"Over the Hills and Far Away" - English Trad. Folk Tune

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"Over the Hills and Far Away" - English Trad. Folk Tune - Arr. and performed by John Tams

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12 жыл бұрын

A much darker take on this lovely old tune: "King George commands, and we obey, over the hills and far away".
As to the political elements, a crusty old cynic might ask: wasn't it ever thus?
Arranged and performed here by John Tams, including lyrics, for the TV Series "Sharpe" which was set in the Napoleonic Wars - 1803-1815.
A few people have asked about specific images. Almost all of my KZfaq vids comprise my own photography. Not here, however - so all credit due to the original creators of these images (not to mention the principal act here: John Tams' performance and arrangement of this music!).
At 0:50 the striking image of brave French soldiers in unimaginably harsh conditions is at once frightening, and heartbreaking. Most of us have not even the vaguest grasp of what it means to be fighting in war - except of course for the courageous soldiers of today, many of whom play video-games for fun, relaxation; and yes, relief from the harder truths of military conflict. Armchair warriors bring it on!
The image of the British soldiers at 1:16 here: www.napoleon-series.org/images...
And here is a rather earlier account of this tune:
• Over the Hills and Far...
Finally, here are John Tams' lyrics:
Here's forty shillings on the drum
For those who volunteer to come,
To 'list and fight the foe today
Over the Hills and far away
[Chorus]
O'er the hills and o'er the Main
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain
King George commands and we obey
Over the hills and far away
When duty calls me I must go
To stand and face another foe
But part of me will always stray
Over the hills and far away
[Chorus]
If I should fall to rise no more
As many comrades did before
Then ask the pipes and drums to play
Over the hills and far away
[Chorus]
Then fall in lads behind the drum
With colours blazing like the sun
Along the road to come what may
Over the hills and far away
[Chorus] X4
Recording:
Over the Hills and Far Away: The Music of Sharpe
Label: Virgin
ASIN: B0000263G2

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@AntPDC 6 жыл бұрын

Please be respectful of all points of view when expressing opinions here. Good manners cost nothing. In the UK and in other civilised nations, manners define both the man, the woman, and the culture. Vulgar yobs seeking to advance some nutjob agenda via foul language, extreme discourtesy, should look elsewhere. Whilst I completely support the right to Free Speech, as first expressed in English Common Law throughout the ages, I don't have time to police comments on an hourly basis. Please keep it sane; keep it respectful. Common sense defines the boundaries - boundaries even my pet rabbit can discern.

@suilvenmountain2395 5 жыл бұрын

But, sir, this is a political song.

@johnlawrence7150 5 жыл бұрын

Well done ant ,for those very kind and wise words ,my sentiments exactly!

@AntPDC 5 жыл бұрын

@@suilvenmountain2395 Nothing wrong with politics. What is your quibble?

@poort33 5 жыл бұрын

@@AntPDC maybe the fact you said "This is not a political Channel" whilst posting a political protest song?

@AntPDC 5 жыл бұрын

stuart burdett This is a Channel focussed primarily on music. You presume too much.

@rowback97 3 жыл бұрын

Played this in the Dollar Store, now its Pound Land.

@nox6855 3 жыл бұрын

Why does this comment not have any love ?

@coolclubby1550 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@Hardrada88 3 жыл бұрын

Ah Poundland..you want shampoo? It’s by the Cadbury’s chocolate, dog collars and spectacle stand. Just behind the toilet roll and baby wipes, past the dvds and birthday cards. Down the aisle from the gardening gloves and potting soil. Love it.

@ChaseMcCain81 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@homewarehouse9617 2 жыл бұрын

Love it 😂 I'm a silly sod in ol' blighty, and this comment tickled my pickle 🤣

@WildBill0072 10 жыл бұрын

I'm an American and was fortunate to see Sharpes Rifles on BBC America. Great show, great cast and this song in particular has become one of my favorites. My son was a US marine in Afghanistan. He had been on patrols with "the Brits" as he called them and gave them one of the highest compliments I ever heard from him describing another soldier. "They were competent, professional, and except for the fact they were crazy about their 'football' they seemed just like us." When he was shot through the chest, he made it to a British artillery base and it was a British helicopter that flew him to surgery. I've always wanted to thank those soldiers for helping my son make it home. When this song plays, I think of my son and those brave British soldiers who helped him.

@AntPDC 10 жыл бұрын

Sincerely, a most moving comment William, thank you. An indelicate question perhaps, but may I ask whether your son survived his injuries? We hope he did of course. It's troubling though: we rarely get to learn, equally movingly, about the personal tragedies of the ordinary people, in Iraq especially, who died in the most appalling numbers as victims of "collateral damage" - a euphemism as surreal as it is wickedly dishonest.

@WBSGBS 9 жыл бұрын

I like you a pity most of your country lets the good americans down

@9i851 3 жыл бұрын

@@WBSGBS I think its the other way around, But I guess this comment is 6 years ago so uh yea...

@alexspareonetoo8755 3 жыл бұрын

Please give my respects to your son for his service.

@istoppedcaring6209 2 жыл бұрын

what are your oppinions on the current situation, given that your son nearly died doing his duty in Afghanistan?

@anthonydurnford3077 Жыл бұрын

I sung this in a French cafe, they instantly handed over me their eagle.

@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx 12 күн бұрын

Now thats soldiering

@robertlehnert4148 Жыл бұрын

Richard Sharpe, a character so bad ass he survived being played by Sean Bean.

@jandurdevic8411 7 ай бұрын

Brave british soldiers. Honorable foes then trusted comrades. Greetings from France.

@seekingabsolution1907 6 ай бұрын

As an englishman with a good knowledge of our shared history, I must object to your description of us as "honorable foes" As foes and as a series of successive national governments we were and are, lying, cheating, swindling, bribing, back stabbing, double crossing, oath breaking, ruthless cutthroat jackle-vultures, who stole everything we could from everyone we could, by any means we could, for around 400-600 years, then threw a hissy fit when it came back to bite us. Trusted comrades perhaps, but only in so far as your government was in the same sordid business as our own. Do not romanticize our history, our struggles are deeply intertwined with one another, but honour was never a part of it. It is said a French soldier, when accused of fighting for money rather than honour by an English soldier responded "each of us fights for what he lacks" Regrettably I must agree to some extent with that fellow. Still, I appreciate the kind words.

@Xtra1_ 6 ай бұрын

Clearly you need to pickup a history book 😑 @@seekingabsolution1907

@DabobbyG937 6 ай бұрын

@@seekingabsolution1907oh shut up our French friend is correct

@DabobbyG937 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate you brother our nations are now trusted friends after centuries of being honourable foes we built a strong friendship

@Southpoint2019 6 ай бұрын

The French and British are equally worthy

@bulloran1965 5 ай бұрын

The Sharpe T.V show wouldn't be the same without John Tams. His performance and music take it to the next level.

@davemack7577 3 ай бұрын

Likewise Harris with his intellect!

@bulloran1965 3 ай бұрын

@@davemack7577 the Chosen men are the best. R.I.P

@donholland6524 Жыл бұрын

I served with the Brits in Iraq & Afghan. Truly professional & brave.

@mercian7 Жыл бұрын

As a Brit, thank you for your comment. Respect and love to you and yours.

@tabletsam5624 7 ай бұрын

As an old Soldier this song brings Tears in my Eyes. One of the best Soldiers Songs. Greetings from Germany

@St-lucifer-96 7 ай бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻🇩🇪

@clarepaul8421 5 ай бұрын

Always - thank you for serving our country. Not many seem to choose to now.

@joshuadunford3171 2 жыл бұрын

Me and the boys after moving the Declaration of Independence to the fiction section

@TheGastropodGamer 2 жыл бұрын

me and the boys after nearly dying in the war of spanish succession:

@Damo3445 2 жыл бұрын

Me and the boys after a flaggen of ale, tulip stew, grape shot and Sharpe's Bastard hot sauce

@flavivsaetivs5738 2 жыл бұрын

Me and the boys after selling out our catalan allies for some fish:

@vickymcdonald1311 2 жыл бұрын

Me and the boys: after the battle of Yorktown on the American side

@joshuadunford3171 2 жыл бұрын

Vicky Mcdonald “king George commands and you obey?”

@robdee81 2 жыл бұрын

In the last 100 years members of my family inluding my sister and myself have served over many hills including France , North Africa, Italy , Northern Ireland ,Cyprus, Germany, Iraq , Afghanistan. Out of us all my little Sister has served longest having over 20 years service.

@katarn999 2 жыл бұрын

Seems it makes your family happy. So good luck...!

@robdee81 2 жыл бұрын

@@katarn999 indeed , soldiering is the best life , id highly recommend it to any young person, i wish i could go back and do it all again.

@TheCrimsonFckr 2 жыл бұрын

Colours blazing like the Sun indeed.

@juanfranciscoaldao3370 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's soldiering!

@jamiengo2343 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you both!

@davidtomlinson7946 Жыл бұрын

The tune is much older than the Napoleonic wars. The earlier lyrics was "Queen Anne commands and we obey" and was familiar to Marlborough's men.

@natedorney7032 Жыл бұрын

(Lifts a pint) God Save Queen Anne!!!

@GailFynes 10 ай бұрын

I love this song. My 4 x great grandfather fought & was wounded at Hougoumont at the Battle of Waterloo, but lived to be an old man, blinded in one eye & respected by all around him.

@calvaryn 8 ай бұрын

Three cheers for your 4 x great grandfather 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@seancosgrove1378 2 жыл бұрын

Making a grown man cry and instantly dig out his Sharpe boxset? Now that's soldiering.

@johnchesterman6016 10 ай бұрын

I’m British and Proud!!!!! 🇬🇧

@kevcification 9 ай бұрын

Nice one John.

@funkymonkeyman1000 7 ай бұрын

Played this song in a nightclub it turned into a pub

@elderlemon8020 6 ай бұрын

Sorted the place out it did!

@VaucluseVanguard 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple son of an Irish catholic born in England. Partially educated in England and Ireland. Later served in the UK and Australian armies. So I have served George (well Liz) "over the hills and far away" and have no shame.

@clanker3967 2 жыл бұрын

@@up0the0ions Yikes imagine being Pagan. Get a life son.

@clanker3967 2 жыл бұрын

VaucluseVanguard Fellow cultured Catholic

@up0the0ions 2 жыл бұрын

@@clanker3967 lol all them sweet stolen holidays from paganism and Jesus based on a pagan god, perhaos you should get a life sonny jim

@clanker3967 2 жыл бұрын

@@up0the0ions That's not true though. I will tell you one thing though, you will grow up and the more and more you reject God the more you will want him in your life.

@davec8730 2 жыл бұрын

@@up0the0ions mouth much bigger than brain in his case.

@austinseven4720 3 ай бұрын

"If I should fall to rise no more, as many comrades did before" and "colours blazing like the sun." Genuine chills.

@richardtreadway5031 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather and Father used to sing this to me. Both served.

@Delete.9 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service

@braincabin Жыл бұрын

Who else is here because of Sharpe? 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@stevenpatrick9213 Жыл бұрын

You know the scruffy guy who always sang

@tunaktunaktuktuktatata Жыл бұрын

i am

@SmittyRB1 Жыл бұрын

now thats good soldiering

@williampinchers Жыл бұрын

Me England

@switch_clicker Жыл бұрын

@theoz-zone7470 3 ай бұрын

I played this & my coffee turned to tea. Huzzah to my Mother Country! 🇬🇧 🤝🇺🇲

@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky 2 ай бұрын

REDCOATTTTT!!!! RAHHHHHHHH!!!!

@theoz-zone7470 2 ай бұрын

@@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky Britannia Rules The Waves!

@theoz-zone7470 8 күн бұрын

@@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky Rule BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA rules the waves!

@Woden-96 Ай бұрын

Proud to be British and I'm proud of my ancestors 🇬🇧❤️✝️⚔️

@neilwhitear9203 2 ай бұрын

Just started rereading the Sharp novels again, always seem to hum this tune after I finish reading

@SufganiyotSecurity88 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not British but I loved this song so much I almost booked a ticket to England to join Her Majesty's Army

@jackwhitehead5233 2 жыл бұрын

Come for a drink or two instead. We'd love to have you! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@aikalabe7719 3 ай бұрын

Simmerson been real quiet since this dropped

@balaklava6420 2 ай бұрын

I heard he has a cousin at Horse Guards.

@commanderconcorde2059 2 ай бұрын

He who loses the king's colours, loses the king's friendship.

@forexed8948 2 ай бұрын

I thought Wellington was sure he was made a hero in Spain

@johnlanguwerty5685 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song, and what it means. It truly reflects the faith and pride the British soldiers at the time had. Going against the best trained army and most brilliant General of that century, yet they found joy in marching into battle for their king and country.

@twirajuda 2 жыл бұрын

It’s the same unconquerable never say die spirit that made them take on the Germans in 2 world wars and win in the 20th century

@MinecraftRick 2 жыл бұрын

Realistically, most of them were there because they needed a job. Morale raisers like this existed to make the grotesquely crappy life of a rank-and-file soldier psychologically manageable, and even then, this version's lyrics were written in the 90's by John Tams himself. It's easy for us now to imagine the Redcoats feeling proud and honored when most of us never have to experience the things that any soldier has to experience.

@coinneachreid8971 2 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftRick Not forgetting the great many of them who enlisted to avoid prison or deportation. Nosey, himself called them "the scum of the earth". So yeah a redcoats lot was not a happy one : forced marches, often in retreat ( no diss to the British Army here they were very good at retreating and then either turning and fighting or popping up some place else) flogging, disease, hanging for looting etc and that's before they even faced the French. I think the only time you would have found a happy redcoat was after the battle of Vitoria

@CM13492 Жыл бұрын

Actually the British infantry were arguably the best trained soldiers of that era and we're certainly better trained than the French infantrymen. Most of the French army were conscripts which partly explains their generals using the column formation even though it massively reduced the available firepower. A column is more effective for raw untrained recruits. It takes a significant amount of discipline to stand in line (2/3 ranks deep depending on the army). Also the British army were the only one to train to fire muskets with live ammunition so they could fire faster than their opponents, they used this in conjunction with the 2 rank lines (more muskets able to fire at once) and were the most efficient fighting force of the Napoleonic era

@merlink8644 7 ай бұрын

Despite all the patriotic comments, as a former British soldier, i recognise the common soldier's natural tendancy to irony. If you listen to the words this is actually a lament at being tempted by the fine words spouted by the recruiting sergeant and the financial incentive to enlist without realising quite what the truth was. He had been duped by promises of 'glory', 'honour' and mostly secure income (which usually came late, if at all) and that all the maids love a man in uniform, and then found himself trapped in a world of horror, fear and blood and likely death all in the name of a king who didn't really give a damn about them, come what may. "A part of me will always stray, over the hills and far away" - he's wishing he was home. Wellington famously described his men as "scum of the earth". Truth be told, common soldiers have never fought for 'King and Country', they fight for their mates, the men standing next to them. All that being said, it is a damn fine song and John Tam's version is undoubtedly the best there is. I've marched to this tune many times with a little smile thinking of Sharpe and his Chosen Men.

@NeilMartin98 7 ай бұрын

Back then most people went into the army to get away from a criminal past or something similar like being sent to Australia. The army wasn't conscripted like army of Napoleon so it wasn't full of bakers, carpenters or millers. It didn't have the best reputation in terms of orderly conduct in the Penninsular war either due to drunkenness or looting. However, having an army of well, killers and vagabonds ended up playing into the benefit of Wellington and I imagine his army. I'd personally rather have a few lands from a rough area or council estate next to me rather than some posh boys who went to Eton and I think this resonated back then too. Wellington was landed gentry but did also respect his soldiers ability to go into the fray, here's a few notable ones where he did big them up especially how they conducted themselves well underfire and said ""I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me." I totally agree with your analysis though, most did not go in for glory or honour. For most it was a steady income and allowed them to travel the world and make some friends that treated them like family (and some for the first time). Your comments remind me of the Barry Lyndon movie! All the best.

@St-lucifer-96 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@user-wp4ex4db5n 7 ай бұрын

I could not have put it better, god bless you bro

@lonelystrategos 7 ай бұрын

Here's the real question then: Do you know what makes a good soldier?

@gbradshaw3078 7 ай бұрын

I too was duped at the recruitment center being paraded gently into the RRW in the normal persuasive way only the recruiting colour sergeant can muster. At least in my day we got paid lol looking back on it though nothing much else has changed from Sharpe's day to mine lol typical British aristocracy I guess 😂

@floralwallpaperenthusiast6631 5 ай бұрын

Never forget Simmerson lost the kings colours

@amb3007 5 ай бұрын

It's okay. His cousin is in Horse Guards, and he has friends at court

@mikefrayne1322 5 ай бұрын

@@amb3007a man who loses the kings colours, loses the kings friendship. After that he has two choices

@oyy255 4 ай бұрын

@@mikefrayne1322 The fault wasn't his...Major Lennox must answer.

@Psychonaut316 3 ай бұрын

@@oyy255Major Lennox answered with his life, sir!

@z-mkgaming7464 3 ай бұрын

@@Psychonaut316 As should've Simmerson, if he had any sense of honour!

@marilynntobash6420 2 жыл бұрын

I don't see this as a political song or a protest song. It's a song that tells the story of the common everyday infantryman, it's a song that tells the history of those men. Since it's John Tams singing it the song is telling the story of a group of fictional soldiers and their commanding officer (who was once a common enlisted men), Richard Sharpe. Tams has just the right voice for this version and he always brings to mind all the episodes of Sharpe I watched and the original Bernard Cornwell books that the series was based on, they were great books for a history lover like me.

@thebritishempire8754 Жыл бұрын

Respect to all British soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought to expand and protect England and her realms

@leonid7516 Жыл бұрын

Дерьмо

@RaikenXion Жыл бұрын

Respect to the people of Britain. Anyone who does not truly care about "Britain" and it's people and the land, can ALL fuck off, and that includes "King Charles" and his unsure Monarchy, and the corrupt Govt.

@ianmorris4922 10 ай бұрын

Hear-Hear,EVERY ONE Man Jack and Woman Jacqueline!

@oyy255 4 ай бұрын

This has motivated me to go and take an Eagle at Talavera!

@Psychonaut316 3 ай бұрын

Santiago!

@Jmramirez2002 Ай бұрын

Lets go choosen men!

@dzfuturo 2 жыл бұрын

I heard this music the first time in the Sharpe's series. A coincidence it is one of the serie's actors John Tam that sings the music. I am Brazilian and I loved the beautiful melody and the patriotic pride of the British soldiers that the lyrics captures so well. Anthems are to be valued. Each country in Mother Earth has traditions and songs that remember their country. They must be praised and not devaluated. My country has a beautiful Anthem that everybody has already heard in football games. I would be heartbroken if someone talked badly about it.

@rustillthere.5024 Жыл бұрын

Sharps Rifle's was a brilliant series and this piece of music with it.

@kalcuthbert3090 Жыл бұрын

wish was a love button, this song gives me goosebumps as an english speaking canadian proud of his familyy duty served to the empire that we have traced which btw is a very very long time

@jakinfoto1 Жыл бұрын

Dear Sir. I am watching Sharp’s Rifles at the moment, and even though English is not my native language, I now know this song by heart. When I have seen the Series, I am going to watch it one more time 😊 I left a part of myself in Iraq, so as a disabled veteran I do have the time to watch it twice. Funny to think that England and Denmark were in opposition to each other during the napoleonic wars. I have worked with great English and Irish colleagues in the Balkans…top of the Line women and men. Thank you for the song - and for Sharpe 😊 Greetings from the Old land and an equally Old veteran 🇩🇰 🎗 🇬🇧

@iInTerPreTeR 11 ай бұрын

The book series is quite good too - although it is a little formulaic. I'd recommend it for any fan of the series either way

@jakinfoto1 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir. I read somewhere that Richard Sharpe maybe the personification of the real English hero, Mr. Shippe…? Anyway, I Will try the English novels about Sharpe. Stay safe.

@Mattsta2010 11 ай бұрын

I am sure the books have been published in Danish. Please read them, The TV series was okay, but it was always 50 guys walking around a field. In the books, it is 100s of thousands marching in your imagination. They are excellent!

@WB-se6nz 11 ай бұрын

I'm sorry that you sacrificed so much over there in Iraq. Personally, I couldn't do it. One can make an argument that the war in Iraq was unjust, which it was, but so are the vast majority of wars in human history. I do respect that you fought as so many others have before you..

@ianmorris4922 11 ай бұрын

God bless Denmark and God bless you m8!🫂

@kc9602 Жыл бұрын

"You've Broken the Old Guard, Lad!! Forward and complete Your Victory!!" - Duke of Wellington to Col. Sharpe, "Sharpe's Waterloo"

@johnmarlin7269 9 күн бұрын

I spent 15 years as a professional soldier and I understand this song perfectly.

@Jannes-pj4cd Жыл бұрын

This is a great song. I’d love to go one day to the UK, they’ve got an amazing and interesting history. Greetings from 🇳🇱

@mercian7 Жыл бұрын

We have..as have the Dutch.

@kristiannoel4866 Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing Dutch history is quite rich as well. The Dutch were involved in the battle of Waterloo too.

@Jannes-pj4cd Жыл бұрын

@@kristiannoel4866 it truly is. And yes indeed we fought alongside the British at Waterloo.

@xtoll123 Жыл бұрын

@@Jannes-pj4cd you gave us a good run too burnt down Chatham as I recall 😂

@Jannes-pj4cd Жыл бұрын

@@xtoll123 yes, we have, with admiral Michiel de Ruyter in command.

@Chris72243 Жыл бұрын

What makes a good soldier Perkins? The ability to fire 3 rounds a minute Sir

@General19556 Жыл бұрын

Would you look at that pic and got his bullet same hole made by Taylor

@Chris72243 Жыл бұрын

@@General19556 sweet William

@coreymiller7022 Жыл бұрын

Sharpes rules. First: Fight well, fight hard! Second: Don't get drunk unless i tell you! Third: Steal nothing but from the enemy or when starving!

@TheDog8876 Жыл бұрын

Stop showin off Sharpe……

@Mattsta2010 11 ай бұрын

in all weathers!

@alkamishra5093 5 ай бұрын

When french kid touches your pencil:

@pancakemacbuttery9142 5 ай бұрын

In France they call them crayons 💀🇫🇷🖍️

@marvwatkins7029 Жыл бұрын

Sharpe and his Rifles would be so proud of this.

@yohowsitgoin469 Жыл бұрын

The best movies ever

@JosephAlanMeador 7 ай бұрын

Now THAT'S Soldiering.

@WeldersFSC Жыл бұрын

R.I.P Liz. Love from British Ulster ❣

@mercian7 Жыл бұрын

indeed

@wayneabel5421 Жыл бұрын

❤️🤍💙🇬🇧🧡

@bolrath6984 10 ай бұрын

using the john tams performance, now thats soldiering

@balaklava6420 Жыл бұрын

Hagmann, the best shot in the regiment.

@michaelbird3887 Жыл бұрын

This version was used throughout the TV "Sharpe" series as a theme tune,, John Tams himself playing the part of a poacher-turned-rifleman until he was "killed" at Waterloo. I love it but cannot hear it without regressing into "Sharpe"!! I believe Tams became so wound up in his work on the music that he was offered, or possibly asked for, a "bit part" in the series but was so good he went all through it!

@malbarlow4991 Жыл бұрын

Saddest moment of the series was the death of Harris and Dan at Waterloo!

@GravesRWFiA Жыл бұрын

the one problem I have with this is 'King George." The original meter works better. Queen Anne commands and we obey...

@user-lh1hd8ss9i 13 күн бұрын

As a former member of the United States Air Force Auxiliary(Cadet and Commissioned Officer, retired as Captain) and United States Army Reserve(Cadet MS III contracted and sworn in, Honorably Discharged) I always respected all of those that I served with whether US Forces or alongside of in the case of Allied Forces. My maternal Great, Great Grandfather served in the Norththumberland Regiment, British Army as a Private or Lance Corporal during the Crimean War 1854-1857 including the famous Battle of Balaclava in 1854. When I hear this song, I think of all of those that I served with as well as my late family members. One person once asked me "Do you miss it, did you love it?" and I said "Yes I do and yes I did, as well as love my faith, my family and my country." But keeping in mind what Sir Thomas More said on the scaffold before he was beheaded "I die the King's Good Servant but God's First." For me that means I am loyal to my country but nothing comes before loyalty to my faith as a Catholic....something that all people of faith regardless of what faith they belive in should remember in these uncertain times!

@spikelowry5112 3 жыл бұрын

As a U.S Army Infantryman I sing this when we are training and it helps me get through the tough shit.

@johnspinelli9396 3 жыл бұрын

I'm American too, even though its British I still love this song

@kippert8912 2 жыл бұрын

respect.

@YoungFlyz644 2 жыл бұрын

I like the song, but this is patriotic to the British.

@patmiddleton3947 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t really really see this song as patriotic for the British so much as just telling of the life and lot of a soldier who has signed up for the British army. Whether they like it or not, “King George commands and we obey”.... there is no getting out of it till your time is up.😕

@YoungFlyz644 2 жыл бұрын

@@patmiddleton3947 The patriotism isn’t about your leader, it’s about their country’s accomplishments. And what I thought about that was when it says, “over the hills and far away” I think that this British guy is talking about how far Great Britain’s empire had stretched at that point.

@terenceseagrave7627 6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of my grandfather who took the Kings shilling as a lad to get away from his English village and ended up in the trenches in France...

@ErokLobotomist 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I got a chance to watch Sharpe's Rifles. Waterloo episode was such a kick in the nuts, great finale.

@chrystpick7741 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing show. I watched loads as a teenager. And really wanna rematch it now. Fav episode is sharpes Eagle...

@witchwaynow7572 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@prokkle4765 Жыл бұрын

For all my ancestors who followed the drum.

@Merlodica Жыл бұрын

Hear hear

@michaelgreen1515 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that as with many folk songs an individual or community could put in their own lived experience rhyme and then all could join in with the refrain. I think we miss this communal catharsis.

@AntPDC Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm rather puzzled by the way the English language is evolving. As long ago as 1946, George Orwell in his "Politics and the English Language" expressed similar sentiments. This is not a personal dig at you Michael, but I don't understand what is meant by "lived experience". Is there an "unlived experience"? You continue with "communal catharsis" which until very recently used to be called "fun". What's going on? Meghan Markle (for example) is given to talking about "her truth". Personally, I think it a subversive abuse of English, like corporate-speak, which is intended deliberately to obscure actual truth. Is this a political sentiment, or a linguistic one? "Going forward" I believe the two are inseparable. Best wishes.

@reidycruise Жыл бұрын

@@AntPDC based as fuck mate 👍 you should check out spoons channel South African who love our monarch that was x our new king I’m undecided and time will tell

@ritacobb3063 Жыл бұрын

Eighty years ago my mother used to sing this as a nursery rhyme…..Tom he was a piper’s son…..it was my favourite

@1angelofthelight2 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this being used in the series Sharpe. So very enjoyable.

@redbarret123 2 жыл бұрын

i was about to say, im pretty sure thats the voice of dan hagman lol

@kuro_neko5863 2 жыл бұрын

@@redbarret123 It is. John Tams did play Daniel Hagman. He also co-wrote the music for the series. He's become pretty famous in certain circles in the time since. He's sung for the British royal family on two separate occasions.

@VVardaddy 2 жыл бұрын

@@kuro_neko5863 being a rifleman and so good a singer that you sung for the royal family... NOW that's soldiering

@washbrook Жыл бұрын

Man, I need to re-watch Sharpe.

@mercian7 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy

@allanarnold3619 Жыл бұрын

Oh buggerballs

@stephenhoggan5498 Жыл бұрын

Some legend uploaded episodes 1 to 14 on KZfaq

@allanarnold3619 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenhoggan5498 just watched sharpes Eagle brilliant sharpest regiment tomorrow

@mercian7 Жыл бұрын

@@allanarnold3619 My son has just started watching this. He loves it.

@RS-qo1rb 2 жыл бұрын

God save the queen 👑 From commonwealth of Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇧

@cam4636 2 жыл бұрын

What are the Canadians trying to do to her?!

@RS-qo1rb 2 жыл бұрын

@@cam4636 What do you mean? She is the queen and that’s what you say. God save the Queen.

@imperialdebauchery5988 2 жыл бұрын

@@RS-qo1rb "God save the Queen from Canada" It's a grammar joke.

@stephenblackburn1387 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here cause of Sharpe??

@zachgeorge98 2 жыл бұрын

sir

@johnwotek3816 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's soldiering

@connorkilpatrick6283 2 жыл бұрын

“I have a cousin at Horse Guards, sir, and friends at court.”

@wayneabel5421 2 жыл бұрын

@@connorkilpatrick6283 a man who loses the kings colours ....

@connorkilpatrick6283 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayneabel5421 looses the king's friendship.

@Kdawg562 2 жыл бұрын

For those of you who have seen all of the series, I strongly recommend the books, which cover before Sharpe's Rifles in India and Denmark and after Sharpe's Waterloo. They provide so much insight to the story and have kept me occupied in every field exercise I've been in during my time in the service.

@kettelbe 2 жыл бұрын

Vive l Empereur !

@Intreductor 2 жыл бұрын

That part in India, does it cover Wellington's battle at Assaye?

@Kdawg562 2 жыл бұрын

@@Intreductor If my memory serves me correctly, that would be in the third book Sharpe's Fortress. It covers quite a few of Wellington's India battles in the first three books.

@Fulcrum205 2 жыл бұрын

@@Intreductor it does cover Assaye.

@eliotreader8220 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kdawg562 I find it interesting how Sharp meets Bony in the last book and they talk in French like old Soligers. I think Bony finds that Sharp's former life in the green jackets to be very interesting.

@marvwatkins7029 2 жыл бұрын

Wellington: 'Get me Sharpe! Be quick about it!'

@karlmodry716 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever I re-read some Sharpe stories I want to listen to this ♥

@Sentinel-40K 10 ай бұрын

Not British, but this is beautiful. From a friend across the pond.

@Revival71 10 ай бұрын

Likewise Sir

@martyinsumatra 10 ай бұрын

Respect to our American brothers across the pond, when shit gets real we will always have each others backs.

@damienbythrow2609 2 жыл бұрын

I still want to be a Chosen Man when I grow up...

@luca.1992 Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Queen. The only existing Queen I've ever known about despite having never physically seen her.

@cdanerz3677 11 ай бұрын

Iconic song in sharpe. A brilliant series that really inlights the British view of the Napoleonic war

@johnmarlin7269 14 күн бұрын

As a U.S. Army veteran, airborne infantry, I really appreciate this. I went over the hills and far away a few times. Thank you, Mr. Tams and all others involved.

@andywisher8407 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. For king and country. Imagine what those men went through. Makes me proud to be British.

@MrPuros Жыл бұрын

Respect for the Queen & God save the King. BE

@jakobheidenreich5 2 жыл бұрын

Even as an American this song got me tapping my foot. Maybe because I have distant family in 🇬🇧. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

@6fulhamsw 2 жыл бұрын

As a Brit with American family I say to you.. Never below you, never above you but always beside you. 🇺🇲🇬🇧 God bless America from your friend always Britain 🇬🇧

@andrewjarvis2678 2 жыл бұрын

Now this is a song worth soldiering for.

@dlmofva51 2 жыл бұрын

Sharpe and Harper would agree........

@ilovemydog6847 2 жыл бұрын

John Tams has a really beautiful Singing voice. Very sweet and clear. I could listen to him all day.

@greenman3120 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic version of this beautiful British folk song

@catherinegarofalo8910 Жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Sharp with my dad. Even from a young as 5 I loved this song and now I am 20 and I still love it so much

@thewaaaghproductions2285 2 жыл бұрын

O’er the hills and oer the main, We’ve lived through two whole years of pain, May twenty twenty two bring joy, O’er the hills and far away!

@BackPocketChange 2 жыл бұрын

I go to school in the centre of Copenhagen where the Queen's guard go marching every day. Sometimes the Queen's guard play English marching tunes (I have heard them play 'A long way to Tipperary' and I hope one day they will play this song.

@imperialdebauchery5988 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the Royal Marines Massed Bands playing Rule Britainnia or Land of Hope and Glory

@sirhumphreyappleby3856 8 ай бұрын

chanting this when going to watch ridley scott's napolean.

@Southern_Crusader 8 ай бұрын

The movie was a let down.

@Psychonaut316 3 ай бұрын

Old Wellington he scratched his bum, Saying "Boney, lad, thee've had ye fun, My riflemen will win the day." O'er the hills and far away...

@ghostofcato3052 2 жыл бұрын

The Brits, Good shipmates all! Semper Fidelis Bruce.

@Cormandex1955 10 ай бұрын

Dude ,I love this song so much. I remmber when I was like 9 and my Father putt on Shrape and i rember that I song that song like every day after Me an my father saw it.

@crowsfeet1779 3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Hagman (John Tams) !!! This would always play after each episode of Sharpe!

@meneeryarno22 3 жыл бұрын

It made the movies so much better. But I still can't accept the way how Harris and Hagman were killed.

@sodd1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@meneeryarno22 Get over it pal. That was years back and it was just poor writing and poorer acting and directing. Harris especially was a terrible actor. He was awful and even compared to old Sharpie he was a terrible actor.

@KarlPHorse Жыл бұрын

That was just beautiful. I mean absolutely beautiful.

@Chris72243 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing song sadly missing the greatest verse Through smoke and fire, shot and shell And to the very walls of hell But we shall stand and we shall stay Over the hills and far away 🇬🇧

@patrickrooke3586 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew that it gives this song greater meaning considering what's happening in eastern Europe

@wayneabel5421 2 жыл бұрын

Who songs that version?

@Chris72243 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayneabel5421 to be honest mate I’m not sure of other versions im sure it was john tams singing a live version I heard this verse

@johnbrowning8021 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I just wrote them down. This song appeals to all who.." stood to face another foe".

@puma2334 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris72243 It was heard at the end of Sharpe's Company look it up

@iron4517 2 жыл бұрын

honestly this song makes me feel calm

@barbaramckenzie9977 Жыл бұрын

R.I.P queen of england and i know im late to say this but i ot to see you in the crowds of BR and you were such a great ruler but atleast you died in your youthe you will allways be remembered

@RobertLocksley385 Жыл бұрын

Our grateful thanks, Barbara. She was a lady of the world and a member of the human race as well as the Queen of Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

@heckinmemes6430 2 жыл бұрын

1:17 - Just a bunch of lads having a good time.

@abnersilvagamer9045 2 жыл бұрын

Not a phone in sight. Just people living the moment

@meneeryarno22 3 жыл бұрын

The feelings by this song!! I met a really nice girl at my vacation, only a few days ago, and this song was in my head constantly on that vacation. Now this song is linked to my best friend ever!!

@zachbishop9839 Жыл бұрын

CHOSEN MEN! TO ME!

@chrisholland7367 Жыл бұрын

This is soldiering 👍

@kilnrargentina3955 2 жыл бұрын

i came here from Sharpe Series, wonderful Sean Bean acting

@Devin7Eleven Жыл бұрын

In a few years, this will be a song of a long lost civilization.

@Merlodica Жыл бұрын

It’s not totally dire. We need to take out the tyrants that run the West before anything is done

@ChristopherPHammond Жыл бұрын

You're a cnut and no mistake!

@bezklavikaszekminmespukzk9961 Жыл бұрын

The British empire is eternal

@ericfowler9555 27 күн бұрын

Upon sighting this video, I clicked on it immediately, that's my style sir!

@CobberKahn 8 ай бұрын

This must be one of the best I have ever heard...listen to it over and over...great..I can see Sharpe riding over the hills and heading far away .....

@ShubhamBhushanCC 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's Musiceering

@The_Christian_Cavalier Жыл бұрын

Yes, very very good music. So sad and melancholy, yet, hopeful. Woe the war

@Scham_WCAN 5 ай бұрын

Forever and always will be amazing

@Bingbangboompowwham Жыл бұрын

I LOVE how the melody never resolves to the tonic. It’s so cheerful yet so uncertain. I makes me wonder how folk music evolved into the “formulaic” genre we know today.

@AntPDC Жыл бұрын

You make an excellent point about music and mood.

@Bingbangboompowwham Жыл бұрын

@@AntPDC Thank you. I love folk music. Another perfect example of early folk music that defies conventional standards is the recordings of Skip James, an American blues musician from the 20’s/30’s who had a style that was absolutely unlike the current blues template. Check out “Devil Got My Woman” if you’re interested.

@jabrwoky1 Жыл бұрын

@@Bingbangboompowwham Thanks for the tip. Now I'm off down a Skip James rabbit hole.

@Bingbangboompowwham Жыл бұрын

@@jabrwoky1 I’d love to know what you think!

@alexcantelou2469 4 ай бұрын

Excellent. Never new it was a traditional British folk tune. I only grew up in Southern California hearing the Led Zeppelin version which of course changes the lyrics entirely. The original is a fascinating look back at a world that it's hard for us to imagine today.

@davemack7577 3 ай бұрын

Never Knew with a k!

@MosesDeLaRoses Ай бұрын

Literally nothing to do with the Led Zeppelin song with the same title

@johnspinelli9396 10 ай бұрын

It feels so weird being an American and liking this song 😂

@AntPDC 10 ай бұрын

Why? Americans are our brothers and sisters in history.

@johnspinelli9396 10 ай бұрын

@AntPDC I agree we obviously came from the UK culturally. I guess it makes sense too with the special relationship between our two countries since WW1

@ryanhulme3303 10 ай бұрын

@@johnspinelli9396 A colonial Englishman is an Englishman. You speak my language, your ancestors are my ancestors. You just happen to be born on the wrong rock, under the wrong flag. 😂 I'm kidding mate. Up the Anglosphere!

@postmodernmining 9 ай бұрын

The British are our brothers. We may have had differences,but our history is entwined.

@RonSill1986 9 ай бұрын

You're still colonised 😂

@thelordsgift30 2 жыл бұрын

Had to watch this for a college course a few years ago back in my undergrad. Graduated with my masters early this year and man i can't lie love this sound of this song.