THIS WAS EMOTIONAL | Australian Reacts to Sabaton - Cliffs of Gallipoli
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2022
- Today on THIS WAS EMOTIONAL | Australian Reacts to Sabaton - Cliffs of Gallipoli. We jump back into the world of Sabaton and this hit me way harder than I was expecting. I am so glad I heard it and I cant wait to hear more!
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"Everyone knows about Gallipoli" yeah American school system would like to disagree
I'm from the Netherlands, Europe. Never heard of it either.
@@bettymajoor well I've heard of it just not at school.
@@genericname42 German here, same.
Dude I was teaching the history teachers about this, thats sad America
He says that because everyone in school in new zealand and australia learns about it
There is a monument in Gallipoli by Kemal Atatürk dedicated to those heroes who fell. Atatürk was the first president of Turkey and in ww1, was a commander in defence of the Gallipoli against ANZAC, British and French forces. The memorial reads:
_Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country to of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well._
Atatürk, 1934
After the hard and bloody landings, things got to stalemate (as usual in ww1). Both sides dug in on the hard terrain of the gliffs. Ottomans and ANZAC forces would talk to each other, exchange gifts such as cigarettes and food, sing songs between the trenches and sometimes go out together to bury their fallen comrades. Whole Gallipoli campaign was big fat mistake from allies and young men paid the price.
You're missing a key piece of this as well. Mustafa Kemal was the commander at Gallipoli. He was the man responsible for throwing the ANZAC forces back into the sea and so he felt the full weight of responsibility for every death on both sides.
@@clicheusername7182god imagine being one of those young boys all your friends dead or even you bleeding out surrounded by your fallen brothers god imagine the affect that had on your mind
Fun facts, i guess, maybe not really fun but...
Some parts of the song, (for example, "Oh mothers wipe your tears, your sons will rest a million years") were inspired by the letter written by Mustafa Kemal, who fought in Gallipoli, and led the war for independance afterwards. His letter is also carved into a wall at the graveyard for soldiers of both sides.
If you visit Çanakkale, you will be able to see tons of bullets that collided midair in museum. And the trenches are still there aswell as the fortifications. And quite a lot of the trenches are close to each other, really too close, it wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that Anzacs and Turks could reach eachothers trenches by taking 8 steps. (i counted my steps when i went there as a kid and at times it wouldnt even take that many)
Now for the lesser known fun facts,
Not just the Anzacs but the Turks had children in their ranks, quite many in fact since a lot of adults that were capable of fighting were already dead. This situation led to schools not having any graduates for a while.
There was a guy called Corporal Seyit, on the Ottoman side, known for lifting a 250 kg artillery shell (or shells, some say the first shot was a miss), and carrying it to the cannon to sink a British battleship. His statue can also be found in the peninsula.
Speaking of statues, there also is a statue of an Ottoman soldier carrying a wounded Anzac, which again, can be found in the peninsula.
Anzacs and Ottomans would frequently exchange gifts by throwing cans and cigarettes at eachothers trenches. Since as i mentioned, the distance between them were comically small.
And lastly, though this one needs confirmation, Anzacs loved listening a Turkish soldier playing saz (a 7 stringed instrument) and singing at night. After noticing his singing has stopped one night, they passed a note to the Turks, asking where he was, which the Turks replied, "You shot him".
Oh damn. That was actually so sad to read. It just shows that in situations like that out humanity will come out and stand above any conflict we are apart of. That is actually really really sad damn. Thank you for this comment
and yet the Ottomans are known for Antisocial behaviour and respectless People. Dont mention Erdogan fucked up the Economic of the Land and they all say Erdogan good Guy cause he buildet Streets.
Amazing facts! Another fun fact: the only song on the album in a major key.
@@irishlogic22 also although im not certain but i was told that the piano melody in the song, especially the start was a motif that can be found in turkish folk songs. If that is true, its an amazing detail
where'd u get the story of the saz player? thats interesting
this is why I LOVE Sabaton Gallipoli happened before the US was involved in the great war therefore it's "not important" and isn't taught here and we end up missing so much of the scale of the horror involved in the world wars because of that attitude
Oh wow I’ll be honest I’m not sure how the war is taught about in countries outside of Australia so I just assumed everyone knew about Gallipoli
@@JoJoLewis growing up in the US unless you got a teacher with a passion for the subject all you learned was the periods of American involvement it's still a common misconception here that the interwar years were a time of peace because all most Americans know about that time frame is "roaring 20s", great depression, pearl harbor
#juenger1701 - please watch Sabaton - WE MUST LEARN FROM WAR - this holds true for all countries. Unless you take a special interest in history you will be taught about what was significant, for the most part, relating to your country. I find it unfortunate, but many are not interested in all of these amazing, heroic and sad events.
@@KathleenChilds shit I've been watching sabaton history and time ghost's WW2 in real time / war against humanity since they started and I love the stories I never heard about from an American historical perspective
the battle of Wizna putting the lie to polish helplessness (40:1)
the benealux countries actually put up a lot of fight and weren't just the equivalent of open land (resist and bite)
hell I'd never even heard of the winter war (talvisota) then learning that someone could make the Russians fear winter (white death)
introducing my friends oldest girl to night witches to show her that women fought even back then and they could be more terrifying than nearly anything
and hell WW1 everything from Gallipoli to Verdun to Francis Pagahmagabow and his insanity (ghost in the trenches) and then what he did after the war that was even greater and the freaking attack of the dead men
Sabaton is a gateway drug that leeds me to reading about the story behind the song and 5 hours later I crawl out of the rabbit hole at some completely different point reading about a battle I never knew happened before
I'm convinced that anyone who says they don't like history just hasn't seen the era that interests them no mater when it is there's amazing stories that are equal parts tragic and triumphant, horrible and uplifting, depressing and inspiring its everything that is human good and bad and every bit of it is important and NEEDS TO BE REMEMBERED
One reason if your where to learn everything in history you would at least be in school for another 5 years it's up to you to learn more.
Those boys are remembered...
Ari Burnu Memorial, Gallipoli.
The inscription is a quote attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of the Republic of Turkey. It reads:
"Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
Atatürk, 1934
Oh wow I didn’t even know about that thank you so much for this comment and letting me know!!!
Crazy thing is, I legitimately hadn't heard this story until I heard this song. Over here in the US, our history classes tend to mostly only cover history related to the US, along with some more major events in other countries. I've probably learned more history from Sabaton than I have from taking highschool history classes.
Same here in Germany. I don't know if this was just my school but we focused so hard on WW2, the Holocaust and the consequences, that WW1 was actually just a side note. I learned of this while studying history on my own time because i enjoy history.
Another unique track involving an ANZAC by Sabaton you might appreciate is "The Ballad of Bull"
I have a Turkish friend and his reaction to this song was pretty much the same.
It’s sad for all parties involved. So many lives lost needlessly
The book at the start represents the book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, of which the whole album is based on. Every song represents a chapter in the book. Cliffs of Gallipoli represents Chapter 7, Maneuvering.
"We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country-its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.
We shall be unable to turn natural advantage to account unless we make use of local guide", The Art of War, Chapter 7.
"There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested", The Art of War, Chapter 8.
all the quotes before the songs (and the name of the album) are from Sun Tzu's the art of war, yeah. I actually have a copy in my bookcase.
To anyone that does not no the story of Gallipoli, it was essentially d-day except there were cliffs all around with machine guns, so even worse in some ways to d-day
One thing i like about this song: you can see it as talking of both the anzacs and the turks. Everything they say applies to all the boys that died from both sides for generals who didn't care about them
When I discovered sabaton right after the covid bullshit. This was maybe the 3rd or 4th song I heard from them. But it's the song that got me to research. And realize how much I was never tought. Fucking love this band. Best history trailer ever. Joakim words lol
I felt the same way when I found Sabaton, there are so many battles and so many hero’s that we are just never told about that these boys shed some much needed light on
Ya know the sad part they dont teach this stuff in school its sad historys getting forgotten
There is no enemy
There is no victory
Only boys who lost their lives in the sand.
Such perfect lyrics to describe every war in history. They were all pointless and never needed to happen.
I fully agree. War I’m generally is insanely upsetting because people don’t realise how needless the many deaths are
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
Kemal Atatürk Turkish general
The soldiers who died in in the Gallipoli Campaign or the Turkish peninsula they may fly high into the heavenly heaven. Salute to pay respect.
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one of my favorite Sabaton songs, and to me, their most beautiful guitar solo, always gives me goosebumps
Sabaton just have a way with their guitar solos that put them above all others!
@@JoJoLewis yeah they are masters at writing the perfect solo for each song
this reaction video was something else. This was a truely heartfelt reaction to something that really matters. Thank you for sharing this with us
I’m glad you enjoyed it. War stuff I’m general hits hard for me but I learned a lot about this event in school so it really hit me in my heart
How fucking embarrassing for the men who died at Gallipoli that some blue haired lad.
Great reaction! I will help honor the memory of the boys from Australia by lighting a candle for them.
The youngest soldier in ww1 was 8. Years. Old. How could they let that happen in good faith?
"Primo Victoria" is what made me fall in love with Sabatons' music. However, I also highly recommend "Attack of the Dead Men" !
Great emotional reaction..... I understand that it hits hard. Good Bless! If you want check out The Ballad of Leslie "Bull" Allen in Sabatons song "The Ballad of Bull"...its emotional as well
I was excited to see them watch this knowing the emotion they would bring to this amazing song.
A bit late on the commen but so happy you finally experienced this. This is up there as one of my favorites and one the hardest hitting songs in Sabaton's portfolio and the strongest evidence that they do not promote war.
it was an atrosity but as my great grandad that was in gallipoli said to my granddad its what made australians feared and he would do it again ... love ya great pop
bro i always liked your reactions glad to see u back...also cracked me up u talking about the guitar riffs and it legit was about to come knocking 2 secs later hahaha precious
I love the way you picked up on the difference in the bridge, where the guitar solo usually is
It caught me off guard honestly coz Sabaton have a pattern they do in most songs and this one didn’t follow that much at all
Great reaction again mate! Thanks a lot! Sabaton did another Song about an Aussie, "The Ballad of Bull" ,so... ;)👍
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ll have to do ballad of the bill pretty soon!
Keep in mind this is one of their older albums. This one came out in 2008, but was later remastered in 2010 (Re-Armed edition as its called)
Music brother, music... I'm from Turkey, you are from Australia. We are sharing same emotions with that lyrics. We are angry, because young boys died because of nothing from both sides. They are lying side by side in the sands in Gallipoli. Thanks for the reaction...
Newfoundlander here, the local militia HQ near where i live is called the Gallipoli armory, We got stuck in there with you guys too, (got to put all the funny accents in one front )
Australians: "this war was fought by my country, THEY WERE ONLY BOYS!"
AMERICANS: "BRO! WE BLEW UP SO MANY OF THEIR BOYS! BADASS! DEVIL DOGS AND HELLFIGHTERS YEEEEEAÀAAHHH!!!"
If that doesn't explain the difference between Americans and australians, I'm not sure what does.
There is also another difference between the anzac at gallipoli and the americans marines campaign, one is victorious
The campaign of Gallipoli is a tragic story, better known as the Anzac Cove. The Australians and New Zealanders paid a heavy price, but at the same time, there were British, French, and African units who also landed at different points on that beach. However, it appears that the Anzacs suffered the heaviest losses.
Sabaton has their own History Channel on YT. You need to check out the two part history of Gallipoli along with the reason behind the song.
"You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
You need to watch the 2 part Sabaton history episodes for this song.
Good to see you again! Missed your Sabaton reactions 😄 it’s clear to see that this one hit different! But as I have said before, I love your style of reactions, you show the emotions the song and story gives you! Doesn’t matter if it’s happiness, anger or sadness! Keep it up dude!
Can I recommend you too react to “the ballad of bull” by Sabaton? It’s about an Australian named leslie bull allen, guess you’ve heard of him 😅😄
Everybody's heard of him, that's one of the stories from Sabaton songs I actually knew before I heard the song. I'm sure it was in a movie or a tv show, I just can't remember which one
@@marinamucic908 are you Originally from serbia? Judging by the name
@@sergejthecreatorofmostepic2459 close, Croatia
Digging the hair and the reaction vid 😊 this is a hard one to listen to but so important and well-done, glad you did it
I’m glad you like the hair and the reaction!!
I'm not an emotional person, but because the history of this battle was beaten into me from such a young age at school, this song makes me tear up every time. I didn't even have any family members fight in the war either, so I have no personal connection, but I still cry and I still get pissed off. All because Churchill decided that this was a good idea.
If you want to hear more work by Sabaton about Australian military history, you should listen to the Ballad of Bull and watch the Sabaton History episode about it. It's a song commemorating one of Australia's lost and unfortunately unappreciated heroes, Leslie "Bull" Allen, who's actions in saving a dozen American soldiers under heavy fire at Mt. Tambu earned him the Silver Star, the highest award the United States can give to a foreign allied soldier.
Ballad of the Bull is about an amazing heroic story about one of your own. Check it out.
Ohh yeah that will absolutely have to get done! Thank you for the suggestion!
I had the same reaction as you had when I first listened to Hearts of Iron because it was the event in this song that saved my family's life. It still makes me tear up.
One of my favorite songs of theirs.
It’s actually so good I wasn’t expecting it to hit so hard
Another song from Sabaton you should listen to is The Ballad of Bull. It’s about an Australian soldier who save 12 soldiers ❤ it’s a very beautiful song
I actually had no idea you were an aussie, nice! My brothers live there :)
At the time, this battle was important in a way most people don't even think about! After Gallipoli, other nations would tell the British we'll help, but we will command our own men. I am Canadian, and without Gallipoli, we might have let British command send our boys to their death as well
Powerful reaction to events that I knew very little about until watching you now. I'm an American and the only reason I am aware of Gallipoli is due to mention in a song years ago by The Pogues (Celtic Punk band), which truly says something about our educational system. "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song that is devastating in both the manner it's presented and due its lyrics. If you want to give yourself an emotional lashing, this would be the song to do it (it's a "get drunk and cry" sort of song). I recommend just listening to the song, no images, because the lyrics paint a powerful picture that a slide show only detracts from (I mention this because there's a version out there that someone did with period images which I think competes with the art that is this song). Here's the link to the official Pogues version: ua-cam.com/video/PKURhqmSLmM/v-deo.html 🤘✌
Hi, glad to see you are back. Amazing band, amazing song and a very good reaction. I understand that this one really hits hard down under. This was one of the most senseless slaughter campaigns of WW1 ... and there were way too many of them. Praise to Sabaton to keep the memory alive.
To lighten up the mood maybe you can react to the new Rammstein (Dicke Titten), and don`t forget to turn on the english subtitles. Don`t worry about blocking because Rammstein seems to let all pass these days.
Great reaction again Man! And yes Sabathon does that more 🤘😎🥳
Keep them coming...
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Nice to see you back!
Oh yes. I have waited so long for someone to react to this. Man, I would LOVE it if you could react to And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. If you like, I can provide you with a link to the specific Clancy Brothers recording. Be warned, it's graphic and heartbreaking and in a similar vein to this song. No reactor has taken me up on it yet. (If you thought this one was good...!)
The first I ever heard of Sabaton was from a fellow trainee in basic in 2016. He said "Sabaton" and I was like "okay cool, some riff off the word 'Sabbath' so it's some Satanic metal band idk lol." About a year later I finally checked them out via Google and I saw this. I was like "Gallipoli? What the hell?" Being of course very surprised, but also cautiously optimistic that this unknown (to me) metal band would write a song about this... well, I won't say a battle. For anyone reading this who doesn't recall what Gallipoli is (the Gallipoli campaign of the Great War, that is) imagine Saving Private Ryan but they never manage to get off the beach. And if you haven't seen Saving Private Ryan, well, get your @ss over to a streaming service or even one of these reaction vids and see the movie.
I was blown away by this song right along with you, and I'm not even Australian. Sabaton is remarkable in how they can be "hooray for war" in one song and then "damn this senseless waste of human life" in the next. And it's just incalculable. I was familiar with battles like Ypres (The Price of a Mile) but after seeing the Sabaton History Channel, I was a little shook up about the hellscape that those guys had to march through. Later that day I was on a phone call with my brother I mentioned the song, and he asked, "What IS the price of a mile?" And I said a number in the tens of thousands. And he asked, quite innocently, "(tens of thousands of) what?" And after taking maybe 10 seconds to try to compose myself, I replied, "Lives." And of course, none of us can even imagine that many people.
Welcome back JoJo 🤘🎸🎸
This is my favorite song from them tbh. I dont belong to those 2 nations, but like how they deliver the message hits me really hard. Im still trynna spread this piece this to other people who loves learning war history, or loves sabaton but is on the surface
hard song to come back to on Anzac day
If you love Sabatons Vocals. Attack. Of. The. Dead. Men. 100% one of their best from vocals alone.
Sabaton’s guitar solo in this song not only sounds mournful, but also remorseful, and to be honest that’s not a sound I hear often, if at all. It was like the guitar itself was feeling sorrow at the tragic loss of life.
Thanks for that emotional reaction JoJo
I hope you enjoyed it!
You should react to episode 32&33 of Sabaton History its about the Cliffs of Gallipoli both the battle and the song.
Such a different song from Sabaton: the clean vocals, the piano (vs. their usual synths)...it reminds me almost of some of Kansas's later stuff (Vinyl Confessions?) I wonder if the almost bouncy piano choice was intended to emulate silent film soundtracks. I'm one of the odd Americans who did know about Gallipoli on account of my mom being both a history buff and a Mel Gibson fan :) More recently I discovered the mini-series ANZAC Girls, which I thought was just fantastic.
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours." --Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Here in the US, ww1 history start's with Titanic's sister, RMS Lusitania, and end on V-day, with heavy focus on the 82nd (soon to be Airborne), gas attacks, and life in the trenches...at least until the tanks arrive, then it's only the MK series of tanks, and nothing of the first tank engagements of history, than V-day before we go on to learn about the mafia, women's rights, and other lesser items (I say lesser as history CAN & WILL repeat it's self, look at the active wars, and war has only gotten more deadly). Than the Hindenburg (with swastika's uncensored over here btw), and then US involvement in ww2. And for ww2, there is even more offense. The Iowa's the longest serving class of battleship in US history, and the only complete class to be visited are only mentioned for Yamato, the Doolittle raid is a footnote of the footnote of USS Enterprise, USS Hornet (Essex class) wont be mentioned until 1969 (Essex class Hornet participated in the sinking of Yamato), the mass manufacturing & logistical power the US brought in, and the attempt at sabotaging that, TL:DR, the D-day landings & Iwo Jima are the primary topics of ww2, seconded by the nukes.
Sped wyrm's got it ballad of the bull forever
Oh yeah!! My boy JoJo is back!! If i may suggest a next Sabaton song.. Please give `The Hammer has Fallen` a go
Yeah we back! Hopefully for good this time! I’ll absolutely give hammer has fallen a go!
Ilike the remish i tyrish and eurpian in this song.
This is one of the saddest stories in one of the saddest wars ever. WWI was possibly the most pointless war ever. In rare cases war may be justified (WWII being a great example) but this war was entirely avoidable. The entirety of WWI was just a massive dick measuring contest that killed an entire generation
Fuck, I'm 34 and I think 18 is way too young! Gotta be at least 25 imo, to join
ballad of bull is another good one about a australian man this time ww2
Ohhh I’ll absolutely have to have that one come real soon!
You should listen ballad of the bull by sabaton . Its about australian hero
could watch the sabaton history video about this one if you wanted it's pretty good
Should have done the official music video too
Oh damn I didn’t even see they had a video my bad
Please can you do Dreadnought? Please please. LOVE THAT SONG!
React to some more of the Carolus Rex album, I greatly recommend "Long live the king", "Poltava", "Ruina Imperii" and "The Carolean's Prayer"
Amazing hair color, just saying 🤗🤗
interesting to see this more "personal" reaction, appreciated the explanation/context you gave.
glad to see you exploring more metal as well.
here's a few reccomendations, maybe one will be good for a video. if not, i hope you check em out in your free time someday 👌👍
Unlucky Morpheus: Unending Sorceress. > this is another Japanese band, you seem to enjoy em.
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Beast in Black: My Dystopia. > you previously reacted to their track Blind and Frozen, and seemed to like it.
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and these last few are just some tracks I thought you might find interesting.
Ember Falls: Heart Shaped Black Scar. > goes pretty hard lol
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Amorphis: The Bee. > one of my personal faves.
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hope you have a great day man.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for all the suggestions! I’ll make sure I check them all out on the channel!!!
@@JoJoLewis the beast in black one is the only one without real "video" tho, just remembered that. just an image of the album cover. don't know if that's an issue, but just so you know :)
appreciate the appreciation my dude
You should wach 40:1 by sabaton
You have to think.That you ivade a other countrey- The lost alot of people to-Everything from Winston c. Thats is shit becase The british not want to speak about it Beacause Winston is a hero inengland.
Im sure youre traumatized by the song from hearing it again and again on the Radio ( :P) but how about a reaction on Redgums "I was only 19"?
I’ve actually never heard this one! I’ll have to give it a go
@@JoJoLewis woulde be a blast! am really shocked you dont know it! ;) its a trauma song, the things happened to the once proud ANZAC in and after Vietnam...its a fuc.... sad song. I met some Aussies at Cons in Europe , and they knew the song, so im curious...
Since you love sabaton you shpuld react to there newest song father, and the red baron from there great war album.
so much better live
How as an American so many lost in the sands of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Honestly I agree, far too many lives have been lost at needless wars
This is any war, even now. Young men are always sacrificed. Average age is 21. In all wars. Been going on for a thousands of years. You are no different and you are no special.