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The song was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls about the process of death in modern warfare and the bloody Spanish Civil War.Specific allusions are made to the scene described in Chapter 27 of the book, in which five soldiers are obliterated during an airstrike after taking a defensive position on a hill.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by the Bee Gees, released on 15 November 1993 by Polydor Records as the second single from their 20th studio album, Size Isn't Everything (1993). It was both written and produced by the brothers, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Ireland.
The title of the song references the 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. [1] The novel tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American engaged in guerrilla warfare during the Spanish Civil War. The novel focuses on themes of death and suicide. [2] "For Whom the Bell Tolls" also features background vocals from Kay Foxx. [3]
For Whom the Bell Tolls became a Book of the Month Club choice, sold half a million copies within months, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and became a literary triumph for Hemingway. [11] Published on October 21, 1940, the first edition print run was 75,000 copies priced at $2.75.
Size Isn't Everything is the twentieth studio album by the Bee Gees, released in the UK on 13 September 1993, [2] and the US on 2 November of the same year. [1] The brothers abandoned the contemporary dance feel of the previous album High Civilization and went for what they would describe as "A return to our sound before Saturday Night Fever".
For Whom the Bell Tolls, a 1943 film based on Hemingway's novel; For Whom the Bell Tolls, a 1942 painting by Jean Bellette; For Whom the Bell Tolls, a volume of the manga One Piece; Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (known in English as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls), a 1992 video game for the Game Boy
Cliff 'Em All is a compilation of video footage, and the first video album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. [1] It was released on November 17, 1987, as a tribute to Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a tour bus accident on September 27, 1986, at the age of 24, near Ljungby, Sweden, during the European leg of their Master of Puppets world tour. [2]
The band Rubblebucket covered the song in 2010, [53] a trip hop version that was included on their Triangular Daisies EP. Beatallica did a cover of the song incorporating the music from "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica. Titled "For Whom Michelle Tolls", the track appeared on their 2013 album Abbey Load. [51]