To Americans: The reason why this version is slightly slower is because it needs to be marched to, the tempo has been adjusted to suit our marching style
To Americans: the reason why this version is slightly slower is because it is appropriately performed by the best military band in the world. With the best marching style overall, by the way (surely the most elegant).
Andrea Colombini A lot of people would argue that The Commandant's Own Drum and Bugle Corps is, far and away, the best military band, especially for marching, and this song is the National March of the U.S.A. There is no reason you can't march to the standard tempo, you can march pretty adequately at tempos of 220 bpm with practice.
It does give one a sense of satisfaction to see an ally's band playing an American Military March. Now to get them to sing the words...THAT would be pie'ce de re'sistance!
What an Honor To Play Our American March Music Called The Stars and Stripes Forever By John Philip Sousa and as I'm American Now I'm 20 Years Old and I Just Want To Say Thank You So Much British Military Music Marching Band For Playing Our American March Music Called The Stars and Stripes Forever By John Philip Sousa and We Are Appreciated it and Because We Are Americans and We Are The United States Of America and We Love You and We Thank You From The Bottom Of Our Hearts and British People We Love All Of You and Good Job and God Bless America and God Save The King From USA. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
As a former US Army soldier for 27 years and a Patriot for 62 years, I would like to commend the British Grenadier Guards for their superb performance of the "Stars and Stripes Forever" on this video. It is my favorite version. I would encourage you fine musicians to disregard all of the silly naysayers below. They are simply foolish and don't understand the camaraderie of the profession of soldiers, nor the sense of patriotism you inspire among Americans who love this song. I hope the US Army Band will someday do as good a rendition of "Rule Britannia" or the "British Grenadiers" in tribute to your nation as well. God bless you all for this video and may our (Great Britain and the US) "special relationship" remain forever.
@ Cole Carrogan ( sorry if I butchered your name) you forgot to mention no nuclear weapons, no Cold War which restored the US economy, no revolution in nuclear power, and no United Nations. Plus, there would probably still be a WW2 between the US and central powers seeing our philosophies and agendas varied greatly.
+Kegan Terry You heard the drums because the Brits use drum heads made from tanned animal hide, not plastic. Love the full, big sound of the drums. The soiund is not the tappy-tap plastic drums often used in American bands. I wish they had had a trio play the obbligado.
Kegan Terry if you like the sound of these drums you need to hear the hellcats of West Point the oldest American drum corps. They still play on the lovely rope snares with animal hides and have an amazing performance every time they don't get hit with an axe thrown by a reporter
08/05/2017 +Kegan Terry 2 years ago I'm pretty certain that the music was dubbed from a staged setting over the video. The music doesn't sound as if it was played outdoors. Regardless, the music and the musicians performed well.
A nice gesture by the Grenadier Guards. American Marine Corps Bands occasionally play ,"A Life On an Ocean Wave and The World Turned Upside Down" in deference to their British counterparts, the Royal Marines. While we were bitter enemies in the past, today we embrace our strong ties and common heritage.
Red 6675 Your reference to the bitterness in the past please excuse me for pointing out ,that was God knows how many years ago ,hundeds of years have past ,almost forgotten. But you are the very best for keeping the poor starving people in the world alive ,we the UK come next with 10 percent of your total ,great country USA,proud to be friends whilst we have enemies like Putin,who will stop at nothing !
208 years of cohesion and cooperation and glad about, I may always make fun of our friends across the pond but I am always glad to call you out good friends and allies, may we never take each other for granted and I hope for another 208 years of friendship and cooperation, cheers mate!
God save the Queen! I love you Britain our relationship will last forever. R.I.P to my best friend who is British and in the grenadier guards. Our time together in Afghanistan together was strong my life will never be the same without you. I hope one day that British troops train ours because Britain has got the best infantry and uniform in the world. God save the Queen and rest in peace Paul :'(
@Anne Asgard Not really, US and Japanese conflict was pretty much going to happen at some point and was inevitable regardless on how hard we tried to stay out of the war. The Japanese plans for the Pacific made sure of that. Our embargo of oil against Japan directly made sure we were going to fight it out at some point. Japan needed oil and resources for it's military and it could not get from its own country so they had to take it from others. And the US stood directly in their path with our bases in the Philippines, which were a prime target for Japan, Guam, Marshall Islands, Wake Island, Midway Island and the main naval base at Pearl Harbor. All of which could threaten any Japanese conquests or supplying of their conquered areas. So we had to be dealt a major blow BEFORE we could fully ready our forces against them and threaten their plans. Hence the plan to attack Pearl Harbor and knock our main fleet out and possibly keep us from directly entering the war for at least 6 months while we rebuilt the fleet. And in that time Japan would have completed its conquests and dug in. And then came Germany and Hitler's declaration of war against the US a few days after Pearl Harbor dragging us into the war in Europe directly.
No. As Gorombey pointed out, it would have been ironic if this had been the Spanish military. As it is, there's a fantastic tribute here. But no irony.
As an American Citizen and Combat Veteran I can say that there are very few times that I have heard our March Song: 'Stars and Stripes Forever' played so smartly...The best time I heard this play so well was by our very own 1st Marine Division Band when we were on parade in Southern California upon return from victory in the 1st Gulf War...this performance by the Queens Royal Grenadier's is a close second..
U.S. and UK forever. After all, they did help us fight and conquer the evil forces of Hitler in France, Belgium, and Germany in World War II. And the British played an important role as our allies in the Battle of the Bulge
Eric Kessler My old man's outfit (US) was attached to the British 2nd Army in France, Holland and on into Germany. He had nothing but praise for UK forces.
+Eric Kessler they FUNDED them evil forces, not stopped them. Research controlled opposition. Does'nt matter who acts as the hero's because they only do it to give themselves credibility.
Yeah you guys really made it yours. If you didn’t know it was American you’d think it was an old British march. Sounds like it at the beginning especially .
I think that The Band of the Grenadier Guards did a great job in performing the Stars and Stripes Forever. Too often this piece is played too fast, it is a marching piece of music and not race song. Marching bands carry a limited number of instruments and is not an orchestra.
It might be worth noting that the Guards performed this piece at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, whose mother, Jennie Jerome Churchill, was American.
This is as good as it can get in any band. One thing I have always noticed about the British military bands is they are all in tune. The bass drummer is playing it properly with his left hand on the drum to stop the echo that would otherwise occur. I love the guards bands and never tire of watching and listening. Thanks for the video.
Anyone who believes that Sousa marches are best played by American bands has never heard the Band of the Grenadier Gaurds play Sousa marches. I'm an American but I have to call it like I see it. And by the way, thanks to all who serve, whatever the branch!
Blenheim Palace - where this performance was staged and filmed - was home to one of the most famous Anglo-Americans in history: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG (1874 - 1965), twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first during 1940 - 1945 and then during 1951 - 1955. Churchill was both born and raised at Blenheim Palace. In 1705, the manor of Woodstock in Oxfordshire was gifted by a grateful nation to Sir John Churchill KG, His Grace the First Duke of Marlborough (elevated to the Dukedom by Queen Anne: December 1702) - one of England's and Great Britain's greatest military heroes, for his exceptional exertions and his unbroken string of brilliant victories on the Continent during the War of the Spanish Succession (May 1702 - July 1715). Churchill/Marlborough commissioned the construction of a grand stately home upon his new property, and named it "Blenheim Palace", after perhaps his most renowned and celebrated victory at the Battle of Blenheim (otherwise referred to as the "Battle of Blindheim" or the "Second Battle of Höchstädt") on 13 August 1704, located in what is today southern Germany. In early June 1722, the Duke suffered a stroke at Cumberland Lodge, his second home which was and is still situated in Windsor Great Park close to Windsor Castle, which latter was then and today remains a residence of the reigning monarch. The 1st Duke finally died at 4:00 am in the morning, on 16 June 1720, at the age of 72 and was buried in the chapel at Blenheim Palace, where he lies to this day. The building of Blenheim Palace was deemed complete upon the death of the 1st Duke, and remains the only non-Royal, non-Episcopalian house in the UK to enjoy the title of 'Palace'. Blenheim Palace has 200 rooms, and lies in the grounds of an estate comprising 2,100 acres. During WW1, Blenheim Palace served as a hospital for wounded soldiers, and in WW2, it served as a home to evacuees from Britain's bombed-out cities. The Palace remains one of the UK's largest houses, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Blenheim Palace remains the property, home and principal residence of the Dukes and Duchesses of Marlborough. The commercial operations of the Blenheim estate are now so large, however, that Blenheim Palace and its concomitant interests are currently comprised of a series of companies, owned and operated by a trust, of which the current 12th Duke of Blenheim (i.e. Charles James Spencer-Churchill) is a trustee. The 1st Duke of Marlborough also carried the title of Sir John Churchill KG - or: Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which order was created by King Edward III in 1348. The Order of Garter is England's and the UK's oldest Order of Chivalry, and the third most most prestigious honour in the country (behind the Victoria Cross and the George Cross). The Honour of Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter lies solely within the personal gift of the monarch, and is not subject to the advice of the ministers of His/Her Majesty's Government ('HMG'). But a knighthood of the Garter cannot be inherited, being awarded only for the lifetime of the recipient. Sir John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, inherited two preceding titles from his own forebears and was awarded a number of further hereditary titles during his own lifetime. All these hereditary titles are still born by the Dukes of Marlborough to this very day, who traditionally inherit all of the following British honours and titles upon accession to the Dukedom: - - Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (created: 1603) - Earl of Sunderland (1643) - Baron Churchill of Sandridge (1685) - Earl of Marlborough (1689) - Marquess of Blandford (1702) - Duke of Marlborough (1702) And, at various times, the following foreign titles and honours: - - Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (created: 1704 by Emperor Joseph I) - Prince of Mindelheim (created: 1705/returned: 1714 under the Treaty of Utrecht) And if you're wondering if the 'Spencer' part of the Marlborough and Churchill family names means that Winston Churchill was in some way related to the late Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, then the answer is: 'yes', indeed it does, albeit remotely. Blenheim Palace may be visited, having been open to members of the public since 1950.
The Royal British Army Band plays the American national March. The American Revolution from the British has come to a full circle. The Star and Stripes and Union Jack will be together forever...
I never noticed how we play it so fast compared to the British. After listening to this tempo, I like it slower. I cannot listen to how we play it now without feeling rushed. Ironically, it is our song yet the UK plays it better than US.
For all those that have commented: The music was performed in 1994 to mark the 100th Anniversary of Sousa music and working with the Grenadier Guards Band. The marching troops were from the newly formed Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards (formed to carry on the traditions of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards who were placed into suspended animation in 1994. The Band performed a number of Sousa pieces of music both as marching band and a concert band, all the music was filmed by a US company. It took 2 days to perform in sweltering hot weather, made especially hot in the Quadrangle of Blenheim Palace. Like many of the others that took part back in 1994 we have all grown older and most of us have now left the British Army and some that have sadly passed away. I must say for me (I was the Drum Major) it is a very proud moment to look back at what we achieved and read some of the comments that appear on here. Thanks
I am watching this cool video as today is Independence Day 2019! Thank you, United Kingdom, for working on a great variant of one of our patriotic pieces of music!
The Band of the Grenadier Guards is something special. While not a patriotic song, The Band of the Grenadier Guards also did an amazing job performing Sweet Caroline a year ago.(?)
The slower tempo is kind of nice. Usually it is played way too fast. Orchestras usually play it carelessly. American military bands play British music all the time. Two thumbs up!!
A hearty thank you to the Band of the Grenadier Guards. As info, when John Philip Sousa's Marine Band played this, audiences of that day and age would often stand, giving this composition the same respect as the Star Spangled Banner.
Forget the history, Sousa was a master at matches. You would want your battalion to march to anything he wrote. I've been in many change of command ceremonies.
Now I love American patriotism, abundantly..... But I give credit to these British for great execution of Sousa's piece, and proper decorum. Can't fault them for the fancy hats either😁
The text at the beginning 8 seconds into it made me think it was an episode of mr bean starting, i was expecting to see mr been come along and fuck things up as usual lol. i like this song
This is slightly ironic...considering the American flag used to be a treasonous in England, saying that; This is well done and I'm sure sounded amazing reflecting off of the walls of that palace. Well done ya red coats!
I LOVE this video and England ("mother England") I'm an American anglophile 😅 1 question: I thought Yankee Doodle was written by James Cagney err --- George M. Cohan? Btw, there's a great video of this and other US military songs filmed in Bury St Edmunds (I think in 2005) Google it... filmed behind a hotel I stayed in 😆🥳👍 This is a really nice version too, tho not as great as our Boston Pops (but I'm biased) 🎶😂✌️🎵 Fr across the pond ❤️
@Anglia Alba I know and I love the irony. And don't forget: Y'all sing "God Save the Queen (or King)" to the same tune as our "My Country 'tis of Thee".
My Dad used to love playing the piccolo solo on the Stars and Stripes he was a L/Sgt in the 3rd Bn GG he also played Flute, and was a Pianist in the “Ambassadors” Guards dance band...Its a shame for him that my Mother passed away when we returned from Cyprus in 1958 and he had to leave the job he loved....
John Philip Sousa: "The stars and stripes forever" "Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot" -- and it will never be that way again. THEODORE H WHITE December 1963.
If America was a human and a boxer, this would be their walk up song. The lyrics are very uplifting and inspiring. "Its the hope of the peoples now oppressed, and a symbol of their own emancipation."
Here we are in England and here we are listening to "The Stars and Stripes" played by the great Grenadier Guards! c,mon you yanks, admit it, it is good? and it shows how much we Brits love the good ole U.S of A. and....you do us,...really? hee-hee...
To be honest I like it just as much if not better. I like the faster tempo of the US but I understand why it needs to be slowed down. But as a drummer I admire the sound better than what we use here in the US. Those plastic heads that make that Tappity tap sound. Ugh
I could wake up to this tune every morning and maybe convince my wife to buy the uniform and drum for live performance around the bedroom. I can't think of another military song and done so well as this on. I would put the 1812 Overture in second place.
To Americans: The reason why this version is slightly slower is because it needs to be marched to, the tempo has been adjusted to suit our marching style
It is awesome.
Quite honestly, it sounds just fine to my ears. It does make me wonder why the British Royal Guard is playing an American anthem, though.
To Americans: the reason why this version is slightly slower is because it is appropriately performed by the best military band in the world. With the best marching style overall, by the way (surely the most elegant).
I'd wondered why, thanks.
Andrea Colombini A lot of people would argue that The Commandant's Own Drum and Bugle Corps is, far and away, the best military band, especially for marching, and this song is the National March of the U.S.A. There is no reason you can't march to the standard tempo, you can march pretty adequately at tempos of 220 bpm with practice.
British people playing a american patriotic song,amazing.
And it was the Royal Guard, on top of that!
+Norwegian Royalist and the time for "Star Spangled Banner"
It does give one a sense of satisfaction to see an ally's band playing an American Military March. Now to get them to sing the words...THAT would be pie'ce de re'sistance!
The stars and stripes must finally be good as macaroni now .
What is the Royal Guard?
The US and the UK just love playing each other’s songs
What an Honor To Play Our American March Music Called The Stars and Stripes Forever By John Philip Sousa and as I'm American Now I'm 20 Years Old and I Just Want To Say Thank You So Much British Military Music Marching Band For Playing Our American March Music Called The Stars and Stripes Forever By John Philip Sousa and We Are Appreciated it and Because We Are Americans and We Are The United States Of America and We Love You and We Thank You From The Bottom Of Our Hearts and British People We Love All Of You and Good Job and God Bless America and God Save The King From USA.
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As a former US Army soldier for 27 years and a Patriot for 62 years, I would like to commend the British Grenadier Guards for their superb performance of the "Stars and Stripes Forever" on this video. It is my favorite version. I would encourage you fine musicians to disregard all of the silly naysayers below. They are simply foolish and don't understand the camaraderie of the profession of soldiers, nor the sense of patriotism you inspire among Americans who love this song. I hope the US Army Band will someday do as good a rendition of "Rule Britannia" or the "British Grenadiers" in tribute to your nation as well. God bless you all for this video and may our (Great Britain and the US) "special relationship" remain forever.
The US Army band's rendition of the British Grenadiers is the one featured on the march's Wikipedia article ;)
'silly naysayers', you earn my respect from france.
Amen, brother! I was a US Army Paratrooper with both the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Divisions, serving in RVN as a combat medic with the one-o-one.
I can't help but remember in the movie Patton when George strikes up this number for the band when Montgomery's victory parade is rolling through HA!
Britain is not our enemy and never will be.
Should have sided with the Central Powers. England and France fucked up the world after WW1
@ Cole Carrogan ( sorry if I butchered your name) you forgot to mention no nuclear weapons, no Cold War which restored the US economy, no revolution in nuclear power, and no United Nations. Plus, there would probably still be a WW2 between the US and central powers seeing our philosophies and agendas varied greatly.
And there would still be just as many casualties
Well ... there were those minor disagreements in 1774 and 1812
No there are not their enemy their friends of god
Perfect tempo, many musicians play it too fast forgetting that it is a march.
Eh i could march at 174 BPM
I love it when our cousins across the pond play our songs!
I can always tell when it's the Brits drumming. Their drums always sound amazing. Performing in that area helps too. Sounds great.
+Kegan Terry You heard the drums because the Brits use drum heads made from tanned animal hide, not plastic. Love the full, big sound of the drums. The soiund is not the tappy-tap plastic drums often used in American bands. I wish they had had a trio play the obbligado.
+Jim Porter I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
Kegan Terry if you like the sound of these drums you need to hear the hellcats of West Point the oldest American drum corps. They still play on the lovely rope snares with animal hides and have an amazing performance every time they don't get hit with an axe thrown by a reporter
08/05/2017
+Kegan Terry 2 years ago
I'm pretty certain that the music was dubbed from a staged setting over the video. The music doesn't sound as if it was played outdoors. Regardless, the music and the musicians performed well.
A nice gesture by the Grenadier Guards. American Marine Corps Bands occasionally play ,"A Life On an Ocean Wave and The World Turned Upside Down" in deference to their British counterparts, the Royal Marines. While we were bitter enemies in the past, today we embrace our strong ties and common heritage.
Red 6675 Your reference to the bitterness in the past please excuse me for pointing out ,that was God knows how many years ago ,hundeds of years have past ,almost forgotten. But you are the very best for keeping the poor starving people in the world alive ,we the UK come next with 10 percent of your total ,great country USA,proud to be friends whilst we have enemies like Putin,who will stop at nothing !
I don't.
208 years of cohesion and cooperation and glad about, I may always make fun of our friends across the pond but I am always glad to call you out good friends and allies, may we never take each other for granted and I hope for another 208 years of friendship and cooperation, cheers mate!
American energy plus British pageantry. Works for me...
Beautiful- an absolutely perfect rendering~thank you, Britain. ❤️
J- Valley Forge Pa.🇺🇸🇬🇧
It does my American heart proud, may God save the Queen.
God save the Queen! I love you Britain our relationship will last forever. R.I.P to my best friend who is British and in the grenadier guards. Our time together in Afghanistan together was strong my life will never be the same without you. I hope one day that British troops train ours because Britain has got the best infantry and uniform in the world. God save the Queen and rest in peace Paul :'(
raspycellist long live the queen
Yes indeed and I will add, May God bless both the United Kingdom and the United States of America!
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yes, my american brother/sister in arms! may God save her Majesty
United States and United Kingdom forever!!!
Minus Obama and camoron!
+chuck Berry Yeah buddy. Ronnie and Maggie ftw!
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
Gordontrek - Germany? Austria? France?
chuck Berry Obama was great!
Greetings from Pennsylvania, USA 🇺🇸. Thank you for playing one of my favorite Souza marches. Best wishes to the United Kingdom 🇬🇧.
It was very nice of the British to play one of our songs. Thank you guys. Love from the USA. 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
The US and Britain--the best allies of the twentieth century and this century to date
Hear hear
Canada
Anne Asgard well FDR was mad because of the Pearl Harbor incident
@@yowsg8421 i mean Germany did declare war on us and we were send aid to the allies.
@Anne Asgard Not really, US and Japanese conflict was pretty much going to happen at some point and was inevitable regardless on how hard we tried to stay out of the war. The Japanese plans for the Pacific made sure of that.
Our embargo of oil against Japan directly made sure we were going to fight it out at some point. Japan needed oil and resources for it's military and it could not get from its own country so they had to take it from others.
And the US stood directly in their path with our bases in the Philippines, which were a prime target for Japan, Guam, Marshall Islands, Wake Island, Midway Island and the main naval base at Pearl Harbor. All of which could threaten any Japanese conquests or supplying of their conquered areas. So we had to be dealt a major blow BEFORE we could fully ready our forces against them and threaten their plans. Hence the plan to attack Pearl Harbor and knock our main fleet out and possibly keep us from directly entering the war for at least 6 months while we rebuilt the fleet. And in that time Japan would have completed its conquests and dug in.
And then came Germany and Hitler's declaration of war against the US a few days after Pearl Harbor dragging us into the war in Europe directly.
As a citizen of the USA 🇺🇸, my compliments to the UK 🇬🇧 Army Band playing my favorite John Philip Souza march.
As an American, I loved this! Thank you Brits! ❤️
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United as brothers!
Music to commemorate the Brexit of 1776.
crosstimbers2 or music to commemorate the burning of the White House in the 1812-1814 war
But it's still "Stars and Stripes" Forever, not the Union Jack. :D
mickeydougal
Read the date Einstein.
crosstimbers2 wow dude, lighten up. Do you need me to explain the joke?
Many a man forget that we burnt down Toronto in retaliation.
It warms my heart to see a British band playing the salute to the American flag.
The irony is real
lol ikr
This song was written for the Spanish American War. There's not a lot of irony involved, actually.
Avery Patrick It would be more ironic if it were to be played by Spanish military
Jack Butler actually there is lot irony but you are to slow to catch it.
No. As Gorombey pointed out, it would have been ironic if this had been the Spanish military. As it is, there's a fantastic tribute here. But no irony.
As an American Citizen and Combat Veteran I can say that there are very few times that I have heard our March Song: 'Stars and Stripes Forever' played so smartly...The best time I heard this play so well was by our very own 1st Marine Division Band when we were on parade in Southern California upon return from victory in the 1st Gulf War...this performance by the Queens Royal Grenadier's is a close second..
Was this the parade that took place in Hollywood? If so, I was also in the parade with a contingent of Vietnam veterans.
I will always come back to this video.. it is such an honor to hear our distant kin play our patriotic tunes.
Y'all nailed it. Much love from the USA!
A wonderful Tribute to John Phillip Sousa. Born: November 6, 1854 Died: March 6, 1932. God Bless our British brothers and sisters.
U.S. and UK forever. After all, they did help us fight and conquer the evil forces of Hitler in France, Belgium, and Germany in World War II. And the British played an important role as our allies in the Battle of the Bulge
Eric Kessler Hear Hear!!!
Eric Kessler
My old man's outfit (US) was attached to the British 2nd Army in France, Holland and on into Germany. He had nothing but praise for UK forces.
+Eric Kessler they FUNDED them evil forces, not stopped them. Research controlled opposition. Does'nt matter who acts as the hero's because they only do it to give themselves credibility.
The us must refute eto become a commonwealth
+ygoVIDEOwatcher What the hell are you talking about?
WELL DONE.....BRAVO from the USA!
Once sworn enemies now close allies even in both world wars 😪 so beautiful now we live in harmony
7/4/22 I come from a military family in the USA and this is the best I have EVER heard!!!!BRAVO BRAVO!!!!!
Right tempo too!!!!!!!!
I am British but I love this March! I think this is the best I have ever heard it being played!
Yeah you guys really made it yours. If you didn’t know it was American you’d think it was an old British march. Sounds like it at the beginning especially .
The Monty Python March is the Sousa Liberty Bell as well.😀
In Texas they played it with a hundred piccolos
I think that The Band of the Grenadier Guards did a great job in performing the Stars and Stripes Forever. Too often this piece is played too fast, it is a marching piece of music and not race song. Marching bands carry a limited number of instruments and is not an orchestra.
It might be worth noting that the Guards performed this piece at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, whose mother, Jennie Jerome Churchill, was American.
Watching British Guards Play Stars & Stripes Forever & march to it...... PRICELESS!!
I love our UK friends! Thankyou!
This is as good as it can get in any band. One thing I have always noticed about the British military bands is they are all in tune. The bass drummer is playing it properly with his left hand on the drum to stop the echo that would otherwise occur. I love the guards bands and never tire of watching and listening. Thanks for the video.
Britons! The USA loves you!! Long live your queen!
+1400deadwood Christ, get over it already. We've forgiven Irish-Americans for funding terrorists that killed civilians on our shores.
No, long live OUR Queen
As a 1/2 Briton living in Ireland, I thank u for ur generosity
brilliant,god bless america from a proud englishmen.
From a proud American, God bless the UK and God Save the Queen!
John Smith get out of here kraut this comments section is for the winners of the war.
Yes indeed and may He bless both the United Kingdom and the United States of America!
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Anyone who believes that Sousa marches are best played by American bands has never heard the Band of the Grenadier Gaurds play Sousa marches. I'm an American but I have to call it like I see it. And by the way, thanks to all who serve, whatever the branch!
It would take the British to do one of the best rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever".
MY thoughts exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful! They did it their own way and I loved it, especially those big, loud drums.
Thank you, Grenadier Guards, for playing one of our marches so well!
Blenheim Palace - where this performance was staged and filmed - was home to one of the most famous Anglo-Americans in history: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG (1874 - 1965), twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first during 1940 - 1945 and then during 1951 - 1955.
Churchill was both born and raised at Blenheim Palace.
In 1705, the manor of Woodstock in Oxfordshire was gifted by a grateful nation to Sir John Churchill KG, His Grace the First Duke of Marlborough (elevated to the Dukedom by Queen Anne: December 1702) - one of England's and Great Britain's greatest military heroes, for his exceptional exertions and his unbroken string of brilliant victories on the Continent during the War of the Spanish Succession (May 1702 - July 1715).
Churchill/Marlborough commissioned the construction of a grand stately home upon his new property, and named it "Blenheim Palace", after perhaps his most renowned and celebrated victory at the Battle of Blenheim (otherwise referred to as the "Battle of Blindheim" or the "Second Battle of Höchstädt") on 13 August 1704, located in what is today southern Germany.
In early June 1722, the Duke suffered a stroke at Cumberland Lodge, his second home which was and is still situated in Windsor Great Park close to Windsor Castle, which latter was then and today remains a residence of the reigning monarch.
The 1st Duke finally died at 4:00 am in the morning, on 16 June 1720, at the age of 72 and was buried in the chapel at Blenheim Palace, where he lies to this day.
The building of Blenheim Palace was deemed complete upon the death of the 1st Duke, and remains the only non-Royal, non-Episcopalian house in the UK to enjoy the title of 'Palace'.
Blenheim Palace has 200 rooms, and lies in the grounds of an estate comprising 2,100 acres. During WW1, Blenheim Palace served as a hospital for wounded soldiers, and in WW2, it served as a home to evacuees from Britain's bombed-out cities.
The Palace remains one of the UK's largest houses, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Blenheim Palace remains the property, home and principal residence of the Dukes and Duchesses of Marlborough.
The commercial operations of the Blenheim estate are now so large, however, that Blenheim Palace and its concomitant interests are currently comprised of a series of companies, owned and operated by a trust, of which the current 12th Duke of Blenheim (i.e. Charles James Spencer-Churchill) is a trustee.
The 1st Duke of Marlborough also carried the title of Sir John Churchill KG - or: Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which order was created by King Edward III in 1348. The Order of Garter is England's and the UK's oldest Order of Chivalry, and the third most most prestigious honour in the country (behind the Victoria Cross and the George Cross).
The Honour of Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter lies solely within the personal gift of the monarch, and is not subject to the advice of the ministers of His/Her Majesty's Government ('HMG').
But a knighthood of the Garter cannot be inherited, being awarded only for the lifetime of the recipient.
Sir John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, inherited two preceding titles from his own forebears and was awarded a number of further hereditary titles during his own lifetime.
All these hereditary titles are still born by the Dukes of Marlborough to this very day, who traditionally inherit all of the following British honours and titles upon accession to the Dukedom: -
- Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (created: 1603)
- Earl of Sunderland (1643)
- Baron Churchill of Sandridge (1685)
- Earl of Marlborough (1689)
- Marquess of Blandford (1702)
- Duke of Marlborough (1702)
And, at various times, the following foreign titles and honours: -
- Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (created: 1704 by Emperor Joseph I)
- Prince of Mindelheim (created: 1705/returned: 1714 under the Treaty of Utrecht)
And if you're wondering if the 'Spencer' part of the Marlborough and Churchill family names means that Winston Churchill was in some way related to the late Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, then the answer is: 'yes', indeed it does, albeit remotely.
Blenheim Palace may be visited, having been open to members of the public since 1950.
why did you write a bible?
Just a brief history.
The Royal British Army Band plays the American national March. The American Revolution from the British has come to a full circle. The Star and Stripes and Union Jack will be together forever...
I told my husband last night about this video and how much I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doesn’t matter what your nation, all military musicians recognise Sousa as one of the all time greats of march writing. 🇺🇸🎶
I never noticed how we play it so fast compared to the British. After listening to this tempo, I like it slower. I cannot listen to how we play it now without feeling rushed. Ironically, it is our song yet the UK plays it better than US.
For all those that have commented:
The music was performed in 1994 to mark the 100th Anniversary of Sousa music and working with the Grenadier Guards Band. The marching troops were from the newly formed Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards (formed to carry on the traditions of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards who were placed into suspended animation in 1994.
The Band performed a number of Sousa pieces of music both as marching band and a concert band, all the music was filmed by a US company.
It took 2 days to perform in sweltering hot weather, made especially hot in the Quadrangle of Blenheim Palace.
Like many of the others that took part back in 1994 we have all grown older and most of us have now left the British Army and some that have sadly passed away.
I must say for me (I was the Drum Major) it is a very proud moment to look back at what we achieved and read some of the comments that appear on here.
Thanks
It's a moving piece. The effort is appreciated greatly. Thank you for the explanation and detail of the event.
Hiya Iain.
Hire these guys. Best rendition of the Stars and Stripes Forever that I know of. Right out of the Special Relationship.
British and Americans, more alike than different.
God save the Queen and God bless the United States of America
I am watching this cool video as today is Independence Day 2019! Thank you, United Kingdom, for working on a great variant of one of our patriotic pieces of music!
I really enjoyed how they got close ups of the musicians and showed the detail of how they play their instruments!
Dam redcoats are awesome!!!!
I love the British Military, and American Patriotic songs, This is the perfect mix.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards is something special. While not a patriotic song, The Band of the Grenadier Guards also did an amazing job performing Sweet Caroline a year ago.(?)
Happy Independence Day, America.
Happy 245th Birthday.
The 4th of July, 2021.
God Bless America.
A message from a grateful American Patriot
Dudes and mates all over 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
such a beautiful bond between the uk and the usa LONG LIVE OUR COUSINS
Thank you, UK for this lovely performance. God Bless and Keep you.
My favorite You Tube version. No doubt about that.
An excellent representation of the Special Relationship.
The slower tempo is kind of nice. Usually it is played way too fast. Orchestras usually play it carelessly. American military bands play British music all the time. Two thumbs up!!
How very patriotic!! Amazing to a see british band play American music. Awesome job and thank you!!
A hearty thank you to the Band of the Grenadier Guards. As info, when John Philip Sousa's Marine Band played this, audiences of that day and age would often stand, giving this composition the same respect as the Star Spangled Banner.
My heart truly appreciates the alliance we (the USA) have with Great Britain.
Can I like this twice? :)
+Lawrence Bailey
RL mum kill bottom lol
Only odd numbers.
With an alt account, yes
The US stars and the UK stripes. In strong bond.
Forget the history, Sousa was a master at matches. You would want your battalion to march to anything he wrote. I've been in many change of command ceremonies.
Now I love American patriotism, abundantly..... But I give credit to these British for great execution of Sousa's piece, and proper decorum. Can't fault them for the fancy hats either😁
We are brothers I met some British solders on my last deployment and they where awesome
So do I and may God bless both the United Kingdom and the United States of America!
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Awesome job my brittish brothers. We are far more than allys. We are family. God bless Brittian and and the Queen. From the USA thank you.
Your thoughts are reciprocated this side of the water God bless the USA Hugs from London.
@@ianrobertson5798 By any chance were you one of the band members?
No mate but I did serve 7 years with the Army Air Corps Brilliant memories
@@ianrobertson5798 my High School music teacher was and still is a US Air Force Band Instructor. The drills were intense but I loved them .
Dude please do not mention drill It brings back so many horrible memories of my time serving especially at boot camp
As a Piccolo player I can confirm this is one of the hardest songs to memorize and play. So Congratulations!
The text at the beginning 8 seconds into it made me think it was an episode of mr bean starting, i was expecting to see mr been come along and fuck things up as usual lol. i like this song
"Play the trumpet, Mr. Bean"
I think he's more the piccolo sort. ;)
ygoVIDEOwatcher I legit got motivated to watch him right after this.
Gran Colombia Mapping eyyyy gran colombia!
I'm look for Baldrick to race to the front and "ting" his triangle!
Always eager to help our British friends from across the pond!
Absolutely beautiful!
Greetings from the Philippines🇵🇭💖
I love the slowed tempo played here to suit the British marching pace. It adds a nice element to the song.
This was our morning assembly matching tune in India way back in 1974
What a beautiful piece being played by a great band!!!
Really nice quality of sound going on here.
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Brings tears to mine eyes.
During this interpretation close your eyes, try to forget countries, army´s, and war´s just listen to the music and appreciate its composition.
The legacy of blood will never be broken!
Great preformance by the British Grenadier Gaurds! God bless America and England!
Best version I have ever heard. Our friends slowed it to it's proper speed so the volume can be properly varied...Great !!!...
Or the Marine Band
You should watch the US Army Band play, the Marine Band was crisp and clean but the Army one was down right impressive and powerful.
The slow tempo doesn't bother me. I would say that American Bands would play this faster, but it's great either way.
Who was us, then our enimies, and now are friends. Thank you for the honor.
We should sing it!
GOD
SAVE
THE QUEEN!
🗞️📕📚✒️🙏😌 Pancho's
LOVE!
This is slightly ironic...considering the American flag used to be a treasonous in England, saying that; This is well done and I'm sure sounded amazing reflecting off of the walls of that palace. Well done ya red coats!
@Anglo-Celtic Mega Nationalist Well said lad.
@Anglia Alba amazing grace is also british
I LOVE this video and England ("mother England") I'm an American anglophile 😅 1 question: I thought Yankee Doodle was written by James Cagney err --- George M. Cohan? Btw, there's a great video of this and other US military songs filmed in Bury St Edmunds (I think in 2005) Google it... filmed behind a hotel I stayed in 😆🥳👍 This is a really nice version too, tho not as great as our Boston Pops (but I'm biased) 🎶😂✌️🎵 Fr across the pond ❤️
@Anglia Alba I know and I love the irony. And don't forget: Y'all sing "God Save the Queen (or King)" to the same tune as our "My Country 'tis of Thee".
Music is music
I remember doing this. Never knew what it was for. I was one of the marching guardsmen
I have increased respect for British people
My Dad used to love playing the piccolo solo on the Stars and Stripes he was a L/Sgt in the 3rd Bn GG he also played Flute, and was a Pianist in the “Ambassadors” Guards dance band...Its a shame for him that my Mother passed away when we returned from Cyprus in 1958 and he had to leave the job he loved....
Band of the Grenadier Guards "WELL DONE".
John Philip Sousa: "The stars and stripes forever"
"Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot" -- and it will never be that way again.
THEODORE H WHITE
December 1963.
Thank you Britain!
If America was a human and a boxer, this would be their walk up song. The lyrics are very uplifting and inspiring.
"Its the hope of the peoples now oppressed, and a symbol of their own emancipation."
Here we are in England and here we are listening to "The Stars and Stripes" played by the great Grenadier Guards! c,mon you yanks, admit it, it is good? and it shows how much we Brits love the good ole U.S of A. and....you do us,...really? hee-hee...
Yes we do! Thanks for the wonderful performance!
To be honest I like it just as much if not better. I like the faster tempo of the US but I understand why it needs to be slowed down. But as a drummer I admire the sound better than what we use here in the US. Those plastic heads that make that Tappity tap sound. Ugh
very best rendition i've ever heard!!
Signed, and Anglophile Yank.
It is good. Thank you. It was nice of you guys to play it. Love from the USA.
Today is July 4, 2020, Independence Day here in America, and I lift a bumper in salute and thank you to our friends across the Pond!
I could wake up to this tune every morning and maybe convince my wife to buy the uniform and drum for live performance around the bedroom. I can't think of another military song and done so well as this on. I would put the 1812 Overture in second place.
Played at Blenheim Palace which was saved by the American Vanderbilt family (though at the cost of Conseulo Vanderbilt's happiness).
Outstanding job gentlemen! This is one of America's favorite patriotic songs and you performed it great! God bless the U.K & U.S.
It's appropriate that this is being played at Blenheim Palace where the Churchill family has so much American Blood in it.
YES!!!!