Rockin’ Thursday LI

Today’s Rockin’ Thursday is going to be on the heavy side. I really like this song, and I’ve been thinking about posting it for about a month now. I think the lyrics reflect the current political environment in the United States. Even though I really like the band Megadeth, I decided to go with another version, and once again, the youngsters from the School of Rock came to the rescue. The song was perfectly executed by this group of young people (minus the guest drummer, who is on the older side) and beautifully represents the concept of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) that some in our political environment despise so much.

“Symphony of Destruction” is a song by the American heavy metal band Megadeth, released in 1992.

Here’s an interesting fact about the song:

“(Dave) Mustaine wrote the lyrics to the song, which were about what he perceived to be how the masses were being led to their own destruction by political leaders, which is where the title Symphony of Destruction is derived from. The famous legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin is mentioned in the song, and it contains direct correlations to the lyrical meaning. In the legend, the Pied Piper had the ability to force children and rats to follow his demands mindlessly, much like political leaders do to the public.”1

Here is a portion of the lyrics so you can sense the relevance to our current environment.

“You take a mortal man
And put him in control
Watch him become a God
Watch people’s heads a-roll…

Just like the pied piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony of destruction…

The Earth starts to rumble
World powers fall
A warring for the heavens
A peaceful man stands tall…”2

As I mentioned at the beginning, the School of Rock AllStar students are performing the song “Symphony of Destruction” by Megadeth, and I hope you enjoy the video and have a wonderful Rockin’ Thursday!

School of Rock AllStar Students perform “Symphony of Destruction” by Megadeth

You can access the lyrics here.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_of_Destruction#Origins ↩︎
  2. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/megadeth/symphonyofdestruction.html ↩︎

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