Well put together lyrics doesnt need to rhyme everywhere. This one is a good examåle of that IMO

"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" -Sun Tzu The Art Of War

Audience participation *definitely* feels great to Joakim. Did you see that enormous grin on his face? He smiles like that every time he holds the mic out as if he's realizing for the first time he came make thousands of people do whatever he wants.

I honestly never noticed in how many Sabaton songs the lyrics don't rhyme. Guess it doesn't bother me at all lol

as an aussie this campaign is one of our thing we treasure and commemorate as the making of Australia

As a history buff metal head, I always feel the lyrics didn't tell enough. I keep reminding myself every time, that this is a song. They are musicians. Not historicans. Oh, whoah, this hour went fast.

After Gallipoli, Churchill was demoted to an obscure position and then he resigned his post to fight on the frontlines as an officer in the Royal Fusiliers before returning to politics in 1917 as the munitions minister for David Lloyd George.

Understandable to feel that way about the lyrics, I too prefer songs with rhyming lyrics. That said, not all songs rhyme, it's very common to, but it's an equally valid song style not to.

So one of the best parts of being an Aussie is our story of war because you'll see the 9 times out of 10 we end up becoming friends with those that we fight

For me, the Rhyme scheme somewhat improves the song. It feels like a lament for the boys who died on those beaches, and pairs very well with the mournful guitar solo. It is a little odd at times, but I definitely like it as an artistic method.

Carolus rex album onwards are when they become more consistent with rhyming and stuff imo Carolus rex Heroes Last stand Great war War to end all wars 95% of the songs on those albums have decent rhyming, it's also when imo they kinda came into their own and perfected their brand

Sabaton is going to be touring the US again soon. Since you've said you're from Tennessee, I think you'll be happy to know they'll be in Nashville on October 3.

Cliffs of Gallipoli feels kinda like the little brother of The Price of a Mile. Both talking about complete waste of life. Price of a Mile is just hits heavier.

The Czech Republic likes to be called Czechia now. The Czech Republic is their official name and Czechia is their short name, like the official name of Greece is the Hellenic Republic.

I made it through the whole reaction and I think you may have forgotten about the code word. However I enjoyed it. Gallipoli has significant remembrance in this country and Anzac Day is held each year here. (25th April) ❤️🤘🎸🇦🇺

Some of the lyrics are from the Monument left to battle fought and are quotes from Ataturk

I didn't catch what the phrase was this time around but them aching bones and Poles know how to party.

Official video featured the original Sabaton lineup. They all left, apart from Joakim and Par, around the time of the Carolus Rex album. They formed their own new band called Civil War. Sabaton brought in Chris and Thobbe as guitarists and had a couple of temp drummers until Hannes joined. Thobbe left after The Last Stand album and was replaced by Tommy. Also, funnily enough, Thobbe just recently joined Civil War. They seem to have kept decent relations with ex members though as Civil War have played at Sabaton's own festival and some of the ex-members joined them onstage at wacken a couple of years back.

There are two forms of rhyming, 1 is words and another is beats, you know how words have syllables, same for sentences and its the same in poetry, I can not remember what it is called, but same principle

I always love good honest reactions, and you never disappoint!😀

Great Reaction!!, for more on this battle there is a great movie "Gallipoli" (1981) w/ a very young Mel Gibson with a epic ending that will hit you in the feels. then 2 really good mini series "ANZAC: the war down under" (1985) 10 parts w/ Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee)although finding the full mini series can be tough, they did make a 2 hr movie by mashing up the 10 episodes but makes it very hard to follow. "Gallipoli"(2015) for the 100th anniversary they made a 7 part mini series. but if you watch those then you have to follow it up with the movie "The Lighthorsemen" (1987) about the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba (the Australian attack at the end is just epic to watch)and is on the list top 100 Australian movies and in Australian they have ANZAC DAY cause of this battle

That's why I don't have the top 10 list - I have the top 40 !!! ;-) Great reaction, great song, thanks!

I really appreciate Sabaton’s tone for this one. Similar to Christmas Truce, the theme of the lyrics is focused on the foolishness of the battle itself. What conflict exists between ANZAC and Turkish people? Nothing, and yet they were expected to fight and kill each other. This song does a great job highlighting that waste and it’s why it’s one of my favorites.

This gets played every ANZAC Day on my way to the dawn service. Lest we forget

I guess one point why there is a lack of rhymes, is the fact, that Joakim used some quotes from the Memorial and other sources. Thinking back, it took some time to become one of my favorite songs, even though i already knew the Backgrounds. Not an easy listening song ;) But another hour well spent watching, thanks a lot!

This is what, 40 some songs now? Getting closer to We Burn.

Love the background intro music. As far as the song goes, i love how heavy it feels and the lack of rhymes makes it more punchy, instead of catchy. I really dont get upset about lack of rhyming because this is more like tragic poetry. But i understand your point of view on the matter. The story of the evacuation of the Gallipoli campaign is in my opinion best told by the amazing storyteller Lindybeige in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bMCJlMeh3dW5kpc.html Man there is a Sabaton show in august in neighbouring Croatia, surely i have to go experience them again

I suspected you wouldn’t like this song too much because of the rhyming schemes and the depressing story. You should react to the new album, absolute bangers. My list goes as follows: 1. Stormtroopers 2. Race to the Sea 3. Lady of the Dark 4. Hellfighters 5. Dreadnought 6. The Valley of Death

Loved the song and the reaction

I always felt like the lyrics not rhyming were on purpose to match the chaotic nature of the Gallipoli campaign👍👍 The song is one of my top 10 and I feel that Joakim won't be offended by your criticism (in fact he might welcome it) considering that other songs like the Final Solution get really bad criticism and controversy 😂

I don't really see the rhyming as being that important, as long as everything makes sense

A lot of songs, music with lyrics doesn’t need to rhyme to be good. There are a lot of songs out there, good music that doesn’t always rhyme. Not just Sabaton making songs that don’t always rhyme. These songs work together differently, usually by slow pace and according instrument play. Telling a story with music is rather common and I’d say Sabaton executed this very well with this song. You shouldn’t be looking for rhymes when listening and analyzing music, unless the instruments demand it, of course a song can be ruined if it unintentionally fails to rhyme. Listening to the song more as a whole will let you appreciate much more music.

I don't mind this song but there's a things I'd like to add about the Gallipoli campaign in regards to Australia. the first is that the Australians were landed at the wrong beach, two, that we were very close to being evacuated on the first day but unfortunately an event that happened in the Sea of Marmora (an Australian submarine HMAS AE2 became the first submarine to breach that area sinking Turkish ships before being sunk itself) …. This convinced the Commander in Chief Hamilton to stay at Gallipoli, and for the other landings along the peninsula to tough it out, and then to top it off the Australians started to dig in (which is why the Australian Soldiers were known as Diggers) and stayed for eight months. Battles such as Lone Pine and The Nek were horrific, before the ANZACs were finally evacuated. The evacuation, over several nights was the crowning achievement of the entire Gallipoli campaign. When the Turks charged, the morning after the last ANZAC’s had evacuated Gallipoli, all the Turks found were booby traps and letters. This is also the first example of Winston Churchill using Australian troops as cannon fodder. He would do so again in World War Two. For Australia, Gallipoli was a watershed moment, but from a military standpoint a total disaster. When the Australians arrived in Europe after Gallipoli we were still under British command and would remain so until early 1918, when under Australian General John Monash, we started to show the world how to fight on a modern battlefield. In both Europe and Palestine, it was Australian generals that made the crucial breakthroughs. On the battlefield in Europe it was the battle of Le Hamel on July 4th 1918, in Palestine it was October 31st 1917 and the Battle of Beersheba, where Australian light horsemen charged the eastern defences of the town of Beersheba defended by machine guns, rifles, and entrenched artillery, and succeeded in taking the town intact. in the case of le Hamel, it was at the time one of the greatest victories of the First World War, and the first ever all arms movement that captured the town with minimal casualties in under 93 minutes. General Monash, who planned the battle was the only officer in the First World War knighted on the battlefield by King George the 5th in August 1918, and both General Monash and the Australian successes in the August 1918 offensives against Germany would lead General Ludendorff to declare that the war was lost… Sorry this was a bit long but I just wanted to get this information out there, since nine times out of 10 books consider what happened to be British victories, and while they were overall under British command it was Australians and Canadians that did the hard work.

Regarding songs not rhyming, I can't say I've ever given it a thought. There's no rule that says a song has to rhyme

On the video you see the "old" Sabaton, that's why you do not recognize the guys. Sabaton broke up 10 years ago. Only Joakim and Pär remain from the "old" Sabaton.

fun fact for you, the outro of cliffs of gallipoli is the intro for Sabaton History, or at least 2 bars of the outro for the song. keep up the content, my guy. any interest in reacting to some "newer" metal bands? I'd recomend you check out Polaris and their song Lucid for starters. they're a fairly popular Australian metal band that are fairly young compared to traditional metalbands such as Sabaton, Metalica, and Nightwish.

You´re very welcome, Sir 🙃

I really appreciate that you share your experiences with us. Quick question: do you think these songs hit different when you come from that world, so to speak? We, who have never been in the armed forces cannot but imagine what it must be like, but I suspect that people who have served pick up on things we don't. Always appreciate the honesty, too! That's why most of us are here, I think. There are far too many reactors who exaggerate a bit, maybe give too much praise, just to satisfy their audience and that is kind of disingenuous. What I like most about this song is what you don't like (much as in the case with Price of a Mile, which is in my top 5, but I think in your bottom 5, maybe) - and that's ok! When it comes to this particular song, I like the music, but also that the lyrics read more like a poem and has those words from the memorial loosely incorporated. Great reaction and thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us! Cheers!

I always felt that if lyrics need to rhyme to be good and catchy then they are usually bad and lazy lyrics. Poems need to rhyme more to make sense, yet there are many of them which don't on purpose. Song is more about the rhythm. Rhyming is just to make it go out smoother. In this case not needed. But valid point. Honestly I did not even realize until you said it. And I listened to this song hundreds of times. Cheers

Blank verse *is* a thing (not really blank verse here, just stating that it is a way of writing songs). Though I completely understand why you'd not be a huge fan of lyrics that don't rhyme.

Sabaton doesn't really care too much about making things rhyme. Their first objective is to tell the story in the best way possible. If after that & only after that has been done will they add other things.

I did listen more then I watched. I don't belive I heard a keyword this time to use in the comment. Though, if it was on screen, then that would be my fault for not being observant.

Once I got to know the history behind the song, I don't mind a tad poor rhyming at all). Strangely enough, it works only with Sabaton.

Didn't think of this when I wrote my earlier comment. But what was the strategical lesson of this one? What chapter in the "Art of war"? We know that "The art of war" was about winning without fighting. "Ghost division" is about maneuverability and/or surprise attacks. This one is obviously not any of those... :) Knowing yourself and the enemy? Choosing the battleground perhaps? Feels like knowing your enemy is the number one lesson here. EDIT: I could of course easily look this up, but I feel a bit philosophical today. :)

Smaller countries? Have you seen the size of Türkiye? There's 85 millions people living there and it's bigger than Texas. :)

I was expecting you to dislike it due to the topic. As someone else wrote, it's sort of a "Price of a mile" light. But not at all with that heavy music to it. Maybe that is the differene, why you didn't feel as bad about this one? Or perhaps it was just that your dislike of the lacking rhymes was bigger than your dislike of the topic. :D

I think you've pinpointed why i don't enjoy their more modern songs as much, they rhyme haha. White the non rhyming it feels like it's a pure expression of emotions, either pride., honour, sadness whatever. While Rhyming Sabaton songs feel more fabricated somehow, very interesting that we can have such different thoughts about it and thank you for pointing out to me that these don't rhyme, as i now have a reason for my feelings haha.

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Wait. You forgot the code word.

Neither fun nor fact -- I read that Ataturk kept the fez because it allowed them to touch their foreheads to the floor in Muslim prayer without removing their covers. A very assiduous commenter who seems very up on the subject of military headgear has taken great exception to that. I stand corrected. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!

Lyrics don't scan that well. But hey, if George Lucas could think up Jar Jar Binks, Joachim can have a few clinker lyrics and stay great in my book.