Playing devil's advocate here. Would this still be your opinion if you were struck down with Polio and had to live your life in an iron lung where you could still learn, communicate, teach and have a positive input into society? Look at Stephen Hawking. Sure, machines weren't keeping him alive in a traditional sense, but without his devices to communicate, we may never have heard from one of the most inquisitive and fascinating minds of the last 200 years
@@kamilfingr371 Doctors playing God want a priest to give comfort to their "creation"....it was a perfect response from a priest. perhaps doctors should respect the sanctity of life AND death
I see this shit every day in the Academic Medical Center that I work in. Drs. give the family an ounce of hope while the patient lies there rotting from the inside out!
One is based on the 1939 novel called "Johnny Got His Gun" about a WWI soldier that lost his arms, legs, most of his face, sight, hearing, and ability to speak to an artillery shell. He's a prisoner in his own body, which is why he's begging for them to kill him by banging his head against the pillow in morse code. The movie clips in this music video are scenes from the 1971 film adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun.
He didn't just lose his appendages and face, he can't hear, see or speak. It's like a mind trapped all alone in a dark, silent, immobile void, hence the term "One."
@@MarkMay-cr6bv Yes, I implied that by saying he lost most of his face and when I said he used morse code to communicate. I guess he banged his head against the pillow in morse code, didn't blink, my bad (had to look that up to refresh my bad memory). Also, the blind, deaf, and mute part is in the lyrics. Edited my post to clarify.
One is epic, one of my favorite Metallica anti-war songs. Disposable Heroes is another. I hate war, but support troops/veterans big time. I like the line Hetfield said in the song Don't Tread On Me, "to secure peace is to prepare for war". Key word being prepare...and pray you never have to actually go to war. And of course, like Black Sabbath's War Pigs points out, corrupt, cowardly politicians send innocent people to die, like pawns in chess.
Funny thing about these anti-war movies made by communists is that communists themselves have no qualms about killing for their ideology and yet all the communist influenced media of the 60-s and 70-s is aimed a discouraging Americans fighting to defend democracy. And the so called rebels of the 80-s and 90-s followed in their step. Rebelling against socety that made their art possible in the first place. Never occurred to them to reflect on why there's no metalica in soviet union or communist china.
"Each man faces death by himself, alone." Very profound truth. I work in a hospital myself. Even if a person is surrounded by people, death is an individual thing. Coming to grips with it is a difficulty many never think about.
At the beginning, you hear the doctor claim that Joe (the patient) was decerebrated, and therefore could not think or feel... followed by "Had I not been so sure of that, I would not have permitted him to live". Once he started communicating, the military brass refused to let him die, hence the nurse actually attempting the mercyful act, and the "general" walking in and kicking her out.
The nurse at the end who tries to help him pass away is the New Age Nurse, a younger nurse in the actual story this song is based on. She works with the older nurses who are less compassionate and more "by the book" - the New Age Nurse is the first person who is able to communicate with Joe (the main character) after he is injured and he forms a bond with her, specifically. The "Freak Show" scene comes from a request to the Army to put his body in a glass casket and have it carted around as a sideshow attraction. Joe also comes from a Christian Science family - something he shares in common with James Hetfield of Metallica. Followers of Christian Science believe that there is no body to heal, no material person, no illness, that everything regarded to health and sickness and mortality in general are metaphysical processes.
So, it is literally against Joe's family's religious beliefs to be keeping him alive in the first place. And against the beliefs of "Padre", the chaplain for him to be in the state he is in also, hence the snarky remark the Army brass
Hetfield was raised in that church, but i believe he walked away from it when he lost both parents in his teens. I forget the exact story, but I believe he was mad at the church for the beliefs that let his parents just die and leave him alone. It's been decades since I heard the story, so I'm a little foggy on it.
I'm a veteran who works at the local VA hospital. The reality of this suffering, & those who survive & overcome, is awe-inspiring. Never forget THIS is the price of freedom.
This was one of my favorite songs to play from my boombox on the school bus a few years before my ordeal that left me with lifelong PTSD. The surgeon said he hadn't seen anything like me since Vietnam. It's so good that it survived along with me until today. One of the best and most impactful songs of my lifetime.
The more Metallica you listen to, the more you see the tough topics they go after in their music (or at least used to lol). Songs like "Ride The Lightning", "Dyers Eve", "Disposable Heros" and others.
Great reaction Maddy...most people hear this for the first time and just jam out to the music completely missing the story. The pain and empathy was written all over your face this entire reaction. You're a beautiful soul.
Great reaction, Maddy. What he meant by 'give his son for democracy' is that we sacrifice for our country to lead/vote for itself, vs being ruled and occupied (eg. France occupied by Germany 1940-44).
It's based on a wounded soldier in WWI from the 1971 movie Johnny Got His Gun. Adapted from the book...I know "wounded" doesn't anywhere begin to do it justice.
One of the few books i remember having to read from high school and it still hits hard 40 years later so thats what kind of impression it leaves on you
I've never been a Metallica fan, but your contemplation of the subject is worth the listen. One important point to carry away from this is the value of having an Advance Directive protecting us according to our lights during our relative health and mental stability. Love ya right back, girl. You astound.
A true metal masterpiece! Metallica of course has a fantastic catalog but maybe tracks particularly on the "And Justice For All", "Master of Puppets", the "Black" album and of course my all time fave track, "Fade to Black" from the "Ride the Lightning" album! Would love for you to react to that one, too! Great reaction as always! 💕
Seen 100's of reactions to this video, many speak of the horrors of war, and how they interpret this song as an anti-war song. You are the very first one (no pun intended) to actually see it is more than that, and speaks on the level of a right to die. Being kept alive for the sake of a doctors oath of "do no harm" or the government involvement prohibiting a right to die is something that is relevant in our world. There are situations where quality of life matters over everything else. I don't know of anyone that has had a level of injury that would constitute such a decision, but i know it exists. An excellent interpretation of a master piece, you got me as a subscriber. Keep them reactions coming. ❤ Movie is "Johnny Got His Gun"
My myelin sheath is deteriorating also, I can still somewhat...the process happens fast, I'm now in a wheelchair, sometimes I can get around the house in a walker. I think that I'm going to have to get an e chair. My brother and I have liked "One", since the 80's...
I can see that everyone has given you all the information about the video and the song, so I'd just like to add that I love this band, and this video always hits heavy. Way ahead of its time.
You worked in a hospital wow much respect 😯🙌❤️ i was expecting for you to do this One(pun int), such a beautiful/sad song about the horrors of War and the human condition...i fully support medical assistance for all those who seek to go in peace✌️
James Hetfield was writing a song for the new album from the standpoint of someone who lost all of their limbs, sight, hearing and speech. He mentioned it to someone in the industry who told him there was a movie about exactly that, Johnny Got His Gun. Instead of watching the movie, James read the book it was based on by Dalton Trumbo. As a teen who was continually told metal was low IQ, that meant a lot to me.
For me, this speaks to all men. Whether you were in the military or not. I believe most of us grew up with some kind of attachment or feeling towards Vetrens wondering what they must’ve gone through. I’m not saying women don’t belong in the military, not at all. But I remember as a young boy watching Vietnam on the TV and wondering if I was gonna have to go to war I do think it’s something that touches men.
He was injured by a mortar shell lost both legs both arms most of his face his only means of communication was tapping out morse code with his head. There was no experimentation on him this was all the result of war they are forcing him to stay alive when he doesn't want to be.
In the book it was a landmine. They used experimental "treatments" at the time on him to keep him alive. In the story it's actually he himself that requests to be carted around like a sideshow attraction so the public can see what war does to people.
Also, in the story, Joe and his family believe in Christian Science, so keeping him alive or treating him medically at all is against their religious beliefs
Lyrics from Musixmatch Lyrics of One by Metallica verse I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or dream Deep down inside I feel to scream This terrible silence stops me verse Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up, I cannot see That there is not much left of me Nothing is real but pain now chorus Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, wake me verse Back in the womb it's much too real In pumps life that I must feel But can't look forward to reveal Look to the time when I'll live verse Fed through the tube that sticks in me Just like a wartime novelty Tied to machines that make me be Cut this life off from me chorus Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, wake me verse Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh God help me chorus Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, help me verse Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die verse Trapped in myself Body my holding cell verse Landmine has taken my sight verse Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul outro Left me with life in hell. Writer(s): Lars Ulrich, James Alan Hetfield
This video was released in 1989 and it was Metallica's first music video from their 4th album 'And justice for all' in 1988... the band would not film a music video if MTV would not play it. But in 1988, Metallica was conquering the stages on the 'Monsters of rock' tour - Van Halen was headlining and Metallica was obliterating every band on the bill, so MTV knew that they were going to be huge as 'And justice for all' was released and sold platinum in the US (1 million copies) faster than the previous Metallica album 'Master of Puppets'... Finally, Metallica opted to film a low budget video w/ MTV committing to air the video, which was a dark & heavy clip (w/ clips from the movie that inspired the song 'One'... "Johnny got his gun") and it made a huge impact - 'And justice for all' sold 2x platinum and Metallica launched their first headlining arena tour in '89 dubbed 'Damaged justice'... ('And justice for all' has sold 8x platinum to date in the US) The album 'And justice for all' was an angry and intense Metallica record... and it came out very unique... The songs were longer and demanding musically, and were written and recorded after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed in a tour bus accident in 1986... The accident traumatized Metallica's surviving members - James Hetfield (vocals/ guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (lead guitar) and they drank heavily in the aftermath to cope... Jason Newsted (bass) was recruited in '86 to finish the tour but the 'new guy' was subjected to years of hazing by Metallica's members and crew ... Making matters worse, drummer Lars Ulrich decided to fade out Newsted's bass tracks from the 4th album to make his drums more audible. Of course, Newsted heard the final mixes of 'And justice for all'... and was livid... but stayed in Metallica until 2001. In addition to the aggressive music, James Hetfield's lyrics on 'And justice for all' ... were brutal and spewed themes of anger, hopelessness & the end of everything; Hetfield saw his friend and bandmate die in front of him at age 24, and it added to his despair - he had lost his mom to cancer when he was a teen, so Burton's death was yet another trauma he had to endure ... He even let his parents have it on the album's closing track 'Dyers eve'... 'One' was about a dire situation of a soldier in World War I losing his limbs and senses but kept alive w/ machines as he wishes for death.
I look forward to your reaction Maddy. I lost 2 Uncles in WW2 at the hands of the Nazis. Incredible song. A perfect blend of Pink Floyd and Slayer that only Metallica could do. Have your headphones loud for this one.....
Thank you for your nuanced discussion. The current attempts to widely broaden this right in parts of the West should be viewed with some suspicion, unfortunately. Wishing you all the best.
I lot of people miss the story due to the music or vice versa. The movie this is based on is set in ww1 so 1917ish, and it's even harder to watch than this. It is available on youtube if you search for "Johnny got his gun". i warn you now, it's tough. despite it being a grim topic, did you like the track though?
Such a good song and the video is from an older movie. Also I have to admit that I always have to watch your videos twice because the first time I'm pretty distracted because bombshell LOL. So what is your favourite genre of music? Can you react to Steve Earle - Copper Head Road? you'd like it I'm sure.
I love what you said about, it seeming like people should have the right to choose, but at the same time, it feels wrong to not leave it to God's timing. That's exactly the way I feel about it. It is a dilemma. This is the reason I'm opposed to euthenasia, but at the same time, if someone was hopelessly trapped in a car and in the process of burning to death, and I had a gun in my hand, would it be a sin to put them out of their misery? I'm not sure.
There’s no shortage of ‘reaction’ channels on TH-cam, but I’m finding Maddy’s work remarkably engaging. It’s probably especially interesting to see what someone makes of works that are both before her time and not in the top tier of fame (but critically noteworthy), and also not clearly in what she knows is her groove.
This song made me fall in love with Metallica. On the subject of it,if someone wishes to die,shouldnt that be between them and nature or god? Whatever your beliefs are.
Nice reaction. :) He did the morse code with his head. Nodding back and forth. He could´nt do it with his fingers, because he lost his arms and legs when he was hit by a landmine. Sorry to hear about your condition. Hope it will affect you as little as possible.
Heartbreaking.... Another amazing song by them about war is called disposable heroes😂😂😂 Come to think of it the entire damn Master of Puppets album is brilliant.. just ask the library of Congress😂😂😂
Still one if my favorite concerts. Bought the shirt Lars has on in this video. Good times Its a fact. All of our modern conveniences, and capabilities, most likely caused a lot of suffering for someone or many someones.
I personally believe that keeping someone alive artificially with things like "life" support is just mankind playing "God" because without that, the person would not still be alive, which some would consider to be "Gods will.." And I would also argue that keeping someone "alive" in such a way is a kin to cruel and unusual punishment or torture.. Especially in circumstances like this where the person has complete cognitive function and awareness! It would be like being in purgatory, like a straight jacket for your mind! And to me, that would be a fate far worse than death...
Shit I've had sleep paralysis happen to me a couple of times, and that's some terrifying shit that you eventually snap out of.. Well, hopefully, anyway.. So that would be my absolute worst nightmare! Like trying to yell or scream in a dream only to be met with silence...
I presume that your father was just a G.I. working to push back the North Korean invasion. There were however also a lot of atrocities, and the South Korean authoritarian regime of military dictatorship that followed was certainly no boon to freedom, rights and democracy in the USA.
I think your very cerebral and having a prior career in medicine/PT of some sort makes the music component of the song take a back seat to no fault of your own. Great fireside and hard for one person to solution everyone will agree on. Be in this cycle for over 2024+ years
Best band ever….period 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘….fun fact; Metallica acquired all the rights to the movie and thereby avoiding paying royalties….smart move from Lars 👍🤘🇩🇰
Great reaction! It's sad, Metallica has a few good songs here and there after this, but And Justice For All was the last great album they made. Their first 4 albums are all FIRE!! IMO
I actually believe the exact opposite lol. I personally think there are more good songs on their 5th, self-titled, album than on all 4 of the previous albums COMBINED lol
Let me be clear! If machines are keeping me alive, I am not living. Shut the machines down. Let me go.
Playing devil's advocate here. Would this still be your opinion if you were struck down with Polio and had to live your life in an iron lung where you could still learn, communicate, teach and have a positive input into society? Look at Stephen Hawking. Sure, machines weren't keeping him alive in a traditional sense, but without his devices to communicate, we may never have heard from one of the most inquisitive and fascinating minds of the last 200 years
@rohandunt3537 no. My opiom hadn't changed.
"He's a product of your profession... not mine" gives me chills every damn time
It was pretty coldhearted and cynical from a priest.
Gives me chills...every...damn...time...
@@kamilfingr371 Doctors playing God want a priest to give comfort to their "creation"....it was a perfect response from a priest. perhaps doctors should respect the sanctity of life AND death
I see this shit every day in the Academic Medical Center that I work in. Drs. give the family an ounce of hope while the patient lies there rotting from the inside out!
Me too, every single time.
One is based on the 1939 novel called "Johnny Got His Gun" about a WWI soldier that lost his arms, legs, most of his face, sight, hearing, and ability to speak to an artillery shell. He's a prisoner in his own body, which is why he's begging for them to kill him by banging his head against the pillow in morse code. The movie clips in this music video are scenes from the 1971 film adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun.
He didn't just lose his appendages and face, he can't hear, see or speak. It's like a mind trapped all alone in a dark, silent, immobile void, hence the term "One."
@@MarkMay-cr6bv Yes, I implied that by saying he lost most of his face and when I said he used morse code to communicate. I guess he banged his head against the pillow in morse code, didn't blink, my bad (had to look that up to refresh my bad memory). Also, the blind, deaf, and mute part is in the lyrics. Edited my post to clarify.
is right a have seen this movie in german kultur sender....in i net dont find...
Metallica bought the rights to this movie.
@@MarkMay-cr6bv That's what he said
One is epic, one of my favorite Metallica anti-war songs. Disposable Heroes is another. I hate war, but support troops/veterans big time. I like the line Hetfield said in the song Don't Tread On Me, "to secure peace is to prepare for war". Key word being prepare...and pray you never have to actually go to war. And of course, like Black Sabbath's War Pigs points out, corrupt, cowardly politicians send innocent people to die, like pawns in chess.
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Funny thing about these anti-war movies made by communists is that communists themselves have no qualms about killing for their ideology and yet all the communist influenced media of the 60-s and 70-s is aimed a discouraging Americans fighting to defend democracy. And the so called rebels of the 80-s and 90-s followed in their step. Rebelling against socety that made their art possible in the first place. Never occurred to them to reflect on why there's no metalica in soviet union or communist china.
I'm old enough to remember hearing, 'MeTaL hAs No ReAl MeAnInG...'
LOL HAHAHAHAHA. Oh how wrong they were.
"Each man faces death by himself, alone." Very profound truth. I work in a hospital myself. Even if a person is surrounded by people, death is an individual thing. Coming to grips with it is a difficulty many never think about.
At the beginning, you hear the doctor claim that Joe (the patient) was decerebrated, and therefore could not think or feel... followed by "Had I not been so sure of that, I would not have permitted him to live". Once he started communicating, the military brass refused to let him die, hence the nurse actually attempting the mercyful act, and the "general" walking in and kicking her out.
The nurse at the end who tries to help him pass away is the New Age Nurse, a younger nurse in the actual story this song is based on. She works with the older nurses who are less compassionate and more "by the book" - the New Age Nurse is the first person who is able to communicate with Joe (the main character) after he is injured and he forms a bond with her, specifically. The "Freak Show" scene comes from a request to the Army to put his body in a glass casket and have it carted around as a sideshow attraction. Joe also comes from a Christian Science family - something he shares in common with James Hetfield of Metallica. Followers of Christian Science believe that there is no body to heal, no material person, no illness, that everything regarded to health and sickness and mortality in general are metaphysical processes.
So, it is literally against Joe's family's religious beliefs to be keeping him alive in the first place. And against the beliefs of "Padre", the chaplain for him to be in the state he is in also, hence the snarky remark the Army brass
New Age Nurse is a great character, who exhibits womens' greatest super powers. Intuition and compassion
Hetfield was raised in that church, but i believe he walked away from it when he lost both parents in his teens. I forget the exact story, but I believe he was mad at the church for the beliefs that let his parents just die and leave him alone. It's been decades since I heard the story, so I'm a little foggy on it.
LOL "Christian science" so a moron. Well at least the music is good.
I remember seeing this video late at night as a kid and the concept scared the shit out of me
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@ actually it was VH1’s 100 greatest music videos of all time. Also how I discovered Faith No More
One my favourite Metallica songs 🔥🔥🤘 Starting a petition for you to make MetalMaddy playlist 😂
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Sanitarium next, maybe ?
I'm a veteran who works at the local VA hospital. The reality of this suffering, & those who survive & overcome, is awe-inspiring. Never forget THIS is the price of freedom.
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This was one of my favorite songs to play from my boombox on the school bus a few years before my ordeal that left me with lifelong PTSD. The surgeon said he hadn't seen anything like me since Vietnam. It's so good that it survived along with me until today. One of the best and most impactful songs of my lifetime.
The more Metallica you listen to, the more you see the tough topics they go after in their music (or at least used to lol). Songs like "Ride The Lightning", "Dyers Eve", "Disposable Heros" and others.
Master of Puppets is another.
My 1991's english teacher put this music video on the front sceam 👌 i learned a lot of english language this Time 🤟 TX from Québec Canada 🇲🇶🇨🇦🖐️
I always tell people to listen to the song first, and then watch the video. It’s awfully depressing. But the song is still amazing.
True!
The end of that song is the greatest metal moment of all times!!!
He is awake and feels everything!!! its just horoball!!!!!
Great reaction Maddy...most people hear this for the first time and just jam out to the music completely missing the story. The pain and empathy was written all over your face this entire reaction. You're a beautiful soul.
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Totally agree. You've got my respect, Maddy.
Thanks Maddy for reacting to this. It's deep and so sad.
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Great reaction, Maddy. What he meant by 'give his son for democracy' is that we sacrifice for our country to lead/vote for itself, vs being ruled and occupied (eg. France occupied by Germany 1940-44).
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Love your reactions. Just subbed!
"Hes the product of your profession, not mine"- Damn
I seen this concert in 1989 in charlotte nc. With queens ryche What a show.
Well, you're going to be in for a surprise. Part of their epic based song list. Hope you enjoy.
It’s crazy how the horror of war in this video is juxtaposed with the beauty of the instruments. Hits hard. 🤘
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Star Wars references? Damn you are now the perfect woman!
One is a song that I demand since when it come on. One of my favorite Metallica songs.
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Love the Star Wars reference 😂
NOT Paralyzed he stepped on a landmine in ww1 loosing his arms, legs & face. So cant hear, speak or see...
Its a WW1 vet who had legs, arms, sight, and sound completely destroyed.
It's based on a wounded soldier in WWI from the 1971 movie Johnny Got His Gun. Adapted from the book...I know "wounded" doesn't anywhere begin to do it justice.
his usage of morse code was through his head bobs. you can see this during the video where he asks for help SOS.
One of the few books i remember having to read from high school and it still hits hard 40 years later so thats what kind of impression it leaves on you
I've never been a Metallica fan, but your contemplation of the subject is worth the listen. One important point to carry away from this is the value of having an Advance Directive protecting us according to our lights during our relative health and mental stability. Love ya right back, girl. You astound.
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Good job. Most reactors do not handle this work so well. Thank you!
A true metal masterpiece! Metallica of course has a fantastic catalog but maybe tracks particularly on the "And Justice For All", "Master of Puppets", the "Black" album and of course my all time fave track, "Fade to Black" from the "Ride the Lightning" album! Would love for you to react to that one, too! Great reaction as always! 💕
“Johnny got his gun” was the movie 😉
What an intelligent reaction to this song....This is such a tough topic...Subscribe!!!!
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All the best art is true on multiple levels and can have countless interpretations that are true, making it potentially impactful to everyone.
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Seen 100's of reactions to this video, many speak of the horrors of war, and how they interpret this song as an anti-war song. You are the very first one (no pun intended) to actually see it is more than that, and speaks on the level of a right to die. Being kept alive for the sake of a doctors oath of "do no harm" or the government involvement prohibiting a right to die is something that is relevant in our world. There are situations where quality of life matters over everything else. I don't know of anyone that has had a level of injury that would constitute such a decision, but i know it exists. An excellent interpretation of a master piece, you got me as a subscriber. Keep them reactions coming. ❤ Movie is "Johnny Got His Gun"
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My myelin sheath is deteriorating also, I can still somewhat...the process happens fast, I'm now in a wheelchair, sometimes I can get around the house in a walker. I think that I'm going to have to get an e chair.
My brother and I have liked "One", since the 80's...
This was Metallica's first music video. They also bought rights to the movie.
I can see that everyone has given you all the information about the video and the song, so I'd just like to add that I love this band, and this video always hits heavy. Way ahead of its time.
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You had some good words in this reaction!
Much love!
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Theyve voted in favour for mercy death in the UK.Its about time.Everyone has a right to go on their own terms with dignity.
Thank you for reacting to this song. A fantastic song and a very poignant novel
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Love your reaction and how you feel. Great song!
to all my battle buddies, i said hooah
You worked in a hospital wow much respect 😯🙌❤️ i was expecting for you to do this One(pun int), such a beautiful/sad song about the horrors of War and the human condition...i fully support medical assistance for all those who seek to go in peace✌️
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If you look closely, the inlay markers on James Hetfield guitar neck are middle fingers 🤣🤣
In all 4000 years since this video came out, I never noticed that. Thanks.
You have to read the book.
It's brilliantly written, which makes it terrifying.
Love this song , love the video , its a masterpiece, any wayz love you too 👍✌️💜
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James Hetfield was writing a song for the new album from the standpoint of someone who lost all of their limbs, sight, hearing and speech. He mentioned it to someone in the industry who told him there was a movie about exactly that, Johnny Got His Gun. Instead of watching the movie, James read the book it was based on by Dalton Trumbo. As a teen who was continually told metal was low IQ, that meant a lot to me.
Maddy, this one is inspired by the 1939 book and 1971 movie (the video clips are taken from): Johnny Got His Gun.
For me, this speaks to all men. Whether you were in the military or not. I believe most of us grew up with some kind of attachment or feeling towards Vetrens wondering what they must’ve gone through. I’m not saying women don’t belong in the military, not at all. But I remember as a young boy watching Vietnam on the TV and wondering if I was gonna have to go to war I do think it’s something that touches men.
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1:28 actually that isn't what it means at all.
It does if you understand that democracy is a false God.
He was injured by a mortar shell lost both legs both arms most of his face his only means of communication was tapping out morse code with his head. There was no experimentation on him this was all the result of war they are forcing him to stay alive when he doesn't want to be.
In the book it was a landmine. They used experimental "treatments" at the time on him to keep him alive. In the story it's actually he himself that requests to be carted around like a sideshow attraction so the public can see what war does to people.
Also, in the story, Joe and his family believe in Christian Science, so keeping him alive or treating him medically at all is against their religious beliefs
Great reaction. Bonus points for using the word “glum.” Can’t remember the last time heard it.
Lyrics from Musixmatch
Lyrics of One by Metallica
verse
I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
verse
Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I cannot see
That there is not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
chorus
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, wake me
verse
Back in the womb it's much too real
In pumps life that I must feel
But can't look forward to reveal
Look to the time when I'll live
verse
Fed through the tube that sticks in me
Just like a wartime novelty
Tied to machines that make me be
Cut this life off from me
chorus
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, wake me
verse
Now the world is gone, I'm just one
Oh God help me
chorus
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, help me
verse
Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
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Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
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Landmine has taken my sight
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Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
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Left me with life in hell.
Writer(s): Lars Ulrich, James Alan Hetfield
This video was released in 1989 and it was Metallica's first music video from their 4th album 'And justice for all' in 1988... the band would not film a music video if MTV would not play it. But in 1988, Metallica was conquering the stages on the 'Monsters of rock' tour - Van Halen was headlining and Metallica was obliterating every band on the bill, so MTV knew that they were going to be huge as 'And justice for all' was released and sold platinum in the US (1 million copies) faster than the previous Metallica album 'Master of Puppets'... Finally, Metallica opted to film a low budget video w/ MTV committing to air the video, which was a dark & heavy clip (w/ clips from the movie that inspired the song 'One'... "Johnny got his gun") and it made a huge impact - 'And justice for all' sold 2x platinum and Metallica launched their first headlining arena tour in '89 dubbed 'Damaged justice'... ('And justice for all' has sold 8x platinum to date in the US)
The album 'And justice for all' was an angry and intense Metallica record... and it came out very unique... The songs were longer and demanding musically, and were written and recorded after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed in a tour bus accident in 1986... The accident traumatized Metallica's surviving members - James Hetfield (vocals/ guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (lead guitar) and they drank heavily in the aftermath to cope...
Jason Newsted (bass) was recruited in '86 to finish the tour but the 'new guy' was subjected to years of hazing by Metallica's members and crew ... Making matters worse, drummer Lars Ulrich decided to fade out Newsted's bass tracks from the 4th album to make his drums more audible. Of course, Newsted heard the final mixes of 'And justice for all'... and was livid... but stayed in Metallica until 2001.
In addition to the aggressive music, James Hetfield's lyrics on 'And justice for all' ... were brutal and spewed themes of anger, hopelessness & the end of everything; Hetfield saw his friend and bandmate die in front of him at age 24, and it added to his despair - he had lost his mom to cancer when he was a teen, so Burton's death was yet another trauma he had to endure ... He even let his parents have it on the album's closing track 'Dyers eve'... 'One' was about a dire situation of a soldier in World War I losing his limbs and senses but kept alive w/ machines as he wishes for death.
Thank you for reacting to this song, Maddy.
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I look forward to your reaction Maddy. I lost 2 Uncles in WW2 at the hands of the Nazis. Incredible song. A perfect blend of Pink Floyd and Slayer that only Metallica could do.
Have your headphones loud for this one.....
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I can’t imagine being trapped in my own mind
Great song, blew many a speakers from this song. It's a great energy song Maddy
GOAT
I don’t get why we can’t all just get along
Share the planet and live a happy life together 💯♥️🇦🇺
You only have to go to your nearest city centre on a Friday night to figure that one out
I was a real Metallica fan a while back....still like them!
Thank you for your nuanced discussion.
The current attempts to widely broaden this right in parts of the West should be viewed with some suspicion, unfortunately.
Wishing you all the best.
I lot of people miss the story due to the music or vice versa. The movie this is based on is set in ww1 so 1917ish, and it's even harder to watch than this. It is available on youtube if you search for "Johnny got his gun". i warn you now, it's tough.
despite it being a grim topic, did you like the track though?
Such a good song and the video is from an older movie. Also I have to admit that I always have to watch your videos twice because the first time I'm pretty distracted because bombshell LOL. So what is your favourite genre of music? Can you react to Steve Earle - Copper Head Road? you'd like it I'm sure.
Respect, I work in the ED
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Maddy's t-shirt makes me want to invent a new philosophy.
A mixture of Neo-Platonism and Whoooowwww!!!!!
I love what you said about, it seeming like people should have the right to choose, but at the same time, it feels wrong to not leave it to God's timing. That's exactly the way I feel about it. It is a dilemma. This is the reason I'm opposed to euthenasia, but at the same time, if someone was hopelessly trapped in a car and in the process of burning to death, and I had a gun in my hand, would it be a sin to put them out of their misery? I'm not sure.
sometimes you want to go and they wont let you
Regards From Poland...Miss...🥰
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Thank you Maddy
There’s no shortage of ‘reaction’ channels on TH-cam, but I’m finding Maddy’s work remarkably engaging.
It’s probably especially interesting to see what someone makes of works that are both before her time and not in the top tier of fame (but critically noteworthy), and also not clearly in what she knows is her groove.
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This song made me fall in love with Metallica. On the subject of it,if someone wishes to die,shouldnt that be between them and nature or god? Whatever your beliefs are.
Nice reaction. :) He did the morse code with his head. Nodding back and forth. He could´nt do it with his fingers, because he lost his arms and legs when he was hit by a landmine. Sorry to hear about your condition. Hope it will affect you as little as possible.
Heartbreaking....
Another amazing song by them about war is called disposable heroes😂😂😂
Come to think of it the entire damn Master of Puppets album is brilliant.. just ask the library of Congress😂😂😂
Still one if my favorite concerts. Bought the shirt Lars has on in this video. Good times
Its a fact. All of our modern conveniences, and capabilities, most likely caused a lot of suffering for someone or many someones.
check out Korn doing a cover of this song live in front of Metallica as a tribute. Really well done. Aloha and have a lovely day
Hi Maddy🙂🖐🤘
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Ya know were in for a treat when maddy goes philosophical. Subscribe peep 😁❤️😁
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You should comment on a live version of this song, 😊…
The best metallica song.
Das ist das erste Musikvideo von Metallica. Es ist ein Anti Kriegs Lied.
I personally believe that keeping someone alive artificially with things like "life" support is just mankind playing "God" because without that, the person would not still be alive, which some would consider to be "Gods will.." And I would also argue that keeping someone "alive" in such a way is a kin to cruel and unusual punishment or torture.. Especially in circumstances like this where the person has complete cognitive function and awareness! It would be like being in purgatory, like a straight jacket for your mind! And to me, that would be a fate far worse than death...
Shit I've had sleep paralysis happen to me a couple of times, and that's some terrifying shit that you eventually snap out of.. Well, hopefully, anyway.. So that would be my absolute worst nightmare! Like trying to yell or scream in a dream only to be met with silence...
PSA to everyone - remember to have an advance medical directive...
Thank you, dad, for fighting in the Korean War for our freedom, rights and democracy! God bless the USA.
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The Korean war did not have literally any positive effect on our freedom.
I presume that your father was just a G.I. working to push back the North Korean invasion.
There were however also a lot of atrocities, and the South Korean authoritarian regime of military dictatorship that followed was certainly no boon to freedom, rights and democracy in the USA.
Yo didn't understand the song at all
Good review. WW1
I think your very cerebral and having a prior career in medicine/PT of some sort makes the music component of the song take a back seat to no fault of your own. Great fireside and hard for one person to solution everyone will agree on. Be in this cycle for over 2024+ years
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Thank you
Love it
Please review Joni Mitchell. I love Conversation, but any of her songs are great.
The stunning beautiful Maddy looking absolutely gorgeous ❤❤❤😊
You must see Sabaton - No bullets fly (animation) you will 100% cry with emotional. Please watch it 😊 ps you are beautiful!
Best band ever….period 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘….fun fact; Metallica acquired all the rights to the movie and thereby avoiding paying royalties….smart move from Lars 👍🤘🇩🇰
Maddy, you're so pretty
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Hubba hubba
Great reaction! It's sad, Metallica has a few good songs here and there after this, but And Justice For All was the last great album they made. Their first 4 albums are all FIRE!! IMO
I actually believe the exact opposite lol. I personally think there are more good songs on their 5th, self-titled, album than on all 4 of the previous albums COMBINED lol
@@mtverv Fair enough, but I can't agree with that whatsoever....lol