My opinion of the meaning is this: everyone wants peace, but no one is taking the steps to achieve it. Basically the whole song is one side accusing the other of all these things, while the other side is saying it's not true, which is causing conflict. And there is no compromise so no one is buying.

Megadeth has aged well.

Lex nailed it when she said, "Metallica lost a good one... but good for us." That is a 100% correct response girl. :)

"Metallica lost a good one, but lucky for us!" Truer words have never been spoken.

Maybe he's asking, "Peace sells, but who's benefitting from it, and do they have ulterior motives?"

As some others have said, you'd probably like "Sweating Bullets" and I think you would like "Hook in Mouth", an awesome song about censorship.

Paused at 6:26 'cause... The whole time in this song, Dave's talking to someone that is antagonistic, if not actively hostile, towards him, and he's throwing this person's prejudice, platitudes, propaganda, and hypocrisy _right_ back in their face. I think 'Peace sells, but who's buying?' is a rhetorical device saying everybody talks that good shit in public about wanting to get along and looking forward to a quiet future, but out of the public's view, they never let an opportunity pass to harrass, insult, and obstruct other people just trying to live their lives. They push your buttons, they step on your toes, _they fuck with you all the time,_ and when you've finally had enough and confront them, they make like _you're_ the asshole. Modern american culture, where _everyone's_ fine with nice things happening, as long as it doesn't cost _them_ anything, but they'll gladly throw _all_ the resources at awful things on the agenda, as long as those awful things are happening to specific people. In other words: "Everybody* should be nice to each other!" _*else (not me)_

There is no doubt Lex truly gets into metal. I'm waiting for the reaction for the hat to come off, and see the headbanging and hair flying. Thx for all of these old Rock/Metal reactions, takes me back to my younger years.

There's nothing on the internet more entertaining than Lex's reaction to ripping guitar!

Society wants peace but yet we keep fighting against each other, the government and the system....has nothing to do with war. This song is fitting for today's chaos 🙏✌🤟🤘😎🤘

You guys should probably just go through the entire peace sells album, it's all gold.

My favorite Megadeth song and album. 🤘This song in particular is very punk in spirit. The phrase “Peace sells” is rhetorical meaning that people do want peace and it would sell if it were actually marketed to them. The verses are sarcastic and ironic responses to criticisms thrown at people who are struggling in the current political/economic system.

The full name of the song is " peace sells... But who's buying?" Lil known fact, MTV news used the bass at the beginning as their intro music!

Back when music was made for a cause and not some random bulls**t... Long live MEGADETH 🤘🤘

One of the first heavy metal songs I actually fell in love with

Y'all know Megadeth and Lamb of God are on tour right now!

I like that you guys really look into the lyrics. Check out Megadeth's "Killing is My Business, and Business is Good"! It's very expressive 😄

Hey Lex you have got to check out Testament "Return to Serinity" studio version. The guitar work and solos are completely beautiful, would love a reaction but either way you should check it out. By the way he is one of the guitarists that formed Trans Siberian Orchestra, I think you have mentioned them before in a past video.

So weird to see people experience these great bands and songs after so many years. This was my 20s, with big hair, endless touring live metal and rock shows, live bands laying it down in the bars - it was so fun!

Beatle-juicy!!!!!!!!Lol! I was dying 😭 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Five magic, in my darkest hour, rattlehead

Crazy!! Probably 20years easy since i heard this song and reliving it with you 2 was nostalgic AF😚

Go back a couple decades on MTV news and the opening bass line was what was used when the MTV news would go off...this is my favorite megadeth album

Bass line. Was the background for the MTV news. Many people recognize it. But not from where.

Lex, never stop bouncing around. If you could see inside my soul while I’m listening to music, it would look like you lol. Please do Deliverance from Opeth 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Love watching you two. Brad looks a lot like a very good friend of mine that left us about 10 years ago.

Great reaction❤️ This brings me back to my youth, and I still listen to this haha

This tune is a timeless classic. It always gets me fired up.. 🤟

I adore Lex. Who else listens to the first minute of this song and gets Beetlejuice? So amazing! 🤣

Make sure you guys do the original versions for this album!

I love how mesmerized you both were…as we were back in High School..class of 1988 here

There wasn't even any internet when we were blasting this back in high school. Crazy to see people hearing it for the first time. Love you guys.

I really appreciate your reactions to Megadeth guys. Great job as usual. Love your insight

Keep in mind, many of these early metal songs were written by guys in their teens or early twenties. The lyrics aren’t always that profound lol.

Want lyrics from megadeth. Hook in mouth. Really resonates with the times even though it was about censorship back in the eighties. PMRC and Tipper Gore. Funny how that gore name still relevant and the idea of censoring extremely relevant. I promise lyrics are so appropriate for today.

Mstallica- Eye of the Beholder is relevant now in society with cancel culture. Written long ago, yet scary relevant.

Love you guys !!!!

"Kurt Loder, MTV News..." (That bass riff)

“It’s Beetlejuicy” is a great quote. Never thought of this song that way but love the movie and Megadeth and will always remember it. Keep exploring and appreciating or criticizing one of the best metal bands!

My favorite line...What'd Ya Mean I Ain't Kind...Just Not Your Kind

One of the greatest songs ever made. GTA Vice City fans will remember it from V-Rock too.

Architecture of Destruction!!! Forclosure of a Dream!!! You won't be disappointed!!!

LMAO 🤣 @ "BEETLE JUICY"!!!

With a kick ass nickname of "Lex", one should not be surprised she's alllllll in for metal. 🤘

When this album came out I was instantly hooked, this being my favorite. It's a progressive metal epic, from start to finish. The lyrics are about how yes, peace 'sells' to the masses, but meanwhile the politicians keep the war industry in business with kickbacks, lobbying, etc., so in the end...who's really 'buying' peace? I'm betting it can be interpreted in many ways, as good art can be. This song, and their "High Speed Dirt" are my 2 favs. Thanks!

Not sure if anyone has recommended anything from Motorhead except "Ace of Spades" but I would love to see a reaction to Motorhead's "God was never on your side". It's a great tune and it was used in the TV show "Supernatural" in the last episode of season 14 if you ever watched that show. It's a great tune and not many people review it because maybe it is somewhat controversial, but whatever.

Ah, more Megadeth...Love this song, but I love Sweating Bullets even more.

All megadeth songs have a journey

Ashes in your mouth - Megadeth! You'll love the change ups. So good

This is one of the songs that having the cover art helps you understand its meaning.

Good Mourning Black Friday... game over!

Wow! Great interpretation! I think she had a really good one about the corporate side and even war too! But both of you are very stimulating and entertaining!!!

Back at it again.

I feel y’all about the remaster thing, just with certain records and songs. It’s really just like the first 3, JUST NEVER LISTEN TO REMASTERED RUST IN PEACE.

That’s intro is golden, straight to the point how we like it!

I have always interpreted it as "People want peace but thrive on conflict... so nobody works toward peace."

Glad to see MegaD is making you question everything!

So many bangers today damn

The gist of it is that he is not out there in the pulpits screaming for revolution, but if a movement should happen to come along....

This entire album is fantastic

Rolling Stone Magazine: Frontman Dave Mustaine recalled the writing of this song to Rolling Stone: "I WAS HOMELESS at the time, and I was living in a rehearsal place in Vernon, California. I was seeing a girl, Diana - there were a lot of songs I wrote about her. I actually wrote the lyrics to that song on the wall, in that building. I didn't have any paper in the studio, but I had a Sharpie, so I just wrote on the wall. Whoever inherited our rehearsal room after I moved out, saw the original lyrics to 'Peace Sells' on the wall. They probably painted right over it and didn't even know it." Mustaine also penned the opening bassline, which became famous for being used as the theme for MTV News. He told Rolling Stone that he never received any royalties for their usage of it. Said Mustaine: "They didn't give me a penny. They cut it off right before they'd have to pay me, which was very clever. I don't think anybody with a conscience at MTV did that - it was probably somebody in their legal department." RollingStone

Dude....it just started🤘🤘🤘🤘

There are two things I really enjoy about these reaction videos: The first is seeing people light up hearing these songs for the first time. I've listened to this song for over 30 years and it's neat to see other people disovering it. The second is the marvelling at the musicianship and creativity. of these songs. New listeners can't believe the writing and how people play instruments to make those sounds. A lot of the members of these bands were in the their early/ mid 20's when they wrote these songs. Dave Mustaine was probably 24 at the oldest when he wrote and recorded this.

Wish there was a heart button.. 🤘 This song came out in 1986, thanks for sharing.

I think I'll call you two, Champagne and Bourbon. Brad, you're Bourbon because you go down smooth and warm. Lex you're a good Champagne because you are bubbly and a glass full of party and fun, popping all over the place making us smile, yet still complex after the first sip. And you both make us feel good.

Saw them live in '89 for the first time ( my first concert ). When they get to the point that Dave sings " You mean you put a price on Peace!" The whole place went into nitrous fed berserker overdrive. It was fucking great 🤟🤟🤟

The bass line was the intro to MTV news.

The intro of this song was the intro for MTV News

Lucky for US!!! exactly

I've been listening to this song for 35 years and to me it's always seemed the message is that it starts off with that those of us who live in the Western world at least are slaves to the system. We work hard and pay our taxes but we get little in return. Then it asks the question about warmongering. War makes money, big money for weapons manufacturers. Peace makes little money.

Got ya thinkin. Great tune. Yer

Dave Mustaine said he tried Christianity just in case he was wrong about Heaven & Hell. When he noticed a drastic improvement in his life, he realized what he was looking for & decided to sick with it and live in God's word.

Intercom: Can we put a price on peas? :P

"I like to draw straight lines" was actually a brilliant statement when you think about it.

Megadeth not your typical metal band peace sells but no one is willing to give up anything for it

This bass riff was the intro for MTV news

I'm stoked you checked this song out finally. This is the song that sold me on Megadeth YEARS ago. The band name came from a pamphlet by California senator Alan Cranston that Mustaine found on the floor of a bus after being fired from Metallica. It read: "The arsenal of megadeath can't be rid no matter what the peace treaties come to." Dave always felt pushed aside and not wanted in life dealing with a bad family life. I always felt this song was about his disdain for the negativity that surrounded his life and the judgement people had on him.

funny to see lots of people discovering Megadeth while I've almost lived my complete life with Megadeth as soundtrack :D

Dave Mustaine and Putin have never been in the same room at the same time.

Lex hit the nail on the head with the argument about fear

The video to this song cuts to a kid watching Megadeth on TV when his dad walks in the room to change the channel and says to his kid, "What r u watching? I want to watch the News!". The kid changes it back to Megadeth and says to his Dad, "This is the News!". Then cuts to Peace Sells but who's Buyin chorus line. Great scene.

Thank you for reacting to the original version🤘

Old heads remember the intro being used for MTV News.

The funniest thing about Peace Sells is that Dave Mustaine saw it as a head line in a Readers Digest. That's literally where the idea for the song came from.

There are videos out there, but Dave Mustaine explains that he got the title idea from a Patti Smith article in Reader's Digest.

Play Washington is next... off of Untied Abominations.. I will be seeing Megadeth and Lamb of God next weekend yay! Loved Megadeth since 14 and now I'm 44 yo... I've been tuning into y'alls reactions for several months... I have lots of fun.

Peace sells, but who’s buying? = hearts and prayers/profile picture statements

My darkest hour love you guys Megadeth is the shit 😆

Had the vinyl when it came out. This is most popular song from the album

Imagine hearing this in 1986 at the age of 15. My mind was blown.

What'd you mean I don't believe in Santa Claus? I still get presents every year..

I can’t hear that opening bass riff without expecting an MTv News segment

Love this song!

This was the first Megadeth song I ever heard back in the 80s MTV’s heavy metal half hour is when I first seen the video

If you need your mind completely distracted and shocked in an epic sort of way, then you need some THERION in your life! "To Mega Therion" - "In the Desert of Set" And pretty much any one of their 500 songs or so!

Lex is turning full metal head

This was the beginning of MTV mid 80's we listened to the message but we still partied!

the original version of the song was written on the wall of their rehearsal studio in sharpie because they were dirt poor and had no paper

Great tune . we all want peace but no one / no nations have truly signed up to follow threw

The meaning of peace sells is if peace was for sale who'd buy it? Least thats how dave meant it.