tribute to those in Iraq

[Jonny Boy]

this is a nice song about the Americans in Iraq. hope you enjoy


http://abum.com/?show_media=6361

 

[Jonny Boy]

when i look at this i think to myself.... why can't Canadians write stuff like this. why don't Canadians write patriotic music that spreads the image of the military or what it really does.

when ever people hear i am in the army cadets they think that i go around invading other countries and killing people. it takes me a long time for me to explain i am a cadet.

the image of the Canadian forces is not spread it is not recognized. if we could get people to write stuff like this about Canadians that would be really impressive.

i have only been able to find 1 really touching and patriotic song writtin by a Canadian. i think that most of you should know it. Pittance of time - Terry Kelly

 

[COBRA-6]

Excellent clip!

 

[alan_li_13]

Its called "American Soldier" by Alan Jackson.

Nope. It's "American Soldier" that's correct. But the singer is the famous (well atleast in country circles) Toby Keith. The CD is called "Shockin' Ya'll"
Great singer, really. He did some commercials for Ford Pick-ups that are still on TV.

Hutch, i have the CD if you want to have a listen or something.

Alan Jackson is awsome too. He's hilarious when he wants to be funny in his songs (look for a "five o'clock somewhere") and he'll make you cry when he makes a sentimental song. "Remember When", beautiful song. It's about a guy talking to his wife about how they met, married, had kids, grew old, that kind sappy stuff . Another real good one is "Where were you (when the world stopped turnin)" which is about his views on 9/11

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/keith_toby/artist.jhtml
www.alanjackson.com

 

[Jonny Boy]

http://www.terry-kelly.com/videos.htm#   "A Pittence of Time"

ya i mentioned that one above. is there anyother's though. it seems like the Americans are a hell of a lot more patriotic than Canadians are.

Hutch, i have the CD if you want to have a listen or something.

sure that would be awsome. i will grab it on Thursday if not tomorrow

 

[Forgotten_Hero]

Its a good song... but... did that bomb say "September 11, 2002, We Remember"?

 

[COBRA-6]

it did, maybe that was on the one year anniversary  ???

 

[gt102]

Its called "American Soldier" by Alan Jackson.

We have a couple of songs like that in Canada, remember the one from a thread that was around about a year ago?

http://www.terry-kelly.com/videos.htm#   "A Pittence of Time"

wow, That is GREAT... Im glad I have now been enlightened to view/listen to that! It brought tears to my eyes

 

[Jonny Boy]

wow, That is GREAT... Im glad I have now been enlightened to view/listen to that! It brought tears to my eyes

ya that is a great song. i remember i first heard it last year a couple of days before remembrance day. did you read the story behind the song as well? very touching.

 

[Forgotten_Hero]

Its called "American Soldier" by Alan Jackson.

We have a couple of songs like that in Canada, remember the one from a thread that was around about a year ago?

http://www.terry-kelly.com/videos.htm#  "A Pittence of Time"

Whah... after seeing that video... thank god I'll be on a parade next remembrance day! If I was to go to school... I'd burst! All the people... acting like its such an inconvenience to stay quiet for a couple of minutes... laughing when they watch the DDay scene from Saving Private Ryan...

 

[LordVagabond]

Tying in to the Saving Private Ryan comment above, I remember watching "Band of Brothers" with my friends, and we were watching episode 9, called "Why we fight," and for those that haven't seen the miniseries, it deals with the death camps and the atrocities committed by the Nazi party through the military of the time. Anyways, my buddy decides to pipe up and said, rather excitedly, "O'keefe wouldn't really have sat there like that. He's a soldier, they're supposed to be killing stuff, not sitting around crying."

I have never felt the urge to smack someone across the head more than at that moment. Both videos are excellent (the two posted above in this thread), and I for one, having had a grandfather that served in the pacific defense of New Zealand and Australia from the Japanese, always observe the two minutes. I find it supremely offensive, then, that at my school, the University of Calgary, during the two minutes of silence, only about 1/4 of the student population actually take more than 20 seconds to observe the two minutes.

What we need, as Canadians, is a reminder to the people of our country that World War II was not the last engagement that Canada was in, and that we are more than just rote em tote em killing machines that the military is so commonly blasted as being. People die in the service, and they die for their country and their fellow soldiers, and I think that deserves the ultimate respect. I just wish more Canadians would give it that respect.

 

[alan_li_13]

why can't Canadians write stuff like this. why don't Canadians write patriotic music that spreads the image of the military or what it really does.

Country singers Paul Brandt and George Canyon does a pretty good number that's a tribute to soldiers... Carolyn Dawn Johnson, great country singer, shes canadian, and she's hot too...Gordon Lightfoot, canadian country...Great Big Sea...

There's TONS of great canadian musicians who support the CF, but you usually find it in country, rock, etc. You only need to look around abit.

 

[gt102]

We have a couple of songs like that in Canada, remember the one from a thread that was around about a year ago?

http://www.terry-kelly.com/videos.htm#   "A Pittence of Time"

has anybody tried getting a hi-quality version of that vid?


I figure it would be a great thing to get and use during a rememberance day assembly. It would give people somthing to think about. Maybe that will sway the childish immoral ways of a few people and get they to pay at least a small fraction of what a veterans deserve and give up 2 minutes of their time.

 

[Jonny Boy]

that version is in fast forward mode, it sounds weird. here is a link to the normal speed video.

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/video.asp

here is a link tot he story behind the song.

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/home.asp