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About This Track
“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 is 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 is a playable track on Rock Band 2.
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Shouts
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
FN Mega
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metaljenjen wrote:
It's still we the people, RIGHT???? \m/ I love you Dave Mustaine \m/
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nancy550 wrote:
Oh Yeh!!!
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GolyJelen wrote:
peace... peace sells
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doctorjmo wrote:
what!!!
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curby_13 wrote:
Still true to life even after all these years.
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KChippie1 wrote:
M E G A D E T H (Can u put a price on peace?)
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metaljenjen wrote:
What do mean i don't pay my bills, why do u think I'm broke!!!!......................... If there is a new wayyy, I'll be the first in line!!!!
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moresweetb wrote:
Loved it then; LOVE it Now!
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hardRheavyM wrote:
Megadeth's playiiiin' and I'm buyyyiiiing (a ticket for a gig)
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Mcharlessm wrote:
What do you mean I aint kind? JUST NOT YOUR KIND!
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BIG-D313 wrote:
Megadeth - Peace Sells ___ What do you mean i hurt your feelings... didn't know you had any.
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alfonzoloya wrote:
I remember a videogame, True Crime, yeah.
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Exorior wrote:
"What do you mean I don't believe in God? Talk to him every day." Good to know that Mustaine talks to himself. [2]
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ManiektheGiant wrote:
2gud
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racer3n88 wrote:
Peace Sells but only for a short time
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lukasz_pulawski wrote:
Megadeth's defining piece
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malco49 wrote:
to many years in prison way out of touch with modern tech no internet ipods etc... etc... no nada television and radio thats about it so this only took me an hour or so to get this fuckin far and free no mean free ha ha s.o.a.b
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tiorev00r wrote:
"What do you mean I don't believe in God? Talk to him every day." Good to know that Mustaine talks to himself.
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mitchell_h wrote:
CAN YOU PUT A PRICE ON PEACE
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