Metallica: One (Official Music Video)

[@rhager842]

For those wondering, this music video uses excerpts from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" Based on the book of the same name, the movie follows the story of Joe Bonham, a young man who was drafted into World War I. After being hit by an artillery shell, his face, legs, and arms were blown off. He can still think, reason, dream, and feel, but he can't speak, hear, see, or move. He has no idea where he is, when he is, or how long he's been like that. Imagine being trapped in your own body, with almost no way to interact with the outside world. Imagine being a prisoner, locked inside of your own mind. A minute in our world feels like a year to him. That's the horror he's experiencing. Edit: 8-9-2024 5:03 AM Happy 12k likes! It's been a while since I've visited this comment, but I just wanted to say thanks for the support! I'm glad my comment could instill such positive feelings on so many people. This isn't to beg for more likes or more attention, just to say thank you to all the people who thought my comment was worth giving a like. So, thanks! Edit: 12-31-2024 5:45 AM As the new year comes upon us I want to clear up a few things said in this comment. When I said "A minute in our world feels like a year to him" I am referring to his inability to keep track of time without the use of sunlight. At the end of the movie, the shutters in his room are closed, and the lights are shut off, presumably for good, meaning he has no way of knowing how much time passes between each day. The book/movie itself, at face value, follows Joe and his experience in war, though I believe it uses Joe's misfortune as a way to show the state of the western civilization during and after World War I, as is so brilliantly explained by christophernewton: "Europe lost it's arms to pacifism, it's legs to nihilism, and it's sense of place withing the world (eyes ears and nose, senses) to communism and capitalism at the end of the war, and all of Western Civilization (America was an offshoot of Europe which had already lacked the historical senses of Europe and was mongrel anyway) was plunged into the chaotic interwar period of pandemic and poverty and social unrest between communist, monarchist, and fascist paramilitaries." Overall, the movie itself may be difficult to understand for those who haven't already done research into World War I and it's effects on civilization and the people they were so proudly parading across Europe in their final days. I think it's a great anti-war movie, possibly the best of its time, and is certainly worth a watch. This is the last time I will visit this comment. I gave the movie a rewatch today and it still stands the test of time. Brilliant execution.

[@russellfeirn1261]

Fully understandable

[@russellfeirn1261]

And for democracy he gave his ONLY son to war back before they had to have the bloodline stay correct?

[@shannonwalker2736]

Me and my friend actually rented the movie in black and white at a video store in maybe 1983 or so 🤔 lol its been a while but that's one that you won't ever forget...and then boooimm Metallica brought his story to life...much love and respect🖤🤍❤

[@WreckerR]

I finally got to see this movie a month back. Damn, what an ending...

[@chadburdick5771]

@@WreckerR I think it's two fold story, true but also about Hetfields addiction issues. My favorite Metallica song. Just my opinion.

[@chem1378]

0:20 Intro Riff 0:38 Intro Solo Part 0:55 Drums Begin 1:14 Main Clean Riff 1:46 Cue james 2:14 Chorus 3:02 Chorus 2 3:15 Mini Solo thing kirk does 3:36 “Im just oneeeee” 3:54 Riff buildup to double kick 4:20 CUE THE DOULBE KICK DRUM 4:38 CUE THE RIFF 4:55 DARKNESS INPRISONING ME 5:13 LANDMINE HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT 5:21 Cue the riff 2 5:47 Kirk solo time 6:37 Kirk Riff Thing 7:10 Outro Riff One of my favourite songs from metallica so unique how this song has so many parts to it

[@danutdumitru3655]

Thanks man

[@RainRikks]

That’s pretty nice ty man

[@JuanMartinez-qq2bq]

Solo disfruta y ya we

[@incubus5663]

We are not alone😂🤯

[@edgardocruz4480]

Crack

[@yogeshbhandari1040]

Mad respect to all those out there who are keeping this kind of music still alive .

[@tracylyn85]

🤘🙌

[@makadedavis6895]

Metallica will never die.

[@ollielast7796]

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[@n78966969696896]

I was even before Eddie! But I'm glad they made that character.. It harkens back to some heavy metal guys from back in those days... I miss the 80's to a point..

[@eduardoborcsh]

Lol

[@jimmyspliff7925]

4:39 is when I fell in love with Metallica as a kid and have never looked back since. I’m 45 years young.

[@Chequedrop]

45 years old*

[@Tektite7]

Same exact moment in the song for me too. Such a defining moment for so many. Gives me goosebumps everytime that part starts

[@ckrate76]

Same

[@giantdad7642]

imagine that. scariest shit in the world, losing your arms, legs, voice, sight, and hearing holy fuck

[@beany118118]

And being paralysed from head to toe.

[@p5ych]

Death is better

[@Idreaminultraviolet]

I listened to the audio drama in a theatre some months ago. It's a story that can change you in some ways. But I hardly slept that night thinking of it

[@noahm3009]

I watched the movie to this, and the patient got a handjob.

[@maciotalbot9405]

+James Baxter That is awesome...

[@klevznet]

In my opinion. This is the greatest Metallica song. Incomparable.

[@justanordinaryguy6882]

Fade to Black?????

[@santiagoolano2049]

@@justanordinaryguy6882 Fade to Black X2

[@imadeldeinalitani1320]

Enter Sandman

[@Illsleblanc]

The Unforgiven...

[@justanordinaryguy6882]

@@Illsleblanc the number 2

[@cindyreynolds4045]

my son died on May 24 2022 on his motorcycle. He was 37 and started listening to Metallica as quite a young man because I would be playing it. This was one of his top 10 Metallicafaves. RIP JOSHUA RAYNE TOLLIVER. you are eternally loved ❤️😢

[@shaun3208]

❤️❤️

[@caitlinledbetter8836]

Hes rocking out with you everytime you listen to it💔

[@jeffreybomba]

My 3 boys were between 5 and 10 the first time I let this rip in the living room. They all dropped everything and asked, “What is that?” I said, “It Metallica.” Without ever being told what one is, they started a mosh pit in the living room as soon as the double base hit. Great music and great memories. I wish yours was still with you. No man should ever have to bury a son😟

[@phenomoron]

🤘❤️

[@ddawg284]

May your son's memory always reign strong within you; especially when you're rocking to this song! Rest in power!! ✊🏿

[@BryceMurdock-e4x]

Ending 2024 with the greatest metal song of all time ⚡️

[@KiwiBay2.0]

God Bless America. 2025 let's go.

[@loganhermani3074]

@@KiwiBay2.0 YESSIR

[@TheEyebrowRaisingEgg]

Darkest metal song too.

[@XaviHaunts]

​@@TheEyebrowRaisingEggone of the darkest for sure, Daddy by Korn is also extremely dark

[@JuanMartinez-n7q]

I just finished watching the movie this song was based off or the story and man dude war is hell man bro couldnt see, talk, or hear, just stick in his conscience no legs or arms.

[@borracha279]

12 year old me : shit this, this is epic!! 41 year old me: shit this is still epic!!!!! it never gets old

[@nolgbtq3197]

@@jovi9712 lol

[@notyou8762]

@@jovi9712 why u mean

[@jerseydeviljohnnyfeds9347]

Mtv !

[@wulf5247]

@@jovi9712 lol

[@nolgbtq3197]

@@jovi9712 my name was for a prank and ive yet to change it

[@muhammadirsyazman8389]

Imagine some 13-14 years old kid listening to this song for the first time in the 80’s

[@michaelcolen2523]

Me

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Me too

[@Jubular]

Yes, that was meeeeeeeee

[@joekerr2476]

I was about 10 maybe 11. If anything the song has only improved with time. Thank fuck I got to grow up listening to metal 🤘

[@almighty5839]

Losers I was born in an era were I can listen to any music I want

[@georgejohnson5904]

“He’s a product of your profession, not mine” gives me chills every time

[@fakir_rider]

same

[@CarlyDocherty]

Same here.

[@kendrawood3910]

Me too😢

[@196cupcake]

"Johnny Got his Gun" by Dalton Trumbo should be mandatory reading.

[@leopc923]

​@@fakir_rider😅oo😅⁸com ⁸loĺ ⁸⁹⁹e ó😅😅⁹j😅😅ī😅⁸😅😅⁸rice ⁹ⁿ😮 5:18 😅⁸ko

[@尾崎ふみ緒]

英語でなくてごめんなさい。 『ジョニーは戦場へ行った』（日本語版のタイトルです）を読んでこの曲を聴くと、メタリカのメンバーがジョーの魂を自分たちの血肉にまで取り入れて曲を作ったのだろうと想像出来ます。 物語の流れもジョーの感情も見事に音楽として表現されていて、ヘヴィメタルってこんなに凄いものなんだと改めて思うと共に、この曲のメッセージが今こそ国も言葉も超えて届いて欲しいとも思うんです。

[@crismoster2813]

Bien dicho

[@csabalaczko5108]

Respect and love to you and your country , heavy metal must live on 🤘

[@angelavila799]

domo arigato

[@spacejesus4747]

For the people who say Lars is a bad drummer - He played 'Kill Me' in Morse code with his bass pedal in the chorus part. Just like the injured soldier who had spasm all the time telling 'Kill me'. There lies his genius. The soldier had a 'one in a million chance'. The unlucky 'One' chance.

[@stamate97]

Who's saying Lars is bad drummer? Those saying that can go listen to Ariana and Hannah Montana, drink their milk and go to bed.

[@wireworks4252]

@@stamate97 just a bunch of posers who actually like Lars but are too scared to say it out loud

[@wireworks4252]

the drums there are truly genius!!

[@stefandurbaba]

Thats not true that he played morse code on his bass pedal?

[@wireworks4252]

@@stefandurbaba Yes, use a morse code translator for "KILL ME" and read through the dots as the song plays

[@thekirpi4923]

This song especially fascinates me. It starts off calmly, like hope fading. Then there is an upswing that comes with fear and anger. But it ends with the silence that comes with death. It’s so good. One is one of the few metal pieces that you can listen to when you are happy or sad. A multifunctional masterpiece.

[@roboticfuzzball179]

I think the silence is him giving up, because he won't die for awhile, maybe just losing himself in insanity like the book.

[@elektrokid74]

Sadfully it is not death in the end but endless madness beeing kept alive. For the whole story watch the movie. Though it might be a boring experience it hits very hard ...

[@thekirpi4923]

@@elektrokid74 Alright, I’ll watch it. Can you give me the name of it?

[@elektrokid74]

@@thekirpi4923 Mmmmh, think the original title is Johnny got his gun.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Total Distance = 0KM

[@kirkindog]

The line & I quote: "He's a product of your profession, not mine." has to be one of the coldest, cruelest, heartless lines ever uttered in a movie. Just another reason why this song and video is sooooooo FREAKN' AWESOME!!!

[@ktgo4424]

It is, but it isn't, either. It comes across that way. But, it's also coming from a padre...a man of faith. So, his general take, is 'I don't believe in your profession of killing and sending people to die. And now, that you see the results of your work, you want ME to offer comfort." So, yes, it comes across cruel, but I believe he's more about chastising the general idea of war, rather than being cruel to the soldier. But, to me, it is a really interesting part of the video.

[@mircalladekarnstein9209]

0k but I see a hand's washes.... Who is capable of empathy? Who suffers more for someone who cannot express themselves instead of arguing about ethics? We would have to make the priest pass as Jhonny to see if he continues with his same speech when he returns

[@blum1982]

it ain't that deep bruh

[@wastedpotato4555]

Hes just saying "not my problem"

[@Mujangga]

In the movie, the general asks the chaplain to comfort Joe and at least tell him to have faith n God but the pries demurred citing that "I will not challenge his faith against your stupidity" to which the general replies "Well, you're one _hell_ of priest!" and that's when the chaplain responds "He's a product of _your_ profession not mine." If you think that's bad, even Jesus Christ (played by Donald Sullivan) tells Johnny that it would be cruel to pretend that anyone could help him and that he should leave as he is an unlucky boy and it tends to rub off. When Christ himself abandons you and tells you to get lost, you are _well_ and _truly_ fucked...

[@chrispkreme7708]

Hetfield I love you bro! You’re the reason I picked up a guitar. My father gave me “a year and a half in the life of Metallica” at 9 years old. I have dreams of Metallica playing in my living room as well as cliff being here! I hope you know how much of an impact you have on your fans lives! God bless you all and may your legacy live on through your music!

[@Mike_B.]

0:22 Doctor - "The cerebrum has suffered massive and irreparable damage" 0:28 Doctor - "I not been sure of this I would not have permitted him to live" 0:34 Joe - "Where am I? What happened?" 0:40 Young J - "What is democracy?" Father - "It's got something to do with young men killing each other I believe Young J - "But when It comes my turn, would you want me to go?" Father - "For democracy, any man would give his only begotten son" 1:15 Doctor - " It is impossible for a decerebrated individual to experience pain, pleasure, memory, dreams, or thought of any kind. This young man will be as unfeeling as I'm thinking as the dead, until the day he joins them." 1:32 Joe - "I don't know whether I'm alive and dreaming or dead and remembering. How can you tell what's a dream and what's real when you can't even tell when you're awake and when you're asleep?" 2:21 Joe - " They just went ahead and chopped off everything. Oh God, please make them hear me. They won't listen, they won't hear me. IF YOU DON'T WAKE ME UP, I'LL BE LIKE THIS FOR YEARS!!! Hear meee..." 3:09 Joe - "I'm like a piece of meat that keeps on living..." 3:24 Joe - "It won't always be like this way. I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS, I CAN'T! PLEASE NO - I CAN'T - I CAN'T - HELP ME - SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME! MOTHER, WHERE ARE YA, HELP ME MOTHER I'M HAVING A NIGHTMARE AND I CAN'T WAKE UP!!" 4:00 Joe - "Me lying here like some freak in a carnival show." Carnival guy - "HE IS THE ARMLESS, LEGLESS, WONDER of the 20th century." 4:24 Brit General - "Death has a dignity all it's known" 4:37 Joe - "Father, I need help. I'm in terrible trouble and I need help." 4:43 Father - "Don't you remember when you were little... How you and Bill Harper used to string a wire between the two houses so you can telegraph to each other. Still remember the morse code? 5:05 Guard - "It's Morse Code." General - "Of What?" Guard - "S.O.S. Help" At this point, General tells the Guard to ask Joe what he wants. Joe says he wants out so that people can see what he is. He asks to be put at a carnival show. General declines. Joe says that if that if the general won't let people see him, he just asks to be killed. General dismissed the topic and asked what his name was. 5:23 General - "What's he saying now?" Guard - "Just kill me, over and over again, kill me" 5:33 General - "Don't you have some message for him Padre?" Priest - " He's the product of your profession, not mine" 6:05 Joe - "Kill me, I'm asking you to kill me" (Nurse tries to put him out of his misery) "Thank you"- Joe says (General catches nurse's doings, he let's her out) 6:23 Joe - "Pray for me please " 6:27 Father - "Each man faces death by himself, alone." 6:41 Joe - "Inside me, I'm screaming. Nobody pays any attention. 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. Why don't they get it over with and kill me? I could yield for help, but nobody would help me. I've just got to do something. I don't see how I can go on like this." 7:07 Joe - S.O.S Help Me. 7:24 Keep the home fires burning While your hearts are yearning Though your lads are far away They dream of home

[@haniffsabri9856]

Thanks

[@heatheryancey5375]

It’s sos for kill me not help me

[@Mike_B.]

@@heatheryancey5375 What now?

[@spectorshade]

@@heatheryancey5375 SOS means help, not kill me

[@oniichandame48]

@@spectorshade I'm just curious. Didn't the doctor say he can't experience anything? But why cna the guy do morse code

[@maxxilorenzzo1675]

"He had no arms or legs. He couldn't see, hear, or speak. This is how he led a nation" - Michael Scott

[@angryant6292]

On Jason newstead

[@Slumpgod115]

😂😂😂

[@lukasmaks9617]

Wait, that was actually from "The Office"?!

[@damionw9740]

@@lukasmaks9617 yeah

[@isabellamonteiro5811]

I dont understand... can you explain to me, please?

[@unreapedfx]

''Landmine has taken my sight, taken my speech, taken my hearing, taken my arms, taken my legs, taken my soul, left me with life in hell.'' The lyrics are horrifying

[@arishjonathan4385]

Indeed..That what thrash metal are all about making things horrible

[@veronicaballotta3496]

the book is even more horrifying...

[@drennantheviking8239]

@@veronicaballotta3496 which book?

[@flux6829]

@@drennantheviking8239 johnny get your gun

[@drennantheviking8239]

@@flux6829 thnx

[@KeremcanBuyuktaskin]

I first heard this song 37 years ago as a kid. Now I'm 48 years old, and after listening to it hundreds of times, I still get goosebumps every time I listen to it. This is one of those songs that comes once in a hundred years, pure emotion...

[@heathenshome0049]

@KeremcanBuyuktaskin I am 46 years old. I heard this when I was 15, but I still love this song. Introduced this song to my son when he was 10. He loved it. He still loves it.

[@Josette93]

I'm 48, too. We were born at the best time. 🤘

[@aureeel]

gonna do a presentation about the history of this masterpiece of a song in class. Wish me luck folks

[@pirobomandias]

My respects fella, tell us how did it go

[@StriiderEclipse]

aurel good luck!

[@teemuojaniitty9864]

Did you do well?

[@andrewdods2236]

aurel Luck !!!!

[@VFG204]

Akhmad Karimov Did you just assume the teacher’s gender?! SHAME!

[@timward276]

I wasn't a metal fan as a kid, but this song *blew me away* when I first heard it in 1989, at age 18.

[@geenmemeisillegaal]

I first heard this band when i was 8 and now, 6-7 years later, i am a very big fan of Metallica🖤

[@acomou3562]

@@geenmemeisillegaal i first heard this band in the womb, years later I’m still listening🖤

[@TheEmilyFravel]

@@acomou3562 was it MUCH TOO REAL?

[@rickashleysrollofricks7724]

18 years old hearing for the first time, usually a big rap fan but something about nowadays makes me want to Run around screaming anti war, how history repeats itself over stupid things

[@acomou3562]

@@rickashleysrollofricks7724 War?

[@sbee413]

I am 40 years old ( and a hip hop head) and never heard a metal song in my life. This was deep, thought provoking and artistic. I just might have a new appreciation for a genre I never gave a chance. Amazing what happens when you step outside your comfort zone.

[@patriciatoney240]

I am a black woman 43 from alabama and before I was aware of b.e.t. or knew who donnie Robinson was we had MTV and this is what we had to listen to. I surprised myself looking to rock out today looking for Courtney love and others.

[@CaRloSHurTadoo]

welcome to metal !!

[@Ranger.TomGunna]

Welcome to metal, where ANYONE is welcome, there's no hate here, just a mutual love for this classics like this and others

[@stacysumrall6032]

Well listen to bite the hand that feeds by nine inch nails listen to wat he's saying and think of our government and the elites that run our reality that a lot have woken up to understand and know the truth and believe on prophecy don't take the red pill

[@sbee413]

@@stacysumrall6032 thanks. I will listen to it...funny how I'm looking forward to it. Im open to other suggestions too.

[@Thomas-if1uu]

I'm born 1969. Metallica is legend.

[@wehrmachtoberst]

Same here! The 80s had the best metal bands!!!! Metallica is I think the best if the best and still rocking!!!

[@brauljo]

"War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other." -Niko Bellic

[@suchakreelaokom9494]

@hdksnsjhdkanhdnajhxnkBd jajshdgha LMFAO

[@kylemountain9326]

Idiot

[@Asterics.]

Niko.. how bout bowling?

[@dannliguid4852]

I love gta 4

[@ababyplayinguitar]

The old ones just see the youngs as puppets but they are not master of puppets.

[@dvet91]

I am forever connected to this song and video. In the early 90's, I was in a severe car accident. I awoke a week later, alone, in a hospital bed, with hoses everywhere imaginable (and then some), neck brace, paddle burns, cast, stomach pump, heart monitor, staples, and various other life saving machines. This video was my first thought and I panicked. I tried to get out of the bed, but an army of nurses held me down while another put me back to sleep. A few months later, my best friends took me to the Black Album concert where I had my first celebrity encounter. Before the concert, I was standing on a staircase (where I was clearly NOT suppose to be) and Kirk walked by below. Instead of calling security, he smiled, winked, and waved at me. It felt like he knew what I'd been through and was happy that I'd survived and was able to be there that night. I know he didn't have a clue, but it was still that profound for me. Thank you, Kirk. At a time when I was suffering survivors guilt, your kind gestures to an insignificant girl made me feel welcomed back to the land of the living.

[@AbsolveAsGaad]

Whoaaaa!!!!!!!

[@krischugh2651]

@Thallyson Oliveira Oi

[@Zenn3068]

Deep asf

[@MontaneroPaisa]

Deeeeeep AF

[@dvet91]

@Thallyson Oliveira I'm healthy and happy these days. Thanks for asking!

[@KLAssurbanipal]

In 1989 Metallica released the song 'One' and used clips from the 'Johnny Got His Gun' a 1971 American drama film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1939 novel of the same name. Joe Bonham, a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell during World War I, lies in a hospital bed. He is a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to reason, but his wounds render him a prisoner in his own body. As he drifts between reality and fantasy, he remembers his old life with his family and girlfriend. He also forms a bond of sorts with a young nurse who senses his plight. Eventually, Joe tries to communicate with his doctors via Morse code by tapping his head, saying "help". He wishes for the Army to put him in a glass coffin in a freak show as a demonstration of the horrors of war. When told that his wish may be impossible to grant, he responds begging to be euthanized, repeatedly saying "kill me". He ultimately realizes that the Army cannot grant either wish, and will leave him in a state of living death. His sympathetic nurse attempts to euthanize him by clamping his breathing tube, but her supervisor stops her before Joe can succumb. Joe realizes that he will never be released from his state of entrapment and he is left alone, weakly chanting, "S.O.S. Help me."

[@animaljustice7774]

Yes. This song was composed in November 1987 but not released until 1989. At least that’s what a Google search said

[@animaljustice7774]

It’s awful!

[@ЕвгенийБабусенко-ж5ц]

Спасибо, я знал очём песня, но то, что вы повествовали раскрылр больше смысла этой песни. Спасибо.

[@andydeadpool8923]

When I was young, I wanted nothing more than to be an Air Force officer, and they wanted me badly. My test scores were incredible in everything they wanted, but in the end, I let my family's wishes keep me from doing it. One thing I'll never forget though, is talking to an active duty Green Beret Captain, who had served in Vietnam. And he told me about two such young men as this coming back from. I think, WW2. (My father was a veteran of WW2 and Korea). One solace of not being an Air Force officer i still have is that no boys were or ever will face such horror because of any decisions of mine.

[@thegiftedone]

Jesus Christ 🫡😔🫡

[@NevanSlone]

5:36 “He is the product of your profession, not mine” I love that line

[@dadbodtee4987]

So good. So accusing, but not in a hysterical or out of anger

[@miguellimon3853]

En realidad es una critica a ambos. Los que mandan a la guerra a jóvenes inexpertos "por la supuesta democracia" y la obra de los médicos de guerra por experimentar con humanos.

[@prsee5969]

That movie still screws with my mind till this day. And I watched it 20 years ago

[@ChanceTurner-k8u]

😂​@@miguellimon3853

[@AntonioCalvente-tu2gp]

A mí me gusta la música feliz día🎉

[@martinbrans6162]

In other stories you would ask : "Does the hero survive at the end?" In this story you ask yourself : "Does the hero finally die at the end?"

[@87jello]

If I’m in that vegetative state, I wouldn’t eat at all so I can starve myself to death, or I’ll hold my breath until my lungs burst

[@fabioriato]

@@87jello He's being fed by machines and his breath is also being done mechanically. There's nothing he could do. And even if that wasn't the case, people in vegetative state can't control their bodies to this point...

[@markpicket6444]

Was he ever really alive

[@martinbrans6162]

@@markpicket6444 before getting blown apart yeah... once in the hospital the answer is debatable. In my opinion he was alive since death is emptiness and emptiness doesn't hurt, you cannot feel pain when you are dead

[@DeejayVillain]

Cant hear, cant speak, cant see, cant use your arms or legs... Just existing... A horrifying concept

[@obaidaserdar1780]

I am a surgeon who worked during the war ..I can't tell you how this song makes me feel ...how many people real people and their suffering it reminds me of

[@tristanwayburn7395]

STOP WITH THE ...

[@dropkickirish4449]

@@tristanwayburn7395With the what?

[@obaidaserdar1780]

@@tristanwayburn7395 what ?!

[@tiziano8548]

You got my respect, old man

[@obaidaserdar1780]

@@tiziano8548 I am 35 ..I don't know if I am old enough to be called an old man ..but actually my knees agree with you

[@6Charles5]

"This you man will be as unfeeling, as unthinking as the dead...until the day he joins them" CHILLS

[@Frontier327]

"For democracy, any man would give his only begotten son." Such a powerful line. I love this song so much.

[@ayoubelkharassi]

🌹

[@ollielast7796]

Same.

[@cordelia-l9t]

Gives me chills everytime lol

[@ohio72213]

Makes ya think

[@icepickedslim4080]

@RobloxRobot - That line is from the movie Johnny Got His Gun (1971), not the song 'One', and from which all the non-Metalica clips in the video are from.

[@barbaraj.6309]

Whether you like this Metallica song or not, "Johnny's got his Gun" is a fantastic dramatization of the horror of war.

[@thomasboxum1351]

Read it in jr high before this song. Wife and kids now wouldn't ever want to be thar kind of a burden on them.

[@DjProfiK]

Wouldn’t call it a dramatisation worse things happened

[@barbaraj.6309]

@@DjProfiK dramatization is in every single movie you have seen and will see. Movie = drama. Depiction maybe a better word.

[@MSC1986]

Z

[@barbaraj.6309]

@@MSC1986 thank you. I'm out here everyday trying to get people to learn how to spell again.

[@xdxdxdxd3753]

Son: Hey dad, sing me a song from when you were young Me: DARKNESS, IMPRISONING ME!

[@Whix_Uhtred]

Yeah 🤘

[@danielletanguay7272]

Lol!

[@danielletanguay7272]

My brother plays this for his sons all the time. They are 4 and 2!

[@leadedbison1997]

@max damage bro you need to chill. It's just music and someone sharing it with children. Don't let your trauma be the thing that you try to affect others with.

[@leadedbison1997]

@max damage nothing graphic is shown in the video, and the song and the movie are anti war anyway. So by that logic you want your kids to go to and support was. I know that's not what you're actually saying though. Children need to understand the reality of war and life. Life isn't a pretty picture. Having your kids grow up thinking everything is sunshine and roses will just fuck them up as adults when life starts happening to them. When I was a kid I saw these things, I saw people killed and dismembered. It didn't fuck me up in the head or anything. It made me face reality, make wiser choices to avoid those fates. I'll gladly show my kids a fucking Metallica video over the things I saw. Quit being ridiculous dude.

[@j09k06]

my favorite part of this song is the harmonies in their voices like at 2:53 just cant get enough of this part. it adds to the feeling and meaning of the song and it feels like the echoing of thoughts in the body with no limbs, the human that cant be human

[@DennettDanielle]

My dad had some of his brains blown out in Vietnam and a metal plate in his head. Mom left when I was 10, she was a nurse. I used to listen to him cry regularly about all the men he saw slaughtered and having to pick up their body parts weeping because he didn’t know whose finger, whose arm, whose brain pieces to put in which bag to send home to the families. He cried ALL THE TIME He was drafted at 19 years old and paying his own way through college. I love this song and it helps because there are not a lot of people to talk to and they really don’t care.

[@DerricksTowing-Recovery]

🥲

[@aubin521]

I think you, me, and a lot of people, are touched by music like this and the comfort it brings us knowing we are not the only ones who suffer throughout our lives.

[@DennettDanielle]

Yes, I should seek community with more people who have similar experiences that I can talk to.

[@olsonbryce777]

There are people out there who care, I promise. You want find care in your average Joe though

[@punkrockgardening]

Your dad and mum are true heroes. Thank you! What your dad had to do as part of his military service, he did it with dignity and a humane ethic. Praise your dad for trying to bring peace to some of the families enflicted by the cruelty of war :-) Thank you for sharing this post with us.

[@PapiMando]

“He’s a product of your profession… not mine” that gave me chills

[@Shootmaster44]

They definitely picked the right movie clips for this video.

[@DrinkingBleachOnTheBeach]

@@Shootmaster44 the song is about the novel that the movie is based off

[@shannoko]

The sheer irony in the line is so horrifying.

[@85MasterV]

@@shannoko That was the Chaplain saying that line to the Colonel or General who’s job was completely different..

[@Niagaranobs]

LEON

[@patrickdezenzio4988]

The youngins don't remember this but this was officially the 1st Metallica video on MTV. It debuted in a slot normally reserved for the Glam Metal scene and Metallica until then was making waves by word-of-mouth. Really was the only band in history at that time to go double Platinum without any radio airplay. Then this song debuts on MTV and it blew everyone away. After it debuted, Metallica was no longer an underground band.

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

This was pivotal.

[@VioletMaze]

It’s a work of art whilst portraying such a powerful message 💕

[@saint5ify]

Definitely! Can’t say Metallica was an underground band though, I remember when “Ride The Lightning” came out and all through school it was a serious hit.

[@drayacampos2176]

I remember

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@saint5ify where I live the big three were Metalilca, Pantera and Slayer. Everybody listened to them wore their shirts but still didn't hear them on any radio stations.

[@rodgerhoneycutt4154]

A few months ago my 7 year old grandson asked me to play this in the car as we were going to play putt putt

[@akshaykaushal95]

Video quality : 480p Music quality : ∞

[@nicodemoscarfo]

This was posted in 2009, what you expect

[@levim7462]

nicodemo Scarfo it was recorded way before 2009.

[@mezykin]

Bass quality: non-existant

[@levim7462]

Mez Hossain they don’t need bass.

[@KainDragoon.]

true sh1t !!!!!

[@Itzbo01]

This isn’t a song. This is a message and has meaning. Greatest masterpiece ever written

[@mrsensible3560]

Steady on mate

[@EvilexTV]

I agree with you a lot. Its not just a song. Its even more than this. (Im french sorry for grammaticals errors)

[@Aspenstorpemusic]

most if not all songs have messages and meanings

[@jujubressuire8732]

❤

[@Timewalker13]

​@@AspenstorpemusicThis is one of the songs of all time

[@videthyren8386]

This song especially fascinates me. It starts off calmly. Like hope fading. Then there is an upswing that comes with hatred and anger. But it ends with the silence that comes last with death. It is so good that it is one of the few metal pieces that you can listen to when you are happy or sad.

[@bigtimepimpin666]

"Death, has a dignity all its own..." says the officer, as his infantry is turned to hamburger.

[@hfffju7913]

I love hamburger

[@bigtimepimpin666]

@@hfffju7913 well, sack up and enlist. The Marine Corps and Army will give you a great chance to become hamburger.

[@janelljohnston8616]

kinda

[@jimdoe3288]

Peaks twice and the ending is hardest

[@manawiperyogi261]

Anyone 1 February 2025

[@MichelBuschmann-i7v]

Hallo mate

[@marcodia2612]

🤘🤠

[@TheAggela]

Anyone 🎉

[@WestLight-l3u]

Bro had a vision 🤯

[@nickhobdy3114]

💪🔥

[@ryla6620]

LYRICS I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or a dream Deep down inside I feel to scream This terrible silence stops me Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up, I cannot see That there's not much left of me Nothing is real but pain now Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me 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 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 Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, help me Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell

[@jrryzzz]

Can you also put the lyrics of the movie that appears in the video?

[@c.r666]

🤟🔥

[@fruised]

🤟

[@erwan.mazrimohamed.khairi8251]

😂😂😂😂😂​@@jrryzzz

[@charliemclaughlin1042]

Still can't

[@QuackerSmacksGaming]

"Mother I'm having a nightmare and I can't wake up" That hit hard

[@killuminatidon1624]

Ive been listening to this song pretty much all my life and never catch up with that phrase. I read your commenT EXACTLY when the dude said it. Excuse my english

[@dadbodtee4987]

My mom passed away 12 years ago, and I still have dreams/nightmares with her in them and yeah....this line chills me when I hear it.

[@QuackerSmacksGaming]

@@dadbodtee4987 My condolences

[@drivendown84]

Have to do the echo “wake up, wake up.”

[@Cool_Guy_2437]

Yeah

[@metalben005]

After really learning what this song was based off, the line "now the world is gone, I'm just one," really hits a lot harder

[@metalben005]

@fdggfh gfhgfgf I looked it up?

[@kevinvowles6052]

Please elaborate, I'm too lazy to do the research.

[@metalben005]

@@kevinvowles6052 the song is about a war vet who gets horribly injured. He legs and arms are blown off, he can't speak, hear, see, smell, nothing. The song is about how he's a prisoner inside his own body. He's lost the ability to tell if he's awake or asleep. He's only one, hence the name of the song.

[@kevinvowles6052]

@@metalben005 thanks, now I felt ambivalence for the fist time, as I'm happy for the quick response for this information and also saddened by its outcome.

[@metalben005]

@@kevinvowles6052 yup its a depressing song

[@PatrickReuploaded]

Quite possibly the greatest song ever made?

[@DeadHandX]

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

[@MotionCell]

Yes, and that includes me! Such a classic!

[@JohnJohn-pj6xd]

R u a bot

[@MotionCell]

@@JohnJohn-pj6xd 😑

[@alcologica]

I'm agree 100%

[@surfdragon01]

IN 78777AM 87

[@LeandroLima-mk3eq]

The energy is so liberating. People who don't listen this type of music will never understand. This song had aged like wine, it only became better.

[@weiner01103]

fr

[@AMGPersonable]

Well said 🤘

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

For the good and for the bad. The sad thing is that the issues this song talks about, they're just getting worse and worse... Therefore I propose this song to be played when the Apocalypse starts ✊

[@ritaandersen5264]

I agree with you. 🤘 Metallica Rule the World ❤️

[@markbossink2875]

I remember Dancing 2 this in early '90 "s in the alternative disco! Went out of my plate!!!😅

[@grazydine2]

This song needs to be placed in a museum dedicated to the atrocity of war. Along with other pieces of timeless art, and film like Saving Private Ryan. And sealed for future generations.

[@MrDanylong]

and Johnny got his gun, the film whithin the video, one of the hardest movies I ever seen, and a masterpiece.

[@Catinthehackmatrix]

Platoon, We Were soldiers, Windtalkers..

[@DonnySimpanero]

Disposable Heroes as well. Speaks about the atrocities of war.

[@kingsglans1692]

The guy and the boy don't help the legacy much.

[@grandhand2034]

Saving Private Ryan is not an anti-war film. It's not about the atrocities of war but about the triumph of defeating Nazis. At the end, the heroes won. At the end, all the battle was worth it, so it isn't about the atrocities of war.

[@Lee-d9n]

Sat here really depressed, but someone this song is lifting my spirits what a piece of music this is man.I seriously need to read the book, which inspired this beautiful song what a band 🎉

[@d1sab]

DARKNESS, IMPRISONING ME, ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR, I CANNOT LIVE, I CANNOT DIE, TRAPPED IN MYSELF, BODY, MY HOLDING CELL

[@gummithegod]

LANDMINE, HAS TAKEN MY SIGHT, TAKEN MY SPEECH, TAKEN MY HEARIN

[@anzegugalnica4329]

NOW THE WORLD IS GONE I'M JUST ONE OH PLEASE GOD HELP ME

[@BigMoneyFatRats248]

F&ck you. you spoiled the lyrics for me @$$hole

[@hollymatthews557]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@XOmrfloyd]

​@@gummithegod Words very well suited in our world, in our moment of living.

[@josephhudspeth1069]

"Help me mother, im having a horrible nightmare and I cant wake up." That sent shivers down my spine.

[@drumbeard]

It gets me everytime.

[@octanexwattson3078]

Yeah it made kind of sad

[@davidgarza1977]

The fact that he calls out for his mom for comfort is what really gets me, this video always made me sad when i was younger

[@josephhudspeth1069]

@@davidgarza1977 It reminds me of saving private ryan.

[@master6959]

Yeah me to

[@CH33BO_OFFICIAL]

me at 13 - *wow this song sounds so cool* me at 16- *im glad i learned how to play this on guitar its fucking sick and the interludes are so beautiful* me at 25 - *I need to talk to a therapist before i listen to this again*

[@iissmmaarrr]

Same bro same, problem is that when you get older you start understanding lyrics bit more and better....

[@Joe93819]

lol I’m 14 and learning how to play this song along with breaking the law

[@Conspo_1]

My history teacher already taught us what happened and yeah I’m 13

[@bibs7855]

You good bro?

[@justacanadianguyeh7125]

I... already knew the meanings at 13, but it's only because a guy commented on the original song the meaning and history of it.

[@matthewdaub]

The ending always gets me, everyone singing and being together during new years, juxtaposed with johnny being alone in a dark room, silenced by the landmine. No horror monster could ever give the same feeling of fear and sadness as that clip.

[@AlexzanderHolden]

Thank you Metallica for making people aware of what soldiers go through.. In my opinion. this is the greatest Metallica song. Incomparable..

[@turbulanceism]

Sad thing is... during ww1 this actually happened to a soldier... they kept him alive to see if they could, death would have been a kindness

[@lixerin]

​@@turbulanceismname of the soldier?

[@flowrepins6663]

​@@lixerin it probably happened in many cases already

[@Fred-s9o]

Yeah buddy..I wonder if James hetfield cried a few times wen watching this fukd up movie , bc it obviously made an impact , and inspired him to write one of the best songs ever made

[@turbulanceism]

@@lixerin I can't remember the soldier name, I tried to Google it but just kept coming up with the story the song is based off of

[@kevindonnelly3681]

Not a huge Metallica fan....but this is one of the hardest hitting songs of all times. The lyrics, music and video make this an absolute emotional masterpiece.

[@AnibalAvelar]

That’s means Metallica greatest… even the not fans accepts their greatness

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Read the novel, "Johnny Got his Gun", which is the basis of this awesome metals ong.. it is a hauntingly beautiful peice of anti-war literature.

[@luvrsara]

​@@rionthemagnificent2971 I watched a video about the movie based on that book and it's so depressing. Losing the feeling of being alive, but not dying either.

[@brianmcintyre503]

See I'm not a heavy metal fan. Metallica is just different. Original. Great band

[@Royal0ayuda]

Frrr

[@redjeunesse6292]

"I need help! IM IN TERRIBLE TROUBLE AND I NEED HELP!" the way those words coincide with the rhythm of the guitars is just pure genius to me

[@luismigueldavila7172]

Interesting 😎👍

[@finnpp9717]

​@@luismigueldavila71722:26 ❤

[@josesebastianquinones4796]

I agree with you bro

[@davidknowles7466]

It gives me the chills

[@redjeunesse6292]

@@davidknowles7466 it's a masterpiece

[@stephaniegriffiths251]

Seeing the four of them in silhouette almost, wearing black... & playing "One" is something I return to, repeatedly. Enormously impactful emotionally as a song and a video.

[@nicholasmorales3721]

As a kid I loved this song because it was metal. As a Veteran I love this song because it helps.

[@marvinbeasley6346]

Thank you for everything you’ve done for our freedom sir! Your sacrifice is noble and known in my heart!

[@dlnrlrosemary7777]

Thank you for your service. 🙂

[@justcommenting4981]

​@@marvinbeasley6346they have done 0 for freedom. In fact they took it away from others in a country across the ocean. This song is literally about how deranged war is. How can people hear and see the video for this song and still say bullshit like you wrote? Americans have to be some of the absolute dumbest people on earth.

[@sadnap4966]

Where You Deployed? or Just Stationed On Base? Either Way thanks for sacrificing your mental health

[@nicholasmorales3721]

@@sadnap4966 Deployed to Iraq (Infantry 0311) during the 03' invasion.

[@CandyHam]

The double bass as morse code with the syncopated vocals as messages is such timeless musical genius

[@thomasolla7305]

Lars Ulrich is truly a genius on the drums.

[@Spititoutloud10]

The double bass is supposupposed to symbolize gunshots

[@thedjentleman1662]

@@thomasolla7305 Gene Hoglan came up with this double bass pattern before, Lars just ripped him off

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

@@thedjentleman1662 it’s just a sextuplet though. That’s like saying anyone who plays double bass is a ripoff.

[@thedjentleman1662]

@@Nmdixon-cu7vm yes it's sextuplets, so what? He didn't rip off the sextuplets alone, he ripped off the whole thing, the duration of said sextuplets, the snare hit at the end and the beat's position with the riff as well as the interval between 2 beats

[@Barca4ever-nw8gx]

*Can we bring this back? This feeling? This music? This vibe. The world needs more of this*

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

No we need more gangster mumble rap

[@TheCoinNerd]

​@@ChickenJoe-tq6xdyou get no bitches.

[@supa_Mcnugget]

​@@ChickenJoe-tq6xd🤮

[@Action-je2lu]

​@@ChickenJoe-tq6xdno way 😣

[@therefridjerator]

​@@ChickenJoe-tq6xd theres nothing musical about a basic beat made by a drum machine at 110BPM with lyrics like "i just shit a pagani" "i committed mass homicide against several iranian families" "yeah" "uh" "i woke up in a new bugatti" "i have 1093 girlfriends"

[@baharehbahrami5273]

Anybody 3feb 2025 still missing this masterpiece

[@loreleiwebster9347]

How did you know!!

[@Darwaxion]

The most wonderfully written metal song ever... A great insight for the wounded, disabled people, like a slap for those warmongers.. It's such an amazing song that it can be listened by any kind of listener.

[@shaunjonson7585]

Darwaxion still listening.

[@lefterisphasarias8934]

if only some of those warmongers listened to this song, some wars might have been avoided.

[@RedneckCurry]

Darwaxion not THE best but certainly amongst the best

[@iambatman6763]

GloryDouble7198 this is great.

[@ΚριςΚρις-ψ1ε]

Darwaxion J

[@RavenHillDefense]

For those who don't know this is about a WWI soldier who stepped on a land mine and got all limbs blown off and got his face disfigured, and he is begging for God to take his life so he doesn't have to suffer anymore. Also 4:35 is the best part

[@bastianpotthoff9844]

"Johnny got his gun"

[@7and7upJack]

In the book it's an artillery shell actually, but close. And at first he wants the military to kill him, but they won't. So then he wants them to parade him around everywhere, but they refuse and he thinks it's because if young men see him then they will not want to fight in any wars. "Johnny Got His Gun" is an anti-war novel.

[@julieromero503]

Yes reminds me of everytime I see relative or love one in icu:(

[@AvatarRoku999]

Fuck war. So many people killed and injured for jack shit and when there was better ways to deal with problems

[@mergieismoronic]

+Mr Smiley Very funny, great joke

[@franktovar2924]

I relate this video to my father. He was almost cut in half on the USS ENTERPRISE while in the navy at age 19. He thought he was not gonna survive, then he was told he would eat, shit and piss out of a bag while in a wheelchair muchless have a family. He had to learn how to walk again after numerous surgeries but I am proof as his son (and my sister) that anything is possible. He struggles everyday but man I am so proud of him.

[@NcR2004]

quite a story, god bless your family

[@yochior]

god bless indeed 🙏 the kind of hero that are sadly going to be forgotten

[@harrymack3565]

I'm kinda curious what happened to inflict such an injury on him. My best guess would be that during a landing an arrestor wire snapped and hit him.

[@Fgjnbvf]

God bless, well if your Christian. 😂😅🤣

[@ThatOneGuy99561]

Tell Him I Said Thank You For Your Service

[@SandraRobinson-mt1ue]

Any human who knows this ,ride the lightning and master of puppet has respected the history of what is actually being spoken now

[@LiquorMaster]

I love when thought goes into the music. 4:20 the drums begin the machine gun pattern, at the most intense part. The machine guns are raging, James is yelling, and the energy is incredible, you really feel the intensity of the situation.

[@shaquilleoatmeal.5516]

Ong

[@shutuphugo]

420

[@Focus_Fearless]

butterbean

[@JK-cs1be]

Just noticed that you said that and realized that and haven't heard the rest

[@joeyclemenza7339]

because at that moment... war goes from being something honorable, courageous, bold and celebrated - to its reality. Something cold, chaotic and terrifying. Those double bass flairs sounding like machine guns almost puts you right in the middle of the battle field, and the chords as such leave you feeling helpless, alone and vulnerable. This was a brilliant song with brilliant writing. To be honest, and say what you will about Metallica, but this is a masterpiece in so many ways.

[@shadeknyt4722]

"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 keep company to myself."

[@albertpetrovichiii]

"I can't believe they just went ahead and chopped it all off. Oh, God..."

[@aramis9692]

Seems so sad 😭😭😭

[@albertpetrovichiii]

@@aramis9692 It is. It's a very tragic and honestly depressing movie. So sad.

[@venusarrietta9573]

Wtf

[@manpreetlakhanpal9720]

We should make a future where no one has to go through such suffering.

[@bhew7409]

I'm not a metal guy but this songs a masterpiece

[@Alaskan-Armadillo]

What do you typically listen to? (I am not attacking you I am just genuinely curious)

[@bhew7409]

@@Alaskan-Armadillo now I'm old and with streaming anything, but my roots are more alt-rock and hip-hop always loved Dylan and some other classics.

[@lucah2416]

Bro listen to sober by tool I promise it will change ur life

[@OfficerIreneEnclave]

@@lucah2416 ima give it a listen

[@jonathanthomas1513]

+1

[@Chxll5992]

This song always is played if im happy, angry, sad, numb,,, all as one.

[@ReneePepion-ok1dw]

Truth 🎉🫶✊️✌️

[@minekush1138]

This does fit a lot of moods

[@anandhanpaneerselvam6375]

Agree

[@expeditoricardo6453]

4:54 Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell

[@tommy_14]

Landmine has taken my sight taken my speech taken my hearing taken my arms taken my legs taken my soul left me with life in hell

[@Mkool2121]

@@tommy_14 SOLO TIME HEHEHEEE🫠

[@Popsicle-gpSobebpngo]

Monochrome in a nutshell.

[@chadneider9511]

@@tommy_14 oh god please god nooooooooooooooo

[@JT_109]

@@chadneider9511 oh please god wake meeeeeeee

[@Unmaleable]

Its crazy we just liked this music as teens but as adults it resonates deeply enough to make you cry.

[@cha.ser1]

REAL

[@dijitaldevrim6133]

Omg is thiis real. im 41

[@hafizkecixx4847]

Agree

[@jamief.8406]

When you're able to feel the music and the words

[@inshalla777]

Agree from South Korea

[@joseycrzz6212]

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 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 Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, wake me 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 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 Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, wake me Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh God help me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please God, help me Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell

[@blackunicorn7396]

Josey Crzz OMG That right there...

[@cvjeticleptiric4262]

Covid 19

[@tomaszwierzbicki1281]

Can you add text from videoclip, not only text from the song?

[@debbiepowers4562]

I imagine living on a ventilator with Covid hearing this song in my head !!!😥

[@tamarrabadger5628]

Q😊😇😊😇

[@elongo78]

One of the greatest music videos. Powerful

[@themetalone7739]

Son: What is democracy? Father: Got something to do with young men killing each other, I believe... Son: When it's my turn...will you want ME to go? Father: For democracy, any man would give his only begotten son. chills every time.

[@CesarRamirez-zv1tq]

+The Metal One Please go on with dialogues.

[@prestonbike]

+The Metal One Yeah, I feel it too. Strange to think that a father would gladly give his son, his only son, to the war machine.

[@CthulhuChow]

+The Metal One it should be the truth. some rich man will send your only begotten son to die in a foreign land for absolutely no good reason, while his son hides under dads coat tails to save himself from the horror that is dying for nothing

[@steverambo4369]

+CthulhuChow Sadly, you're closer to the truth than a lot of the bastards would acknowledge. There really are such cold-hearted fucking mongrels in the world in many different countries, both dictatorial in set-up and some so-called democracies. Those are the ones that create more problems than the original point/s of contention.

[@CthulhuChow]

Steve Rambo amen

[@SlaaneshChampionMako]

Johnny Got His Gun is one of the most painful and potent books i've ever read, and this song truly does it justice.

[@amandav750]

Agreed..read that in high school with my history teacher and played the video for us to watch

[@amandav750]

He was an awesome teacher..him and his partner teacher who taught the english. Very smart people..college prep classes

[@michaelmullins8866]

I found it very difficult to read , I’ve seen my fair share of shit but dam that masterpiece had me an emotional wreck , to take that rare piece of literature and turn it into a completely different art form and still make it hit home as hard is something truly incredible. You don’t just hear this masterpiece you feel every bit of it in your soul .

[@trb9823]

Propaganda marxista. Mira como no escriben libros ni nada de los aliados q quedaron lisiados en la I y IIGM

[@XmonkeyzX]

we need to make every politician in power read this book, the same politicians who had no trouble sending so many people to die in Afghanistan and Iraq and every other war this country has fought

[@mr.hancock7965]

General: Don't you have anything for him padre? Priest: He's a product of your profession... not mine.

[@joshuakingsley5293]

Priest drops mic

[@evalha0077]

Priest: #rekd

[@jasonkruger5166]

Mr. Hancock Priest: get rekt betch

[@MasterzoimbieMZ]

hello

[@RealJohnnyG]

That was a Lieutenant.

[@infinitigxkmMicelo]

Nothing like real instruments and a real band making music

[@abyz7402]

I first heard this song when I was 14..it sent chills through me. This was back during the MTV days. Now, as a military veteran who served 21 years on active duty and in two wars, it brings tears to my eyes. I have no idea why some "music critics" dismiss this album...it's one of the most important albums of the late eighties, regardless of genre.

[@SN-cb9xj]

Hold up! You saw this as a kid and STILL signed up for the military???

[@abyz7402]

@@SN-cb9xjsure, like most 17 year-olds I thought I was invincible

[@dellagriego7032]

GOD BLESS YOU. I couldn't imagine what y'all went through in these terrible wars, but you were meant to come home. Thank you for your actions for that we can be, so called, "free". From the bottom of my heart, to all you veterans, A BIG HUG N THANK YOU, GOD BLESS!

[@rodrigonmoren]

out of curiosity: What specific wars did you participate in?

[@tubbyboii7284]

Thanks for your service! People like you allow me to listen to masterpieces like this, so your service will always be close to my heart!

[@frejschmitz9200]

2:22 "Wounded Soldier: They just went ahead and chopped off everything. Oh god, please make them hear me. They won't listen. They won't hear me. If they don't wake me up I'll be like this for years! Hear me."

[@spicyroads]

Look at the movie from 1971 Johnnys got a gun . On KZbin. Inspired this song

[@MaryorieGodoy-x7s]

A María elena.le hicieron lo mismo pero no se recuerda.

[@missunderstood8028]

😮OMG, I clicked on your comment EXACTLY when they sang this line 😢 Gave me chills. God bless and keep our warriors sound..

[@SoulBiton]

There’s no way you timed that comment exactly when I was listening to that part bro

[@missunderstood8028]

@@SoulBiton you're right, I did NOT time the comment. I had no idea there even was one. It was amazing and I'm sorry you have never had that experience. I wasn't looking for it. Why would I ? 😂 In fact, there's no reason I thought anyone would believe it. But it happened and I'm not going to waste my time making any comment, especially like that one, if it weren't true. Do you think I didn't expect a naysayer?

[@jimmyface71]

The clips in this video from "Johnny Got His Gun" freaked me out to end as a kid. Powerful stuff, and married perfectly to the lyrics of this song. Still get chills watching this.

[@TheNorfolkian]

The book is horrifying, and well worth a read

[@mrright1716]

As a combat vet, this hits deep. Many sleepless nights.

[@presupping4eva]

God is here for you. He is the source for restoration. John 3:16

[@88binks]

@@presupping4eva AUSTIN 3:16 SAYS I JUST WHIPPED YOUR ASS!! sorry I had to

[@presupping4eva]

God manifested Himself in the flesh to be the ultimate sacrifice for mankind. And then He rose from the dead, so that we may receive eternal life, and spend eternity with God. This was done that the Scriptures may be fulfilled. Confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, believe in your heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead, and then you will be saved. ✝️🔥❤️

[@TheZ4R4K1]

Thank you for all you do for your country, big RESPECT goes out to you, I would use a salute emoji if there was one

[@AllRySe1003]

thank you soooooo much you are the people who deserve all the respect in the world

[@HP7105]

31 years exactly... January 22, 1989 Masterpiece of all times...

[@kurtsable1209]

Dark and horrifying but great song

[@DanielFlores-kq5is]

@@TheJMan5c I was in the MEPS center joining the military and this song was constantly playing on MTV as I waited for the bus to take me too basic training, great memories and will always remember this song.

[@TheJMan5c]

@@DanielFlores-kq5is me too bro

[@shalashaska2907]

other people talk how this song is sad and terrifying, but how come no one said it's nothing short of a pure masterpiece, from beginning to end

[@tomingelbrecht5372]

masterpiece indeed!

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

The 1980's was filled with musical masterpieces written and played by people that no one wanted anything to do with..... Iron Maiden, Metallica, Bonham..... man we had it MADE back then....

[@marshallv4517]

thus sing is un beliefeth unto thy power of demonic sourcery we shall prevail in the optical illusions thy present to they

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

@@marshallv4517 Drunk texting again, Carl?

[@dudesrsly538]

marshall v stronk

[@baddgoat85]

I've been listening to this song for 20+ years and it still gives me chills when the riff at 4:38 kicks in. This is more than just a song. It's an absolute musical masterpiece.

[@colinchisholm3580]

It's sad and scary to think that there were soldiers who went through this, this is one of my favorite songs of all time and the meaning behind it is one of the reasons

[@KitariFox]

I agree, hell I'm a younger army veteran (28), and was deployed to Afghanistan in 08 and it was pretty bad, but I can't even imagine how horrible it must've been for the older veterans in the Vietnam era and the world wars. For all you older vets, I salute you all, you're the true badasses out there. lol

[@colinchisholm3580]

KitariFox I thank you for your service, and definatly, those guys are the true heroes and badasses, they went to the very depths of hell and back

[@robertocastro4965]

KitariFox thank you for your service sir

[@kavilavaosber4977]

Roberto Castr

[@MrTongen]

This is the greatest piece of music ever written. Riffs, Story, Harmonies, Solos, Vocals, Drums, everything is perfect.

[@friendlyneighberhoodwhale3478]

Except the bass

[@legitwizard1704]

Friendly neighberhood Whale lol yeah

[@lrakerif4069]

A masterpiece yeah... But the best piece of music that has ever been written... Naaa come on.

[@minatofrusciante2574]

@@lrakerif4069 stairway to heaven

[@lrakerif4069]

@@minatofrusciante2574 I would rank them equal. The best piece of music in my opinion is I got the... from labi siffre. But as it is from a complete different genre, the songs aren't quite comparable. To sum it all up a bit, I would consider one as one of the greatest songs ever written, including the storyline behind this masterpiece and its total composition.

[@leftylizard9085]

This song hits different these days...

[@Mikoai]

Yeah, this and War Pigs. I guess right now you can truly understand these songs.

[@n0ah_m309]

@@Mikoai and deep purples child in time (the music video version)

[@harrykingsman4310]

Feel the same men... Hope the things get better

[@jairmoreno6785]

Fr

[@SuperSalvadorcruz]

For me it hit different in '01

[@ZillerKiller]

I spent a lot of time behind the M2 .50 and the M240 7.62mm machine guns and we're trained to fire in short, 6-8 round bursts for accuracy...and every single time I fired one of them that specific riff was playing along in my head, I shit you not. perfect in every way

[@jesseburleson432]

The Stairway to Heaven of metal songs. Metallica crafted a damn masterpiece.

[@LeftHookLegend]

Jesse Burleson War Pigs*

[@NOS2IeX]

Grand Theft Rondo what ?

[@bandy103]

@@NOS2IeX War Pigs is a song

[@seanmoore2295]

Stairway to heaven is better but not as good as message so it’s a tie

[@sjgoode6590]

Agree!!! 🤘🏻

[@softwalkz]

1:06 As a kid and now as a young adult, This transition still makes me physically freeze & rot to the very core. Just from watching this music video and eventually the movie itself. Joe's far far away, thinking of his loved one Running through the wet storm cold and terrified. Diving into the hole where the mortar lands. Covering his ears to brace for impact. But the screeches grow more audible as life flashes before his eyes.. *Any man in that situation would hope to dear god to end it all...* I can always count on Metallica to give me new found feelings.. ✌️

[@brunodeazevedosoares1726]

i cant remember anything

[@UberAV]

What movie is that from?

[@UberAV]

@all hope is gone thanks

[@GratitudeAboveAll]

@@UberAV What is the movie?

[@UberAV]

@@GratitudeAboveAll Johnny Got His Gun

[@colincheshire6366]

4:03 even though he's unable to do anything, he still manages to headbang to this song. What a legend

[@2aga05]

Also if you noticed the drummer drums out kill me in Morse code

[@sussy8970]

@@2aga05 lars put detail in it

[@BundeswehrEdits]

This isn‘t for the song

[@gavinrobinson2270]

@@BundeswehrEdits Its a joke

[@BundeswehrEdits]

@@gavinrobinson2270 ok

[@joeylegros1697]

Anyone else miss the old days when life felt easy and free, and you just went with the flow without a care in the world? Keep up the fine fight champs 💪

[@STEVENWHELAN1]

"he is a product of your profession, not mine " .....chilling

[@Pengalor]

Also ironic since that's the military man saying it. The war was what left him like this.

[@ever989]

Pengalor the point being the military expects you to die in such situations, not live on and drain resources. It is well known that one of the most effective ways to destroy an enemy force isn’t by killing them but by critically wounding them to the point where they can no longer sustain a offense because of the efforts to help the wounded.

[@MarshalLtd]

@@Pengalor He was an army priest.

[@strahinjamijovic7125]

@@Pengalor lol did you even pay attention

[@osopanda6651]

pay more attention, he was the army priest

[@tonythemusician]

Today is the 35th anniversary of this music video. We love you Metallica. Keep rocking on. 🤘

[@sugarspiceneverythingnice9205]

Are you even serious? I can remember exactly where I was, exactly who I was with & exactly what we were doing 😜 when this was released

[@ronrimmer6753]

Holy Shit I'm Old 😮😅

[@danielives379]

Been listening since '84. And wont stop listening EVER! 🤘🤘

[@Hellblazer117]

🤘🤘🤘 ¡Metallica forever!

[@SalvadorMontalbo-zj2eh]

I love this song!!Since I was a kid in the 80's

[@huebdoo]

Mid 80's sitting infront of the a Music Video show on TV when this came on ... My Dad, a WWII veteran sitting on the sofa, I remember him sitting watching in silence, at the end all he said was "Damn Right" and got up and walked into the kitchen ... My Grandad saved his life and put him in Sea Cadets in 38 and gaurenteed him being in the RCN while all his neighborhood buddies were sent to defend Hong Kong, none returned. That was about as much as you would ever get out of my Dad about his war experience ... his PTSD silent rage for the rest of his life.

[@martinpruckl8091]

❤‍🩹⚓💞

[@only_al53]

Hope your old man's doing well and you as well and your family.., must've been Really hard for him and his brothers..

[@FreudianSlipandSlide-s5g]

Hup ho

[@SaitanicTurkey]

Dam right

[@FreudianSlipandSlide-s5g]

This album came out in 1988, I think or was it 1987? 14/15 I was. This song blew my brains against the wall as a schoolboy listening to it over and over again on my Walkman cassette.

[@SirMeepAlot27]

This song truly blew my mind when I was a kid. Realized how emotional music can be, set me down a path of appreciation for music

[@viscaelbarca8007]

Years later and it's still one of the best songs ever written. A masterpiece 🤌

[@RuthlessZombies]

Yeah I'm about to be 36 and still listening pride for the old and better times

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

​@AHHAHAHAHH2222A46 delusional weirdo.

[@buttnakedsnake9357]

@AHHAHAHAHH2222A46 Tribal music isn’t new

[@scotttraylor233]

I agree but most of their music has been a masterpiece since day one

[@iracemasousa4029]

Fatos 🖤🖤🤘🏻

[@this_is_nick]

When you actually listen to the lyrics, this song is deep as fuck. A guy who is a complete vegetable and he just wants to die, but they won't let him. His body becomes a prison.

[@cruzvaldez6452]

there's a book on it, "Johnny's got his gun", real fucked up and graphic but it's a good read

[@this_is_nick]

@@cruzvaldez6452 Yeah they made it into a movie, and Metallica used clips of that movie in this music video. Apparently they got tired of paying royalties to the film makers, so they bought it themselves.

[@cruzvaldez6452]

@@this_is_nick oh I never knew there was a movie, gonna have to give it a watch

[@Dennimen123]

It's about a guy who loses all feeling in WWI, whose senses stop, yet he continues on. He is trapped in his past up until his loss of humanity, where he confronts a world that will not accept his new form.

[@ajbasara7198]

@@this_is_nick what’s the movie called?