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“Peace Sells” is from the album Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?, written by Dave Mustaine. VH1 has ranked it as #11 on their list of the 40 greatest metal songs of all time.
The opening bassline was also used as the theme for MTV News. Accotding to the Peace Sells Songfacts, Dave Mustaine never received any royalties from MTV for their use of the song. Lyrically, it deals with disillusion, Cold War politics, and military combat, all recurring themes in Megadeth songs. It also deals with negative stereotypes about “metalheads”, all of which Mustaine claims are untrue.
A music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDO_yCYcuU) was also produced for the song, which features a teenage boy, wearing a Slayer t-shirt, watching a montage of a live Megadeth performance and war footage on his living room television set. The boy’s father, played by Jello Biafra, states “I want to watch the news!,” and changes the television channel to a news station using the remote control. His son, replying with “This is the news!,” changes it back to the Megadeth performance using the TV set’s channel knob. This part of the video was parodied by comedian Brian Posehn in his Metal by Numbers video.
The song was also featured in the popular games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, True Crime: Streets of LA, and will be a playable track on Rock Band 2.
The opening bassline was also used as the theme for MTV News. Accotding to the Peace Sells Songfacts, Dave Mustaine never received any royalties from MTV for their use of the song. Lyrically, it deals with disillusion, Cold War politics, and military combat, all recurring themes in Megadeth songs. It also deals with negative stereotypes about “metalheads”, all of which Mustaine claims are untrue.
A music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDO_yCYcuU) was also produced for the song, which features a teenage boy, wearing a Slayer t-shirt, watching a montage of a live Megadeth performance and war footage on his living room television set. The boy’s father, played by Jello Biafra, states “I want to watch the news!,” and changes the television channel to a news station using the remote control. His son, replying with “This is the news!,” changes it back to the Megadeth performance using the TV set’s channel knob. This part of the video was parodied by comedian Brian Posehn in his Metal by Numbers video.
The song was also featured in the popular games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, True Crime: Streets of LA, and will be a playable track on Rock Band 2.
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Vithon wrote:
I love the music video. "I want to watch the news." "This IS the news!"
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ZiggyGrl wrote:
just saw them @ the national. effin rocked.
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SevnStoriesUndr wrote:
I don't particularly listen to Megadeth, but to the person who doesn't know who they are, im not criticizing you, but they are one of the biggest metal bands ever. they are alongside metallica, motorhead slayer and diamondhead
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schnork wrote:
ellefson rocks this shit hard
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tdiitd wrote:
Rust in peace Polaris.
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Ratamahattan wrote:
Bass line is awesome :D
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Irishwunda wrote:
Amazing song, this recording is pretty... lacking... though.
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Germanic wrote:
Sounded better when I saw him at Gigantour.
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Infinity0000 wrote:
what the fuck is this MEGADETH???????????
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Bobbshoe wrote:
Peace sells....... But who's Brian!?
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baloijms wrote:
Peace sells.... BUT WHO THE FUCK ITS BUYING
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ShamWattson wrote:
i personally see this as a sarcastic, parody of the fools in society. its not dave's perosnal beliefs, its his idea of what's going on in other people's mind's.. but believe what you like. people buy liberty and justice evreyday. just seems peace costs more money than it makes, while violence, hatred and war make $$$..
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Shmaughn wrote:
@ klau: i think the verses are refering to Mustaine's own inability to mesh with society. he's mocking the Lennonist notion of universal peace, as is made clear by the chorus. The chorus primarily reduces peace to a commodity, as is contrastly seen in the military industrial complex, where war literally sells and stimulates an economy. the verses are more introspective. It sounds like he's adding in parts of his life where he doesn't particularly get along with society. Most of his comments are sarcastic, which shows his cynical view of the world of "brotherly love"
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MrMetal777 wrote:
klau it's a fucking song. And a great one at that. Maybe listen to the words even more closely. I have to say didn't love this live version. How do you put a price on peace?
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Sergeant_E-Flat wrote:
Ah, a Megadeth classic.
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elyador wrote:
I love this song.
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KenZike wrote:
I like Megadeth's political songs. All the lyrics don't always make sense but the overall message is clear and thought provoking.
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ArdentRaptor wrote:
The bass in the intro is epic
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AbraWerewolf wrote:
Maybe someone is looking at one or two lines too closely? Just enjoy THE FUCKING METAL
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psycropticx wrote:
Yup! I agree that this is one of the classics of Megadeth :)
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