THIS IS A REMINDER TO LOVE! Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Sabaton "Christmas Truce"
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This song doesn't glorify war. It glorifies a moment where humanity and human kindness triumphed, even if only for a moment.
Its important to know this was only a few months into the war as well. This didnt happen again, i dont believe it even happened everywhere in 1914 on the western front
I had to clarify, I didint mean that sabaton glorifies war. I'm so sorry that it sounded like that. I mean people in general who do. I went back and listened, and I feel bad that it sounded like that. I thought this was a beautiful song.❤😊
@@TheWolffAndTheMelodyIt is the final manifestation of a common European cultural unity, something that has always been a fact (many who went to war in '14 had to travel from their place of work in another country to return and fight there...) but went in oceans of blood twice and decades of suspicion.
And now, just ~30 short years after we slowly started healing at long last, we are arranged into alliances that are fighting a bloody (the bloodiest war in Europe in a long, long time) proxy war once again, this time on the fields of Ukraine and when The Powers are involved it gets really dangerous really fast.
The "Long Peace" is over and we have to realize that once more we live in an age of alliances arranged against one another and this time ~1900 is nuclear tipped.
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
No, this is a moment when Christ triumphed.
Sabaton never gloryfies war, they talk about history without taking sides. They also have a separate history channel to talk more about the subject of each song. Btw, the guy who was the first to come out of the trenches was Hannes, Floor's husband. They have a daughter and are expecting a second kid soon 🙂
From what I remember from my history lessons, this really happened. Sabaton helps keep history alive for which I'm grateful. The great war left scars in my country.
Yes it did. It happened on multiple fronts all around the war. Not all battles stopped, since obviously the war raged on on many, many places and wasn't just one big battle, but in a lot of places the fighting stopped for that day
@@EskChan19 thanks for the info!
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! But........You cut off the end with Floor singing. The drummer Hannes Van Dahl is married to Floor Jansen, and her name is listed in the credits.
DUDE SOOOOO MOVING!
Sabaton was awarded "Educators Of The Year" in 2022 for the popularization of science.
We love Sabaton 🖤🤘🖤Hearing this live twice.. was epic. My 11 year old daughter wants to be a history teacher because of Sabaton. Her favourite is Bismarck.
Bismark is an incredible song about the incredible story of an incredible ship.
@@Lonestar1430 a beast made of steel..
That is adorable - and a wholesome reminder of the power of music. I wish your daughter best of luck in pursuing that dream.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 very sweet❤️. Thank you!
The portion that he plays on the piano is from Carol of the Bells as you noticed. Sabaton to me does not glorify war but teaches history and the horrors of war. The very end credits that you cut short was sung by Floor Jansen who is married to the drummer of Sabaton, Hannes Van Dahl.
Other Sabaton songs to do - No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Video), 1916(Official Music Video), Bismarck(Official Lyric Video), Soldier Of Heaven (Official Music Video), The Red Baron (Official Lyric Video), Night Witches (Animated Story Video),
I am a man in my early 60's and my old man told me: If you turn all people inside out we all look the same. I live by that, I don't care what colour, creed or religion people say they are, they're all humans to me.
ive have a similar philosophy having travelled the world when young. cut us and we all bleed the same. skin color is simply an adaption to the environment .
Nice one. Didn't you notice something familiar in the credits voice? It''s our Valkyrie Queen, Floor. You shouldn't have cut her singing... some people in the NW Army might rage. Just a warning 😁
🤘🤘🤘
The NW Army is too friendly for that......
They will simply remind in a mostly respectful way if they're true NW army.
Did he cut The ending??? May The Valkyrie Queen have mercy Of His soul ...
Yeah, poor Floor always gets cut off at the end of this song. 😂
@@stevecain6377 Not always. I have seen a few reactors hear her out - and some even recognizing her early on. The look on their faces when they do is priceless!
This one hits hard. I don't think I have ever made it through without crying. Ordinary human beings caught up in the horrors of war.
Sabaton never gloryfies war, they talk about history without really taking sides.
The video was so good because it was made by people that normally make movies. When the world shut itself down, moviemaking stopped too, so they had time for this. First soldier out of the trenches was drummer Hannes van Dahl. First soldier out from the other side was guitarist Chris Rorland. Yes, that was Tommy in the French uniform, bassist Par Sundstrom is at the cross near the video end. #LestWeForget.
It was so brilliant! Loved it
Ahh, my comfort music! No shit...stressed out? Watch a Sabaton concert! They make me happy.
You might be missing the jist of the band...they don't glorify war...they tell its tales...good, bad, all countries, and bring to light, stories of heroes and victories, as well as shine a light on the more grim features...simply as historians.
The piano melody is Carol of the Bells (Joakim says, "played backward", but another musician/fan says thetes just some swapped notes. Also, the entire song, is a *waltz*!!
Wait. Xmas music only in Dec? Umm... Tommy's band Majestica has a whole christmas concept album A Christmas Carol, and... he gave us 24days of power metal Christmas songs last year... you have time...
much love amy!
Sabaton has some truly powerful songs, like this one. And you don't have to worry about them glorifying war. Their aim is simply to tell the stories of real people who might otherwise be forgotten.
Cutting Floor off in mid-flow - some have gone to war over less!
You should not stop the outro - here sung by FLOOR!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh you cut off Floor in her prime !!
Sabaton is one of my guilty pleasure. Sometimes making me cry, sometimes giving me the mood to act and get up. As for this one, that's so good-written and well-produced ! You can try two of their animated videos in the same mood : the Night Witches and No bullets Fly. Their song, above the history lessons, are real catharsis
I cry everytime I hear it😢 If I am not mistaken, the video wad filmed and produced in the Czech Republic, where I am from😉
Sabaton would never in a million years glorify war. They just tell about the events that has happend. Nothing more, nothing less
Great reaction, despite the small shitstorm. Feel free to dive in to more Sabaton and their Sabaton History Channel. Always watch until the end, you might miss something and Sabaton and Floor fans are rather unforgiving 😉. I really like Sabaton, because they manage to tell a human tale within their songs revolving around war history, at least in their latest songs. I mean, you got to find your way as a band and evolve. And furthermore, great live band. Seen them a bunch of times.
Agreed, I believe Sabaton is doing a great thing with sharing history. Ya, I will never skip credits again.
Sabaton does not glorify WAR.... they honor the toughness, bravery and sacrifices made for the sake of others.... "Lest we forget".... Sabaton is doing their very best to make sure we never do.
I think it is safe to say that with Sabaton, you will not get glorification of war in any way shape or form. (ofc there will be people who read that into it sadly)
While they do remind us of the horrors of war, the stories they tell are kind of always about the human aspect of things, heroics and respect as well to some degree.
They also do not pick sides, if something was impressive, they will have a song about it. (Bismark comes to mind)
A thing they do so incredibly well is the creation of the videos for their songs, there is always a message being told, and meanwhile they remind/teach us about this history.
I love how sabaton teaches us.❤
if we forget our history we are destined to repeat it , let us break the cycle, Floor was singing the credit outro.
You should do their cover of Motörheads "1916".
It was the Pope of that time, that requested a Christmas Truce to all the involved countries. But none of them wanted that. Soldiers at the front had heard about the request and at many places along the trenches, the soldiers themselves stopped fighting and declared a Truce. They did meet in no mans land. And sang together and shared gifts. Command was furious. All soldiers involved where relocated in the next weeks. Because, many could not shoot at the people they had just met. It tells us such a wonderfull story about humanity.
You’ve probably gotten this request before but Nanowar of Steel have a really good Sabaton parody that features Joakim. It’s called Pasadena 1994
Christmas Truce 🎄❄️🎶 is absolutely a Masterpiece!
Always chills when the Piano starts .....🔔 🎹
The first injured soldier that goes out of the trenches
(Hannes van Dahl) Sabaton's drummer is Floor Jansen's husband 🖤 🥰
And did you see Tommy 😉Johansson??🎸🎶
The Sabaton songs must be used
in school for history lessons 📚
And there are teachers
who do this!
That's is natural Awesome...
We are all...we are all
We are all...we are all
friends 🤝🫱🏼🫲🏽
...en wenn Floor 👸 sings the
outro.... goosebumps 🥹
Great response 👍
Thank You so much 🤘🌻
from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Up next… their tribute to Motörhead “1916” . Literally had to stop listening to this at work because it made me cry. Sabaton never glorifies war, they like to sing about acts of sacrifice and courage, and highlight things people may not know about history.
I have it coming
My great-uncle enlisted at 16 to fight in the Somme and somehow survived. He died at 19 - 8 days before the end of WW1
Sabaton not glorifying war, they tell stories from historical events in history. They never promote one side. The animated story videos are amazing (no bullet fly, lady of the Dark, night witches)
PS. : you stopped Floor Janssen, she sings the credits and is the wife of the drummer Hannes van Dahl, the guy who leaves the trenches first.
This is so beautiful, always chills when the piano starts and when Floor sings the outro ❣️
🤩👍💥💯🎶
Been waiting for you to react to this one...
... On these uncertain days we're all living in...🙈
🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙
What a powerful song
You can listen to this song without the video and it makes sense. You can watch the video without the song and it makes sense. Bring them both together and you have a masterpiece. Not gloryfying war, promoting peace and humanity
A reminder that as human beings we share so much, have so much in common. These boys and men had lives, had families. What a powerful song. Thank you
Right, so powerful
We need more bagpipes in metal. The little pipe section during the solo (not there in the actual cd version) is sick.
Also, as simple as they are, i really like "Sarajevo" and "Versailles". Good opener and closer to the album. Dual songs
Agreeing on the pipes. There's a lot of bagpipes in folk metal or "medivial" metal. Try Saltatio Mortis (they build their own bagpipes) or Feuerschwanz, or Eluveitie. Or listen to Nightwish. Troy is using Uilleann pipes. 🤘🏻🖤
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You'll keep hearing Sabaton doesn't glorify war & doesn't take sides. Both sides had heroes & villains, bravery & cowardice. Both sides had real people & real families. I'm a history buff, but hv learned much from Sabaton. They hv songs abt topics I may not hv chosen to read or watch a documentary abt. IF you're effected emotionally by 1 of their songs or videos, you're responding properly!
sabaton is my fav the line is that why we bury our friends crushes me every time
6:23 although it’s known I still feel like so many forget that this kid who ran to get the ball is a reminder of many of the soldier ages some were only 14-19 years old
You dared to cut of Floors ending??? Ooo...deadly sin.
I love that Sabaton teaches us history in a respectful way and never takes sides. Loved your reaction. @metalmark1214 has suggested more Sabaton, including the versions to watch - I concur.
Agreed, I love what they are doing
Another commenter put it better than I ever could: Sabaton are anti-war but pro-soldier. At least 80% of their songs are about the best of humanity during war: ingenuity _(Father),_ determination _(Bismarck),_ compassion _(No_ _Bullets_ _Fly),_ bravery _(Night_ _Witches),_ or, like here, just recognising "the other side" as human. I'm not familiar with all their early material, but at least lately even the songs that are about events are about the tragedy and stupidity of war _(Sarajevo,_ _Versailles)._
I generally cry twice during this one: first when Hannes goes out into No Man's Land (sometimes I last until I see the look on Pär's face), then again when Pär is carving the date on the cross. Partly that's because when I first saw this song I had recently learned that my country had sent soldiers to fight abroad every single year since "The War to End All Wars" - that's more than a century. A war that never ends, indeed!
"Lest We Forget" might as well be Sabaton's motto. It's from Rudyard Kipling's poem _Recessional,_ written for Queen Victoria's jubilee. It got him some grief because it was (I believe) the only jubilee poem not glorifying the Empire, instead telling how all empires eventually turn to dust. Ironically, he later used his influence to get his son into the army during WWI after he had been rejected, and the young man died.
The fact that the brass on both sides had to go to extreme lengths to stop more truces in later years is itself a commentary on the humanity of the "common soldier"...
wow thats brilliant what they said. I truly loved this song.
Something i learn with Sabaton song/videos.. always bring a tissue 😅 another awesome react 🤟 tx 🖐️
Have been waiting for this one.
Sabaton works hard to capture the human experience during war; horror, fear, courage, bravery, loyalty, struggle, and in this case humanity.
Remember war is an extension of politics; particularly when a politician wants what belongs to someone else, and compel others to defend their-own; property, land, families.
I'm greateful to Sabaton for teaching about history. Who like not them show so great and difficult topic about (for example) Witold Pilecki, Warsaw Uprising or this christmas event. They not glorify war, they just tell about it. In their Sabaton History channel they explain more details about every "event" in songs.
Unfortunately people forgoting very fast and situation behind east border of my country make me sad (I don't want to enter deep in this not nice topic). Great reaction, as always.
Agreed, I love how sabaton does their music.
They played this song when I went to their concert and it made me cry, hit differently live.
This song gets me every time, it shows what happens when a moment of humanity overtakes war. Christmas Truce does not glorify war, it glorifies the power of peace in a moment during a war (One of the single most terrible wastes of life in history).
This was a real event in 1914 which occered along around 8 miles of the battlefront. Many of the soldiers could not continue, they were replaced a few days after Christmas. General orders went out to both sides that if something like this ever happened again then all involved would be on charges and would face the firing squad for cowardice. Now we are more understanding about PTSD but in both world wars it was seen as cawardice.
The Piano refrain is an inversion of the Christmas Bells. Even without seeing the video I still have the images burned into my mind, one comment How Dare You Stop while Floor Jansen was singing over the credits (Floor is Married to Hannes Van Dahl)
much love man
This for me is about humanity, are all brothers and sisters. We have hope for the future and our children and loved ones. We want love, happiness, and peace. Someday maybe we'll learn of the futility and horrible cost of war, and we'll figure a different way to solve our problems. It starts with respect and acceptance of other people, and their culture, but that's and entirely different discussion. Sabaton did a great job representing that ideal. Nothing more to say, plenty tho to contemplate. TY Cosmic ❤ and ✌️ all.. esp ✌️
Hey Bruce, this is Michael from Germany. Thank`s for play Northward. I`m very surprised. But now look at the outro from this Song. The Angel Voice is Floor, you see her Name at the end. The man in the Video with blond long hair, is Hannes van Dahl the Husband from Floor and the Drummer from Sabaton. I see we are love the same Music. See you Bruce
No bullets fly and Soldier of heaven have to be on the list
simultaneously the most amazing and saddest event of the war.
If there is any man who can sing in to my soul..it is here. This voice has something magical. And the ending here... Floor. Oh, Floor. What else can you say?
By the way, a lot of the soldiers that took part in this, had to be replaced, on both sides, because they refused to fight against their new friends. Oh, the voice you hear at the end is Floor Jansen from Nightwish. Hannes, the blond guy (drummer) is her husband.
On another note .. How dare you just interrupt Floor and don't listen to her until the end ? 🤨🤨
He did not know any better.
Ive failed! Sorry😢
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Not one to sit the ending credits in cinema either? :)
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Haha, yeah maybe they should have shown here name directly at the beginning of the end credits. When i saw it first i however was the whole time thinking if she is it or not and waited till the end where they finally also show her name.
Also i thought its beautiful, so even if it were some other singer, i would have listened to it till the end.
It's a wonderful moment of humanity during the madness of war.
It's important to teach kids about the horror of it so they are more willing to negotiate and avoid it at all costs. Lest we forget is so important.
It was heartbreaking.
Cutting off Floor at the end irked me though lmaoooo
Humanity at its best in the midst of its worst. The same goes to NO BULLETS FLY that you" ll soon react.
Greetings from Greece!
I've listened to this song at least a million times and still love it. Such a wonderful story! 😊
Yes, Sabaton teaches history. they even have a separate channel here on YT, @SabatonHistory
When you want history, you hear Sabator
Sabaton does not glorrify war. They just tell the stories without taking sides and always from a human perspective. I’m sure you will learn too appreciate it.
I never said they do. I even said that I love how they teach us. I said people glorify war. Im so sorry any miscommunication
For anyone who thinks Sabaton glorifies war, listen to Christmas Truce, Cliffs of Gallipoli, The Great War, Fields of Verdun, 1916, or The Ballad of Bull.
Agreed, I never meant that sabaton glorifies war. I think people. I love how Sabaton teaches and shows us humanity.❤
You earned my sub from the reaction you had on this video, thank you!
Welcome aboard!
My Dad was there in that war. I can see why he would never talk about it.😢
Bless You...
So Sabaton are great historians- they talk about all the sides. They don’t glorify war but talk about everyone who has had to participate in the tragedy of war. So… the drummer of Sabaton is married to Floor Jansen- so that is her voice during the credits.
War is not a good thing, but sometimes one has to stand up and make the ultimate sacrifice- to quote Metallica- “
To secure peace is to prepare for war. “
I love their approach.
Fun fact - the operatic voice in the closing credits is the voice of Floor Jansen from Nightwish :)
It's also shown in the credits if you don't believe me xD
I knew of this from Garth Brook's song "Belleau Wood". I, like many others, cannot listen to it without tearing up. I know that there are many things in this world that I do not understand, but I simply cannot fathom this: Say I was a soldier there and lay my gun down to sing 'Stille Nacht' with the Germans, playing football with them, and then hours later go back to shooting and killing. War is absolute hell, but there is no way in this world I could do something like that. I try to remind myself of a similar fact when I come across some nasty person on the internet (or that I've met in real life) and remember that we are both members of the human race and have hearts, emotions. Thank you for the reaction video! I wrote a novel here, I suppose. I enjoy Sabaton's work. If I can recommend something that sounds interesting: Kamelot's 'Ghost Opera' or 'Nights of Arabia'.
What always gets me? That even in the hellish environment of a warzone, that the light of humanity can still glow, even in the darkest of times.
And the one comment I've read that will always stick with me is one from a gentleman in which he said that if not for this historical event, he would not exist, as his grandfathers met each other on the battlefield that day. How astronomically remote are the odds that someone could connect their existence to something as significant as this?
And Wolff, it isn't about glorifying war. It isn't about glorifying what happened. It's about remembering what happened, so that it isn't forgotten. I mean, how good are Sabaton as storytellers, when I can go from watching the video for Final Solution, to watching your reaction for Christmas Truce? It is that ability to get at your soul and make you consider not just the history itself, but how complicated, terrifying, and wonderful people, both individually and collectively, we really are. How deep and nuanced and faceted our natures really are. To see the fact that no matter what part of history you learn about, our natures, despite our progression and technology and understanding, really have not changed.
Which is why what was carved in the cross really needs to be understood: "Lest We Forget." Because it is all about rememberence. Because those who were there, their lives mattered just as much as ours do now.
I got the pleasure of seeing them in my local university supporting Anthax I think.. Great band ❤️ make love not war 🤘✌️ great reaction man 👌
This truce wasn't authorized by the military commands on either side in fact it was a spontaneous act where the German soldiers took the intiative. After the truce many of the soldiers refused go back fighting which is very understandable. However it wasn't popular among their commanders and some acutally got executed due to not obeying orders.
Enjoyed your reaction to this great piece of art. Sad that you did not let the outro continue to the end. Hannes ' wife's, Floor Jansen, gorgeous soaring vocals at the end take this song to a whole new level of beauty and emotion. I tear up during the outro every time. Sabaton has captured not only this moment of history but that special bond that all us veterans share with each other, even across opposing sides (20 year veteran here, luckily never saw up close combat). Sabaton worked long and hard at getting the song and video right to honor this story.
I will push back a little on the concept that war is never the answer. There is true evil in the world and sometimes the only way of dealing with that evil is to destroy it. I am not naïve enough to think all or even most wars are necessary but some are. Those who fight these wars know the true cost and are more reluctant then most to actually want to go to war.
I appreciate your input and when I do another sabaton reaction, I want to share more. I think its great for us to have these conversations and grow closer. ❤
Floor Jansen is the one singing while the credits ran son. Sabaton TEACH history never glorifying it nor do they take sides. 💯I knew of the Christmas truce and 1916 (military family) both my bros devoured history about wars and played war games.💥 🪖Actually they still do sort of, does Dungeon and Dragons qualify?🏹🗡☯☮
If you want positive songs go back to Lovebites and do these
Edge of the World (Five of a Kind, 21/02/2020)
A Frozen Serenade 2021 LIVE in Tokyo with lyrics
Glory To The World [MUSIC VIDEO]
WE THE UNITED [Live at zepp Divercity Tokyo 2020] With Subtitles
I share your feeling about the problem of "glorifying war"
and I am always reluctant to like Sabaton
because of the themes of their songs
War is not a topic I generally choose to listen to
I often cry when I hear and listen to Sabaton songs -
they move me - this song, their cover of 1916
both bring tears to my eyes EVERY TIME.
It is a deep problem with getting the nuances of history
into a song of less than 5 minutes
and that is why they have a lot of credits
which usually includes a lot of extra information.
I have to say that when I listen to a Sabaton song
triggers my "hermeneutics of suspicion"
(a term coined by the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur)
and I am listening closely to all the words
and the music to check for "glorification"
intentional or accidental.
I also find it interesting that some of their songs
about Swedish kings then appear more problematic
mostly because I learnt about the particular kings
via an Estonian interpretation of history
when they were the land being fought over by the Swedes and Russians.
I am subscribed to the Sabaton channel but I have to be in the right mood
to listen and think critically to it.
I was a punk in the 1980s because
I was more interested in the words and the sentiments expressed
and found other genres didn't speak to me.
I truly appreciate your input and perspective. Much love friend.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody
Thank you, I can have at times
"verbal diarrhoea"
and sometimes need to be told to
shut the f*ck up LOL
War should never be glorified. However, the brave soldiers who served, fought, and especially those who died for their country deserve all the glory. Glorifying war for the sake of war in any sort of way is just sick and twisted in my opinion.
Agreed, My heart goes out to those who have fallen and gave their lives
Dude! "Carolus Rex" lyric video should be your next reaction by these guys. Their most epic song they've made IMHO >_< \m/
war is only glorified by those who have never seen it themselves....
Yours was a good "rant", we need more of those, not less, as far as I am concerned! Also, in the stopped frame you re-winded to, the black piano with the cross born before it always reminds me of a casket. I think it was intentional by the brilliant director!
Last but not least, the wordless outro (by Floor Jansen, no less) belongs in full to the song and crowns it in radiance. Go back to listen to it till the last second. This song is epochal. As we know, it did not prevent war - art hardly ever does, 'cause sadly, people responsible for wars do not heed messages like these - but the world is a better place for it.
much love friend! I really appreciate you.
Try wonderful 'Sabaton' song by Namowar of Steel feat. Joakim Broden "Pasadena 1994" about a soccer massacre between Brazil and Italy. Hilarious!
As always, nice reaction.
War sucks, not just because of all the misery during war, but also after.
More songs been suggested, but I recommend another one. It deals also with the aftermath of war: Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch.
Also an emotional heavy hitter!
By the way, why you were called a Metal Elitist, but now ex?
My friends used to call me an elitist cause I would only listen to 2 bands and nothing else.
@@TheWolffAndTheMelody glad you are broadening your musical taste
Floor is the perfect person to sing this outro. Too bad you didn't finish the whole video and look at the credits
Enjoy your reactions, but you dropped the ball at the end....always give respect to the behind the scenes people that helped create this mini movie....its more than just a music video.
Much love, my mind was on the emotions of the song and what It meant to me. I will keep that in mind in the future.
oh i get it...thank you for the reply.@@TheWolffAndTheMelody
The next reactor, who do not the end with Floor. .i don't understand it.
You failed the test you did not recognize the Queen Floor singing over the credits . her husband drummer Hannes Van Dahl was the 1st guy outta the trench .
damn sorry, I was caught up in the beauty of the song and how it was makin me cry😢
I know you didn't mean that Sabaton glorify war, but there are definitly those who have said things like that and i feel t his song and En livstid i krig (especially the swedish version) is the perfect counter arguments, but while En livstid i krig is about the futility of war and how it affects a lone solider that knows he will most likely will die forgotten never to return, this is about celebration of a speck of humanity in one of, if not the worst wars ever (perhaps not in total lives lost, but in how brutal it was for the soldiers and then how futile it all turned out to be as it was only the prelude for WW2). One thing that is pretty interensting is that the begining with Carol of the bells have the scale (i think i'm using the correct word, another reactor I saw mentioned it and im not an expert in music terminology) reversed giving it a slightly "off" sound, so basically saying "it is christmas, but everything is horrible and wrong" and then when it turns to hope instead of despair they change it to the correct scale.
If you havn't done En livstid i krig yet, definitly do the live version "SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg)" (remember to put on the subtitles since it's in swedish and you want to understand the lyrics) Perhaps as a double feature with the english version "A lifetime of War", they are entirely different in theme and lyrics, but with the same instrumentation.
Im so glad you got that, I love what sabaton does. I loved this song.
Btw, add Brymir "Voices in the Sky" or "Lament of the Ravenous" or "Seeds of Downfall" to the list i know you have. More Finnish metal
can't believe you cut off Floor!!!!
Sorry!
"Lest we forget". It's not about glorifying war, is about remember and not to repeat past mistakes. Btw you missed the credits, there's the name of some woman named Floor Jansen that does the end credit chorus LOL. Cheers!
Much love friend
I don't know if you know this but Floor Janson is the wife of Sabaton's drummer 😀
This one about the war of Sabaton is also very impressive: czcams.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/video.html&ab_channel=Sabaton
dont forget to press the subtitels in English
This was a time when humanity overcame the fools we let control our nations! You missed out on the best part of the song musically when you cut off the credits! The singer was Floor Jansen because she is married to the drummer of Sabaton! I really don’t know if you can handle Sabaton 1916 originally written by Lemmy from Motörhead.
When i discovered the band i had the same issue as you with them. But now i know, they just remember the fallen of all wars and keep their histories alive.
....But i still can't listen to them all the time.
There was a big miscommunication. I don't think Sabaton glorifies war, I was referring to people who do that. I actually really like Sabaton and the more I understand their approach, I respect them a ton.
🤗🍒🤘🏻Too bad you don't let the end play through because then you hear Floor Jansen doing the credits, she is the wife of the drummer of sabaton
Sadly you didnt bother letting the actual video end (again what's the point in reaction if you dont finish the video?). Sure you only missed out on the revelation of who was singing during the end credits (which the kids in the comments already spoiled now anyway though).
Remember *ONE* thing about Sabaton videos (weird that no one told you this before) never, *EVER* stop a Sabaton video until the video stops itself. Never. Ever. You can thank me later. ;)
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you have no idea!!!
This happened in WW1 in reality....not on all Battlefields but there were some where it is the truth. They tell this story pretty well...on 1 Bf it happens this way they told the story. It was a Major or Someone who left the trench and the other side reacts positively and left too....then they celebratet christmas together and the next day they shoot each other again....and the female voice is Floor....btw you should listen to a few more songs like Bismarck,Shiroyama, Sparta etc and my Favorite,Swedish Pagans
And i dont know if you knew this Hannes van Dahl (the drummer)is married with Floor Jansen, they have 1 daughter,but Floor is pregnant atm with their 2nd child....and they are living in Sweden
I don't think Sabaton glorify war, they honour the victims and heroes of war. IMO the soldiers from both side were victims of their countries, they are indoctrinated in thinking that their way is THE way.
First, that quote about glorifying war, well, You Are soooo Wrong about Sabaton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, you cut off Floor's ending....
This song is Powerful.
“Lest We Forget”- is Sabaton’s mantra. They are not political but sing about sacrifices, heroics on mostly military history . Sabaton History is their YT channel and explains the history of a lot of their songs. I do suggest you do the animated STORY videos of Night Witches or my personal favorite No Bullets Fly. These animated story video are a combination of Sabaton music video and Sabaton History. Do make sure you play the entire videos thru especially No Bullets Fly as it is a unbelievable story with a incredible ending. Good luck on your journey with Sabaton but the magic of Sabaton is not how great their music is, learning about the sacrifices of a few so all of us can be free and happy is the greater message!!!!!
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
I think there is a big misunderstanding. I never said Sabaton glorifies war. I was referring to people that do. Thats my bad for not effectively saying that. I think Sabaton is a needed touch for us. I'm learning so much. I appreciate you kind words and love friend.
Official videos are the length they are for a reason - please finish them, otherwise you might miss something! Like Floor. I thought you were better than that...
Sorry friend
Ohhh, he will regret cutting Floor just like that, hihi 😅