@@MrVideo123 I agree brother. I watch these videos with my grandkids we have a great time. I raised my kids to love people, music, and the treat everybody with kindness. I love my grandkids watching your videos so they can get an understanding of everybody loving music and having a heart. I know I got deep with you but good job in your reactions bud.
I love how this guy puts his whole heart and body into trying to figure out the song it would be easier just to look up the lyrics but I enjoy watching this guy
@zach w NGL wasn't overly impressed with their last few albums. There were some hints of the old magic on the last 2 (spit out the bone, atlas rise, a couple other tracks too). Nothing of value at all on St. Anger, and the less said about Lulu, the better. Still a great band though, all things considered.
@zach w Fair enough, but I was so heartbroken by St. Anger. I'd gone through High School listening to everything from KEA to ReLoad, and was so hyped for a new album, then it was no better (imo) than the butt rock of the era. Not a single guitar solo? Then there was the drums..... BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM CLANG BAM THUD BAM BAM BAM CLANK CLANK BAM THUD (cat scream) BAM BAM (shattering glass) BAM DINK BAM
This is very true...Like The song Nightfall By The Shore Of Time - Dark Tranquillity ^^ That whole album is great! And also The Gallery album of course ^^ "A shimmer trace of divinity lost in the beckoning midnight vault (We are) lulled within the wake of a cold November's nightfall Nightfall... A communion of life and eternity, of Races scattered in the depths of the universal dark Above us minds went sailing free and blossomed in the vast nocturnal sea Paragon of beauty, Oh, spark of Creation; We march to the rhythm of the Night Starborn flew the Dove of Man in the eventide of life, whose wonders crowned our yesterdays with light Fire - Earth - Water - Wind We lived beneath the waning moon of truth And danced in hunger for the Powermind (of Youth) Like the dark to a dying Flame; Sweepingly embracing its grieving remains Defiantly blazing the black that awaits Counting the days 'til the new Age awaits Times' lustful cyclones arise, Piercing the fairest of Skies In elysian awakening of spiritual glory we see what our history belies Meadows of Asphodel Burning in the hunted dawn Tragedies die among fiery flames as the firewood of Wisdom is sawn Our Guardians were blind My lightbringer ephemeral Within the heart of all; A cold and dusky melancholy night, as ever sullied the fair face of light Whose seeds of life they grind To dust, of vapour is our mind ...evermore Paragon of beauty, Oh, spark of Creation; We march to the rhythm of the Night Nightfall by the shore of time, a tidal wave of fire and woe Swept away with the last of life the core of the enigma as bestowed Our crystal spirits melt to flow the mountainside along To join as one with seas of old in symbiotic songs: "Communion... Within the Oversoul of the Universe" We are but fragment of Eternity, pale shadows of what we'll once be In life's outer regions I will find the foremost Tranquility Chanting the odes of Magonia A soulstream in flight to the Otherworld ...to the Otherworld "
Man, when he was trying to figure out the story at 4:35 I was like "homie, just have a seat and put your seat belt on. It's much worse than your thinking right now".
Lost his arms, legs, sight, and hearing. Stuck in the deafening silence of his own mind wondering why he's being kept alive by machines, wishing it would all end..
I had to cancel my trip to see my daughter who I haven't seen in two years and lost my job all in the same week. Millions of other people are struggling a lot worse than I am. Thank You, for putting a smile on my face through these hard times and hopefully the many people who have seen your videos so far. Good shit man.
Metallica's intros are long, but not by chance. They are designed to set a mood or a tone, to paint a picture that is the root of the song. It's all about how that intro makes you feel.
If nobody else posted this, the song is based off of a movie called "Johnny Got His Gun". The official music video used scenes from the movie to help narrate the song. I recommend watching both!
James wrote this song after watching the movie and After Master Of Puppets metallica had some money lying around so they bought the rights to the movie, metallica owns the move Johnny Get Your Gun
I have probably watched hundreds of first time reactions to songs i've cherished for 15,20,30+ years and so far you're 3/3 for figuring out the meaning of a song. It's one thing to hear someone enjoy the song and not really get what it is trying to tell. It's another thing to watch someone come up to speed with my own understanding of a song after living it for 20 years. Good job man
Honestly I'm impressed you figured out the story so fast without watching the official video. Well done. You were absolutely right. This song is inspired by the movie/book called Johnny Got His Gun, about a young man who joins the army, goes to war, gets blown up, losses sight, hearing, etc, and essentially becomes trapped inside his own body with no way of communicating with the doctors and nurses in the hospital. He ends up using Morse code, which he learned in the army, to tell them he wants to die.
Fantastic! 100% correct! The movie they used for the video shows a father who runs a freak show telling his son that any man would give his only son for Country. He doesn't know it, but the armless, legless wonder is his own son!!
It's good to see that someone who is reacting to a song takes the time to really think about the lyrics. I even saw two girls reacting on "One" and dancing to the catchy groove. Thank you for making up your mind to the deep lyrics which cover topics like war on an emotional level out of a victim's perspective. You will learn that many Metal bands put a lot of thought and empathy into their lyrics. Keep going on like this - it was a great thing to experience that song again through your eyes. :-)
My man. Keep in mind the tempo is attuned to the soldiers mood and anger. In the beginning, the song is more laid back. Later in the song he's more angry about his situation, so the tempo is more aggressive. Just one more reason Metallica is BRILLIANT.
Forced my classroom to watch this video because a kid wore a Metallica shirt and didn't know a song. They learned who METALLICA was that day...3 years later at the gym, that same student came up to me and told me.."Thank you for putting that song and video for me." You're welcome world.
Seeing your reaction, acceptance, and third eye opening. It gives me hope that current and future generations. Will not be sold on what the giant music corporations are cramming down the throats of our youth. And claiming it to be art and music. Instead, the hope you are giving me and others. Is that closed mindedness and barriers can still be broken down by musicianship. Creativity is the mother of all inventions. Including mental revolutions.
Bro im 47 years old and saw Metallica live on this tour back in 1988... youre going down a path of music that will open up a new world for you!!! Watch this Metallica one video and youve discovered this without watching the actual video... Yo mad props kiddo
Thank you for this video. As a grown man, this song still gets me. I honestly still tear up when I hear it. Now I've gotten to see and hear it again through fresh ears and eyes, and it STILL gets me. Watching you work out what the songs about, right up to the realization of what's really happened to this soldier... It feels like the floor drops out from underneath, and the emotion comes up. This is why Metal is such a great genre of music. It's like Angry Fast Blues.
First time watching you, I'm 4:30 in and it's amazing watching you start to piece together the story through the lyrics. I love watching people intelligent enough to piece a song together as the songs going like that. When you learn what songs are really about, music in general becomes such a deeper listening experience.
Pretty deep song meaning for sure.this was about Vietnam Veterans in particular. The drums at 10:43 of this video are suppose to be machine gun fire also.
This is clearly false. We can hear the drums ourselves. He is not doing morse code for anything. Anyone with ears who kbew even vaguely what morse code sounded like would know this was clearly a lie.
You totally nailed it, and watching it was awesome. The fact that you did the lyrics version helps out versus just watching the video. Now you can just listen again and appreciate the pace, rhythm, and tempo of arguably the greatest heavy metal song ever.
Duuude I am absolutely captivate by how you were able to pick up on the story even before the "landmine" part with just the lyrics. It goes to show how deep the lyrics are but also how much you listen to the story being told, damn great video man.
I am SO EFFING PROUD that you were able to take in the lyrics and understand em and piece it together!!! 🙌🏻 like I really wanna jump through the screen a hug you!! 😂🥰 YES BABY you got it!!!
If I had arms I could kill myself. If I had legs I could run away. If I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself. I could scream for help...but nobody would come for me.
To me the build up to the guitar solo paints a vivid picture of his situation and despair and then the solo is his inner rage at what has happened to him. It’s incredible.
I absolutely love you reactions. There's a lot of reasons people watch reaction videos. Some people just wanna hear people say they like something they already like. But your reactions are genuine. Keep up the absolutely fantastic reaction videos, man. You're gonna be in TH-cam Rewind one day.
Dude! The way you went through the lyrics really made me grasp a deeper sense of the meaning. Thank you. It's truly sad that some our military personnel have to undergo the determent of war, but we wouldn't be here without them. 💯🇺🇸
When you watch the official video, it makes this a truly powerful work of art, beyond what most other videos can do to your mind and your soul. It's hit so far out the park that it will always draw in new crowds, no matter how many years pass. Now, tell me how great Justin Beiber is after that....
I've watched a decent amount of reactions to this song because it's one of my favorites and very rarely do people pick up what this song is about as quickly as you do so props and you've got a new fan!
Love to watch your reaction videos man!! It's a beautiful thing to see someone discover the greats and to piece it all together💞 Grabs me right in the feels every time 🙌
Wish we had people that can make music like this today. Cory Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour (check out House of Gold & Bones 1 and 2) is one but we need more.
This is the most impressed I've been with any reaction. Not just yours, ANY TH-cam reaction.You nailed it without seeing the official video. Everyone else fucks it up.The movie "Johnny got his gun" is what it's inspired by. Much respect.
Man, you got this off the bat. What good is life if you cannot LIVE? I love your reactions, man. Just so honest. More Metallica, More Zeppelin! Halestorm, Pink Floyd...man there is SO much I want you to get to...
I always loved how Metallica works all kinds of symbolism in their music, even things most people don't outright notice, like the fast paced drum beats resembling machine gun fire.
I’ve watched several reactions to this song over the past several hours and you’ve gotten closest to completely grasping the story within the lyrics. Damn near hit it square on the head. My deep respect man. To fill in the gaps for you, the song is based on a movie - Johnny got a gun. It was, itself, based on a book of similar title which was, itself based on a real life event. In WW1 a US soldier was caught right in the center of an explosion. I’ve heard land mine and I’ve heard mortar shell, which is what the movie seems to portray. The explosion blew off his arms and legs. It’s also pretty well blew or burned his face off as well leaving him blind, deaf, and unable to speak. Surgeons were able, in what was considered a miracle of modern medicine at that time, to save his life. But in his condition he was trapped within his own mind and relatively modern experiments have demonstrated what a person undergoing sensory deprivation (lack of all senses or contact with the world outside our mind) experiences. When the mind has no sensory input for an extended period, it will begin to make up fake input and the person hallucinate...and those can be really horrible. Think like a really bad trip. The disabled soldier was observed to be continually regularly bobbing his head in some kind of a pattern. A visiting officer realized it was Morse code and that the invalid soldier was signaling “SOS. kill me.” Over and over. Because of the medical experiment he represented, the doctors and military command were unwilling to relieve his suffering by pulling the plug and letting him die; but a nurse in his medical ward took pity on him and, when alone with him, cut his airflow. Probably game him an overdose of morphine as well to ease his passing. Hard to think of a much more disturbing thing than this.
Their first 5 albums were by far their greatest works, four horsemen, whiplash, battery, master of puppets, for whom the bell tolls, fade to black, creeping death, welcome home sanitarium, blackened, and justice for all, eye of the beholder. Not to mention their 2 best instrumentals, call of ktulu and orion.
I love how raw this is for some reason. No mics no nothin. Just sits next to his tv and plays it. No inserted video no cuts nothing. I LOVE IT!! Spent 12 seconds on yout channel and I am about to subscribe as soon as I post this.
New subscriber here, Thank you for your reaction! FINALLY somebody got what this song is about! The ultimate torture being injured so bad all you feel is pain & you're being forced to live by machines.
Johnny Got His Gun was fiction inspired by a gruesome true story about a Canadian soldier from World War I. During battle, a mortar shell hits very close to "Johnny" Joe Bonham, causing severe physical damage. ... During the second half of the story, Joe becomes more optimistic and wills himself to accomplish what he can. It became a movie “ Johnny Get Your Gun” War has plunged Army soldier Joe Bonham (Timothy Bottoms) into an unending nightmare. Hit by an artillery shell in World War I, Joe has suffered injuries that have all but erased his humanity: he's lost his sight, speech, hearing and sense of smell. But he still has the ability to think and remember, which, in the end, may be more a curse than a blessing. Trapped in his body, Joe realizes there's only one way out of his misery: death. Can he get a sympathetic nurse to help him? Hes in a hospital bed...He’s paralyzed, blind, mute..basically trapped inside his body. The book was banned! The movie is all head talk. A must watch! Metallica is fucking genius!
My favorite song by Metallica is Dyers Eve because it evokes so much emotion, tells a story, and is relatable, BUT, I’m a massive advocate that, although the world has a general consensus that the greatest song of all time is Bohemian Rhapsody, I think it’s One. It’s got everything. Slow and fast, soft and heavy, energy and relaxation, it’s got everything a music-lover can ask for.
Was their first video on MTV (when they still played music videos) WAY back in Jan. '89. I remember well when it first came out I was immediately drawn in. Have been ever since, although I must admit I've not been much of a fan of their stuff after the Black album, at least until Hardwired dropped which sort of reminds me of their older stuff.
First reaction to this song I've seen with someone NOT using the music video, very refreshing. Good on you sir for understanding the meaning, something the music video gives away. The song is an interpretation of the 1971 movie "Jonny Get Your Gun"
You should now react to the music video. It has clips from the movie "Johnnie got his gun" that gives a lot more visual for the song. Great that you're getting into rock and metal. As a total left field play...try reacting to Meatloaf "Bat out of Hell" or anything else of his.
Finally someone who reacts to the non-music video of ONE! ...no distracting movie clips, or audio samples. Just good old pure METAL, without distractions. You didn't pause the solos, and you figured out the lyrics just when you were meant to. An awesome reaction!
Metal doesn’t get the love that it should, always frowned upon or looked at as evil, I’ll never stop listening!! Do some Pantera if you haven’t man!! 🤘🤘🤘
see you reacting to this song is so fantastic... im very glad you understand that metal is not just "dark" music, or screaming voice, etc etc. you pay atention to the storyline and solo. this is a fucking good day dude
This song is my worst nightmare. When I picture him laying there, kept alive by a machine, wanting to die, I always break a little inside. Good reaction!
A good friend had a stroke at 36, he was in a coma, on life support when we got called to say our last goodbyes. In icu his teenage daughter and pregnant wife were there among other friends, when they cried and spoke to him, I watched his heart rate monitor near double in speed- all I could think of was this song and ever since that's all I think of when I hear this song. Later that day they turned off his machines. A matter of weeks later, his second daughter was born.
Excellent job in reacting to this songs real meaning. I've seen alot of reactions to this song, and you're the only one to figure out what it's truly about, because most people watch the wrong version of the video, but you hit the nail on the head.
I read the book then watched the movie when I was a teenager, the only thing they changed in the song was that it wasn't a landmine, it was a mortar and he was in a foxhole. Best Reaction I've seen so far, you nailed it, dude. If you want to see the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971). th-cam.com/video/uUfBVLAY_pU/w-d-xo.html
I have loved this song for many years. I paused at 6 minutes, 13 seconds, because at that point you sawwwwwww the video. Great video man. Love how you interpret the song. Subbed.
I enjoy all reactions like its fun to watch ppl react to metal in general but youre one of the few who actually pays attention and is almost always spot on. Love what youre doing!! 🖤
Its amazing how you can make me feel like I'm hearing the song for the first time when I've been listening to it for years!! Love the way you break it down & try to understand what they're singing about!! One is definitely among the greatest Metallica songs ever!!
I loved how you REALLY paid attention to the message they were sending. Watching unroll for you was a pleasure. You also respect the artists enough to listen to the solos without pausing them. Great job!
Paid attention to lyrics and storyline.
Didn't pause during solo.
Was starting to figure out the headbang.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
WE GOT HIM.
That's the funniest comment I've seen man. "We got him." 😂
We have a new Metalhead!!!! Welcome in...
Nice Osama bin Laden reference
I guarantee he's listening to this many times off camera
Dani Syx that wouldn't be suprising. Lol 😂
I almost cry as you figure out the story.
This story is so deep
Right? Super impressive how you put that all together Mr. Video!
@@MrVideo123 I agree brother. I watch these videos with my grandkids we have a great time. I raised my kids to love people, music, and the treat everybody with kindness. I love my grandkids watching your videos so they can get an understanding of everybody loving music and having a heart. I know I got deep with you but good job in your reactions bud.
@@timbeatty8411 That's beautiful. Thank you for passing on the gift of love to the future of this world. Blessings from California.
@@MrVideo123 You deep man....
I love how this guy puts his whole heart and body into trying to figure out the song it would be easier just to look up the lyrics but I enjoy watching this guy
The man is very open minded wich is amazing!!
poor little black boy Metallica gives him a headache
@@fredtello pardon??
This album is still generating new Metallica fans 32 years after its release. That says something.
@zach w NGL wasn't overly impressed with their last few albums. There were some hints of the old magic on the last 2 (spit out the bone, atlas rise, a couple other tracks too). Nothing of value at all on St. Anger, and the less said about Lulu, the better. Still a great band though, all things considered.
@zach w Fair enough, but I was so heartbroken by St. Anger. I'd gone through High School listening to everything from KEA to ReLoad, and was so hyped for a new album, then it was no better (imo) than the butt rock of the era. Not a single guitar solo?
Then there was the drums.....
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM CLANG BAM THUD BAM BAM BAM CLANK CLANK BAM THUD (cat scream) BAM BAM (shattering glass) BAM DINK BAM
Not to mention it says something that they were only 22 years old when they made this album!
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Soldier that can't see, speak, hear or move...cause he has no limbs.....and can't communicate outside his own thoughts.
Scary.
Welcome to the family homie, metal is deeper than most people think
This is very true...Like The song Nightfall By The Shore Of Time - Dark Tranquillity ^^ That whole album is great! And also The Gallery album of course ^^
"A shimmer trace of divinity lost
in the beckoning midnight vault
(We are) lulled within the wake
of a cold November's nightfall
Nightfall...
A communion of life and eternity,
of Races scattered in the depths
of the universal dark
Above us minds went sailing free
and blossomed in the vast nocturnal sea
Paragon of beauty,
Oh, spark of Creation;
We march to the rhythm of the Night
Starborn flew the Dove of Man
in the eventide of life,
whose wonders crowned
our yesterdays with light
Fire - Earth - Water - Wind
We lived beneath the waning moon of truth
And danced in hunger for the Powermind
(of Youth)
Like the dark to a dying Flame;
Sweepingly embracing its grieving remains
Defiantly blazing the black that awaits
Counting the days 'til the new Age awaits
Times' lustful cyclones arise,
Piercing the fairest of Skies
In elysian awakening of spiritual glory
we see what our history belies
Meadows of Asphodel
Burning in the hunted dawn
Tragedies die among fiery flames
as the firewood of Wisdom is sawn
Our Guardians were blind
My lightbringer ephemeral
Within the heart of all;
A cold and dusky melancholy night,
as ever sullied the fair face of light
Whose seeds of life they grind
To dust, of vapour is our mind
...evermore
Paragon of beauty,
Oh, spark of Creation;
We march to the rhythm of the Night
Nightfall by the shore of time,
a tidal wave of fire and woe
Swept away with the last of life
the core of the enigma as bestowed
Our crystal spirits melt to flow
the mountainside along
To join as one with seas of old
in symbiotic songs:
"Communion... Within the Oversoul
of the Universe"
We are but fragment of Eternity,
pale shadows of what we'll once be
In life's outer regions I will find
the foremost Tranquility
Chanting the odes of Magonia
A soulstream in flight to the Otherworld
...to the Otherworld
"
Too true! \m/
*SOME metal is deeper than most people think
@@kmiller2087 Also True.
Metal is the most powerful form of music!
Ty for caring enough to HEAR what these songs are saying.
Bruh I love the way you be standing up and piece together the lyrics. You get a lot more into the song than a lot of other reactors. Much respect
Much love
@@MrVideo123 As a fortunate child of the East Bay (Bay Area) Music Community I thank you for understanding where we come from.
Man, when he was trying to figure out the story at 4:35 I was like "homie, just have a seat and put your seat belt on. It's much worse than your thinking right now".
"YOU MUST SEE THE VIDEO "YOU'LL BE PROUD OF THIS BREAKDOWN..
i support that!!! upload it to plz :)
Completely agree. Go in with the same opinion 🤘
Yes, you must watch the official video. The visuals really illustrate the lyrics of this song.
Man, how did you miss the official video to react to...its the greatest.
DITTO
Out of all reaction to this song I've seen only like 3 people got the meaning of the song and you're one of them. Great job!
Thats cuz he did lyric version..super important
That's crazy. I'm guessing they all did lyrics not the official video then.
Lost his arms, legs, sight, and hearing. Stuck in the deafening silence of his own mind wondering why he's being kept alive by machines, wishing it would all end..
sad but true
bobby heilbronn Ha!
reality is the worst of nightmare that can happen to a human being and war is part of that.
The book is even darker than the film.
The only way he can kill himself is by holding is breathe
I had to cancel my trip to see my daughter who I haven't seen in two years and lost my job all in the same week. Millions of other people are struggling a lot worse than I am. Thank You, for putting a smile on my face through these hard times and hopefully the many people who have seen your videos so far. Good shit man.
Damn man that's big
Metallica's intros are long, but not by chance. They are designed to set a mood or a tone, to paint a picture that is the root of the song. It's all about how that intro makes you feel.
I love the choppers in the beginnig, it is like a Nam-movie!
Enter Sandman 👀
The lyrics make this one of the most brutal songs ever: this is real-world horror shit not a fantasy theme that a lot of other heavy metal has.
Sir/Madam, I believe the term you're looking for is "Power Metal".
If nobody else posted this, the song is based off of a movie called "Johnny Got His Gun". The official music video used scenes from the movie to help narrate the song. I recommend watching both!
Well, technically it was a book first but who knows which one inspired the song :)
James wrote this song after watching the movie and After Master Of Puppets metallica had some money lying around so they bought the rights to the movie, metallica owns the move Johnny Get Your Gun
@@gr8old136 ... yes, Johnny Got His Gun was bought by metallica so they didn't have to pay royalties for playing the video.
I have probably watched hundreds of first time reactions to songs i've cherished for 15,20,30+ years and so far you're 3/3 for figuring out the meaning of a song. It's one thing to hear someone enjoy the song and not really get what it is trying to tell. It's another thing to watch someone come up to speed with my own understanding of a song after living it for 20 years. Good job man
I will say this is one of the most unique approaches to a reaction but hey man, you do you.
You earned another subscriber
I’m sold too - on your channel
ITS BRILLIANT
Oh. So how much did you go for?
Mr Video won me over when Elvis worn him out😂🥰
Honestly I'm impressed you figured out the story so fast without watching the official video. Well done. You were absolutely right. This song is inspired by the movie/book called Johnny Got His Gun, about a young man who joins the army, goes to war, gets blown up, losses sight, hearing, etc, and essentially becomes trapped inside his own body with no way of communicating with the doctors and nurses in the hospital. He ends up using Morse code, which he learned in the army, to tell them he wants to die.
Fantastic! 100% correct! The movie they used for the video shows a father who runs a freak show telling his son that any man would give his only son for Country. He doesn't know it, but the armless, legless wonder is his own son!!
It's good to see that someone who is reacting to a song takes the time to really think about the lyrics. I even saw two girls reacting on "One" and dancing to the catchy groove. Thank you for making up your mind to the deep lyrics which cover topics like war on an emotional level out of a victim's perspective. You will learn that many Metal bands put a lot of thought and empathy into their lyrics. Keep going on like this - it was a great thing to experience that song again through your eyes. :-)
Song based on book called JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN. Solider got blown up,left alive,just.
It's also a movie. It's a trip for sure
My man. Keep in mind the tempo is attuned to the soldiers mood and anger. In the beginning, the song is more laid back. Later in the song he's more angry about his situation, so the tempo is more aggressive. Just one more reason Metallica is BRILLIANT.
Forced my classroom to watch this video because a kid wore a Metallica shirt and didn't know a song. They learned who METALLICA was that day...3 years later at the gym, that same student came up to me and told me.."Thank you for putting that song and video for me." You're welcome world.
Seeing your reaction, acceptance, and third eye opening. It gives me hope that current and future generations. Will not be sold on what the giant music corporations are cramming down the throats of our youth. And claiming it to be art and music. Instead, the hope you are giving me and others. Is that closed mindedness and barriers can still be broken down by musicianship. Creativity is the mother of all inventions. Including mental revolutions.
Bro im 47 years old and saw Metallica live on this tour back in 1988... youre going down a path of music that will open up a new world for you!!! Watch this Metallica one video and youve discovered this without watching the actual video... Yo mad props kiddo
There's something really satisfying watching a somebody enjoy Metallica For the First Time
Ok dude. You're my new favorite music critic. I'm a 44 yr old blond metal head in San Antonio TX. More people should enjoy your channel.
Thank you for this video. As a grown man, this song still gets me. I honestly still tear up when I hear it. Now I've gotten to see and hear it again through fresh ears and eyes, and it STILL gets me. Watching you work out what the songs about, right up to the realization of what's really happened to this soldier... It feels like the floor drops out from underneath, and the emotion comes up. This is why Metal is such a great genre of music. It's like Angry Fast Blues.
Brother, please don't apologize for anything you do on your channel. Thanks for these moments of joy bro.
First time watching you, I'm 4:30 in and it's amazing watching you start to piece together the story through the lyrics. I love watching people intelligent enough to piece a song together as the songs going like that.
When you learn what songs are really about, music in general becomes such a deeper listening experience.
Also your lyric analysis was almost 100%
Pretty deep song meaning for sure.this was about Vietnam Veterans in particular. The drums at 10:43 of this video are suppose to be machine gun fire also.
Part of the drum tracks in one of the transitions is Lars actually drumming out "kill me" in morse code over and over.
MANOWAR KILLS yooo i never knew that, man Metallica thinks of everything
Part of the drums are mimicking gun fire though.
@RegurgiNate 1984 Sure he could. TAPTAPTAP TAP TAP TAP TAPTAPTAP. Working it into the rest of the beat would be the difficult part.
@RegurgiNate 1984 How do you think they did morse code over telegraph lines? I mean it is just tapping like drums, lol.
This is clearly false. We can hear the drums ourselves. He is not doing morse code for anything. Anyone with ears who kbew even vaguely what morse code sounded like would know this was clearly a lie.
The music video that plays to an old black/white movie.... it might make you cry.
You totally nailed it, and watching it was awesome. The fact that you did the lyrics version helps out versus just watching the video. Now you can just listen again and appreciate the pace, rhythm, and tempo of arguably the greatest heavy metal song ever.
Duuude I am absolutely captivate by how you were able to pick up on the story even before the "landmine" part with just the lyrics. It goes to show how deep the lyrics are but also how much you listen to the story being told, damn great video man.
Good f****g job, bruh. Most people don’t get it, the meaning of this amazing song. You did, bruh. Awesome 🤘🏼
Yeah I like how into the song he gets
.....annnnnnnnd, this is what some of our veterans have sacrified for us so that we can be in our comfy home watching music like this! Remember that.!
This song is about a British guy who died in a pointless war
I am SO EFFING PROUD that you were able to take in the lyrics and understand em and piece it together!!! 🙌🏻 like I really wanna jump through the screen a hug you!! 😂🥰 YES BABY you got it!!!
If I had arms I could kill myself.
If I had legs I could run away.
If I had a voice I could talk and be some kind of company for myself.
I could scream for help...but nobody would come for me.
SOS...Help me...SOS...HELP ME....
It's Morse code, sir.
What is he saying?
Kill me. Just that. He just says "Kill me." Over and over again.
“He’s a product of your profession, Not mine.”
What is democracy?
@@ozkanevin5114 got to do something with young men killing each other, i think.
I love the solo ending it’s like a release of all the rage and hopelessness that the storyteller is unable to express
To me the build up to the guitar solo paints a vivid picture of his situation and despair and then the solo is his inner rage at what has happened to him. It’s incredible.
you, sir, are actually one of the few reactors who got the message of the song very right! you understood it! you listened! you felt it!
I absolutely love you reactions. There's a lot of reasons people watch reaction videos. Some people just wanna hear people say they like something they already like. But your reactions are genuine. Keep up the absolutely fantastic reaction videos, man. You're gonna be in TH-cam Rewind one day.
Dude! The way you went through the lyrics really made me grasp a deeper sense of the meaning. Thank you. It's truly sad that some our military personnel have to undergo the determent of war, but we wouldn't be here without them. 💯🇺🇸
Yea its devastating foreal
The guy in this song went for a swim, they called him Bob
Probably already in the comments somewhere, but you gotta watch the music video with it now. It adds a whole nother level
When you watch the official video, it makes this a truly powerful work of art, beyond what most other videos can do to your mind and your soul. It's hit so far out the park that it will always draw in new crowds, no matter how many years pass.
Now, tell me how great Justin Beiber is after that....
I've watched a decent amount of reactions to this song because it's one of my favorites and very rarely do people pick up what this song is about as quickly as you do so props and you've got a new fan!
Metallica fade to black one of their best songs
One Hip Wonder 🦅
Yes, for me the best song.
You got so much more from them haha, You will love Sanitarium (welcome home) Glad you are enjoying this dude!
Im glad you didnt react to the official music video...
I also like how you break down the lyrics...
Keep it up dude and welcome to the family
Love to watch your reaction videos man!! It's a beautiful thing to see someone discover the greats and to piece it all together💞 Grabs me right in the feels every time 🙌
The story behind the song is terrifying, and so sad!
Had me sad as hell
Mr. Video 😢
Trapped under ice
Wish we had people that can make music like this today. Cory Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour (check out House of Gold & Bones 1 and 2) is one but we need more.
@@MrVideo123 its a true story
This is the most impressed I've been with any reaction. Not just yours, ANY TH-cam reaction.You nailed it without seeing the official video. Everyone else fucks it up.The movie "Johnny got his gun" is what it's inspired by. Much respect.
Man, you got this off the bat. What good is life if you cannot LIVE? I love your reactions, man. Just so honest. More Metallica, More Zeppelin! Halestorm, Pink Floyd...man there is SO much I want you to get to...
I always loved how Metallica works all kinds of symbolism in their music, even things most people don't outright notice, like the fast paced drum beats resembling machine gun fire.
I’ve watched several reactions to this song over the past several hours and you’ve gotten closest to completely grasping the story within the lyrics. Damn near hit it square on the head. My deep respect man. To fill in the gaps for you, the song is based on a movie - Johnny got a gun. It was, itself, based on a book of similar title which was, itself based on a real life event.
In WW1 a US soldier was caught right in the center of an explosion. I’ve heard land mine and I’ve heard mortar shell, which is what the movie seems to portray. The explosion blew off his arms and legs. It’s also pretty well blew or burned his face off as well leaving him blind, deaf, and unable to speak. Surgeons were able, in what was considered a miracle of modern medicine at that time, to save his life. But in his condition he was trapped within his own mind and relatively modern experiments have demonstrated what a person undergoing sensory deprivation (lack of all senses or contact with the world outside our mind) experiences. When the mind has no sensory input for an extended period, it will begin to make up fake input and the person hallucinate...and those can be really horrible. Think like a really bad trip.
The disabled soldier was observed to be continually regularly bobbing his head in some kind of a pattern. A visiting officer realized it was Morse code and that the invalid soldier was signaling “SOS. kill me.” Over and over. Because of the medical experiment he represented, the doctors and military command were unwilling to relieve his suffering by pulling the plug and letting him die; but a nurse in his medical ward took pity on him and, when alone with him, cut his airflow. Probably game him an overdose of morphine as well to ease his passing.
Hard to think of a much more disturbing thing than this.
THIS is my favorite Metallica song..... chills me to the bone EVERY TIME I hear it!
Their first 5 albums were by far their greatest works, four horsemen, whiplash, battery, master of puppets, for whom the bell tolls, fade to black, creeping death, welcome home sanitarium, blackened, and justice for all, eye of the beholder. Not to mention their 2 best instrumentals, call of ktulu and orion.
I love how raw this is for some reason. No mics no nothin. Just sits next to his tv and plays it. No inserted video no cuts nothing. I LOVE IT!! Spent 12 seconds on yout channel and I am about to subscribe as soon as I post this.
You definitely nailed the interpretation of the lyrics. Your heart was breaking more and more with every verse.
Flat out this is my favorite reaction channel.
I haven’t heard this song in years... hard to not head bang once it starts going in
New subscriber here, Thank you for your reaction! FINALLY somebody got what this song is about! The ultimate torture being injured so bad all you feel is pain & you're being forced to live by machines.
You did well did catch all that right off.
Iike most Reaction channels, he prob did his research going in and faked liking it.
It was only written on the screen....
Dude, I love watching you work out the meaning of these songs. A lot of react tubers don't even try to understand the songs. Good on ya!
Johnny Got His Gun was fiction inspired by a gruesome true story about a Canadian soldier from World War I. During battle, a mortar shell hits very close to "Johnny" Joe Bonham, causing severe physical damage. ... During the second half of the story, Joe becomes more optimistic and wills himself to accomplish what he can. It became a movie “ Johnny Get Your Gun” War has plunged Army soldier Joe Bonham (Timothy Bottoms) into an unending nightmare. Hit by an artillery shell in World War I, Joe has suffered injuries that have all but erased his humanity: he's lost his sight, speech, hearing and sense of smell. But he still has the ability to think and remember, which, in the end, may be more a curse than a blessing. Trapped in his body, Joe realizes there's only one way out of his misery: death. Can he get a sympathetic nurse to help him? Hes in a hospital bed...He’s paralyzed, blind, mute..basically trapped inside his body. The book was banned! The movie is all head talk. A must watch! Metallica is fucking genius!
YOU'RE brilliant.
Thank you for taking the time to show us your reactions. And never apologise for interpreting art in your own way!
My favorite song by Metallica is Dyers Eve because it evokes so much emotion, tells a story, and is relatable, BUT, I’m a massive advocate that, although the world has a general consensus that the greatest song of all time is Bohemian Rhapsody, I think it’s One. It’s got everything. Slow and fast, soft and heavy, energy and relaxation, it’s got everything a music-lover can ask for.
How u figured out the meaning earned my sub. Awesome to see new fans understand the depths of the bars metal has
Was their first video on MTV (when they still played music videos) WAY back in Jan. '89. I remember well when it first came out I was immediately drawn in. Have been ever since, although I must admit I've not been much of a fan of their stuff after the Black album, at least until Hardwired dropped which sort of reminds me of their older stuff.
First reaction to this song I've seen with someone NOT using the music video, very refreshing. Good on you sir for understanding the meaning, something the music video gives away. The song is an interpretation of the 1971 movie "Jonny Get Your Gun"
You should now react to the music video. It has clips from the movie "Johnnie got his gun" that gives a lot more visual for the song. Great that you're getting into rock and metal.
As a total left field play...try reacting to Meatloaf "Bat out of Hell" or anything else of his.
Christopher Hughes anything bat related is a sensitive subject right now, lol
@@Cabaker87 Then he should also do "Bat Country" by A7F
Eg wish they didn't put the sound track over the song. It sounds so bad
Finally someone who reacts to the non-music video of ONE! ...no distracting movie clips, or audio samples. Just good old pure METAL, without distractions. You didn't pause the solos, and you figured out the lyrics just when you were meant to. An awesome reaction!
Metal doesn’t get the love that it should, always frowned upon or looked at as evil, I’ll never stop listening!! Do some Pantera if you haven’t man!! 🤘🤘🤘
Oh HELL YEAH! What's your particular favorite song? Too many great tracks to count.
I've been watching all the top reactors for the last three years, and you my friend are by FAR the best Metallica reactor that I have ever seen...
Mannn i love hearing that
This one of Metallica's true masterpieces. "Fade to Black" my other favorite. I recommend you do that one next. You won't be disappointed!
see you reacting to this song is so fantastic... im very glad you understand that metal is not just "dark" music, or screaming voice, etc etc.
you pay atention to the storyline and solo.
this is a fucking good day dude
You need headphones my man! Lol whole different world. Especially with zepplin and pink floyd
Im trying to do the regular way now
@RegurgiNate 1984 considering headphones weren't a thing in 1988 I don't think that's how it was meant to be heard
Maybe he's got a dope speaker system.
I'm liking the audio without the headphones, every reaction feels like hanging with my homie.
@@ShadowKiller571 headphones were definitely a thing in 1988. Having headphones has been a thing since the 70’s. .
i LOVE that when you were figuring it all out...you said cut this shit off from me....they always sing it that way live!
Read the book and watch the movie "Johnny got his gun".
This song is my worst nightmare. When I picture him laying there, kept alive by a machine, wanting to die, I always break a little inside. Good reaction!
Love these reactions, keep it up bro!!! Especially Metallica!! Creeping death live from Moscow soon!! :)
Thanks bro
Man I love how lerceptive you are. You were spot on. Delving deeper for the meaning of those bars. Keep doing you, my man!
I actually know someone who was paralyzed after a stroke and can only move their eyes
Jesus man hope the best for you Nd them
A good friend had a stroke at 36, he was in a coma, on life support when we got called to say our last goodbyes. In icu his teenage daughter and pregnant wife were there among other friends, when they cried and spoke to him, I watched his heart rate monitor near double in speed- all I could think of was this song and ever since that's all I think of when I hear this song. Later that day they turned off his machines. A matter of weeks later, his second daughter was born.
@@rossbrumby1957 that’s so sad
Excellent job in reacting to this songs real meaning. I've seen alot of reactions to this song, and you're the only one to figure out what it's truly about, because most people watch the wrong version of the video, but you hit the nail on the head.
I read the book then watched the movie when I was a teenager, the only thing they changed in the song was that it wasn't a landmine, it was a mortar and he was in a foxhole. Best Reaction I've seen so far, you nailed it, dude.
If you want to see the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971).
th-cam.com/video/uUfBVLAY_pU/w-d-xo.html
I hope Metallica sees your reaction. You honor them.
Listen to Holy Wars the Punishment Due by Megadeth.
Sean Wolf YESSS!!!
Absolutely!!!!
I have loved this song for many years. I paused at 6 minutes, 13 seconds, because at that point you sawwwwwww the video. Great video man. Love how you interpret the song. Subbed.
Following up at 9 minutes 29 seconds - thats when you saw it. Awesome man. One of the greatest songs of all time man.
Notice they say "ONE" once. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
watching him at the end of the song jamming out, i was thinking. "Thank god this man isn't driving while pumping this song for the first time" . =)
"Fade to Black" by Metallica
My dude!! Best reaction I’ve seen! Metallica reads you a story and leaves you wanting to hear another. 🤘🏼 rock on my man!!
inspired by Dalton Trumbo - "Johnny Got His Gun"
I enjoy all reactions like its fun to watch ppl react to metal in general but youre one of the few who actually pays attention and is almost always spot on. Love what youre doing!! 🖤
Sad but true or seek and destroy
Seek and Destroy and Better Than You, or Wasting My Hate
Its amazing how you can make me feel like I'm hearing the song for the first time when I've been listening to it for years!! Love the way you break it down & try to understand what they're singing about!! One is definitely among the greatest Metallica songs ever!!
If you're looking to react to a live performance of a song you should react to Metallica" and justice for all" live in Seattle 1989. It's awesome
I loved how you REALLY paid attention to the message they were sending. Watching unroll for you was a pleasure. You also respect the artists enough to listen to the solos without pausing them. Great job!