My 1st fav song as a kid, I brought this ''my moms record'' record to school while everyone else brought records of Kiss and disco, round 1977 I was 8, and it was ''bring a record day'', the kid with Skynyrd playing ''free bird'' won the class tho. life changing for me
All these Johnny Horton songs remind me so much of my dad. He loved these songs and so did I and still do. Miss my dad so much. Playing all these old songs. So many great singers in the 50's an 60's. Great memories.
Johnny Horton's treatment of this grave event injects some amount of humour that is not to be denied! I am always smiling as I listen! I have loved this since childhood! Thanks to my late father who introduced me to this genre of music!
@@eddrake9542it's a double entendre saying the gator was mad because they used him as a cannon and also that the gators head blew up due to being used as a cannon
Australian 🇦🇺 here… this was end of the PARTY / DANCE SONG 🎶… always bought the house down!!! Jumping up and down, spinning round, hugging, singing at the top of one’s voice!!! So many gorgeous memories!!!
In Rockport, MA, there is still a small cannonball lodged in one of the wooden pillars of a church belfry, from when a British ship came into the back harbor and tried to shoot the bell out of the top of the church, during the War of 1812. The black ball can be clearly seen against the white background of that old Protestant church; pretty cool.
Yes Susan let make mad just no we didn't have be this way you could say something so got it was really understand that will met you I no mad at you I do not like way do me just if don't want to that she the who are you are for real and serious about you it doesn't matter to bye
Johnny Horton was my uncle's favorite and had this song on his jukebox.. I use to play this song every time we visited, I was just a little kid. I'm playing this song in memory
My son was born in 1993 i played this song to him once he made it his four numder code he liked so well.thanks country music you helped me shape my family
Great song but the picture on UA-cam is the Battle of Bunker Hill outside Boston in 1776. Battle of New Orleans was January 1815 outside New Orleans of course.
+ukyorkie1 I'm pretty sure people know this. We're basically obsessed with everything British in America. Anglophiles are a legit thing. And Johnny Horton wrote/sung a song about the sinking of the Bismarck that was from the POV of the British fighting the Germans. I listened to Johnny Horton as a child, and I used to feel a sense of pride etc. from the Bismarck song. The Bismarck song makes you feel the same victory/pride as the British, so yeah, you don't have to worry.
My dad is buried in Chalmetter National Cemetery which is right next to the battlefield for the Battle of New Orleans. Dad is buried on the first row across the wall dividing the two areas. He served in World War I.
+Jessie Mckinney Although I've never met him, I miss him too. I don't know your father, so I can't say for sure, but I imagine he belongs to a group of men that this nation is sorely missing at the moment, and has been for a few decades.
My dad played this song every morning as well. He loved Johnny Horton. When I go home to visit he'd always play these songs for me. Now he's gone but I still listen to these songs my dad loved so well. It reminds me of my dad.
I'm very sure this battle was after the war ended tho technically in British terms becuase they had both signed a treaty but the Americans were still fighting lol correct me If im wrong becuase I dont know much about the war of 1812 except for us burning down the pink house now it's called the White House loool 🤣
Wasnt the battle of new Orleans after the treaty was signed though and the war ended lol for the British that is anyway mabey not the American's ovesly
@Biao Wang, an honest Canadian on one video said that Canadians are commonly indoctrinated about us in their institutions, so this explains their constant anti-Americanism. This is why smug Canadians like "sam farnsworth" lie through their teeth and mimic their European masters. Now try imagining that today with the rise of leftism in their country. But hey, with their crappy prime leader, Canada is exposed as a big joke to the world. No apologies there.
I haven't heard this song since my childhood in the 1960's and it put a big ol' grin on my face. God Bless Ol"Hickory and everyone that keeps him on our $20 bill.
Yeah but Ol’Hickory also kinda committed one of the worst violations of human rights that the country has ever done. Forcing the Cherokee off their recognized land because they had gold and weren’t white and then making them march halfway across the country in the blistering cold is a pretty good reason to come off the 20 dollar bill.
I was in Hanoi recently, and this song was blaring from the PA system for a large group of ladies doing calisthenics. Talk about surreal! But it was very enjoyable so far from home.
The whole war was a catalogue of mistakes and errors on both sides. One US unit discovered it was a bad idea to attack a mixed force of Canadian woodsmen and Native Americans in dense forest. British commander dithered so much he lost the opportunity to capture /destroy the harbour being used by American forces on the lakes. The initial US invasion and the British attack on New Orleans were both based on the same erroneous belief - that the locals were so disaffected they would switch sides. The battle of New orleans took place in 1815, 15 days after the peace treaty was signed because the news did not reach the area in time. etc, etc
The British didn't attack New Orleans. The war was over and they were going back to their ships that were docked in the gulf. Their ammo and guns were in crates. They weren't armed. Jackson slaughtered unarmed men after the treaty was signed.
Why would a battalion or whatever size element remain on the front lines while all of their arms were secures on ships. I think thats a bunch of modern fake news narritive.
My dad was in WW2 and he told some stories. He was wounded, but he wanted to fight. Like so many, he loved America. We had wonderful, brave soldiers. Thank you Johnny Horton.
Don't kid yourself. If we were being infiltrated by any group, you'd see so many loyal Americans fight back with whatever we had !! This ain't " the land of the free and the home of the brave" for nothin.... even if we have to fight for our freedoms !!!
Vicky Dowell With all the mass shootings in the last 10 years, I can see the enemy, and the enemy is us. We aren’t being infiltrated from beyond, it is happening from within, and something has to stop
We got this new fangled thing called the internet and those who didn't know the truth of how horrible our government is learned. My daddy was a marine. He taught me these songs and the truth about our government. I would never disrespect a service member or vet and I love my country, but our government is a corrupt bunch of devils
This was the 1st 45 I owned in my life it was my moms, but I loved it, almost as much as his other big hit North to Alaska,which was my favorite but my life changed at about 7 when I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan with my dad, after it changed my life and probably 80 million other kids that saw it too, I still remember going to school and every kid was talking about it, so from then on I was into music I raided my moms records, Lol it was slim pickens she was a country music fan Lol That song gave me that wonderful memory, Thanks!
Just discovered this song after a UFC fight last night. Luke Rockhold an American walked out to this before fighting Michael Bisping, a British fighter
@@TheGateShallStand Wrong! You got that back to front! Rockhold won the 1st fight and the fight in which he walked out to this song. The Brit got a lucky punch and won the 2nd fight.
Battle of Chalmette, and it wasn't as easy as this song suggest. The Brits breached the line but were repulsed by counter-attack. The breastworks kept the Brits from using their feared bayonet as a weapon.
My great great great grandfather served under General Jackson and General Carroll in Carroll's Lifeguards at the Battle of New Orleans and was the Sgt. Commanding the canon the KIA'ed British General Packingham. His name was Robert O'Rear. He even served with David Crockett in Florida as the Corporal under Sgt. Crockett at Pensacola and were cousins by marriage. This is all documented. Most who say they have family in the Battle of New Orleans can't prove it but I am one of the few and have even been at multiple ceremonies in New Orleans for the anniversary of the Battle. Also Johnny Horten who sings this song is buried in Bossier City, Louisiana next to my second cousin. So I have two different connections to this song.
I'm not sure when it was, but I think I had to fight my way through the dinosaurs to get to the music store in my little town. There, I went into a booth and listened to this record before I bought it---that was what you did way back then! This was the first 45 record I ever bought; I do not recall the price, but I felt very sophisticated and grown up. Love the song, and remembered every word. What fun!
The closest I came to meeting anyone like big John was when i met my first boss, Jeff Dodge. A Vietnam vet who served in the US Navy taught me how to fight and how to be gentle. I grew up needing a heavy hand to guide me. God rested his soul he died from bone cancer
after my Mom died we had a house keeper named Edna and she bought me this record she loved this song and she would play it as I was getting ready to leave for school She was one fantastic person
My kids used to march around the kitchen table to this song every time I played it! They're both married with kids of their own, now but they still remember doing so!
I was the only one in history class that not only knew who Johnny Horton was but had any of his cds. My teacher made me bring the CD in and play this song. I got an A
Grew up with this song and have always loved it. But within the last five years I have enjoyed a particular enthusiasm for the song as I have discovered that I have two ancestors who indeed fought the bloody British at the town of New Orleans.
What this song does NOT mention is that six weeks before this battle PEACE Had been declared! It took several weeks for messengers on both sides to reach all encampments!
I have to be honest. These songs helped me on my history tests I got into trouble in my civics class one question was when did wwII started. The song sink the Bismarck helped. Another question was what ship sunk the Bismarck. So I was singing the song. It says the hood was on its trail but it was the british fleet. lol
I’m a 30 year old man who lives in jersey. Grew up in the south. My ancestors fought for the south. I know what I was taught in school. But that’s not what I’ve been told from family. Boys marched with muskets for their pride. Had nothing to do with slavery. I’m not racist. But I am proud to be from the south. No shame of my ancestors whatsoever. I come from poor. Stop white washing. Stop being so fucking sensitive. History happened. Can’t change it. Let people have an opinion
I've got my dad's albums he played all my teen years, and I have the album with this song, Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits. I know and love all the songs on it.
My Mother And Aunt Met Johnny Horton And I Still Have The Original Black & White Picture They Had Took With Him On Each Side Of Johnny Horton ,Our Family Is From Louisiana 💖👍
We fired our guns and the British kept coming oh how happily my ancestors walked into death some of the bravest soldiers in the world I respect my ancestors so much btw this musician is really talented good way of getting kids into history
My mother had this album and I would play this over and over. Little did I know that when I grew up and joined the Army, I would join and fight with the very unit that fought and got its name from this battle . 7th Infantry Regiment aka the Cottonbalers: Damn Fine Soldiers! This is the regimental song. Hooah
Awwhh/reminds me of my dad also/what's really funny is I remember every darn word to that song! I cant sing it as fast as them but I know all the words/my dad used to run around playing his guitar singing all these songs to my brothers & i/& we would follow him around jumping up & down singing/having a good ol time/then my mother came home////// end of that story! Fun was over! Good memories w my dad/ he passed about 10 yrs ago/I miss them days/I miss my dad!
My 1st fav song as a kid, I brought this ''my moms record''
record to school while everyone else brought records of Kiss and disco, round 1977 I was 8, and it was ''bring a record day'', the kid with Skynyrd playing ''free bird'' won the class tho. life changing for me
To be fair, very few songs can beat out Free Bird. That song is just beautiful.
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All these Johnny Horton songs remind me so much of my dad. He loved these songs and so did I and still do. Miss my dad so much. Playing all these old songs. So many great singers in the 50's an 60's. Great memories.
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This song is timeless. No one like this today.
My dad loved these songs too! He passed away in 1978. These songs bring back childhood memories for me!
Debra Murphy My boss who's almost sixty, showed me this today.
Debra Murphy
I was born in 1978
Amen
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Johnny Horton's treatment of this grave event injects some amount of humour that is not to be denied! I am always smiling as I listen! I have loved this since childhood! Thanks to my late father who introduced me to this genre of music!
We listened to Johnny Horton on every road trip we took when I was little. I'm 32 and love this mans voice!!
"and when we lit the powder off the gator lost his mind" That has to be one of the best lines ever put to music
I’m dumb on this one.I’m on my 8th book about Gettysburg and so far I can’t relate to “ alligator.” Please enlighten me.
@@eddrake9542it's a double entendre saying the gator was mad because they used him as a cannon and also that the gators head blew up due to being used as a cannon
Australian 🇦🇺 here… this was end of the PARTY / DANCE SONG 🎶… always bought the house down!!! Jumping up and down, spinning round, hugging, singing at the top of one’s voice!!! So many gorgeous memories!!!
Such a catchy song. A true song of Americana
Take away the na at the end please
Rip Alligator died serving his country
Well said frend
Alligator 2000 years later:💀
Gator didn't die he just Lost his mind,
bozo loco then they stuffed him with cannonballs
@@thewingedhussairs931 oh, he launched those when they touched the power off
I got so much of my history education from Johnny Horton! I loved reading about the things he sang about..
We need more songs like this to teach this current generation what it took build this nation in the first place
Agreed
It was a very pointless war that the war hawks stumbled the US into. Not exactly fought for a noble cause.
Fr, nobody cares about the soldiers who died just because it was a long time ago
The younger generation is getting dumber every year.
This nation is controlled by the central government our founding fathers opposed🙏🏴☠️🇺🇸🦅🗽🫡
In Rockport, MA, there is still a small cannonball lodged in one of the wooden pillars of a church belfry, from when a British ship came into the back harbor and tried to shoot the bell out of the top of the church, during the War of 1812. The black ball can be clearly seen against the white background of that old Protestant church; pretty cool.
Yes Susan let make mad just no we didn't have be this way you could say something so got it was really understand that will met you I no mad at you I do not like way do me just if don't want to that she the who are you are for real and serious about you it doesn't matter to bye
@@jeremyshawnfoster779 Good grief! Are you a foreigner or just drunk? What you tried to say does not make sense. Try again when you're sober.
Johnny Horton was my uncle's favorite and had this song on his jukebox.. I use to play this song every time we visited, I was just a little kid. I'm playing this song in memory
I listened to this song as a kid and I'm listening to it today.
It never gets old.
Only better.
thanks to Johnny from port Adelaide, Australia..
aha, australia. awesome, bud. melbourne over here. besta luck ;)
Best of luck from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Hope your enjoying this Song.
Aussies lovin' our war song! :D Come and get some boyyyzzz.
@@Religious_man ahhh yeah brotherman
Sorry the rebellions in Australia didn't succeed. 🙁 y'all are so much like us, it's uncanny lol. Much respect to you from the USA. 🇺🇸✊🇦🇺
My son was born in 1993 i played this song to him once he made it his four numder code he liked so well.thanks country music you helped me shape my family
Great song but the picture on UA-cam is the Battle of Bunker Hill outside Boston in 1776. Battle of New Orleans was January 1815 outside New Orleans of course.
Listened to this song many times as a child! Americans need to do this!
+ukyorkie1 I'm pretty sure people know this. We're basically obsessed with everything British in America. Anglophiles are a legit thing. And Johnny Horton wrote/sung a song about the sinking of the Bismarck that was from the POV of the British fighting the Germans. I listened to Johnny Horton as a child, and I used to feel a sense of pride etc. from the Bismarck song. The Bismarck song makes you feel the same victory/pride as the British, so yeah, you don't have to worry.
@ukyorkie1 Exactly!
@Matt Dear no the we need to beat the democrats
Gregory Scott Martin,11/19/1971 I was born In the U.S but now the government won't leave me alone and I just want to die
@@gregorymartin3047 Do not let the government drag you down!!!
My dad is buried in Chalmetter National Cemetery which is right next to the battlefield for the Battle of New Orleans. Dad is buried on the first row across the wall dividing the two areas. He served in World War I.
Love these old songs! They take me back to my younger days, when you could understand all the lyrics!
i can still sing this song. something is wrong with me. Love Johnny Horton.
I sing with it regularly still. In fact, one of my CD's is in my car player right now. LOVE all his songs!!
Haven't heard this in 60 years, still makes me smile!
My dad loved these songs i miss him so much
+Jessie Mckinney
Although I've never met him, I miss him too.
I don't know your father, so I can't say for sure, but I imagine he belongs to a group of men that this nation is sorely missing at the moment, and has been for a few decades.
Johnny had the most bad ass voice ever!!!!!!!!
GAWmisfit ikr
Real
Daniel Standup Rivera
My dad played this song every morning as well. He loved Johnny Horton. When I go home to visit he'd always play these songs for me. Now he's gone but I still listen to these songs my dad loved so well. It reminds me of my dad.
Great Song. I still can't get it out of my mind... I like how it made his voice gravelly when gets to the line " and they ran threw through the...."
Heard this song as a kid. Never forgot it. Awesome tune my parents used to play.
"They ran through brambles and bushes where even rabbits couldn't go" Awesome imagery.
Mick M Although the British troops were still in good enough order to start planning attacks on outlying forts ...
I'm very sure this battle was after the war ended tho technically in British terms becuase they had both signed a treaty but the Americans were still fighting lol correct me If im wrong becuase I dont know much about the war of 1812 except for us burning down the pink house now it's called the White House loool 🤣
Wasnt the battle of new Orleans after the treaty was signed though and the war ended lol for the British that is anyway mabey not the American's ovesly
@Biao Wang, an honest Canadian on one video said that Canadians are commonly indoctrinated about us in their institutions, so this explains their constant anti-Americanism. This is why smug Canadians like "sam farnsworth" lie through their teeth and mimic their European masters. Now try imagining that today with the rise of leftism in their country. But hey, with their crappy prime leader, Canada is exposed as a big joke to the world. No apologies there.
Sam Farnsworth We’ll remember that when the Russians come to annex you, you lying sack of dung.
Oh, I grew up to these songs! My Dad was an Ex-Marine, but always a Marine! Loved this song!
Johnny Horton was a great person that I miss.
Enjoyed this movie like all of his! Drama,western or comedy!
I haven't heard this song since my childhood in the 1960's and it put a big ol' grin on my face. God Bless Ol"Hickory and everyone that keeps him on our $20 bill.
Yeah but Ol’Hickory also kinda committed one of the worst violations of human rights that the country has ever done. Forcing the Cherokee off their recognized land because they had gold and weren’t white and then making them march halfway across the country in the blistering cold is a pretty good reason to come off the 20 dollar bill.
@@ChipCheerio dont disrespect an american hero scumbag
I listened to this song on a big record when I was 5 years old and almost 50 years later I still love it
me and my grandpa use to listen to this a lot it never gets old I had it play,at his funeral and sang it to him there
I was in Hanoi recently, and this song was blaring from the PA system for a large group of ladies doing calisthenics. Talk about surreal! But it was very enjoyable so far from home.
I grew up to this song thanks! For Giving this back to the people who grew up to this
My mom and dad loved Johny Horton. I love your talent and also you . JHorton
Grew up in Louisiana, can't imagine a British army being dumb enough to attack an army of crazy Cajuns on their own territory.
do you like the saints
The whole war was a catalogue of mistakes and errors on both sides. One US unit discovered it was a bad idea to attack a mixed force of Canadian woodsmen and Native Americans in dense forest. British commander dithered so much he lost the opportunity to capture /destroy the harbour being used by American forces on the lakes. The initial US invasion and the British attack on New Orleans were both based on the same erroneous belief - that the locals were so disaffected they would switch sides. The battle of New orleans took place in 1815, 15 days after the peace treaty was signed because the news did not reach the area in time. etc, etc
@@ianmoseley9910, war sucks, dude.
The British didn't attack New Orleans. The war was over and they were going back to their ships that were docked in the gulf. Their ammo and guns were in crates. They weren't armed. Jackson slaughtered unarmed men after the treaty was signed.
Why would a battalion or whatever size element remain on the front lines while all of their arms were secures on ships. I think thats a bunch of modern fake news narritive.
My dad was in WW2 and he told some stories. He was wounded, but he wanted to fight. Like so many, he loved America. We had wonderful, brave soldiers. Thank you Johnny Horton.
This is a song of old American Pride. WTH happened to who we were??? It truly breaks my heart what our nation has now become.
Don't kid yourself. If we were being infiltrated by any group, you'd see so many loyal Americans fight back with whatever we had !! This ain't " the land of the free and the home of the brave" for nothin.... even if we have to fight for our freedoms !!!
Hard to have pride in Andrew Jackson, the only President to have perpetrated a deliberate genocide -- disobeying the Supreme Court to do it.
Vicky Dowell With all the mass shootings in the last 10 years, I can see the enemy, and the enemy is us. We aren’t being infiltrated from beyond, it is happening from within, and something has to stop
I agree our nation has become a bunch of people offended by everything, and kids who think they run the place
We got this new fangled thing called the internet and those who didn't know the truth of how horrible our government is learned. My daddy was a marine. He taught me these songs and the truth about our government. I would never disrespect a service member or vet and I love my country, but our government is a corrupt bunch of devils
ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER BY THE LATE GREAT JOHNNY HORTON! (1959)
June 30th.? My birthday 1959. Love his music since I was born.
Love Johnny Hortons music!!
This was the 1st 45 I owned in my life it was my moms, but I loved it, almost as much as his other big hit North to Alaska,which was my favorite but my life changed at about 7 when I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan with my dad, after it changed my life and probably 80 million other kids that saw it too, I still remember going to school and every kid was talking about it, so from then on I was into music I raided my moms records, Lol it was slim pickens she was a country music fan Lol That song gave me that wonderful memory, Thanks!
Just discovered this song after a UFC fight last night. Luke Rockhold an American walked out to this before fighting Michael Bisping, a British fighter
Who won the UFC fight? The yank or The brit?
@@davy1458 brit won first time around, fought again later and the yank won, history makes it self it seems.
@@TheGateShallStand Yank are you British
@@danielmallory4687 well you see, mocking people in common slang makes people angry sometimes.
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Wrong! You got that back to front!
Rockhold won the 1st fight and the fight in which he walked out to this song.
The Brit got a lucky punch and won the 2nd fight.
Grandpa introduced me to this song on cassette. :) Thank you for upload!
Jonny Horton always,such magic songs and a dam good voice to go with it🤣
Always loved this song, liked words and the beat!
AS A CHILD THIS WAS THE IST JOHNNY HORTON SONG I HEARD,
Same
I wish all history was this easy to learn
for me it is
Written by a history teacher from Arkansas...
Battle of Chalmette, and it wasn't as easy as this song suggest. The Brits breached the line but were repulsed by counter-attack. The breastworks kept the Brits from using their feared bayonet as a weapon.
ah yes, the alli-cannon. a very well known and effective tactic used by the US in the early 1800s
Sabbaton does make it interesting (but it is metal so it might not scratch your itch).
Dad
loves this!!!
My great great great grandfather served under General Jackson and General Carroll in Carroll's Lifeguards at the Battle of New Orleans and was the Sgt. Commanding the canon the KIA'ed British General Packingham. His name was Robert O'Rear. He even served with David Crockett in Florida as the Corporal under Sgt. Crockett at Pensacola and were cousins by marriage. This is all documented. Most who say they have family in the Battle of New Orleans can't prove it but I am one of the few and have even been at multiple ceremonies in New Orleans for the anniversary of the Battle. Also Johnny Horten who sings this song is buried in Bossier City, Louisiana next to my second cousin. So I have two different connections to this song.
this is my favorite song Thank you making the song i love how you made the pictures an the music an improved
This whole record is just amazing
As a kid I listened to,all of our history from my dad!
I'm not sure when it was, but I think I had to fight my way through the dinosaurs to get to the music store in my little town. There, I went into a booth and listened to this record before I bought it---that was what you did way back then! This was the first 45 record I ever bought; I do not recall the price, but I felt very sophisticated and grown up. Love the song, and remembered every word. What fun!
Johnny Horton, still my favorite History teacher!
The closest I came to meeting anyone like big John was when i met my first boss, Jeff Dodge. A Vietnam vet who served in the US Navy taught me how to fight and how to be gentle. I grew up needing a heavy hand to guide me. God rested his soul he died from bone cancer
MY DAD. 💖 THIS SONG TOO
BRING BACK MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD TODAY MY DAD. HAVES BEEN GONE FOR 9 YEARS I. 💖 & MISS MY DAD SO MUCH
I would always beg my dad to play this as a kid, still love it years later
As a teenager I learned my American History by listening to my radio pop songs during the night! I never did my homework! James
When I was young sang this with my dad while the 78 spun on the turntable happy days
ONE OF THER GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN! (1959.) RIP JOHNNY HORTON!
Lost too soon....love these songs!
I absolutely love this song it reminds me of my childhood. My dad used to play this on the guitar
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after my Mom died we had a house keeper named Edna and she bought me this record she loved this song and she would play it as I was getting ready to leave for school She was one fantastic person
Sounds as fresh today as it did in 1959 !
What a melody absolutely fantastic. ..one of the best tunes I've ever heard ...
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. Such a badass line
we filled his head with cannonballs and pwdered his behind, when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind.
My kids used to march around the kitchen table to this song every time I played it! They're both married with kids of their own, now but they still remember doing so!
I was the only one in history class that not only knew who Johnny Horton was but had any of his cds. My teacher made me bring the CD in and play this song. I got an A
Grew up with this song and have always loved it. But within the last five years I have enjoyed a particular enthusiasm for the song as I have discovered that I have two ancestors who indeed fought the bloody British at the town of New Orleans.
Gotta love a history lesson set to music!
You want history lessons in music? Listen any Sabaton song. Start with ua-cam.com/video/hZNeastYxEc/v-deo.html
Great classic by a true country artist
What this song does NOT mention is that six weeks before this battle PEACE Had been declared! It took several weeks for messengers on both sides to reach all encampments!
I have to be honest. These songs helped me on my history tests I got into trouble in my civics class one question was when did wwII started. The song sink the Bismarck helped. Another question was what ship sunk the Bismarck. So I was singing the song. It says the hood was on its trail but it was the british fleet. lol
If your patriotism goes as far back as the Continental United States, you are a true american. 🇺🇸
200 years isnt that far back son
West Virginia Scots Irish,sons of the Revolution
@@danielmccoy8875 A salute to you, Brother.
Noah, you’re a drongo
@@nzmarkb8713 Thank fuck I'm not an liberal yobbo like you.
I’m a 30 year old man who lives in jersey. Grew up in the south. My ancestors fought for the south. I know what I was taught in school. But that’s not what I’ve been told from family. Boys marched with muskets for their pride. Had nothing to do with slavery. I’m not racist. But I am proud to be from the south. No shame of my ancestors whatsoever. I come from poor. Stop white washing. Stop being so fucking sensitive. History happened. Can’t change it. Let people have an opinion
10 years old love love love Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin and of course Tony Horton
Tony Horton? Oh, the former first baseman (circa 1973) of the Cleveland Indians?
the one who made this famous is Johnny Horton who had a son tommy horton who sings his songs now...
I used to sing this as a kid! I still remember all the words!
Loved this song since I was a kid.
Always wondered if that part about the alligator is a true story.
Wouldn't surprise me if it was 😏
Nah! It's just one of those tall tales Southerners like to tell! Something to lighten the gravity of the situation.
One of my favorites . . . Love it . Stay Frosty All
Written by schoolteacher Jimmy Driftwood in the Ozarks of Arkansas, for his history class.
John Hunter--Mt. View, Ar. to be Exact....
When?
I was one of his Students.
I remember singing this song in elementary school god I miss those days
This song is really catchy, i love it!
My youngest son who is 16 was with my dad and he heard this song he came and was singing this song he has it on his playlist
remembering this as a child growing up, now I'm going onto 50 years old lol
remembering this as a child growing up, now I'm going onto 70 years old
I've got my dad's albums he played all my teen years, and I have the album with this song, Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits. I know and love all the songs on it.
My Grandfather loves this song, but we're Canadian...
My Mother And Aunt Met Johnny Horton And I Still Have The Original Black & White Picture They Had Took With Him On Each Side Of Johnny Horton ,Our Family Is From Louisiana 💖👍
Now that brought back memories
I love this song and that's coming from a Welshman, cheers from Holywell, North Wales!!!
Tuxedo Wolf do you like the USA and Americans?
@@TheIceman567 I certainly do my friend!
Tuxedo Wolf cool I’m American and I love the UK. My fiancé is English. In fact I’ll be back in England on Sunday 🇬🇧🏴🏴🤝🇺🇸
We fired our guns and the British kept coming oh how happily my ancestors walked into death some of the bravest soldiers in the world I respect my ancestors so much btw this musician is really talented good way of getting kids into history
My mother had this album and I would play this over and over. Little did I know that when I grew up and joined the Army, I would join and fight with the very unit that fought and got its name from this battle . 7th Infantry Regiment aka the Cottonbalers: Damn Fine Soldiers!
This is the regimental song. Hooah
Is that 2-7 infantry out of Fort Stewart
@@badass19691
Hooah....did a tour with 1/7 also.
Combat Shamrocks I was in 3/69 armour B/C
Was attached to 2/7 In when I was in Iraq
Love this music
My pop loved this johnny horton, he passed away in Dec 2012 😢😢😢😢 but someone has to pass on good music so here I am.
Britain : “ We are the strongest army”
The colonies : *Hold my beer*
Not even when compared to ONLY other EU militaries
Wish I was a Brit. I'm Aussie and would love to come to England
Wrong war...
This song is about War of 1812 (Anglo-American War).
J
I told
I listen to this song on my birthday every year. It's my bd-gift
from history.
Is your B-day the anniversary of the battle
Being from Louisiana, especially love the gator line. 😂 if it wasn't for gma i probably wouldn't have known this song at all.
I'm from Louisiana to
Awwhh/reminds me of my dad also/what's really funny is I remember every darn word to that song! I cant sing it as fast as them but I know all the words/my dad used to run around playing his guitar singing all these songs to my brothers & i/& we would follow him around jumping up & down singing/having a good ol time/then my mother came home////// end of that story! Fun was over! Good memories w my dad/ he passed about 10 yrs ago/I miss them days/I miss my dad!