| Grand Duke Natokina | 08 Mar 2011 11:57 p.m. PST |
Song ever? I have a few choices, but I welcome additions to the list. Battle of the Bulge, Das Panzerlied
Zulu, Men of Harlech/Zulu chant
The Bridge over the River KwaiColonel Bogey March
The Rough Riders, The Minstrel Boy.
Weaselhoffen. |
 20thmaine  | 09 Mar 2011 2:46 a.m. PST |
The best song ever ? This is going to be a big poll list. Do you want to limit it to "military themed" or "used in a war movie" or something ? Some suggestions :
Roland the headless Thompson gunner
Werewolves of London
Excitable Boy
Blowing in the wind
Highway 61 revisited
Uncle Johns band
Ripple
Box of Rain
This land is yor land
The world turned upside down
Blackleg Miner
Lord Franklin's Lament
New soft shoe
Revolution Blues
Don't go dancing down the darktown strutters ball
Seasons Change
Walk on gilded splinters Hang on, I've got to do something, back with more great tunes in a bit…..
:-) |
| Norman D Landings | 09 Mar 2011 3:37 a.m. PST |
Minstrel Boy is a worthy addition, but the 'Rough Riders' version is lite beer! The version from "The Man Who Would Be King", with Bishop Heber's Hellfire-&-Damnation lyrics is the one you want. In similar vein, "Garryowen" is a classic. |
| Duke Beardy Dad | 09 Mar 2011 3:51 a.m. PST |
War song? Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya |
| skippy0001 | 09 Mar 2011 5:11 a.m. PST |
Johnny Hortons' Battle of New Orleans |
| Major Mike | 09 Mar 2011 5:25 a.m. PST |
Gunners Dream by Pink Floyd But, then there is…. Breznev to Afganistan
Begin took Beruit
Galtiaire took the Union Jack!
So Maggie over lunch one day
took a cruiser with all hands.
Apparently, to make him give it back. |
| Joe Fish | 09 Mar 2011 5:31 a.m. PST |
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| Norman D Landings | 09 Mar 2011 5:57 a.m. PST |
I'll see your 'Battle of New Orleans' and raise you: YouTube link :) |
| Mapleleaf | 09 Mar 2011 6:27 a.m. PST |
Ride of the Valkyrie in Apocalypse now. It does have words so it is a song |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 09 Mar 2011 7:20 a.m. PST |
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| Scorpio | 09 Mar 2011 7:39 a.m. PST |
"All Along the Watchtower" |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 09 Mar 2011 7:46 a.m. PST |
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| ComradeCommissar | 09 Mar 2011 8:12 a.m. PST |
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| Norman D Landings | 09 Mar 2011 8:31 a.m. PST |
"Barrett's Privateers" rocks! I'd never heard that before. One in the same vein from one of my favourite bands: YouTube link |
| richarDISNEY | 09 Mar 2011 8:36 a.m. PST |
Best song ever?
Cyndi Lauper – Time after time. Best War song ever? Iron Maiden's Aces High. YouTube link Or Bruce Dickinson's On Silver Wings YouTube link
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| Cerdic | 09 Mar 2011 9:11 a.m. PST |
"Anarchy in the UK" – Sex Pistols |
| Norman D Landings | 09 Mar 2011 9:24 a.m. PST |
Favourite Pistol's tracks: 'No-one is Innocent' and 'Silly Thing'. But to keep with the general theme, what about Tenpole Tudor's "Swords of a Thousand Men"? |
| timurilank | 09 Mar 2011 10:49 a.m. PST |
"Tip Toe Through the Tulips", which commemorates the British walk about through Walcheren (1809). |
| 21eRegt | 09 Mar 2011 10:52 a.m. PST |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. Theme song to The Battle of Britain. Lots more from war/military movies. |
| Dasher | 09 Mar 2011 10:52 a.m. PST |
"Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner", Warren Zevon |
| psiloi | 09 Mar 2011 2:58 p.m. PST |
Top five:
A Day in the Life
Penny Lane
Hall of the Mountain King
Dance Hall Days
Superman theme |
| Grand Duke Natokina | 09 Mar 2011 5:58 p.m. PST |
I had meant used in a war movie, but didn't get that into the post. Fortunately you all aere pretty smart and figured it out. Sorry about that, Guys.
Weaselhoffen. |
| Norman D Landings | 10 Mar 2011 4:25 a.m. PST |
Suppose we should mention "Over the Hills and Far Away", even though it just doesn't do it for me. |
| archstanton73 | 11 Mar 2011 11:46 p.m. PST |
Burning Bridges--theme song in kellys Heroes??
Soldier Blue..
1812 overture
Men of Harlech in Zulu |
| 20thmaine | 15 Mar 2011 5:44 a.m. PST |
here's some more : Smockstack Lightning
Hoochie Coochie Man
The rake's song
We both go down together
the mariner's revenge song
gris-gris-gumbo ya ya
Boom Boom
The Village Green Preservation Society
Autumn Almanac
Kashmir |
| Norman D Landings | 16 Mar 2011 5:46 a.m. PST |
British Grenadiers, Hearts of Oak, Bonnie Blue Flag has a cracking tune, but the contrived lyrics are verging on gibberish. The Marsellaise, (much as it pains me to admit it.)
The Keel Row
D'Ye Ken John Peel Tipperary And I suppose that despite being not being the least bit martial, a generation of Britons would identify Vera Lynn's songs as the definitive music of WWII. |
| SJDonovan | 16 Mar 2011 7:47 a.m. PST |
'And the band played Waltzing Matilda' by The Pogues: YouTube link Not from a movie but as fine a song about war as you'll hear. |
wonders if he can use his 3Dprinter to make markers.