se ba doo

June 6th, 2005

Everybody has a wish list of CD’s they’ve always wanted, but never got round to buying. This weekend I finally bought a CD I’ve wanted since 1994, Metallica Black.

When I was 13, I got hooked on heavy metal. Actually, to me heavy metal was synonymous with Metallica, and more specifically Metallica’s Black album. My brother Hannes made me a tape of this album, and soon me and my best friend Rian listened to virtually nothing else. There probably wasn’t a day that went by when I was in 7th grade that I didn’t listen to “The Unforgiven” or “Enter Sandman”.

I was so addicted to Metallica that I sometimes sang the songs when no one was looking, obviously with a bit of air guitar thrown in as well. One day when I was softly singing one of the tunes, my brother heard me. I was just coming to the chorus and I was passionately singing the words, “Se Ba Dooooooooooo ooo ooo”.

Suddenly my brother started laughing his butt off! I didn’t know why, but when he eventually stopped laughing, he said that if I’m gonna sing the songs I should at least get the words right. I argued with him that I knew every word on the CD and I was singing it correctly.

Then he asked me why the hell would James Hetfield sing something ridiculous like “Se ba doo”? Obviously I didn’t know, but I thought he probably had a good reason.

Anyways, my brother told me that the correct words were “Sad but True”! This made sense since that was the title of the song, but for some reason I never thought about that.

It’s 11 years later and I still love that album, actually I’ve been listening to nothing else for the past 2 days.

Here is my ultimate CD wish list from my childhood, add yours then go out and buy a CD.

1. Anthrax – Persistence of Time (When I started listening to other music again, I found out there were some pretty good heavy metal bands other than Metallica)
2. AC/DC – The Razor’s Edge (Thunderstruck!)
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (My brother ordered this CD from overseas. When he finally got it my mom read the lyrics and wanted to throw it in the trash. I guess my brothers careful explanations of the true meaning behind the music saved it.)
4. Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (Thanks to my friend Jimmy James, I became a fan of these three MC’s and one DJ.)
5. Reef – Glow (My friend Werner bought this album without really knowing what to expect, it turned out to be one damn addictive album for both of us during 9th grade.)

I’m off to bed… Enter Sandman.