Cheer, Boys, Cheer! - British Soldier Song

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Written and composed by Charles MacKay & Henry Russell in 1850. The song was popular in the British army in Victorian times, from Crimea to the Boer War.
The first painting depicts Sergeant Luke O'Connor Winning the first ever Victoria Cross, at the Battle of Alma.
The second painting depicts Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar 'Sir Briggs' taking part in the Charge of the Light Brigade, at the Battle of Balaclava.

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@MonarchistMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Loving all the British army songs

@patrioticarchive 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them mate!

@ju87stukadivebomber87 2 жыл бұрын

We had a version in the civil war, now we aren't as racist in the south, we still have a grudge against the Brits though even though the civil war was more recently, we for give and forget fairly easily... just not the Brits... or Japanese.

@tepidbudgie Жыл бұрын

@@ju87stukadivebomber87 awful take.

@NihilsineDeo1866. 2 жыл бұрын

Glory for the British Army !!! 🇬🇧

@Viper97Gaming 2 жыл бұрын

No one does it like us Brits. RULE BRITANNIA!

@teodorrada9669 Жыл бұрын

RULE BRITANIA!!!

@Mustang231 8 ай бұрын

Today is rule africans

@urmum3773 6 ай бұрын

@@Mustang231More like rule Jews

@britishmexico2372 2 ай бұрын

no one did it like the brits*

@Viper97Gaming 2 ай бұрын

@@britishmexico2372 No one STILL does it like we Brits.

@lance-corporal 10 ай бұрын

I bloody love listening to this while wandering around Oxfordshire. I always have to go back and repeat it a couple of times.

@99IronDuke 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@douglassun8456 3 ай бұрын

Interesting to contrast the lyrics with the lyrics to "Over the Hills and Far Away," which dates from the turn of the 18th Century. There, the lyrics paint a rather unsentimental picture of life in the home country - good reason to take the "forty shillings on the drum" and head across the Channel.

@GeraldSFord-cz5kv 2 жыл бұрын

A great song! I've always liked this tune. By the way, there is a Southern version: "Cheer, boys, cheer! We'll march away to battle..."

@Hugh_de_Mortimer 11 ай бұрын

Do you mean Southern America (USA)?

@manicmangomango8118 6 ай бұрын

Southern of what exactly?

@godemperorofmankind274 6 ай бұрын

@@Hugh_de_MortimerHe means the damned traitors the Confederates.

@douglassun8456 3 ай бұрын

I'm guessing you mean 'Southern' as in 'Confederate'? It turns up as BGM in Ken Burns's US Civil War series, and it's on the soundtrack album (instrumental only).

@Repulse_The_First 2 жыл бұрын

Great song

@metelmax8597 2 жыл бұрын

finally uploaded this version thanks good sir

@User-A-F-I5I1218AUTTPAYFGA 22 күн бұрын

This Song On A Bluetooth Speaker SLAPS!!!

@johnbest4513 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely.

@DerMarschliedKamerad 2 жыл бұрын

Catchy

@TFD_Animations 9 ай бұрын

God this song has NO REASON to slap this hard! I love it~!

@brumbybailey6599 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I keep seeing the lyrics in the books I'm reading and wanted to hear the tune

@SirDrakeFrancis 9 ай бұрын

There's wealth for honest labour.

@NormanThe_FreedomHope22-5 Жыл бұрын

Me and the boys, Going to the pub in Leicester, after fought the wars:

@GNRA1GreatNorthern1470 9 ай бұрын

I wouldn't mind this as our anthem

@thegoldstandard721 6 ай бұрын

Can someone riddle me this: Why am I obsessed with listening to old patriotic songs like this? These are the types of songs I listen: old British Army songs, old English civil war songs (Royalist songs), scottish songs (like "a Gordon For Me"), and for some odd reason I like listening to Prussian marches, every now and then I listen to patriotic american music like "the Liberty Song" (which is the same tune as the Royal Navy, Heart of Oak), and I also sometimes I listen to French music like that Onion Marching song, and there are other genres of songs that I listen to that I can't think off the top of my head. My favourite genre is probably the English civil war songs, yet I can't explain why.

@patrioticarchive 6 ай бұрын

Because you have good taste and an interest in history I'd imagine.

@thegoldstandard721 6 ай бұрын

@@patrioticarchive Thanks for the response mate, and you're right I am interested in history (mainly military/colonial/empirical/civilwar history). Pretty much any history to do with war. Your whole channel is the embodiment of my taste in historical music. Congratulations on reaching over 12k subscribers! I remember when you had 4k subs, back then I ran a channel called "The Peak Of Power", however due to copyright issues and de-monetisation of my channel, I stopped running it. You might remember me by that name. However, I've found a new (additional) interest. My new channel is about buying and investing into Gold (something the Central Banks can't print). I'm monetised now on my new channel. You have 2 patriotic music channel's don't you? I also listen to songs on the 2nd one, "Dark is the Night" is one I like on that channel along with others. Anyways, how are you doing nowadays? How have your interests evolved (with music)? also are you monetised? and have you had any issues with copyright?

@patrioticarchive 6 ай бұрын

@@thegoldstandard721 Oh yeah I remember your channel! Sad to hear you're not using it anymore. I haven't monitised my channel and I don't think I would be able to even if I wanted too. I've never looked into the gold stuff so I'll have to give your channel a watch. I generally only use my main channel and only use the second one when I want to upload foreign music. By and large I like the same type of music, marches, folk songs, patriotic music, bit of classical music too. But yeah I'm fine mate, same old really lol. How are you keeping? Oh yeah and I haven't got any strikes on my channel so far 🤞

@thegoldstandard721 6 ай бұрын

Wow we have the exact same interests, It's like we're twins. I also listen to classical music. We must be old souls. I'm doing good, I'm doing better than I ever have before. I'm Glad you haven't got any strikes, keep up your work mate, it's much appreciated. I would be incomplete without some of the songs on your channel that I listen to on a regular basis. Oh and thanks for checking out my channel about gold. I invest into gold because it's a hedge against inflation. Gold is also an old fashioned interest. You might find the "Britannia" 1 ounce gold coins of particular interest. I own 3 of them 🪙. Anyway, enjoy the rest of your week, and never stop uploading forgotten gems, I'll listen to most of them.

@Bobsworldentertainment 14 күн бұрын

I ain't British but... This makes me feel like a Brtish Patriot

@ThaiSoup39 Ай бұрын

In 1857, during the Siege of Delhi the British Army heard various Sepoy mutineer units (ie Bengal Native Infantry) playing this song as they arrived to reinforce the rebel city, Some also played "God Save the Queen". Madness!!

@patrioticarchive Ай бұрын

I wonder if they were trolling us lol