OT: Memorial Day Music Thread

[CL82]

I added the lyrics and ran out of time before I could fix the typos. It corrected version follows:

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills; from the sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Fading light, dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky gleaming bright.
From a far, drawing nigh, falls the night.

Thanks and praise, for our days
'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, 'neath the sky.
Thanks and praise, for our days,
God is nigh.

It really is a beautiful song and knowing the lyrics makes it more meaningful when you hear it played at a funeral service. The military version is slightly different than the above.

 

[Hoops66]

I remember as a kid how stirring this was. She gave it her all.

 

[64Zcode]

Powerful commentary put to music.

 

[64Zcode]

I like this version and was about to post it.

While on Active Duty I was honored to serve on a burial detail for almost a year in the Baltimore/DC area.
Have heard this played many, many times and it never loses it's impact.

 

[Viet Vet]

The Caisson Song “(Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, as those caissons go rolling along”).

Some might recognize the melody from “The Army Goes Rolling Along”. That is BS. The Army co-opted the melody, and rewrote the lyrics, from my beloved Field Artillery.
It will always be the true anthem of we Redlegs.

 

[JavaMan]

The Caisson Song “(Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, as those caissons go rolling along”).

Some might recognize the melody from “The Army Goes Rolling Along”. That is BS. The Army co-opted the melody, and rewrote the lyrics, from my beloved Field Artillery.
It will always be the true anthem of we Redlegs.

THIS?

 

[64Zcode]

 

[Viet Vet]

THIS?

Roger that!

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Lonestar - I'm Already There (Message From Home)​

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

"Born in the U.S.A.," Bruce Springsteen​

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

"Arlington," Trace Adkins​

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[RSHERMVIKES]

Tim McGraw, "If You're Reading This"​

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[Aluminny69]

A lot of great choices here.

 

[Aluminny69]

Glen's upbeat hit takes you through the thoughts of a solider. As he watches the cannons flash and cleans out his gun, his mind takes him back to his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

 

[SalinasV]

 

[Aluminny69]

George himself served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the '50s, making his song about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial even more meaningful. Whether you've visited the memorial, you'll be able to perfectly picture the engravings while listening to this track.

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[SalinasV]

 

[Aluminny69]

Does this bring back so many memories. My father fought in WWII, and in the fifties we used to watch this show together. A wonderful score by Richard Rodgers, includes No Other Love ( at the 3:00 mark), a big hit for Perry Como.

 

[Aluminny69]

Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967.