudolph" with Dave Grohl and Billy Gibbons. 1916 just leaves me with a lump in my throat.
As for metal bands with a cello let me you tell of about Apocalyptica - a Finnish metal that has FOUR of them and NO other instruments (except those played by guests.)
If you still reading comments after 1 year.... Please make a reaction Video of "1916" a tribute Song/Video from "Sabaton" . It's a legit cover of this Song, and if i am honest, i like the Sabaton Version more. The Video played the Song two times. First the Cover Version and second the song played by strings with some background infos from the Battle of the Somme the Tribute to Lemmy and Motörhead and the End Credits. Dont check it out first, make a first view reaction, thank you !
lose the 4 min intros & this pausing this for adverts - be honest Theres no need to pause ,theres no copyright glitch for pausing HAVE YOU TRIED UPLOADING WITHOUT PAUSES ? works for the daily doug ! Knock it off its annoying AF
I was very moved by your reaction to this song, and I really appreciate that you have taken the trouble to find out the history of the Somme. My grandfather was one of the 16 year olds who joined up and fought in that battle. He survived and lived to the age of 86. He told me many stories of, what we now consider children, who really did "add two years to their ages"
This is really one of the saddest songs I have ever heared. Lemmy was such a brilliant songwriter. "And I lay in the mud, and the guts, and the blood - and I wept as his body grew colder.." this really hits you in the face. And the line "and that´s how it is for a soldier" says it all.
Gosh that was so devastating 😢 they were only kids 💔💔💔
Sky Pilot by Erik Bourdon and the Animals is just as hard hitting.
Listen to Waltzing Matilda by the Pogues, its another thought provoker mate
This song hits hard. I remember a girl I once knew. Her young son was playing with her uncle's dog tags, and the uncle flipped out. She couldn't understand why they were so important to him. She hadn't ever considered what they represented. To her mind, they were a fashion accessory or something. Just part of a uniform he no longer wore. She glibly said "What, you can't remember your own name?"
I had to explain it to her, and I remember the color draining from her face as it finally clicked. That's how they know which body is yours, because in all likelihood, there will be nothing else recognizable. It's a metal tag among 200lbs of meat confetti. They knew there was a better than nought chance that was the only part of them coming home. For all intents and purposes, those tags are a part of him. His identity, his soul, the only part that will remain. They aren't there to remember names, they're to remember those without names, by whose graces he made it home.
The sentiment she ascribes to a family heirloom, a wedding ring... they all pale in comparison to dog tags. Then I played her this song, and she... I won't say "understood" but became aware that there were aspects to war she couldn't understand. That just wasn't part of her reality until that moment, and then it hit her all at once, and she wept.
That's the power of this song. It lets people empathize with something they may hopefully never experience but should never be ignorant of.
I was crying too, Macy! What a wonderful song! Sad that only 8 likes at the moment! Thank you!
Right? Every time I hear it, still makes me sad 😔 I love the song, though. Just very sad.
This is probably the most unique ad pure emotional song that the band had ever done. It is frightening, not for the delivery, but for the absolute sadness of the main character and those around him. It's not a song for easily depressed or easily shocked people.
The truth is that when we look at wars in history, we frequently see the guns, tanks, bombs and planes, but we don't see the faces of the soldiers, especially the youngest ones who lie to join up and get maimed or killed. And if we don't see them, we don't think they exist.
If we think that, we're WRONG.
Good music gets your feelings up. New sub here and thank you for this wonderful song I have always loved so much.
I agree. It is a beautiful song! Just very sad and it hits right into your heart. 💔
we all cried guys, heard this song countless times and still gets me, my great uncle died in that battle, so hits home! great reaction though.
Oh gosh, I'm so sorry! 😔 I love the song though it really makes me cry. 💔 thanks for watching!
My Uncle was on the Batan Death March...but he told me when he heard Sky Pilot by the Animals he wept.
I was in tears = at that 4 min intro
why is it the only reactor on This platform that can get through a track without pausing is the Daily Doug show ? Its a total myth it beats copyright
if you have a laptop when they pause ^^^ look at your adblock , its goin up like a petrol pump !
@@danielbrown3461 My grandpa Fred survived. Got a house fit for a hero eventually in 1936.
This song always brings a tear to my eye.
Right? 💔
they were called The Pals battalions, ie the south manchester pals, the liverpool pals ets, the first day of the somme left just under 20 thousand dead and wounded. My village in Derbyshire which then was a tiny little farm village has a long long list of names many of which are from the same family, just one example is of the farther and two sons and there are many more. The same is true for France and Germany.
Covenant With Death, John Harris, is a good read. (Sheffield Pals battalion) Both Peter and Christopher Hitchens rated it and they could hardly agree on anything. My paternal grandfather survived. He died before ma n pa even met.
Sheffield Memorial Park, near the village of Serre, was where they attacked from. Alongside, The Accrington Pals. It was a massacre.
Even as a HUGE Motorhead fan, I get teary eyed at Mike Harding's, Accrington Pals. The Royal Ulsters (UVF) and Newfoundlanders took a heavy toll too. So sad.
Lemmy had a great interest in Military history and this was his tribute to the lost. As a point to note the Battle of the Somme started at 6 am and by 10 am around 20,000 were dead on the British side. We Will Remember Them. The British Staff officers at the time (red tabs on the collar & never went into line) The thought process was if every Tommy (British Soldier) could kill 2 to 3 German soldiers, The British would Win by Attrition. Never again would a war be waged by public school Officers with such a great waste of life.
The Green Fields of France, The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur.
Passchendale, Iron Maiden.
Experienced French soldiers were diverted towards the battle at Verdun. The Somme was used to relieve the pressure on the French. By 1916, many experienced British and British Empire soldiers had been "used up". The pals battalions had very little experience. The furious 7 day bombardment of the Germans had little effect. Inexperienced soldiers walked towards a hailstorm of machine gun fire on that day. It was a massacre.
I absolutely didn't expected a song like this from Motorhead. It's heartwrenching. Lemmy is famous for Eat the Rich and rightly so. But should know this song. I hope I am wrong but I believe that it's almost unknown. Motorhead should be famous for this song alone.
The massacre the first few hours of the battle of the Somme where so gruel that sometimes german gunners stop shooting because they cant watch this anymore.
HEY !!! STOP PAUSING!! YOU KILLED THE EMOTIONAL FLOW OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG!! .....Clown😡
every 4.4 seconds one soldier was killed at the Somme, meaning that by the end of the song at least 56 men had been killed.
Before you get back into Motörhead the monster machine, you should listen to "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me." Prove to yourself that Lemmy had the widest emotional range of any rock writer/lyricist. The song is off of Motörhead's "Bastards" album.
Stay together for peace!
Thanks!
Also my favorite motorhead song...Lemmy will live til the last person mentions his name...Long live Lemmy😢
Everyone in Britain lost someone to The Somme.
In Europe they call that generation the lost generation for a reason
yeah..we all know itś an anti-war song from WWI..but the saddest thing is, that today it´s more actual, that in the time, Lemmy wrote it! Slava Ukraini! Herojam Slava!
Another sad and tragic song by Motorhead that I basically can't listen to without breaking down in tears (and rage at the same time) is called "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me", I think you can infer from the title what it's all about, and the album was, very appropriately, called "Bastards".
Une des plus belle chanson de Lemmy, qui aurait du être jouée lors des commémorations de la bataille de Verdun, en plus "la Marseillaise" et "God save the queen".
Nous devons notre petit à ces jeunes hommes qui, en leur temps se sont sacrifiés RESPECT
Aside from this which is just brilliant, Motorhead and Lemmy did some great covers of other "famous" songs that never get played on the radio because (I suspect) they get stereotyped or it's not "commercial" enough. Their loss! Why not try their version of Bowies' "Heroes" or "Run run Rudolph" with Dave Grohl and Billy Gibbons. 1916 just leaves me with a lump in my throat.
Are tryna kill this poor woman?!? Holy shit, man.
Huhu that's okay, I survived! Just got really sad the first time 💔 Well actually, still makes me cry every time I hear it. What a sad song.
@@MacyandAdventures it's a great song, one of the best ever! I don't introduce this song to anyone without a warning to go with it. It's too powerful.
@@chadsaling5700 yeah, it is a beautiful song! Oh yeah, definitely. We should warn them first that it is heartbreaking!
You broke the rule by stoping more than once
Sabaton have just released a great cover of this song with an epic video. Well worth checking out.
Sabaton made it like a war anthem. Where Lemmy's version was An Anti war song. That's why this version hits hard
As for metal bands with a cello let me you tell of about Apocalyptica - a Finnish metal that has FOUR of them and NO other instruments (except those played by guests.)
What gets me in this are the drum beats are like short bursts on a machine gun. I just imagine friends dying together with each burst, I'm sorry.
Great song about World War l. Lemme was genius.
60 million fought in the war to end all wars….20million died
Try song- I ain't no nice guy. Lemmy and Ozzy. Song- God was Never on Your Side.
Now do their song "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me". I DARE YOU.
Excusez : nous devons notre petit confort....
React to salem they are a band from the Midwest listen to starfall
Will check this out, thank you!
If you still reading comments after 1 year.... Please make a reaction Video of "1916" a tribute Song/Video from "Sabaton" .
It's a legit cover of this Song, and if i am honest, i like the Sabaton Version more.
The Video played the Song two times. First the Cover Version and second the song played by strings with some background infos from the Battle of the Somme
the Tribute to Lemmy and Motörhead and the End Credits.
Dont check it out first, make a first view reaction, thank you !
no good video reaction just like al the rest only talking enjoy listen than reaction talking when the video is over
lose the 4 min intros & this pausing this for adverts - be honest
Theres no need to pause ,theres no copyright glitch for pausing
HAVE YOU TRIED UPLOADING WITHOUT PAUSES ? works for the daily doug !
Knock it off its annoying AF