[quote="Captain Wilkins":1a5b3]That's pretty rough, Mike. My Condolences.

Also, 'The last post', played before 80,000 absolutely silent people on ANZAC Day at the MCG, before the Collingwood vs Essendon match gets me every year. It's like Zoner said, with the Patriotism angle.[/quote:1a5b3]

i went to belgium last year on a school history trip and went to the Menin Gate and saw the Last Post which theyve played every monday since the war ended. and its totally different from watching it on the tv or something, when youre actually there at the memorial with thousands of names of soldiers who died all over the walls

Hm, while talking about DKM..
Add "Forever", performed live on St. Patty's..

Whats the difference between taps and the last post?

the song that played at the end of Armagheddon by Aerosmith..

How could I forget this one. This song is worse than Amazing Grace, since me and my girl saw them live and when they played this she put her head on my shoulder and looked into my eyes for the whole song. Goddamn.

Anyone see why I miss her so much yet?

girlfriends are ghey

taps is played with a trumpet

what's last post

The Last Post is one of a number of bugle calls in military tradition which mark the phases of the day. Where "Reveille" signaled the start of a soldier's day, the "Last Post" signaled its end. It is believed originally to have been part of a more elaborate routine, known in the British Army as "tattoo", that had its origins in the 17th century. During the evening, a duty officer had to do the rounds of his unit's position, checking that the sentry posts were manned and rounding up the off-duty soldiers and packing them off to their beds or billets. He would be accompanied by one or more musicians. The "first post" was sounded when the duty officer started his rounds and, as the party proceeded from post to post, a drum was played. The drum beats told off-duty soldiers it was time to rest - if the soldiers were billeted in a town, the beats told them it was time to quit the pubs. "Tattoo" is a derivation of doe den tap toe, Dutch for "turn off the taps", a call which is said to have followed the drum beats in many a Dutch pub while English armies were campaigning through Holland and Flanders in the 1690s. (It is also from this routine that American practice of "taps" or "drum taps" originated.) Another bugle call was sounded when the party completed their rounds, when they reached the "last post": this signaled the night sentries were alert at their posts and gave one last warning to any soldiers still at large that it was time to retire for the evening. "Last Post" was incorporated into funeral and memorial services as a final farewell and symbolises that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace.




THE WORDS TO THE LAST POST

Come home! Come home! The last post is sounding
for you to hear. All good soldiers know very well there
is nothing to fear while they do what is right, and forget
all the worries they have met in their duties through the
year. A soldier cannot always be great, but he can be a
gentleman and he can be a right good pal to his comrades in
his squad. So all you soldiers listen to this – Deal fair by all
and you’ll never be amiss.


Be Brave! Be Just! Be Honest and True Men!

This was taken from the Australian Army website so I guess the Last Post is played in the Commonwealth countries too.
http://www.defence.gov.au/army/traditio ... stPost.htm


There's also a version played in the morning/finish of minutes silence and after last post called the Rouse or Reveille.
http://www.defence.gov.au/army/traditio ... rRouse.htm


There's also some stuff on where the two minutes silence originated from;

http://www.defence.gov.au/army/traditio ... ilence.htm

It's memorial day in Britain soon and I have to go to Cathederal in my uniform, sometimes it gets very moving and it's hard to keep that stiff upper lip
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I hear that Bunny.....When they play that at the dawn parade, you can hear sobbing from every direction.....It's quite an emotional moment.

Amazing grace played on bagpipes gets me goin' at a funeral.

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Reveille scared the shit out of me on the cruicible. I never heard it played at bootcamp until the crucible. i was sound a sleep only to be blasted by reveille on a loud speaker, i jumped up, threw my boots on and grabbed my rifle lol, scared me shitless.

It sucked because when we slept we had to wrap the sling around our legs to make sure no one takes it from you at night.

Cry me a river by just timberwigger

Poor Righteous Teachers - Get Off The Crack.

Most of these replies are pretty much either Rock or War hymns, etc kind of macho type replies which is what I should expect being in an alliedassault forum.. now c'mon trippA, there ain't a fookin hip hop track that makes j00 cry, sorry but you'll have to prove me wrong with that'un.

There really is so many but off the top of my head:

Air - New Star in the Sky (Chanson Pour Solal)

Boards Of Canada - Music Is Math

Air - How Does This Make You Feel

The soundtrack to Edward Scissorhands

Marvin Gaye stuff, some Smashing Pumpkins, some U2

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia, Secret Garden

Radiohead stuff can tear jerk, like if you're feeling like utter shit coz your girlfriend just dumped you and you put on 'Creep' then the mascara might run :(

..and quite a few Beatles tracks too I'd 'imagine' (no pun intended, well, actually yea it was..)

The movie of Philadephia almost made me cry, very emotional movie.

Another song that makes me think

"I died for you"-Iced Earth

[quote="Dr. Deleto":ea9a9]How could I forget this one. This song is worse than Amazing Grace, since me and my girl saw them live and when they played this she put her head on my shoulder and looked into my eyes for the whole song. Goddamn.

Anyone see why I miss her so much yet?[/quote:ea9a9]you need help.... oOo: or a hooker..

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" I dunno why, but that song..it...I.. *sob* ..sorry, I can't do this... cry:

[quote="mr.miyagi":cca58]now c'mon trippA, there ain't a fookin hip hop track that makes j00 cry, sorry but you'll have to prove me wrong with that'un.
[/quote:cca58]

Is das a question or zee statement?

wow...good call, I Died For You and Watching Over Me are both really sad Iced Earth songs.

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":5313f][quote="Dr. Deleto":5313f]How could I forget this one. This song is worse than Amazing Grace, since me and my girl saw them live and when they played this she put her head on my shoulder and looked into my eyes for the whole song. Goddamn.

Anyone see why I miss her so much yet?[/quote:5313f]you need help.... oOo: or a hooker..[/quote:5313f]

Help not Herpes please

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i think that...

the armageddon theme is kinda sad..lol..
Some enemy at the gates songs...
Oh .. the lord of the rings songs with opera in it.. some are kinda like damn!

if you're ever sad, dont listen to:
Dream Theater- Disappear or Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge

they dont work out to well...

[quote=Tripper]Is das a question or zee statement?[/quote:9c779]
That is in fact fire2: ..............A CHALLENGE!!!

immortal by everesence.

....PUSSIES! Suck it up!

[quote="mr.miyagi":48ef6][quote=Tripper]Is das a question or zee statement?[/quote:48ef6]
That is in fact fire2: ..............A CHALLENGE!!![/quote:48ef6]

Kay.......Well, you know, I can't remember the name, but it's a Guru song with Les Nubians.....That's quite a sad song.

Although, I don't think I've ever shed a tear while listening to music.

Metal songs can really capture emotion, I dont care what anyone says. Jotun? as in the In flames song?

Yes sir, im a HUGE In Flames fan, along with Dream Theater, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Phish, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Pat Metheny...i just love music.

Yeah In flames are argueablly the best metal band around now, Bjorn and Jesper are the best 90's guitar duo.

i hate anders now....he sold them out, did you see him with dreads? oh its terrible...a swedish person should not have dreads, im sorry....i would love to hang out with Bjorn, arguably the best headbanger of the 90's...but Cliff is the best in the world of all time, hands down you all lose.