I cannot fathom hand to hand battle, what bravery, must be conjured, dredged, begged, pried, pleaded, prayed forth . This , quite the rallying speech!! .....the speech alone might have won the battle......:-) I loved this , missed it a couple days past.....
@krabbers Thanks Special K. There is always more to a song than you can imagine. A little bit of history tends to set things in order. I have put a link to some facts about Thomas Muir in the description... quite a fellow. Sometimes I cringe when I think of this poem in a modern setting, but if you place it within the radical movement and the French revolution, and parliamentary reform it takes on a different colour.
@KenMiddletonUkulele In the description I have put a link to a lad of about 10 doing a recitation. Quite passionate he is, and the thought that passes through my mind is what is the purpose of a poem like this. Is it to instill national pride and patriotism and give a sense of history, for I fear that sometimes it just becomes an expression of bigotry.
I notice there is no fire in the fireplace. Apparently you've gotten even lazier. Whenever I see or hear a battlefield scene I think of a scene from Woody Allen's Love and Death. I'm sure you've seen it. I especially like the presence of the concession guy selling blinis in the middle of the fight. "Hey, buddy, you got anything smaller. I just started." Sorry to digress but your videos always bring up all kinds of things for me.
@songblurred It is the modern day curse of central heating. As you can see there is a basket of wood, so we do fire it up when drinking, poetry, and conversation demand it. Telling stories around a blazing campfire is a primeval thing. It is what we did before TV and Youtube.
Personally I think battlefields should have referees who would blow the whistle for instance when the Germans use mustard gas, and send them off to the cooling off box for a couple of decades.
Beautiful poem powerful words.
Rutle 1 month ago
I cannot fathom hand to hand battle, what bravery, must be conjured, dredged, begged, pried, pleaded, prayed forth . This , quite the rallying speech!! .....the speech alone might have won the battle......:-) I loved this , missed it a couple days past.....
cinderellalifestyle 1 month ago
@cinderellalifestyle If only all battles could be resolved by fine speeches- Words however have more power to start wars than to stop them.
weegingayin 1 month ago
Bravo ...
quincydubois 1 month ago
@quincydubois Go on Go on Go on Quincy... give us some W.B. You know you want to.
weegingayin 1 month ago
excellent delivery , we need more intros like this
krabbers 1 month ago
@krabbers Thanks Special K. There is always more to a song than you can imagine. A little bit of history tends to set things in order. I have put a link to some facts about Thomas Muir in the description... quite a fellow. Sometimes I cringe when I think of this poem in a modern setting, but if you place it within the radical movement and the French revolution, and parliamentary reform it takes on a different colour.
weegingayin 1 month ago
It is strong stuff, Robert.
KenMiddletonUkulele 1 month ago
@KenMiddletonUkulele In the description I have put a link to a lad of about 10 doing a recitation. Quite passionate he is, and the thought that passes through my mind is what is the purpose of a poem like this. Is it to instill national pride and patriotism and give a sense of history, for I fear that sometimes it just becomes an expression of bigotry.
weegingayin 1 month ago
I notice there is no fire in the fireplace. Apparently you've gotten even lazier. Whenever I see or hear a battlefield scene I think of a scene from Woody Allen's Love and Death. I'm sure you've seen it. I especially like the presence of the concession guy selling blinis in the middle of the fight. "Hey, buddy, you got anything smaller. I just started." Sorry to digress but your videos always bring up all kinds of things for me.
songblurred 1 month ago
@songblurred It is the modern day curse of central heating. As you can see there is a basket of wood, so we do fire it up when drinking, poetry, and conversation demand it. Telling stories around a blazing campfire is a primeval thing. It is what we did before TV and Youtube.
Personally I think battlefields should have referees who would blow the whistle for instance when the Germans use mustard gas, and send them off to the cooling off box for a couple of decades.
weegingayin 1 month ago