Budgie - Panzer Division Destroyed

Budgie - Panzer Division Destroyed from 'If Swallowed, Do Not Induce Vomiting'
Lyrics:
Hear me call, panzer division destroyed
Power gun pounding and well deployed
Everyman seems to burn, die in hell
Twisted steel, twisted ness sealed the deal
Hear me call, panzer division destroyed
Absolute; no sign of life at all
Crushing men, living men have all gone
Hear me call, panzer division destroyed
Cold and burned the smoke and blood inside
Pure light splits the night with a flame
Blinding rage get in touch with our plane
Hear me call, panzer division destroyed
Pretty sight, pounding fire, finding home
Well Im in sight cutting through hostile zone
Only sound on the ground is a moan

[@Undersea.Glider]

One of the most sinister guitar riffs in history.

[@spanishrock]

the most underrated band of the 70's .... Budgie rocks!!!

[@chrisparker4669]

Saw them live at Reading festival 1980 and supporting blizzard of Oz! This track live was awesome, still sounds amazing, great guitar riff!

[@wezzmusic]

An awesome classic. Budgie should be proud of their amazing legacy. Every record was a superb pleasure & I'm glad to have seen them live. Thanks

[@eb20675]

One of the best riffs ever created👊

[@matthewcross8555]

Iron Maiden borrowed and slightly sped up the main groove for Sea of Madness several years later. Only just noticed this as I sung Panzer Division Destroyed in the gaps between the maiden lyrics!

[@gixernel]

Brought this EP the first time I saw Budgie in 1980

[@baldvale5418]

I think that we both share the same story and taste in music :)

[@mannyruiz1954]

This track SLAMS!!!!

[@stashyjon]

one of my fave Budgie tracks

[@alanevans9604]

Brilliant Budgie classic.

[@chrisyoung8308]

Very well, very well.

[@stevekosak6134]

love these guys man this one is hard to find! !!!!

[@baldvale5418]

I am a proud owner of this single :)

[@Sabredance66]

Killer underground Hard Rock... this was originally a track by BOMBSHELL (Featuring John Thomas) that was reworked by BUDGIE for this great EP!

[@felipeespanol1396]

p11111qaaaaqaaaaal

[@dogdrill08]

Cool info! Is there a recorded version by Bombshell? I'd love to hear it.

[@Sabredance66]

@@dogdrill08 Yes there was a CD I co-released called EX BUDGIE, BUDGIE & BEYOND. this has the BOMBSHELL track Big Spender that was used for Panzer Division Destroyed.

[@glamrockstar4241]

Have a listen to a DEMO called Little Jimmy by NWOBHM band 'LA' from 1979 from around 28 secs in. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h52vlIt_gcyHZq8

[@MyMakaveli01]

Picked this up when it came out n played it to death up the welsh

[@domonii]

Great band.

[@regondi]

Pure succulence!!!!

[@joelhastings9373]

Sounds like Savatage was inspired by this when they wrote "Sirens". Both this track and that one are excellent!

[@cecis6809]

grandes budgie

[@Cymbaline713]

I wonder why Metallica didn't do this one.

[@budgiefan]

+Cymbaline713 Because Metallica is shit and Budgie is legendary.

[@lindseymckirdy1830]

they did listen to crash course in brain surgery

[@yeznermartinez2845]

Lol not good enough..I guess it's good cause they fucked up breadfan why screw up panzer division destroyed

[@YesMan-uy4cj]

Is this the studio version?

[@NeilTheFerret1]

first band I ever seen live.

[@greg-warsaw4708]

For me they were the first foreign (Western) band I saw live. It was 1982, Warsaw, Poland (where they were immensely popular due to Polish Radio 3 - in fact, they were stunned by the level of popularity they experienced here). I remember the beginning: pitch dark, loud and straight drumkit 4/4 beat, then suddenly lights on, a growing cloud of shining white smoke and as it dissolved, two figures on the stage, one of them slender and diminutive like a boy, wielding a huge Fender Precision bass. Shelley was not in his perfect vocal condition on that day, which of course happens to singers; Thomas seemed very competent if a little schematic and Williams was spot-on. By encores, "Big" John played fragments of Bach's toccata BVW565. At that time everybody in the audience awaited "I Turned to Stone" which certainly was played. Great memories from >40 years ago.

[@mannyruiz1954]

🤘

[@Kilimanjaro-hk8fp]

Superb track... Can anyone help me, I went to Wrexham football club in the 80's to see budgie support motor head. Budgie never turned up, can anyone confirm this?.. I was gutted

[@tedmac8049]

Is right. A no show from Budgie. You obviously made it out of Wrexham. Many don't.