Napalm In The Morning

Annotation

Sodom, a heavy metal band formed in 1981, in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The group had a revolving line-up. They released a few Vietnam-related songs: "Persecution Mania" (1987) on Persecution Mania, "Agent Orange" and "Magic Dragon" (1989) on Agent Orange, "Capture the Flag" (1990) on Better Off Dead, and "Among the Weidcong" & "Napalm in the Morning" (2001) on M-16. This thrash metal album was war-themed (Steamhammer # SPV 085-72442 CD), with several tracks focused on Vietnam. This included the song "Among the Weidcong" about "aggressive jungle war". The track "Napalm in the Morning" - a reference to the surfing scene in the film Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by the political liberal and dove Francis Ford Coppola. Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong held village while playing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on the loud speakers of his helicopter. Once on the ground, Kilgore strips of his shirt and scarf and prepares to go surfing with explosions and gunshots all around. As fighter jets bomb the forest behind the Vietcong village, Kilgore says happily "I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory".Dozens of songs are influenced by Apocalypse Now either in title or lyrics, especially the quote "smell of napalm in the moring". Here are a select few "Charlie Don't Surf" by The Clash on Sandinista! (1980) Napalm Beach" by The Five on Napalm Beach / Excite Me (1981) Beach Party Vietnam" by The Dead Milkmen on Eat Your Paisley! (1986) Rambo Rat" by The Queers on Grow Up (1990) The War in Vietnam" by New Scene on Technomakinita 2 (1991) Back to Nam EP" by Commando Alan Jamming Nam (1994) Wa Wa Zat!!" by David Lee Roth on DLR Band (1998) Vietnam" by Big Red on Big Redemption (1999) New World Disorder" by Biohazard on New World Disorder (1999) Napalm in the Morning" by Sodom on M-16 (2001) Hysteria" by Knives Out! on Black Mass Hysteria (2012)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — European Songs

The track "Napalm in the Morning" - a reference to the surfing scene in the film Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by the political liberal and dove Francis Ford Coppola. Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong held village while playing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on the loud speakers of his helicopter. Once on the ground, Kilgore strips of his shirt and scarf and prepares to go surfing with explosions and gunshots all around. As fighter jets bomb the forest behind the Vietcong village, Kilgore says happily "I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory". A similar theme is found in the song "Charlie Don't Surf" by The Clash on the album Sandinista! (1980), and "Beach Party Vietnam" by The Dead Milkmen on the album Eat Your Paisley! (1986).

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Metal Songs

Sodom, a heavy metal band formed in 1981, in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The group had a revolving line-up. They released a few Vietnam-related songs: "Persecution Mania" (1987) on Persecution Mania, "Agent Orange" and "Magic Dragon" (1989) on Agent Orange, "Capture the Flag" (1990) on Better Off Dead, and "Among the Weidcong" & "Napalm in the Morning" (2001) on M-16. This thrash metal album was war-themed (Steamhammer # SPV 085-72442 CD), with several tracks focused on Vietnam. This included the song "Among the Weidcong" about "aggressive jungle war". The track "Napalm in the Morning" - a reference to the surfing scene in the film Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by the political liberal and dove Francis Ford Coppola. Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong held village while playing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on the loud speakers of his helicopter. Once on the ground, Kilgore strips of his shirt and scarf and prepares to go surfing with explosions and gunshots all around. As fighter jets bomb the forest behind the Vietcong village, Kilgore says happily "I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory".Dozens of songs are influenced by Apocalypse Now either in title or lyrics, especially the quote "smell of napalm in the moring". Here are a select few:

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: I love the smell of napalm in the morning... it smells like victory" / Decease is just an irony of fate / Multiple rites, I'm gonna lose my way / Paraphiliac body control / To slay the phantom from my soul / You're gonna die / Unholy evil prophets rise / Fire's raining from the endless skies / Can you hear the final thunder roaring? / Napalm in the morning / Napalm in the morning / Skin peeling off to drop your timid mask / You wish that death redeems you fast / Creation of the fire seems the perfect nude / Your carbonized torso just a part of you / You're gonna die... / Charlie close to me / Smell of gasoline / Physically abused / See the hollow face / That burned down and raped / Your petition refused / Screaming for your life / Suffocation cries / Religion's been lost / Dancing in the flames / That's your destiny / Surrendered to the gods... / Time-bomb warrior / Flanking all around / Fighting back their lies / You're my soul insane /Blood stops feeding veins / Goddamn monkey's bite / Ashes dung the ground / Infuriate mauled / Recrudescence of wounds / There's no time to waste / Smash'em without grace / Hell is coming to you / To you" / "Charlie Don't Surf" by The Clash on Sandinista! (1980) / "Napalm Beach" by The Five on Napalm Beach / Excite Me (1981) / "Beach Party Vietnam" by The Dead Milkmen on Eat Your Paisley! (1986) / "Rambo Rat" by The Queers on Grow Up (1990) / "The War in Vietnam" by New Scene on Technomakinita 2 (1991) / "Back to Nam EP" by Commando…

About the artist

German thrash metal band formed in 1981 in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; their album 'Agent Orange' (1989), themed on the Vietnam War, became one of the genre's biggest German successes. [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Napalm

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European Songs · Metal Songs