Johnny Horton - Sink The Bismark

[bmzubiate1995]

He doesnt just make Justin Beiber look Gay, He makes Him look Effing Gay haha

[greg2usa2]

I loved Johnny Horton ever since I was a little boy and I love him just as much today he was my all time favorite singer, I just wish that I had met him back in the 50' & 60's he was a sinsation in my lifetime in everything that he did from playing basketball to fishing to his singing. I wished Johnny would have lived awhile longer in his lifetime, maybe he's in a mush better place among God and the angels of heaven. God Bless you Johnny Horton

[joesky43]

8 people don't know history

[LLMorse1]

Blackbeard em. Hoist yer flag, cause we are coming in

[imanidol]

Invaded in over 1000 years ....also the USA was concieved by Brits and the war of independance was an act of treason cooked up by a bunch of rich greedy babies that didnt want to pay taxes... But this song is great and springtime in alaska is even better

[GoRdirty30jd]

@imanidol yea and you have had help in the past 100 years to keep your island safe. and as for the greedy babies you guys over there arent any better, we was being taxed on everything, ie, tea tax, stamp tax, etc etc. stuff that was not being taxed over there. and we had no say in how we ran our local governments. so was it treason? yes. was it warranted? yes.

[GoRdirty30jd]

@imanidol and did you Brits get your asses kicked? Hell yea by a bunch of farmers! so good was your military? and lets be honest you still wouldnt stand a chance, more men, more tools of destruction, bigger faster strong airforce, the meanest baddest marines ever and the worlds largest Navy, which in fact is bigger then the next 16 navys combined, and the most brilliant field tacticians available, you wouldn't last a year against the US, but God I hope it never happens i have blood in the UK

[GatesOfHell4]

@GoRdirty30jd You seem to be forgetting 1812. Your Regulars got wrecked by Canadian farmers, and Natives. This hypothetical war between the United Kingdom, and the United States is completely unrealistic. As for having the "baddest marines", that's simply not true. You're playing too many video games, and taking fiction for fact.

[imanidol]

@mrmikeeve Nobody can wipe out any british army we ruled the world for 500 years and our island hasnt been successfully inv

[austinlovesasians]

its briers not wires

[MrRockydee07]

thank you my dad loved this song .

[alneal100]

And of course, being a proper noun, it would be spelled with a capital D.

[alneal100]

No. I mean Admiral Karl Doenitz (1891-1980). If you spell it "Donitz", you have to have the additional German accents over the "o" to give it the oe sound.

[krellerdan]

Great song, nothing to dislike.

[krellerdan]

Anyone that dislikes this song should keep it to their selves.

[alneal100]

Hitler ,Doenitz and Raeder would have loved this song!

[destroyer11469]

@alneal100 donitz you mean

[oldermusiclover]

am still trying to find out who played drums on Johnnys records. This was another

fav of my dads. Miss both of them

[salamitch96]

i love this song my dad used to play this song to me when i was a litlle girl.xo

[chloe7829]

I love Johnny Horton's songs.

[chasemoto210]

good song

[bfranks33]

first line to this song came straight out of an encyclopedia

[nidking444]

may 1941 ???we had been at war for 2 years typicaL YANKS 

[Serr8d]

@nidking444 It was a proximity thing. You were just across the channel; we were a bit farther away.

But we sent you cool toys. Quit yer bitching~!

[MrMikeeve]

@nidking444 tea we should have stayed at home and let them wipe you out

[MrMikeeve]

@nidking444 yea we should have stayed at home and let them wipe you out

[mhatlie]

There are several historical inaccuracies in this song. The first line is a laugh: "In May of 1941 the war had just begun." Right.

[jr391458]

@mhatlie well....for the Americans it had just begun. Sure it may not be 100% accurate...it still tells a great story..so what if it doesnt mention the torpedoes that jammed the rudders. It's not like Johnny Horton could just Google the information..:)

[mhatlie]

@jr391458

No, for the Americans it hadn't begun yet. This was about half a year before Pearl Harbor. We were in a semi-hot submarine war with the Germans in the Atlantic, but we were not formally at war yet.

Johnny Horton didn't have google, but he had the public library. Indeed, back then many families still had encyclopedias in their homes.

[indoorin]

@mhatlie This song is ment to entertain, not be 100% historically acurrate. It would be boring if all music was nothing but the history channel basically.

(Disclaimer I love the history channel.)

[mhatlie]

@indoorin

Right, but at some point, people can't tell entertainment from reality. Google the 2004 survey in Great Britain that showed that something like 11% of them believe Hitler was a fantasy, but almost 60% believe that King Arthur was real. People mix up fiction and history. By the way, I would say media like "The History Channel" while not all bad, are part of the problem, not part of the solution.

[swelsh4210]

good song

[MrDewlicious]

@UKRod hank williams was 25 thats a loss

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.8 in the world charts

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.6 in the world charts

[britfrenir]

I first heard this in the 60's or 70's and I saw a commercial in the 90's about Johnny's Horton's songs. I saw that he also sings The Battle of New Orleans which I did not know that sung. I heard this one and before that commercial. My father likes this song and I thought the Bismark in World War II.

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.8 in the world charts

[TL250Rider]

Great Song Great Listing.

Johnny Horton was great Rock & Country.

Thank you for this listing

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.9 in the world charts

[FotoNathan1]

jazzjara silly boy, read your history

[brianlewis1234]

hey collygolly 2 out of 4 anit bad for a song.

I love this song!

[sternberg1]

It seems nowadays there would only be anonymous IEDs to sing about...

[salamalycoom]

Sadly very true there are very few real men left.

[SgtGross]

Have you ever really thought about what courage it took for men like those sailors, on both sides, knowing that there is no place to hide. Not that infantrymen have easy (I know -- 2years in combat). But those guys, like the men in the Civil War, marched (so to speak) straight into the mouth of hell, and NEVER flinched from their duty. Amazing -- even to me.

[JJRage420]

@SgtGross Yeah, my great great grandfather faught for the Union. From

what I heard he was a bad azz dude.

He took confederate scalps as trophies.

That was cause he was half Cherokee.

[MarkThompson01]

I love this song! BTW, it's spelled "Bismarck," after Otto von Bismarck.

[kylaspice]

My daddy loved these battle songs. I remember hearing this when I a little girl! May he rest in peace! I hear this and its like he's here with me...

[Enochcainx256]

I am sorry to hear of your dad's passing. May he rest in peace.

[Thomas7800215]

Great song very inspiring, in this day we need the same.

[Thomas7800215]

Obama need s the attitude of Churchill, put all the troops afoot to catch Bin Laden.

[AMSroadrunner]

you sure Bin Laden isn't one of the Czars?

[DSMeclipsegst]

lol i bet he is

[1011mn]

Yeah. Why can't Obama do in less than one year what Bush couldn't do in 7 years. Go figure.

[alwayssme]

lordy i remember this on the radio when i was a kid,,, awesome story teller, ty for postin

[JTKorie]

Bah, 500 Character limit.

On the day the Bismark first set to sea he was the single largest, and most deadly Warship on the ocean. Between his extremely heavy armor, massive gun batteries, and brand new state of the art targeting systems there was nothing that could match him.

It was only the fact that the British Navy vastly outnumbered the German Navy, and a single lucky shot, that allowed the Brits to take this monster out.

[Fliegengott666]

As a quite amusing fact: The Bismarcks ultimate Achilles heel was its way too advanced targeting system. They simply didn't think the British would throw WWI-era Torpedo bombers at them, so the Anti Air guns couldn't properly adapt.

[andyrocken]

Agreed! But, by the way, any inanimate object ESPECIALLY SHIPS and MILITARY MACHINERY are female in English. Just for future reference to you if you ever right a paper or what not on the military

[JazzJaRa]

Its even not clear if the Bismark sunk itself. The Shells of the English ships couldn't pierce the armor of the Bismark, just the Torpedos did some damage.

[jimjan41]

@JazzJaRa Please they were BRITISH Ships not English and the BISMARK was MOST DEFINATELY SUNK Cheers James.

[JazzJaRa]

@jimjan41

Yes the german scapped the Bismarck

because they didn't want the British get it. They British ships couldn't sink it and run out of Ammo. Expeditions showed that only a few of the shells could pierce the Bismack but no one was under the

waterline.

It was sunk by an explosion which was INSIDE of the ship.

[jimjan41]

@jimjan41 The Bismark was finally sunk by torpedos from a Destroyer. The Gemans did not have the time to scuttle her, many of the poor devils never got out and went down with the ship. Try watching the film it's fairly accurate and much of it from actual film footage at the time. Anyway my friend it was a long time ago and lets hope the like never happens again. Cheers James.

[JTKorie]

1) The Hood was broken in half after 1 volley from the Bismark's 16 inch guns. The battle lasted less than a minute.

2) A Swordfish Torpedo bomber off of the HMS Ark Royal damaged the rudder so that the Bismark was running in circles.

3) It took 4 full British Task Forces several hours of shelling to finally sink the Bismark, which was actually sunk by a torpedo fired from a Destroyer.

4) The US of A was not involved in this battle in any way shape or form. It was Brits Vs, Germans, period.

[collygolly1]

1) bismmark fired several volleys at HMS Hood and scored 3 hits but the fatel hit peirced here 3 inch deck armour and hit the poweder mag wich caused her to blow.

and from hoods first volley to the last volley fired at the prince of wales as she with drew was 18 minutes.

2) was correct

3)only 2 british fleets were involved in the final destruction force H and home fleet.

the shelling lasted 3 hours and it was a cruiser that fired 6 torpedos at bizmark.

4) was correct

[renzokuken2g]

OK I'll make this quick. I'm an American soldier who Fights for the Beliefs of our forefathers. But I respect the Germans (Deutsch) that Died For their beliefs the same as we did. No one in this world that is human can say that they revel in the death of another human unless they are seriously twisted. Though there are certain individuals that the world is better off without

[jimjan41]

@renzokuken2g My freind there is a difference between the true German Soldier and the Dream of Hitler and the Natzis and the Millions of people they slaughtered in thier death camps. I too am a Soldier in the British army(tho retired now)Hitler went to war because he was a tyrant and wanted to rule the world. Thank god we defeated him.Cheers James.

[renzokuken2g]

@jimjan41 Amen! Sorry I clicked the wrong link when I tried to get to this page, if you tube sends you any stupid mail please accept my apologies. And I have a Deutsche Soldat for a wife, wouldn't trade her for the world. To hell with all prejudices including my own. Have a great day mate!

[sabrinamary94]

this is one of my dad's favorite songs. everytime he hears it , he smiles. this is a great song. thanks for uploading!

[ConfederateCherokee]

A lot of good men died in that war my hat is off for all of men and women who lost their life trying to get rid of those NAZI BASTARDS

[hilt134]

what did canada do in the war

[CatholicPride92]

fought just like any other commonwealth nation you tosser

[sgk1967]

Fought shoulder to shoulder with the British & Americans. Fourth largest navy in the world during that time (Battle of the Atlantic). D-Day - Juno Beach - best first day results.

Homeland defence of the UK (eg. Battle of Britain).

Participated in the invasion of western Europe & Italy.

Tosser......

[jackvance65]

Great song! Johnny Horton rocks!!

My uncle drive whit the prinz eugen on this time.

He saw how the bismark sink the Hood...

Long time ago

[awsome7970]

UK held their own before America entered the war. The Bismark was torpedoed 9 times by swordfish torpedo bomber-bi planes. It also took 10 bomb hits I think. The Bismark was a heck of a ship and fought to the end but eventually blew up. The Prince of Wales was in the fight but its 4-barreled turrets malfunctioned but it still fought with its remaining turrets. The Bismark was a good ship and had some areas that were better than the British battleships.

[yoimprok]

First off, the Bismark was the most advanced battleship of its time, it only lost because its AA coverage was only tuned for fast flying planes not bi-planes, second " by holding their own" I hope you mean they were barely scraping by with the materials we were supplying them with, wow pick up a fucking history book.

[yoimprok]

also it didn't blow up it was scuttled and it was shot over 30 times.

[idrink20oz]

great song........UK fought pretty hard before we (USA) entered the war.

[plasticnapoleon22]

they fought like HELL, perhaps even harder than we did, because their homeland was under DIRECT attack from a foreign power, something the US hasnt experienced in a LONG WHILE

[CattleRanche]

yeah because our biggest threat is our own federal government.

[frogspond99]

Right on!

[ncrebel66]

Calm down people, it's a flippin' song for God's sake

[englishsandy]

Oh so we the English defeated the French? my my we did do well.

[FotoNathan1]

the British did not break the Washington agreement

[englishsandy]

At least we managed to do something right,we managed to sink the Bismark.

[CODRD]

we defeated the french,

[FotoNathan1]

the Bismark was built illegally, broke the washington agreement limiting to 35,000 tons, the naughty germans

[EXPRESSACTION]

All country's broke the washington agreement limiting to 35,000 tons. USA Japan,GB;GER;FRANCE;RUSS,etc..­.

YOU MONKEY

[zimmercj]

all is fair in love and war

[686204]

Your point is? Everything the Nazi's did concerning their military before the war was illegal. They had a limit on the number of troops they could have and the number of aircraft they exceeded it. No one wanted to enforce it because they were afraid it would start another war which no one wanted Europe was tired of it after WW1. The Nazi's played on this right up till they attacked Poland still thinking no one would intervene. This time they were wrong.

[311mitglied]

the bismark was teh best modern battleship in the ww2, but a swordfish plane more luck.

I´m not a nazi!!!

[bfranks33]

good picture that was all the band they had  and played sold out halls with no complaints

[achmedthedeadterror1]

THis song is awesome. Im only 20 and i thinks its awesome. This song is the tits!!!!:P

[rickhorror]

this is a 5 star upload for sure !!! I havent been able to find out in new mexico anywhere online anyone seen a vid for it on here? I know there use to be one but I cant find it!!

[Ranchen69ers]

Johnny Hortom one of best singers of all time! I love to sing his music in karoke.

[WomanOfLight]

OHyeah!

[Kibbleball]

Is this song historically accurate? I always thought Bismark was disabled by Torpedo dive bombers. Torpedo took out her rudder and left her unable to manouver. Ships then moved in to finish the job before the German crew could scuttle her. Either way, these brave men truely were the greatest generation. Lest we forget.

[glnelson1956]

Kibbleball, that is accurate. A British "Swordfish" torpedo plane (I think off the "Ark Royal" carrier), hit the Bismarck's rudder, disabling it and allowing the ship to only go in circles.

The Swordfish torpedo planes were biplanes, with a top speed of barely 100 mph, and were so slow that the Bismarck's then-modern anti-aircraft guns could not accurately track them.

[lowIQ04]

ive been looking for this since i was 3 and now i found it!

[amandalynn666]

because of Johnny Horton i passed my history class with flying colors when i was younger

[Marcuis62]

this before my time..but i lub this guy and and what he meant to my music life

[crazycuntryboy2]

God Bless Horton and Churchill!

[emulizard]

im with ya mate, and im an aussie, horton is my favourite after slim dusty

[doenertobs]

very great song, but I personally more like the covered version of the Blues Brothers ;-)

[girleygirley101]

oddly i really like this song cause i LOVE history

[claysjavelin1]

The great one "Johnny Horton" 5*****

[flaggwaver1]

awesome,, thank god my parents got me into liking this music.. One of the best.....

[rodriguezdiane53]

good song