Good Mourning/Black Friday
"Good Mourning/Black Friday" | |
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Song by Megadeth | |
from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? | |
Released | September 19, 1986 |
Recorded | February–March 1986 |
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Genre | Thrash metal |
Length | 6:41 |
Label | |
Songwriter(s) | Dave Mustaine |
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Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? track listing | |
8 tracks
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"Good Mourning/Black Friday" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth from their 1986 album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, written by Dave Mustaine. Despite not being released as a single nor having a music video filmed, the song has become very popular over time.[1]
Music and lyrics
"Good Mourning/Black Friday" is a two-piece song, which begins with an instrumental section called "Good Mourning".[2] The first section starts with a clean intro, highlighted by a melodic guitar solo played by Chris Poland.[3][4]
Lyrically, Mustaine has described the second part, "Black Friday", as being about "a homicidal madman who goes on a killing spree".
Abandonment live
Up until 1991, the song was a setlist staple, being played at nearly every known concert, including being played live in 1984 with Kerry King onstage.[9] After 1991, however, the band stopped playing the song, due to Mustaine's Christian beliefs being at odds with its subject matter.[10] Several months before the 25th anniversary of the release of the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? in 2011, Mustaine reiterated his reluctance to perform the song.[11]
Accolades
Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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2022 | Louder Sound | United States | The Top 20 Best Megadeth Songs Ranked[12] | 9 |
2018 | Billboard | United Kingdom | The 15 Best Megadeth Songs: Critic’s Picks[13] | 9 |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[14]
Megadeth
Additional Personal
Artwork
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Production
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2004 remix and remaster |
References
- ^ Waring, Olivia. "Twitter has been celebrating the REAL Black Friday — aka, the best Megadeth song ever". Metro.co. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "23 Questions With Dave Mustaine". Metal Sludge. September 4, 2001. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ "MEGADETH PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO'S BUYING". Metal Nerdery. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien. "MEGADETH: PEACE SELLS… BUT WHO'S BUYING? (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)". Pop Matters. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- Music Radar. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ISBN 1-84353-415-0.
- ^ Waring, Olivia (2016-11-25). "Twitter is celebrating the real Black Friday — aka, the best Megadeth song ever". Metro. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ISBN 978-1-4516-9989-0.
- ^ Metal Hammer (2022-03-24). "Watch Slayer's Kerry King thrash it up onstage with Megadeth… in 1984". loudersound. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Dave Mustaine Explains Why He Refuses To Share Stage With His 'Confessed Enemy' – Blabbermouth.net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- Music Radar. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin. "The top 20 best Megadeth songs ranked". Louder Sound. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Titus, Christina. "The 15 Best Megadeth Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? liner notes (2004 reissue). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12.
- ^ Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.