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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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brainphreak wrote:
absolute master work. This should be taught in every music school across the country so the next generation understands how metal should be written.
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Blackie80 wrote:
saw them live in dortmund 2009...still rocks:P
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Mega-Chris wrote:
mustaine's a fuckin god! luv him!
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Cacadedani wrote:
Best bass line ever!
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Irishwunda wrote:
Feb 1st at Gwinnett Arena... *Prepares to have face melted*
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DisposableHero5 wrote:
If theres a new way. I'll be the first in line. But it better work this time.
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AbraWerewolf wrote:
"Peace sells....... But who's Brian!? " lol'd
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MetalHead523 wrote:
gotta love it live. \m/
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tdiitd wrote:
haha
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Irishwunda wrote:
*Customer* "Can you put a price on peas?" *PA system* "PRICE CHECK ON PEAS!" *Bag Boy* "Hey you don't have to yell, that hurts my feelings." *Cashier* "I didn't know you had any feelings..."
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rustedempire wrote:
all I can think about when I hear this song is the mtv news intro from the 90's
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Necrogrindead wrote:
The live version , is better than I thought it would.
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edneoson wrote:
can you put a price on peace?
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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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