Motorhead - 1916 (REACTION) with my wife

Hey Guys! Thank you for stopping by to watch our reaction to this beautiful Motörhead's song '1916'! That was very emotional and it hit us very hard! Hope you'll enjoy our reaction and we'll be back for more! 😁
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[@konstantinosarvanitidis3324]

Thank you so much! R.I.P. Lemmy, we miss you! 🤘

[@jimharris367]

Lemmy was a very deep man, a hellraiser yes, but also a very intelligent and insightful person - and extremely knowledgeable about history and in particular military history. He was a great man and hugely missed. Thanks for this beautiful reaction guys, you really feel it as Lem hoped people would. Just a thought about the way times change, it all seems to be cyclic to me - tough times create tough people who create good times, which create weak people, which create tough times etc etc etc. Then again, what do I know? 🤔

[@phillipevans9414]

Love or hate Motorhead, you can't deny that Lemmy was one hell of a Lyricist. Been a great fan of his profound and poignant lyrics ever since I first heard "Orgasmatron". An expected HUMAN reaction - no shame. Cheers!

[@mrrandomassduck]

Orgasmatron is my favourite Motörhead song for a reason.

[@mcfcguvnors]

see the moment they pause im off ,pausing this is like saying , Hey Adolf can you pause m8 please were having fairy cakes , all for ad revenue :/ disgusting really

[@michaelmay5453]

No, love Motörhead, every song has a story and every one of them is expressed truth. Also, I mean... It's Motörhead, if you don't like it, you're a bad person.

[@pietg.6249]

I cried with you! 😥 actually every time I hear this song...

[@craigbourbonevans]

the most truthfull reaction ive ever seen!!....no need to apologize...very powerful guys...bravo!!!

[@seanstevenson9891]

Beautiful songs deserve beautiful reactions. Thank you both for doing this justice. ❤

[@markbrock4427]

Sabaton have just released an epic cover of 1916 today.

[@Northman-from-the-North]

This is a completly different side of Motörhead, and it really, really shows that Lemmy Kilmister was very intelligent and educated beside that badass rocker we're used to see. Mickey Dee, their drummer once said about Lemmy that he could chat with anyone. It didnt matter, he could converse with the Pope as good as other metal musicians. Lemmy was a interesting man, and one of a kind. Rip mr Kilmister.

[@thomasharris4942]

Lemmy was a very underrated lyricist. His lines seem simple, but that's because they are direct. He doesn't use fancier words just to sound smarter. He's very good at choosing his words. And in his lyrics, you'll find history, philosophy, an anti-authoritarian streak, a rebellious attitude, a party attitude, and dozens of other things all mixed up in his songs. I recommend you keep going with Motörhead!

[@greggkonitski743]

Another good reason never judge a book by its cover one of their greatest songs ever by one of the greatest metal band ever. I was fortune enough to see them twice.Thank you great choice!!

[@MarkGautier]

Sabaton released video and lyric video of their cover of 1916 today April 14,2023 and may be even more emotional. I like how in the official video they referenced Motorhead and Lemmy.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Very different for a Motorhead song but still as brutally honest as anything Lemmy has ever written, a very moving piece of music

[@matthewmcalley392]

I think that might be a perfect reaction to a song It's not an easy listen & it was something I never expected to hear from Motorhead good on both of you

[@robmorgan9317]

Sabaton has recently dropped their cover version of this and the song and video equally as hard hitting but video also pay homage to Lemmy and Motorhead.

[@mauricedemandt8845]

😘😘😘😘😘 love the way you show your emotions and get touched by music and lyrics ❤❤❤ vivian

[@jolandavanlankvelt2674]

You 2 are such a beautiful souls ❤❤

[@bdbdluk954]

it will always boggle my mind why any human would willingly lay down his life for an absolute stranger. knowing he will never be thanked or honored by those he is willing to lay down his life. I still look back and ask myself why did I decide to serve. I still really don't have an answer. but am very proud I did.l people are very different then our grandparents and great grandparents. but I truly believe that there are still some around that would do the same if called upon.

[@lukanovak1492]

Sabaton just released the cover for this song... Its even heavier and an amazing tribute to Mötorhead! You guys should really check it out!

[@markbrock4427]

Sabaton have just released a cover of 1916 today.

[@michaelmay5453]

Great, but this is Lemmy and this is Motörhead and anyone who says that there is anything better can go away. I like Sabaton, but Motörhead is in a completely different league.

[@strummer3162]

I have been a lifelong Motorhead fan and bought this album when it came out. I have listened to this song more times than I can possibly count, and although it has always affected me, it has never hit me so hard as it did watching how you two reacted to it. You both took all your defences down and let the song go right into your hearts. Thank you so much for showing this song the respect it deserves. I was crying right along with you!

[@maieldmik5233]

Your reaction to this song proves to me you're two beautiful human beings. Thank God for you from NZ 🇳🇿🙏🌏

[@antoniocarlin5026]

I think Lemmy never sang this song Live...No ballads in the Motorhead shows...but this is one of the best!

[@jarkkolehtola2919]

There were actually ballads in Motörhead shows - or one ballad, to be exact. They played Love Me Forever live on their 1916 tour. That song was also something quite unexpected and came from the same album. In hindsight it's pretty easy to see that 1916 was musically a much more diverse and bold effort that the band's previous offerings - all of them also brilliant in their own way.

[@Thesoullessone74]

To laugh is too easy at times...to show joy or happiness...we all want to show those emotions...to show tears distress, something that makes us question stuff....awesome reaction vid...

[@danzmind27]

That was my exact reaction. And yes. Play this in school. You two are beautiful

[@rotweiller1985]

Lemmy was god I don't believe a word Next please Best song 🤟

[@davidryall-flanders6353]

Thank you for your honesty and your compassion.

[@heenez2397]

thanks you very much

[@angharaddenby3389]

Sometimes, just sometimes, a reaction does not need any words - your expressions say far, far, more than any words can. Lemmy was consummately adept at 'kicking you where it hurts' with just a few well-chosen lyrics. Another song of his on an equally difficult subject is "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me".

[@mcfcguvnors]

one thing it dont need is people pausing ,annoys the f*ck outta me = the song not you !

[@mrlizardtx]

Sabaton just dropped a cover of this today, and the video is haunting.

[@grandwazoodebris1015]

Lemmy was an amazing lyricist. He was so much more than his look and 1st impression.

[@Kw773b]

It simply is one of the saddest and truest songs I have ever heard, and unfortunately one that currently has become more important.

[@pascalnast9703]

Motörhead made it all Rock, punk, punkrock, Ballads, blues.... you name it theu did it. Lemmy to me was a role model. he was a badass whiskydrinking marlborosmoking motherf*cker with a heart. He helped everyone whom asked him. He is the godfather of Metallica. he inspired Lars Ulrich to start the band

[@davidrodenkirk5561]

I was brought to tears the first time i heard this and every time since.❤

[@Thesoullessone74]

When the Empire calls and ya mates are going...who wouldn't sign up for an adventure? New respect to Mororhead....and a guy willing to share his emotions...it's all good...

[@herbertwest9626]

And what a bloody and terrible adventure it was. Thrown into the fire. For the empire? Hm. I don't know. I'd like to think they went to fight for freedom and against terror and oppression. They died a horrible death within minutes, shot down like flies. For a land fit for heroes? Well... For an Irishman the year 1916 has also another meaning. It's the year of the Easter rising. But nonetheless Lemmy's lyrics are wonderful and I tip my hat to those young British soldiers who died at the Somme in France. And that's coming from an Irishman. Peace.

[@Thesoullessone74]

@@herbertwest9626 Very true mate, I can't disagree that many would've gone to fight for freedom or that they didn't only go for adventure. The reasons for volunteering would be as varied as the nation's that took part.

[@stephenroberts8964]

A great reaction to an amazing song. It certainly serves its purpose. Well done. No need for apologies at all.

[@judythepunk461]

This channel is great, seeing emotions, crying, its so real. This is what reaction channels are all about

[@TJKlownTJKlown]

Some of the most genuine reactions come from this channel Thank you for being sincere and great people

[@Zevzt]

Time to watch the sabaton cover😊

[@kariborgos3043]

Beautiful reaction, you guys, thank you! ❤ "I don't believe a word" is another great song if you are up for more Motörhead. Also "The chase is better than the catch" and "Killed by death". 😎

[@tommyjohansson6326]

Listen to this song when Sabaton do a cover on it , Just Amazing .

[@Mountain_Mutt]

No apologies necessary, my friends. We’ve all been where you are.

[@keano7800]

I have watched and listened to this song many times and often am reduced to a tear or two so no shame in how emotional it made you. Great song!

[@johncrwarner]

Your response was so genuine and human EVERY time I hear this song I cry like Andrei and it is so powerful to me. When I was at school and a teacher later on in a British school we did the history of World War One as well as the poetry of the Poets of World War One Have you ever visited the Cathedral in Coventry The medieval church / cathedral was destroyed by bombing in WW2 They left the shell of the medieval building and built a new cathedral next door. For the new cathedral's consecration Benjamin Britten wrote his War Requiem which uses the Latin Requiem Mass with the poetry of Wilfred Owen who died one week before then end of WW1 in France. He was 25 years old. That piece of music - which is huge gets me every time too. You are right to say the lyrics are simple and straight-forward and heart felt Lemmy said he wrote it after watching a documentary about the Somme. It is a very unusual song for Motörhead and it is one, as I said, I rarely play purely because it reduces me to tears.

[@tonyaugmon4162]

Lemmy and Motorhead are such legends that led the way for a lot of rock bands. Even icons like Metallica look up to Motorhead and say they influenced them.

[@tapio7133]

And there is people who say heavy metal musicians can´t make real music...

[@TerryDavey-lo5ke]

That’s because of ignorance, mama I’m coming home. Let me help right with Ozzie.

[@TerryDavey-lo5ke]

That was a garbled mess Lemmy wrote a lot of the lyrics for Ozzie Osbourne mama I’m coming home😊

[@TerryDavey-lo5ke]

Lem said he made more money on that one song then he did with his entire career with Motörhead

[@darrencooke4207]

Thank you for reviewing this fantastic track. Hopefully others will follow and help bring it to the masses. It hits me every time too

[@darkkrenify]

sabaton just relesed their cover of this song and with you having just done this one i think you may enjoy their cover

[@billprice8596]

This is one of the greatest Metal songs of all time! Lemmy really did wonderful work here. Now that you have heard this, now you need to see Sabaton's cover of this song that just came out today. Members of Motorhead are in the music video. This one will really move you and I would have to say it is probably the best song ever from Sabaton. Yes, I cried too. Love you, guys.

[@miafranlund6982]

I absolutely love the way you react and show your compassion and empathy ❤️. This is a beautiful song written after Lemmy learned about the battle of Somme. A few days ago, Sabaton released a cover of this. You might want to see that, even though the song def isn't easier to listen to in their version of it.

[@TJKlownTJKlown]

I love that you reacted to this a couple days before Sabaton released their tribute to this song

We love You - So emotional!

[@yisuschristreyes-xz7oo]

Sabaton just released a new song that is actually a cover of this song and it would be great if you react to that song

[@miafranlund6982]

I concur

[@JariJuslin]

I concur.

[@seanwills4946]

Another hard hitting song that Lemmy wrote was Don't let daddy kiss me, it is not an easy song to listen to even after its release over 30 years ago but it is an essential song to listen to.

[@hotroof]

Damn. That song gets me every time.

[@rockntom72]

No need to apologise at all. Beautiful reaction. Big thanks.

[@russellhamilton8903]

Love yer reaction. Love yer emotion. I am tears watching this with you. This song makes me cry everytime I hear it. Please don't apologise fir yer emotion, empathy, anger fir war. We are all human after all. It would be far worse if you hadn't any emotional response after hearing this song. Thank you 🤘🏻🇬🇧🖤

[@ingobordewick6480]

Lemmy was a genius writing this song. There is no other song that captures this emotions about the slaughtering machine these young kids were thrown into in WW1.

[@slimgingermusic6151]

Beautiful reaction

[@jangreen5618]

This superb song should be played at the cenotaph at Whitehall in London on armistice day, alongside Nimrod.

[@skalticjoo3790]

Hugs from germany. This song is deep.

[@heyskipj]

Great reaction. Very thoughtful.

[@DizzyD850]

Don't let Lemmy fool you, he was a well read man and very intelligent, in his documentary his apartment is filled with books in every room.

[@timmyrushton9203]

beautiful. thank you for posting this, sharing your thoughts, and for getting through this. it was obviously very difficult. in a way this is their "heaviest" song. it's unlike anything else in their catalogue.

[@alancarter41]

This is not your typical Motorhead song, it is actually more in the vein of Sabaton, tearing at your heart with the sacrifices soldiers make. Wonderfully written, it cuts to the heart of what soldiers in WW1 felt; they were fighting for their country, for the thrill, and for the experience of war, ignorant of what they were getting into. And I agree with your comments about youth; in WW1 thought they were fighting to end all wars; in WW2 youth fought to save democracy. What are today's youth willing to fight for? great reaction, you expressed what we are all feeling. Stay safe, God Bless.

[@elifighter]

speaking about that sabaton just released a cover of this

[@alancarter41]

@@elifighter Sabaton does an awesome job, definitely much more of a tribute to Lemmy than just a cover. I feel they perfectly reflected what Lemmy was saying in the original.

[@TerryDavey-lo5ke]

Every time I listen to this goddamn song, it makes me cry fucking Lemmy man we sure did love him

[@eatenbyghouls1849]

This is good timing lol, i think sabaton is about to release a cover of it on friday

[@tiac916iac9]

Beautiful reaction to a beautiful song.

[@bestevaar7195]

Sabaton just released a cover to this song

[@danzmind27]

You two are amazing. I'd love to meet you both. X

[@daisygoon]

Danke

[@billspivey6919]

Beautiful

[@Zhyntil]

Don't be sorry for having a reaction that is sad, that is what everyone is here for, not all music is shiny and happy.... Thank you!

[@billspivey6919]

Thank You!

[@markhillary7402]

I maintain that this is the HEAVIEST song that Lemmy ever wrote.

[@Distant394]

A difficult but moving song and let’s face it that could be now in Ukraine or any conflict since the First World War ❤️

[@DaveMiller741]

not just since the first world war stuff like that has happened in all wars

[@sovner]

If you guys liked this one i can recommend: Love me forever, which is a motorhead song that is in a smillar tempo

[@cynthiajarrett8204]

Sabaton have just released this song and it's an amazing tribute. It had me in tears.

[@bbszabi]

Every time I listen to this song, my tears just start falling. This is even stronger than Metallica's "One".

[@motorbear8022]

Gets me every time😥...

[@torkildthellefsen6146]

You are so great❤❤❤

[@stagger5863]

Nothing beautiful or glorious about war, pure sadness, despair and destruction. EDIT: you guys almost made me cry at the end of the number, great reaction yes it’s are a tuff lesson, but one we should never forget, so meany med died in a war, they hade nothing to do whit, for someone sitting save behind a desk, never saw a second of combat

[@lauraswain80]

As always an honest and true reaction and that's why we love you! Thanks for doing this xxx Lemmy forever! 🖤🤘♠️

[@stevecunningham8889]

This is the only correct reaction to this masterpiece.

[@EricDuffy13]

Nice choice, great reaction.

[@rg8829]

Thank you

[@brianferris8668]

The 16 year olds weren't old enough. That's why they added 2 years. 18 years old was the legal age for enlisting, at least it was here in the UK. I'd assume Lemmy wrote the song in homage to British soldiers.

[@josephloehr9617]

Amphetamine-fueled, sex and Rock and Roll of Motörhead, then Lemmy comes out with THIS. Lemmy was a man of Depth, and will be sorely missed. Don’t be ashamed, this song breaks me everytime I hear it.

[@davidreed1096]

Salute to the Soldier. Regardless of where you are in this world.

[@MetalGoat84]

1916 by Motörhead is a great song. Today the swedish metal band Sabaton released the official music video of "1916" which is an amazing Motörhead cover of this song. Would be great if you could check this out.

[@stevecunningham8889]

"Because it's always the same. When you fire the first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die. You don't know whose children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill... before everybody does what they were ALWAYS going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT. DOWN. AND. TALK."

[@tysonschroder9849]

This is the battle of somme. 1916 20k british troops killed in a single day

[@Sturm01]

Lest we forget.

[@georgesgravelle7128]

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[@craigbourbonevans]

lemmy was a dead set rock poet!!!.....you should watch the movie lemmy ..a great film

[@pontiacfan76]

Just think entire towns lost all of their teenage and adult men in a short amoint of time. Just 6 miles of land. The biggest crime their was officers still looking for glory all the way up till the final hours of WW1. Just imagine how many more would have survived had they just sat and waited for the truce go into effect.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

Just to keep you off balance may I suggest that you listen to, "Please Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me (Goodnight)" off of Motörhead's "Bastards" album. Many have a very one dimensional view of Motörhead, thinking of all of their full on rock 'n' roll songs but Lemmy was a much broader lyricist than he gets credit for. Also check out the official video for "I'm Not A Nice Guy" which features Ozzy Osbourne.

[@rickmcmillan3270]

Very emotional song , futility of war.

[@Russo_Ducky]

Any chance you'll give Sabaton's rendition that just came out of the song, I find it much different and more listenable compared to the original and the music video is extremely well done

[@michaelmay5453]

I spent my service in Bosnia and Kosovo and thought that was the end of it. I cannot leave my Ukrainian brothers in arms to fend for themselves, I am qualified in almost all of the equipment and could add so much both in training, tactics and the field. It's time to go do what needs to be done.

[@balticstain7150]

😢 and what does war prove nothing nobody wins....

[@herbertwest9626]

Don't be ashamed of your emotions, my friends. Don't be sorry. It's a human reaction. Lemmy wrote these lyrics about young British soldiers in WW1 who were sent to France to fight against the Germans. The expression "the Huns" in the lyrics doesn't refer to the real Huns or even Hungarians as some might think. It was a British term for the German soldiers coming from the east invading France and forcing Britain and others into that war. WW1 was seen as probably the most brutal war on European soil in the 20th century. The casualties in WW2 of course exceed in numbers, but the way of fighting was much more rudementary compared with WW2, which was more technical in a military way. What he's describing is the battle at the Somme in eastern France, one of the bloodiest battles in WW1. On one day thousands of British soldiers were killed by Germans in a hail of bullets. They were thrown into this fight unfit and were killed like flies. A terrible loss for the allies and for Britain. Many thousands in one day! Partly due to the incompetence of the British military leaders. And there's the phrase "they were lions (the soldiers) led by donkeys (the generals)" used after the war. Horrible. Lemmy was a well read and intelligent man beside all the rock'n'roll lifestyle and the image people have of him. And as you so wisely said, this song should be printed in schoolbooks for younger generations to learn. If they can. But I doubt it. We (mankind) will never learn. WAR IS HELL! Thank you for your heartfelt and honest reaction.

[@BILIL1]

As I have already said I sincerely think that Lemmy had rock in his blood and was a very great artist that I admire him a lot for that....But he had a boundless admiration for military costumes and while having clearly said that he did not share the ideas of adoplhe Hitler...he did not hesitate to have his photograph taken in SS uniform skull "...it's easy to find on the net...it's not fake news, so excuse me...but for that day he had put his intelligence in his pocket...this photo is simply quite unbearable... I apologize for having bothered you, but the truth has rights!

[@herbertwest9626]

@@BILIL1 You don't bother me and it's true he was wearing this shit. I think it was part admiration for the uniforms and part provocation. He was definitely not a Nazi. Remember the Sex Pistols having swastikas on their sleeves? It was pure provocation, but nobody cared, because it all had the blessing of Vivian Westwood who dressed up that silly boygroup. Lemmy was an intelligent man regardless of that stupid provocation of his. And honestly, I think that's a typical British thing, taking the "enemy's" uniforms and signs and buttons and saying hey look, you destroyed our country and still we won. It's like showing the finger to those "enemies", making fun of them and at the same time saying fk u to the mainstream and all the conservatives. By the way, you picked one single word from my comment to tell me your story about that Nazi shit, but ignored all the rest I wrote. And no, you don't bother me, but it's a bit rude nonetheless.