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| Metallica objects to use of "Enter Sandman" in psychological operations |
| 2003-06-13 |
| Found courtesy of the Brothers Judd. Metallica are particularly unhappy about certain actions the U.S. military has taken in Iraq. Not the ones that resulted in the collapse of Saddam Hussein's empire — the ones in which the band's music was played to extract information from terrified Iraqi prisoners who'd never been exposed to heavy metal. Speaking to the press in Europe, drummer Lars Ulrich told the World Entertainment News Network that he strongly objects to the use of "Enter Sandman" as a device of coercion. "I feel horrible about this," he said. "No one in Iraq has ever done anything to hurt me, and I don't understand why we have to be implicated in that bullsh--." I never did anything to you either, Lars, and that didn't stop you from releasing "Enter Sandman" as a single in the North American radio market. Ulrich added that if the Army is intent on using loud music to break Saddam's supporters, they should find something really grating on the ears. "What about firing up some Venom or some of those Norwegian death metal bands?" And yet nothing, I mean nothing, not even "Norwegian death metal," if such a thing is possible, could be as horiffic as . . . gulp . . . "The Chicken Dance." |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 TGA, thanks for the memory. That movie's name I just couldn't remember. If I remember right, the bad guys even played the record off-center. Please, people, don't try this at home. |
| Posted by: Bubblehead 2003-06-13 19:37:47 |
| #9 Pink & Fluffy, You are right about the romantic ballads being worse(big time), but as an American I was abiding Article [VIII.] of the constitution in regards to cruel and unusual punishments inflicted (unless it was dropped when TGA amended the constitution to get us into the ICC). The ballads are so horrid the performers can't get through them without committing suicide, hell, now they start with morbid deaths so you can revel in all the misery without any fear of happiness....ever. And what's up with the choreography, crimes against humanity indeed. Someone please, hit them with a joy stick. |
| Posted by: Dick 2003-06-13 18:46:10 |
| #8 tu3031 is dead wrong about saucy Bollywood videos. (Perhaps they're an acquired taste). Dick Saucer is almost right about K-pop vids...except the romantic ballads are more mind-wrecking than the boy bands can dream of being. |
| Posted by: Pink & Fluffy 2003-06-13 18:10:27 |
| #7 tu3031, those are fightin' words, what's wrong, afraid of hot dancin' babes. When I catch your butt I'm going to make you watch Korean music videos....boy bands....Bwahahaha |
| Posted by: Dick Saucer 2003-06-13 17:00:50 |
| #6 Indian music videos. I've seen some of them on the International Channel. They'd make anybody spill their guts. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-13 16:32:21 |
| #5 Anything from their new album would be much more torturous than that. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2003-06-13 15:43:53 |
| #4 I'm not sure if you have seen Billy Wilder's great Berlin movie ONE, TWO, THREE (1961), in which James Cagney is an executive for Coca-Cola in Berlin, who has to deal with the commies on one hand, and an out-of-control bosses daughter on the other. The East German police uses the same methods: They play "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini" until the accused confesses to be a CIA spy and working for Wall Street. Maybe the music method isn't that reliable. Unfortunately they had methods in the East that worked better. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-06-13 14:51:08 |
| #3 Tell him the military downloaded the song for free from Napster and watch Lars really twist his panties in a knot. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-06-13 14:09:24 |
| #2 Siddown and shaddup, Lars. Count some money or somethin', huh? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-13 14:09:15 |
| #1 The Chicken Dance is great after many pitchers of good German beer during Octoberfest in Munich. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-13 13:53:52 |