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Megadeth - Foreclosure Of A Dream

Music Video | 1992
ArtistMegadeth
SongForeclosure Of A Dream
AlbumCountdown To Extiction
DirectorJeff Richter
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

At a rural auction, an aging farming couple watch as their home, land, and possessions are sold off, turning economic hardship into a deeply personal tragedy. Megadeth perform in a stark, industrial setting, their images intercut with the auction and bleak rural scenes. The video connects the loss of a farm with the broader collapse of the American Dream, emphasizing how political promises, debt, and economic pressure can reduce years of work and hope to a final sale.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released in the United States in October 1992 and runs for approximately five minutes.
  • The song appeared on Megadeth's fifth studio album, "Countdown to Extinction," released on July 14, 1992.
  • David Ellefson explained that the song was rooted in the loss of his family's farm in Hartland, Minnesota. The auction imagery gives that personal history a direct visual counterpart.
  • The performance scenes place Megadeth on a metal grate illuminated from below, giving the band a cold, almost subterranean appearance that contrasts with the rural footage.
  • The recording includes a sample associated with George H. W. Bush's "no new taxes" promise, reinforcing the song's criticism of political rhetoric and economic consequences.
  • "Foreclosure of a Dream" reached No. 30 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
  • The video was later included on Megadeth's 1992 home-video release "Exposure of a Dream" and on the 2006 DVD compilation "Arsenal of Megadeth."

Lyrics

(Dave Mustaine/David Ellefson)

Rise so high, yet so far to fall
A plan of dignity and balance for all
Political breakthrough, euphoria's high
More borrowed money, more borrowed time
Backed in a corner, caught up in the race
Means to an end ended in disgrace
Perspective is lost in the spirit of the chase

[Chorus:]
Foreclosure of a dream
Those visions never seen
Until all is lost
...
© Megadeth - Foreclosure Of A Dream. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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