It looks like Radio Caroline and the other the '60's pirates will soon be in the news again. In April 2009 there is a film called "The boat that rocked" being released. It's set on a North Sea Pirate station in 1966, and will hopefully introduce a whole new generation to those great stations which were listened to by millions at the time. Hurray!!
51 years ago almost to the second now, at 2355 August 14th 2018 we all remember where we listened to this. Nostalgia indeed.... I listen to this under the bedclothes on holiday in a caravan park in Great Yarmouth when I was 15. Really takes me back like nothing else does ....
Great to hear this but the ship at the beginning of the film is the Queen Fredericia (Caroline North). Johnnie Walker was never on this ship but was on the Mi Amigo (Caroline South.) Queen Fredericia was anchored off the Isle of Man amd Mi Amigo was anchored off the Essex coast.
Zack, the 2 songs that I can pick out are, Caroline by the Fortunes and the ballard of the Green Berets, by Sgt Barry Sadler, Hope this helps. Rich a Dedicated Pirate!
This seems rather twee now, but for us 60's kids this was the start of the revolution against state oppression. Sadly, in March 1968 the original Caroline was shut down, and for me the 60's stopped swinging. Having said that, the 60's only swung in 3 streets in Chelsea. The rest of us watched it on the News at ten!! ;-)
A great video, really stiring speech by Johnnie Walker, i love Radio Caroline but she's just not the same on land! whats the name of the song being played in the back ground?
gosh - the memories of this speech ...... can anyone here tell me that date that Caroline went off the air .....i was listening to the moody blues 'nights in white satin' ...then ZIP.....259 Caroline died!!!! had to listen to Radio Zwie Zwie Seben.
THIS VID AND SONG STILL HURTS, EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
Johnnie Walker is a legend.We love him!
JOHNNIE WALKER FOR A SIR...a true legend..
It looks like Radio Caroline and the other the '60's pirates will soon be in the news again.
In April 2009 there is a film called "The boat that rocked" being released.
It's set on a North Sea Pirate station in 1966, and will hopefully introduce a whole new generation to those great stations which were listened to by millions at the time.
Hurray!!
Poignant testimony ...
You loved us ... and we still love you !
Just watched Pirate radio at the movies - excellent and just how I remember it when I was a kid :)
Johnnie Walker is a legend
And overcome ,radio Caroline certainly did and is still doing at 53 years young not old.
Thanks Rich, It was the Ballard of the Green Berets i was after, I have Caroline by The Fortunes on 45 along with a few other famous caroline songs
51 years ago almost to the second now, at 2355 August 14th 2018 we all remember where we listened to this. Nostalgia indeed.... I listen to this under the bedclothes on holiday in a caravan park in Great Yarmouth when I was 15. Really takes me back like nothing else does
....
Great to hear this but the ship at the beginning of the film is the Queen Fredericia (Caroline North). Johnnie Walker was never on this ship but was on the Mi Amigo (Caroline South.) Queen Fredericia was anchored off the Isle of Man amd Mi Amigo was anchored off the Essex coast.
Johnnie Walker was named after a popular brand of whisky. Mind you, the man who founded the whisky company was John Walker.
Zack, the 2 songs that I can pick out are, Caroline by the Fortunes and the ballard of the Green Berets, by Sgt Barry Sadler, Hope this helps.
Rich a Dedicated Pirate!
@BRIGHT558 ..hi its the instro version of barry sadlers ballad of the green berets
This seems rather twee now, but for us 60's kids this was the start of the revolution against state oppression.
Sadly, in March 1968 the original Caroline was shut down, and for me the 60's stopped swinging.
Having said that, the 60's only swung in 3 streets in Chelsea. The rest of us watched it on the News at ten!! ;-)
A great video, really stiring speech by Johnnie Walker, i love Radio Caroline but she's just not the same on land! whats the name of the song being played in the back ground?
I think it's called the ballad of the green berets
this is so yesterday..THE BEST DAYS..damn shit radio today
gosh - the memories of this speech ...... can anyone here tell me that date that Caroline went off the air .....i was listening to the moody blues 'nights in white satin' ...then ZIP.....259 Caroline died!!!!
had to listen to Radio Zwie Zwie Seben.
Why did they show Caroline North when he was on Caroline South?
Hi zack hope you got sorted out, I have the Sgt Barry Saddler track of the You Tube
That's why JW is the best he gave up.his liberty for his principles