Talk:Enter Sandman

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Why no mention of the video? And why is the song interpretation written from a single point of view?

Any relation to...

Was "Enter Sandman" in any way related to the comic series Sandman? After all, the song was released in 1991, while the comic series was released in 1989, so it's possible the writer of the song may have read the comics. I mean, both the song and the comic deal with dreams, and Morpheus did say (ironically, dreams are more feared than death), while the song says that the "beast is in your head", and "we're off to never never land(the dreaming?"). Even if its just a coincidence, it's a pretty interesting one.4p0st13 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.252.3.137 (talk) 00:29, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

It is natural that both lead with dreams because the Sandman" "is a character in popular Western folklore who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto the eyes of children", but I don't really think there's a relation there and if there is, it has never been mentioned as far as I know. Cheers--Serte ^{[ Talk · Contrib ]} 22:25, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Motorhead

Was "Enter Sandman" written by Motorhead, or just covered? It has to be either because I know Motorhead DOES play this song.

"True meaning of the song"?

Shouldn't the "True meaning of the song" section be removed or heavily changed? That's about as non-encyclopedic and POV as I've seen here on Wikipedia...

Cleanup

I've requested a cleanup for this article, because it doesn't cite its sources, has no tracklisting, uses a weird infobox for a single and doesn't make use of paragraphs.—♦♦ SʘʘTHING^(Я) 15:09, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Removed citation tag at the top of page, since most sections have citations added. Added a few citation tags to certain statements that still require verification Pnkrockr 15:57, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

and who gives a shit will sing the number 21 heavy metal song enter sandman in schoolwave 2007

Rammstein song ressemblance

I find Mein Herz Brennt ressembles this song a lot (They're both metal, they both talk about nightmares, specifically children's) so, could I add that? Misteryoshi 13:21, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Are they similar musically in some way (I.E, similar riffs, tempo, vocals, structure, etc)? Heavy Metal has hundreds of subgenres, Rammstein being Industrial rock/metal, where Metallica is more Thrash/Traditional metal. Just because two bands fall under the giant umbrella of heavy metal doesn't mean they're exactly alike. Cronos12390 09:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

No, they aren't similar, at all. Both are metal (which, being a very broad genre, says nothing) and both revolve around nightmares (but in so totally different ways). That's about all they have in common.

Enter sandman

Enter sandman is one of the best songs ever written the song is awesome it is my fav. song

            I LOVE METALLICA!!!!

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.107.104.93 (talk) 15:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC).

Mislabeled

I'm pretty sure Metallica isn't heavy metal, they are a thrash band. should someone change this?

Well, this is completely dependent upon which time period of Metallica's you're talking about. From Kill 'Em All to ...And Justice For All, they were a thrash metal band. The general consensus on the Black Album is that it was a straightforward heavy metal release. Considering this one is off the black album, they really should be referred to as heavy metal. Cronos12390 09:31, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Metallica is a member of the "Big Four", a group of the most influential Thrash Bands. Being such, I think that they should be labeled as a Thrash Metal band. All bands change their style slightly over the years, but it is commonly agreed upon that Metallica is still considered a thrash metal band. The song is written by the band thrash metal band Metallica. It doesn't really matter what "style" they WERE considered at that time. We're talking present tense here.

Who are these people that still consider Metallica a thrash band? It's "commonly agreed upon" that Metallica is now a heavy metal band, and that's being generous considering it's the post "St.Anger" era. So, by your logic, if I have a band that plays death metal, then we start playing pop music, we should still be called a death metal band? Even on our pop releases? Metallica has not changed their style "slightly"... Listen to Load, then listen to Kill Em All, then listen to St.Anger, and you will have VERY different styles. So what if they were influential? We're talking about this particular work, at this particular point in time, so it doesn't matter. And I was TOTALLY unaware that Metallica WAS one of the big four of thrash. Oh, and please sign your comments with four tildes (~). Cronos12390 03:21, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

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Backmasking message

The refrain has been confirmed to be saying, "I am the snake, yeah the snake" by original research over and over, but that sentence is written in an unconfirming tone. Could someone change this?

Virginia Tech

Under the reception section, could someone add a reference to Virginia Tech's use of "Enter Sandman." The Virginia Tech football team enters Lane Stadium to this song for every home game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.1.35.183 (talk) 02:05, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

GA pass

Very good article! If the lead is expanded a little bit then this has a chance of becoming featured. It meets all the criteria, well written, factually accurate, broad althought I would say pretty comprehensive, neutral, stable and media has correct rationales. Congratulations. T Rex | talk 05:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Copyedit

• Began with lead copyediting. Will work my way through the rest over the next 1-2 weeks. Leave comments here or at my talk page. Thanks! --Malachirality (talk) 01:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, This song is also played as Tom Leykis introduces his show every single day on the Tom Leykis Show. The highest rated show in LA on FM Radio for men 18-34.