Who would’ve ever thought that Master of Puppets, a record made by a band hovering way left of the mainstream in 1986, would be granted the honor of being added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress? It happened today as Master was selected as one of the 25 new sound recordings added to the registry of works that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Whew, that’s heavy!
The selections this year bring the total number of recordings to 450, as the program began in 2002, and we are proud and humbled to join such icons as John Coltrane, Merle Haggard, Santana and George Carlin, among others, in this pantheon of American recordings as 2015’s inductees. Master of Puppets is a collection of songs that we consider a defining moment in our formative years and the honor bestowed upon this album is beyond thrilling...
2015 National Recording Registry (Listing in Chronological Order)
- "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"—Columbia Quartette (The Peerless Quartet) (1911)
- "Wild Cat Blues"—Clarence Williams' Blue Five (1923)
- "Statesboro Blues"—Blind Willie McTell (1928)
- "Bonaparte's Retreat"—W.H. Stepp (1937)
- Mahler Symphony No. 9—Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Walter, conductor. (1938)
- "Carousel of American Music"—George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Arthur Freed, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, others (September 24, 1940)
- "Vic and Sade"—Episode: "Decoration Day." (June 4, 1937) Radio
- The "Marshall Plan" Speech—George C. Marshall (June 5, 1947)
- "Destination Freedom"—Episodes: "A Garage in Gainesville" and "Execution Awaited" (September 25, October 2, 1949)
- Original soundtrack from "A Streetcar Named Desire"—Alex North, composer. (1951)
- "Cry Me a River"—Julie London (1955)
- "Mack the Knife" (singles)—Louis Armstrong (1956); Bobby Darin (1959).
- Fourth-quarter radio coverage of Wilt Chamberlin's 100-point game (Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks)—Bill Campbell, announcer (March 2, 1962)
- "A Love Supreme"—John Coltrane (1964)
- "It's My Way"—Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964) (album)
- "Where Did Our Love Go" (single)—The Supremes (1964)
- "People Get Ready" (single)—The Impressions (1965)
- "Mama Tried" (single)—Merle Haggard (1968)
- "Abraxas"—Santana (1970)
- "Class Clown"—George Carlin (1972)
- "Robert and Clara Schumann Complete Piano Trios"—The Beaux Arts Trio (1972)
- "Piano Man" (single)—Billy Joel (1973)
- "Bogalusa Boogie"—Clifton Chenier (1976)
- "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor (1978)
- "Master of Puppets"—Metallica (1986)
Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate...
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I don't believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms..
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms..
And I don't believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms..
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms..
But I believe in love
And I know that you do too
And I believe in some kind of path
That we can walk down, me and you
So keep your candles burning
And make her journey bright and pure
That she will keep returning
Always and evermore..
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms...
