Denny wrote:Ya know Bloomfield,
that's gonna be one hard a hard act to follow.
Nicely put together.
Denny
sad songs - nice thread.
There's "moving" and then there's "moving". Here's one that moved different folks in different ways:daveboling wrote:All of this is getting a bit depressing. For a bit of patriotism try this:
I suppose people don't find them moving.I.D.10-t wrote:One thing I do wonder about is what happened to the “rejoicing(?)” war songs. Like the “British grenadiers”, “praise the lord and pass the ammunition” ,and even the weird “fiddlers’ green” rejoicing that Cavalry can never get to hell.
It didn't. The war song, World War I at that, was written by Eric Bogle, a Scot who lives in Australia, and it alludes to 'Waltzing Matilda' which is a different song but one that might have been played on patriotic occasions. Bogle plays up the ironies of contemplating the carefree life of a swagman (which Bogle's character was before enlisting) and the life of desparation of the incapacitated and very unglamorous vet he'd become.I.D.10-t wrote:I also wonder how “Waltzing Matilda” became a WWII favorite (I’M looking at you Wambat) when it has nothing to do with war.
That's one of my favorite turns of phrase in all music. There's another one in Harvest of Culloden:daveboling wrote:Follow Me up to Carlow
Rooster of the fighting stock
Would you let a Saxon cock
Crow out upon an Irish rock?
Fly up and teach him manners.
Indeed,Wombat wrote:I suppose people don't find them moving.I.D.10-t wrote:One thing I do wonder about is what happened to the “rejoicing(?)” war songs. Like the “British grenadiers”, “praise the lord and pass the ammunition” ,and even the weird “fiddlers’ green” rejoicing that Cavalry can never get to hell.
It didn't. The war song, World War I at that, was written by Eric Bogle, a Scot who lives in Australia, and it alludes to 'Waltzing Matilda' which is a different song but one that might have been played on patriotic occasions. Bogle plays up the ironies of contemplating the carefree life of a swagman (which Bogle's character was before enlisting) and the life of desparation of the incapacitated and very unglamorous vet he'd become.I.D.10-t wrote:I also wonder how “Waltzing Matilda” became a WWII favorite (I’M looking at you Wambat) when it has nothing to do with war.
I don't think it's technically a "war song", but there is a type of rejoicing song that was a big hit recently in country music - Toby Keith's "American Soldier".I.D.10-t wrote:One thing I do wonder about is what happened to the “rejoicing(?)” war songs. Like the “British grenadiers”, “praise the lord and pass the ammunition” ,and even the weird “fiddlers’ green” rejoicing that Cavalry can never get to hell.
A modern masterpiece and an instant classic, I am sure.rebl_rn wrote:And if you really want a 'rejoicing' war type song, the most recent I can think of is another Toby Keith wrote right after 9/11 - "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)".
American girls and American guys
We’ll always stand up and salute, we’ll always recognize
When we see Old Glory flying there’s a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our head
...
A deeply moving sentiment, hehehe.`Cause we`ll put a boot in your ass
It`s the American way