I know that Elizabeth does these videos to analyze the vocals primarily, but I feel the need to call for appreciation of the absolute clinic of iconic rock drum fills throughout this masterpiece.
@Erndog67
Жыл бұрын
Bill Ward is, to me, the greatest drummer of all time.
@saschaoswald480
Жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes! Can't believe she was able to sit relatively still without ANY air drumming. I couldn't do that while listening to this song...😁
@AKJACKAL99709
Жыл бұрын
@Ernie S I wouldn't go as far as the best ever, but I would agree that he was often underrated and deserved to be in the discussion.
@ChippyL93
Жыл бұрын
If you've never heard it, I'd massively recommend finding Sabbath live in Paris in around 1970. Bill Ward on the drums for War Pigs in that performance is monstrous
@chairmanofthebored6860
Жыл бұрын
Not even mentioning that amazing bass line.
@ytcomment4242
Жыл бұрын
The most underrated part of this song is how they rhyme "masses" with "masses".
@BigChuckMeister
Жыл бұрын
lol
@johnh.blevins5927
Жыл бұрын
So true, I grew up with this song but never gave any thought to the fact the word was just sung the previous line! The way Ozzy emphasizes black before singing ‘masses’ again so soon makes it new!
@troystaunton254
Жыл бұрын
Same word different connotations so not really the same word.
@derekmartin2054
Жыл бұрын
Saying you can't rhyme a word to itself ever is just a cheap analysis of poetry/lyricism
@Fallen2spring
Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s like Motörhead. Particularly killed by death it’s so stupid you realize, duh, there’s more to this. In the simplicity lies the brilliance. It’s simultaneously hilarious and deep, innit?
@russellsawyer1397
Жыл бұрын
I am an old-ish Black Sabbath fan and recall that the core concept of the band, at their launch, was to make frightening music. They wanted to try to address uncomfortable subjects uncomfortably. They wanted to unsettle people with their music. Judging by your analysis it worked.
@turnthepaigebrooklyn2951
Жыл бұрын
Politics in all shapes - forms and excuses to have them needed to be abolished. It’s the government’s with their twisted goals and agendas that insisted upon War. The people of these Countries would get along fine but were pushed towards this. The politicians needed to personally back up what they wanted
@marcies3789
8 ай бұрын
There's a reason this song is so very legendary. It rails against war, it rails against human suffering, it cries out for it to stop. As relevant today as any other time in history.
@Windykun
6 ай бұрын
Idk why some people that support no war think metal is evil, some is but Black Sabbath is not underlying-ly evil, it’s dark but it’s it’s not evil, it’s basically conquering darkness with darkness
@salvadormonella8953
4 ай бұрын
NOT EVEN. Your sentiment is nice, but a little soft headed. Black Sabbath aren't known as great thinkers, extolling virtue, or having any sort of philosophical or moral supremacy. This song is popular because of the music. It's a fun tune to listen to and play. The lyrics to WP changed dramatically over the song's development. Osborne had a basic conceptual premise, and worked to fill in the lyrical blanks with vaguely relevant notions.
@amostlyreasonableguy
Ай бұрын
@@salvadormonella8953Ozzy didn’t write the lyrics. Geezer did, as he did most of Sabbath’s lyrics when Ozzy was in the band.
@Mubvekhar
Ай бұрын
And it does all of this while still staying badass.
@salvadormonella8953
Ай бұрын
@@amostlyreasonableguy That makes more sense. Thank you for the info.
@jcparker500
Жыл бұрын
I'm going to toss my hat in the ring for "You really need to watch the live version from Paris, 1970." It's pretty amazing and you get to see the band putting their hearts into it.
@Aakarsh1068
Жыл бұрын
My favorite version of War Pugs along with the one at The End.
@usedscar
Жыл бұрын
Often there is just 'that version' she should analyze.
@vikingrock4662
Жыл бұрын
I agree, that is one of the best Sabbath clips out there!
@ochocabra1542
Жыл бұрын
Bill Ward dominates that entire performance
@richards2920
Жыл бұрын
Missed a trick by not reacting to the live video in Paris.. Bill Wards drumming was sublime
@robertkennedy5414
Жыл бұрын
While a lot of people unfamiliar with heavy metal think of it as only being fast, aggressive and loud, Sabbath were the first to define it in terms of mood, emotion and sound. Tony's guitar sound and the band's songwriting became the blueprint for what is now called doom metal and sludge metal. True pioneers in music.
@cavetoad1678
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert, blew your mind and the CIA's too, didn't it?
@daletris
Жыл бұрын
Sabbath was the first to define it, period. Heavy metal started (with Sabbath) as moody and atmospheric, and then evolved and somewhat merged with hard rock and became a lot more fast paced. I get the confusion if you're only familiar with Dio era Sabbath or Ozzy's solo stuff, which is much faster and much harder. But Ozzy era Sabbath is a lot slower and atmospheric.
@cavetoad1678
Жыл бұрын
@@daletris Agreed. But, Sabbath just riffed deeper off blues than a Led Zepplin did, there's a ton of examples who didn't make it but made amazing music in that era... Some stole blues, some like Black Sabbath made their own.
@Zeqhrox
Жыл бұрын
I swear to God. If you're calling Black Sabbath sludge metal
@mr.puckerie4800
Жыл бұрын
In all actuality, Black Sabbath found the "heavy metal" label offensive as a band.
@enericm
10 ай бұрын
I remember other metal bands talking about Black Sabbath and a common observation was that they had a very heavy sound without needing to be super fast or producing a wall of noise.
@Hichamvanborm
Жыл бұрын
Being anti war is not political, it is just basic decency.
@willieboy3011
Жыл бұрын
Where is the basic decency against Communism, which was totalitarian and has killed 100 million? Where are those songs?
@dickwaffle468
Жыл бұрын
@@willieboy3011 Doesn't SOAD song - Hypnotize reference Tiananmen Square? That'd be a song against left-wing authoritarianism. Also saying "communism killed 100 million people" is weird because how'd you count it? And yeah capitalism and neo-liberalism is also leading to millions of preventable deaths in its own way?
@catdubh4787
Жыл бұрын
@@willieboy3011 If you watched this installment of TCV, you've just listened to one. It's blisteringly clear that Sabbath wasn't just calling out the US for the Vietnam war. They were calling-out everyone involved in perpetuating it. That's the entire message of the song, and it's how it was understood at the time.
@dickwaffle468
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it was pretty odd of her to say.. especially after featuring SOAD a lot who are openly far-left band. People tend to think of things that are 'non-controversial' as the same thing as 'non-political'.
@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
Жыл бұрын
@ Capitalism killed a hell of a lot less people. Corporate greed does, but even so called anti-capitalists today use smartphones and electric cars made with rare earth minerals stripmined under appalling conditions in Africa. As it stands capitalism lifted and is still lifting billions of people out of poverty even today, whereas communism only brought poverty and death to the billion of people unfortunate enough to live under it. And a lot of the capitalism is evil rhetoric comes from communists, who all live comfortable lives thanks to capitalism. Rant over: What I think willieboy meant was that sometimes war is the only course of action. When you are faced with a regime of insurmountable evil you should be willing to go to war with it in order to protect you, instead of avoiding conflict at all cost and offer appeasement, or worse, surrender. Either that or yes, he was off on a rant too.
@vjordan1709
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you listened to this. It's not meant to be pretty. It's not meant to be kind. It's meant to show the truth. They killed it, both lyrically and musically. ✌️
@ThePhoenixAscendant
Жыл бұрын
This song is most definitely a raw one to listen to, and her discomfort shows that the message is getting across.
@Kings_Quest
Жыл бұрын
Doing BYOB and then this is brave
@ThePhoenixAscendant
Жыл бұрын
@@Kings_Quest Amen to that.
@Kings_Quest
Жыл бұрын
@@ThePhoenixAscendantIf she now does some Rage Against The Machine, it'll be complete. (Elizabeth if you see this do Know Your Enemy)
@vjordan1709
Жыл бұрын
@jerry gilbert Sunday Bloody Sunday comes to mind, Pride in the Name of Love (? Not sure if that's the correct title) were both social commentary songs that hit hard.
@lukemanion2
Жыл бұрын
The recording of this from their final show is just insane, Ozzy up there on stage muttering incoherently then they launch into this song and its like the real Ozzy wakes up and forgets its not the 70s anymore
@desmoheli
Жыл бұрын
Agree, the Live recording from the Tour "The End" is beyond amazing! But btw. for Ozzy it might still be the 70s ;)
@sheridaducky-xk6lx
Жыл бұрын
He's just something else. Amazing
@BrentTharp
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. He sings this song like he's in his 20s.
@phoneguy7589
Жыл бұрын
He can barely shuffle across the stage but man he can still sing!!!
@aazjproperties6426
Жыл бұрын
Damm haters, ozzy doesn't get enough credit. Carrying melodies is a true talent
@sgtdevildogdavethesilentwars
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Elizabeth for having the courage to expertly present this subject matter covered in an iconic song. I am a veteran, I have my combat awards and ribbons. I can now discern 30+ years later, just as I was able to discern and understand in real time in a real war zone the perspective that Black Sabbath expresses in War Pigs. Paz y Amor amiga 🤘😑✌
@Black_Cat.666...01
Жыл бұрын
Eu adoro essa canção. Agradeço Elizabeth pelos comentários 💕♥️💕♥️💕♥️ Aqui fã brasileira.🇧🇷😸😻😻😻😻
@Black_Cat.666...01
Жыл бұрын
Elisabeth Faz análise da Janis Joplin tray💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 Amo seu canal e espero ansiosa cada vídeo seu 😻💕😸
@poldy100
Жыл бұрын
This is pure raw doom. Heard it live twice with Ozzy. I'd argue this isn't political but sociology and philosophy. One of the most important songs ever recorded.
@chrismack3327
Жыл бұрын
More relevant today than ever! Especially with the internet allowing for information to flow to the masses unfiltered. The line "Evil minds that plot destruction" resonates when its heard.
@QuikVidGuy
8 ай бұрын
Oh, it's squarely political. You don't talk about war being a racket the politicians play with the poor and pretend it's not political.
@enisylo
8 ай бұрын
@@QuikVidGuyI've found people LOVE to say that things explicitly delivering a message of class struggle isn't "politics", it's "sociology". No - it's political. It's not 'party-political', because the vast majority of parties (particularly in 'Western' culture) are post-cold-war Neo Liberal nightmares that have removed themselves from explicit class struggle framing.
@bareakon
8 ай бұрын
Politics is both philosophical and sociological. I don't know why people are so hesitant to say things are political. Especially given that almost everything has a political element to it.
@bareakon
8 ай бұрын
@@enisyloYeah people totally use political to mean partisan or controversial. But it's more useful as a term for political philosophy. I remember playing a gig and being told "let's not get political" when I made a (affirming) joke about gender identity. This was 10 minutes after we'd covered Rage Against The Machine.
@kdbadk
Жыл бұрын
It was two separate guitar lines by Tony Iommi, layered. He pioneered the twin lead guitar setup, even though there was only one of him. Sabbath's influence is incalculable.
@terrylandess6072
Жыл бұрын
Many miss the same thing with Geezers basslines during that part.
@JohnDoe-ls1vd
Жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath was rock n Roll. Ozzy was metal. War pigs is the best Sabbath song, and still means so much today.
@Michael-----
Жыл бұрын
I feel like these fan made videos only serve to distract Elizabeth from actual song and music. She totally blew by the "Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings" line. One of the best vocal and lyric moments of the piece.
@pillarhood471
Жыл бұрын
Yup. This is video is great - but every single reactor I’ve seen that has used this video always ends up paying too much attention to the video rather than the actual song.
@turgidity_city3204
Жыл бұрын
The video sucks! Definitely takes away from the song. I'm happy you feel that way too
@sanny8716
Жыл бұрын
This is also a pretty bad video
@leonmisselhorn1831
Жыл бұрын
Have to agree that the video doesn't add to the song. War pigs should be listened to, not watched. But maybe that's just me.
@rextside
Жыл бұрын
So Frustrating.
@secessioncycles1357
Жыл бұрын
As a Marine and war veteran, I can assure you that most of us agree with much of the sentiment of the lyrics - the people who start the wars aren't the ones who go and fight them. Eisenhower warned us against the War Pigs, aka the military-industrial complex. That said, we all agree that this song rocks. \m/ Please note: Most of my peers may not know what lugubrious means. We snack on crayons after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Semper fi, Elizabeth! Keep on rockin'!
@ialsoagree1634
Жыл бұрын
An interesting fact I think a lot of Americans don't realize. When World War 2 started in the early 1930's, the US military (Navy and Army) was around 200,000 - 400,000 in total. Within 10 years, we had millions of soldiers and had won wars on two fronts. Today, the US military is about 4 million including reservists. Not saying we should go back to the levels we had during WW2, but we've proven that we can win wars on multiple fronts with less than a quarter of our current military size.
@jakeg7033
Жыл бұрын
Fellow combat vet here and I can confirm...
@AndrewWiscombemusic
Жыл бұрын
Army combat vet. Completely agree
@fletchermorgan5970
10 ай бұрын
Thank-you for your service, sir. 🙏🥰
@cynthiariley6866
10 ай бұрын
So many docs about the industrial war complex, Eisenhower warned us all about this and kennedy died because of it!
@blinkin7795
Жыл бұрын
i think one of the most interesting aspects of this version of the song is that it doesn't offer any closure. it just gives this sense of spiraling out of control at the end, no peace or comfort just the message.
@WitnessingTyranny
Жыл бұрын
It always reminded me of the sound of a rewinding vcr or cassette tape. To start all over again.
@questioneverything1682
Жыл бұрын
The last verse uses religious imagery to evoke hopes for the war pigs to be claimed by Satan even as he laughs because they do his bidding. The ending does just "spiral out of control" and is disorienting and without closure. It was written in dark times when lots of young men were dying for a conflict with no closure.
@jackalope5589
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how tonny iommi’s note bending in his leads are almost sickening to such a trained ear as hers when that’s exactly what first attracted me to them as a young man . I often describe his playing especially in this song like the sound of angry bees. You may be the charismatic voice but you’re also the empathetic ear
@ironrose2672
Жыл бұрын
"I often describe his playing especially in this song like the sound of angry bees." I've always thought of it like he'd picked up a live wire. Or he had a dragon by the tail...
@ktrusswell3296
Жыл бұрын
George Orwell 1984
@jeffreydale2286
Жыл бұрын
I am an empath, it is hard to consume this energy and not shed a tear😢 It is what it is, a mind blower for sure!
@jackalope5589
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffreydale2286 I guess I would consider myself a dark empath if there is such a thing. I’ve always been attracted to the darker things in life even from a young age like Halloween and horror movies. The first band i fell in love with was kiss wich led me to sabbath. If you think about the music that was popular at the time this song came out it was mostly positive things love and dancing. Sabbath’s message was that you also need to be aware of the darkness in the world like war and drug addiction. None of their songs celebrate these things mind you they just bring awareness As a long time fan of sabbath I don’t really care for the video though. I mean it fits the song well enough I suppose. I just prefer to conjure my own imagery in my head.
@jeffreydale2286
Жыл бұрын
@@jackalope5589 The balancing of oneself, allows for less of a complete darkness to exist, I truly believe a heaven on earth is in it’s beginning stages! Thank you and wishing all souls the best on their paths! ❤️ & 💡to you Jack Alope!
@brianloy7856
Жыл бұрын
There is a 45 year gap between the recording of the song and the video you are watching. Some of you youngsters don’t realize this. I like the fact that you were taken aback by this song. Ozzy was a very unique singer. He could sing almost perfectly on pitch without any waiver or vibrato in his youth before age and drugs took their toll. This made him, like the Beatles, a perfect candidate for double and triple tracking his voice on separate tracks and then blending those tracks together for the final lead vocal. The same is approximated today with outboard digital equipment. With Ozzy it is uncannily pristine, precise, perfect and “cutting.” It hits you squarely between the ears above the chacophony of the band. I’m glad you experienced this!
@charleswettish8701
7 ай бұрын
All musicians read this and know you're not a musician. BTW, tons of awesome vibrato in Ozzy's voice in this song. But you're saying he has none, as if that's a good thing. Stop talking about sht you don't know, OK? 4:50 THAT is vibrato, and quite a lot of it!
@dangitsbilly5411
7 ай бұрын
53*
@UlfMTG
7 ай бұрын
I've always wondered to myself, what it is about Ozzy's voice that just sounds so good to me, but you explained it perfectly!
@charleswettish8701
7 ай бұрын
@@UlfMTG He explained it wrong. He's using words he doesn't understand. Ozzy IS amazing and part of the reason is that he uses "vibrato" very well. This dude saying Ozzy doesn't have vibrato is simply wrong. "Generals gathered in their masses..." "Masses" is thick with very well controlled, perfect, vibrato. Many or most of the end of phrases in that song have vibrato. Intentional, musical, awesome vibrato. NOT the lack of it, like brianloy7856 incorrectly claims. The quality he is trying to describe is the strong frontal face control that delivers the strong mid-range over-tones, of the primary pitch, that make his tone very defined. Not even sure wtf he's talking about with "outboard digital equipment".
@richardjosephus6802
6 ай бұрын
This video is more about WW2, the song was more about Vietnam.
@JUDEEDWARD
Жыл бұрын
War Pigs is a song for all time. Unfortunately It's as relevant now as it was when it was released. A masterpiece.
@thebiped
11 ай бұрын
"Feels too relaxed...." and I'm just sitting here like..."Oh hun, get ready."
@thorn2497
Ай бұрын
🤔💭the calm before the storm!
@helkas3316
Жыл бұрын
This entire album is a masterpiece. This album came out about 6 months after their debut album "Black Sabbath". This is meant to be heard on a real stereo with volume on max. I pick up on the aura the sound evokes and that's what really still speaks to me even now. I've been listening and enjoying Black Sabbath since I was 10 or 11 which would've been in 1972, 73'. I had no idea who they were when I won the Black Sabbath Vol. 4 album on a bet. I went home and played the whole of it, but, that first song "Wheels Of Confusion" from the very first notes played, I knew this was my band of all bands. I love others like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues, lol, yes, abit around the clock, but, Sabbath has always been the Alpha and the Omega.
@kevinshea7048
Жыл бұрын
I hear ya because I am the same way. Sabbath is my number one of the old school metal bands - they are the beginning. Tony Iommi is a riff genius. His tuning and amp setup gives such a dark and heavy sound. Hendricks did distorted amps and drop tuning but not like Tony Iommi. Geezer Butler is a phenom on the bass guitar, you can hear him chugging away on every song. Bill Ward is my inspiration for getting behind a drum kit. I love his complex fills and style of playing. Rat Salad and Jack the Striper/Fairies Wear Boots is another epic piece of drumming by Bill Ward.
@gerarddion4859
Жыл бұрын
I agtee they are the alpha and omega of metal!
@Bonzosbadgeholder
Жыл бұрын
I still get chills when I hear the air raid sirens. Saw them live and it's an incredible experience.
@rbilleaud
Жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to this song, I'm in awe of Bill Ward's drum fills.
@thebilldozer7970
Жыл бұрын
I come from an Army family and served myself, veterans know songs like this are important. Also Black Sabbath is the best!
@calli.catastrophe
7 ай бұрын
amazing how similar B.Y.O.B. by System of a Down, and War Pigs by Black Sabbath are....in topic...delivery, lyricism, in so many ways....listen to what Serj and Ozzy get passionate about....notice how their pitch elevates in a similar fashion.....i've never thought to compare the 2 before...and now I can't unhear it. This is truly something beautiful. War Pigs is by far one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs, and has been for some time....I suppose now I can see why...eye-opening to say the very least. Kudos to them both. All the respect...and even more to Five Finger Death Punch, who unironically gut punches you with what sacrifice and patriotism means for, and to, so many veterans like myself, my husband, and both our families. My heart goes out to all veterans. Know you are seen, heard, you are not guilty for following the commands of crooked politicians. You were doing your job, but know that the rest of us understand how you feel, what it took for those that made it home alive to do so, and the sacrifice those that didn't make it home alive were willing to make for the rest of us and the entire country. Your heart is in us all. Once a soldier, always a soldier. Hooah, Oohrah, Semper Fi, Aim High, Oohah, and all the others I may be forgetting. This country has a funny way of showing it, but we thank you all. From the battlefield back home, into the ground, and up in the skies. We love you, and we thank you.
@TiberiusWallace
8 ай бұрын
What makes the Ozzy vocal choice soooooo good in this song is that he does it with such indifference and ends the verses with "oh lord yeah!" with subtle horror, giving some shock and emotion to suddenly realising.
@steveisaac2328
11 ай бұрын
Being involved in this genre back in the day... I think it's appropriate to say that this song... is the Mother of metal music.
@taleteller02
10 ай бұрын
You are correct about Ozzy's voice, perfect for a protest. He does this again on a solo album: The Ultimate Sin. The song: Killer of the Giants. A beautiful, somewhat orchestral opening.
@samuraidarryl
Жыл бұрын
A masterpiece. When Sabbath came to Sydney Australia on The End tour we left the floor as one through the concrete tunnels. Someone started singing War Pigs and everyone joined in as it resonated thru the chamber we were all in. It was epic. So moving. A moment in time I will never forget Sabbath has no equal. So misunderstood by so many. Great analysis of arguably the greatest metal song ever. I do agree tho - listen to the songs and not look at any video. This was matched of course a long time later. I do hope you do Hand Of Doom.
@williamtownsend3279
10 ай бұрын
This song is more applicable today than it was then.
@HollywoodBigBoss
Жыл бұрын
You should do Born Again or Disturbing the Priest by Black Sabbath next.
@executioner6750
Жыл бұрын
This would be awesom!!!
@reguslav
Жыл бұрын
When they reliesed first 2 albums in 1970 (yes, 2 albums one year!) this WAS the heaviest that you get. Sometimes I'm listening album Black Sabbath and wondering what was it like to hear this in the 1970 when heaviest that I've heard was maybe Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones. It must have been mind blowing.
@Phantasm2Cuda
Жыл бұрын
I've also thought the same thing what people thought when they first heard Black Sabbath in that year
@mikeh.853
8 ай бұрын
It goes without saying, Ozzy is one of a kind. His voice is unmistakable and like no other on the planet. However, it's important to analyze and recognize the value of the composition and instrumentation as well. This song and some other Sabbath compositions are masterpieces. They have still yet to receive their full deserving accolades. 100 years from now these works will be revered in the same way Mozart and Beethoven are today. In fact, some view their debut album, Black Sabbath, as a theme album, one long composition, similar in construction to classical music. Lastly, I'm no musical expert, but the keys used are quite depressing. You have to be psychologically and emotionally healthy to listen and appreciate...lol. I wouldn't recommend any depressed person listen to Sabbath in a darkened room alone.
@PSA78
Жыл бұрын
What an iconic band, Ozzys distinctive voice, the riff-meister on guitar and one of the most solid rhythm sections in the history of rock. 🙌
@audiophileman7047
Жыл бұрын
YES!
@rickh9069
6 ай бұрын
Love your breakdowns, gives me new appreciation for old favorites and new discoveries, even when it is just from me listening anew. This is the first time I viscerally felt the absolute disgust Ozzy puts into the word "minds" in "power minds." Thanks for making things new again
@geob3963
Жыл бұрын
They double tracked the guitar, one in each speaker, left and right. It makes the stereo image huge and the pitch bendies even more bendy. Another amazing timeless song from those Birmingham lads.
@SnikkBoy
6 ай бұрын
This song has the greatest breakdown of all time. Any genre. Never gets old even after hearing it for decades.
@MLawrence2008
7 ай бұрын
"Begging mercy for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings..." I really hope so!
@glynnoxley4173
Жыл бұрын
People tend to think of Ozzy as a comedy/jokey figure since the T.V. show but never forget he has sung on some of the greatest records of all time
@gilbertramos6039
3 ай бұрын
Keeping things positive and upbeat is great. Casting light toward the shadows and darkness, inner and outer, is important as well. Truth over lies. And a dose of humor, gallows or otherwise, goes a long way. Music can express it all. Hats off to Messrs. Butler, Iommi, & Ward. Oh yeah, that Osbourne fellow too.
@Draknareth
Жыл бұрын
This track has always been amazing. Live it is incredible! I've always loved the break down the interplay between Geezer and Bill is insane, it's one of the reasons I got into playing bass.
@BlueBarchetta67
Жыл бұрын
Your reaction to the ending was priceless... It hit you like everyone else when they first heard it. One of my other favourite war protest songs is by a band called Marillion, from the UK. It's called Forgotten Sons, and is lyrically jaw dropping. Musically brilliant too.
@davidthompson797
Жыл бұрын
Everything Fish wrote was jaw dropping, a real lyrical genius
@BlueBarchetta67
Жыл бұрын
@@davidthompson797 Absolutely.
@LordEagle
Жыл бұрын
This song is a timeless CLASSIC,,,,a must listen for everyone!!!! 💥💥💥👍😎
@jeffreydale2286
Жыл бұрын
All souls listen and believe we have all been hoodwinked! Thank you for this!
@TB-zw7dt
9 ай бұрын
It should make you shiver. That was the message.
@SonicImmersion_
Жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath - "The Writ". Awesome song. And it's an excellent example of Ozzy's higher range.
@TheAntiTryhard
Жыл бұрын
oh yea or the last verses of Symptom Of The Universe
@purrnicus
Жыл бұрын
Their best tune IMO
@JoriDiculous
Жыл бұрын
@@TheAntiTryhard the one song Ozzy newer could do live. He tried but voice is gone after first "chorus" :P
@SonicImmersion_
Жыл бұрын
@Purrnicus The Cat Completely agree, my favorite tune by them as well.
@guen4413
Жыл бұрын
I think “Megalomania” would be a great one too for that same reason. Ozzy really stepped up his vocals for Sabotage and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
@kevinjones1676
Жыл бұрын
You should see a live version of War Pigs. Absolutely incredible.
@Jerrycourtney
Жыл бұрын
Paris, 1970.
@M0torsagmannen
Жыл бұрын
War Pigs is definitely one of my favourite Black Sabbath songs, just great in every aspect.
@robjones8003
7 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest bands of all time.
@JJ8KK
Жыл бұрын
I gotta refer you to an absolutely stupendous song about *WAR:* YES' *Gates Of Delirium* It's 22 minutes long, a composition in which the band puts music to the Story Of War (inspired by Tolstoy's War And Peace), capturing the mood of a country in the months preceding the outbreak of war, the high optimism of the armies as they head into battle, the change in mood as the horrors of war begin to set in, the descent into the noise & fury of battle, & then finally the moment when the fighting stops, the abiding relief that it's all over, & then the period of sober reflection when the the survivors face the horrible price that was paid & their determination to never let it happen again. It's one of the most outstanding musical compositions ever recorded. You will dearly love recognizing how the music matches the lyrics as the story is told. You'll become an ardent YES fan forever thereafter...
@EithelRuin
4 ай бұрын
I love the fact that the bass is having a solo at the same time as the guitar! Just you listen for it! 🤘🤘
@rosslangerak8361
Ай бұрын
I remember a commercial where a singer compared the slow, deliberate pace of his singing to the time it takes to produce a smooth liquor. I don't think they realized Black Sabbath had done that decades earlier (slowing the music, not producing liquor). Songs like "Iron Man" and "War Pigs" had been slowed to about 25% or less of what would be considered their "normal" pace. It creates the dark, heavy, ominous feel of the music.
@mikebarrow157
Жыл бұрын
I'm 64 yrs old , and was raised on Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath and it never ceases to amaze me the reaction of young 21st Century analysts, of something I've taken for granted all my life. It's like they've just discovered "QUALITY"!
@64nova-h7m
10 ай бұрын
This song is so Prophetic.
@sheoncehadme
8 ай бұрын
Ozzy in his prime was just so great of a singer... such enunciation and a very distinctive voice...after all the drugs and partying and just getting old he is a shell of himself back then with vocals..
@buffering369
7 ай бұрын
I used to listen to this when I was very young.i would sit in my brothers at and listen to a 8 track.I still love this album
@NuffSaiddrumz
Жыл бұрын
Talent and the iconic words burning brighter by the day. Wow
@22099dscott
Жыл бұрын
Ozzy went through a period where he was unable to speak coherantly but would stumble away like an 80 year old homeless guy but by the time he got to the front of the stage he was back to a 20 year old. I got the paranoid album on the it first appeared in the local record store in downtown Toronto. Every song on that album is timeless. Tommy Iommi lost the tips off his middle and ring finger off his right hand and that was his fret board hand. He plays left handed.
@sigmasquadleader
Жыл бұрын
"Ozzy went through a period where he was unable to speak coherantly but would stumble away like an 80 year old homeless guy but by the time he got to the front of the stage he was back to a 20 year old." Drug addiction shouldn't be glamorized.
@22099dscott
Жыл бұрын
Ozzy's "drug" of choice was alcohol. Same "drug" both of my parents abused everyday of their adult lives. 3 of their 4 children are abstained, the 4th was my older brother, has drank since 15 and just turned 67. No idea where the glamorized idea came from. Neither of my parents made it past 55. Cancer got my mother, falling down drunk,, hitting his head killed the person that got my mother pregnant 3 times (my sisters are twins). You may want to read up on Ozzy's history before passing judgement.
@chuckbradley6887
Жыл бұрын
This song was labeled “Anti-War” but I’ve always thought that it spoke the truth. If those in power were the ones who had to go fight and die there would be less war in the world. They would find other ways to settle their conflicts. When their judgement time comes they are going to have to be held accountable for their actions and be ready for the punishment they receive.
@erickilmer2387
Жыл бұрын
Walpurgis is the original song and lyrics. Not an anti war song but about witches and black magic. Was changed before released HERE ARE THE INITIAL LYRICS FOR THIS SONG Witches gather at black masses Bodies burning in red ashes On the hill the church in ruin. Is the scene of evil doings It's a place for all bad sinners Watch them eating dead rats' innards. I guess it's the same, where ever you may go Oh lord yeah Carry banners which denounce the lord See me rocking in my grave See them anoint my head with dead rats blood See them stick the stake through me Oh Don't hold me back cause I just gotta go They've got a hold of my soul now Lords got my brain instinct with blood obscene Look in my eyes I'm there enough Yeah On the scene a priest appears Sinners falling at his knees Satan sends out funeral pyre Casts the priest into the fire It's the place for all bad sinners. Watch them eating dead rats' innards I guess it's the same, where ever you may go Oh lord yeah
@joshceja-ut9hz
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I heard of that version I what made Geezer change the lyrics
@BlutigeTranen
Жыл бұрын
@@joshceja-ut9hz war is more relatable than witchcraft
@night_fiend6
Жыл бұрын
@@joshceja-ut9hz bad experiences with the occult. Pretty much the song Black Sabbath depicts it.
@Dragonsinger71
10 ай бұрын
You have to remember that this is a British band who were the children of folks who had survived WW II. When they were boys the scars from the war were still very clear in all the major cities. In watching the video, it should be noted that the characters during the line about generals gathered appear to be wearing helmets that seem very close to those worn by members of the Nazi military. It wouldn't be difficult to see where they may have drawn inspiration for the lyrics, and, disheartening as it feels, still remains valid today. 2023 and the people of the world still can't resolve their problems with war.
@daviddavid1346
Жыл бұрын
THIS ISN'T JUST A SONG,THIS IS A MESSAGE.Regards from the Midi Pyrenees to you Kirk and all fellow subscribers 🥂
@tristangarcia6665
Жыл бұрын
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Truly a masterpiece. If you never heard rooster by Alice in chains I highly recommend it!!
@gdy2shus
6 ай бұрын
That ending music is the sound of playing it over again and again and again...and the cycle repeats for eternity
@nature_nd
Жыл бұрын
After seeing your reactions to Mike Patton, you might actually enjoy Faith No More’s cover of this! His voice cuts differently but similarly. Great reaction!
@katbairwell
5 ай бұрын
This, and Dylan's "Eve of Destruction" are incredibly powerful, to my mind, because they point the blame squarely at the system, the politicians, the arms manufacturers, those who profit from death en masse. Iommi's guitar feels relentless, like an unstoppable machine, chewing up innocence. It's no surprise that when Sabbath toured the US with this song in '75, they had Vietnam veterans felt the song keenly, both for the horrors they had seen, experienced, and in some cases perpetrated, and for the horrendous treatment that survivors received when they returned home. One of the greatest metal songs of all time, one of the greatest anti-war songs of all time, and something for which Sabbath will forever be remembered.
@Hoeech
3 ай бұрын
Ozzy recorded a number of other anti-war songs during his solo career as well. Most notable among them are "Killer of Giants", "Crazy Train", "Thank God for the Bomb" and "Black Rain"
@brownwhale5518
Жыл бұрын
Yes, if this song doesn’t cut into one’s soul then there isn’t a soul to cut into.
@DeanHill-tw1bl
24 күн бұрын
Some songs speak for themselves and War Pigs is one of them.
@karschtrowbridge6337
Жыл бұрын
Solitude should be your next black sabbath song, it's my personal favorite and I feel extremely melodic
@zensunni1715
Жыл бұрын
Iommi's guitar makes everyone shiver. 🫠🤷🏽
@rashidshah7929
4 ай бұрын
Everyone always forgets that Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics for pretty much all of Sabbath's songs. He's an awesome bass player but an even better lyricist. Respect to the man.
@cmr7854
6 ай бұрын
My brother's band plays War Pigs during their shows. I am, without fail, standing at the foot of the stage in front of my brother playing lead guitar, getting the full effect!
@kapohimura8721
Жыл бұрын
Please tell me you will react to the 1970 live version, and not the studio version
@LEPersonal-pf5wz
11 ай бұрын
wow...great analysis. Your assessment almost gave me chills because it was absolutely spot on. Well done.
@amandakennedy6348
8 ай бұрын
She always is with her reacts. Best I've ever seen, and I watch way too many. 😂
@ServantOfZara
Жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath with Ozzy is my favorite band and I laughed my ass off at "Delivering lyrics in an extremely clear way, His annunciation is excellent." Now go watch 'The Osbournes' reality show and try to decipher just what the hell he's saying when he isn't singing! His singing voice does have a unique tone, in 1970 when this came out, it had a profound effect on society in general. It was a much heavier sound than anything the 60s produced and launched the heavy metal genre of music. Darker lyrics with harsher singing tones, incredibly guttural guitar riffs, melodic bass that helps build the heaviness, and drumming by Bill Ward that rivals all the greats from this era. Thank you for this reaction and analysis. Great stuff!
@cdfdesantis699
Жыл бұрын
The only time English-speaking humans can understand Ozzie Osbourne IS when he sings. One of the most powerful anti-war songs ever, made even MORE powerful by this chilling video. Thanks for your analysis.
@matthewgoodA1206
Жыл бұрын
I do think this is one of the best anti-war songs of all time, and one of my faves. I also think that Ozzy will always have one of the most distinctive voices in metal. Whoever created that animated video did a surprisingly detailed and artistic job. Side note, Faith No More recorded a great cover of this song in the studio, that I heard at a young age before I ever knew who Black Sabbath was. They also contributed a live version with quirky vocals to a Sabbath tribute album. (Type O Negative recorded a heavy cover for that comp, as well.) But when people say that Black Sabbath were the founding fathers of heavy metal, with songs like this, I couldn’t agree more.
@toddstevens13
Жыл бұрын
That Matthew Good, of the 14 Juno Awards?
@matthewgoodA1206
Жыл бұрын
@@toddstevens13 Sorry, I don’t know.
@toddstevens13
Жыл бұрын
@@matthewgoodA1206 I guess you are not then, lol.
@matthewgoodA1206
Жыл бұрын
@@toddstevens13 No, obviously not.
@cathycasuccio-ec4sw
Жыл бұрын
@@matthewgoodA1206 the Matthew that Todd is asking you about is Canadian artist. Look him up - his music is pretty good.
@natfoote4967
9 ай бұрын
The deep appeal of Black Sabbath is they address disturbing topics with disturbing music yet the philosophical perspectives conveyed by the lyrics is really quite wholesome and positive and rational. In spite of some parents' fears, this is not "satanic music" by any means. Quite the contrary, I believe it led many of my generation away from dark places by warning 'Here there be monsters.' Ozzy even includes the line "You have to listen to my words" in a song in protest of how his message was being mistaken.
@Bonn1770
Ай бұрын
Before this was called "Heavy Metal" the hippies called it "Bummer Rock".
@diegosilva3816
7 ай бұрын
My Black Sabbath's favorite song.
@michaelmignone5869
Жыл бұрын
Ozzy is the only human where you can clearly hear what he sings but can't understand a damn word when he talks 😂
@AiXeLsyD13
9 ай бұрын
Nah, Tim Armstrong from Rancid may have him beat.
@kgaming9455
9 ай бұрын
Sounds great live in his seventies still singing great, but can barely form a straight sentence irl 😂 god I love Ozzy
@jbucktheman
9 ай бұрын
Ozzy is one of those people where you can only hear two words when you hear him say a sentence. But it’s the two most important words in the sentence.
@DM0407
9 ай бұрын
The Gallagher brothers.
@misterschubert3242
9 ай бұрын
There's also Mel Tillis and Jim Nabors...
@johndrake2147
Жыл бұрын
I recall a documentary where the drummer Bill Ward spoke about playing this song back in the 70's and many of the crowd were Vietnam veterans. He was haunted by how they stood up (in some cases were lifted out of wheelchairs) when they heard the song
@andywalker9646
Жыл бұрын
Christ that statement brings tears to my eyes. Love Bill Ward's drumming, surely one of the most underrated stickmen out there. As for the video with the cameras watching our every move and the people being dominated - welcome to the British government's wet dream of the 21st century.
@barrytdrake
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'll have to look for that documentary.
@XilehNori
Жыл бұрын
“We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us”
@Greg-io1ip
Жыл бұрын
Of course this is a song from aftermath of Hitler's white nationalist agenda to take over the world. It may have been triggered by JFK's Vietnam distraction, but in England, the Brit Bands understand cover-up by Royal Monarchy is what is at the root of all the evil. Prince Wilhelm was given an ultimatum by Queen Elizabeth's father King George to convert German peasants into the ruling class of Germany, a satellite territory of British Royals that Prince Wilhelm was tasked to 'Get More Anglo'. Jewish merchants and bankers doing well in the GLOBAL RECESSION (triggered by USA 1929 stock market crash), was unpleasant to King George's white nationalist eyeballs. So understanding the Rupert Murdoch white nationalist connections are pretty easy to understand when you understand Prince Wilhelm went too far endorsing Hitler, and British Royals waited too long to correct their error because they feared Soviet Union as well, they thought / hoped Hitler would only focus on Soviet Union's expanding powers. This is a lesson we haven't learned. These British rockers born into meddling Royal Family cover-ups regarding Holocaust survivors sent into war in Palestine (to try again to silence the Jewish VICTIMS) are singing about The Royals and the wealthy. 'They always start the wars, leave the fighting up to the poor.' BOTH Palestinian tribal peoples and Holocaust survivors were placed in a fabricated war. Still ongoing. To cover King George's orders and Queen Elizabeth's Apartheid inaction (until Lady Di called her out, which cost her).
@Greg-io1ip
Жыл бұрын
@@andywalker9646 Bingo! This is totally about Queen Elizabeth's daddy wanting a ruling class of German peasants and giving Prince Wilhelm the agenda to be rid of Jewish merchants and bankers in Nazi Germany. Which was literally 'King George's Germany'. His daughter was an expert manipulator of crime syndicates and cover-ups. Prince Andrew cover-up was her smallest crime. And it delivered Russian asset Cadet TwinkySpurs to top office of humanity. Simps too racist and simplistic to understand nobody near Robert Maxwell nor his successor Rupert Murdoch were any good. Lady Di was trying to out them all. She got pregnant with Dodi's Muslim child and became disposable. We all fell for it. China was the VICTIM paying for the cover-ups that blamed "Wuhan Virus!" on them, yet obviously China wouldn't gain anything from destroying the Wuhan event venue they spent probably a $Trillion Dollars US to update to host global events. Why would China toss that all away midway through 2019 'Grand Opening ' of Wuhan? Well NO VALUE ADDED British banks being kicked out of Hong Kong running Shipping Transactions Skimming Operations wanted USA blood and treasure in a proxy over Taiwan, who was taken over within by Rupert Murdoch's Falun Gong criminals trying to move British banks to Taiwan with MOST HATED PERSON IN TAIWAN BY TAIWAN CITIZENS: London trained Cambridge Analytica Mossad spy embed Tsai Ing-Wen. Understand that KMT supermajority Buddhist Mandarin Taiwanese civilians are 80% of the ELIGIBLE VOTERS in Taiwan, and they will never forget nor forgive TaiMed Biologics lab SARS leak. Look it up. You believe that, it is like believing Rupert Murdoch could be elected POTUS, or Natural Born Canadian Citizen Ted Cruz could somehow be put on ballots illegally by Mannatech crime syndicate and nobody would remember Ted Cruz was on Canadian Citizen healthcare his entire life, signing affidavits to Canadian government he is a "Natural Born Canadian Citizen and wants his whole family on Canadian Citizen healthcare coverage". And still Mannatech Russian money laundering operation of NRA laughing at stupidity of MagaDumps.
@maxhames499
7 ай бұрын
After 54 years of listening to this song it still holds as an honest depiction of our times.
@salvadormonella8953
4 ай бұрын
It holds true when the same political party that brought us the Vietnam War (and 80% of all U.S. wars, WWI, WWII, Korea, Afghanistan, U.S. Civil War, the war of 1812, etc.) is now supporting and encouraging Palestine v. Israel and Russia v. Ukraine. "Good job" D's. NOT. Same today as it ever was, and will forever be.
@_dmfd
Ай бұрын
It's bc 54 years later we still have the same agenda just new brains conducting it behind the scenes
@simonfrederiksen104
Ай бұрын
I hate to break it to you but some things are eternal - Spartacus could have sung the same song.
@seanmorgan2781
11 ай бұрын
I would listen to Elizabeth break down a Chunky Soup commercial. Her joy for music and the human voice is infectious.
@nealamesbury7953
4 ай бұрын
C and h sugar. ! Loved that as a kid.
@mi5anthrope
Ай бұрын
Sadly a professional vocalist pretending to have never heard War Pigs immediately tells me she's just another grifter. It's so strange because she had absolutely nothing to lose by just being honest lol.
@soulbearer6214
Жыл бұрын
The whole paranoid album is a masterpiece. An album way before its time.
@thegrumpypapa5549
Жыл бұрын
I wish that I could like the thumbs up more than once for this statement.
@seed_drill7135
Жыл бұрын
It definitely holds up, but being late Vietnam era, it was also very much of its time.
@colleenmcclurg2010
Жыл бұрын
Well said! I practically wore out my first record in a couple months! Major, major piece of work! Hats off to everybody involved on this album!
@catw6998
Жыл бұрын
So many of Ozzy’s songs turns one into an instant head banger 👍😎🤭😎😎😎😎🦊
@ronfitzhenry3726
9 ай бұрын
It was for its time.
@cgsweat
Жыл бұрын
"Why should politicians go out to fight.... they leave that all to the poor!" That line holds up just as well today as it did over 50 years ago.
@gafferton1912
Жыл бұрын
why dont presidents fight the war? why do they always send the poor? a nice call back from SOAD BYOB
@whenisdinner2137
Жыл бұрын
Holds up just the same as it did 3,000 years ago as it will 3,000 years in the future.
@sneakytown
Жыл бұрын
and that is why "war pigs" is the best anti war rock anthem ever
@AllanTidgwell
Жыл бұрын
@4matt21War. War never changes
@ostlandr
Жыл бұрын
How times have changed from when leaders led from the front. I think Richard III was the last King of England to die in battle, defending his crown at the Battle of Bosworth.
@jantje155
11 ай бұрын
Love this song. Such powerful lyrics. My favorite line is "Begging mercy for their sins. Satan, laughing, spreads his wings."
@FleshWound42
9 ай бұрын
"No more war pigs have the power" "Hand of God has struck the hour"
@zanzaint
4 күн бұрын
Oh Lord yeah
@jantje155
4 күн бұрын
@@zanzaint badammmm. Du du duuuuu dahhh, badammm
@Bman-xy2vh
Жыл бұрын
Ozzy's foghorn vocals, Tony's amazing riffs, geezer's funky fast bass lines and billy wards bombastic drumming. Some of the best of sabbath on display.👍🤘🔥
@broadsword6650
Жыл бұрын
Foghorns are very low pitched, deep, resonant. Doesn't sound like the clean, clear, piercing vocals of Ozzy.
@jontraz5993
Жыл бұрын
@@broadsword6650I'd refer to Ozzy as the air siren 🚨 in this context!
@colrhodes377
Жыл бұрын
I think really we should be giving a big nod to Geezer Butler for writing the actual lyrics
@colrhodes377
Жыл бұрын
@Rigel2112 Ozzy could barely write his shopping list. Geezer Butler and Bob Daisley wrote the majority of songs attributed to Ozzy.
@mikegibbons7763
Жыл бұрын
And Geezer was absolutely destroying the bass part on this song. The guy is an incredible musician
@datisalaee4693
Жыл бұрын
WOW! Thanks for sharing. I did not know that!
@mrsteel250
Жыл бұрын
@@mikegibbons7763 yeah listening to bass covers gave me a real appreciation for how great the bass is throughout the entire song
@Lemmy_Kilturtle
Жыл бұрын
@@mrsteel250 Geezer's shit is so great to play, as a bassist myself, Geezer is a wizard
@purpleelephantdebh
Жыл бұрын
the irony of Ozzy's diction while singing as opposed to how he sounds while speaking is one of the most amazing linguistic flips i know of.
@paulriddle7818
Жыл бұрын
Its an act. His diction is very good when speaking.
@guen4413
Жыл бұрын
@@paulriddle7818I don’t think it’s an act. I think it’s just his accent. Accents often go away when singing
@Sygma6
Жыл бұрын
There is a difference between sober Ozzy and not-sober Ozzy.
@grahamnunn8998
Жыл бұрын
There is a difference between years of drugs and a very young Ozzy when this was recorded. Not so great by Never Say Die.
@fcuk_x
Жыл бұрын
@@grahamnunn8998 bingo!
@christopherkrueger5948
8 ай бұрын
Ozzy’s performance here is more than just singing, it’s a chant, it’s a prayer.
@KageumiUmikage
5 ай бұрын
Yes, I thought the same. It's gospel like
@osamaqtaitat
4 ай бұрын
@@KageumiUmikagewhat??!!
@richardwilliams5387
Жыл бұрын
There's a live version from the 70's where Ward and Iommi absolutely kill it. Ward in particular is such an underrated drummer.
@motorpsykler
Жыл бұрын
Bill Ward just PUNISHES his drums like no one I’ve ever seen. To say he hits hard is an understatement.
@ochocabra1542
Жыл бұрын
he's the best.
@thomaswebster5060
Жыл бұрын
Bill Ward is amazing... no doubt
@noobslayer7564
Жыл бұрын
@@motorpsykler you can hear it so well with his snare. A sound that could cut through a jet's engine
@melissadavis5513
Жыл бұрын
BILL WARD IS THE BEST DRUMMER EVER !!!
@jasonsangwin4006
Жыл бұрын
The key to playing Black Sabbath is to lay right back, it's very grove oriented. The energy is in the intensity rather than the speed. This is also one of the many Black Sabbath songs where you realise that Ozzy is an incredible singer.
@adamronald89
7 ай бұрын
The end jam in symptom of the universe is ozzys greatest moment
@TheRealMightyHokie
Жыл бұрын
The saddest fact in the world is that there has never been a time in human history where this song hasn't been true or relevant.
@DaemonKeido
Жыл бұрын
And it likely never will not be relevant.
@troystaunton254
Жыл бұрын
I guess a positive is that it’s never been less relevant despite what mass media portrays the world. We’ve never been this peaceful.
@chrisrogers553
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for having intelligence. People always want to talk about politics but the same story is repeated throughout history when are people going to stop it and stand up, it doesn't matter your political beliefs unless you're making money off politics and if you're one of those people you're definitely not fighting in any war.😢❤
@provalone
Жыл бұрын
‘If You Want a Picture of the Future, Imagine a Boot Stamping on a Human Face - for Ever’ from George Orwell’s 1949 novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Some things will never change, and it is by opposing the inevitable, we are able to find purpose.
@TheOvalOwl
Жыл бұрын
I mean that's not entirely true... The rich went to war in ancient times up to medieval. They were the only ones that could afford the gear and the only ones to care about the glory.
@hudsonhollow
Жыл бұрын
I was 'lucky" enough to get into a car wreck and have a steel pin put into my right femur three days before I graduated high school and therefore not eligible for the draft during the Vietnam era. Lots of my friends weren't so "lucky". They either came back with PTSD or didn't come back at all. This song always makes my eyes water. At some point I was naive enough to think maybe the Age of Aquarius was finally upon us. Now I'm 73 and have seen war raging somewhere all of my life. I have given up hope of war being replaced with negotiation. Actually communicating with each other. It seems that violence is actually increasing instead of abating. I cannot watch this video with dry eyes.
@Templar451
Жыл бұрын
The war ended 2 1/2 yrs before my 18th birthday. My older brother had his draft card but wasn't called up. My brother lost friends. I knew them all.
@kentmont
Жыл бұрын
Crazy how things work out for the better
@craig2347
Жыл бұрын
Can I suggest two books for you on Vietnam that add a lot of insights, Daniel Ellsberg "Secrets" and "When Presidents Lie" by Eric Alterman. One is a firsthand story of the real war, the other the best I've seen on LBJ's choice to go to war.
@uh8myzen
Жыл бұрын
My father fought in the Dutch army at Rotterdam until the Dutch surrendered and then was part of the resistance for the rest of WWII. After the war he emigrated to Canada where he lived on the border with the US and during the Vietnam war, he helped US draft dodgers escape the US and settle in Canada. He said that having survived a war, he would always do everything in his power to help others avoid having to experience it.
@macm3081
Жыл бұрын
@@uh8myzen very nice. 🙂
@spencerfoster5303
Жыл бұрын
This song came out in 1968. Their were a lot of people/bands putting out anti-war songs at the time. Black Sabbath was in a league of their own back then. The godfathers of metal. This particular song never ages. It's just as relevant now as it was back then.
@larryweaver1729
Жыл бұрын
1970
@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095
Жыл бұрын
*_"This song came out in 1968."_* 1970. Both of the first two albums were released in 1970. {:o:O:}
@demagreg
Жыл бұрын
On the subject of the date the song was released, that was 25-ish years after the German bombings. If the band doesn't remember, they grew up hearing about it from their parents
@sparkyjackson8479
Жыл бұрын
And years later today its so relevent
@johnphilipfosterdobson551
11 ай бұрын
1970, I know because I was a Sabbath fan aged 9 in 1970, including the first album.
@jamesnation9889
10 ай бұрын
A few weeks ago, 5 of us were on a road trip, cranking tunes etc. through Croatia...4 guys (ages 22, 36,,55 and 60) and a woman in her early 30's. The 60 year-old (a very handsome, vaguely dangerous-looking character) requested this song from the 22 year-old's Spotify account. Every person in the car knew the lyrics.
@rcairnut
Жыл бұрын
I was only 17, this was 1970, Vietnam was still a very 'hot' war, nukes and cold war turning hot was a real deal. It was September I would register for the draft soon so this song got me! With all the bad news of the day a band released an album; this one. This group and album started a new style of rock, very heavy, gritty, no sweet love songs, a slap in the face of the Pop music of the day and a dare to the hard rock of the day. This album represented my confusion about the turmoil of the time. I still like this album with songs like "War Pigs", "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" these made me a fan of there early work forever. I think the song is more powerful with out the video because I was watching the body counts of my generation on the evening news.
@glennkirchens7970
Жыл бұрын
53 year old song. Still pulls at your soul, still makes you think, still makes you want to bang your head into a neck snapping crescendo. The Sab4 are so misunderstood and criminally under rated.
@sheridaducky-xk6lx
Жыл бұрын
So well said
@georgemaranville3305
Жыл бұрын
When Metallica opened for Ozzy years and years ago and Ozzy heard Sabbath playing on Metallica’s bus or in their backstage (can’t remember which) Ozzy thought they were making fun of him. They were and still are underrated.
@pfer644
Жыл бұрын
That lyrics in that song are just as relevant today as they were when the song was written.
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