South African's reacting to Sabaton's song about a South African War!
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- We check out the amazing Sabaton with their song Rorke's Drift which is about the Ango Boere War.
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Irish statesman Edmund Burke is often misquoted as having said, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with the aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” while British statesman Winston Churchill wrote, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Lessons from the past may not always ward off doom, but they can provide insights into the present and even the future. It's a hard lesson learn, when decades pass the impact diminishes.
We are still a rather primitive primate species and thus traits inate to us that can be used to lead us have pretty much been the same for centuries. Whether in the name religious dogma or populism(just to name a few), fear and the solution offered to get rid of the source of the fear have united us quite easily for centuries. Sometime for good but mostly for bad.
While the 20th century's end and the beginning of the new one gives me hope in that we have learned from the past as wars in general have become fewer, it also gives us scary examples of what can go wrong when the uneducated (when it comes to history) go and vote. Trump is the biggest but only one of the demagogues raising their ugly heads.
It is paramount that we learn from the past. Remember the good but don't forget the bad times.
@@antti-jussikemppainen305 Still we don't have a law that includes hatecrimes on whites, why dont we have that?
Whites r a minority compared to the world population and should be handle like one, y dont u do it sauna-antti-jussi?
And this is why some of us aspire to be history teachers, to prevent another Hitler, Genghis, Nero etc
@@loup296 as well as maybe inspire someone into becoming something great
Joachim or Per have said they don't take sides, they just write songs about things that happened.
Sounds like a clever idea if you ask me!
Pretty much how you should approach things as a historian.
Pär
Best example of this (to me). Go to their history channel, and watch the episode about The Six Day War (The song is called counterstrike). It's about the war of Jerusalem. Very touchy subject, for many many ppl. The most written comments are ppl saying "Hey I thought everyone would just be bashing eachother in the comments. But it's very civil. Because. Sabaton gives no opinion in the song, or the history channel. They just tell what happened. And you pick your own side.
@Benjamin Greenaway 11 I'm pretty sure that's a Powerwolf song
Every time I hear Sabaton, I get a shiver down my spine ... What a band, and getting a bit of history on top of it ... Outstanding!!!
Totally agree.
You have no clue how excited I was to see you reacting to this, omg.
It truly is a phenomenal song!
There is a CZcamsr who is an historian and was recently asked by Nuclear Blast to work with them on Sabaton reactions. This is in addition to the Sabaton's History Channel. It truly is wonderful music.
Is that Mr. Terry or someone else?
@@Metal_Auditor The channel is vlogging through history.
@@PittDaddy Love that guy. Watching his history reactions for a while now. When did he announce this? During live stream?
@@NinoMit87 he mentioned it in one of his videos about 2 weeks ago.
Sabaton has a song called "No bullets fly" with an animated video you REALLY need to take a look at. Amazing story about the song in the video.
Best regards from Sweden!
You got your first comment boi
watch the animated STORY video of nightwitches, it gives a depth to the lyrics that make it sooo much better.
"Why don't we aimply aim to be better people" - Dude, if you don't want history to repeat, you need to know it! Sabaton are great at teaching history...
You make a fair point.
I actually had part of the lyrics to "40:1" in my history textbook when I was in high school. (It was traslated into Polish though). That's how I found out about the band in the first place too.
So it was actually printed in the book? How was it commented upon in the book?
@@LLiivveeeevviiLL It's been like 8 - 10 years ago so I don't really remember the details much. Sorry!
I have read it in my sister's history book (also Polish) and there was an information like: "The September Campaign (Invasion of Poland) is memorialized by the Swedish metal band - Sabaton. One of their songs: " 40:1", tells the story of the battle of Visna."
It's just the general meaning I remember. And she even had Sabaton's photo there. It was like right at the top of the chapter.
I watched their 2012 concert at Woodstock. You poles were fucking nuts and it was awesome.
You need to watch the movie Zulu starring Michael Caine that shows you what the troops went through right after the disaster the day before where a large British unit was wiped out. 23 Victory Cross medals.
And has one of the best musical scenes since La Marseillaise in Casablanca
Excellent movie indeed. (Also Victoria Cross*)
"Stop throwing....those bloody spears...at me!" 🤣
Michael Caine, "Zulu Dawn".
11 Victoria crosses! not 23.
@@nicksykes4575 23 Victoria crosses were awarded in the Anglo Zulu war. 11 at Rorkes Drift
As a homeschooling parent (12year done and 1 to go...), I've used and recommended Sabaton history for more than 2-years now. They are fantastic and it is so good to get a view point that is from outside the North American filter.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! We are considering homeschooling our daughter, so might actually follow in your footsteps!
I mean, they do cover a small portion of the "war" side of history, and basically nothing about the more important bits.
I guess you can infer something about societies from the pov they sing from.
@@aenorist2431 Hi! I was referring to the Sabaton History Channel which is quite indepth. Recommend it as something to checkout.
If you ever need a non-American view from a calm old man, let me know. Communication has always been the key to education.
@@lakelili agreed this is nice and better than the history channel ever was but honestly homeschooling handicaps your kid socially in most cases no matter how good your schooling is. I was home schooled btw lol
I had the pleasure of seeing Sabaton in concert back in 2015. I even got to do a meet and greet and had a photo taken with them. A really nice bunch of guys.
I got to do the same in October 2019 in NYC they are amazing guys
So jealous 🙂🤘
@@SongsandThongs they are great guys and danm hannes is tall 😆
"Those who don't learn from history is bound to repeat it"
One of the greatest stories of British military history, where 150 soldiers and officers of the 24th foot later to become the Welsh Borderers Regiment, were surrounded by 4,000 Zulu warriors. It was British Soldiers lead by a brilliant officer. That day is still a record for the amount of Victoria Cross medals handed out for one Battle. Rorke's Drift will always be a big part of Welsh history and British history. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Sabaton doing Sabaton things, great band. Sabaton, the history teacher we all wish we had. Thanks for the reaction.
You don’t have to be sitting in a formal class setting to be taught! 🙂 That’s why I love youtube!
Just a quick comment and correction, as a Metalhead and history nut this band kicks arse and I luv every album by Sabaton, they are the Swedish answer to Iron Maiden...as for the history aspect it was not the Boer War but the Zulu war, Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. I dig you guys reaction, keep on rocking... gooi mealies !!!
" Fire at Will"
Will escapes screaming ....
This is always my favorite part of the song 3:24-3:40. Also the way I look at it is it doesn’t matter who’s good or who’s bad in this situation because heroism and standing your ground against overwhelming odds is always admirable
Simon Pegg called the film 'Men behaving Bravely.' Which seems so apt. r
Way cool reaction, very relatable to South Africans
Thanks! 😁
Damn! That Zulu clip was like a haka on steroids! 😮
I have been waiting for U to get back on the Sabaton army, so happy I came upon this. When it comes to the song... I love the drums and the guitars and the urge it builds up in you combined with the text.
I can understand that U didnt want to get into politics. That said.. Like @Ro0 quoted earlier know history in order not to make the same again.
Challenge: check out this whole album (The Last Stand) and try to find one bad song!🤘😁
Speaking of politics... Sabaton has a lot of songs that you might think would make some people be uncomfortble. But they don't. They get away with singing about D-Day in Germany and Nazi Ghost division in Poland... Like you said, those who were involved back then, are not alive today (most of them). Sabaton don't take political sides, they only tell the story.
Great reaction, btw!🤘
No culture is immune to having things in its past while important to shaping the current society it was embarrassing to even shameful and at least serves to show what not to do - ever again. Well done reaction!
Agreed! However, the Zulu were the hostile invading force here!
And I'd like to mention that the Zulu had a culture where you literally couldn't get married until you fought in and survived a battle. That's not a very peaceful sort of people.
Take pride in that battle. You kicked ass!
For anyone wondering, The intro music is called "Hit the ground" by Alec Koff.
I'm not into history much, but with sabaton's existence, I wish I were a history teacher or knew one whom I could convince to throw out the text book and just have a semester comprised of studying sabaton songs
The song is super goed ( love Sabaton ),, I agree that you two did not get into the lyrics, I was born in Bloemfontein, grew up in Windhoek, studied in Cape Town , worked in Johannesburg , left South Africa when I was 26 years old. I now live 30 years in Holland.. I am so glad to have found you.. when I hear you it’s like I am back in Africa,,🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🥳🥳🥳
Sabaton is always good and sometimes a little bit controversial. Kudos for reacting to this.
Me and the boys recreated the battle once blasting this song
I'm a die hard Sabaton fan so here's a few recommendations Uprising and 40:1 at Woodstock, Attack of the Dead Men, Attero Dominatus, and finally Great War are all some of my favorite songs.
If you recommend Attero Domminatus, I'd add Hearts of Iron - it's like two halves of one song.
Check out the Sabaton song "En livstid i krig" from The Great Tour in Gothenburg. An emotional rollercoaster...
För kriget det kan! Förgöra en man!
As a fellow south African this song is one my favorite's by them it got my inspired to research this battle and Holy moly this is amazing.
Also amazing reaction you two are amazing keep up the good work
Great reaction as usual.....and good call on stating not to get into the politics.....like you said it could become a shitstorm very quickly......thanks folks....baie baie lekker....🤟🏻🤟🏻😊
Ha ha! Thanks Mark! Yeah, we at least try to keep our end clean. Though it still sometimes goes bad as some people will find something somewhere tucked in your sentences to still nail you! Ha ha! So we are walking on acid filled eggs ready to explode upon the slightest brush of a little toe! 😂
It makes me sad that you have to tread so gently around the history. No one alive now was there, probably no one alive ever met someone who was there. How long do we have to wait before it's an interesting story from long ago?
great song, good reaction video - and I agree with your theory which reminds me of something I was told long ago: keep looking behind you and you will run face first into the wall in front of you. ;)
As a historian/history nerd myself I think the Zulu are very underrated. They took on colonial powers with way outdated weapons, facing muskets, rifles, and cannons mainly armed with little more than spears and shields and even sometimes winning! They even were extremely fast able to cross insane amounts of land on foot. That kind of achievement really needs more recognition in common history knowledge.
We can acknowledge and respect history without desiring to repeat it.
nice reaction. I'm half South African living in Germany, and a fan of Sabaton, but somehow this song(and its topic!) has gone completely under my radar. So thanks for putting this here. Can you link that snippet of the Zulu war dance as well in the description, I would love to show that one around.
Thanks for the awesome comment! Link added to description. Thanks for reminding us!
@@SongsandThongs Thanks. Here, have something to react to which I just found out myself today. :-) Crib45 - Into the Abyss czcams.com/video/MWBhMlPGn8Y/video.html
Oh awesome, thanks so much. Have added it to our list 😁🤘
I have always enjoyed history but there are 3 channels that do a really good job at teaching history, actually probably 4. Sabaton, Yarnhub, Extra Credits, and oversimplified. Sabaton does music, Yarnhub does 3d animations, Extra Credits and oversimplified do 2d animations. Yarnhub and Sabaton have done many group projects together. Extra Credits just goes in depth and talks about everything (Not in a bad way, an interesting way), no matter what side you are on, I would recommend to Bismarck series to watch first, its 4 episodes 7-8 minutes in length. Thanks for reacting.
I'd like to hear a song from the Zulus perspective. They had every right to defend their home.
I totally, totally agree bro.
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift was actually an aggressive attack on a British garrison on the outskirts of Zululand. In fact, the Zulu Chief was furious when he learned of the battle because the battle essentially showed the world that the Zulu’s were the aggressors and not the defenders, justifying the final British Invasion
It has to be seen in the context of the Anglo-Zulu war and British aggression.
Just write a song on the Battle prior to Rorkes Drift.
They have indeed, but I dont Think that Sabaton is taking any sides here They just outline that the british fought brave.
Leaving value and morals through a modern lens; the bravery of the zulu and the (mostly) welsh soldiers at this battle is just aw-inspiring.
Well, I guess it was not Johnny Clegg vibes way back then, 1879... Your reaction are so good. Take care and keep on with your channel. Big hugs to both of u.🎉 greetings from Jonas, Gothenburg, Sweden ❤.
Yes the band sounded awesome....I need to see them live now....
Heya; It was me that gave you the tip to listen to this one, really pleased you liked! Great reaction too. Cheers from Sweden
Awesome, thanks so much, we really enjoyed this one! Stay safe and be blessed!
I was briefly a secondary school history teacher after I retired, and I used Sabaton videos to illustrate some classes.
"Its easier to now where your going if you know where you have been" - Eli Wallace Stargate Universe.
Sweeeeeet guys. Dankie and rock on!!! 🤘🤘
I recommend "Tropaion" by the band Raubtier. A song about the kalahari desert. It is in Swedish and some Afrikaans but there is a lyric video to help with the Swedish.
please react to fields of verdun, no bullets fly (animated story video), livgardet, and woodstok: the price of a mile, en livstid i krig live in gothenburg
1) Yes if history class was more music or written by authors like J. R. R. Tolkien I would have learned more.
2) That insert of the Zulu was cool and yes now I need to see them live.
3) More Unleash the Archers.
Please keep doing what you do.
I wish you could hear how loud they are! Those drums sound like guns, it's incredible!
Next video is UTA. 😁
@@SongsandThongs Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Great reaction, Now you need to watch the Sabaton History on this song you can learn alot from both the songs and their History channel. and as said they take no sides they just tell stories about History
Damn, should've used the fan music video that uses scenes from the movie Zulu. Really adds to the lyrics.
You guys absolutely need to watch Sabaton No Bullets Fly Official Story Video - it is insanely GOOD!! it is the feel good story of 2021!
Well damn! That sounds awesome!
Watch the animated music video. Released recently
You are not wrong, we should strive to be better people, and the future is more important than the history. But to be better, we need to know how we where :) So you have to know your history, in order to improve on it :)
As a black person, Theres no surrender, The lines must hold, the story told Rorke's drift crontrolled!
Sabaton teaching history!! I’m all for it!
You learn history so not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Thank you for explaining about the ear buds.
Sabaton has released a new song: Christmas Truce.
Highly recommended...
Shields, they're pounding on their Shields
Ty for reaction! I advice to watch the film "Zulu" 1962 kind of. I cant say you correctly, but this film abiut events of this song and it has nice scene of battle for Rorke's drift.
im a massive fan of sabaton... why have i never heard this song before!!??
How do you aim to be better without knowing mistakes and outcomes of certain decisions in the past ?
To be better in the future you need something to compare it to. So history is necessary. :)
The song is about a mission station that belonged to a Swedish minister and the British protected it from the Zulu. There's a movie on Amazon Prime about it, called Zulu. With Michael Caine. 😊
Rorke's Drift is an iconic moment in British history, if you're from here at least :). I recall watching the movie of it as a young fellow and being utterly carried away by the messages of courage, self-sacrifice and, above all, not revelling in the defeat of your foes. The film, as with all films, does not cleave terribly well to the actual events in some respects (no respectful salute from the Zulu's for example, they left because the Prince in charge just realised he was in big trouble with his King for disobeying orders :)) but the spirit of it makes all men of the British Isles stand a little straighter when they watch it.
No stronger a thread through it all is the stalwart Colour Sergeant Bourne - czcams.com/video/rxepGxyz-Y4/video.html It breaks my heart when he's reading the roll at the end of the battle and each of his men that are gone is echoed in his voice and eyes.
There is no official music video but there is an unofficial one Done with footage from the old Michael Cain movie Zulu
pro tip: dont listen to sabaton while driving. you will end up with a speeding ticket.
My heart goes out to the Zulus!!! Awesome worriors
I wish they'd make a song about Blood River.
U guys have o check No bullets fly by them.
Check out Sabaton's new song Livgardet,about Sweden's oldest infantry
You mentioning "December African Rain" sent me back to Johnny Clegg Juluka and Savuka and the Zulu songs like Impi. Ever react to any of his?
Aah man! Impi! What an absolutely incredible song! Not sure it would make for a good reaction as we have heard that song thousands of times, but hel, I kinda wonder if we shouldn't just play it for fun in any case! Ha ha!
I love history because of sabaton lmao
My son, at Uni in Scotland, loves Sabaton and they are growing on me.
While the music might not be your cup of tea I'd suggest you check out Home Free. They are like Pentatonix and what they can do with just the human voice is stunning. Enjoy it and react if you like but just listening and seeing what they do is worth the few minutes.
When you study history, you study the good and the bad. You learn what not to do and what to emulate. History class can be very dull unless you're into it so I have tried to make history more hands on for my kids. We went on revolutionary and civil war trips to bring the kids where it actually happened and my son in Scotland is now studying archeology, so I think I did something right .
In war, music was used as a communication tool. Fife and drum, for instance. It's actually very interesting.
Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely check them out so have added it to our list.
Really awesome of you to make history more hands on. Respect dad!🤘🤘
From the past we learned for a better future just like musics metamorphosis
Hey, nice reaction and btw history is important to humans, i mean otherwise, we cant learn the big picture and when evil people take charge they want to rewrite the history and make there own truth that fit their agenda and hide their real intensions. History must always be alive, now, for the future, always. Keep it up!/Respect from Sweden =)
Myyyy wooord. :D
6:39 We keep history so we don't repeat the mistakes we made in the past and so we can learn from them and make sure it doesn't happen again. But great video though!
God I so happy to sea somebody how only listen the music and enjoy history, a recomendécion I want to tell you is, listen Resist and bite is like this song but a little faster of that
Factual error, it wasn't the Anglo-Boer war, it was between those and against the zulus as mentioned. Most Victoria Crosses awarded for a single battle ever.
You should really react to following two songs by Sabaton.
Both live videos from the Great Tour
”En livstid i krig” (use the captions)
The lion from the north
Absolutely amazing songs!!!
Thanks for a great reaction 😎👏💪
Thanks so much and thanks for the recommendations.
We've added these two songs to our list 🤘🤘 Stay safe & be blessed!
it is a great guitar zulu... 😀
history is facinating and it's truly amazing that history teachers can somehow make it boring.
rifle 577/450 Martini-Henry -> Calibre 14,7 mm VS leather shield and spear.... "Anglo-Zulu War, 1879"
tip. British anti-tank rifle used during the "Second World War" -> calibre 14 mm
completely fair
It'll be cool if they sung about Blood River
If we forget or ignore history then we will never learn from the past no matter how brutal, horrible, or boring believe it or not history is very important 🙂
Sabaton has a history channel, you can have a look at the history behind the song, it is not quite what you may expect it to be about.
They are also the only ones brave enough to write a song about this part of African history, because of the nature of the history behind most of the events.
People get really touchy about African history for some reason. No one seems to want to admit that the African people were just as savage and brutal as any other culture.
I have seen Sabaton live... I think. I have this recollection that they were one of the opening acts in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium for Iron Maiden, but none of the songs they played really stuck in my mind. And I was really far away from the band, it was not a field ticket. This one I really liked.
Please do more Sabaton
should have watched the fan vid from the movie "Zulu"
They have not done a bad album but i find Them 2010 Coat of arms album but listen to old stuff They are Great band from Sweden / Falun 🇸🇪
I know I'm late in commenting on this one... but watch the movie Zulu (with a young Michael Caine) and you'll get the real perspective of the battle.
Harry, it seems you like guitars. Please check Tina S. -Moonlight Sonata- You will love it
makes me wanna play Napoleon total war as Britain haha
Thought ye twa were Swedish at first. Never mind. So you are south afrikaans? Cool. Greetings from gothenburg, Sweden
Lol, greetings from South Africa 😀
May I request you do "No Bullets Fly" by Sabaton - the animated one that is about 9 min long?
Another swedish power metal band I would recommend is Brothers of Metal. You could start by checking out Prophecy of Ragnarok; Yggdrasil or the Mead Song.
I would also recommend Powerwolf and Orden Ogan, which are both German power metal bands.
For Powerwolf I would recommend to start with Army of the Night, Amen and attack, Armata strigoi or something newer like Deamons are a girls best friend.
Very good songs from Orden Ogan to start with would be F.E.V.E.R or Gunman.
I hope you like them, they are all fantastic bands.
Thanks so much for these recommendations. Added it to our list 🤘🤘😀
Rorkes Drift took place during the Anglo-Zulu war not the Anglo-Boer war which happened 20 years later
To be better persons we have to learn from the history!
Bit of a stretch considering there were no boers on scene at all, but I guess its the most african they get, unless you want to go to various middle eastern / north african /anzac places.
Check out Paladin.......' Shoot for the sun '
Cool
I learned most of my history from Iron Maiden! Sabaton wasn’t around in the 80’s!
My old Chirowacker was from South Africa, and his whole family spoke African, do you guys also????