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[@Benaditus]

One of the shining examples of Metal having meaning. Not JUST loud and harsh, but beautiful and meaningful as well. Great reaction.

[@JiTiAr35]

rock artists are most vocal about wars.

[@garyrobb5341]

Dalton Trumbo wrote the book about WW1. It was banned during WW2 along with two other books which were enemy propaganda. The title was an ironic reference to a popular recruiting slogan “Johnny Get Your Gun.” Trumbo was blacklisted and destroyed for being unpatriotic when he was just being truthful. The end of the video is ironic too. The hospital staff singing about the lads far away when one was alone in the next room. Very heartfelt and understanding reaction and comments. Luv ya.❤

[@tomfoolery342]

I'd love to see a collage of stunned faces after this video is over. Everyone just sits in silence, mouth agape for a few moments. Classic!!

[@mztweety1374]

Look up DamianDGO😂

[@JariJuslin]

The contrast in late 1980s when the usual stuff on MTV was pastel colored pop must have been striking!

[@arthurferrandez1423]

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[@kirkster72]

100% was the way I reacted to it's premier when I was 16. Was def shocking after all the bubblegum fluff normally seen on the music vid channels

[@stigpetersen9701]

Best band ever displaying their otherworldly talents and skills 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@dunki-dunki-dawg]

I don't agree they are the best band ever. In their genre they are up there near the top for sure. Nothing Else Matters was inspired though. They are a versatile heavy rock band and it is no coincidence they won so many awards and topped the charts so many times especially for albums.

[@JeremyMiller-sn6nh]

This song was my first Metallica experience as a teenager seeing it on MTV many years ago. Few songs have ever impacted me harder 😢, the definition of living Hell! Now thirty years later as a Veteran who has fought in a war I am truly grateful to not have had such a fate.

[@ArthurDentt-l6j]

Thanks for your service!

[@heatherwade2373]

You appreciate this song more than most people did when it came out. It is a real pleasure to see you react to the music so many of us grew up with.

[@christerfurberg6538]

Metallica bought the rights to the movie, so that they could include it in the video

[@jaybrown4526]

*without having to pay royalties each time its played.

[@jacklively5229]

The song was written after Hetfield saw Johnny Got His Gun. The protagonist, the titular Johnny, is horrifically mangled by a landmine; often, men wounded by such lost limbs and their faces so damaged they couldn’t communicate; doctors would often place them in makeshift bed-crèches (where the word “basket-case” comes from). The film is one of the saddest things I have ever seen.

[@isabelleweiler5603]

The best anti-war film ever made. I saw it just once. I never was brave enough to watch it again...just reading your post made my hair stand on end and put tears in my eyes.

[@davidxavier6791]

Bro got humbled by a cellular device💀

[@leandrocaara]

Actually his brother was the one who saw the movie and told him about it...

[@jasongroomes7987]

I love it when someone who's never heard this song actually concentrates to it during a first listen. It's an amazing piece of music. I still say it's the greatest song ever recorded, by anyone. The song is like two or three songs/riffs but they morph from into one another seamlessly. The fabric of the song's entirety is expertly woven into a beautiful and brutal tapestry. Perfection.

[@ChillsHills72]

Based on a true event and then a movie, very heavy song and it speaks volumes for how incredible the band is!!

[@wesdog8975]

No, Metallica based this song on the movie "Johnny Got His Gun," which the movie was based on the novel of the same name, which both the movie and book were written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. Trumbo however did get his inspiration for the book by hearing of a couple of stories about a Canadian soldier who was a quadruple amputee and a British Major who was so horribly disfigured that his family was told he was Missing In Action, but he continued to live in a hospital until he passed. Metallica only knew of the movie at first, but it was learned later by them of where the actual story came from.

[@alexthorpe6583]

As hard as it may be to believe now, Metallica was a virtually underground band in their early days. No music videos or radio play. Then this was their first video on MTV. Powerful and haunting. But I was intimidated enough by the song to not look for more, I figured the rest of their songs sounded like the end of this one. I didn't hear more Metallica until the Black Album in 1991.

[@zane01235]

Metallica were only an underground band when in L.A which was very very early in their career.

[@yomamasofat77]

Master Of Puppets was a Billboard top 30 album considering they didn't have a song on the radio or a video on MTV

[@timprice5747]

And yet their tour for Master of Puppets was as an opening act for Ozzy, and when I saw that concert, no one knew who the hell they were, and most people skipped their set. I saw Ozzy early in the tour so I'm sure that changed as it went on, but I remember feeling sorry for them because no one was paying attention to them.

[@MikeB12800]

Yeah, Metallica was definitely underground. Only metalheads with their patches on their Jean jackets really knew who they were.

[@vasquez73]

Metallica was already big before. This video was so significant because. Nobody ever seen them live outside of concerts. So this was the treat for all those who loved Metallica and got to see them in a performance. But don't get it twisted. They were way bigger before. this just shot them to megafame

[@ps5392]

Still probably my all time favorite music video. I love how so many people are at a loss on how to react to this. The amazing job done in editing this vid is a testament to the skill present in that profession. The band’s performance coupled with the hard hitting and emotional subject matter always combine for truly unique reactions. Thanks!

[@ledzeplover58]

I've seen dozens of reactions to this one. Yours is the best by far.

[@thomaskellyjr6370]

Profound. War is obscene.

[@dunki-dunki-dawg]

Leaders start wars and good men die in them. Good men die because the leader is a sociopath and cannot reason with morality and sensibility.

[@danielcrow4247]

Great reaction. As an old army veteran I can't help but cry every time I watch this video.

[@dustinjones8887]

Always great to reexperience this song through a new fresh look at it. The look on Koality's face being so captivated and with a hint of watery eyes, made my eyes water a little, even after hearing this song and video 100's of times since it came out.

[@tattooedman42]

59 years old and I still get emotional over this song.

[@tomaszzaraza9971]

and those machine gun like drums with guitars...one of the best song ever in any genre

[@dadsbedtimestories2940]

If this song doesn't touch you, you probably don't have a soul.

[@guerillagorilla4423]

That's so disrespectful towards disabled people! 😠😠😡👹

[@dadsbedtimestories2940]

@@guerillagorilla4423 one, how? Two, boo hoo.

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

fun fact, whenever I listen to this song without the video, I still hear the movie quotes in my head at the spots they are at during the video. The movie is excellent and slightly unnerving for reasons i won't want to spoil for you, and the book is just as well written. I've both read the book and watched the film and can confirm that both are excellent!

[@petgeek1]

Great, honest reaction with analysis at of an absolute masterpiece. What more could you want?

[@detsportsfan18]

Classic song! Sad to think of being a wounded soldier like that, no arms, legs, can't hear, speak, or see, and trapped in your own mind.

[@johnraygun9868]

Grateful he has his vision and hearing still though it was damaged as well

[@johngray1009]

@@johnraygun9868 "Landmine has taken my SIGHT, taken my speech, taken my HEARING........"

[@johnraygun9868]

@@johngray1009 there was a big message in front of that one that someone had deleted. I mentioned a guy I kept alive in combat who had nothing but sight and bad hearing .

[@johnraygun9868]

@@johngray1009 people are so sensitive that war stories let reported

[@mrlatenightdrinker3962]

saw them live in 1988 best concert. The guitar solo felt I saw you head banging without actually doing it, your eyes, and facial expression spot on. Great reaction.

[@Dontbestupid-xy8lt]

Just want you to know BEST reaction to Metalica one. well done keep up the great work.

[@fr8ttrainchugger]

Hands down the best reaction to this video. Seeing your emotional ride while you were soaking in the audio and video feels of the video was actually enthralling.

[@Rick-Rarick]

Liked and subbed. Metallica doesn't disappoint.

[@71janas]

It's a masterpiece song, video and movie. Your reaction was a masterpiece ❤

[@Reblwitoutacause]

You know what's heavier than rocks? Metal 🤘

[@gregoryrobb2604]

They performed this song on the Grammys in 1989.. Only time i ever watched the Grammys 😆

[@JStephens_73]

They were initially not interested in making videos at all, but this being 'the MTV era' it was pretty much the only way your music got heard or seen, so they relented. The way this video was produced, blending both movie and their performance so seamlessly together, this video is a testament to the creative mind and stands the test of time all these 36 years later.

[@ArthurDentt-l6j]

Plenty of people heard them before this. I think they just didn’t want to make any videos until they did. lol.

[@MikeB12800]

This was a staple when MTV was still good!!

[@katherineschmidt2075]

The music heaviness matched his thoughts and feelings. His desperation, realizations and unable to escape it. The chaos of his thoughts.

[@thomasgorman9615]

The song and video is a perfect blend for that gut wrenching emotional response, love it

[@keithkinkade4265]

Absolutely love your reaction! I've watched a ton of folks react to this and your reaction is just great! You broke the lyrics down. This song changed my life. The video changed EVERYTHING. The music video was never the same again. ✌️❤️‍🔥🤘

[@FRCMoto]

Great reaction. You captured it so well. Beautiful song arrangement, beautiful video production, masterfully played, and such a heavy topic. Thank you!

[@shanomac69]

This being your first Metallica reaction from what I've seen so far on the channel, was a great choice. Great reaction to one of their greatest MASTERPIECES OF MUSIC. The video only adds to it's GREATNESS!!! They've got so many more greats for you to listen to. All depends on how soft or heavy you want to go, the rabbit hole runs very deep. If you want heavy, check out Blackened, Ride The Lightening and Battery. If you want softer, check out The Unforgiven, Nothing Else Matters and Fade To Black. EPIC INSTRUMENTALS, Orion, Call Of Ktulu, ANESTHESIA (Pulling Teeth)

[@glennhansen6794]

Great reaction.

[@EricsonDomingo-yu1ui]

It's a soldier that experienced horrible blood sheds in war, mental torment and perished inside that hospital. SALUTE to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE.

[@misfits859]

What an emotional ride. Just an incredible story and song. Pure art.

[@jacksprat9172]

Phenomenal reaction Koality, metal gets a bad press because it always has something to say and doesn't shy away from the horrific things we are capable of. This is one of the two best anti-war songs out there and you absolutely nailed it. As familiar as I am with it, I still feel like my humanity just got eviscerated but I appreciate the lesson. Ian

[@masterg7895]

This is the first Metallica song that i remember watching on Mtv as a little kid in the early 90's, it scared the living hell out of me and i was afraid to watch it alone, but the insanely beautiful sound is what kept me watching it again and again. As i matured i really got to understand what a masterpiece this is

[@josephsperanza7866]

Listened and watched this video as a kid in the 80s. Rocked out to all of their music. Understood it on a much deeper level after serving in Fallujah. I hope you react to the rest of the Metallica collection.

[@BudhagRizzo]

Metallica deserves a lot of kudos for this video. At the time all the hard rock and metal bands were putting out "party all night" music vids, and they put out THIS.

[@seanstevenson9891]

Loved the reaction. Thanks.😊

[@konstantinosarvanitidis3324]

Thank you for this masterpiece! 🤘

[@Tommy-he7dx]

There are some great "realities of war songs" out there, 2 of my favorites, other than this one of course, are Motorhead - 1916 The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (this is a cover, but i like the vocal delivery on this one)

[@falcoa7497]

This is a good reaction video!.

[@jimemmons6407]

I call this a 3 time listener song...once for the music once for the lyrics and once for the whole

[@scorpionking4012]

Just the perfect metal masterpiece by Metallica!! Best band ever!!!

[@rickybranch4547]

Such an awesome song! I absolutely love it!

[@craigrodgers4267]

I was 7 when this came out and I still remember when I first seen it.. still to this day it gets me in the feels.. a true masterpiece

[@markh.7650]

Great reaction to a great band/video. I've been checking out your channel for the last hour or so. You seem to have the ability to connect to the emotion the artists are putting forward, which is wonderful, as opposed to some reactors who are either stone faced or just plain overacting. I have posted some suggestions on other videos, and I will continue to do so as a sherpa familiar with '70s & '80s music. If you want to watch a great live performance, that might just leave you in tears at it's beautiful sadness, watch the re-mastered 1994 pulse concert video of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. A few warnings: Resist the urge to close your eyes and just get lost in the song (it will be HARD) because PF are masters of the light show, which is quite dramatic. David Gilmour only picks up his guitar twice, after he finishes singing "Comfortably numb". If you pause it while he is playing, you will get torched in the comment section and you will miss the emotion that he is pouring into your soul through that Strat. The final Instrumental (just over 4 minutes for your "earballs" to enjoy), which seems like a solo, but the entire band does not stop playing, but do so to emphasize and support his guitar work has brought many grown women and men to tears when it washes over them in waves. It's quite an experience.

[@OddAreKrum]

Loved the reaction 👍😀

[@metalmanny666]

On 5:36. Great use of the word “whilst”. I don’t hear that word used that often. Thank you

[@timrue8898]

Well done! And kudos to you for stopping this Metallica classic just once. You are a breath of fresh air when it comes to most people that review not just Metallica but heavymetal in general. Long live METAL🤘🤘🎸

[@msoley7035]

A timeless song I love the fact you appreciated it your next one should be creeping death live in Moscow … please do it you will love it

[@bryanbyars8142]

Yes, the movie is a must watch after seeing this video.

[@one1charlie643]

the most impactful scene is the final one. People at home toasting a victory that they barely understand getting on with life while the wounded vet gets shuffled into a dark room and forgotten about. just like every war

[@Rusterman-is7ex]

Here's a fun fact... When this song/album was released in 1988, Justice for all album. Metallica played "One" live on the grammy awards show on stage. But they lost the award to Jethro Tool.

[@Dom_721]

"Each man faces death by himself, alone. " Probably the most chilling line ever spoken

[@snowice3837]

Nah, everyone dies alone. Best line is For Democracy! Any Man who will give his only begotten son.

[@RockinMamaT]

Just subbed❤ This video always gets a great reaction❤😂

[@DT_Michael]

The scenes in this video are from the 1970's movie, "Johnny Got His Gun" and the associated book. Johnny was a soldier in World War One. He is caught in an explosion that leaves him with no arms, no legs, no face, no ears. He cannot speak, hear, or see fed through a tube and breathing through a respirator. I have always interpreted the cut scenes within the song as what is happening to Johnny in the real world. The moments of the song where Johnny is "thinking out loud" are his conscious mind, and James Hetfields voice is his subconscious mind. This was triggered - for me - by Johnny's line, "I don't know if I'm alive and dreaming, or dead and remembering?" From that point on, the music builds and builds, which - again, to me - signaled the growing conflict between the two sides of Johnny's mind as he dips further and further into insanity. By the time Kirk Hammett's guitar solo hits, (and hits hard), I've always pictured that as the final "battle" between Johnny's conscious and subconscious mind, with the final "S.O.S. Help me..." mantra at the conclusion signifying that Johnny's mind is the same as his body, reduced to "one" singular, autonomic thought. Nothing else of him remains from that point forward. Johnny has gone, and only the breathing corpse remains... If you listen to this song from that perspective, you will be bawling by the end.

[@raytull3922]

Greatest Music Video Ever!

[@mikewalker7385]

Finally a reaction where they break down what the song is about. Thank you!

[@jasonspencer1967]

Hi, thank you for your reaction. Trust me, I understand you. Thrash, metal, rock on. A big different in music.

[@erickdehaan4641]

This must be one of the best songs ever made. And nowadays we see horror all over the world. The lyrics of the song are happening all around us. Let’s unite my fellow human beings! Why fight in wars while some angry old men hate eachother when the only ones losing is us the common people! ☮️❤

[@neilpatrickhairless]

I love how this video is like the man in the bed. The thing inside the box is REALLY hard to look at or even think about

[@mckrackin5324]

It's not just that he can't remember what's going on. The explosion destroyed him. He lost both arms, both legs, his lower jaw and tongue, his eyes and his hearing. He has no senses but touch. He's alone in silent darkness. He's a universe of one.

[@travisw.austinhoustontx4108]

One Johnny is The one out of a million The Reason for the title " ONE " Loved your Reaction you Should do reaction to any S&M Songs from Metallica and The San Francisco Orchestra

[@larrysims7235]

This is a very powerful piece of art

[@eerohorila1109]

Try Fade to Black. Those guys were about 20 years old when they wrote that. Dark lyrics.

[@BillConnell-d2d]

While I am really a classic Metallica fan (this album took a minute to grow on me when it came out), I did like this song right away. The build in tempo and aggression. The lyrics and story it painted for me as a listener. Then the video came out. Something Metallica had been avoiding (videos) and it was fantastic. It took the song and everything I appreciated about it and took it to another level. I believe this stands the test of time and from your reaction, I would say that belief is accurate. If I might make two suggestions, because of what you enjoyed about this music / video story combination and how it worked together, AND because of the importance of the messages they convey - please do a reaction to two songs by Five Finger Death Punch (Gone Away, which is a cover of a song by Offspring and Wrong Side of Heaven). Both are powerful and emotional. Be sure to watch to the very end of each video.

[@antivanti]

I can highly recommend watching the movie. It's a trip but really good and impactful. The way they mixed it into the video in an ambient / dreamlike way really matches the movie

[@jaysudais3877]

This is Metallica's first music video in a music commercial from the previous three albums which there were no video clips from the previous three albums and this song was the top clip on MTV at that time.

[@rickyism1576]

"Every man faces death by himself", holy shit hes cooking.

[@2006aprilus]

James's brother told him about the book and what is about, then this incredible piece of art came out. I love Metallica 🤍

[@fefloria]

first partial stank face @2:06

[@timometsanoja9666]

Metal music, like James likes to say, is outsider music. And he still cannot believe that they have been able to reach every corner of the world with their outsider music. They have played in all of the continents and in probably huge swath of countries in the process. And you can see and feel when someone is doing their thing for the love of the game and just because they are good at it. 42 years and counting...

[@pyrite13]

This entire album (And Justice for All) is their first release following the tragic death of their original bassist Cliff Burton. He was killed in a bus accident while they were on tour in Europe. You can feel the grief and anger in every song.

[@stcpimus]

Hi from colombia , A lot of power.

[@carcarjinks1430]

war buffs will notice that landmines weren't in use during ww1, and helos were used in korea and nam - although mines are referenced in the lyrics, and helo sounds are included in the opening. this makes the song more of a composite of all wars, rather than focused on just one, because the results are the same for those who fight them.

[@tombeaudry3143]

Anybody who doesn't have tears in their eyes by the ending, needs to rewatch it again.

[@rodb9275]

I'm always puzzled when reactors try to figure out the meaning of the future of the song. Not meaning to single you out, because a ton of reactors do it. I always say "Well if you continue listening, you'll know the meaning of the rest of the song". (THIS IS NOT a "pause criticism". I LIKE pauses.) I AM glad you let the rest play out though. This is my 2nd fav Metallica song.

[@peterschon3717]

Look for the Live Version of "one" from Metallica!

[@DanCampisi]

This is what music videos should always be like. They should all have something to say.

[@venomdust1]

MTV would play all these happy videos then this would come on . I remember me and my friends watched this and laughed because they went hard core the DJ’s would be stunned 🤘🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@marcarcmracmcram4275]

It blows your mind doesn’t it

[@terrydavis7389]

just a note, this was the bands first ever video, they were huge without any videos or anything on Mtv, and this was the first video they ever made. Hard to believe this was right at 35 years ago.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

14:00 That is a priest, not an officer. They refer to him as "Padre" or Father in Latin. His profession is life/religion while theirs is war and death.

[@scotthatcher5043]

Yes another visual of there masterpiece songs is "Sanitarium " in their earlier days..they made it coincide with the movie " One Flew Over The Coocoos Nest " check it out..awesome video..sorry if it's mispelled.. Starring Jack Nicholson

[@jasenlee5403]

I just clicked on this video. Sweetheart you are in for the ride of your life.

[@Aaron-io8vw]

In the stor6 -3 us injured the morning of November 12th 1918, literally hours before the war ended

[@jimschlatman215]

Great reaction video, I love Metallica they got me into heavy music! If your looking for another Metallic song to check out I recommend Master Of Puppets!

[@udidit71]

At this time, the band was also dealing with a lot of personal pain. They still hadn't really gotten over the death of Cliff and this whole album reflects their anger of that.

[@aixmhros]

grammy awarded

[@jarrettenaope7038]

Haunting legendary Somg regarding War and its Horrifying effects

[@johnmancuso9077]

I suffered a traumatic brain injury while I was in the Marine Corps. My who flew out to be with me in the hospital. The head Dr's told her, I'd be dead within 72 hours and IF I lived I'd never walk, talk again, I'd be in a vegative state for the rest of my life.bWhen I was in the VA hospital before I knew what happened, this video ran through my head before I knew what had happened to me.

[@Dontbestupid-xy8lt]

IMAGINE being paralyzed, can't see, can't hear, can't feel, and worst of all can't dream or have any memories myself just being in a wheelchair seems like Disneyland.

[@maksphoto78]

this is heavy

[@kevinc3427]

The best Metallica song.

[@skarsgamingcentral]

You are not the first left speechless after seeing that video lolll