For our music thread, I was looking for songs about war and peace. I stumb__d upon this song by Queen. Never knew this was about war. When I read further I learned that it isn’t. But it would be a shame not to share. Especially since we all(?) know howmuch Nina loves Queen and Freddy.
The unforgettable “Hammer To Fall” often seems to refer to the Cold War era, in which the band members grew up. The expression “hammer to fall” was thought to be about when the war finally turned from cold to hot. With themes of life and death, it would seem logical.
Guitarist Brian May, however, explained that the song is just about life and death. “Hammer to fall” is just the Grim Reaper doing his job, apparently.
Well, maybe it’s not a song about war directly, but perhaps it could be said that life is a war all its own and that we each have our own battles to fight. (source: musicindustryhowto.com/songs-about-war)