No one has mentioned that the theme song was written by Paul Anka. According to Wiki: Although he appeared in several films, and was quite believable as a nervous, hyper young soldier in The Longest Day (1962) (for which he also composed the theme music). What a talented song writer.
** * * * * * * * * * * * * YES, PAUL ANKA FOR THE LYRICS AND MAURICE JARRE, THE FRENCH COMPOSER FOR THE MUSIC. OSCARISED COMPOSER ! AND MUSIC WAS GOOD, YOU CAN SING JUST THE TUNE. TRY WITH MANY OTHERS SOUNDTRACKS, IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE... NO HARMONY, NO MELODY = NO GOOD TUNE ! PAM. SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. OCTOBRE 2023. ** * * * * * * * * * * * .
@@CharlesPuglisi This son is one of the official marches of the Canadian Armed Forces. Here in Ottawa (Canada's Capital City). we have a street that was named after him, the Paul Anka Drive. In 2005, he was appointed "an Officer of the Order of Canada" by the Governor General representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
That and it holds the single greatest collection of the best actors to ever grace the big screen! My goodness - this movie is a watershed moment in cinematography. My whole family watches it every June 6th; it's just too damn good - it's one of those movies that just can't be remade.
This song is very powerfull and touching. I thank all the soldiers for their service, who fought for a good cause. Especially those who have paid the highest price. Greetings from Poland!
Nasty business that, the slight shake from arms hitting near or bouncing off, the roar of the engines, and the searing cold. No man should've had to endure that but those brave men will live in memory and in memorial.
Paul Anka wrote a masterpiece. As a soldier in the Army,as I grew up matured I realized the need to model what these soldiers did on 6 June and other field's of battle during W W 2.. Freedom and civilization was not a given. My dad was a B-17 pilot in Europe.These warriors defeated evil.
In Memorium: To: Greatest Generation Thursday 05:00 Hours 06June 2024 Subject: ...Operation Overlord... Eighty years ago today the coalition of the combined forces of the free world embarked upon the Great Crusade and launched the largest amphibious assault and landing on the code named beaches of Gold, Sword, Juno, Utah, and Omaha in La Normandie, France, to confront, engage, and overcome the tyrannical forces of Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers that held the Continent of Europe at bay since 1939. With intrepidity to the nth degree, the clarion call of "Duty, Honor, Country" was met by thousands of a coalition of combined Allied forces that spearheaded the Invasion of the Continent of Europe, ultimately leading to the defeat of the Axis Powers and the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Victory in Europe was proclaimed 08 May 1945 (07 May in the West and 09 May in the East) with celebrations in Washington, London, Paris , and Moscow. If only these brave warriors could see what they had fought and died for...the resultant landscape of Europe in particular and the world at large today. To those who made the supreme sacrifice: Requiescat In Pace To those who survived to return to their homes and loved ones: thank you for your sacrifice and service. The world can never, ever, say Thank You enough, thus this posting to remind both the young and the old alike why you've been and always will be remembered as the "Greatest Generation".
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
+Guy Byram All gave some, some gave all. Thanks to the allied men and women who gave us over freedom. Though our gratitude will never be able to repay you for our freedom.
Pena que um monte de idiotas, especialmente aqui no Brasil, não reconhecem esses sacrifícios e se jogam nos braços de ditadores comunistas. ua-cam.com/video/Omd9_FJnerY/v-deo.html
@@edgarbanuelos6472, it's actually part of the British Remembrance Day ceremony, which originally started for WW1 soldiers but now includes the soldiers of WW2.
My grandpa told me, "If you ever join the Armed Forces, make sure not to take shit from other soldiers because you are where you're supposed to be, so take my word and fight your enemies with whatever you have left in you!" This was the day he died from lung cancer. He was in the Korean War as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force Military Police, he protected France with pride! My other grandpa fought in Korea in the Army as a Radio Operator for the helicopters that came in, and even called in for more men when he needed to, he died of Heart Problems. My dad, now retired from fifteen years in the Marine Corps, he went into Afghanistan knowing that he had a price to pay for his country, and he protected his friends with any cost.
Even my own father blessed me and ensured that I go and join a project in the Thar Desert area of Rajasthan,which borders Pakistan when I got my transfer order right in front of him,all when he was diagnosed with Cancer and counting his days in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.Although he wasn't an Armed forces serviceman he lived like one n ensured that he injected the same quality into us.Salute n Respect from India.
I know a guy whose granddad was in World War II and whose father was in Vietnam and when he came of age she asked his dad if he would be in the military, and his dad told him not to join the military and when asked why not, he told his son, "because America the land of the free is now dead and I don't want you risking your life for the carcass".
Hear Hear. War - a sad testament to human nature that a few should rouse so many to war and that the many should follow. To glorify such human failing in song is a further sad testament. Religion and Marx have failed to improve our natures. Anyone for genetic engineering?
These guys weren't soldiers, at least to start. They were tellers, painters, mechanics, etc. But they sure as hell became soldiers when they went into battle. I know, my old man was one of them. Fought thru Normandy. Ended in Dec '45 with an Honorable Discharge that included medals.
Mine arrived right after D-Day as he was in the hospital not knowing if he'd be blind thanks to a live fire accident by another soldier when they shipped his squad out. As airborne, he stayed till after VE Day jumping at Remagen and other places. Then he came home to get ready for the Japan invasion he didn't think he'd survive when Truman gave the approval to drop the bomb. Invading Japan would have cost more lives than all we lost in both Europe and the Pacific combined. Tough call by Truman, but the right one.
My Uncle Joe was in the second wave as a medic, it was the longest day for sure, but the war did not end for him until 1946 he had to stay and help the Germans rebuild. His nightmare was the camps with the broken bodies. R I P Uncle Joe 2015
Eddie Renegade my dad, and several uncles and all the other old timers almost all long gone now- my heroes growing up. Not sports stars for crissakes! These were the men that relished life and built our nation to greatness after conquering the world. It was an honor to know them and whenever I see or hear some ANTIFA punk on FAKEBOOK say that they are like our Greatest Generation fighting Fascism, I tell them that they aren’t fit to wipe the asses of these great heroes of WWII.
Cheerful? Happy? NO! I cry every time I hear it! I saw the movie over 20 times and have the sountrack. Paul Anka's lyrics are anything but cheerful and happy. I am a veteran and will never forget June 6, 1944. Saving Private Ryan depicts the utter horror and brutality of that day in color. I am grateful The Longest Day was in black and white. It got the point across and I still see Red Buttons hanging from the church with the deafening bells ringing and the fear he felt that he would be spotted any second! All those young men slaughtered on Omaha Beach and the other beaches. To think, how many people will go to the beach tomorrow and not even know that June 6, 1944 was know as D-Day and signaled the start of the allies road to victory. May they all RIP and have our enduring gratitude.
The song and lyrics are upbeat and strong, courageous and determined. The theme is a victory march. The day was won despite overwhelming casualties. Imagine the courage it took for those men to step off the pontoons into a sea of blood from their comrades before them. They were a witness to the slaughter yet they still kept coming. I can't even imagine that kind of bravery. I don't even think it exists today. The Greatest Generation was truly the Greatest! God rest their souls and brave hearts.
Many men came here as soldiers Many men will pass this way Many men will count the hours As they live the longest dayMany men are tired and weary Many men are here to stay Many men won't see the sunset When it ends the longest dayThe longest day, the longest day This will be the longest day Filled with hopes and filled with fears Filled with blood and sweat and tearsMany men, the mighty thousands Many men to victory Marching on, right into battle In the longest day in history
My father trained them for D-Day in amphibious landings - he wasn't allowed to go because he was married to a "foreign national" - my mother was English whose home was 9 miles from where they practiced in England (not much of a security risk). So Dad was sent to the Pacific for Iwo and Okinawa. However, we were lucky enough to see the premier of this movie with the general portrayed by John Wayne. There were tears in his eyes for a lot of the movie, later he said it was for all the good men lost on that day, especially for those dropped on the German HQ. As an aside, Richard Todd played the Commanding Officer of the attack on Pegasus Bridge - in reality, he WAS the Executive Officer for that raid and the man who led the troops across the bridge to hold the other side. And the actor we knew as Charles Durning received the Silver Star for his actions @ Point du Hoc that day. ALL BRAVE MEN.
Surprisingly excellent performance with improvised arrangement featuring harmonies that did not included in the original version played by Mitch Miller. Well done!
Yes... Liberty... *french and brittish colonialism doesnt end for another 30 years* - *Poland, is left to rot in soviet hands after being used as an excuse to join the war* - *the cold war starts immediately* - *media censorship increases tenfold* - *spain remains a fascist dictatorship for 30 years*
@@antoinelachapelle3405 French & British colonialism ends in 30 years, Poland never completely gives up and regains its freedom after 40 years, the cold war ends with the fall of Soviet Union, media censorship calms and becomes harder and harder with the invention of the internet, Spain becomes a democratic country.
Without their sacrifice and victory, the French & British colonialism would be simply replaced by the Italian and Japanese colonialism (which means no decolonization of Africa and Asia), most of the Poles would be exterminated and Poland would be completely wiped out from the map, there would be probably cold war anyway between the USA and the new Europe and Asia, I think you can imagine the media censorship and Spain would stay fascist. Milions more would be exterminated and liberal reforms impossible.
Muchos hombres vendrán como soldados Muchos hombres pasarán por este camino Muchos hombres contarán las horas Vivirán el día más largo Muchos hombres se cansan, se fatigan Muchos hombres están aquí para quedarse Muchos hombres no verán el ocaso Cuando termine el día más largo El día más largo el día más largo Este será el día más largo Lleno de esperanzas y lleno de temores Lleno de sangre, sudor y lágrimas Miles de hombres poderosos Muchos hombres a la victoria Marchando derechos a la batalla En el día más largo en la historia
Both my Father and Uncle fought in the Burmese Front. Uncle, a Captain in the medical corps was captured by the Japanese and was MIA in the Singapore POW camps.
Can you imagine what that day must have been like..literally these men upon reaching that far away shore were bombarded by bullets once they hit the shore..it must have felt like an impossible task..but they prevailed.
This movie had big Hollywood stars...roles in the american forces the french free forces and the mixed uk armed forces..and our Canadian guy paul anka as a young American soldier.
music by PAUL ANKA... esta grande música é do famoso PAUL ANKA. Para o filme houve um arranjo orquestral de MAURICDE JARRE, o compositor de DOUTOR JIVAGO...
Damn Right! they were tough sonabitches back then, the world war 2 generation. My late father was in the "Big One" they called it back then. I had an uncle in Patton's third army fighting in Europe back then, ambushed a kraut patrol near a tank and massacred them all, and had gotten medals along with with his buddies. Another uncle was in North Africa chasing after General Rommel.
What a movie and what a song. Mind-blowing. Cheap Bollywood musicians have copied it and made famous hindi song "Zindagi has ke bitayenge ... hum to 7 rang hai ....."
My friend Hassan's son Qassim was born on the 6th of June I get him a Birthday Cake every year, with GOLD, SWORD, JUNO, OMAH, & UTAH mapped out on it! When he comes over to my place if I'm a little slow getting the flag out. He commands, "Get My Flag Up!" He starts Kindergarten this year, I bet he's the only one that knows the phonetic alphabet.
What happened? The mental disorder of liberalism w/c makes people incapable of logical reasoning and critical thinking. The cure is turning to Jesus Christ, and conservatism.
David Villa What idiocy! Conservatism what conservatism? The nuttery they call conservatism these days has nothing to do with conserving anything. And Jesus would be repulsed by the asinine hateful crap that hides behind his name.
love this film for many reasons, but the best aspect imo is that it shows that the german commanders were smart skilled officers that were simply duped and led by a drug addict dictator that refused to see the writing on the wall.
In school there was a kid who obsessed with military vehicles and played this song, the Russian anthem, and MCR in study hall. He later changed schools for psychiatric evaluation. The kid was also known for picking fights and trying to harm others. Ironically that's how we became friends. One day in 6th grade, he challenged me to fight that barely lasted a minute as for one I did MMA at the time and two I was a few inches taller and had much more bulk (he was a twig and I was the tallest in the grade then). So later he kept on hitting me at times because "[I was] the only one who [fought] back," and we did it as a game to each other as I didn't know it as anything else than friendly rough housing (as I come from a family that does birthday punches). So every time I hear this song it reminds me of him.
Your no more special Than any other English speaking nation, such as Canada , the U.K. Or Australia - the only difference is you boast and shout and are ignorant about the rest of the work
Sure,keep thinking that.Answer the this,why does everybody from all over the world want to come to America?Where are you from?I'll bet it's some shit hole.
+Justin Henry I'm American too buddy, no need to self-glorify yourself like that. You go down that path, and you start thinking you are better than everyone else. Let's not use a slippery slope fallacy here, but I urge you to consider what many of the most powerful nations in the world, say Nazi Germany, did when they thought they could conquer the world.
+twiceisworst My point is that the he US has done more good for the world than any other countries combined.We give to charities ,liberate people from tyrants.Are we perfect? Not by along shot.Exceptional ..absolutely.
Justin Henry I think it is wishful thinking to think that the US has "done more good for the world than any [all] other country combined". What good has the United States done? Overthrown democratic governments and helped rebel groups establish dictatorships to support our interests economically? Killed many innocents in many countries in congressionally unauthorized bombings and attacks? The thing is Justin, and I don't want to be condescending when I say this; you don't know what you are talking about. Keep in mind that there is a DIFFERENCE between ignorance and stupidity; ignorance is not being informed of something, and ignorance is holding stupid or illogical opinions even AFTER you are informed of something. Under that, I call you ignorant, not stupid. If you really would like to go on with the argument, if you can call it that, that the US has done the most for the world than every other country combined, let's get some examples going here, and we can go from there. But I suggest you realize that we did not become a global superpower, and are not still a global superpower, because we were moral and nice to others. We displayed our ultimate power a long time ago to Russia, in a place called Japan, with two bombs.
I was fighting at the most terrible place of the invasion - the OMAHA BEACH - nine of ten of us lost their lifes - but we weren't heroes - we were 18 y. old youngsters - and in the landing boats approaching the coast - we suddenly had shit in our uniforms - but we ran for our lifes - only one of ten survived - and the next ten hours - nowadays no one can imagine what we have to bare - ...no, I don't describe what happened - no one would believe me - but from the 18 th July 44 I'm blind - ok ?
I think, like most people, that it's one of the all time great war flicks. Unfortunately I also hear that most veterans dislike it: The actors are too old and the battle scenes are historically inaccurate. Eisenhower himself walked out on it. Veterans prefer Private Ryan because it's realistic and factual. ' Hell with it . . I still prefer LD.
People from all over the world went to America and then fought to free Europe from tyranny - including Lebanon from where the composer Paul Anka originated. A composition worthy of this great endeavour. The orchestration here is superb.
Hermoso himno de un gran Pais, País que para sus hijos menores de América Latina, murió hace décadas, hoy el sinónimo de EEUU es injusticias y conflictos injustos, incluso con sus propios hijos, Era mejor la América del mundo bipolar
No one has mentioned that the theme song was written by Paul Anka. According to Wiki: Although he appeared in several films, and was quite believable as a nervous, hyper young soldier in The Longest Day (1962) (for which he also composed the theme music). What a talented song writer.
Yeah. He was only 21 when this film was made
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YES, PAUL ANKA FOR THE LYRICS
AND
MAURICE JARRE, THE FRENCH COMPOSER
FOR THE MUSIC.
OSCARISED COMPOSER !
AND MUSIC WAS GOOD,
YOU CAN SING JUST THE TUNE.
TRY WITH MANY OTHERS SOUNDTRACKS, IT'S JUST
IMPOSSIBLE...
NO HARMONY, NO MELODY = NO GOOD TUNE !
PAM.
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
OCTOBRE 2023.
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Actually my favorite Anka song.
@@CharlesPuglisi This son is one of the official marches of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Here in Ottawa (Canada's Capital City). we have a street that was named after him, the Paul Anka Drive.
In 2005, he was appointed "an Officer of the Order of Canada" by the Governor General representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
That and it holds the single greatest collection of the best actors to ever grace the big screen! My goodness - this movie is a watershed moment in cinematography. My whole family watches it every June 6th; it's just too damn good - it's one of those movies that just can't be remade.
Yes it certainly is !!!!
This song is very powerfull and touching. I thank all the soldiers for their service, who fought for a good cause.
Especially those who have paid the highest price. Greetings from Poland!
Pavel from Pittsburgh, PA, USA...Dziękuję
Dad was overhead piloting a B-17. I miss you, Dad. ~ S A L U T E ~
Miss my WWII Marine dad so very much, too!
God Bless!!
Respect
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Slow hand salute to all who have lost their loved ones. This Veterans Day, they will be well thought of for their service and bravery! Thank you!
Nasty business that, the slight shake from arms hitting near or bouncing off, the roar of the engines, and the searing cold. No man should've had to endure that but those brave men will live in memory and in memorial.
Paul Anka wrote a masterpiece. As a soldier in the Army,as I grew up matured I realized the need to model what these soldiers did on 6 June and other field's of battle during W W 2.. Freedom and civilization was not a given. My dad was a B-17 pilot in Europe.These warriors defeated evil.
For 4376 men The Longest Day will never end.R.I.P
america was the land of home folks than...many of those men were never a hundred miles from home until duty called them....
truly for those more than 4 thousand souls...the longest day in history will never end...
Yet their spirit lives on forever
In Memorium:
To: Greatest Generation
Thursday
05:00 Hours
06June 2024
Subject:
...Operation Overlord...
Eighty years ago today the coalition of the combined forces of the free world embarked upon the Great Crusade and launched the largest amphibious assault and landing on the code named beaches of Gold, Sword, Juno, Utah, and Omaha in La Normandie, France, to confront, engage, and overcome the tyrannical forces of Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers that held the Continent of Europe at bay since 1939. With intrepidity to the nth degree, the clarion call of
"Duty, Honor, Country" was met by thousands of a coalition of combined Allied forces that spearheaded the Invasion of the Continent of Europe, ultimately leading to the defeat of the Axis Powers and the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
Victory in Europe was proclaimed 08 May 1945 (07 May in the West and 09 May in the East) with celebrations in Washington, London, Paris , and Moscow.
If only these brave warriors could see what they had fought and died for...the resultant landscape of Europe in particular and the world at large today.
To those who made the supreme sacrifice:
Requiescat In Pace
To those who survived to return to their homes and loved ones: thank you for your sacrifice and service.
The world can never, ever, say Thank You enough, thus this posting to remind both the young and the old alike why you've been and always will be remembered as the "Greatest Generation".
My respect to you all thank you from a generation who appreciate your bravery
Great music to go along with a great movie and great book by Cornelius Ryan. Thank you Paul Anka.
Good bless all those great men who made part of that epic day in the history of the free world. We'll never forget all of you. Brave Boys...!""
They weren't boys...
They were Men
Salute
i watched this with my grandpa. one of the best memories of us toghether.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
+Guy Byram All gave some, some gave all.
Thanks to the allied men and women who gave us over freedom. Though our gratitude will never be able to repay you for our freedom.
Salute to the Greatest Generation.
Happy Anniversary brave soldiers!
June 6, 2022!
Bonjour de la France !! et merci encore a nos héros ils ont mérité leur repos 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇲
God bless this song and John Wayne
For our tomorrow they gave their today lest we forget at the going down of the sun we will remember them. Thank you.
Is that a lyric?
@@edgarbanuelos6472 No..
Pena que um monte de idiotas, especialmente aqui no Brasil, não reconhecem esses sacrifícios e se jogam nos braços de ditadores comunistas. ua-cam.com/video/Omd9_FJnerY/v-deo.html
@@edgarbanuelos6472, it's actually part of the British Remembrance Day ceremony, which originally started for WW1 soldiers but now includes the soldiers of WW2.
My grandad won the vc there. Very proud of him
My grandpa told me, "If you ever join the Armed Forces, make sure not to take shit from other soldiers because you are where you're supposed to be, so take my word and fight your enemies with whatever you have left in you!" This was the day he died from lung cancer. He was in the Korean War as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force Military Police, he protected France with pride! My other grandpa fought in Korea in the Army as a Radio Operator for the helicopters that came in, and even called in for more men when he needed to, he died of Heart Problems. My dad, now retired from fifteen years in the Marine Corps, he went into Afghanistan knowing that he had a price to pay for his country, and he protected his friends with any cost.
Even my own father blessed me and ensured that I go and join a project in the Thar Desert area of Rajasthan,which borders Pakistan when I got my transfer order right in front of him,all when he was diagnosed with Cancer and counting his days in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.Although he wasn't an Armed forces serviceman he lived like one n ensured that he injected the same quality into us.Salute n Respect from India.
Salute to all men in uniformed and the front liners in figth for corona virus
@@kairaliking many salute and respects to your father
I know a guy whose granddad was in World War II and whose father was in Vietnam and when he came of age she asked his dad if he would be in the military, and his dad told him not to join the military and when asked why not, he told his son, "because America the land of the free is now dead and I don't want you risking your life for the carcass".
Still my favorite WWII film? Yes.
top film and films like this will never get made again a truly great epic movie.
This was a wonderful movie.
Hear Hear. War - a sad testament to human nature that a few should rouse so many to war and that the many should follow. To glorify such human failing in song is a further sad testament. Religion and Marx have failed to improve our natures. Anyone for genetic engineering?
You have perhaps an alternative answer to Hitler and the Nazis? Maybe you will get a chance to try it out in Trump's world. I pray not.
This is in my workout playlist while I train for the military. If it wasn't for the sacrifice these men made I wouldn't be here.
These guys weren't soldiers, at least to start. They were tellers, painters, mechanics, etc. But they sure as hell became soldiers when they went into battle. I know, my old man was one of them. Fought thru Normandy. Ended in Dec '45 with an Honorable Discharge that included medals.
My Uncle wound during landing on Nornady, Uncle wound in Korean and An escaped pow, Father fought the Japanese , my brother killed in Vietnam,
Mine arrived right after D-Day as he was in the hospital not knowing if he'd be blind thanks to a live fire accident by another soldier when they shipped his squad out. As airborne, he stayed till after VE Day jumping at Remagen and other places. Then he came home to get ready for the Japan invasion he didn't think he'd survive when Truman gave the approval to drop the bomb. Invading Japan would have cost more lives than all we lost in both Europe and the Pacific combined. Tough call by Truman, but the right one.
My Uncle Joe was in the second wave as a medic, it was the longest day for sure, but the war did not end for him until 1946 he had to stay and help the Germans rebuild. His nightmare was the camps with the broken bodies. R I P Uncle Joe 2015
Eddie Renegade my dad, and several uncles and all the other old timers almost all long gone now- my heroes growing up. Not sports stars for crissakes! These were the men that relished life and built our nation to greatness after conquering the world. It was an honor to know them and whenever I see or hear some ANTIFA punk on FAKEBOOK say that they are like our Greatest Generation fighting Fascism, I tell them that they aren’t fit to wipe the asses of these great heroes of WWII.
Aztec Warrior I’m so sorry about your brother. Your family has given more than share, to this country! God bless
This was a great movie
Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne
Blessent mon coeur D'une langueur Monotone
Verlaine
I love how in the past, a brutal war film could still have a cheerful, happy theme.
ALEXANDER1318 , I admire the reality of the astounding emotions.
Cheerful? Happy? NO! I cry every time I hear it! I saw the movie over 20 times and have the sountrack. Paul Anka's lyrics are anything but cheerful and happy.
I am a veteran and will never forget June 6, 1944. Saving Private Ryan depicts the utter horror and brutality of that day in color. I am grateful The Longest Day was in black and white. It got the point across and I still see Red Buttons hanging from the church with the deafening bells ringing and the fear he felt that he would be spotted any second! All those young men slaughtered on Omaha Beach and the other beaches. To think, how many people will go to the beach tomorrow and not even know that June 6, 1944 was know as D-Day and signaled the start of the allies road to victory. May they all RIP and have our enduring gratitude.
The song and lyrics are upbeat and strong, courageous and determined. The theme is a victory march. The day was won despite overwhelming casualties.
Imagine the courage it took for those men to step off the pontoons into a sea of blood from their comrades before them. They were a witness to the slaughter yet they still kept coming. I can't even imagine that kind of bravery.
I don't even think it exists today. The Greatest Generation was truly the Greatest! God rest their souls and brave hearts.
I mistakenly called the boats "pontoons". Actually they were called Higgins Boats used in the amphibious landing.
This film isn't like others. It is one of the best war films ever producted
75 years ago Many a soldier went to war Many came back Many did not For all Thank You
Dad went in on Utah Beach, 4th infantry division. Miss and love you Dad!
@@danbarbera5829 And the cue at 3:24 brings a tear to my as it does now
Many men came here as soldiers
Many men will pass this way
Many men will count the hours
As they live the longest dayMany men are tired and weary
Many men are here to stay
Many men won't see the sunset
When it ends the longest dayThe longest day, the longest day
This will be the longest day
Filled with hopes and filled with fears
Filled with blood and sweat and tearsMany men, the mighty thousands
Many men to victory
Marching on, right into battle
In the longest day in history
Thank you, sfc A. Lopez, U,S ARMY Retired
Thanks you for the great song .
Reminds me of "Sing Along with Mitch" years ago...
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My father trained them for D-Day in amphibious landings - he wasn't allowed to go because he was married to a "foreign national" - my mother was English whose home was 9 miles from where they practiced in England (not much of a security risk). So Dad was sent to the Pacific for Iwo and Okinawa. However, we were lucky enough to see the premier of this movie with the general portrayed by John Wayne. There were tears in his eyes for a lot of the movie, later he said it was for all the good men lost on that day, especially for those dropped on the German HQ. As an aside, Richard Todd played the Commanding Officer of the attack on Pegasus Bridge - in reality, he WAS the Executive Officer for that raid and the man who led the troops across the bridge to hold the other side. And the actor we knew as Charles Durning received the Silver Star for his actions @ Point du Hoc that day. ALL BRAVE MEN.
God. Bless. America.....never been liberated without you
John Wayne portrayed a colonel.
Truly the Greatest Generation 🇺🇸
這是我每天起床後必聽的進行曲之一 他能激發我的鬥志讓我整天充滿活力 在此也向那些為解放歐洲而犧牲的偉大英雄們致敬
They fought with honor and a lot of courage! Well done. Long live Freedom 🎈🎼💙💛
The music is so exciting.
Powerful music is very good.
Stress break music good.
I lost one family member on Omaha. The rest, (6), fought in the Pacific
Thank You for your family's bravery.
Respect to all the brave lads
Surprisingly excellent performance with improvised arrangement featuring harmonies that did not included in the original version played by Mitch Miller. Well done!
This choral version fits well into the selfless group activity of all these men, who sacrificed so much.
Brave people who sacrificed themselves for liberty, may the peace be with them.
Yes... Liberty... *french and brittish colonialism doesnt end for another 30 years* - *Poland, is left to rot in soviet hands after being used as an excuse to join the war* - *the cold war starts immediately* - *media censorship increases tenfold* - *spain remains a fascist dictatorship for 30 years*
@@antoinelachapelle3405 French & British colonialism ends in 30 years, Poland never completely gives up and regains its freedom after 40 years, the cold war ends with the fall of Soviet Union, media censorship calms and becomes harder and harder with the invention of the internet, Spain becomes a democratic country.
@@primkup none of which is the result of these people's sacrifice. Thanks for proving my point
@@antoinelachapelle3405 So all of this would happen anyway with the nazis and fascists ruling over Europe? Okay.
Without their sacrifice and victory, the French & British colonialism would be simply replaced by the Italian and Japanese colonialism (which means no decolonization of Africa and Asia), most of the Poles would be exterminated and Poland would be completely wiped out from the map, there would be probably cold war anyway between the USA and the new Europe and Asia, I think you can imagine the media censorship and Spain would stay fascist. Milions more would be exterminated and liberal reforms impossible.
Long life to all who fought and fight for freedom! 🎈🎼💙💛
Muchos hombres vendrán como soldados
Muchos hombres pasarán por este camino
Muchos hombres contarán las horas
Vivirán el día más largo
Muchos hombres se cansan, se fatigan
Muchos hombres están aquí para quedarse
Muchos hombres no verán el ocaso
Cuando termine el día más largo
El día más largo el día más largo
Este será el día más largo
Lleno de esperanzas y lleno de temores
Lleno de sangre, sudor y lágrimas
Miles de hombres poderosos
Muchos hombres a la victoria
Marchando derechos a la batalla
En el día más largo en la historia
i'am frenchie but sad ! god bless you man ! never forgot story for freedom !
Vive la France.
i come because today is 6 of june. RIP freedom figther.
On the 77th anniversary we still remember our heroes of d Day, 6/6/1944.
and on the 78th anniversary as well.
Both my Father and Uncle fought in the Burmese Front. Uncle, a Captain in the medical corps was captured by the Japanese and was MIA in the Singapore POW camps.
Amazing film, even with John Wayne in it playing the part of.......John Wayne.
unclemouldy1 Yep. John Wayne clobbered the Germans in Normandy. Why they never unleashed him on the Russians is beyond me.
John Wayne was an excellent war actor. Did anyone saw the fighting Seabees and The Sands of Iwo Jima?
John Wayne played ltc Benjamin vandervoort, Steve Forrest played cpt Harding, and Robert mitchum played bgen Norman cota
AR15SP1 , check Wikipedia for Eddie Albert’s military service.
Hey! Being John Wayne is difficult! Even the Duke found it hard when playing Genghis 'wayne' khan... 🤣🤣🤣
The first 24 hours of the invasion will decisive ,for us as well as the allies it will be THE LONGEST DAY. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
this made me cry....
最喜愛這首歌。包括音樂。人心振𡚒。三小時電影也不覺悶。很精彩。
It actually has a rather sad lyrics though
Can you imagine what that day must have been like..literally these men upon reaching that far away shore were bombarded by bullets once they hit the shore..it must have felt like an impossible task..but they prevailed.
On Omaha beach, casualties of the first wave exceeded 85%. It was the most fortified section of Normandy. If Rommel had more time, …
Wow, this song reminds me of my days when I was in Grade 7. Thanks for uploading.
John has a long mustash, i reapet long john has a long mustash
Haha, there is nothing more terrifying than Sean Connery running out of a landing craft waving a bren gun shouting "We're taking it back ya' bastads!"
Lol crazy Irishmen lol
Thanks, Chechia. You and the rest of Visegrad have our back.
The Greatest Generation.
Lest we forget....Honours to the bravehearts that secured freedom.
감명깊었던 영화였지요
Estos hombres deben ser siempre recordados, y europa jamas debe olvidar que su libertad fue hecha en america!
God, thank you for D-Day. Allies, thank you for D-Day.
They live in the heart of all of us...""
" How many ships?!"... "All Of Them!!!"
This movie had big Hollywood stars...roles in the american forces the french free forces and the mixed uk armed forces..and our Canadian guy paul anka as a young American soldier.
Thank you for liberating Europe
This is incredible!!!!!!!!!
music by PAUL ANKA... esta grande música é do famoso PAUL ANKA. Para o filme houve um arranjo orquestral de MAURICDE JARRE, o compositor de DOUTOR JIVAGO...
The best realistic film on D DAY with a all star cast.
Damn Right! they were tough sonabitches back then, the world war 2 generation. My late father was in the "Big One" they called it back then. I had an uncle in Patton's third army fighting in Europe back then, ambushed a kraut patrol near a tank and massacred them all, and had gotten medals along with with his buddies. Another uncle was in North Africa chasing after General Rommel.
God bless America
We'll never forget
What a movie and what a song. Mind-blowing.
Cheap Bollywood musicians have copied it and made famous hindi song "Zindagi has ke bitayenge ... hum to 7 rang hai ....."
yes a great movie it kind of shows what our men went through.
Never forget what these many men sacrificed, or what they did it for.
so great
Created and sung by Paul Anka, a Canadian who had a small part in the movie
Many men are toy soldiers , we will play today ..... The Longest Day helped inspire many hours of play with my Marx toy soldiers in the mid 1960s
My friend Hassan's son Qassim was born on the 6th of June I get him a Birthday Cake every year, with GOLD, SWORD, JUNO, OMAH, & UTAH mapped out on it! When he comes over to my place if I'm a little slow getting the flag out. He commands, "Get My Flag Up!" He starts Kindergarten this year, I bet he's the only one that knows the phonetic alphabet.
His Father will have my condoleces...
Magnifique 🎉😢😂
J’avais 2 ans😊😊
My Uncle was on Omaha Beach. Another relatives plane carried in the gliders and Paratroopers.
beautiful
Cette musique est tellement épique.
Too hard to believe we didn't learn from the greatest generation in our history. Only to facing those who are selling us out for their own gain.
What ever happened to this type of attitude? The lets go get'em and clobber them until they surrender inconditionally attitude
+ian luetkehans The Cold War.
Those who did it talked of it.
What happened? The mental disorder of liberalism w/c makes people incapable of logical reasoning and critical thinking. The cure is turning to Jesus Christ, and conservatism.
Ironic considering what FDR was.
David Villa What idiocy! Conservatism what conservatism? The nuttery they call conservatism these days has nothing to do with conserving anything. And Jesus would be repulsed by the asinine hateful crap that hides behind his name.
love this film for many reasons, but the best aspect imo is that it shows that the german commanders were smart skilled officers that were simply duped and led by a drug addict dictator that refused to see the writing on the wall.
80th anniversary. Listening on a loop
In school there was a kid who obsessed with military vehicles and played this song, the Russian anthem, and MCR in study hall. He later changed schools for psychiatric evaluation. The kid was also known for picking fights and trying to harm others. Ironically that's how we became friends. One day in 6th grade, he challenged me to fight that barely lasted a minute as for one I did MMA at the time and two I was a few inches taller and had much more bulk (he was a twig and I was the tallest in the grade then). So later he kept on hitting me at times because "[I was] the only one who [fought] back," and we did it as a game to each other as I didn't know it as anything else than friendly rough housing (as I come from a family that does birthday punches). So every time I hear this song it reminds me of him.
My uncles wear in that war and boy the story's they told me and that was the Longest Day in History. One got frost bit on his tows .
80 years ago today
An Oktoberfest song popped into my head but don't know the name. I hear the similar song in German restaurant.
Americans are an exceptional people.We always will be.
Your no more special Than any other English speaking nation, such as Canada , the U.K. Or Australia - the only difference is you boast and shout and are ignorant about the rest of the work
Sure,keep thinking that.Answer the this,why does everybody from all over the world want to come to America?Where are you from?I'll bet it's some shit hole.
+Justin Henry I'm American too buddy, no need to self-glorify yourself like that. You go down that path, and you start thinking you are better than everyone else. Let's not use a slippery slope fallacy here, but I urge you to consider what many of the most powerful nations in the world, say Nazi Germany, did when they thought they could conquer the world.
+twiceisworst My point is that the he US has done more good for the world than any other countries combined.We give to charities ,liberate people from tyrants.Are we perfect? Not by along shot.Exceptional ..absolutely.
Justin Henry I think it is wishful thinking to think that the US has "done more good for the world than any [all] other country combined". What good has the United States done? Overthrown democratic governments and helped rebel groups establish dictatorships to support our interests economically? Killed many innocents in many countries in congressionally unauthorized bombings and attacks?
The thing is Justin, and I don't want to be condescending when I say this; you don't know what you are talking about. Keep in mind that there is a DIFFERENCE between ignorance and stupidity; ignorance is not being informed of something, and ignorance is holding stupid or illogical opinions even AFTER you are informed of something. Under that, I call you ignorant, not stupid.
If you really would like to go on with the argument, if you can call it that, that the US has done the most for the world than every other country combined, let's get some examples going here, and we can go from there. But I suggest you realize that we did not become a global superpower, and are not still a global superpower, because we were moral and nice to others. We displayed our ultimate power a long time ago to Russia, in a place called Japan, with two bombs.
I was fighting at the most terrible place of the invasion - the OMAHA BEACH - nine of ten of us lost their lifes - but we weren't heroes - we were 18 y. old youngsters - and in the landing boats approaching the coast - we suddenly had shit in our uniforms - but we ran for our lifes - only one of ten survived - and the next ten hours - nowadays no one can imagine what we have to bare - ...no, I don't describe what happened - no one would believe me - but from the 18 th July 44 I'm blind - ok ?
Paul Anka of Lebanese Christian descent❤
A Canadian and had a role as a soldier in the movie.
Lebanese-Christians are a Nation.
Lost my father and two uncles that day
Did you recognize them in the movie?
My dad was a Seabee at Normandy.
"Dot-Dot-Dot-Dash, Dot-Dot-Dot-Dash"
Delta Fox I never realized it. V for victory!
"What's that?"
"That's the 'V' for vic'try sign, Dah-dah-dah-daaah, Hey, ain't you never heard Beethoven's Fif symphony?"
Morse code "V" - Victor!
My Uncle was on Omaha. And another relatives plane flew in the paratroopers.
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I think, like most people, that it's one of the all time great war flicks.
Unfortunately I also hear that most veterans dislike it: The actors are too old and the battle scenes are historically inaccurate.
Eisenhower himself walked out on it.
Veterans prefer Private Ryan because it's
realistic and factual.
' Hell with it . . I still prefer LD.
Bella bella
82nd AIRBORNE!!!!! (cheers to the 101st)
My question is why they did not air the movie on that day last month
People from all over the world went to America and then fought to free Europe from tyranny - including Lebanon from where the composer Paul Anka originated. A composition worthy of this great endeavour. The orchestration here is superb.
Hermoso himno de un gran Pais, País que para sus hijos menores de América Latina, murió hace décadas, hoy el sinónimo de EEUU es injusticias y conflictos injustos, incluso con sus propios hijos, Era mejor la América del mundo bipolar
This was the marchapst for the best regiment ever in the world....sadly dispanded after some fuck ups....The Canadian Airborne Regiment makes me cry
June 6, 1944. The world's longest day in the history of battles
Thing is "I do remember them" WO Rick Noland, WO Frank Melish....just a few killed in sep 2006
When you arrive in Colleville, you stop …...white cross ……..our heroes stay here