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"Don't Tread on Me" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, from the eponymous fifth album, ''Metallica''. The title is connected with the American Revolutionary War. The words "Don't Tread on Me" constitute the motto of the Gadsden flag, and the snake image on the flag is pictured on the cover of the album. The instrumental introduction uses an eight bar phrase from "America", a popular song from the musical and film ''West Side Story''. It is in a moderate tempo of 104 bpm in a 12/8 time signature except for the 6/8 intro and 18/8 in the second half of the guitar solo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Metallica Don't Tread On Me Guitar Tab )〕 The lyrics reference American Revolutionary Patrick Henry's quote "give me liberty or give me death" with the line "liberty or death, what we so proudly hail". The lyric, "To secure peace, is to prepare for war" refers to the Latin adage, Si vis pacem, para bellum ("If you want peace, prepare () a war"). The lyrics containing rattlesnake imagery are inspired by Benjamin Franklin's essay suggesting the rattlesnake is a good symbol for the American Spirit. Hetfield said the song was a reaction to the anti-American tone of their album ''...And Justice for All'' - "This is the other side of that. America is a fucking good place. I definitely think that. And that feeling came about from touring a lot. You find out what you like about certain places and you find out why you live in America, even with all the bad fucked-up shit. It's still the most happening place to hang out." The song was never performed live until the European 2012 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Black Album, starting at the tour's first show in Prague. At the end of the concert, Hetfield mentioned that they liked the live sound of songs ("Don't Tread on Me" and "My Friend of Misery") that they played live for the first time. Previously, Hetfield was said to have disliked the song, as revealed in an April 2001 interview with ''Playboy'' magazine, in which he stated: "There are some songs on there I don't like. 'Don't Tread on Me', probably not one of my favorite songs musically." The tune was named by journalist John J. Miller of the conservative news-magazine ''National Review'' as one of the "50 Greatest Conservative Rock songs", placed as #9 on the list Miller praised it as a "tribute to the doctrine of peace through strength".〔Miller, John J. (Rockin' the Right ), ''National Review''〕 == Track listing == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don't Tread on Me (Metallica song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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