1812 Overture by Boston Pops - with a bang

Independence day celebration 2006 in Boston

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[Vel1al]

Glory to Russia =) I didn't know that people in US celebrate victory of Russia over Napoleon=)))))))))))))))))

[braindim]

well done russia lol]

[viva9626]

@Vel1al It's a great victory song, and bostons love it.

[improvisedshananigan]

@Vel1al Half of them think is the war between france and US in 1812

[jgoldstein24]

@Vel1al it also has reference in it to america's war of 1812

[TheDavid2222]

I wanted Napoleon to win. Oh well, I think I'll be okay. lol

[BOBOISCOOL0152]

boston fucks the world HELLLLLL YEAH

[bleechrcreechrr]

@bleechrcreechrr *on the 4th of july

[bleechrcreechrr]

ALRIGHT to all you people who ont know this song was written by tchaikovsky a russian dude. we just use in america to shoot cannons off to but probably because of the war of 1812 as well

[ScottACNohea]

@Vel1al I didn't know that either! You see, the last successful invasion of American soil was by the British in 1814, which in modern day usage, is part of the War of 1812. And because American eventually sent the Limey Redcoats packing, we as Americans think well of that time, so when we here the 1812 Overture, we're thinking it was for us. I didn't know it was a Russian celebrating a victory of Russia, but hey, good on the Russians too:-).

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

@yuzuki010

No no no, you see, the song was first played in New York in the 1800's but... The song did not become popular till a preformance in 1974 in Boston. In the heat of the Cold War, but your point still applys sine Tchaikovsky never saw the rise of Red.

[yuzuki010]

@SmoothCriminalAaron yea a little. but it's good, it's patriotic, and it's got a cannon volley.. what more can you ask for! i guess the Americans started playing it before the whole communism thing, when russia was imperial