Iconic Music Videos That Defined The Past Few Decades

“One” by Metallica (1989)

“One” is the mostly deeply affecting Metallica song to date.The anti-war anthem is Metallica’s first video, as well as its best. Band members perform scenes from Johnny Got His Gun, a 1971 film about an infantryman who steps on a landmine and loses all of his limbs—and, with them, his will to live. The visually arresting video is seen as a metaphor for the human condition.

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The More You Know

  • Before joining Queen, Brian May studied astrophysics. He later completed his doctoral thesis and earned his PhD.
  • Ringo Starr was the original narrator for the UK version of Thomas the Tank Engine.
  • Bob Dylan said on his school yearbook that his ultimate dream was being in Little Richard’s band.
  • In 2016, Mozart sold more albums than Beyoncé.
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