Amazing Grace - Scottish Bagpipes

photo montage of amazing grace by scots on bagpipes

This is the classic recording of "Amazing Grace" by the combined bands of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. This recording was originally released in 1972 to mark the amalgamation of the Royal Scots Greys and the 3rd Carabiniers, to become the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Scotland's only cavalry regiment. The album first appeared on the RCA label and it was this recording which gained the bands such world reknowned fame, selling over 6 million copies of the tune when it was released on 45 rpm.

on the following link, "Recorded versions" section, 4th paragraph, starting with
"Although Collins used it as a catharsis for her opposition to the Vietnam War"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_...

music is from album in the early 70's, link also has reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Grace-M...

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[TheFujifilm9]

Sends shivers down my spine

[Brad Stark]

One of the most beautiful pieces in all of American music... This goes out to all Veterans, men and women who died trying to protect this country, innocent victims, and to those who are currently serving our country. Thank you and God bless..

[Bob Lowe]

How do people have time to keep up fights on YouTube

[Psyrickosen .duvet]

sweden loves you! take care :)

[tea7066]

to bad we didnt think as much of as our vietnam vets when they came back home..............

[TheReaper454]

Been a week don't care stupidity must never be left alone

To stop even more deaths on both sides of the conflict if you wanna see it as a cowardice thing go ahead Would of been more deaths on both sides of the spectrum especially when the Japanese government at the time trained its civilians women and child to repel the invaders and we're talking about the same people who commit suicide if dishonored and also towards the end of the war filled their planes full of fuel and crash them into ships

[BackToTehFuturePart2]

this song is amazing and t\when its played on bagpipes it reminds me of funerals

[davisonh1]

Exactly it is not an American song.It was penned by an Englishman by the name of John Newton in 1821.He was a drunken brutal captain of a slave ship who saw the err of his ways and this song,if you listen ,closely resembles the songs sung by slaves down in the bowels of his ship who were rowing the ship.He became an ordained minister after his 'awakening'.The Scots were the first to put it to music and wow is all one can say...touches the soul of everyone who hears it,always has and always will