Proms Last Night 2007 - Sea Songs - Hornpipe

[grizelda1986]

They NEED to bring this back! I'm looking to go next year, and will be bitterly dissapointed if they don't do this!! I'm taking my friend who has never seen the Proms.

[adminius1]

Who let Boris Johnson conduct?

[jbforeveryoung]

Stupidiest crap I've ever heard. Is that a garbage truck in the alley?

What a waste.

[Feldkahl]

Sorry, I've never heard of this show, but I have a question. Did the musicians adapt to the accelerating clapping of the audience, or was it the other way round?

[chrisfourfalcon]

The audience tries to make the music get faster, but it's the conductor who is in control of the orchestra.

[fmradioguy101]

@chrisfourfalcon - More often then not the audience ends up falling off the beat!

[seevicgal]

@Feldkahl It's a competition between the crowd and the musicians to see who can go fastest. It's traditional, so happens nearly every last night of the Proms

[cheesygoldfishtoast]

I miss the sea shanties.

[arkangel492]

Can we have the sea shanties back please :)

[singingmagpie93]

EPIC :D

[Sabatinitennis]

Streuth at 0.32 to .0.39 he even gets in the tune to Fawlty Towers -AWESOME!!!

[DerekLee688]

Closest thing I've ever seen to a English mosh pit and the front row is in tuxes!

[MaNgO7983]

awsome piece who can play this exsept me?

[Edelkacke]

@MaNgO7983 your mom on my meat-flute

[chrisfourfalcon]

I thought that this year Henry Wood's Purcell suite made an interesting change from his sea song arrangements.

[ag2414able]

I tuned into the last half hour this year, and was mortified there were no sea songs!!!!

[britishpatriot001]

I'm really annoyed they are not doing the sea songs this year, that was one of the best parts.

[kwesiidun91]

I'm going to Proms in the Park on Saturday with a friend over in Singleton park! RULE BRITANNIA!

[staincross61]

BRING ON THE PROMS !!!!!!

[fijago]

This makes sooo proud to be English!!!

[cake5000]

It does bring a great deal of patriotism to my heart!

[UKNightClubber]

I love the Proms!!!!

[sciencemuzzy]

Genial XD

.. a cute parrot!! :D ^^

[Deardiary08]

who can tell me why people go up and down

[crida498]

Tradition!

[rholds]

They are all at sea--silly!

[Acrimonius1408]

What you're seeing is actually the effects of a small, gentle earthquake.

[zippidy0]

Actually I think you'll find it was a spelling mistake he made and that's what jelly was talking about.

[Brunders08]

They always beat the horn...unbelievable speeds

[Hoodhotepp]

the name is "Jack's the lad", I think, its on the last night of the proms CD as that anyway, cant remember the composer sorry

[chrisfourfalcon]

This is part of the Fantasia on British Sea Songs arranged by Sir Henry Wood. The tune, called Jack's the Lad, but usually known as the Sailor's Hornpipe, is traditional I think.

[isfryn13]

please can someone tell me the name and who composed this piece please i desperatly need to no - thank you

[JellyFishBoy]

It's a shame you don't desperately need to know how to spell.

[cyclonerotary]

Its a shame your English is piss poor.

[Fionafalcon]

Another thrilling performance by the most musical and most beautiful parrot in the world.  If you go again next year,Polly, you may be asked to conduct the Hornpipe!

[mackanmedost]

faster and faster,man I love this song. And the the ducksounds, what's all that about?

teh coolest thing is that everyone in the audience knows what to do

[Silverfoxwolfen]

It's something that has become traditional at the last night of the BBC proms season. It's much less formal then it used to be especially on the last night. It's a great pleasure to watch on television and one day I hope to be able to attend the last night.