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I feel like WW1 is grossly overshadowed by the sequel. It's good to see there are those who are trying to bring it back into focus. There are stories, and lessons, there not to be forgotten.
It is, I remember like 15 to 20ish years back you'd still see WW2 on the media and video games and movies everywhere in comparison to WW1. It was talked so much it actually became kinda boring. I had to find a book to find something to learn about the WW1 other than the basics. It wasn't until relatively lately that WW1 was getting some attention. I guess that since it was barely over 20 years between the two world wars, and that period wasn't during the age of information and people never really got to process it, until mass media in the 00s made is kinda bored of hearing about WW2 constantly and people wanted to learn more about WW1.
The WW1 redrew european borders so much. The once mighty empires fell creating chaos and bordergore. The victors paid proce so high that they weren't going to escalate to war even two decades after, all the while the newly created nations struggled for survival. This was truelly the end to the 19th century
WW1 was the deep wound that festered and later created the largest and most destructive conflict humanity has ever known and influenced everything we are today. WW1 was about 100 years after the Napoleonic wars and it's been a little over 100 years since WW1. If history truly repeats itself, then we are due for another Era of War.
"Sabaton glorifies war" Sabaton: "Great War and I cannot take more", "I'm standing here, I'm full of fear", "Mother home get a telegram and shed a tear of grief", "Where is this greatness I've been told this is the lies that we've been sold"
Anyone who says Sabaton Glorifies war or any of that shit doesn't understand Sabaton whatsoever. And therefore aren't worth talking to. The tradition of keeping the memory of battles alive in song has been around since the viking era. And probably longer. If anyone dares argue all you have to do is point to the rap music everyone listens to and say "And this is so much better?"
@@brunop.8745 Coming back to this, I see I'm not dissing on your taste, but I see Rap much like country music. It was good, but now it's kinda... well... it's seen better days. Rap initially started as making a statement, it had thought behind it. Few rappers carry on those roots now. Same with country music, country had storytelling elements before it became guitar pop... Not dissing on anyone's taste and I'm sure there's hidden gems. But they're tough to find.
Blackadder for a comedy show did actually do a good job of showing the futility of the World War 1. The infantry died in the trenches whereas the Generals stayed miles behind in safety and luxury.
@@swagattttt if you think about it the two major world conflicts happened because of something foolish. Ww1: a dude rides in an opentop car and gets shot Ww2: a dude is angry because the guy that got shot in the opentop car has caused Germany to fall into an economical crisis and so he takes it on an ethnic minority
First World War: wanna see me decimate Europe? Second World War: wanna see me do it again? Edit: Coming back here and seeing the replies during the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2022 is like fucking whiplash.
General: 'There are 3 differences between a practice battle and the real thing. The 1st difference is the absence of the enemy.' *Turns to Soldier* 'Private what is the second difference?' Soldier: 'The absence of the General, Sir!'
As the king of the sky fly's higher, As you see the green fields turn to grey As a soldier breaks the confines, invoking the spirits of the winds, As you are standing in the line of fire, while 32 leads the way, As Alvin York enters the fray, saving the day, As the darkness falls, and Arabia calls, As you kill, fight, and die, because thats what a soldier should do As the dead men are marching again, As soldiers are lost forever inside of this grand endeavor You will find Death is hard to ignore And you may ask Is this a worthy sacrifice?
"This isnt a peace, It is an Armistice for 20 years" Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch when discussing the peace at Versailles. He died in 1929 not knowing how right he was
Not even for 20 years - Eastern Europe burnt into flames as soon as this war ended. Ferdinand Foch even consulted Polish Military during Polish-Bolshevik War.
@@chamuuemura5314 If they listened him and neutered Germany then there would be no WW2. It's the compromise approach of wanting to be harsh but not too harsh that caused WW2.
@@chamuuemura5314He knew what happened in 1870. Germany humiliated France but didn't dealt the final blow. ... So France licked it's wounds and waited for the occasion to take revenge. Same thing happened to germany at Versaille's Treaty (Same place the humiliating treaty of 1871 was signed and German Empire proclaimed, a symbol) I'm not saying they should have be even more hard, just that from his perspective, they were doing the same "mistake" Prussia did in 1871
@@pitioti The thing is you cant punish an entire nation and expect them to bow down. The harder you punish a nation, the harder it will retaliate. Best example is how Germany invaded the USSR in 1941 with the intend to wipe them off the map and exterminate them. The Soviets suffered the most horrific defeats in military history, yet they never gave up and ended up victorious. If the Germans were more humble, they could have sued for peace with the Soviets and won great influence over Eastern Europe, but they wanted total victory, but got total defeat instead.
in fairness to those who said that at the time, they weren't even remotely able to foresee the sheer horror that Hitler and the Nazi regime would unleash on Europe or the lengths the Axis powers would go to.
World War One: *named the Great War and the War To End All Wars due to its huge death toll and destruction* World War Two: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.
It’s crazy to think about the fact that WWII wouldn’t have happened if America joined the Central Powers. Honestly that’s probably what should’ve happened. Edit: It’s been a year, please don’t listen to the bullshit I spewed a year ago, I was stupid and decided theories were fact, they aren’t.
Frostyman254 2 it would have happened anyway the French general said after world war 1 that the treaty was a armistice for 20 years and the war would continue because of the German people being forced to pay every country back that participated compensation for the war on top of covering there own losses so 20 years later Hitler blamed the Jews for the loss of World War One and then started world war 2
Calibet Zeal But that part of the treaty wouldn’t exist though. The war was at a complete standstill, roll the dice and you had a 50/50 chance of either side winning. America joined the Entente and tipped the scales hard, if America joined the Central Powers? I honestly doubt that America would be interested in allowing that to happen, same for Germany, they were tired of carrying the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary maybe but I doubt the Ottomans would want anything like that in the treaty either considering they had their asses handed to them hard by the Russians and British. Bulgaria probably but they just want to be bigger. Basically not happening in that alternate universe. Basically in a Central Power victory, at a treaty where the terms are essentially dictated America and Germany, the others are forced to shut up and go along with not making the Entente starve. Edit: Really pushing your bullshit eh, me from a year ago. Holy shit if only you realized how much of a dumbass you were.
Passchendaele, 2nd Nov 1917 A man stood in his trench, knee deep in mud thickened by the earth shattering anger of the artillery trying to dig him out. He looks around him at the men he fought alongside each day. Each of them had the face of death, their spirits having been broken months ago. The shadows and mud covering their faces gave them the appearances of the very same corpses they fought over each time a charge was ordered. He checked his rifle, making sure it was fit to tear another man's life from his body, and his bayonet, still bloodied from the last man its razor edge had sliced through like paper. He gazes over the trench edge, tempting the ever present gaze of a sniper to see what yet awaited him. His eye was met with hell on earth. decomposed body's half swallowed back into the earth, still lying the way they fell. Barbed wire with its thousands of metal teeth suspending the body's of all. A singular tree, its bark burnt and its roots bloodied. And clouds of gas smothering and choking the very heavens themselves, before settling in the craters born of the pounding artillery. He wondered were the bodies of his friends, his brothers in arms, laid. He wondered what fate had awaited them when they had breathed their last breath. But he held no resentment for the men who had fought them back, no. He held resentment for the generals who had hidden in their bunkers and marched them to their deaths. The shrill sound of impending doom cut through the silence and the living corpses around him gathered at the trench edge. A captain marched down, forgoing the rousing speech, knowing his men no longer even heard his words, let alone cared for them. He thought once more of his fallen brothers, and his family back home. And finally the order was given and the mad scramble over the edge began. Immediately he heard the bloodthirsty chatter of the enemies weapons bearing down on them, more men falling into the mud around him. And once more, he marched into the gaping maw of death, with his rifle in his hands and an order to fulfil
@jerryhayden01 Citizen of the Fatherland I honestly believe that such a war happening again is almost impossible, but on the chance that it did, that would be nothing that men could do but their duty.
Reminds me of a Simpsons special where it took place around the 30's. Grandpa talked about World War 1 and Bart asked "Why do you keep calling it World War 1?" Grandpa said "You'll see..."
@@jacobblunt2061 no more like little hats wanted profit again. The more truth about the wars the more you see the perpetrators. ww1 and ww2 were globalist wars against the free people of the world. We didn’t win our governments did.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the straw that broke the camels back... Militarism , Alliances , Imperialism and Nationalism played a much much bigger role. The assassination was just an excuse for Austro-Hungary to invade Serbia.
"And feet by feet We pay the price of a mile here Though men are falling, we see Heroes rise We face the heat As we are fighting until the dawn So follow me and we will write our own history" Glourios lyrics ❤
My mother's grandfather fought in the Great War against Germany in Russia's army. He survived by hiding under dead bodies. He was a true hero. He also fought in World War II. He survived all the battles that he fought and lived long after them.
That's incredible, admittedly my family have fought in both ( obviously not to that degree, as I had ( I think my great great grandfather, he fought in pashendale (excuse my spelling and grammar)) me and my twin managed to find a museum in Belgium that had his old gear as well. And my grandfather was in the bomb squad (and he lived to tell the tale but died in 2008))I thought I would share my family's stories partly due to my amazement of yours but also I'm a massive history nerd so that story I do find interesting (that man sounds like a hero)
The failed Austrian painter, the fat drunk old man, the Georgian priest, the 3-time arrested news writer, the wheelchair man, the failed general, the unexpected guest. All of these boys were like; Hell no! This ain't that war!!
@@piamontedanselanthony8812 @Piamonte Dansel Anthony @Piamonte Dansel Anthony Austrian Painter : Adolf Hitler Fat drunk old man : Winston Churchill (?) Georgian Priest : Josef Stalin 3 times arrested writer : Benito Mussolini Failed Admiral : Miklos Horthy Wheelchair Man : Franklin Delano Roosevelt Unexpected Guests : (?)
Ww2 started. Because of the German army taking over Poland. A country France and Britain promised to help if attacked. Then Germany attacked Austria and Hungary forcing Italy to join the axis(I think) then Japan joined the axis as well. Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. Forcing USA to join the war. As the great naval war is ongoing. Germany attacked Russia. Then Germany launched an attack on Moscow “Operation Barbarossa” then the bombing raids were so brutal it wiped out luftwaffe. Then The Wehrmacht was also wiped out by tanks and infantry. The great Bismarck has fallen then France and the others launched an attack to Germany. USA launched Operation Overlord. Dday effectively wiping out Nazi germany
About the Naval war: Japan wanted to attack Midway. So they sent 4 carriers and 3 destroyers and 1 Battleship and 2 cruisers to destroy midway. But USA did not accept it. Akagi Kaga and Suryu I think was destroyed. Leaving only Hiryu to destroy Midway, Hiryu launched 14 dive bombers to destroy Midway, Wildcats and Buffalos were sent to destroy, and 1 Zero was destroyed. No bomber casualties. And then it was USAs turn to launch carriers, 3 were sent. Enterprise or Lexington was destroyed but luckily it got repaired, after that Enterprise or Lexington was sent again. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto ordered Hiryu to destroy it with 6 dive bombers. 4 wildcats were sent. Then US dive bombers were sent. Hiryu destroyed.
@@RussUno Not quite. First, the Germans annexed Austria before WWII, in 1938 alongside the Czech lands. Hungary was aligned with the Reich, alongside Italy, and some other nations in the Balkans. By 1939 Germany sent an ultimatum to Poland. Danzig or war. War ensured, and Germany invaded Poland. The Soviet Union then invaded from the east in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. In 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, and then the Benelux and France. The British troops managed to escape in a rather good shape from Dunkirk. 1941, the Germans invaded Yugoslavia and then the Soviet Union. Japan attacks Pearl Harbour, to which America declares war on them. Germany declares war on the US.
"The war to end all wars" Sadly a bigger war was soon to be upon them and the treaty of Versailles was just a ceasefire. Rest in peace for all those soldiers of all sides who died.
Soldiers: So if we fight for our country I will have greatness? General: Of course *In the trenches* Soldiers: We've been tricked, we've been back stabbed, and we've been ,quite possibly... *Bamboozled*
I still love how World War 1 started because an assassin made a mistake and blew up the wrong car, and then when Ferdinand went to see the injured people in the hospital, his driver took the wrong turn and drove past one of the Assassins, who shot him in the head
@@nemanjapetrovic459 Hero? He was an idiot, I am all for fighting against the oppressing Austro Hungarian government, but Ferdinand was sympathetic to the minorities, and wanted to give them more freedoms. Those Serbs shot their chance for peaceful secession.
@@ravioli3807 Austro-Hungaria already decide to attack Serbia and they mobilized more than 200.000 soldiers near Serbian border. WW1 wasnt star because 1 assasination. War preparations start many years before that and only stupid peoples cant see that.
Это одна из тех, песен, которое передают ужас войны. Спасибо Сабатонам за свою работу! This is one of those songs that convey the horror of war. Thanks to the Sabatons for their work!
"THERE WILL BE NO ENCORE!" Some angry austrian pretending to be german: NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN! Yknow when I wrote this I didn't think it'd cause such a s*** storm...oh well :starts eating popcorn and watches:
About that. Hitler was actually German, but his parents moved to Austria, where I think he was physically born, and then after a couple years(I don't remember when) he moved back to Germany and had basically gotten into a bunch of bad groups...and then the rest is literal history.
Richard Charbonneau Don’t forget the next installment in the trilogy. Following the Cold War mini series and introducing a new cast of characters, I’m curious how the plot will play out, unless they somehow manage to cancel production. And damn the new arc in the last season of the mini series is looking like a rough one.
"Though men are falling we see the heroes rise" - man, every time it gets me, every time I hear it - it brings tears to my eyes. One of the most simple, yet so powerful phrases.
J'ai un grand respect pour tous ces hommes qui ont perdu la vie pour que l'on soit français aujourd'hui. Respect aussi pour sabaton qui nous permettent de ne rien oublier. ❤️🇨🇵🇸🇪
I cannot think of another band that does such a great service. Not only does Sabaton entertain and educate thousands of fans, their songs have such an epic and triumphant feel to them that they truly honor those they sing about.
I’m pretty sure something like that happened in doctor who (Im writing this by memory, so excuse me for any mistakes) The doctor: “yes, judgeing by your uniform your a soldier from World War One” The soldier: “I’m sorry but… World War… One?”
@@iamme8359 that is correct, it was in the twelve doctor Christmas special (the last Christmas special they did, I think it was called twice upon a time but i might be wrong)
If i may suggest a song idea 1. Battle of Vrbanja Bridge, first bayonet charge since Korean war (ofc its the French) 2. Maybe something about Minefields in Bosnia or world 3. Sniper alley, Bosnia war 4. Battle for Kosare , or Karaula Kosare which was like battle of the border, maybe you can make it like when Russian volunteers arrive it gets better and everything, highly recommend watching the documentary on the thing, there are english subtitles, its made by RTS and you can probably find it 5. Battle for Junik 6.Operation MH-2 7.Battle of Amami-Ōshima
As much as I love your ideas about Bosnian war, Sabaton has already said they will not create songs about anything "current" or still controversial. Only history, and by that they mean over 100yrs or so.
We not out of WW3 yet. America and Russia just had military vehicles crash into each other. www.express.co.uk/news/world/1245621/US-military-Russia-WW3-conflict-Syria-tension-Middle-East-news-latest
Honestly this album made me cry 😢 when I was playing BF1, a WW1 game. Playing on Passchendaele, seeing the artillery coming down, the gas, mortars and the MGs, all just made me imagine myself in their shoes.
When Joakim bellows "so follow me an we will write our own history!" and the instrumental commences, I get a mental image of a platoon climbing out of the trenches, following their sergeant and facing the lead in a charge.
11 November, year 1918. 106 years ago. The Great War, the war to end all wars, has over. Rest in Peace everybody, who died in this Great War. The great war, where millions has died. War, that changed the whole history. War, that never ended all wars.
United States: Shoots some Iranian dude. Everyone: It's impossible that they would start a war for some guy's death Historians: *Starts blasting the entire Great War Album*
"Which hand, trying to put us in chains like these, would not wither? The treaty is unacceptable." - Phillip Scheidemann 12 May 1919 after the Treaty of Versailles was signed. "This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years." - Ferdinand Foch (French General) 28 June 1919 on the Treaty of Versailles
Everytime I hear this song I get goosebumps - So much power, so much energy - about a very dark part of our history. Something that never should be forgotten.
I know this will get buried, but here my take on why this song message is tragic. Pay attention on how at the beginning the "soldier" who's point ov view we see blames others, the higher ups, the politicians etc. not directly but the message is clear. Then we have the mourning part, soldier is trying to understand and comprehend the whole situation. But he cant. When Captain orders the charge, he "snaps", narration changes. There is duty, worthy sacrifice and serving the country, heroes rise. There is no more thinking of the purpose of war, there is just war as it is. When he said at the beginning that the promised glory was a lie, there is no more of that. He fell in line like everyone else, he fell to the "Glory" narration indicated by "heroes rise". And the most tragic part is, that "soldier" says that we will "write our own history". But he doesn't know yet that he and most of his generation are turning, or already turned into the same people that "lied" to them at the beginning. War to end all war, no encore. But, they will do the same. for their children, sooner or later. Maybe he doesnt know that, but because of what happened during the Great War and its aftermath, the pieces are already in place for the next round. And his generation will be blamed the same as the generation he is blaming in the beginning. Remember that Hitler didnt came out of nowhere. He was the same man, from same generation, as our soldier who sings. And THATS tragic.
My respect for Sabaton just grows and grows. They're making people who may not have heard of these battles/wars/people/vessels/etc and really making the history live again. I agree with so many people I've heard; WW2 was a war that had to be fought, the Nazis were an existential threat to the rest of the world and although millions died their atrocities are all that lives on. WW1 was a pointless war, initiated by the growing pains of globalism and just the result of utter incompetence, corruption and greed on all sides. The young men on all sides and the civilians who lived and died around them deserve to be remembered and their stories deserve to be told. If any of the guys from Sabaton are reading this: Thank you. You're doing a great service to humanity and making hstory RTFO. Eternal respect 👍🏻
When I first heard this song, it immediately brought to mind my great-great-grandfather, who went missing in Galicia in 1914 after being drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army. We never learned his fate, but the line “nameless marks his grave” brought tears to my eyes. It is overwhelming every time I hear it.
And feet by feet We pay the price of a mile here Though men are falling, we see Heroes rise We face the heat As we are fighting until the dawn So follow me and we will write our own history This is one of the greatest things ever spoken
Honestly I think the lyrics of this song can apply to any war if you interpret them hard enough. When you think about it what soldiers were sold in WW1 is what soldiers are being sold in practically every war.
You know what i love about Sabaton? It's the mix of feelings. When you first hear their songs it's epic, makes you feela pumped up. Then you listen to that exact aong couple of more times and catch general idea of lyrica, which makes you kinda sad. Then Sabaton History channel releases video about history behind that song, which ultimately makes you cry every time you hear it.
I think this song so perfectly connects with World War 1. The song seems to ooze grandness, probably due to the choir and, as usual, amazing guitar work and the work of whatever instrument is used at 3:40-3:42. I don't believe there can be any better song that can be made about World War 1.
I have never read the captions at the end of the song. Reading them now I am in tears. I had no connection to any of them I had no idea who they are, I wasn't born until way way later and still their sacrifice brings tears to my eyes. The great war was a tragedy. Rest in peace all those who died. And all those people who were never found.
Сабатон,большое спасибо за вашу работу. Мы должны помнить,знать и осознавать наше прошлое,учиться на ошибках прошлого и чтить память своих героев. Война - это самое худшее что может быть на свете,мира вам,друзья.
It was called The Great War because of the scale, kinda like the Great Wall of China, and other names for WWII are The Second Great War (UK) and Great Patriotic War (USSR/Soviet Union/CCCP, three names for one country) and yeah I know this song is about WWI, I just figured those that are curious might want to know how it got that nickname
This was my first song I heard of you guys my brother was trying to get me to listen to you guys when my brother said its a history band I really didn’t take him seriously but now I’m glad I did and I got to see you guys in phoenix’s thank you sabaton and keep up the good work
the song sounds so grand and epic, then you hear the reality of the hell and the facade of greatness falls apart. incredible how well they nailed the truth of war
When I saw you guys in Sofia (some 7-8 years ago) I thought you are the best. And when someone/something is the best, can't get better, right? Right???? This new album is totally smashing it.. thank you.
i listen sabaton from when they started, there where ups and downs in theit music, but this song is in my honest opinions their magnum opus, sounds like sabaton, epic and great, and lyrics, to a history buff like me, carry so much emotion, this is top shelf metal, lesson in history and manhood
This is truly one of my most favorite songs from Sabaton. It’s very hard to choose a favorite as they are all amazing but this one is certainly high up my list
There was also the italian facsit take-over... yeah, lots of shit happend.... (I know it did about nothing in the grand sceme of thing, but at the time, everyone feard mosalini....)
The opening verse of Great War is far and away my favorite one from any Sabaton song. The ominous music in the background, the haunting lyrics, and Joakim's iconic voice really do create an eerie horror and dread that makes you realize just how awful WW1 truly was for the common soldier.
My great grandfather who was irish fought in the british army at the age of 16, He wasnt to bad, but not that good, He did win a few medals and he fought in the frontlines, he was behind enemy lines for a few months having to live off of rotten potatoes, But soon germany would surrender and go on to meet my great grandmother. 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 He fought in this war so i didnt have to fight any wars, Because they said it was "The War To End All Wars" He was lied to.
36th ulster volunteer regiment where all of the males of my dads side joined 4 brothers 2 cousins only 1 of them came home from the war. We will never forget them or the price they payed for a worthless war. They were the bravest men alive
Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army on the march Long way, from home Paying the price in young men's lives Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in a trench with no way out
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The very first global conflict to span multiple continents and oceans, World War I kicked off in July 1914 and ended in November 1918. Territory was lost and gained, empires crumbled and millions sacrificed their lives to fight for their countries. Read more about World War I 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/world-war-i-begins/
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Technically the 7 Year's War (or French and Indian War for Americans) was the first global conflict but you're still correct
@@prussianmapping9149 even so the Napoleonic wars expanded Africa, Europe, and North America (war of 1812 basically being a result of napoleon)
You could also count the Punic Wars that included Europe and Africa.
@@thatguy2756 Not oceans, though.
@@prussianmapping9149 Carthage reached the Mediterranean and Atlantic oceans so technically yes to oceans.
Entente soldier: So, did Great War end all wars in the future?
Time traveler: Great War? You mean World War I?
Entente soldier: *ONE?*
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@@MsAndrej26 That Doctor Who moment was so powerful...
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Никита Бурцев, *Laughs in 1939*
I feel like WW1 is grossly overshadowed by the sequel. It's good to see there are those who are trying to bring it back into focus. There are stories, and lessons, there not to be forgotten.
It is, I remember like 15 to 20ish years back you'd still see WW2 on the media and video games and movies everywhere in comparison to WW1. It was talked so much it actually became kinda boring. I had to find a book to find something to learn about the WW1 other than the basics. It wasn't until relatively lately that WW1 was getting some attention.
I guess that since it was barely over 20 years between the two world wars, and that period wasn't during the age of information and people never really got to process it, until mass media in the 00s made is kinda bored of hearing about WW2 constantly and people wanted to learn more about WW1.
The WW1 redrew european borders so much. The once mighty empires fell creating chaos and bordergore. The victors paid proce so high that they weren't going to escalate to war even two decades after, all the while the newly created nations struggled for survival. This was truelly the end to the 19th century
You might be right about that but I think the reason for this is cause everyone is caught up in the newer technology and gas
WW1 was the deep wound that festered and later created the largest and most destructive conflict humanity has ever known and influenced everything we are today.
WW1 was about 100 years after the Napoleonic wars and it's been a little over 100 years since WW1.
If history truly repeats itself, then we are due for another Era of War.
Ww1 and Korea are so untalked about it makes me sad because my grandfather served in korea and lost friends there never forget
"Sabaton glorifies war"
Sabaton: "Great War and I cannot take more", "I'm standing here, I'm full of fear", "Mother home get a telegram and shed a tear of grief", "Where is this greatness I've been told this is the lies that we've been sold"
Been seeing comments Iike that, may I ask who said so?
Anyone who says Sabaton Glorifies war or any of that shit doesn't understand Sabaton whatsoever. And therefore aren't worth talking to.
The tradition of keeping the memory of battles alive in song has been around since the viking era. And probably longer. If anyone dares argue all you have to do is point to the rap music everyone listens to and say "And this is so much better?"
@@nirablackfire2792 hey man, I agree with your statement but there's a lot of good rap out there too
@@brunop.8745 Coming back to this, I see I'm not dissing on your taste, but I see Rap much like country music. It was good, but now it's kinda... well... it's seen better days.
Rap initially started as making a statement, it had thought behind it. Few rappers carry on those roots now.
Same with country music, country had storytelling elements before it became guitar pop... Not dissing on anyone's taste and I'm sure there's hidden gems. But they're tough to find.
They've also been called neo-nazis quite a few times.
"Don't worry,my boy ,if you should falter remember that we will be behind you"
"About 35 miles behind you"
35 miles behind, is still behind... Just alot more behind....
is that a Blackadder reference?
Blackadder for a comedy show did actually do a good job of showing the futility of the World War 1. The infantry died in the trenches whereas the Generals stayed miles behind in safety and luxury.
@@swagattttt if you think about it the two major world conflicts happened because of something foolish.
Ww1: a dude rides in an opentop car and gets shot
Ww2: a dude is angry because the guy that got shot in the opentop car has caused Germany to fall into an economical crisis and so he takes it on an ethnic minority
@@generalofchaos5174 yeah it is
First World War: wanna see me decimate Europe?
Second World War: wanna see me do it again?
Edit: Coming back here and seeing the replies during the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2022 is like fucking whiplash.
Third World War: third times a charm.
Spanish Flu: Amateurs
The Spanish Flu: hold my beer (it killed more men than the great war)
Spanish flu: Bitch please
30- years war: hold my beer
General: 'There are 3 differences between a practice battle and the real thing. The 1st difference is the absence of the enemy.' *Turns to Soldier* 'Private what is the second difference?'
Soldier: 'The absence of the General, Sir!'
OOF
"and the third is the absence of you" *bang* *thump*
@@an-nasirsalahad-dinyusufib8463 "Never seen a bluer sky..."
it's funny, because in Medieval times, generals and leaders fought alongside their men.
@DarkEternal6 Officers and the NCOs were the first to get targeted; especially officers.
As the king of the sky fly's higher,
As you see the green fields turn to grey
As a soldier breaks the confines, invoking the spirits of the winds,
As you are standing in the line of fire, while 32 leads the way,
As Alvin York enters the fray, saving the day,
As the darkness falls, and Arabia calls,
As you kill, fight, and die, because thats what a soldier should do
As the dead men are marching again,
As soldiers are lost forever inside of this grand endeavor
You will find
Death is hard to ignore
And you may ask
Is this a worthy sacrifice?
Wonderful mixing of lyrics. I'm proud
You just basically summarized the entire album and i like it
Well said.
As the poppies blow in Flanders Fields.
Then the winged hussars arrived
"This isnt a peace, It is an Armistice for 20 years" Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch when discussing the peace at Versailles. He died in 1929 not knowing how right he was
Not even for 20 years - Eastern Europe burnt into flames as soon as this war ended. Ferdinand Foch even consulted Polish Military during Polish-Bolshevik War.
@cior8837
He was right for the wrong reasons. The very reparations he thought were too soft were impetus for WW2.
@@chamuuemura5314 If they listened him and neutered Germany then there would be no WW2. It's the compromise approach of wanting to be harsh but not too harsh that caused WW2.
@@chamuuemura5314He knew what happened in 1870. Germany humiliated France but didn't dealt the final blow.
... So France licked it's wounds and waited for the occasion to take revenge.
Same thing happened to germany at Versaille's Treaty (Same place the humiliating treaty of 1871 was signed and German Empire proclaimed, a symbol)
I'm not saying they should have be even more hard, just that from his perspective, they were doing the same "mistake" Prussia did in 1871
@@pitioti The thing is you cant punish an entire nation and expect them to bow down. The harder you punish a nation, the harder it will retaliate. Best example is how Germany invaded the USSR in 1941 with the intend to wipe them off the map and exterminate them. The Soviets suffered the most horrific defeats in military history, yet they never gave up and ended up victorious. If the Germans were more humble, they could have sued for peace with the Soviets and won great influence over Eastern Europe, but they wanted total victory, but got total defeat instead.
The War to End All Wars.
If there's a more bitter joke than those six words, I've yet to hear it.
"It wont take 100,000 men to take a mile"
@Magni 56
Well said, unfortunately.
- war survivor
in fairness to those who said that at the time, they weren't even remotely able to foresee the sheer horror that Hitler and the Nazi regime would unleash on Europe or the lengths the Axis powers would go to.
The unsinkable ship
I will be home by Christmas
World War One: *named the Great War and the War To End All Wars due to its huge death toll and destruction*
World War Two: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.
no im about to shove this war to end all wars up his arse *quote by ww2*
It’s crazy to think about the fact that WWII wouldn’t have happened if America joined the Central Powers. Honestly that’s probably what should’ve happened.
Edit: It’s been a year, please don’t listen to the bullshit I spewed a year ago, I was stupid and decided theories were fact, they aren’t.
World War Three: hold my nuclear button
Frostyman254 2 it would have happened anyway the French general said after world war 1 that the treaty was a armistice for 20 years and the war would continue because of the German people being forced to pay every country back that participated compensation for the war on top of covering there own losses so 20 years later Hitler blamed the Jews for the loss of World War One and then started world war 2
Calibet Zeal But that part of the treaty wouldn’t exist though. The war was at a complete standstill, roll the dice and you had a 50/50 chance of either side winning. America joined the Entente and tipped the scales hard, if America joined the Central Powers? I honestly doubt that America would be interested in allowing that to happen, same for Germany, they were tired of carrying the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary maybe but I doubt the Ottomans would want anything like that in the treaty either considering they had their asses handed to them hard by the Russians and British. Bulgaria probably but they just want to be bigger. Basically not happening in that alternate universe. Basically in a Central Power victory, at a treaty where the terms are essentially dictated America and Germany, the others are forced to shut up and go along with not making the Entente starve.
Edit: Really pushing your bullshit eh, me from a year ago. Holy shit if only you realized how much of a dumbass you were.
Passchendaele, 2nd Nov 1917
A man stood in his trench, knee deep in mud thickened by the earth shattering anger of the artillery trying to dig him out.
He looks around him at the men he fought alongside each day. Each of them had the face of death, their spirits having been broken months ago. The shadows and mud covering their faces gave them the appearances of the very same corpses they fought over each time a charge was ordered.
He checked his rifle, making sure it was fit to tear another man's life from his body, and his bayonet, still bloodied from the last man its razor edge had sliced through like paper.
He gazes over the trench edge, tempting the ever present gaze of a sniper to see what yet awaited him. His eye was met with hell on earth. decomposed body's half swallowed back into the earth, still lying the way they fell. Barbed wire with its thousands of metal teeth suspending the body's of all. A singular tree, its bark burnt and its roots bloodied. And clouds of gas smothering and choking the very heavens themselves, before settling in the craters born of the pounding artillery.
He wondered were the bodies of his friends, his brothers in arms, laid. He wondered what fate had awaited them when they had breathed their last breath. But he held no resentment for the men who had fought them back, no. He held resentment for the generals who had hidden in their bunkers and marched them to their deaths.
The shrill sound of impending doom cut through the silence and the living corpses around him gathered at the trench edge. A captain marched down, forgoing the rousing speech, knowing his men no longer even heard his words, let alone cared for them.
He thought once more of his fallen brothers, and his family back home. And finally the order was given and the mad scramble over the edge began. Immediately he heard the bloodthirsty chatter of the enemies weapons bearing down on them, more men falling into the mud around him.
And once more, he marched into the gaping maw of death, with his rifle in his hands and an order to fulfil
World war one was the end of an era, brought about in the most brutal and bloody fashion imaginable. World war two was the new era coming in swinging.
@jerryhayden01 Citizen of the Fatherland I honestly believe that such a war happening again is almost impossible, but on the chance that it did, that would be nothing that men could do but their duty.
This deserves more attention. Very well written my friend.
You don’t retreat from a charge, so it’s unlikely that the bayonet would have seen use, or his rifle, unless his enemies had recently charged
Hello other ODST
"There will be no encore" - That's what everyone else thought at the time.
Reminds me of a Simpsons special where it took place around the 30's. Grandpa talked about World War 1 and Bart asked "Why do you keep calling it World War 1?"
Grandpa said "You'll see..."
A failed Austrian painter: “hold my stein”
@@jacobblunt2061 no more like little hats wanted profit again. The more truth about the wars the more you see the perpetrators. ww1 and ww2 were globalist wars against the free people of the world. We didn’t win our governments did.
Good point, I always took the line to meaning for the individual soldiers who died, there would be no encore
Everyone when there's a sequel 21 years later: (surprised pikachu face)
Who would've thought that one assassination would create the world we live in now?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the straw that broke the camels back...
Militarism , Alliances , Imperialism and Nationalism played a much much bigger role.
The assassination was just an excuse for Austro-Hungary to invade Serbia.
@@emc8476 you're so right. If the assassination hadn't triggered the war. Something else would have.
@@emc8476 and Russia had an alliance with Serbia
Thank you anarchists, for screwing up the world since the 18-hundreds.
P.s. I wrote what I meant, silly.
@@IndSoc Exactly. Franz Ferdinand was just the person who was stopping Hotzendorf from pursuing his nonsensical expansion plans against Serbia.
"And feet by feet
We pay the price of a mile here
Though men are falling, we see Heroes rise
We face the heat
As we are fighting until the dawn
So follow me and we will write our own history"
Glourios lyrics ❤
Scrolled to this
And saw it as soon as the lyrics started
kinda true though.
i saw this one those lyrics stopped 🤓
@@oliverbamforth9856same
My mother's grandfather fought in the Great War against Germany in Russia's army. He survived by hiding under dead bodies. He was a true hero. He also fought in World War II. He survived all the battles that he fought and lived long after them.
That's incredible, admittedly my family have fought in both ( obviously not to that degree, as I had ( I think my great great grandfather, he fought in pashendale (excuse my spelling and grammar)) me and my twin managed to find a museum in Belgium that had his old gear as well. And my grandfather was in the bomb squad (and he lived to tell the tale but died in 2008))I thought I would share my family's stories partly due to my amazement of yours but also I'm a massive history nerd so that story I do find interesting (that man sounds like a hero)
Dude fought in both Word Wars and made it back?
Now that's a freaking gigachad if I've heard of any
How did he feel about The Russian Revolution?
poor man
That's awful. I feel so bad for him.
Ghost in the trenches, the war to end all wars. Two more.
Edit: and fields of Verdun.
최KB In Flanders Field
Max Andre it already exists
@@alexisthibodeau1300 he's listing all the WW1 songs by Sabaton you Idiot
Srikrishna Panchamukhi yeah and they’ve already done a lyric video for it :th-cam.com/video/ZPgZnhtTwmM/w-d-xo.html
@@IndSoc There Is Too Many Ww1 Songs by Sabaton?
Like Cliffs Of Gallipoli,Price of A Mile,Angels Calling and Many More
And Sorry If I Misunderstood :P
"The war to end all wars"
Someone rejected artist from Austria: *SAY SIKE RIGHT NOW*
*nein*
*doch*
*scheiße*
*oh scheiße,jetzt geht es wieder los*
*Die Frankreich ist ein Scheißefaust, ich werde mache lebensraum*
The failed Austrian painter, the fat drunk old man, the Georgian priest, the 3-time arrested news writer, the wheelchair man, the failed general, the unexpected guest. All of these boys were like; Hell no! This ain't that war!!
WW2 had a 90s sitcom cast lol
may i know who you referring?
@@piamontedanselanthony8812 everyone
@@piamontedanselanthony8812 @Piamonte Dansel Anthony @Piamonte Dansel Anthony Austrian Painter : Adolf Hitler
Fat drunk old man : Winston Churchill (?)
Georgian Priest : Josef Stalin
3 times arrested writer : Benito Mussolini
Failed Admiral : Miklos Horthy
Wheelchair Man : Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Unexpected Guests : (?)
@@MasonGreenWeed Unexpected guests would be anyone else involved
WW1 started because:
Someone was shot dead
WW2 started because:
Someone wasn't shot dead
Ww2 started. Because of the German army taking over Poland. A country France and Britain promised to help if attacked. Then Germany attacked Austria and Hungary forcing Italy to join the axis(I think) then Japan joined the axis as well. Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. Forcing USA to join the war. As the great naval war is ongoing. Germany attacked Russia. Then Germany launched an attack on Moscow “Operation Barbarossa” then the bombing raids were so brutal it wiped out luftwaffe. Then The Wehrmacht was also wiped out by tanks and infantry. The great Bismarck has fallen then France and the others launched an attack to Germany. USA launched Operation Overlord. Dday effectively wiping out Nazi germany
About the Naval war:
Japan wanted to attack Midway. So they sent 4 carriers and 3 destroyers and 1 Battleship and 2 cruisers to destroy midway. But USA did not accept it. Akagi Kaga and Suryu I think was destroyed. Leaving only Hiryu to destroy Midway, Hiryu launched 14 dive bombers to destroy Midway, Wildcats and Buffalos were sent to destroy, and 1 Zero was destroyed. No bomber casualties. And then it was USAs turn to launch carriers, 3 were sent. Enterprise or Lexington was destroyed but luckily it got repaired, after that Enterprise or Lexington was sent again. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto ordered Hiryu to destroy it with 6 dive bombers. 4 wildcats were sent. Then US dive bombers were sent. Hiryu destroyed.
I learned all of this thanks to Sabaton BazBattles that one guy talking about Midway I think it was Montgomery And Yarnhub too
@@RussUno Not quite. First, the Germans annexed Austria before WWII, in 1938 alongside the Czech lands. Hungary was aligned with the Reich, alongside Italy, and some other nations in the Balkans.
By 1939 Germany sent an ultimatum to Poland. Danzig or war. War ensured, and Germany invaded Poland. The Soviet Union then invaded from the east in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
In 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, and then the Benelux and France. The British troops managed to escape in a rather good shape from Dunkirk.
1941, the Germans invaded Yugoslavia and then the Soviet Union. Japan attacks Pearl Harbour, to which America declares war on them. Germany declares war on the US.
WW3: is gonna start because someone got shot with Schrödinger's gun
"The war to end all wars"
Sadly a bigger war was soon to be upon them and the treaty of Versailles was just a ceasefire.
Rest in peace for all those soldiers of all sides who died.
Rather, the Treaty of Versailles was the match that would set Europe ablaze again.
@@PedroBoteon i think of it as greedy fucks seting the wood and it was the world empowering hitler by letting him have his shit
@@PedroBoteon If I'm not mistaken, Woodrow Wilson himself said that the treaty would only give Germany more of a reason to start ww2
@@PedroBoteon the treaty of Versailles was the first thing made to be broken
And I think it's so sad, that they WANTED to have the war
After listening to this song for about 5 months I still chills when it's great war
That's good!
Soldiers: So if we fight for our country I will have greatness?
General: Of course
*In the trenches*
Soldiers: We've been tricked, we've been back stabbed, and we've been ,quite possibly...
*Bamboozled*
RvB
BBBBBBBAKEMONODA!
Bamboozled more like bombarded
I’ll show myself out
Everyone knows that German technology is the best in the world!
@@liliyagromov5833 if it was so great why did they lose world war.
I still love how World War 1 started because an assassin made a mistake and blew up the wrong car, and then when Ferdinand went to see the injured people in the hospital, his driver took the wrong turn and drove past one of the Assassins, who shot him in the head
that assasin was going for sandwich :D
Gavrilo Princip is name of hero who kill Austro-Hungarian Prince Franc Ferdinand.
If millions die because of a single assassination, be sure they would have found another reason to start that bloodbath
@@nemanjapetrovic459 Hero? He was an idiot, I am all for fighting against the oppressing Austro Hungarian government, but Ferdinand was sympathetic to the minorities, and wanted to give them more freedoms. Those Serbs shot their chance for peaceful secession.
@@ravioli3807 Austro-Hungaria already decide to attack Serbia and they mobilized more than 200.000 soldiers near Serbian border. WW1 wasnt star because 1 assasination. War preparations start many years before that and only stupid peoples cant see that.
Это одна из тех, песен, которое передают ужас войны. Спасибо Сабатонам за свою работу!
This is one of those songs that convey the horror of war. Thanks to the Sabatons for their work!
Yrag
"THERE WILL BE NO ENCORE!"
Some angry austrian pretending to be german: NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN!
Yknow when I wrote this I didn't think it'd cause such a s*** storm...oh well :starts eating popcorn and watches:
About that. Hitler was actually German, but his parents moved to Austria, where I think he was physically born, and then after a couple years(I don't remember when) he moved back to Germany and had basically gotten into a bunch of bad groups...and then the rest is literal history.
Yeah I don't know the history of Hitler but I know the history of STALIN
@@skimpadimp6373 so ?
Mr. Roy he is a super slav
I Don't like Österreich
This is one of the best looking lyric videos, which I have ever seen.
Wau! 😎👍
The Red Baron is my favorite but this is good too.
@@yeoldeyoungin9745 i think he’s referring to the visuals. Red baron can’t compare with this in that regard imo
My only complaint is that the letters fade in a bit slow. Makes it a little annoying to sing along to.
Shiroyama has a lyric video on there labels channel and it is amazing
@@yeoldeyoungin9745 me too
"There will be no encore"
The Austrian painter and the Georgian failed priest: *press X to doubt*
Kayaba what about a fat old dude
@@bigbobtank1563 Which one?
@@unlucky_2nd897 the one who smoke too much
The priest did nothing wrong
@@DocentStalker ok tankie
"There will be no encore!"
Second World War: *Are you sure about that?*
1998 Ford Cougar, Mars secession war: Oh boy don’t I have news for you.
Not second world war, WW1 the sequel, all the same actors from the first, back for more death, and pointless destruction.... buy your tickets today!!
Richard Charbonneau
Don’t forget the next installment in the trilogy. Following the Cold War mini series and introducing a new cast of characters, I’m curious how the plot will play out, unless they somehow manage to cancel production. And damn the new arc in the last season of the mini series is looking like a rough one.
@@keladwynsolkas oh and the reboot first season comes out 2021
Sam Desplancke
Well of course, who could forget such a plot line?
"Though men are falling we see the heroes rise" - man, every time it gets me, every time I hear it - it brings tears to my eyes. One of the most simple, yet so powerful phrases.
There's nothing "great" about the Great War(Except the album)
Im think the sequel wasn't better
My Emperor didn't we slaughter millions including the thunder warrior's and we called it the great Crusade
NO BODY I prefer WW3 which should be coming out soon
Don't know why I've seen people knock this album. I like almost every song on it
Great music.
Im a simple man. I see sabaton, i click on sabaton
Edit: thx for the heart! Love your guys songs. Keep it up!
@@Cassius4 ok
@@BaraWilmer there couldn't have been a better response than this, I salute you fellow Person of Culture
So am I my friend, so am I
@@e.e3614
Apparently editing a Loved comment will remove the heart.
Unhearted
J'ai un grand respect pour tous ces hommes qui ont perdu la vie pour que l'on soit français aujourd'hui. Respect aussi pour sabaton qui nous permettent de ne rien oublier. ❤️🇨🇵🇸🇪
Last time I was this early, we hadn't seen Carolus rise.
just listened to that song before this one. Sabaton.
I cannot think of another band that does such a great service. Not only does Sabaton entertain and educate thousands of fans, their songs have such an epic and triumphant feel to them that they truly honor those they sing about.
Imagine being a soldier in 1914 and a time traveller asks you "is this world war 1 or world war 2?"
again you? uwu
I’m pretty sure something like that happened in doctor who
(Im writing this by memory, so excuse me for any mistakes)
The doctor: “yes, judgeing by your uniform your a soldier from World War One”
The soldier: “I’m sorry but… World War… One?”
@@iamme8359 that is correct, it was in the twelve doctor Christmas special (the last Christmas special they did, I think it was called twice upon a time but i might be wrong)
@@sorkinquinzelWhy the heck are u saying “UwU”?
@@amn2760 When i said that?
The Great War: "I will end all wars!"
Adolf: "Hold mein bier.."
Adolf wanted a sequel so badly that he made one himself.
Soviet union:"hold my beer, comrade"
СССР: Держать мои водка
Me: *Realizes that there's a joke within a joke because of the Beer Hall Putsch*
Moin servus privejet hello
All nations here?
If i may suggest a song idea
1. Battle of Vrbanja Bridge, first bayonet charge since Korean war (ofc its the French)
2. Maybe something about Minefields in Bosnia or world
3. Sniper alley, Bosnia war
4. Battle for Kosare , or Karaula Kosare which was like battle of the border, maybe you can make it like when Russian volunteers arrive it gets better and everything, highly recommend watching the documentary on the thing, there are english subtitles, its made by RTS and you can probably find it
5. Battle for Junik
6.Operation MH-2
7.Battle of Amami-Ōshima
Man I having heard a sniper alley reference in years. Great ideas!
Maybe do a song about Kms Tirpitz eventhough she never fighted in battle thought she had 24 missions/ operations and one did it was called tallboy
As much as I love your ideas about Bosnian war, Sabaton has already said they will not create songs about anything "current" or still controversial. Only history, and by that they mean over 100yrs or so.
@@A_Ducky they have two songs from the Balkans.
@@A_Ducky and they got the one about UN in the balkans
Soldiers are not numbers, they are husbands, fathers, sons and brothers
Not to the politicians
Friends or foes they shall not be forgotten
@@anapascua2471 Yea, you know it
You play roblox shell shock?
@@anapascua2471 yeah
Another lyric video we’ll watch regardless because it’s sabaton
WW3: Gets canceled
Sabaton fans: *We were on the verge of greatness! We were this close!*
We not out of WW3 yet. America and Russia just had military vehicles crash into each other.
www.express.co.uk/news/world/1245621/US-military-Russia-WW3-conflict-Syria-tension-Middle-East-news-latest
The successors of Sabaton will tell the tale!
@@damaan1243 What successors.
Sabaton ain't dying any time in this era.
Good news, tension between Indian-Chinese borders and North-South Korea are appearing! Let's hope for the worst.
@@oyc7946 I'm..joking.
Honestly this album made me cry 😢 when I was playing BF1, a WW1 game. Playing on Passchendaele, seeing the artillery coming down, the gas, mortars and the MGs, all just made me imagine myself in their shoes.
*being set on fire while listening to the best thing ever is a good combo*
When Joakim bellows "so follow me an we will write our own history!" and the instrumental commences, I get a mental image of a platoon climbing out of the trenches, following their sergeant and facing the lead in a charge.
11 November, year 1918. 106 years ago.
The Great War, the war to end all wars, has over.
Rest in Peace everybody, who died in this Great War.
The great war, where millions has died.
War, that changed the whole history.
War, that never ended all wars.
А лето 2019 года было хорошим, лето 2022 года будет холодным.!
United States: Shoots some Iranian dude.
Everyone: It's impossible that they would start a war for some guy's death
Historians:
*Starts blasting the entire Great War Album*
Then Iran realized that even them, Russia, AND China couldn't beat the USA.
@@brucculi349 Then some hundered American soldiers got "headache" because of Iran
Mohammadsab When you forget the United States has the most powerful military in the world by a long shot.
@@brucculi349 when u forgot US had a failed operation in the beginning of the Iranian revolution
@LoneWolfLegand good luck with Vietnam then
"Which hand, trying to put us in chains like these, would not wither? The treaty is unacceptable." - Phillip Scheidemann 12 May 1919 after the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
"This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years." - Ferdinand Foch (French General) 28 June 1919 on the Treaty of Versailles
He didn't even know how right he was.
Oh yeah it’s all coming together
Everytime I hear this song I get goosebumps - So much power, so much energy - about a very dark part of our history. Something that never should be forgotten.
Grande gruppo con grande canzone.........MENO MALE CHE C'È ANCORA QUALCUNO CHE LI RICORDA......QUESTE CANZONI GRAZIE A LORO VIVRANNO IN ETERNO 😊😊😊😊😊
I know this will get buried, but here my take on why this song message is tragic.
Pay attention on how at the beginning the "soldier" who's point ov view we see blames others, the higher ups, the politicians etc. not directly but the message is clear.
Then we have the mourning part, soldier is trying to understand and comprehend the whole situation. But he cant.
When Captain orders the charge, he "snaps", narration changes. There is duty, worthy sacrifice and serving the country, heroes rise. There is no more thinking of the purpose of war, there is just war as it is. When he said at the beginning that the promised glory was a lie, there is no more of that. He fell in line like everyone else, he fell to the "Glory" narration indicated by "heroes rise".
And the most tragic part is, that "soldier" says that we will "write our own history". But he doesn't know yet that he and most of his generation are turning, or already turned into the same people that "lied" to them at the beginning.
War to end all war, no encore. But, they will do the same. for their children, sooner or later. Maybe he doesnt know that, but because of what happened during the Great War and its aftermath, the pieces are already in place for the next round. And his generation will be blamed the same as the generation he is blaming in the beginning. Remember that Hitler didnt came out of nowhere. He was the same man, from same generation, as our soldier who sings.
And THATS tragic.
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I wrote 4 comments in winged hussars(also Sabaton’s song) but it turns to 3 comments
My respect for Sabaton just grows and grows. They're making people who may not have heard of these battles/wars/people/vessels/etc and really making the history live again. I agree with so many people I've heard; WW2 was a war that had to be fought, the Nazis were an existential threat to the rest of the world and although millions died their atrocities are all that lives on. WW1 was a pointless war, initiated by the growing pains of globalism and just the result of utter incompetence, corruption and greed on all sides. The young men on all sides and the civilians who lived and died around them deserve to be remembered and their stories deserve to be told.
If any of the guys from Sabaton are reading this: Thank you. You're doing a great service to humanity and making hstory RTFO. Eternal respect 👍🏻
Thanks a lot for your message Trevor!
When I first heard this song, it immediately brought to mind my great-great-grandfather, who went missing in Galicia in 1914 after being drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army. We never learned his fate, but the line “nameless marks his grave” brought tears to my eyes. It is overwhelming every time I hear it.
"Our sacrifice is not in vain" God just reading that hurts more than I though it would
But it is true.
"Good luck, everyone"~Captain Blackadder's final words before going Over The Top.
You know how some bands just have one good song that you know them for? Yeah all sabaton’s songs are unbelievably good. It’s insane
And feet by feet
We pay the price of a mile here
Though men are falling, we see Heroes rise
We face the heat
As we are fighting until the dawn
So follow me and we will write our own history
This is one of the greatest things ever spoken
7 years war: Beta
WW1: The game
WW2: unexpected sequel
What does that make Napoleon's conquests?
@@tyvernoverlord5363 ummm
I think i made a mistake.....
By mistake i thought that the 7 years war was the 100 years war....
Crap i ruined it
@@tyvernoverlord5363 The cheap buggy fan game
Just found this song damn where have I been
Спасибо! Что помните и экранизируете подвиг простых солдат! Чтобы помнили и понимало современное поколение, что война это очень плохо!
Красава😊
"the war to end all wars" was a depressingly optimistic name for the first world war.
nothing kicks innovation into overdrive like a war does
The War To End All Wars.
A rejected Austrian dude with a funny mustache: *Oh I don't think so.*
Honestly I think the lyrics of this song can apply to any war if you interpret them hard enough.
When you think about it what soldiers were sold in WW1 is what soldiers are being sold in practically every war.
How the heck did I miss this amazing song
It's never too late, Dawid
@@Sabaton better late than never
*Yes*
You know what i love about Sabaton? It's the mix of feelings. When you first hear their songs it's epic, makes you feela pumped up. Then you listen to that exact aong couple of more times and catch general idea of lyrica, which makes you kinda sad. Then Sabaton History channel releases video about history behind that song, which ultimately makes you cry every time you hear it.
I think this song so perfectly connects with World War 1. The song seems to ooze grandness, probably due to the choir and, as usual, amazing guitar work and the work of whatever instrument is used at 3:40-3:42. I don't believe there can be any better song that can be made about World War 1.
I have never read the captions at the end of the song. Reading them now I am in tears. I had no connection to any of them I had no idea who they are, I wasn't born until way way later and still their sacrifice brings tears to my eyes. The great war was a tragedy. Rest in peace all those who died. And all those people who were never found.
I love this song and it is one of my favorites
Thanks!
Can anyone decipher what they're saying before Jaokim starts singing?
Its chanting. There is no real meaning.
Or in ooga-booga words:
AH HEHHAHAHEHEEEHOHHAAAAHOOAHAHEEEHEHOOHEEHAHAHHOOO
0:19 sabaton
Nope. And honestly, that makes these videos *really* bad as a way of learning the lyrics.
@@Paveway-chan There is no definition. Thats the same as getting angry at a ant using hormones to communicate with you instead of speaking.
@@cykablyatthemovie2424 Now that you say that, it actually makes me quite angry. Fuck Ants.
Respect all the soldier that sacrifice for a war that they never want😔
Video on the emu war when?
+))
real
Real
1914-1918
You gotta wait, theres whole line for ww3 song
The entire world: the war that ends all wars
Random guy from Austria: I don't think so
I love this guitar solo. This fading from the music into the solo, just amazing.
"War makes man mad'"
~Some wise man.
With PTSD
Сабатон,большое спасибо за вашу работу. Мы должны помнить,знать и осознавать наше прошлое,учиться на ошибках прошлого и чтить память своих героев. Война - это самое худшее что может быть на свете,мира вам,друзья.
Preach my brother
Peace to you, friend.
Ive seen a lot of comments that Sabaton glorifies war
Just because they sing about war doesnt mean they glorify it
This is my first time hearing of this band! holy cow what a good find! this song is epic!🤘
Thanks a lot! We hope we can count on you in our army from now on 😉
It was called The Great War because of the scale, kinda like the Great Wall of China, and other names for WWII are The Second Great War (UK) and Great Patriotic War (USSR/Soviet Union/CCCP, three names for one country) and yeah I know this song is about WWI, I just figured those that are curious might want to know how it got that nickname
I love how their singing not about greatness but about sacrifices and how the soldiers were terrified and about heroes of ww1
This was my first song I heard of you guys my brother was trying to get me to listen to you guys when my brother said its a history band I really didn’t take him seriously but now I’m glad I did and I got to see you guys in phoenix’s thank you sabaton and keep up the good work
We're glad you did too ;)
Thanks a lot for coming!
the song sounds so grand and epic, then you hear the reality of the hell and the facade of greatness falls apart. incredible how well they nailed the truth of war
This song has the best bridge in Sabaton’s discography
When I saw you guys in Sofia (some 7-8 years ago) I thought you are the best. And when someone/something is the best, can't get better, right? Right???? This new album is totally smashing it.. thank you.
Thanks a lot for being there
Seen them live yesterday at Lisbon in another great performance and now I can't hear their songs without tank and gun shots accompanying
It surely adds to the experience! Thanks for coming
i listen sabaton from when they started, there where ups and downs in theit music, but this song is in my honest opinions their magnum opus, sounds like sabaton, epic and great, and lyrics, to a history buff like me, carry so much emotion, this is top shelf metal, lesson in history and manhood
This is truly one of my most favorite songs from Sabaton. It’s very hard to choose a favorite as they are all amazing but this one is certainly high up my list
Well said. And I agree 100%
"For about 20 years"
*German revolution*
*Polish-bolshevik war*
*Hungarian revolution*
*And others before 1925*
There was also the italian facsit take-over... yeah, lots of shit happend.... (I know it did about nothing in the grand sceme of thing, but at the time, everyone feard mosalini....)
Hey don't forget about the baltics
The opening verse of Great War is far and away my favorite one from any Sabaton song. The ominous music in the background, the haunting lyrics, and Joakim's iconic voice really do create an eerie horror and dread that makes you realize just how awful WW1 truly was for the common soldier.
My great grandfather who was irish fought in the british army at the age of 16, He wasnt to bad, but not that good, He did win a few medals and he fought in the frontlines, he was behind enemy lines for a few months having to live off of rotten potatoes, But soon germany would surrender and go on to meet my great grandmother. 🇮🇪 🇬🇧
He fought in this war so i didnt have to fight any wars, Because they said it was "The War To End All Wars"
He was lied to.
F for your great grandfather
"having to live off of rotten potatoes" "Irish" Your great grandfather was made for this!
Great War, Great Tour, Great Score, Great Song, Great Band
A lot of people think that for a song to be good it has to rhyme, no, it just has to sound badass.
36th ulster volunteer regiment where all of the males of my dads side joined 4 brothers 2 cousins only 1 of them came home from the war. We will never forget them or the price they payed for a worthless war. They were the bravest men alive
Last time I was this early, the great War was still raging on
I like the text shattering, and the backing vocals. It really reflects the fracturing and haunting nature of war...
Как же я обожаю sabaton
Thousands of feet march to the beat
It's an army on the march
Long way, from home
Paying the price in young men's lives
Thousands of feet march to the beat
It's an army in despair
Knee-deep in mud
Stuck in a trench with no way out
No this is great war
No this is great war
My respect 🫡 to all army’s
no nation, no philosophy, no ideology... soldiers without borders...
Listening to this on the edge of WWIII gives you a completely different vibe