This song is EMOTIONAL! Sabaton 1916 first reaction

[@drigerdranzer7514]

All historical characters in this video are references to other Sabaton songs.

[@samuel10125]

Not even that I think Sabaton tried to push a more wider narrative or paying tribute not just the young British lads who died at the Somme but everyone who has given their life which is beautiful and puts their own spin on the song.

[@treintje1001]

Correction: They weren’t forced to fght at such young age, they chose for it. “We all volunteered, and we wrote down our names, adding two years to our ages.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

"The first rule of war is that young men die. The second is that nobody can change the first rule..." --Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, 4077 MASH RIP to all those who did not grow old...

[@Finkele1]

I think 1st casualty is truth.

[@susanjw7763]

My great uncle who lied about his age to enlist in WW1 to fight at the Somme. He was 16 and died aged 19 8 days before the end of WW1

[@Templarofsteel88]

If no one has mentioned it, this is a cover of a Motörhead song. The two guys standing in the door opening at 8:39 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The picture is of Lemmy Kilmister, the singer and bassist of Moröhead and the guy holding it is Eddie Rocha who was the tour manager for Motörhead, and the current one for Sabaton.

[@Vanyawwd]

The average age in ww1 was 14-20 years old and many lied about their ages but at that point the recruitment officers could not care less. Back in ww1 they didn’t know any better or what they were going to face. War was very very new and war back then before ww1 was told as glorious and victorious. There was no gruesome tales. Just that it’s like riding on a horse into battle and winning with lots of medals. This goes for both sides Germany, Britain, France etc. It was something exciting to them, going out into the world and exploring and being a soldier. Something that all boys want and thought would be incredible and death was not a thought process. They would go with their classmates, friends and sometimes it would be 2, 3 or so brothers . A quote from a ww1 movie. “So very new they are to their own existence”

[@captaingaming1359]

One but you got wrong was they weren’t forced to go fight they volunteered to do so

[@drigerdranzer7514]

The bus. Hammersmith 82. A heavy Motörhead reference to No sleep to Hammersmith.

[@adaliadurron6111]

Joakim Broden is the lead, From Fulan, Sweden. They mostly sing about war history, not glorifying it, but telling the honest truth so we are educated. I have learned so much from them, more than I ever learned in School, and not just one war, so many others. There are many songs they do that 'get to people' - Christmas Truce is another, take a look if you can.

[@peters2614]

Not Fulan, but Falun.

[@dlind1985]

@@peters2614 Jag gillade Fulan =)) (I liked that name Fulan)

[@acerimmerz]

As a child of one of the Lancashire communities involved in the war I can say that in the centre of the town square there is a monolith with a list of names saluting the fallen of those from WW1, and obviously I knew it was WW1 they died but how many of those died at the Somme, to me it's a bigger crime that history like this isn't taught at schools any more for this reason alone. No bullets fly is usually a good follow up for Sabaton to get the emotional strings going, especially the animated version, I would also recommend wrong side of heaven by Five finger death punch if you want an emotional roller coaster regarding soldiers

[@najroe]

Lead singer is Joakim Brodén yes Sabaton is a Swedish band, one with a loooong list of history based music. at the time you where not legally adult until the age of 21. Sabaton also has an award winning history channel where you can get more information on the history behind the songs.

[@najroe]

oh, thinkkng some, that would be something like today sending 13 year old kids to war claiming "they said that they are 15", messed up.

[@rcairnut]

first rule of war; 'Young men die' second rule of war; ''Young men's sacrifices are quickly forgotten' third rule of war; 'no one can change rule one and no one cares about rule two'.

[@fenrisulfur842]

rule 4: wait some years and repeat

[@gryphonosiris2577]

This song, both the original and this version are a sucker punch to the emotions, but it's better to have it affect us so, than to be numb to it.

[@allisoncampbell1631]

I am wary of anyone who is not affected by this song...makes me think something is wrong with them

[@gryphonosiris2577]

@@allisoncampbell1631 Amen to that.

[@TheVandaliser]

I love the little detail that they even honored Lemmy Killmister in this . as @demonqueen9949 said the original is from Motorhead , and they could just covered it , but having his portrait and the motorhead flag in shows how much respect they had for him.

[@jays6575]

This is one of the best songs of Sabaton, and also one of the most difficult to listen to personally cause i love history but seeing/hearing the amount of life lost is just hard.

[@alancarter41]

An incredible moving and fitting tribute to not only Lemmy Kilmister but all the soldiers throughout history who marched off to fight, and possible die, for their homeland. RIP, you are missed, and appreciated.

[@martinfranzen9151]

Great and genuine reaction from what seems as a really genuine person 🙏❤️

[@AlanEvans23]

thanks i appreciate it

[@ingvartorma9789]

Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun, which was formed in 1999. The band's songs are inspired by various historical wars. Even the band name is military inspired, as Sabaton is also the name of the part of the armor that covers the foot The singer is: Joakim Brodén

[@stuartfaulds1580]

The "army" people from other ages are references to some of Sabaton's other songs, likes of The Blood of Bannockburn, Night Witches, and a multitude of others as well as being a homage to how bad wars are. The youngest at the battle of the Somme was apparently joined up at 12 years old, 13 by the battle of the Somme.

[@clashof6d]

I looked this up recently as i made a video about the somme (private for now) Horace Iles was the youngest killed, he was 14 when he enlisted and 16 when he died at the somme. Sydney lewis was the youngest soldier at the somme, he was 13 years old😢

[@robinkarns7512]

Theyre from Sweden. Joakim Broden is the singer. He and Par do a lot of digging for information and all these songs are true. Thank you for being so nice. I am a big fan of Sabaton.

[@Templarofsteel88]

Joakim Broden and Pär Sundström are the only 2 original members of Sabaton.

[@spleenslitta7595]

Despite all the horrors you learn about in this song there is more with just a casual digging through history. There was an 8 year old boy who's entire family was killed and hanged by the austro-hungarian soldiers. That boy joined the army and became a corporal. And then there were the soldiers who drowned in the mud and wounded men who did not have the strength to fend off the rats that were eating them alive. War is horrible and WW1 was truly the worst war i have ever read about.

[@samuel10125]

Pachenedale come to mind British, Canadia, and I think Australian all fought there the horror stories you hear of them having to listen to their wound friends garggled screams and moans as they drowned in the mud because is was just a swamp really doesn't bear thinking about.

[@RaoulKunz1]

And then there are the subtle things in this video - the crowd passes a beautiful early 20th century coupe in a lovely ecru colour standing in the centre of the street, seemingly completely out of place. This is the car Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie bled to death on a street corner in Sarajevo in 1914 and to a very real degree this car is a pale horse on which Conquest rode in with War and Famine and Death in his wake - there's a reason the July Crisis was The Seminal Tragedy leading directly into The Apocalypse of the Old World. And so over another "damn stupid thing in the Balkans" (Bismarck in 1888) Europe lost millions of soldiers and civilians and her dominion over the world in this insane conflagration. Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@javiv.3807]

thank you for your sincere and honest reaction

[@rianavermeulen4316]

Thank you🙏Sad song😢 Thanks for SABATON 🙏AMAZING!!!!!

[@AlanEvans23]

thanks man

[@TheMarktimusPrime]

War is hell on earth, no one should want one ever!

[@dlind1985]

Tell this to the rich ones, those who sit in positions to make political nonsense-war just for their own gain!

[@danieljones7843]

@@TheMarktimusPrime war is worse than hell. Only bad people go to hell. War drags everyone into it. Even children.

[@Bonovin]

... Thank you for your reaction. War suck

[@DemonQueen1988]

I highly recommend listening to the original by Motorhead, it's more toned down but still moving.

[@samuel10125]

That will destroyed him it did me it incredibly somber

[@popuptarget7386]

Lemmy was and is a ledgend. His words live on in this homage...

[@popuptarget7386]

At 16 you want to be a hero but don't know what the price is

[@2152pastorn]

If you liked this song you should definitely check out “the final solution” and “Christmas truce”. Those really got to me 💙

[@susanjw7763]

You need to play any songs by Sabaton to the very end, there is a message, quotes, or in the case of Christmas truce a beautiful aria solo.

[@AlanEvans23]

ive done christmas truce

[@susanjw7763]

@@AlanEvans23 which one...the animated or the official music video?

[@AlanEvans23]

@@susanjw7763 official music video i did

[@Templarofsteel88]

I would recommend en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg for a live show with them, I was at that show and all I can say is that he would not regret it.

[@Nem01]

J. R. R. Tolkien was at the somme and he wrote that at the end of the first day all of his friends except for maybe one were killed.

[@mrlizardtx]

Motorhead cover

[@fenrisulfur842]

Lest we forget my friend! Its allways the same shit for the normal people. it always was! Cheers from Germany

[@samuel10125]

Not sure if you listened to it but the original by Moter Head is just gut wrenching because of how Lemmy sung it. The army created something called Pals Battalions which allowed, Fathers, Sons, neighbours, work mates thinking it would make them fighter harder and better in the end it just destroyed communities across the UK because all the men had either been killed or seriously maimed. This is why as Brits we need to teach this more we need to remember our history we need to remember those who gave their lives for our nation yes some of the war are controversial but it does make those who paid the ultimate scrafice any less important.

[@loafersheffield]

Covenant With Death (John Harris) Good book. Read Lemmy's, White Line Fever too.

[@Chrissnox]

The youngest that went to war in WW1 was 12 youngest that died at the somme was 13

[@dorlonelliott9368]

Tina Guo on cello...

[@nocturne7371]

Joakim Brodén - Singer (keys), Pär Sundström - Base, Hannes Van Dahl - Drums, Chris Rörland (beard) and Tommy Johansson - Guitarr

[@loafersheffield]

My dad's dad was in a Lancashire pals battalion. Not at The Somme tho. He survived, obviously! (I'm Lancastrian by birth) Covenant With Death, by John Harris is a good book. Deals with a pals battalion on day 1 of The Somme. Lemmy's, White Line Fever is a good book too. I like books.

[@markhubbard5176]

am i right in saying that lemmy wrote this song

[@AlanEvans23]

yes his name was in the credits

[@alancarter41]

Lemmy wrote "1916' after seeing a documentary on the Battle of the Somme. He was deeply moved by the story of a veteran who had held his best friend as he died and is reflected by the verses in the song. I heard my friend cry And he sank to his knees, coughing blood As he screamed for his mother And I fell by his side And that's how we died Clinging like kids to each other

[@anitabons6034]

Lemmy rules...

[@Nem01]

Nice reaction.

[@jonasjohnsson2130]

Thank you

[@archimedes8276]

To cheer up listen to Alestorm P.A.R.T.Y.

[@scottfarley3644]

Yes, it is tragic. But I also look at it another way. Lord Kitchener called for 100,000 volunteers and he got 500,000! Boy's as young as 16 who lied about their ages all because the wanted to do their bit for Britain. Remember, Britain joined the war because it HONORED it treaty with small Belgium that if it were attacked, The UK would intervene. I salute the Courage and Patriotism of every British soldier who joined and fought. I honor every British Woman who went to work in the factories to supply the British war effort. Yes, the losses are tragic but they also say a lot about the Lion hearted British people who went through so much in two wars within 30 years. We can Honor those fallen boy's by finding their names, adopting them so to speak and keep their memory alive. God Save the King and the British people.

[@alancarter41]

I agree with your comments, but on the other hand the British military leadership in WW1 was incompetent and almost criminally negligent. The British general in command during the Battle of the Somme had also been in command of many of the troops in the equally disastrous Battle of Gallipoli.

[@RichardAndewSwayne]

Why can't you say the word "Somme"?

[@AlanEvans23]

Just doesn't sound right to me

[@RichardAndewSwayne]

@@AlanEvans23 There are plenty of documentaries on the Battle of Somme here on KZbin.

[@dlind1985]

Worth remembering: The 1879 French Revolution, The I WW and the II WW - all of these had their roots in the occult...