Sabaton are Swedish...this is a cover of a Motorhead song. Powerful stuff. I'm a US Marine Corp widow, this song means alot to me...thank you for a respectful reaction! (I've heard it several hundred times, as a reaction supporter...but still cry everytime!)
@@ingobordewick6480 Danke! It gives me a different kind of perspective, for sure... but I'm so glad I got to know Sabaton thru Tommy Johansson... my late husband would be their biggest fan!!
În the honor of people like your husband, you can also listen from Sabaton Soldier of Heaven, dedicated to all heroes who never come back and Camouflage, dedicated to all marines soldiers. Also Wrong Side of Heaven from Five Finger Death Punch is a song dedicated to people who server în the Army. Anyway, all my respects for your husband and for his familly. I pray to God for his soul.❤️
@leonardpopescu8414 Thank you, Leonard! So kind! Yes I know all of those songs... if my husband were still w us...he'd be the biggest Sabaton fan ever! I sing to him everyday, and I know his soul is all good... though sometimes I feel him visit, and all my cats stare and chirp...
The numbers are just staggering! It's heartbreaking what we humans do to each other. Have you heard of Tommy Johansson? He's Sabaton's a guitarist and vocalist, has his own band named Majestica AND, on his own page he does mind-blowing covers with his voice and musical skills! He releases a new cover every Friday. Thank you for a deep feeling reaction to such a difficult song and reality.
i really like how they included soldiers and warriors from all parts of history, there were probably people fighting much younger back in the BC'S than they were even at 16 in WW1
A tribute to 1916 from Motörhead, done in Sabaton style. The adaption was made by Tommy Johansson the guitarist you see dressed up in Swedish Carolean uniform. Lots of the different soldiers in that march are nods to other Sabaton songs. The abandoned car is a nod of the one carrying the archduke that fateful day in Sarajevo 1914. The remaining bandmembers of Motörhead with their former tour manager, nowadays tour manager of Sabaton carrying the photo of Lemmy Kilminster. The Hammersmith bus a nod to a Motörhead album. And the haunting outro by Tia Guo, the world renowned cellist who has performed with Sabaton live.
Thanks for this full version - means you respect the band, the people who made a video and the Sabaton fans, who noticed your first mistake. Thank you!! Someone suggested Price of a Mile, me too.
As people have mentioned, this is a cover of a Motörhead song. The bus is a reference to the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (if you look at the display on the bus it says Hammersmith. The different soldiers in the video are references to other wars and song that Sabaton has done songs about. The two guys standing in the door opening at 5:37 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The picture is of Lemmy Kilmister, the bassist and singer of Motörhead, the guy holding it is Eddie Rocha who was the tour manager for Motörhead and the current one for Sabaton.
On the comments of original video I have a breakdown on as many of the names of the soldiers mentioned in the credits. Of the ones I could find they are all heroes who earned Victoria crosses, Medals of Honor and other awards for Valor. May they always be remembered.
Great reaction. Lemmy Kilmister wrote "1916" after watching a documentary about the Battle of the Somme; he was deeply moved by the interview with one veteran of the battle who broke down while describing holding his best friend while he died. Both the original Motorhead song and the Sabaton tribute are moving testimonials to the soldiers throughout history who marched off to fight, and possibly die, for their homelands. Props to Sabaton for including the surviving members of Motorhead in the video. RIP Lemmy and all warriors who marched off to defend what they believed in, you are appreciated and missed.
I hadn't realised this was your first Sabaton reaction! They are the band that make me cry most (I still do every time with _1916),_ with mainly songs about the best traits of humanity in war (compassion, bravery, determination, ingenuity, etc). As someone very nicely put it, they are anti-war but pro-soldier. I would like to recommend _Christmas_ _Truce_ (official music video) next, which was the song that turned me into a fan. [I hope you'll forgive a cut-and-paste for the next bit, it took me a while to write the first time.] I saw them 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.
Sabaton is from Sweden, but yes, sometimes Joakim has a british accent. And they are singing mostly about war heroes. You can learn a lot about militare history from them
300k dead for 6miles of land comes out to 7.5in(19cm) a man, if you use total casualties for the Somme it drops to just over 2in(5cm) Edit: They have another song called price of a mile that is about the same battle, the name of the song made me curious so i did the math and instantly regretted it.
