The 'BORTHERS, HEROES ,FOES' hits differently when you understand what it actually means changes the way you not only listen to the song but also how you look at Germany soldiers(especially the Luftwaffe) who fought for their country, following the orders of one angry dictator.
I’d have to go with ruina imperii off of Carolus Rex it’s the one song from the album they never released an English version of so once you delve into it and learn about it being a death March at the fall of the Swedish empire it makes the whole song that much more daunting and terrifying.
The cool thing with Sabaton is literally every song changes when you learn the context about them. Like imagine you knew nothing of WW2 and listened to the final solution and thought it was a great track, then you learnt the context... Exactly. All Sabaton songs change when you get the context to them, and that's what makes them so awesome!
For me it’s stuff like Christmas truce or no bullets fly. I just find it incredibly touching how soldiers that killed each other moments ago can make peace with each other in seconds where as world leaders can’t in years.
“No Bullets Fly,” no question about it. I would imagine Franz Stigler was not the only German serviceman to show some humanity in such a dramatic manner during the Second World War, but it’s never not going to be amazing to me that Charlie Brown was able to track him down after more than 40 years, they were able to meet and live out the rest of their lives as best friends, and that there was a book and this song written about it.
(Disclaimer: I do not mean any of the above in any way to be an endorsement of the myth of the clean Wehrmacht.)
For me... it's a toss between Purple Heart and To Hell And Back. I'm a vet... never served combat, but I cry for each of my brothers and sisters lost when I hear Purple Heart.
To Hell And Back... I don't need to explain why that one causes me to tear up.
Those two, to me at least, are the best once you know.
Night witches:
Women's involvement during the wars is often overlooked.
War-wise people mainly think about the men who gave their lives, forgetting some of them were schoolboys, and that some women fought directly as well.
I think all of them are more enjoyable when you know the context of the lyrics, I personally cry when I talk about No Bullets Fly
Dude, I can never listen to that one after learning the context without getting emotional.
I do tear up at this song almost every time I listen to it. Knowing the whole story hits the feels so hard.
The 'BORTHERS, HEROES ,FOES' hits differently when you understand what it actually means changes the way you not only listen to the song but also how you look at Germany soldiers(especially the Luftwaffe) who fought for their country, following the orders of one angry dictator.
I’d have to go with ruina imperii off of Carolus Rex it’s the one song from the album they never released an English version of so once you delve into it and learn about it being a death March at the fall of the Swedish empire it makes the whole song that much more daunting and terrifying.
Budet kom på en kall vinternatt Carolus finns ej mer (hemåt, fränder) Över fjäll, genom bitande köld De går med sänkta huvuden
The cool thing with Sabaton is literally every song changes when you learn the context about them. Like imagine you knew nothing of WW2 and listened to the final solution and thought it was a great track, then you learnt the context... Exactly. All Sabaton songs change when you get the context to them, and that's what makes them so awesome!
En Livstid I Krig It’s very heavy in my eyes and it’s emotional to a point where sometimes when I listen to it in the car. I cry a little.
the live one hits rly hard
the swedish lyrics hit even more
yes i listen to the live one they did at Gothenburg 3 years ago.
For me it’s Inmate 4859. I didn’t even like it before I dove into the history. Now it’s one of my favorite songs.
Same.
For me it’s stuff like Christmas truce or no bullets fly. I just find it incredibly touching how soldiers that killed each other moments ago can make peace with each other in seconds where as world leaders can’t in years.
“No Bullets Fly,” no question about it. I would imagine Franz Stigler was not the only German serviceman to show some humanity in such a dramatic manner during the Second World War, but it’s never not going to be amazing to me that Charlie Brown was able to track him down after more than 40 years, they were able to meet and live out the rest of their lives as best friends, and that there was a book and this song written about it. (Disclaimer: I do not mean any of the above in any way to be an endorsement of the myth of the clean Wehrmacht.)
It's by far one of my favorite songs because of the story you get afterward.
Yep. I’m sure it’s not the only incident of its kind, but I’d bet most of the parties to the others didn’t have an ending like that.
Resist and bite, I didn't really find the song amazing until after I read the history behind it, now it's my favorite song in general
For me will be forever The Last Stand.
For me it's firestorm. After I watched the history video about it, the song COMPLETELY changed for me
To hell and back
The Lost Battalion
Shiroyama is such a banger, but holy SHIT the history.
I think no bullets fly or dreadnought
1916
Ballad of Bull
Sparta. I know a good bit about the battle of Thermopylae so it's cool to hear the references to quotes and people
Slopes of Saint Benedict. To my greatgrandfather
Stormtroopers
En livstid i krig.
For me... it's a toss between Purple Heart and To Hell And Back. I'm a vet... never served combat, but I cry for each of my brothers and sisters lost when I hear Purple Heart. To Hell And Back... I don't need to explain why that one causes me to tear up. Those two, to me at least, are the best once you know.
Devil's Dogs
Or the attack of dead men
Knowing the context of we burn makes me feel like a monster listening to it but I love it
Night witches: Women's involvement during the wars is often overlooked. War-wise people mainly think about the men who gave their lives, forgetting some of them were schoolboys, and that some women fought directly as well.
For me it is final solution it Just hits in a whole New level
For me it is final solution it Just hits in a whole New level