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

  • Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez used to be on Barney & Friends together before they became iconic pop singers.
  • The Doors were the first to advertise a new album on a billboard.
  • Offspring’s guitarist Noodles was a school janitor who entered the band because he was old enough to buy alcohol.
  • Only Metallica has played in all of the seven continents.
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