Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, Chris Thompson - Thunder Child (Official Audio)

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The War of The Worlds - Thunder Child (Official Audio)
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Lyrics
Ulla!
The steamer began to move slowly away but on the landward horizon appeared the silhouette of a fighting machine. Another came, and another, striding over hills and trees, plunging far out to sea and blocking the exit of the steamer. Between them lay the silent, grey Ironclad "Thunder Child". Slowly it moved towards shore; then, with a deafening roar and whoosh of spray, it swung about and drove at full speed towards the waiting Martians...
There were ships of shapes and sizes
Scattered out along the bay
And I thought I heard her calling
As the steamer pulled away
The invaders must have seen them
As across the coast they filed
Standing firm between them
There lay Thunder Child!
Moving swiftly through the waters
Cannons blazing as she came
Brought a mighty metal warlord
Crashing down in sheets of flame
Sensing victory was nearing
Thinking fortune must have smiled
People started cheering
"Come on Thunder Child!"
"Come on Thunder Child!"
The Martians released their black smoke, but the ship sped on, cutting down one of the tripod figures. Instantly, the others raised their Heat Rays, and melted the Thunder Child's valiant heart...
Lashing ropes and smashing timbers
Flashing Heat Rays pierced the deck
Dashing hopes for our deliverance
As we watched the sinking wreck
With the smoke of battle clearing
Over graves in waves defiled
Slowly disappearing
Farewell Thunder Child!
Slowly disappearing
Farewell Thunder Child!
Farewell Thunder Child!
Farewell Thunder Child!
When the smoke cleared, the little steamer had reached the misty horizon, and Carrie was safe. But the Thunder Child had vanished forever, taking with her man's last hope of victory. The leaden sky was lit by green flashes, cylinder following cylinder, and no one and nothing was left now to fight them. The Earth belonged to the Martians...
Ulla!

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@user-cp9hy2ky6z 3 ай бұрын

Richard Burton was the perfect narrator for this piece.

@GordonHouston-Smith Ай бұрын

And did it in one take. The man had the voice and charisma that made one ready to follow him to storm the gates of Hell armed with a plastic spoon and an athletic support.

@user-cp9hy2ky6z Ай бұрын

@@GordonHouston-Smith poetically put.

@user-cp7pc9gc4c 8 ай бұрын

A salute to the crew of HMS Thunderchild

@atticusbrown9154 2 жыл бұрын

The book: dark, foreboding, existential. The album: *g* *r* *o* *o* *v* *y*

@Zachary-po8qw 11 ай бұрын

Sounds about right

@amelialikesfrogs5778 6 ай бұрын

idk the horsell common bassline is dark and forboding. also a groovy af earworm, but still

@NoDream424 4 ай бұрын

The albums both it's the best thing about it

@tabe3263 15 күн бұрын

The guitar solo and crescendo absolutely kicks ass

@nigelgoodyer5865 Ай бұрын

A teacher played this album to us when I was in the junior school it was fantastic when teachers were teachers 👍😁

@ballballsoo 3 жыл бұрын

"COME ON THUNDERCHILD!!!"

@garbhanbyrne8132 3 жыл бұрын

FAREWELL THUNDERCHILD

@NyanCatHerder 3 жыл бұрын

@@garbhanbyrne8132 Tragically, the Tripod was also named Thunderchild.

@ElChipsFiestaBuffet 2 жыл бұрын

@@NyanCatHerder really

@wanderingpenguin6705 2 жыл бұрын

@@ElChipsFiestaBuffet Well it the only explanation. Only a god can kill another god

@NyanCatHerder 2 жыл бұрын

@@ElChipsFiestaBuffet All Tripods are actually named Rachel. Makes it a very bad idea to yell that particular name. All joking aside, while they would realistically have names (in the 2005 film, the one that takes Rachel and Ray seems to have *something* written on it; it's short enough that it definitely looks more like a title than technical info), communication with their pilots isn't possible. They don't speak English, and would have no interest in a conversation regardless. Ultimately, they were written to be an even more extreme version of 19th century Imperialists, and likely have even less interest in learning about human cultures than Europeans did in learning about the native civilizations they violently displaced. Whatever they call their machines/biomechanical steeds (in the 2005 film, there's apparently something living to them), it's unknown. Even "Tripod" is a name applied by humans, to whom their walking gait stands out. It's more likely that the aliens use a name related to their role in fighting and/or harvesting, since the way they walk would seem normal to their creators. In theory, thanks to the buildup of static in Martian dust storms (which almost certainly releases as enormous lightning storms), the Tripod could in fact be named "Thunderchild". So, I'm going with it. It's...it's very unlikely that any are actually named Rachel.

@michaelbeale2498 3 жыл бұрын

Tripods: "Why can we hear boss music?" My favourite track from The War of The Worlds.

@jaybudz1620 2 жыл бұрын

Must say the spirit of man gives it a run for its money

@excrono 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaybudz1620 No, Jay, No. It’s a good song but this has everything going for it; suspense, action, sacrifice and an awesome solo.

@jaybudz1620 2 жыл бұрын

@@excrono but with the spirit of man you see a priest at his lowest questioning his own spiritual and moral beliefs, while I agree thunderchild has that going for it, the spirit of man I believe is a reflection of the inner turmoil we'd all experience in this scenario

@adzxyz1950 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaybudz1620 @Excrono maybe you can like both songs? Or maybe you can enjoy it without trying to convince the other

@jaybudz1620 2 жыл бұрын

@@adzxyz1950 I do enjoy both songs, this is just a discussion as to why we enjoy these songs

@tomaspabon2484 2 жыл бұрын

Why the British Navy has yet to comission an HMS Thunderchild is a complete mystery to me. They could blast the shit out of this song everytime they came to port.

@LusciousTwinkle 2 жыл бұрын

There is an American 17ft vessel used by the coastguard called Thunderchild.

@errolflynn4984 2 жыл бұрын

@@LusciousTwinkle And I bet it's valiant (and defiant).

@tomaspabon2484 2 жыл бұрын

@@LusciousTwinkle wait 17ft? Like one of those RHIB cutterboats? Those get a name comissioned?

@LusciousTwinkle 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomaspabon2484 All boats have names. Even my dads dinghy...

@YeahThatllDo 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you ever want to be aboard a ship called the Thunderchild knowing the best you can do is take out a single bad guy!

@trekaddict 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of people, me included, dismissed the recent BBC version of War of the Worlds because they had removed Thunderchild entirely.

@ilikecheese775 3 жыл бұрын

Personally, I dismissed it because it was a piece of *crap*.

@trekaddict 3 жыл бұрын

Eh, fair enough.

@loneneotank.5687 3 жыл бұрын

In the ferry scene they could've at least had some sort of destroyer, cruiser or large civillian ship ramming a tripod as a reference.

@mickys8065 2 жыл бұрын

I was so pissed with that. They had Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley's actor) as the artillery man (My favourite character) then just kill him instantly, then they go to the beach and its like "Oh shit, this is the Thunder Child bit!" and NOPE. Then George gets himself killed for literally no reason... I now kind of despise you for reminding me of that series, considering I was doing a great job forgetting it existed... It did have Robert Carlyle in it though, and he lived so silver linings

@prehistorichero2755 2 жыл бұрын

I’m one of them. If they decided to make another War of the Worlds novel adaptation that doesn’t suck, please, please bring back the Thunderchild portraying as heroic, or we will be very disappointed!

@loadeddice4696 3 жыл бұрын

Bless the Thunderchild, and every man who sails in her

@cameronmonaghan6883 3 жыл бұрын

*sailed

@marlonguevarra9958 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah bless the thunderchild the savior

@LukeGreensmith 3 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe that nowhere, not in direct adaptations or just general pop culture, have we had a proper Thunder Child moment on screen.

@vicentehizon6202 3 жыл бұрын

✊

@NyanCatHerder 3 жыл бұрын

@@LukeGreensmith The closest any movie adaptation comes, to my knowledge, is the 2005 adaptation's name of the military operation against the Tripods (Operation Thunderchild). It would actually make more sense to prove their mortality by having some "unusual" force take one down through sheer surprise. To keep it as a ship, they could frankly just use an aircraft carrier. It doesn't attack directly, so they wouldn't know what to make of it at first and might just try to poison it like the Martians in Wells' novel. It's the same sort of one-time-thing that doesn't suggest they can actually be defeated, but does prove that they can die. After they encounter one ship that launches a nuclear-capable F-22, they'd know not to let it happen again, but the audience would still see that it was possible to kill one (without resorting to an unlikely combination of events). It's a good indicator, too, of the fact that they haven't really planned things out too well. After all, in the end it's always the unknown-unknowns that take them down.

@robbiethepict2783 3 жыл бұрын

No captain can do very wrong when he places his ship alongside that of his enemy. - Nelson.

@mckenzie.latham91 2 жыл бұрын

Or ramming into his enemy either

@BadSkeelz 2 жыл бұрын

"England expects that every man will do his duty."

@descollins6616 2 жыл бұрын

Oh eye 👀

@wardkerr2456 2 жыл бұрын

March to the guns.

@NoJusticeNoPeace 2 жыл бұрын

Nelson's official toast was, "A willing foe, and sea room!"

@pixelatedgalaxy9131 2 жыл бұрын

"And melted the Thunder Child's valiant heart..." *sick ass guitar solo*

@thearmoredgeorgian2736 2 жыл бұрын

Best part of every song, is the heat ray guitar solo.

@blatantblasphemer7317 2 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd:”society” Sick ass guitar solo

@atticusbrown9154 2 жыл бұрын

That's like... Motorhead levels of distortion. It's great

@badbeardbill9956 2 жыл бұрын

@@blatantblasphemer7317 That’s just the entirety of Animals and The Wall, among others

@tabe3263 2 жыл бұрын

@@badbeardbill9956 Pink Floyd is a masterpiece.

@miafillene4396 3 жыл бұрын

Never. Ever. Underestimate the Thunderchild. Always brings me to tears every time I hear this song.

@originalAoitora 2 жыл бұрын

I would have been about 4 when my stepdad would play this record for me and I'd always try and hide my tears during this track (despite it being my favourite track). When I was in my early 20s I took my stepdad to see a live stage show of WotW and once again I'm trying to hide my tears whilst sitting in the audience. Now I'm 35 and still wiping tears away. Thunderchild and her crew bravely rushing towards danger against the odds. Her brief victory giving the characters (and the listener) a glimmer of hope before being crushed almost instantly and with ease. The sudden loss of the Thunderchild/hope increases the amount of despair for the characters/audience seeing humanity's greatest war machine being destroyed standing no real chance. At the end you learn of the heroics of their sacrifice having saved the civilians in the steamer. I always felt like the story took a much darker tone after this. It's a very powerful moment. Glad I'm not the only one who gets teary from it I always felt a bit silly as it's just a story.

@TheHortoman 2 жыл бұрын

@@originalAoitora i feel silly aswell but i suppose its the name child in it that humanizes the ship so much. its such an emotional thing overalll

@FerrowTheFox 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHortoman Ships, especially warships, have always been humanized. In contrast to most other machines, they carry a name and in many languages ships are female. So to many sailors, their ship always has a special place in their hearts, like a living being. They care for the ship and in turn she cares for them. Combine that with a heroic stand against the odds and it's not hard to understand, why people feel passionately about it. My personal favourite example from history will always be lucky destroyer Shigure of the IJN under Captain Tameichi Hara. No matter how fierce the fight, she always brought her crew home, despite taking a torpedo to her rudder or being shot up so badly she was almost written off and only saved because the crew bribed the dock workers.

@agneisquinn8572 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHortoman I have a couple of relatives who died in sea battles. it really hits me hard.

@bevdavis4148 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@tonp2917 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most heroic songs ever.

@youraveragebinchicken6807 Жыл бұрын

facts

@aaronyoung484 2 жыл бұрын

"Sensing victory was nearing, Thinking fortune must have smiled. People started cheering, Come on, Thunder Child!" Chills. Every time.

@tobiasburke9495 Жыл бұрын

The thing about it is that they start cheering for their last hope seemingly succeeding against incredible odds, just to watch it get instantly obliterated is just so... Scary, I guess? It's always gotten me.

@falkturm8893 Жыл бұрын

⁠@@tobiasburke9495 ⁠⁠ How does it get obliterated? The thunderchild takes out all 3 tripods, sacrificing itself in the process, but ultimately succeeding in defending the ferry. I don’t believe that’s having their hopes obliterated, if anything it shows that the Martians are not this untouchable force that can’t be stopped. I’d argue that it’s more bittersweet, as whilst they know they can fight the Martians, it’s shown that it will still be costly and even then victory would still be uncertain.

@tobiasburke9495 Жыл бұрын

@@falkturm8893 While yes, this was a small victory for mankind, it was also a final victory. This ship was the pinnacle of combat technology, and it could only take out three. With seemingly endless Martians being sent, and only a select few of such powerful ships being ever made, the battle, still, was lost. Yes we could fight, but we could not survive anyway.

@falkturm8893 Жыл бұрын

@@tobiasburke9495 The thunderchild is stated to be a torpedo ram, which were often used as coastal defence ships. This is far from being the pinnacle of human technology, as these boats were designed to mainly perform sneak attacks, using their torpedoes to sink boats that were stationary in docks before running back to enemy territory, using the cover of darkness to evade the enemy. Their offensive capabilities were not particularly amazing, and by the time the book was published they were a somewhat old idea, being brought about in the 1870’s. All of this is to show that the Thunderchild, a somewhat old design, was able to take down 3 tripods. The thunderchild ultimately offers a glimmer of hope within the otherwise dark setting of WotW, showing humanities capability to fight back against seemingly impossible odds.

@tobiasburke9495 Жыл бұрын

@@falkturm8893 While you have a pretty good point in that the ship was not a big battleship, I still remain unconvinced. Why send that ship instead of a far stronger vessel? Either a) all other ships are already in pieces, or b) there is no longer enough organisation left to get enough crew for a small vessel. Either way, humanity is still a spent Empire. Maybe we can agree to disagree? I don't see either of us being swayed.

@SmilingOrange 3 жыл бұрын

"Instantly the others raised their heatrays and melted the Thunderchild's valiant heart" 😭

@LongingString 3 жыл бұрын

I guess it was just very very hot. Also it sounds like it took multiple heat rays at once.

@josephhubbard4332 3 жыл бұрын

I cri everytim

@BritBattler 3 жыл бұрын

I thought there was only one fighting machine left because of these 2 separate lines "cannons blazing as she came, Brought a mighty metal war lord crashing down in sheets of flame" implying that the thunderchild has took done 1 of the 3 tripods and "but the ship sped on cutting down one of the tripod figures." Implying the ironclad had took down 2 of the 3. So it should be "instantly the other one raised its heat ray and melted the thunderchilds valiant heart."

@TacticalOkuu 3 жыл бұрын

@@BritBattler Probably re-enforcements that just reached the area.

@MrRevan991 3 жыл бұрын

@@BritBattler your right cos the lyrics do say a "fighting machine appeared then another and another moving far out to sea and blocking the exit of the steamer" see 0:027 to 0:31 for the words

@youraveragebinchicken6807 Жыл бұрын

the thunderchild was born a warship... but it died a hero...

@cyrylbabinski9911 3 жыл бұрын

How many times have I listened to this song, each time I hope that Thunder Child last fight will end up more optimistically ..

@ianwhitchurch864 3 жыл бұрын

"It takes three years to build a ship, and three hundred to build a tradition. The evacuation will continue'

@doccarter5283 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same here! Gets me every time.

@annastasijaspellman2536 3 жыл бұрын

In the book it killed three walkers

@alanaspinall7147 3 жыл бұрын

@@annastasijaspellman2536 well 2 confirmed, one maybe, still a respectable count, and the battle is seen as more of a victory for humanity

@annastasijaspellman2536 3 жыл бұрын

@@alanaspinall7147 The flaming wreckage of the torpedo-ram crashes into a second fighting-machine, however, destroying it, and furthermore when the black smoke and super-heated steam banks dissipate both the Thunder Child and the third fighting-machine are gone. We know it ranmed it and too it down with it.

@rosson1983 6 ай бұрын

I love how Jeff Wayne’s musical personifies Thunderchild with the grim line “…melted her valiant heart”.

@JohnSmith-uk6wh 10 ай бұрын

In Civilization 6, whenever a unit reaches Veteran status, you can give it a name. I always, always name my first veteran ironclad Thunderchild.

@chilkootsailor492 Жыл бұрын

This was such an excellent chapter in War of the Worlds. It made the aliens such a tangible threat. If I remember correctly the Thunder Child took 3 tripods down with her. The fact that the tripods were simply very strong and not invincible gave them an overbearing sense of power instead of blank plot armor. When all hope seemed lost we became an iceberg to their unsinkable Titanic. There was still a tiny glimmer of hope, and our protagonist had reason to fight.

@noname-wo9yy 11 ай бұрын

They did take one out prior with land based artillery

@danielgoodwin4407 11 ай бұрын

What I've always loved about this chapter of the book is the implied threat of the Martians... In the late 19th century, the British Empire was THE superpower of the time- and they were powerless. Yes a few tripods were destroyed but the heart of the empire was helpless- London fell with little effort. Thunderchild was a last, final attempt to assert and protect it's place at the time...and while glorious it was doomed to fail... A fantastic read :)

@danielgoodwin4407 11 ай бұрын

'Taking with her man's last hope for victory....no-one and nothing was left to fight them..' The fall of Empire 😂

@zachary3756 11 ай бұрын

@@danielgoodwin4407They took out the redcoats, they ignored their colonies, other nations, other nations colonies, etc.

@excrono 9 ай бұрын

Make a god bleed and people know they are not gods.

@firedoor4046 4 ай бұрын

One of if not the absolute greatest last stands ever created by man

@michaelblair9981 9 ай бұрын

Since as a young boy reading Wells , War of the Worlds, when I was older I started building drag cars, everyone named Thunder Child.

@felixjones9198 3 ай бұрын

Thunderchild's heroic sacrifice always makes me cry like a little boy.

@tokyodorompadorompa1083 3 жыл бұрын

Farewell Thunder child ------🎵🎶♪ Me:😭😭😭

@pairofflipflops5920 Жыл бұрын

Honestly war of the worlds should get more recognition and popularity

@kittycatdreamz 2 ай бұрын

I mean, it's basically part of the classical sci-fi canon at this point. But I agree, more people should read it.

@JohnRoy-nx1fu 3 ай бұрын

Thunderchild…… most probably the BEST track on the album

@Elfspeth1 Жыл бұрын

It is unfathomable to me why this has never been made into a movie.

@CalSniffsMilo Жыл бұрын

all we need is a Thunderchild scene in the next adaptation/movie of wotw, there was at least a beach scene in BBC's series where the navy takes down two-three tripods but they weren't thunderchild

@lulzalfest Жыл бұрын

I think only Duncan Jones can do it. Call it Thunder Child and its about the ship and crew from its beginning to its heroic sacrifice.

@whispofwords2590 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how this would look in a movie. In a book it works because its a description, you get the sense of heroism and drama from the words and the circumstances presented, plus the passage of time isn't really defined. If portrayed on a screen; well, Thunderchilds a late 1800 Ironclad. She's slow, her charge probably starts miles away from the martians, and as a result this battle would seem a lot slower than it does in the story and, by extension, perhaps less dramatic. Not sure it'd have the same effect.

@Corellian Жыл бұрын

I've always kept secret that this song somehow always manages to move me to tears, I guess I find it a bit embarrassing. Humanity holding the line against the night, going out swinging against impossible odds. Come on Thunder Child!!

@mehlm5941 Жыл бұрын

same

@lucasrodillo6739 Жыл бұрын

Why would you find it embarrassing? It should be a source of pride to be moved by the media you love

@Driver7602 Жыл бұрын

Every time, I am now 😢😢😢 Farewell Thunder child.

@Teppic5 Жыл бұрын

Me too! Always puts a lump in my throat.

@kenrankin5814 Жыл бұрын

I just heard this for the first time tonight and my eyes are blinded by tears, magnificent!

@aqua3100 Жыл бұрын

Ah the Thunder Child, quite possibly my favorite ship in all of sci-fi. Hell she and her crew are one of the most badass ships ever if you ask me. I always love picturing it as she plows at full speed through the ocean and taking the Martians by surprise. And the crew, I can just imagine how they did their best even as the Martians brought the Heat Rays down upon the Thunder Child. Hopefully, one day, we'll see her glorious last stand in live action.

@moskaumaster1594 Жыл бұрын

The movies portrayal of this scene was one of the biggest let downs in cinematic history imo.

@leesaunders1930 5 ай бұрын

YESSSSS as each 3 of the fighting machines I imagine the brave gunners and crew letting out cries of absolute elation. Bless the crew of the Thunderchild.

@spunkyprep 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being awesome, Dad. Miss you.

@luisarnold3454 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up listening to this with my dad on car rides, its a memory I'll always cherish. Luckily my dad is still with us, but I know that even after he passes I'll always be thankful for the memories we made while listening to this masterpiece. RIP ❤

@deerspirit7560 4 ай бұрын

What i would give for a modern film depicting Thunderchild in all of her heroism and glory.

@johnnychapman5623 2 ай бұрын

Women cried when Titanic sank. Men weeped when Thunder Child sank

@CadenMcinnis-pp9td 7 күн бұрын

True so true

@Estoniabritcountryball Жыл бұрын

I got into war of the world a few months ago and let me just say... This musical... Is a... MASTERPIECE!

@Robert10075 10 ай бұрын

Very true. Classic or new gen? 👀

@andrewkerr3836 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@DarraghMontgomery 9 ай бұрын

I was introduced to it by my father who still owns it on cassette, In fact I was there in person in the 2010 Dublin live show. If you're enjoying the music that's wonderful to hear, remember War of the Worlds was originally a radio broadcast in 1938, if you want more content and more information on the War of the Worlds here's the original broadcast: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtlgfpdy1b3QZJs.html

@coolboi1232 7 ай бұрын

@@Robert10075both

@omg_squid6949 6 ай бұрын

@@DarraghMontgomeryThe War of the Worlds was originally a novel by H.G wells, the radio broadcast is the one that made the listeners think that there was an actual invasion

@phooogle 4 ай бұрын

My gamertag has been Thunderchild since 1999. Long Live THUNDERCHILD!

@WhiteTiger950 2 жыл бұрын

This song makes me tear up. I imagine Thunderchild's crew, heading to port, likely weary, likely wanting to find loved ones and get to safety, just as the protagonist does, but seeing the steamboat heading out, and the tripods moving to block them, they realize to give them a chance, indeed their ONLY chance, they had to come about. I imagine the captain giving a galvanizing speech of grim determination on deck and, every one of them knowing that this is likely a suicide mission, they heroically come about and engage the tripods at full steam, so to speak. ;_; Thank you Thunderchild.

@kiddingjust6946 2 жыл бұрын

The crew should be remembered as the most heroic people in the entire book and musical, nobody comes close to the hereoics of the HMS Thunderchild.

@Lumotaku 2 жыл бұрын

What speakers lol this is 1891? I guess he could use a megaphone

@WhiteTiger950 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lumotaku Good point. Perhaps meeting them on deck? Changed the post.

@notfeedynotlazy 2 жыл бұрын

It's a bit hard to imagine "Thunderchild's crew, men and woman", being as it was a XIX century Royal Navy warship which would have an all-male crew.

@Lumotaku 2 жыл бұрын

@@notfeedynotlazy lol exactly. Women brought bad luck to ships.

@mtpocketswoodenickle2637 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I had listened to this album in the 70's, I'd eaten 3 grams of psilocybin mushrooms... the twitch of the aliens sounding at the very end, penetrated my soul.

@SisterMaryTatas Жыл бұрын

First time I listened to this in the 70s I was a little kid whose parents were hippies... this ALWAYS fucks me UP.

@terryjames6700 8 ай бұрын

A masterpiece. And Richard Burton’s voice is just so dynamic

@Soldierofdoom444 2 жыл бұрын

The Thunderchild represents so much more than just a ship. The Thunderchild represents Humanity's will to fight against their destiny, to put everything on the line to give the Martians a black eye and a message: "We will not go quietly into that good night."

@CombineWatermelon 2 жыл бұрын

We didn't climb through the endless mountain of corpses that is evolution to be taken down by some alien squid things

@kpmh2001 2 жыл бұрын

She's also important from a storytelling perspective, since at the time TWOTW was written, a ship like the Thunderchild was the most powerful manmade thing in the world. This battle doesn't just show Humanity's defiance, it also shows that even our most powerful weapon couldn't stand for long against the might of the Martians. I could go on about how that plays into the themes of the story, but I'll leave it at this, the fact that no modern interpertation of TWOTW seems to include the Thunderchild and its battle is a disservice to the story.

@TheHortoman 2 жыл бұрын

@@kpmh2001 sadly since its the beggining of the genra most seem like tropes when its the actual first inspiration for such tropes. so they use a nuke which were just desensitized to right now

@christopherboyle2403 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHortoman Yup nukes are our most powerful weapon now so this is what they use, but this is still missing some of the soul of the Thunderchild. Humanities best minds might have built that ship but it was not the best and brightest manning it. The futility of elitism. The best of humanity is found throughout humanity. The highschool educated, down in their luck so they joined the armed forces people who when death was certain but they could buy a few more minutes to save strangers hold their ground, buy that time and pay the expected price. The story rings true. Heroes that pluck people from burning buildings are not usually the Bill Gates of the world. Just some random bastard. It has parallels to Leonidas and his 300. They too knew they were going to die. It is deep.

@TheHortoman 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherboyle2403 to be fair a modern analogue isnt viable against the same aliens since i assume we would defeat them at the moment

@jeffwalker7185 Жыл бұрын

For me, the most powerful line of the song is: Standing firm between them, There lay Thunder Child The odds stacked against them the crew of the Thunderchild put themselves between the tripods and civilian ships. She may have gone to the bottom, but she was victorious in protecting the other ships. They reached the other side. Carrie was safe.

@dylanmckenzie8566 Жыл бұрын

The thing is, the Thunder Child could have played it safe. They could have waited for reinforcements from the Channel Fleet, more powerful ships better able to challenge the Fighting Machines. But that would have meant sacrificing the civilians. And the crew of the Thunder Child damn sure weren’t going to let that happen. “Then with a deafening roar and whoosh of spray, it swung about and drove at full speed towards the waiting Martians.” Right there a choice was made.

@argokarrus2731 3 ай бұрын

@@dylanmckenzie8566 That might be the most accurate depiction of the Royal Navy's captains at the time the book was set, where most captains would put their ship in the jaws of death to let civilians escape, and the Channel Fleet to return seeing the legacy

@bobby_bretwalda 3 жыл бұрын

"If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end, as to be worthy of remembrance."

@mckenzie.latham91 2 жыл бұрын

“If we are to burn, let us burn together”

@davecrupel2817 2 жыл бұрын

God-damn right, Theoden!

@excrono 2 жыл бұрын

2:15 that solo is the climax of the entire album for me.

@tedcopp567 2 жыл бұрын

it’s just so good

@yrockerboy 2 жыл бұрын

Lol @ Layla references

@nigellaird8655 2 жыл бұрын

yup

@BLOODNIGHTMARE 2 жыл бұрын

@@yrockerboy wow! i never heard it until now, but yeah that's totally the layla riff. both kickass

@jazdajazda2191 Жыл бұрын

2:40

@JohnRoy-nx1fu 3 ай бұрын

Jeff Wayne played that Guitar solo

@Sigil_Firebrand 3 ай бұрын

NAFO mentioned this song, I had never heard it before today, and I didn't know I needed it in my life, but I did!

@hotelmario510 Жыл бұрын

The ultra-distorted guitar they use to represent the Heat Ray is the most wonderful sound in the world.

@tnetroP Жыл бұрын

Thunderchild is the story of a defiant and valiant last defence, knowing ultimately all will be lost, but giving a small chance to those defenceless women, children and men on board of the steamer.

@therandomkidyoutube 3 ай бұрын

farewell H.M.S thunderchild

@glasgowbioinformaticcore5482 7 ай бұрын

The smoke of battle clearing - farewell Thunder Child. Every time I hear this I hope it ends differently. Just perfect music! Jeff Wayne is such a legend.

@youngchool Жыл бұрын

Not only this is my favorite among all great tracks on this album, this is one of my top favorite songs. I love how the orchestra was used and who can forget Mr. Burton's voice. Genius. Amazing. Everything is Perfect.

@will-pz9ss Жыл бұрын

I always get hyped when he says " come on thunder child"

@jf6853 3 ай бұрын

Best album of all time

@Kainlarsen 5 ай бұрын

Still remember dad playing this in the living room, as my sister and I listened in rapt awe and fear to the events unfolding...

@thestocktonflyer4059 2 ай бұрын

The fight is yet to come. God bless 😢

@mutmeista 9 ай бұрын

Still listening on...for the thousandth time...and still cannot fault a single element of this album. NOT ONE. It is the absolute peak of combined human artistic achievement. I now listen with the ears of a producer, engineer and creator...and it simultaneously enriches my soul, inspires, amazes, and evokes tears of joy. Jeff Wayne was a visionary on a level that I feel the latter producers will NEVER equal. If you want to be the best musician or artist you can ever be, you HAVE TO START HERE! THIS is the benchmark for all creativity. It is the epitome of the roots of all existing works now.

@BrickLlew 3 ай бұрын

One thing i will say is that i wish jeff wayne's version included more sfx like the steam whistles

@agneisquinn8572 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who has always and will always cry during this song? Yes, even when I saw the show live!

@malehumanperson7901 Жыл бұрын

@ptonpc Жыл бұрын

Not the only one.

@michaelmckenzie8272 10 ай бұрын

Gets you right in the heart that part does

@leesaunders1930 5 ай бұрын

Nope I cried just now and I'd be right there crying with you too. such emotion to this piece.

@sadwingsraging3044 4 ай бұрын

Farewell Thunderchild!😭

@vicentehizon6202 3 жыл бұрын

If I was living in London, this would be my dream role: The Voice of Humanity.

@swanner95 3 жыл бұрын

I'd just settle for Richard Burton's smooth barritone

@mickys8065 2 жыл бұрын

It's got to be the Artillery man surely? It always seems like such a fun role to play.

@tacticalmanatee 2 жыл бұрын

There's no reason to tear up over this, but I do every time

@weaponized_toaster 5 ай бұрын

REAL

@garydawes9957 Жыл бұрын

The book is set in 1890s Victorian Great Britain.The country was the worlds only superpower, it’s empire stretched around the world. The Royal Navy could crush anything of this world. To the Victorian mind Thunderchild being beaten would be unthinkably unbelievable and demoralising. Hence Thunderchild represents the Royal Navy in my eyes. With that gone the earth belongs to the Martians. Also Thunderchilds crew know that they have a snowballs chance in hell of winning this action and yet drove at full speed into it.Scots , English, Welsh and Irish, we were the Crazy gang we would attack anything. The modern interpretations have never worked for me because now we could just explode earth.

@a101a6 11 ай бұрын

A lot of people forget that in the book the Thunder Child was only the first skirmish of a larger battle. In the book after the Thunder Child sinks and the sun below the horizon the rest of the Home fleet arrives and engages in a major naval battle at night which we are not told the conclusion of.

@josephaaronforbes 4 ай бұрын

Evoking strong emotions, can't help but listen to this thinking of our great heritage as it decays and is engulfed by the faceless homogenous mass of globalisation. In a generation who will understand what it truly meant to be British, American, Canadian, Australian, French etc? It's still held in our collective memory, but just for now 😢

@andyfletcher4078 Жыл бұрын

I never been able to listen to this part without tearing up. Such strong emotion attached to this part. The first time I listened to War of the worlds I was only 8yrs old and I'm now 49 and it still gets me everytime. Thunderchild is such a powerful name and as short as its time in the story is, it is the most impactful.

@cyrylbabinski9911 3 жыл бұрын

I once had a vision of ending this plot .. a steamer passing the battlefield and suddenly an amazing picture emerges from behind a veil of smoke .. Thunder Child stuck in a tripod, the front of the ship burns and slowly plunges into the water with the Martian. A second tripod with a broken emitter of hot rays and a damaged one leg tries to keep its companion afloat. Meanwhile, amidships, the only visible, alive but badly injured sailor sits next to the gun that has just fired the last volley before it was damaged, pulls out his pipe to inhale one last time of smoke. The Martian and the sailor seem to be staring at each other on the last journey that lies ahead.

@ilikecheese775 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@mckenzie.latham91 2 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@smallboyahoy 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@gilleyb1900 6 ай бұрын

Come on thunderchild still sends shivers down my spine and i have listed to this story for over 40 years.

@adamkavanagh9079 3 жыл бұрын

A bad day to be a tripod.

@moritamikamikara3879 3 жыл бұрын

Do you see torpedo boats?

@adamkavanagh9079 3 жыл бұрын

@@moritamikamikara3879 *ensuing klaxons and panic*

@ANobodyatall 3 жыл бұрын

Or a battlecruiser.

@sadwingsraging3044 4 ай бұрын

LOAD THE BINOCULARS!

@D3sdinova 3 жыл бұрын

This paints a picture in my mind of a epic naval battle between Englands final military asset, a pre WW warship, and three highly advanced alien robots along the shore. With the Thunder Child just kamikaze-ing straight into one of em to draw away attention from the exodus. And while those on the boats escaped, they are the last to do so. As the now total extermination of Englands military means the aliens have gained total control.

@badbeardbill9956 2 жыл бұрын

Iirc in the book the rest of the fleet arrives after the Thunder Child makes its stand, it was the only one close enough to help those steamers

@SuccessionLockon Жыл бұрын

@@badbeardbill9956 and it didn't kamikaze either, while the book upto this point was people always running away, Thuderchild Charged towards them!

@NoJusticeNoPeace Жыл бұрын

"In range?" "Not yet, sir." "Come on, come on!" "She'll fly apart!" _"Fly her apart, then!"_

@youraveragebinchicken6807 Жыл бұрын

I’m not crying. The heat ray is just really hurting my eyes…

@CadenMcinnis-pp9td 7 күн бұрын

Yeah man me to

@tonypap1 6 күн бұрын

My God Richard Burton’s voice ❤

@jamesoniris2647 3 жыл бұрын

The 25 dislikes are the family of the one tripod that the Thunderchild hit.

@vicentehizon6202 3 жыл бұрын

or the one shot down

@shroom6766 3 жыл бұрын

He took down 2 confirmed and one possibly due to the gas explosion of the fuel tank and ammunition

@codyyoung5946 2 жыл бұрын

@@shroom6766 Don't mean to nitpick but it would have been a steam explosion, gas wasn't generally used in naval warfare back then

@shroom6766 2 жыл бұрын

@@codyyoung5946 yeah I right. I thought this took place back during WW1 era.

@wizardapprenticeIV 2 жыл бұрын

@@shroom6766 1890's if i remember correctly. So 100% HMS ThunderChild was using a steam engine. which tend to make a hell of an explosion once the boilers hit the cold water.

@hmshood319 Жыл бұрын

Remember, Thunderchild was a smaller ship compared to others in the Royal Navy's arsenal at the time, and alone against three fighting machines. Imagine a full battle line of cruisers and dreadnoughts.

@glenchapman3899 8 ай бұрын

This is something I never understood. In the book it is mention that the Home Fleet is standing off close to the horizon. If they had closed to a few miles they could have torn the Martians a new one till the Martians got their flying machines into service

@numbers4851 4 ай бұрын

@@glenchapman3899The martians might have taken a few casualties, but they’d learn to steer clear from the coast

@toddsullivan6962 3 жыл бұрын

How could anyone give a thumbs down to this.

@tokyodorompadorompa1083 3 жыл бұрын

Must be Martians

@peanut4507 3 жыл бұрын

People who don't like the song obviously

@toddsullivan6962 3 жыл бұрын

@@peanut4507 No shit.

@MichelleW870 3 жыл бұрын

its impossible

@ANobodyatall 3 жыл бұрын

Martians !

@BernieStewart-ue3xu 5 ай бұрын

Burton is absolutely brilliant

@tomoyboy Жыл бұрын

Whats intresting to me is how the fate of thunderchild really does spell an *apparent* martian victory. As at the time a battleship was the pinnacle of military technology of the time. Like if a warship cant defeat them then whats left that can? What a great story, brought to life through this music

@hmshood319 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, the Thunderchild was a relatively small if well armed ship. Not a Battleship by any means, but still a formidable fighting machine.

@glenchapman3899 8 ай бұрын

@@hmshood319 The vessel Thunder Child is based on was primarily armed with torpedoes and had very small guns, designed to fight off torpedoes destroyers if they were encountered

@pointlagrange4823 3 жыл бұрын

Among the most moving pieces of song I have ever experienced

@111jacklee 3 ай бұрын

Come on thunderchild!!!!!!

@sanguiniusonvacation1803 Жыл бұрын

You listen to this song, over and over again with that tiny voice in the back of your head screaming out for Thunderchild to overcome through tri-pods even though you know how it's gonna end

@excrono 9 ай бұрын

It’s defeat is irrelevant, the statement is showed everyone watching *is*. They passed on, hope. Survive another month, another year, live through.

@Spielen_Videos 3 жыл бұрын

-"The human resistance is shattered, their persistent insurgency terminated. We are now preparing for the migration. Soon we shall farm and feast upon these animals, and a new era of peace and plenty will follow." -"The humans are running... disorganised... their society collapsed. The Earth is ours to take."

@TheExperienceYT 2 жыл бұрын

"Ayo why I got a fever-"

@jaybudz1620 2 жыл бұрын

The comment above killed me😂

@dungeonsanddobbers2683 2 жыл бұрын

Weird way to say "ULLAAAAAA", but w/e

@rexmilburn5707 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite bits of the whole audiobook is The sick guitar solo.

@jameshiggins9864 2 жыл бұрын

Richard Burton was the best. Melted the Thunder Child's valiant heart.

@lindapadley5806 22 күн бұрын

I think when this first came maybe it was classed as a concept album. Doesn't matter it has stood the test of time and still carries on. Well done Jeff.

@ramongomez9914 4 ай бұрын

Most def. should be listen to with headphones!

@Ben-hk4kz Жыл бұрын

Love the comments on here. I couldn't have put it better myself. This song packs a particular emotional wallop for me for all the reasons given below. A stirring tribute to the men of the Royal Navy - "Engage the enemy more closely!"

@youraveragebinchicken6807 Жыл бұрын

Why tf do I cry whenever I listen to this song?

@shauntbarry 7 ай бұрын

My favourite song from the album.. Chris Thompson from Manfred Mann's Earth band!!! There should be an HMS Thunderchild how cool would that be

@Starving_martian1234 7 ай бұрын

We making it out of horsell common with this one🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

@706Dano 3 жыл бұрын

I used to listen to this every night for months when I was a kid. I really wish they would make a movie from this album.

@juliusofthelake1458 2 жыл бұрын

An animated film was announced a few years back, but nothing has been heard from it since

@lycurgus9912 2 жыл бұрын

Well that's just disappointing

@Colin4763 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9-GZKyHsdaWdWQ.html There are 2 versions of the live concert the 1st featured a lot of the original cast. There was a large animated head of a young Richard Burton, which was weird. The second version is with a new cast with Liam Neeson taking the narrator role is a better stage show

@giddycadet Жыл бұрын

that chord change at the end gives me goosebumps every time. especially following those crazy WOW WOW WOW noises

@l3dz3bra66 Жыл бұрын

ULLAAAAAAAAAA

@madhatterster 9 ай бұрын

@@l3dz3bra66 They literally just said it right as I read your comment

@pootsa7438 5 ай бұрын

Remember as a teen, laying back in the dark stoned as 10 men listening to this and pink Floyd, this music takes the mind on a journey.

@cyrylbabinski9911 3 жыл бұрын

New type of armored warships could keep Martians at bay, but the more they fired at them from a distance, the less chances they hit. Thunder Child did not use his advantage because it would be too late to save the steamer and he had to attack from a direct distance to focus the attention of the Martians.

@hmshood9212 3 жыл бұрын

Plus they were fighting in the Thames Estuary which is a knife fighting range for any ship really. Plus I see the heat ray as an anti infantry weapon mostly at best I think it could penetrate weak deck armor if a tripod is taller than a ship. And probably at point blank range as thermal blooming comes into effect the farther away a target is so the ray starts to defocus. The channel fleet can engage from several kilometers away in much deeper waters. And the legs of a tripod are only so long until they are submerged in deeper water. At the ranges battleships can engage the heat rays would just burn the paint and black smoke canisters might just fall into the water all from the safety of deeper waters.

@John_Smith. 3 жыл бұрын

Thunder Child, was a torpedo ram, in a time when they were (very briefly) believed to be the future of naval warfare. The point is that Thunder Child is supposed to be the most advanced and powerful form of weapon available to mankind, and that it was still destroyed very quickly.

@sawspitfire422 3 жыл бұрын

If you wanna know what the HMS Thunder Child would've looked like with historical context, this is it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prdyqNGVnduwnaM.html

@Reilly-Maresca 3 жыл бұрын

@@hmshood9212 In the book the fate of the Channel Fleet is left rather nebulous, but it is implied that the Thunderchild only managed what it did due to the element of surprise, as it was the Martians’ first encounter with large warships. The other ships of the Fleet lacked this advantage and with the potency of Martian weapons (and the appearance of Martian flying machines around this point) the conclusion that can be drawn is grim.

@curseofgladstone4981 3 жыл бұрын

@@hmshood9212 the heat ray at least in the book went clean through the ship with it only surviving because it didnt hit anything important. the second shot hit its boiler and detonated it

@ericmorang3903 3 жыл бұрын

The world's darkest hour...was their finest!

@cac_deadlyrang 3 жыл бұрын

based pfp

@excrono 9 ай бұрын

This was its brightest hour, it gave people hope, its sacrifice was not in vain.

@geowynleda4641 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Thompson, one of the great voices of rock.

@STarWalker8 Ай бұрын

God help us all 🙏♾

@sallyyexley9627 2 ай бұрын

From 70s you'd think this would be outdated, it still creeps me out 🤣🤣 and I u wasn't even born when this was made.

@RogueShadows Жыл бұрын

This is my first time listening to this song and I’m tearing up. Wow. Hold the line against the night.

@PolarRed Жыл бұрын

Just the best! Chris singing is just OOOOHHHLAAAAA

@robertvetter1522 8 ай бұрын

When I was a little kid, my dad told me that you will not win every fight, but when you fight anyone, especially a bully it's important to leave a mark! and next time they will look for someone else to mess with. Thunderchild is the warriors best Hope, in that when you see Death coming it's great to Smile in Deaths face and go down swinging as Thunderchild did!!!! In a no-win situation God is looking for the courage in our hearts, The captain and crew of Thunderchild passed the test!

@morgaine5 10 ай бұрын

Farewell Thunderchild

@TayoEXE 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite tracks ever.

@sushimaster500 3 жыл бұрын

So bad ass. One small iron clad going head to head knowing they would it win but could delay.

@ianwhitchurch864 3 жыл бұрын

The Royal Navy hasn't lost a war since the 1680s.

@MatthewT394 3 жыл бұрын

@@ianwhitchurch864 alternate universe

@lulzalfest 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see a movie based on Thunder Child and its crew from the day it was built to its finest hour taking on three tripods. As long as it involves Duncan Jones.

@miafillene4396 3 жыл бұрын

Small? Coastal dreadnaughts were compact. But even decades later, they were considered vicious opponents.

@aaronstorey9712 3 жыл бұрын

@@miafillene4396 torpedo ram. A fictional ironclad. Not a pre dread or dreadnought.