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According to Dave Mustaine, after hearing of Burton's death, he sat down and wrote the music for the song in one sitting. [44] The lyrics, however, are unrelated to Burton's death. Mustaine was Metallica's lead guitarist in the early days and was a close friend of Burton at the time. [45]
The music video for the song features James Hetfield sitting in the backseat of a car while playing the song on an acoustic guitar. The vehicle appears to be driving along a Southwestern highway, and at one point the other members of Metallica are seen outside looking into the window as it passes by.
Metallica collaborated with Lou Reed for the concept album Lulu, which was released in 2011. Metallica have recorded cover versions of a number of songs by English group Diamond Head. "Die, Die My Darling" and "Last Caress/Green Hell" are Misfits covers originally written by Glenn Danzig.
Initially written as a love song, Bette Midler made this song her own when she re-recorded it for the movie Beaches. The song's lyrics describe a reassuring hero and will make any mom feel special.
Since the release of Metallica, Ulrich adopted a less focused and simplified style of drumming, and reduced his kit from a 9-piece to a 7-piece. Between 1998 and 2002, Ulrich tried running a record label, the Music Company. The company was a joint venture with Metallica accountant Tim Duffy. It failed to catch on and folded in the spring 2002. [18]
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. [4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. [3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. [5]
The death of her mother when she was just 5 years old hit Madonna hard.. In archival clips and audio featured in the new Sky documentary Becoming Madonna, the Queen of Pop, 66, opens up about how ...
The song "To Live Is to Die" on heavy metal band Metallica's fourth studio album ...And Justice for All (1988) was written by bassist Cliff Burton, who died in 1986, when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden. Six years after Harry Chapin's death the album Remember When the Music was released in 1987, The Last Protest Singer in 1988 and many ...