Olympic Cauldron is lit for London 2012
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The Olympic Cauldron is lit at an atmospheric opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July 2012.
Every two years, the world's finest athletes gather at the Olympic Games - a spectacular celebration of sporting excellence that captures the attention of billions of people around the world. However, the Games are about much more than just sport. They bring the Olympic values to life and provide a global arena for a unique combination of sport, culture, education and ceremonies.
At the Olympic Games in London 2012, about 10,500 athletes from 204 countries compete in 26 different sports, comprising 302 medal events. Whether athletes win a medal or not, they can forever call themselves Olympians. The sporting competitions are undoubtedly the central focus of the Olympic Games and participating in the Games is the ultimate goal for most athletes.
Every edition has its own story to tell and will be remembered for some truly remarkable performances from sporting legends such as Jesse Owens, Abebe Bikila, Jean-Claude Killy, Nadia Comaneci, Katarina Witt, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, to name just a few.
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We were so proud to watch this having spent 4 months creating the Copper Petals. They were designed by Thomas Heatherwick and put together with the mechanics of the cauldron by Stage One Construction. Two incredibly creative and talented forces.
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was there a mock up smaller build of the setup, or was it just put together and fingers crossed ?
Well done
They were absolutely stunning. Bravo.
When times are tough, I just look back on this and remember... we did this. We absolutely knocked it out of the park for London 2012.
My feelings entirely/
Best Olympics in my opinion
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Just watched this after the Paris ceremony. London is still utterly sublime. Absolutely no comparison.
I loved both and still miss The Queen, yet so inspired by post-pandemic Paris.
My dad passed away in 1999, his dream always was Olympics to come here so he could watch. If he was alive, he would've been so so happy.
RIP 😢
Awe sweetie. Watch. He watches with you. From my brittish heart to yours xo cheers
Aww no, I’m so sorry to here that! 😭
I'm so sorry for your loss. Did he witness the Games when it was in London in 1948?
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For me this is simply the most amazing cauldron lightning ever. So different than anything before or since. No drum rolls, staircases, crazy devices. Cool, progressive music playing in the background, a bunch of kids jogging around the stadium, reaching the center in pure calm, a circle of people holding hands, the bell ringing, the flames starting, the petals closing. The polar opposite of Beijing 2008, feels like some ancient rite, Just simply amazing.
Some enchanted evening
You may meet a stranger...
O Palestine , O Lebanon, O Israel - Salaam, Shalom let there be Peace and Praises
Aesthetically, this is the most beautiful and unique cauldron lighting in Olympics.
"Ladies and Gentleman, the Olympic Flame" Still gives me goosebumps
It's 2020 and we're in a pandemic and it hits home more than ever.
It still brings me to tears every time
Same
@L5 ikrr
Loved the idea of the individual petals/lilies rising to unite and make a blazing could Ron fire.
Watching this just after Paris lighting of the flame and still has more impact than anything I've seen tonight.
Nobodys mentioning Alex Trimble (Two Door Cinema Club) who absolutely killed it on the vocals. I'm sure he'll remember that moment for the rest of his life :)
Robbie Rotten Danny Boyle said himself he is a HUGE Two Door Cinema Club fan and personally wanted Alex to sing at that moment ❤️❤️❤️
The music will forever give me chills
My favourite Olympic flame lighting. It's not the most spectacular but it's the most touching and it sums up the spirit of the Olympics so perfectly
The symbolism of the cauldron itself was incredible. Every country had a flame that came together to form one bright beacon of hope. They nailed every single thing
It is most definitely the most spectacular - all those individual flames forming one huge fire.
@@RichardM-kv4uu yes, and each country had a fire, but each country burned much brighter when all the nations came together.
The idea, design, and meaning of London 2012 was amazing indeed. I'm proud of my country's Olympic at 2018, PyeongChang, but still, London was really creative so far in my life.
Brings a tear to my every time. Best summer of my life.
Lee Dawkins Mine too, my compatriot. If I could relive one summer it would be that one. Amazing time to be British!! 🇬🇧💖
Lee Dawkins amen
I think most Britons will remember the summer of 2012 as something special. GB certainly put on an epic Olympics and punched well above it's weight on the field.
The best summer for all British millennials and myself
Still does now as I'm watching this during lockdown in 2020 😢 so proud to be British
A flame for every country on earth, all equal, all coming together as one for the only true symbol of peace we have left - The Olympics. If ever we had to point aliens to the best of humanity, this is it.
Definitely one of the most unique cauldrons ever done.
It wasn't great, it was lacklustre
@@Alunticstalkedme4072Sorry, but it was great
@@Alunticstalkedme4072It was phenomenal.
@edwardhuggins84 Sorry, but it was not well received except by Brits like the majority of the London games.
@@Alunticstalkedme4072 Sorry, but it was well received worldwide, just like the London games
The cauldron is what the olympics is all about- burning brighter in unity.
Each country took away their own petal. I later saw Iceland's at one of their spa places. It's beautiful up close.
Everything about this opening ceremony was just flawless. The choreography, the lighting, the music, the filming...........everything.
We nailed it.
You didn't nail, those people did.
He was bein patriotic, let him.
UK taxes paid for it all so yes WE nailed it as a nation, what you nailed was being a grade A twat!
Eh Beijing was better
@@greenhornet8262 maybye but at least we don't abduct our citizens and put them in prisons
8 years on, this opening ceremony still brings an emotional tear to my eye.
Even at 2024 I still get the emotional tears in my eye as I was so proud of we pulled off an amazing job
The honor guard always makes me emotional. Very different to what's done before. Honoring the ordinary people who have made the Olympics possible
I still think this was the best opening ceremony of the games. It was fantastic! Especially in 3D.
@@fassamom7467No, it wasn't
I love the symbolism of the flame becoming brighter when the petals come together. Amazing.
Is it just me or does this music make you want to cry?
If it doesn't make you cry, you're as cold as a stone ! 😅 It's Pink Floyd man ! 😘
I'm in floods of tears as we speak!
Not only you. Me too
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’m never really a crier and for some reason my eyes were streaming. I thought I was having a mental breakdown.
The song is called Caliban’s Dream by Underworld (:
the most poetic lighting of the cauldron ever. just magnificently beautiful 👌🏻
I always get emotional watching this. Especially when they mention the people who built the park and they hand the flame over to the young athletes. It was just incredible. I was there!
Will never forget it as long as I live.
I agree, I don't think any other opening ceremony mention the people that built the park and I don't think Rio did it either.
The best cauldron lighting I've ever seen.
Definitely one of the best but my fave was Barcelona the archery
The best cauldron lighting scene belongs to Barcelona 1992.
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The Barcelona 1992 flaming arrow remains unequaled. But this was a very beautiful concept indeed. The English woman announcer’s grating voice is extremely annoying!
@@philipc67.. a bit late to the party .. but how does an archer missing his target remain unequalled …???
This is by far the most emotional and intense opening ceremony of the Olympics so far. Its just utterly beautiful in every way. The music really made this all come together.
"You haven´t got a clue. Are you brain damaged at all?". This lightning was dull compared to Barcelona 92.
martinezaguado Again I question your mental stability. This is by far the most poignant couldron lighting in the history of the olympics. Its just a shame you're unable the to feel the emotion. Its so beautiful and hit the souls of millions worldwide. Barcelona 92 may have been good but its no match for London 2012.
aftereffects It´s clear you´re "after(the)effects" of some chauvinistic drug judging by your thousand comments on how this lightning was "the best ever". Your "mental stability" needs checking, my little and ignorant friend.
martinezaguado
Well I guess you've just concluded it by showing what a fool you are. Barcelona 92, haha nobody even remembers that but you gringo. By the way its called the Lighting of the Cauldron not "lightning". Go back to school.
martinezaguado
You don't even realise how embarassing you sound. So sad. Go back to your "lightning" of Barcelona idiot.
4 years ago to the day, and I still get chills and tears. Every aspect of this was so beautifully done. Cheers from California.
"Ladies and Gentleman, the Olympic Flame" 8 years passed and this sentence still give me goosebumps....
2012 London Olympic opening ceremony is the most emotionally connected ceremony ever, it showed us that we are human beings, we can do anything if we want, anything that is beautiful, because we have a heart, we know how to love ❤️❤️❤️
10 Years since this magnum opus. By far the best Olympics opening ceremony ever.
The Cauldron was one of the most beautiful man made things I've ever seen.
It's the BEST Olympic cauldron design ever.
I started watching this in public and to stop as I started crying. So beautiful and makes you extremely proud to be British
Magical, simply magical. Still brings a tear to my eye twelve years on.
Humanity at its most beautiful
This is, in my opinion, the best Olympic Cauldron in *history*. From the music to the lighting it's absolutely spectacular. The Cauldron itself is beautiful in that Simplistic and Peaceful sought of way and what it represents perfectly emulates the very meaning of the Olympic Games, the coming together of all nations. Sorounded by all of the Athletes too really pushed the idea home. All of this coupled with Calibans Dream made it such an amazing sight.
London may not have been on the same technical caliber as past Opening Ceremonies, but they definitely delivered a Cauldron one of a kind.
+Koroniria Ryder I loved it , but I really enjoyed the Barcelona 'flaming arrow' method as well, ( yes, I know it was faked) but equally clever and original.
the big difference between london ceromony and the previous ones i think is they didn't focus on outdoing previous olympiads with the wow factor but rather focused on telling a story and having meaning. this ceremony was not as grandiose or epic as previous ceremonies but, I might be biased on this, it was much more emotionnal i think is the word.
this is garbage compared to Barcelona and Athens. Seriously, dont be biased and tell the truth. Barcelona flaming arrow remains unmatched and second is Athens with the incredible music and simbolism
bakersteven3 Barcelona wasn't a fake! It was made on purpose, because the arrow couldn't heat the botton of the cauldron, the arrow only had to fly over it to turn it on, wich was full of gas, so it reacted with the flames of the arrow. I know It better than anyone because my family's company created the Arrow and told me everything about the ceremony.
Sorry for my bad English
@@gavinkemp7920 lol you joking? The entire ceremony was epic. Especially the industrial revolution segment
Pink Floyd's lyrics coupled with the images of the athletes filled me with so much emotion. They go together so perfectly. I'll never forget this olympic moment.
what song is it?
@@izzad777 Eclipse
Thanks technology, for letting us watch and relive this beautiful moment!
Will never forget this magical moment
Åknra
Strider Every time I see this, I burst into tears. So magical
Despite thousands of participants, this feels the most intimate and human of Olympic opening ceremonies. Amazing!
Always thought the ceremony was one of the most beautiful things. But the song, Caliban's Dream, really makes this torch lighting element what it is. Incredibly proud that someone like Alex Trimble was able to sing for something like this, a perfect showcase of the breathtaking talent that he has
Best cauldron ever! A perfect example of the UK's timeless ingenuity! Well done, Thomas Heatherwick!
The cauldron was amazing, but giving the honour of lighting it to the young athletes was so emotional
2012 the greatest Olympics of them all.
I'm from the USA and while I was happy that we did very well, my Olympic moment for 2012 was when Andy Murray won gold for Team GB three weeks after he lost Wimbledon to Roger Federer of Switzerland, and he won the US Open soon after that.
París 2024 has set a new standard.
@@dioneypintor3998 of shitness
@@dioneypintor3998 Indeed it has...a very low standard.
@NPA1001 Only to British people it was, the greatest, it just exceeded low expectations to the rest of the world. A bit like the opening ceremony which the rest of the world was perplexed by. Sydney set the benchmark of the modern games. They had a stadium that held 110 thousand, a spectacular cauldron, a blueprint of organisation with volunteers, and Circular Quay in the ciry was a party zone every night. London had half full events, an ugly stadium made on the cheap with a capacity of only 55k. The logos and mascots were terrible, and the closing ceremony was awful.
Sydney had a Mardi gras party, which cumulated in a NYE style fireworks spectacular on the harbour.
It was declared by the IOC president as the greatest games ever and still is.
Not ashamed at all to cry at this. London 2012 will never be topped.
Can't remember ever being so proud of my country as at this moment. Magical
Great Britain always leads the way. We're far from stupid...stupid.
Dave Law they never lead the way. They have not even an important economy.
But they think too much haha
ha ha yes, I agree. Always thinking. We think we are Europe's second largest economy but obviously we shouldn't believe everything we read from the IMF and the INESR. Thank you for enlightening me. Now I know, the truth. Thanks Kevin.
The best cauldron lighting out of all Olympics!
The single most beautiful flame lighting ever.
Watching in 2020, was lucky enough to be at the opening ceremony in London and it reminds one of the most emotional, spectacular moments of my life. So so proud to be British that night. This remains BY FAR the most beautiful, elegant and emotionally symbolic cauldron lighting of any Games.
Rio learned a thing or two from London about beautiful, elegant and emotionally symbolic cauldron lightings!
The best cauldron in Olympic history.
Barcelona still the best
@@jeversonrivas5774 While Barcelona definitely had a more exciting lighting, London is much more symbolic and represents beautifully the unity that underpins the Olympics. In terms of representing it's purpose, London's cauldron did a stellar job
London have the best cauldron, while Barcelona have the best lighting moment.
The symbolism of handing the flame from Olympians to future Olympians was beautiful. I had this song playing at my wedding whilst we were signing the registers, and even though the marriage failed, my love for this song is still as strong as the first time I heard it ❤
You know what makes me most proud of this entire thing, how we made what was OUR moment, the main thing of the opening ceremony, the lighting of the Olympic flame an inclusive thing. The petals all being inscribed with all the countries names and "London 2012" that they were given back at the end of the Olympics.
We could easily have just made it about Britain, best of us. But that's not how we do things, that's one of the MANY reasons why no games will be better than 2012. Spend the billions and build the stadia, but it's the thought that London put in that Beijing and Rio, or any other Olympic City wouldn't do that makes us who we are. Proud Brit 🇬🇧
+Manish Ghoorah
But if a Paris opening ceremony is held at the Stade de France, around 20% of the local volunteers are likely to be Maghrebi, based on population statistics for the Saint-Denis area. Similarly, the area within walking distance of the London Olympic Stadium has one of the most ethnically mixed populations on the planet.
The only way London 2012 might be topped is if London succeeds again in its potential bid for the 2032 or 2036 games. I know it's a bit selfish but I want the Olympics back so badly. A true way of bringing our fractured country back together again to celebrate inclusivity and what makes us great not what divides us. I get emotional thinking about London 2012 even in 2020.
And if we're being honest we've already built everything so we could probably host again for next to nothing
Noah Bowie lets pay back this debt mountain we’ve just created first. But yeah, Birmingham 2030 something 😁
I was there. I had goosebumps for almost the entire night. I have never felt more proud to be British than I was that night. The video doesn’t do it justice, it was breathtakingly beautiful to witness in person.
I was there too and I completely agree. It was an absolutely unique experience to witness it.
Almost 2 years on I still well up with pride. For 16 days the world came together on our tiny island. In those 16 days there were no arguments just sport doing all the talking again on our tiny island. I for one well never forget this for as long as I live. I am very proud to be British very proud and I hope the world enjoyed the show we put on.
It's very nearly 8 years on now and I couldn't agree more
We sure did.
This is the best olympics cauldron lighting event ever.
This still brings tears of joy and pride to my eyes. GB did such a great job on the Olympics.
So, 8 years on from this, Caliban's Dream still gives me goosebumps when Sir Steve Redgrave brings the Olympic Flame in and the young athletes start running around the track. For those interested I think Friday 17th or 24th of July at 10:35 pm BBC 1 are showing the whole ceremony again but the directors cut.
I can watch this over and over and never get tired of it.
I'll still never forget when I heard the singing so angelically and then come to find out when it finally zoomed in on the singer it was Alex Trimble from Two Door Cinema Club and I lost my goddamn mind because that was my absolutely favorite band at the time and I didn't know he was singing at the Olympics. An incredible and magical moment for me.
Gives me this intense feeling of pride in my country and who I am! I've got the DVD &, no matter how many times I watch it, that emotion doesn't fade away!
I would be proud of your country too but I'm not brotish😆
I am not from Britain, but I am proud to be an ally. Cheers from the U.S.A.
Britain at it's very best! Amazing idea for a cauldron and the way it was lit. Not a person in the land could fault this whole ceremony and I am proud to be British watching this again. We have set the bar, and Rio has a lot to do to beat this opening ceremony.
Still one of, if not the best Olympic cauldron ever.
Please, it's the best cauldron.
i've watched everything.. this is simply the best
please consider this year’s cauldron held in the Philippines. watch it
@@hazelmaetarroza6462 omg did u just
@@hazelmaetarroza6462 tangina mo
The best Opening Ceremony in Olympic history. Bar none. Full stop, end of story.
This makes me really emotional. Such a good games. Well done #London2012
Nothing will beat this ever.
Everytime I watch this, I just think it's an amazing cauldron lighting. The best ever.
with all that is happening with the world, it is so nice to watch events like this when we all come together and celebrate something about the good in humanity. :(
10 years on... and yet I still get emotional when the flame is lit. It’s truly special.
Between the Jubilee, the Olympics and the Paralympics the summer of 2012 was just amazing. Everything just came together perfectly. The vibe from the whole country was incredible. You could feel a glow of happiness and optimism coming from it. Without a doubt the most memorable summer of my life.
Understated and beautiful. Giving the honour of lighting the cauldron to young athletes was a nice touch.
This (along with the single poppy blowing in the wind during the 1minute silence) are my favourite sequences. So memorable, I'll never forget this opening ceremony and I'll never forget how I felt when I first saw it.
No matter how much money anyone pumps into the opening ceremony, none will beat London 2012!
Ashraf Hussain only Beijing could compete but London made it about everyone
Sydney and Beijing and even Rio pisses all over London's boring and weird ceremony.
@@petelosuaniu you have poor taste, thanks for letting us all know.
@@aidanwalsh2545 I think only British people loved their boring ceremony.
@@petelosuaniu I'm glad you didn't enjoy it. You don't deserve to.
What I love with this ceremony is the creativity and the meaningful symbolisms it portrays.
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Still gives me goosebumps to think I was there that night. One of the most incredible evenings of my life.
I was watching
I cried when I watched this on TV and I still find it emotional and totally inspirational. Amazing!
This gets me really emotional and tearful every time I watch it 🥲
Loved everything about this, including the brilliant Dame Evelyn Glennie and those wonderful two lady soprano singers. A brilliantly hosted games.
It feels like as if it was charmed by professor Dumbledore’s transfiguration. So beautiful 🥹
Being a proud Aussie, I always thought there's no way anyone could top the cauldron, or how great the Games were...
Then London happened... they were just brilliant
The actual flame mechanisms in London were provided by the same Australian company that did Sydney's great big flame mechanism.
Wasn’t 2012 just a cracking year for the UK we had the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. 2012 just felt like one big party and I never felt so proud to be British. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Makes me wonder what happened! Yes it was 3 years into austerity and 4 years before the stupid Brexit vote. We have gone down so far. This was a magic time.
its a shame that the current government is doing Brexit and cutting art funding, but labour isn't in the best shape either :/
@@marksouthall4508 stop moaning about Brexit, it was 5 years ago dear
@@BossySwan what a snowflake you are twiggy
Totally agree with Mark - felt proud to be British - now post-Brexit this seems like a distant memory - what a clusterfeck Brexit has turned out to be. Twiglet owns it though, better get off UA-cam and start working to pay your masters who told you how to think :)
Can´t stop feeleing emotional after watching this everytime.
Each pedal represents each country when they stand up burning as one representing unity.
I've never seen anything so beautiful in my life. Enough to bring tears to the eyes.
This looks so "if I were to show an alien the good side of humanity, I'd show them this"
J
Great idea
With better sound quality and sound synced up to the video though
Then you have no idea what you're looking at. lol
WOW !EVERYTHING about this is so beautiful, the music, the teenagers , the intimate atmosphere and the GORGEOUS cauldron.
Im mexican and im proud of it, but i got to say that u (UK) have and amazing culture and an amazing people. You must be proud to be british.
De Nada mi amigo..!!!!!!
Chris...East Sussex..England...UK
We all should be proud to be British or companions of the british!
Duncan, thanks for your words to Mexico. I hope one day travel to England and Gales theyre both beautiful countries. Greetings from Mexico
P.S. Sorry for my broken english.
Nero Monroy I am English and I an very proud to be British, shame the Scots and Welsh aren't, shame on them.
mrsiborg Shame on you! I'm Welsh and incredibly proud to be British - It's hardly surprising why the Welsh don't like being a part with England, considering the history. But, all that aside, don't assume you know the opinion of a nation.
See? This is the reason so many nations admire the English. That one touch of having all the builders of the Olympic stadium as the honor guard.... that's so amazing to me. What an honor. It wasn't essential. But it was very, very touching. And I bet it made all their efforts worthwhile.
+Marige OBrien All of the British, not just the English.
+Marige OBrien yes it was an honour I was one of the lucky 500 builders, a moment that I will never forget
***** Did you take your pills this morning?
Still didn't answer my question, what did all those satanic things have to do with the Olympics?? They even had the child catcher out of chitty chitty bang bang lol suppose the British do love backing up paedos etc lol what a great country lol
+martybogroll1979 your the only one that sees peodoes in this ceremony. I'd suggest seeing a psychiatrist as I think you have issues
An inspired and inspiring moment. No host country will ever be able to go back to having old veterans lighting the flame without it looking really out of date. This part of the opening ceremony made me cry. Those responsible for the ceremony got it absolutely spot on. Well done London.
The lighting of the Cauldron was so well orchestrated, the music and the individual pedals especially.
The composition was so beautiful and it accompanied the moment so incredibly perfectly.
And that torch is just so meaningful and gorgeous.
Anyone still watching in 2024?
Me❤
I watch it after every Olympic opening 😁
Me🎉
Yep, when i watched the Paris Olympics opening, i came back to this
Après l'immonde cérémonie woke et d'autodestruction réalisé par mon abruti de pays 😭😭
Rounding it off with Eclipse by Pink Floyd was perfect.
Thanks to you
YESSS!
my favorite olympic cauldron. Very symbolic and meaningful.
this is still the best cauldron lighting for me... 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
This must be the best cauldron lit in the Olympic history. Simple at sight, but full of meanings and symbols. Every time I see this, my eyes get wet. Thanks for this :)
After four years... why am I crying at this???
The design of the cauldron is absolutely breathtaking. The long, elegant pipes all coming together...beautiful. And that one camera shot from inside the cauldron looking up, perfection.
Loved this. Incredible and the best Olympic flame ceremony ever and forever. You guys nailed it the “Great” Britain 🇬🇧
Thank you London, for the precious and memorable moments that you gave us during the summer 2012. We won't ever forget them... Greetings from sunny Florianópolis, Brazil.
When they start running to the cauldron and light it 😭 felt almost magical just watching it!
That was an absolutely brilliant opening ceremony!! The young runners holding the flame torch and slowly jogging that lap was excellent; especially when they ran past the front of the ‘green hill stage’ of the singers & musician. That scene with the runners, the two singers & musician and the many thousands of lights from flashing cameras of spectators was simply breathtaking!! Finally the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron was a truly magnificent and magical moment.
9 years ago today since this incredible opening ceremony and the best Olympic Games ever
I remember 2011 being a really tough year for me, with crippling anxiety and struggling to settle into my first year of university. By the end of my first year, summer 2012, I was back home for the summer with the prospect of a better new year at uni, the sun was shining, and me and the family settled down to watch the ceremony on tv. Just weeks prior, excitement had built after seeing the Olympic torch pass through my Uni town, and hearing of the incredible plans they had for the Opening ceremony. All I can say is that night on tv was one of the best experiences of my life, something that so wonderfully captured the things I love about having grown up in this country - James Bond, Mr Bean, the wealth of music history, the ode to our rich history through hundreds of years, the bit with the WW1 & WW2 soldier's tribute bringing tears to my eyes. It was all just magic. Things got better in the years after, like I'd hoped, but also worse with my father sadly passing away. But I'll never forget that golden summer of 2012 where we were all together as a family, claiming, as I'm sure my fellow UK folk can attest, to something that was ours and represented the strands of history and pop culture that have shaped us.