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"The Mechanix" is a song written by Dave Mustaine. It was used on No Life 'Til Leather, Metallica's demo. The lyrics use several different automotive phrases and terms as sexual innuendo.
When Mustaine was kicked out, Metallica changed the lyrics, added a small bridge section, and retitled the song "The Four Horsemen" but still gave Mustaine credit for the song, although Mustaine claims he asked the band not to use his material, a charge Metallica disputes. [1] The new lyrics refer to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Mustaine released the song with its original lyrics a year later on Megadeth's first album. This is the way the song was originally written (as can be heard on No Life 'Til Leather), and lacks the bridge added to "The Four Horsemen." Megadeth's "Mechanix" is also much faster in tempo than "The Four Horsemen."
In the original version of the song, Mustaine screams "Fuck yeah!" at 3:07; however, on the greatest hits album, this was cut out.
The different versions of the song are as follows:
Later, after leaving Metallica to form Megadeth, Mustaine would sometimes perform the song in concert, differentiating between "their way" and "our way" of playing the song.[1]
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