Motörhead's version is more stripped down. Joakim's voice just hammers home the message about the madness of that war. The cello part at the end always tears me up, and the figures stated are just heartbreaking.
and whats horrific to think about is that on a list of the 15 bloodiest battles of WW1, this battle only ranked 4th (1st battle) with 1,113,000 casualties and 7th (2nd battle) with 804,100. the #1 ranked battle was the Brusilov Offensive with 2,317,800 casualties.
someone called Lemmy´s Version a Funeral Song, which is true...Joakim gave it some kind of energy you feel once the wounds are healed, and you have the energy to realy talk about the past. Dunno if you understand what i mean
@@fenrisulfur842 i certainly understand what you mean. while i MYSELF have never served, i DO have family who have...and they were the greatest 2 men i never got to meet. both were my great grandfathers and 1 worked as a telegrapher and also taught his 2 brothers to do the same so they wouldn't have to see the front lines. the other worked for the Dutch Underground itself. apparently both were some of the kindest people you would ever have had the chance to have met.
@@anime4life209i'm Dutch myself, as were my grandparents who were children during the time. They survived the hardships of Nazi rule luckily. But reading your words couldn't let me just leave here without saying a big thank you for the things your great grandfathers went through and did for our freedom that we are able to have and enjoy today. So a salute and thank you from me to your brave family members! 🤝✌️
@@tomverheijden712 i made a video about the two of them on my channel if you'd like to know more. i made a few mistakes between the two as, as it even states in the title, i never met the two and so i mixed up some back and forths through out the vid. i only later found that out through my sis who had watched it xD.
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:02 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The guy holding Lemmys picture is Eddie Rocha, he was the tour manager of Motörhead and the current one for Sabaton.
Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead wrote "1916" after watching a documentary on the Battle of the Somme. Lemmy was particularly touched by the story of a veteran of the battle who broke down talking about holding his best friend in his arms as he died. Sabaton had made this a monumental tribute to Lemmy and Motorhead, from the opening scene of the bus with the Hammersmith destination (the home of Motorhead), to the Motorhead flag, to the inclusion of the surviving members of Motorhead. By expanding the theme to include soldiers from throughout history Sabaton also makes this a tribute to all the warriors who marched off to defend their homeland. RIP Lemmy, and all those brave soldiers who marched off to an uncertain future when called to defend their beliefs. You are missed and appreciated.
16 years old was the estimated ''average'' age going off of records for the first two years of the war. As many as 250.000 under-aged soldiers served in the British armed forces during the entire war. When war was still see as a big adventure and was still romanced about. The expected 300.000 recruits at the start of the war gave shocked the government and the army as close to a Million men volunteered with-in the first month. Many joined 'pals'' battalions to fight with people the knew as well as lied about their age. The youngest soldier at the battle of the Somme was Sidney Lewis. Age only 12 and managed to survive the war.
Happy to see you react to Sabaton. Your remark on the Anerican flag, was mine too at first. Then I learnt that the flags appearing are those represented on the Motörhead banner. Likewise there are american soldiers represented as there are nods to several other Sabaton songs in the march. The abandoned open car is from Sarajevo, where the arch duke was shot, which initiated the war. The bus to Hammersmith is a reference to an Motörhead album.
Still crying every time I watch this! [I hope you'll forgive a pasted comment, it took me a while to write the first time.] I saw Sabaton perform this live in Leeds on the first night of the current tour, and it was so emotional. So let's raise a few glasses: to Birmingham, birthplace of metal; to Lemmy (RIP); to Sabaton; and to those who sacrificed so much. My wife's grandfather was one of those who lied about his age - he was only _14_ when he went to the Front! He got out alive, thanks to some amazing luck: he was wounded and taken to a field hospital, and his own father was being treated there at the same time. He swore a lot when he saw his son, then wrote to his wife back home explaining the situation. She in turn sent evidence of their boy's age to the War Office and they pulled him out. After he came home he never spoke to anyone in the family about his experiences. Greetings from South Yorkshire - Lest We Forget.
All the other troops are references to the people in all their songs, Spartans, Robert the Bruce, the Red Baron, the “ye olde pub” with Charlie Brown. The lady in uniform is a nightwitch. The screaming eagles, Harlem hellfighterz. They all went through the same shit as that boysoldier.
Motörhead's version is more stripped down. Joakim's voice just hammers home the message about the madness of that war. The cello part at the end always tears me up, and the figures stated are just heartbreaking.
and whats horrific to think about is that on a list of the 15 bloodiest battles of WW1, this battle only ranked 4th (1st battle) with 1,113,000 casualties and 7th (2nd battle) with 804,100. the #1 ranked battle was the Brusilov Offensive with 2,317,800 casualties.
someone called Lemmy´s Version a Funeral Song, which is true...Joakim gave it some kind of energy you feel once the wounds are healed, and you have the energy to realy talk about the past. Dunno if you understand what i mean
@@fenrisulfur842 i certainly understand what you mean. while i MYSELF have never served, i DO have family who have...and they were the greatest 2 men i never got to meet. both were my great grandfathers and 1 worked as a telegrapher and also taught his 2 brothers to do the same so they wouldn't have to see the front lines. the other worked for the Dutch Underground itself. apparently both were some of the kindest people you would ever have had the chance to have met.
@@anime4life209i'm Dutch myself, as were my grandparents who were children during the time. They survived the hardships of Nazi rule luckily. But reading your words couldn't let me just leave here without saying a big thank you for the things your great grandfathers went through and did for our freedom that we are able to have and enjoy today. So a salute and thank you from me to your brave family members! 🤝✌️
@@tomverheijden712 i made a video about the two of them on my channel if you'd like to know more. i made a few mistakes between the two as, as it even states in the title, i never met the two and so i mixed up some back and forths through out the vid. i only later found that out through my sis who had watched it xD.
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:02 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The guy holding Lemmys picture is Eddie Rocha, he was the tour manager of Motörhead and the current one for Sabaton.
Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead wrote "1916" after watching a documentary on the Battle of the Somme. Lemmy was particularly touched by the story of a veteran of the battle who broke down talking about holding his best friend in his arms as he died. Sabaton had made this a monumental tribute to Lemmy and Motorhead, from the opening scene of the bus with the Hammersmith destination (the home of Motorhead), to the Motorhead flag, to the inclusion of the surviving members of Motorhead. By expanding the theme to include soldiers from throughout history Sabaton also makes this a tribute to all the warriors who marched off to defend their homeland. RIP Lemmy, and all those brave soldiers who marched off to an uncertain future when called to defend their beliefs. You are missed and appreciated.
16 years old was the estimated ''average'' age going off of records for the first two years of the war.
As many as 250.000 under-aged soldiers served in the British armed forces during the entire war.
When war was still see as a big adventure and was still romanced about. The expected 300.000 recruits at the start of the war gave shocked the government and the army as close to a Million men volunteered with-in the first month. Many joined 'pals'' battalions to fight with people the knew as well as lied about their age.
The youngest soldier at the battle of the Somme was Sidney Lewis.
Age only 12 and managed to survive the war.
The youngest soldier during the war in the U. S. The Army (I think it was the Army) was age 12
That last bloody section of the song man always kills me where it starts with I heard my friend die how can anyone not cry when they hear this song
Happy to see you react to Sabaton.
Your remark on the Anerican flag, was mine too at first. Then I learnt that the flags appearing are those represented on the Motörhead banner. Likewise there are american soldiers represented as there are nods to several other Sabaton songs in the march.
The abandoned open car is from Sarajevo, where the arch duke was shot, which initiated the war. The bus to Hammersmith is a reference to an Motörhead album.
The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis, who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916
This is more of a tribute to Motorhead than a cover
The man holding Lemmy's picture was Motorhead 's tour manager. Now he is Sabatons
Some lives are written in stone and others are written in sand. When the wind blows the sand blows away
The different soldiers are referring to other Sabaton songs.
No. They are part of the Living History Museum. E.G. Sabaton has never done a song about Gurkhas in WWII.
Still crying every time I watch this! [I hope you'll forgive a pasted comment, it took me a while to write the first time.] I saw Sabaton perform this live in Leeds on the first night of the current tour, and it was so emotional. So let's raise a few glasses: to Birmingham, birthplace of metal; to Lemmy (RIP); to Sabaton; and to those who sacrificed so much. My wife's grandfather was one of those who lied about his age - he was only _14_ when he went to the Front! He got out alive, thanks to some amazing luck: he was wounded and taken to a field hospital, and his own father was being treated there at the same time. He swore a lot when he saw his son, then wrote to his wife back home explaining the situation. She in turn sent evidence of their boy's age to the War Office and they pulled him out. After he came home he never spoke to anyone in the family about his experiences. Greetings from South Yorkshire - Lest We Forget.
All the other troops are references to the people in all their songs, Spartans, Robert the Bruce, the Red Baron, the “ye olde pub” with Charlie Brown. The lady in uniform is a nightwitch. The screaming eagles, Harlem hellfighterz.
They all went through the same shit as that boysoldier.
You sure thats not the lady of the Dark?
@@pontiacfan76 might be, I dunno.
I'm so glad they included Motorhead in this. Their version was just as good, but was, in my opinion, more raw. Great song and a great band.
Thanx. We forget our historie to quick!
Amazing tune by Lemmy. I would also highly recommend Motörhead's "marching off to war" for this kind of thing.
A very good way to teach history special to the young in USA
What do you mean? ”To teach history special to the young in USA”?
@@katarinawikholm5873I think he meant to say
'This is a good way to teach history to the young, especially in the USA'
Tina Guo on cello...
300k dead for 6 miles of ground is 7.5 inches per man. If you add in all casualties it drops to 2inches or 5cm
I just love the tribute to Lemmy on this song!
The other time period soldiers are from their older songs ;-)
Not the fist war
We Americans where there in the Lafayette Escadrille. Prior to out offical involvement.
NEVER, EVER stop a song until the credits end. Not subscribing.