Rule Britannia - Last Night of the Proms 1990
Вставка
- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Rule Britannia! - Last Night of the Proms 1990
Featuring:
Ann Murray - mezzo-soprano
Lesley Garrett - soprano
Håkan Hardenberger - trumpet
With the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus
Conducted by Andrew Davis
Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Saturday 15 September 1990
Loving this outstanding display of patriotism from across the pond. Don't let the forces of darkness take it away. These displays of tradition and love of country are needed now in Britain and America more than ever. Peace and love to our mother country and God Save The Queen !! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Outstanding...from U.S.A. Rule Britannia!
And the BBC wants to remove this from the Last Night of the Proms! That will never, ever happen.
They've decided to reinstate the lyrics for next year. They got the message loud and clear
A patriotic song so powerful and stirring that even Canadian, Japanese, Chinese, German, and Italian flags had to join in the wave.
Let's not forget this little extravaganza is paid for by the British public, through the hated bbc tax and now (2023) the only flag you'll see, is the loathed EEC flag.
Such is the contempt held for the British by the bbc elites.
This 1990 rendition is undoubtedly one of the best Rule Britannia performances at a Last Night of the Proms ever! I well remember watching it live at the time. Absolutely brilliant!
This is an amazing patriotic song!
This song makes me wish I was British.
@@johnmulligan455 BullSHIT.
This performance was amazing. I arrived in London June 1989. This was the next Proms. Wonderful to remember it.
Lesley Garrett. What a woman. Goosebumps.
This version is extraordinary for many reasons. THe audience the fuller longer version and lets not forget. These two singers. They are absolutely singing nthier hearts and throats out to that enormous hall. Murray is doing her best to sing over this oddly larger orchestra with some higher lines. Garrett is doing her most with the higher soprano line and charming variations on the melody.. But really this orchestra is literally knocking them almost over. In fact it adds to the sea faring , naval aspect of Britain. Look and you can see the ocean's waves! With Murray and Garrett at the helm! A very passionate night for sure. Overwhelming. Brava!!
Don’t forget Håkan Hardeberger and Andrew Davies
I am an American, and I love patriotic music. I am also of English descent and I LOVE this performance. I no longer owe allegiance to the Crown (haven't for nearly 400 years), but I LOVE this performance. The Mezzo performance is a heart-stopper, and the soprano performance is outstanding. The audience is great too!
For your comment you are honorary British.
They nailed it 🎉🎊☀️🤩
Beautifully sung. It is really hard to sing like her
This is epic, those ladies gave it socks!
Bravo
I love the patriotism displayed. So unique in this world.
The best rendition I've heard yet, great.
Britain & America Forever! - Doug USA
1. When Britain first, at Heaven's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain:
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
2. The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
3. Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
4. Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
All their attempts to bend thee down,
Will but arouse thy generous flame;
But work their woe, and thy renown.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
5. To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine:
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles thine.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
6. The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair; Blest Isle!
With matchless beauty crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
Lesley defines "SMILE" @ 1:48. Awe inspiring! Thank you Lesley.
Yes!
00:30 That woman is absolutely frightening.
A classic performance that will test the trials of time.
Why is this not our National Anthem?!!
+curlyguy92 because we currently have a ruling bloodline that are so in love with themselves, they have an 'Anthem to the monarch' in place of a true national anthem.
It's hard to hit those notes at a rugby game that's why 👍
Have a soloist sing the verses and the crowd can join in the chorus (where there's less ornamentation)
For one reason only: We have a fantastic one already!
Too violent for this P.C country we live
I'm used to sopranos singing Bel Canto. This was really delivered Con Belto. There were no pigeons roosting on the Albert Hall roof that night.
Anne Murray - quite superb here - was/is one of the most underrated 20th century British singers, while she worked several times I think with none other than Karajan. Great to hear this piece sung here as a duet, too.
Never the less, Britannia did indeed rule the waves.
Played and sung with such pride. So sad what has happened in 25 years.
It will return, in buckets
I remember I watched this Last Night on german television (yes, indeed german television (N3) broadcast the Last Night of the Proms for years) when I was 18, and I was very impressed of the performance and the athmosphere! Rule Britannia!... at least the waves... greetings from a friend from Germany
Play this on the 2020 Covid edition and forget the begrudgers
Don't just defund the BBC, abolish it. Proud to be British 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Rule Britannia says its all job done .
fantastic singers
ENGLAND FOR EVER
Brilliant!
HM Queen Elizabeth passed away in September 2022 and the BBC cancelled the Last Night of the Proms - at time when we needed to feel patriotic and proud of our country’s history.
WOW - how I wish I had been there.....
And now the BBC are harming this cultural institution. #DefundTheBBC
Yes, and having thought about it, YES
The BBC is just like the Labour party corrupt decadent and unpatriotic and both heading to oblivion.
@@gerrardmckay9304 corrupt yes, decadent yes, anti-British - is that why the BBC is called ANTI?
American here. My understanding of the issue is that the lyrics of this anthem are painful to particular groups and individuals, according to the Big Brother Channel, therefore no longer shall rule Britannia be sung, hmmm!
Is it really the lyric about (shhhh I can’t say it here if I do you won’t see it) but most of you know what I mean, is it really that portion of the song that’s the problem or is it the lyrics about the “tyrants and tyranny” and the unwillingness of the British people to “bend over” the real lyrical issue, hmmm.
Just my thoughts, aloha from California.
@@konavader You have hit the nail on the head. The PC Liberal lefty ''tiny minority''' groups are making a big mistake if they think they can ban our patriotic songs.
wonderful!
Sum up my childhood this
Awesome. Not just one singer, but two. Not just three verses, but did I count five? Awesome.
An excellent performance.
R.I.P My dear Royal highness
So fantastically sang but I love how the try to out sing each other
I so glad to see yuo my peopels bravo
Glorios
Britania
when britain first, at heaven's command
arose from out the azure main
arose, arose from out the azure main
this was the charter, the charter of the land
and guardian angel sang this strain
great stuff come on England
***** scottish don't count as people :3
***** i'm from norway trololol.
I'm sorry come on Britain
Dejawolfs
They do tend to be unequivocal about things, but the Scotch are quite personable.
no slight intended indeed one of my best friends is Scottish and my daughter works for RSB
Very great THANK YOU!!!
best version ever!
great years!
Be proud of that Jack................and all you have done
Now we can't even rule the Channel......
When Britain first, at Heaven's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain:
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
All their attempts to bend thee down,
Will but arouse thy generous flame;
But work their woe, and thy renown.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine:
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles thine.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair;
Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."
This is proper singing. It takes years of training. If it is not your cup of tea thats fine but respect the talent and the years of work that gpes in classical singing.
England rules the waves!always have done-always will!
Well, it's not happening right now, and also until 1940's.
FilmRomMusDrawingWar EH!!..take the long view matey!!pmsl
zx10bez Not if you don't keep building warships and paying sailors.
Strong contender for the greatest song ever written?
The WISE club Welsh. Irish. Scots and English.
What are the lyrics to ‘Rule Britannia’?
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never will be slaves.
When Britain first, at heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of the land,
And Guardian Angels sang this strain:
(Chorus)
The nations not so blest as thee
Must, in their turn, to tyrants fall,
While thou shalt flourish great and free:
The dread and envy of them all.
(Chorus)
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful from each foreign stroke,
As the loud blast that tears the skies
Serves but to root thy native oak.
(Chorus)
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame;
All their attempts to bend thee down
Will but arouse thy generous flame,
But work their woe and thy renown.
(Chorus)
To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine;
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles, thine.
(Chorus)
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coasts repair.
Blest isle! with matchless beauty crowned,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
(Chorus)
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never will be slaves.
Check out genius.com/James-thomson-poet-rule-britannia-annotated and www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Rule-Britannia/ and ua-cam.com/video/1XPHL4Q86t4/v-deo.html and mojim.com/usy208069x1x3.htm . There are several variations
great Nigel!
Loving Lesley's smugface at 3.34!
Love it too!!! A lady at the very top of her game. So moving to watch these two. Each brings their own personality to the super show!
Should be "never, never, never" instead of "never, ever, ever".
Lesley Garret is the best singing bombshell of all times. Great event in 1990.
Ralph Bernatz Also, it should be "will" rather than "shall" be slaves. At least a fair number of the promenaders are trying to sing that, but they're still in the minority.
We move forward..that is our lot. In christ name we move....We might not like it.That is our Lot...Kickking and screaming........all the way... What does our Sovereign say? It 's important. Mom tell us ,,were defenders of the faith
\
one of the ''best nights''..
Superbe version ! Merci de l'avoir postée. J'ai vu et enregistré ce concert sur une K7 vidéo en 1990, que j'ai perdue. J'espérais que quelqu'un poste cette interprétation sur UA-cam. C'est fait, merci
GREAT AMAZING,GOOSE BUMPS ,THE LOT
2008 was the best
OMG! 😌
A Grand Grand tune: if only we could contrive to make this tune our national anthem; we'd then have the best national anthem in the world instead of one of the dullest.
The anthem is more appropriate for the commonwealth realms, who have an equal voice in choosing your line of succession. Give us that right, or lose what part of the empire remains and just have your island.
Dave Witt Britain cannot even change it's succession laws without the consent of all the 16 realms.
Dave Witt that why we are great because we can get consent of all 16 realms
oldelephantstew The national anthem's final verse goes "Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty, to thee we sing; long may our land be bright, with freedom's holy light; protect us by thy might, great God, our King." Right?
But it's kinda durgy.Not that I'm bitchin..nor have the right....Hail Britaina is where the shit lies in the buckwheat . It's just bouncy and tells the story...I'll salute to it..and I'm from the colonies
I don't think they tried to "outsing" each other. Mezzo's and Soprano's have different ranges, and project their voices differently.
4:07 first time I ever saw a Canadian flag in the proms #CanadaPride
Eric Lee commonwealth 🇬🇧
...both of them...
Germans say "geil" for "great". She´s a very geil singer!!! :)
I time travel. One can see boards with "Stop the war in the Gulf" at 2:06. What happened with all thouse years?!
If it weren't for the sub titles I wouldn't have a clue what they were singing
😁😁😁😁
4절 다음 5절이 없어지고 바로 6절로 가네요
So do I :):)
Ann Murray was very good.
Lesley Garrett WERE (!) very good, too.
41 current (2020) BBC employees downvoted. They were all too young to work 30 years ago.
This needs to be sung when coronas gone
@EstrellaPolux well, and apart from you of course !
Where the lyrics by Viv Stanshall when he was drunk?
The subtitles should read "...never WILL be slaves", although about a third of those there sing "shall", as always.
Its great but I dont enjoy the singers changing octaves here and there, but this was still great, just like today.
I've always loved this video---but at 3:41 to 3:45 you can't understand what Ann Murray is singing.....
Murray is in a green dress, Garrett in yellow
now
The chick with the yellow dress was smokin hot
Could sing good too
:')
I am wondering, which one is Ann Murray and which one is Lesley Garrett?
Not "shall be slaves" but "will be slaves"
Never never never SHALL b e slaves, surely. No one willingly chooses slave status :)
No women Can sing This sang probely!
Very effective. And the "No war" signs in the crowd chime in counterpart with the message. I have to say that Ukraine's resistance captures this spirit and so do other nations like the people of Myanmar resisting tyranny of a brutal military. This cannot erase the sins of Empire but neither can noble aspiration be reduced to shame.
None of those who sing the song would guess their country will be captured by marxists and they will wave a gay flag at the prom in 2020.
And just "never", not "never never never"
I wouldn't recommend this for a new national anthem on grounds of singability. The refrain is fine for mob participation, but I doubt if many untrained singers could carry off the verses, especially in chance groups.
2:06 Rule Japania. Enter in your Britaina.
400 years?
Oh dear, a Japanese flag
And also, i saw a Germany flag, China flag, Canada and Italia flag
@@khangbui1480 Well canada used to part of the empire, so I understand a little why that'd be present, albeit a different flag to the modern day canadian flag.
@@khangbui1480 I think thats ussr flag HAHAHAHAH
I have seen it there every year from 1990 till 1999, I am sure it was in 1994 that it had written on it "Hi Cis"
No, I think the subtitles are out of courtesy to American viewers.
Love that Japanese flag!
Chinless wonder :41
Jesus Christ, some of the women should be on a rugby pitch , being built like linebackers.
I saw a Japanese flag in the crowd... what's with that?
Clearly a traitor