@@PorcelainSubmarine “Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit - all of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It’s the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar sound is the sound of something too loud for the medium supposed to carry it. The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it. The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them.” ― Brian Eno, A Year With Swollen Appendices
They should play God Save The Queen after the BBC News at 10. Should show pictures of Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and could show picture of other small islands across the world that Britain still looks after
I do the same, although i am not British, rather them than the Americans and the Chinese. The sun technically has still not set on the British Flag i believe, when you take into account BIOT and Pitcairn. I may be wrong though
As long as the Commonwealth and its realms exist, then the Empire is still alive - after all, the name was changed in 1931 to the British Commonwealth, now it's The Commonwealth. The sun is still as of yet to set.
I think colonialism should have continued in third world areas but I don’t see any issue with letting Australia and Canada and the US be independent. Eventually creating independent allies who share your language and culture is a benefit of colonialism, not a failure of colonialism. I don’t know if even the colonizers intended to keep the colonies forever.
+WeMuckAround England, Scotland, Wales, and N.Ireland are Good on their own, but Great together. Hence 200 years of dominance and the largest empire in history. (and oh, sod those Irish Republican traitors)
Such a magnificently impactful empire, whether it be negative or positive impacts. The British empire still has the ability to hold it’s own past actions to be scrutinised and massively influenced the world and set it on its current track!! God save the queen !!!Rule Britannia!!! 🏴 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🇮🇲 🇬🇮 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 🇫🇯 🇻🇬 🇦🇮 🇬🇧
1. I'm sure that some Scots do want to be independent, fair enough. 2. The rest of the UK doesn't 'rule' Scotland, it has it's own parliament, and not 3 or 4 years ago the PM of the UK was Scottish. 3. No one is told to love the royal family. 4. They aren't cloth brained, the Queen in particular is very intelligent. 5. The Royal Family are part Scottish, the first monarch of the UK was Scottish himself.
I know I'm 5 years late but good points. When foreigners that don't have a fucking clue what's going on tell Scotland to "go to freedom" when they already are free, here's my response:ruclips.net/video/JYfphqwmpyU/видео.html
My perspective from the US is admittedly limited, but I can't wrap my head around the idea of Scotts wanting to leave the UK, only to remain under the yoke of Brussels.
@@cantspeakcantspeak79 we’ve always been on our own against the world. Since when do we need the Germans hiding behind Brussels to tell us what to do. Scotland have been sold a lie by their own leaders. We are Great Britain not great England. We come as a package. And we certainly don’t need the eu. We have our colonial partners.
When the sun finally set on the Empire, it was truly a sad day. While it certainly had its faults, overall it was a great civilizing influence that benefited millions and millions around the globe.
The bitch single handedly not only destroyed the British Empire but the United Kingdom itself. We are going to be a rump state of Pakistan quite soon. She is not even British, the house of Windsor is from Romania and invaded us during the so-called glorious revolution. Our nobles are foreign too, they are French Normans. Even the bishoprics are foreigners from Italy. Only the parliament represents the British people.
Proved everything you wrote? You simply stated they are a foreign royal family just like most of the other royal families. Except you made a mistake, they are actually german. Before they were called the "House of Windsor" they were called "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" which originated from Bavaria and Thuringia; both german provinces. I'd love to debate more but sadly you never talked about WHY the Queen had given the UK "Incompetent Leadership". You simply made statements with no evidence to back it. Secondly all you did was insult us. Your longest sentence is about insulting me and making assumptions about me over a RUclips comment which COMPLETELY does not relate to what SHOULD be debated. A big failure of your "greatest sentence" was the assumption I was Metis; without knowing MOST of my heritage is English specifically from Durham. Try again!
As a dastardly “Billy Yank”, I can honestly say “HOW ABOUT NO!” You Redcoats may be our biggest ally in the modern world, but as my people did flip our finger to your King George III, I insist on keeping the current status quo with our two countries being the leaders of the free world, instead of trying to go all 1600’s on the globe again.
God save our gracious King! (God save Great Charles our King!) Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God Save the King! RIP Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 God bless the late Queen!
I wish we (canada) still had the Red Ensign. I refuse to call that 'pearson-spawned-abomination' maple leaf my flag. The true flag of canada must have the UNION JACK on it!
@@chrismc410 No the flag is a piece of cloth. Allegiance in Canada is sworn to the crown not the flag. Treason would be refusing to acknowledge the crown. Like republican scums.
@@itzpro5951 Flags are not judged on originality alone. To *a lot* of Canadians, the Red Ensign meant so much more than being their Dominion's flag, and hundreds of thousands of Canadians swore allegiance to it and fought under it in the two massive wars which shaped Canada's identity forever. Installing that Maple Leaf felt like an attempt to airbrush Canada's heritage and her proud roots and ongoing ties with the United Kingdom, brothers in arms - and the same goes for Australia, NZ, Fiji, Tuvalu, Hawaii, and most of Canada's provinces whose flags still retain some callback to British heritage. The Union Jack does not have to represent Britain per se, and so the ensigns represent a recognition of the mothercountry or protecting state, and then the defacing makes it distinct from the rest, like being part of a large family. Long Live the Commonwealth, God Bless Canada
It's odd that they showed the blue ensign for Canada (the naval jack and state ensign), since we used the red ensign as a national flag. The other three dominion flags, including South Africa's, were right.
This film was NOT used as a programme sign-off, rather was shown in movie theaters prior at the beginning of the movie program. All, of course, stood during its playing.
@@balancedaustralia Are you sure? My recollection from the days when the National Anthem was played in cinemas was that it was played BEFORE the film, not after. And yes everybody stood up. But the idea that after the film finished people would remain patiently in their seats until the film credits had finished and then stand up for this doesn't make sense. When the film finished and the credits started everybody was up out of their seats heading for the doors.
@@Ben-xe8ps It makes more sense to me that it was played at the end of the session. This was in Australia. Different countries developed their own formats. Some only play the national anthem at the beginning but only on national days celebrations, all present stand up and sing along. I haven't been to a movie theatre for 3 or 4 decades, I remember thst at the end people remained seated until the very end of the credits.
@Byron10301 They're; The English three lions, The Scottish red lion, The Irish harp (This is before 1949, so while Ireland was not part of the UK it was a dominion and had the King as head of state, after 1949 Northern Ireland used a version of the harp without the lady built into it.) and then we have the Welsh Dragon. Though you should note it's the only one that isn't an official piece of heraldry.
And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green? And was the Holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark satanic mills? O Flower of Scotland, When will we see your like again That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen. And stood against him, Proud Edward’s army, And sent him homeward To think again. Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn anwyl i mi Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra mad Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed. Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad Tra mor yn fur I’r bur hoff bau O bydded i’r heniaith barhau. Would God I were the tender apple blossom That floats and falls from off the twisted bough To lie and faint within your silken bosom Within your silken bosom as that does now. Or would I were a little burnish’d apple For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold While sun and shade you robe of lawn will dapple Your robe of lawn, and you hair’s spun gold. In days of yore, from Britain's shore, Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came And planted firm Britannia's flag On Canada's fair domain. Here may it wave, our boast, our pride And, joined in love together, The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever! The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear, The Maple Leaf forever! God save our King and Heaven bless The Maple Leaf forever! Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in Nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia fair! In joyful strains then let us sing, “Advance Australia fair!” God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific’s triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand. Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see. Oor ons ewige gebergtes waar Die kranse antwoord gee, Deur ons ver-verlate vlaktes Met die kreun van ossewa Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, Van ons land Suid-Afrika Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem, Ons sal offer wat jy vra: Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe Ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika.
There was a referendum in Australia in 1999 about remaining in the Commonwealth, it still went ahead but the majority voted to stay in the Commonwealth! The Scottish people didn't ask for it
It wasn't about remaining in the Commonwealth. It was about whether to officially recognise Australia as a republic - by this time the rule that Commonwealth member nations needed to recognise the British monarchy as head of state had long been repealed, which is why 33 member nations are currently republics
@GuyPennebaker One of the three little flags centered on the South African flag is the Union Jack. South Africa only stopped recognizing the Queen as the highest authority in 1961 when we became a republic. We became our own country in 1910.
James Livingston As is the US patriotic song: My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty. Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring
I recall reading somewhere that while initially British, it was for a time considered a sign of respect to use the tune for any European monarch, regardless of the specific lyrics. That might be wrong, but it'd make sense.
You may not know, but in the old German Empire, the song "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was sung to the same tune of "God Save The King/Queen". "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" wasn't the national anthem though, it was just the Emperor's anthem. Germany didn't have an official national anthem until the monarchy was abolished, and the Weimar Republic was founded.
"heil dir im siegerkranz" kinda copied "God save the king/queen", while "God save the king/queen" copied this other french song i forgot the name of also, a bunch of national anthems copied "God save the king/queen"
@Rokkatru then why is it that they still have their own flag? every other nation in this video has bearing the british flag and colors. so trust me old son south africa had its independents around 1920s
I may live in Canada... but I will ALWAYS be a loyal subject of the Empire. Even if it no longer exists. My forefathers were Celtic Britons, so I shall always refer to myself as a Briton.
@Elvuz He was the King of the Canada, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, The Gambia, Rhodesia,Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Fiji, Ceylon, Malta and pakistan... not just England
Was this sign-off used only around the Empire/Commonwealth, or was it also used around Britain too? 🇬🇧 The main reason I ask is because most British households didn't get colour sets until the early 1980s, so having 40s footage broadcast in colour to a nation with mostly AM radios and the odd black & white set - Though possible - Does seem quite superfluous... 😇
It actually was on the flag, temporarily. When the Revolution started, we created a new flag. It was like the American flag today, except their was a Union Jack where the stars should be. It looked a lot like the British East India Company flag. Although, as much as I love Britain, I must say, I really like American independence, and if someone tried to take that from us, we'd fight to the death.
God save our gracious King! Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy, and glorious. Long to reign over us, God save the King!
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I think that the low quality makes the anthem all the more glorious.
I agree! :) God bless King George VI and his daughter, Elizabeth II.
Yeah that kind of archaic niceness
Brian Eno has a cool quote about old media that explains this effect a bit.
seronymus, do you recall the quote ?
@@PorcelainSubmarine “Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit - all of these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It’s the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar sound is the sound of something too loud for the medium supposed to carry it. The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it. The excitement of grainy film, of bleached-out black and white, is the excitement of witnessing events too momentous for the medium assigned to record them.”
― Brian Eno, A Year With Swollen Appendices
Best version of this song. The old timey quality makes it perfect and nostalgic. Makes you proud.
*CHARLES III*
I miss my dad.
Queen Elizabeth ll I'm fucking weak m8
@@JayRasheed718 NOPE
@@Johia_Mapping_2 been 3 months and she's still here
@@pix_d20 And may her reign last for years to come. God Save the Queen!
Was queen elizabeth is dad miss ok
Well, we will hear this Hymn for quite a while, God save the King
Maybe not too long, dude is 74
@@ThrillzTheGreatestbut all the heirs up to prince george are male
@@ThrillzTheGreatestBut the next 2 monarchs at least are also males. So this will probably be the anthem for at least the next 70 years.
And as of September 8, 2022: This will be the anthem of the UK.
God rest the Queen. God *save* the *King*.
This "is"
I’m here 8/9/22 and you?..R.I.P Elizabeth 2nd 👑❤️👑
May Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary the II. Rest in Peace.
(21 April 1926 - 8 September 2022).
They should play God Save The Queen after the BBC News at 10. Should show pictures of Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and could show picture of other small islands across the world that Britain still looks after
absolutely they should turn the telly off at midnight too lol
Liam Stallard
Too many islands, too many islands!
Didn't they do that till early 2000's?
_ bandidnt it most likely wouldn’t but idk
@the commandon't What? We Muslim doesn't offended at all.
I am many years too young to have mourned the end of the British Empire, and yet, I still do.
I do the same, although i am not British, rather them than the Americans and the Chinese. The sun technically has still not set on the British Flag i believe, when you take into account BIOT and Pitcairn. I may be wrong though
we still got Bermuda, and they’ll never take that away from us
As long as the Commonwealth and its realms exist, then the Empire is still alive - after all, the name was changed in 1931 to the British Commonwealth, now it's The Commonwealth. The sun is still as of yet to set.
I think colonialism should have continued in third world areas but I don’t see any issue with letting Australia and Canada and the US be independent. Eventually creating independent allies who share your language and culture is a benefit of colonialism, not a failure of colonialism. I don’t know if even the colonizers intended to keep the colonies forever.
@@streetracer2321 colonialism should've continued so that you guys coudld impoverished them even more?
It was most probably used in cinemas at the end of the programmes. Australian TV started in 1956
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The British Empire brought the light of civilization to the all world. And this video was the last good times…
Great Britain needs more patriotism. No wonder Scotland wants to leave... Come on we're a team!
+WeMuckAround England, Scotland, Wales, and N.Ireland are Good on their own, but Great together. Hence 200 years of dominance and the largest empire in history. (and oh, sod those Irish Republican traitors)
+ReonMagnum As a person of Irish descent this comment is lol worthy. soon ireland will be united in due time. Also happy Easter ;)
+RedAmerican1945 But do you live in Ireland?
You were also a team with the EU. Now Scotland is left to choose which team to stay with.
Cameron Sagheb Fuck the EU!
Remember, the sun never sets on the British Empire.
Because even god can't trust you all in the dark.
@@swayamdevsinghrahal8288I’m guessing you aren’t Christian
@@swayamdevsinghrahal8288 Nice shashi tharoor dialogue
@@sircoloniser5454 I'm an atheist.
@@swayamdevsinghrahal8288 that explains it
I guess we're using this again
its sad to see how far britain has fallen.
Let's hope for the worst
Come the glorious revolution all shall change.
every empire has to fall, and now the US is next.
Brilliant
At least you didn't fell like Roman Empire.
For the first time in 70 years; God Save The King!
Britsh Ainu (now Hokkido)
Britsh Hong Kong (now Chinese Hong Kong) 0:01
There'll never be a better empire than the British Empire
-from South Africa 🇬🇧🤞🏽🇿🇦
Glad that South Africa is back in the Commonwealth.....
@@brandenburg2388 We're not part of the Realm, we haven't been since the early 1960s.
@@humanbeing4841 South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth as a republic in 1994.....
You must be white south african then 😂😂😂😂 there's never been bigger pirate than the British empire
Such a magnificently impactful empire, whether it be negative or positive impacts. The British empire still has the ability to hold it’s own past actions to be scrutinised and massively influenced the world and set it on its current track!! God save the queen !!!Rule Britannia!!! 🏴 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴 🇮🇲 🇬🇮 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 🇫🇯 🇻🇬 🇦🇮 🇬🇧
God Save the King is back, boys and girls.
They must have played this at the end of World War II
God save our gracious King
k
they did tho
@@nakiinami k
yes
the royal navy band played it on one of the king george v class battleships
sounded glorious
Is a luxury to own a television at that era.
There was no television. It was shown at the cinemas.
Now they have to sing a full length version of this for King Charles III Coronation
I’m not crying, your crying
1. I'm sure that some Scots do want to be independent, fair enough.
2. The rest of the UK doesn't 'rule' Scotland, it has it's own parliament, and not 3 or 4 years ago the PM of the UK was Scottish.
3. No one is told to love the royal family.
4. They aren't cloth brained, the Queen in particular is very intelligent.
5. The Royal Family are part Scottish, the first monarch of the UK was Scottish himself.
I know I'm 5 years late but good points. When foreigners that don't have a fucking clue what's going on tell Scotland to "go to freedom" when they already are free, here's my response:ruclips.net/video/JYfphqwmpyU/видео.html
My perspective from the US is admittedly limited, but I can't wrap my head around the idea of Scotts wanting to leave the UK, only to remain under the yoke of Brussels.
if England wanted to keep the union, they would have never considered Brexit
now is more of a Engxit
@@cantspeakcantspeak79 we’ve always been on our own against the world. Since when do we need the Germans hiding behind Brussels to tell us what to do.
Scotland have been sold a lie by their own leaders.
We are Great Britain not great England. We come as a package. And we certainly don’t need the eu. We have our colonial partners.
@@kenweller2032 Perhaps they are not fans of Westminster and consider EU lesser evil to the England? You know they have complicated relationship.
Glorious,brings a tear to my eye...
Once again this is the National Anthem. Rest in peace HRH Queen Elizabeth II. God save the Queen and long live King Charles III.
HM*
HRH is for princes and princesses.
Beautiful anthem
Long live our empire, may it reclaim lost lands and lost friends, as a son of a Gurkha I will serve if need be for the crown
F**k you and your imperialism
the crown is cringe
@@thejackbox ah yes a person who was colonised wants to be colonised, and gets called imperialistic makes sense
Yeah good slave
Thank you.
I hope British empire can grow up again,Hong Kong need you
Amen
+ I hope too.
we have to guarantee hong kong independence against encroaching Chinese influence
As much as you hope. it will never happen.
Coming from a Brit.
Sounds like an unpatriotic lefty brit to me...
Also from a man who considers himself to be from the most beautiful shimmering Isle of Britannia
Watching September 9th 2022
GLORY TO THE EMPIRE
When the sun finally set on the Empire, it was truly a sad day. While it certainly had its faults, overall it was a great civilizing influence that benefited millions and millions around the globe.
WE WON!
WE WON AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO TAKE IT FROM US!
Mortimer Nothing, eh? Not even the fact that it was mostly us that gave you the means to win and gave you it to begin with?
disguyiknowreturn You an American? 🙄
@@disguyiknowreturns4876 what about WW1? without britain US wouldn't even have been able to help in europe and all of europe would have been soviet
May our Gracious King rest in peace and may his daughter long reign over us! God save the Queen!
Except she ruined it all.
The bitch single handedly not only destroyed the British Empire but the United Kingdom itself. We are going to be a rump state of Pakistan quite soon.
She is not even British, the house of Windsor is from Romania and invaded us during the so-called glorious revolution. Our nobles are foreign too, they are French Normans. Even the bishoprics are foreigners from Italy.
Only the parliament represents the British people.
Actually she didn't destroy the British Empire, it was due to the cause of World War 2. Learn your facts.
Proved everything you wrote? You simply stated they are a foreign royal family just like most of the other royal families. Except you made a mistake, they are actually german. Before they were called the "House of Windsor" they were called "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" which originated from Bavaria and Thuringia; both german provinces. I'd love to debate more but sadly you never talked about WHY the Queen had given the UK "Incompetent Leadership". You simply made statements with no evidence to back it.
Secondly all you did was insult us. Your longest sentence is about insulting me and making assumptions about me over a RUclips comment which COMPLETELY does not relate to what SHOULD be debated. A big failure of your "greatest sentence" was the assumption I was Metis; without knowing MOST of my heritage is English specifically from Durham. Try again!
Yarfy Fox if shes from something thats not england thats the old duchy of saxe coburg and gotha in germany lmao
God Save King george VI!
he was a good man. R.I.P Last Emperor of India and first head of the commonwealth realm, the nation(s) still mourn
King is dead already.
Sir, i have a bad news for you..
@@erneliatt just like Ottoman "empire".
We’ll all be singing this again soon
This is it.
#GodSaveTheKing #CharlesIII
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Back when Empire was ruled by a King
May the Empire return one day and bring balance to this dying planet!
the sun has still technically never set on the british empire
no thanks.
LMAO
As a dastardly “Billy Yank”, I can honestly say “HOW ABOUT NO!”
You Redcoats may be our biggest ally in the modern world, but as my people did flip our finger to your King George III, I insist on keeping the current status quo with our two countries being the leaders of the free world, instead of trying to go all 1600’s on the globe again.
@@EuropeYear1917 1600s?
I imagine the curtains closing symbolizing the end of the empire
I am Brazilian and I love the UK!🇬🇧
Luis Otávio Martins Barbosa we love you too!🇬🇧🇧🇷
@@garethwilliams7653, you is British! 😀🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤❤❤💓💓💓
God save our gracious King! (God save Great Charles our King!)
Long live our noble King!
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God Save the King!
RIP Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
God bless the late Queen!
Dieu sauve notre Roi
Notre gracieuse roi!
Vive le roi!
Long et victorieux,
Heureux et glorieux
Longtemps régner sur nous
Vive le roi!
I wish we (canada) still had the Red Ensign.
I refuse to call that 'pearson-spawned-abomination' maple leaf my flag. The true flag of canada must have the UNION JACK on it!
In all of us command.
Wouldn't it be treason if a Canadian refuses to recognize its flag?
@@chrismc410 No the flag is a piece of cloth. Allegiance in Canada is sworn to the crown not the flag. Treason would be refusing to acknowledge the crown. Like republican scums.
These fking red and blue ensign flags are so unoriginal
@@itzpro5951 Flags are not judged on originality alone. To *a lot* of Canadians, the Red Ensign meant so much more than being their Dominion's flag, and hundreds of thousands of Canadians swore allegiance to it and fought under it in the two massive wars which shaped Canada's identity forever. Installing that Maple Leaf felt like an attempt to airbrush Canada's heritage and her proud roots and ongoing ties with the United Kingdom, brothers in arms - and the same goes for Australia, NZ, Fiji, Tuvalu, Hawaii, and most of Canada's provinces whose flags still retain some callback to British heritage. The Union Jack does not have to represent Britain per se, and so the ensigns represent a recognition of the mothercountry or protecting state, and then the defacing makes it distinct from the rest, like being part of a large family. Long Live the Commonwealth, God Bless Canada
Now that Charles is king, they should bring this back with his picture (and update the crests/shields as necessary.)
God save the King Charles III
Love how at the start the flag is flying proudly over some god forsaken remote part of the empire
0:13 wait wales instead of green was blue? *always has been*
the flag transition, its smart and weird. its nice that u uploaded this, thx.
What? Canada's ensign was red, not blue.
The blue ensign was the flag of the Royal Canadian navy.
Ooooooooh. Thanks :)
Before the maple leaf became our national flag, we had the Red Ensign
It's odd that they showed the blue ensign for Canada (the naval jack and state ensign), since we used the red ensign as a national flag. The other three dominion flags, including South Africa's, were right.
Thanks for posting, that's great. I wish people would still make video as like this
Long live the King
This film was NOT used as a programme sign-off, rather was shown in movie theaters prior at the beginning of the movie program. All, of course, stood during its playing.
Programme sign off in movie theatres.
@@balancedaustralia Are you sure? My recollection from the days when the National Anthem was played in cinemas was that it was played BEFORE the film, not after. And yes everybody stood up. But the idea that after the film finished people would remain patiently in their seats until the film credits had finished and then stand up for this doesn't make sense. When the film finished and the credits started everybody was up out of their seats heading for the doors.
@@Ben-xe8ps It makes more sense to me that it was played at the end of the session. This was in Australia. Different countries developed their own formats.
Some only play the national anthem at the beginning but only on national days celebrations, all present stand up and sing along.
I haven't been to a movie theatre for 3 or 4 decades, I remember thst at the end people remained seated until the very end of the credits.
It was played at opening. All stood at attention. It is a pity it is no longer done.
Queen Elizabeth II was alive when I watched this video
😭
Thanks for uploading.
Here in the United States, we often sing a song called "My Country tis of Thee" that is sung to the tune of "God Save The King/Queen"
The English do the same thing to the Anthem of USA. There, they sing 'To Anacreon In Heaven' in the melody of 'Star Spangled Banner'.
The German imperial anthem uses the same tune...........
@Byron10301 They're; The English three lions, The Scottish red lion, The Irish harp (This is before 1949, so while Ireland was not part of the UK it was a dominion and had the King as head of state, after 1949 Northern Ireland used a version of the harp without the lady built into it.) and then we have the Welsh Dragon. Though you should note it's the only one that isn't an official piece of heraldry.
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the Holy Lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the countenance divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?
O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward’s army,
And sent him homeward
To think again.
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn anwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri
Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra mad
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad
Tra mor yn fur
I’r bur hoff bau
O bydded i’r heniaith barhau.
Would God I were the tender apple blossom
That floats and falls from off the twisted bough
To lie and faint within your silken bosom
Within your silken bosom as that does now.
Or would I were a little burnish’d apple
For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold
While sun and shade you robe of lawn will dapple
Your robe of lawn, and you hair’s spun gold.
In days of yore, from Britain's shore,
Wolfe, the dauntless hero, came
And planted firm Britannia's flag
On Canada's fair domain.
Here may it wave, our boast, our pride
And, joined in love together,
The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine
The Maple Leaf forever!
The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear,
The Maple Leaf forever!
God save our King and Heaven bless
The Maple Leaf forever!
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are one and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
“Advance Australia fair!”
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific’s triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see.
Oor ons ewige gebergtes waar
Die kranse antwoord gee,
Deur ons ver-verlate vlaktes
Met die kreun van ossewa
Ruis die stem van ons geliefde,
Van ons land Suid-Afrika
Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem,
Ons sal offer wat jy vra:
Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe
Ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika.
Love this as a young man in my 40s, hate how this culture has been taken from us.
They've changed it back to God Save The King after Queen Elizabeth Died
This anthem always looks to me nostalgic of better times.
RISE O LION! RISE AGAIN! WE NEED YOU BACK, O EMPIRE! GOD SAVE THE KING!
There was a referendum in Australia in 1999 about remaining in the Commonwealth, it still went ahead but the majority voted to stay in the Commonwealth! The Scottish people didn't ask for it
It wasn't about remaining in the Commonwealth. It was about whether to officially recognise Australia as a republic - by this time the rule that Commonwealth member nations needed to recognise the British monarchy as head of state had long been repealed, which is why 33 member nations are currently republics
long live the British Empire!
When we used to be a great, proud, strong nation.
correction:
1) The British Empire fought AGAINST facism
2) I have hair
3) Define Traitor
the land of the kiwi has and since been included on this. if we got a modern version. the flag would be CGI by now
Long live our country! 🇬🇧
@GuyPennebaker One of the three little flags centered on the South African flag is the Union Jack. South Africa only stopped recognizing the Queen as the highest authority in 1961 when we became a republic. We became our own country in 1910.
God save our gracious King
Long live our noble King
God save the king
Send him victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign Over us
God save the king
Dieu sauve notre Roi
Notre gracieuse roi!
Vive le roi!
Long et victorieux,
Heureux et glorieux
Longtemps régner sur nous
Vive le roi!
Did they even forgot Hong Kong at that time?
God save King Charles III
Good for you. I was getting worried that nobody on these pages seemed to know their history.
Every time I listen this I think of the German Imperial anthem
That's because the tune is the same
James Livingston As is the US patriotic song: My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty. Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring
Guys, get this: the tiny principality of Liechtenstein _also_ uses the same melody.
The Russian Empire used the same tone in the 1830’s.
I recall reading somewhere that while initially British, it was for a time considered a sign of respect to use the tune for any European monarch, regardless of the specific lyrics. That might be wrong, but it'd make sense.
yeat clearly at the start it says mono fromatted 1930s early colour film
Long live the british empire!
You may not know, but in the old German Empire, the song "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was sung to the same tune of "God Save The King/Queen". "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" wasn't the national anthem though, it was just the Emperor's anthem. Germany didn't have an official national anthem until the monarchy was abolished, and the Weimar Republic was founded.
umm no "Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz" was the official anthem of the German Empire and not a emperor anthem check your source next time
"heil dir im siegerkranz" kinda copied "God save the king/queen", while "God save the king/queen" copied this other french song i forgot the name of
also, a bunch of national anthems copied "God save the king/queen"
God Save Charles III!
There was not TV at the time, but it could have been used between 1947 and 1953.
This must be post 1947, there’s no India.
Right
Doesn't change the fact that you ran away. bawk bawk
George VI?
Yes sir.
Yes King George VI the father of the current Queen of England, Elizabeth II.
That king is George VI.
I want the British Empire back lol it makes the UK more royal
@Rokkatru then why is it that they still have their own flag? every other nation in this video has bearing the british flag and colors. so trust me old son south africa had its independents around 1920s
New Anthem 🫡
dont know but they sure do in Jamaca.
there was a survey in which many wished to return to British rule.
I may live in Canada... but I will ALWAYS be a loyal subject of the Empire. Even if it no longer exists. My forefathers were Celtic Britons, so I shall always refer to myself as a Briton.
Not me, not ever
Simp
@@RickOnTheDrums lmao commie
@@rome316ae3 lol more like Patriot
Cool footage! We're in the top right at the end :)
When Britain was truely great.....
Now thats a real shutdown
😍🥰❤️🇬🇧 😘 cutey flag 😸
@Elvuz He was the King of the Canada, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, The Gambia, Rhodesia,Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Fiji, Ceylon, Malta and pakistan... not just England
Was this sign-off used only around the Empire/Commonwealth, or was it also used around Britain too? 🇬🇧
The main reason I ask is because most British households didn't get colour sets until the early 1980s, so having 40s footage broadcast in colour to a nation with mostly AM radios and the odd black & white set - Though possible - Does seem quite superfluous... 😇
It was shown in movie theatres at the end of programmes.
it says 30s pause it at the very starting screen
@Lagwagon555
That's North (NTR?) Ireland.
Ireland was already independent.
Hey wheres Singapore, their Crown Colony at that time?
and not to mention edward was the last king to serve full reign as the king-emperor
We have come to the conclusion that this film coluld have been made between 1947 and 1952
my grandpa fought under a red ensign with the union jack on it.
It actually was on the flag, temporarily. When the Revolution started, we created a new flag. It was like the American flag today, except their was a Union Jack where the stars should be. It looked a lot like the British East India Company flag.
Although, as much as I love Britain, I must say, I really like American independence, and if someone tried to take that from us, we'd fight to the death.
God save the king is Back boys
God save our gracious King!
Long live our noble King!
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy, and glorious.
Long to reign over us,
God save the King!
No mention country, people???
@@rome316ae3 that's what Rule Britannia is for
#CharlesIII