My Dad used to just randomly start singing this song for no reason. He died in 1985. I heard this song just the other day and it immediately took me back to when I was 9 and he was singing the whole song in the car. Love you Dad!!
I think all my grandfathers even my great grandfather sung this too it’s the battle cry of Louisiana. The first integrated Army of crooks, politicians, and all ethnicities to fight a battle and defend America when the entire Army was lost. 😂
I sang this on a car ride with my kids, and my little girl kept asking me to sing it over and over. I was brought back to my own childhood. The greatest song ever written. PS- the war was already over.
Word of the war being "over" hadn't been disseminated. And had we lost this battle we likely would have lost rights to the entire territory of the Louisiana purchase because the British saw it as an illegitimate purchase from Napoleon. And they'd have had a very large and fortified military presence completely capable of enforcing that ruling, which they'd see as a totally separate issue from the treaty. This battle won just about everything west of the Mississippi. California, Texas, etc. would all be Canada now.
Hah! They lost from drinking raw molasses out of barrels and all got diarrhea! Napoleon lost Waterloo because he had haemorrhoids. Old Hickory took care of his men!
Lmaooo my car has the same problem with a cd that has this song burned on it and some hank williams jr definetly not the worst song to have stuck on repeat
@@fractuss THANK YOU for mentioning Jimmy Driftwood. I listened to the Johnny Horton version in grade school. We had a phonograph and if you were ***particularly*** good during lesson time you earned the right to pick a single 45 to listen to. This of course was my favorite song an I pert near wore that sucker out. It has been close to forty years since I have heard this song and now knowing about Jimmy Driftwood and his contribution to folk music I feel even better about it. CHEERS!
My daddy passed in May of 2018, but when I was alittle girl he used to sing this song to my sisters and I growing up I’m now 34 with a 4yr old and 2yr old and I play this song continuously for them and they absolutely love love love it! MISS YOU Daddy everyday. Thank you for being the best dad ever and thank you showing me the best music!
Same here. My dad had a huge collection of 45's. I was 5 when this came out so it amazes me that this tune suddenly popped into my head out of nowhere!
I was 8 yrs old when I heard this song. Loved it then, loved it now. Can't remember where I left my keys this morning but I retained the words to this song, ALL THESE YEARS.
As an Irish American " This song is great " When the tables where Turned " ! Just like Dublin , Dery , and Belfast ! Outstanding 🇺🇸 FINNIANS 🇮🇪 Back in the IRB " Days ! God Bless America " And God Bless the " South Dublin Union " IRB .Erin Go Brau " 🇺🇸🇮🇪
My daddy use to torture me with his extremely off key rendition of this song. Hed bellow it out, anytime he pleased. I think he did it more for my reaction. I so miss him torturing me, with this song.
Your dad sounds like a guy named Pete who attended the same church my folks and I did. His wife and daughter both had beautiful voices and did solos and duets along with being in the choir, but Pete said he'd never join the choir. The reason? He went on to say that, when his daughter misbehaved, he would make her sit on a chair and listen to him sing as punishment. She hated it.
fatbaby73 my dad was the same, and like you I’d give anything to hear him singing it again. I’m happy to report I now torture my children by bellowing this out whenever I please. I’ve added sink the Bismarck and north to Alaska to my torture routine lol.
It is by far the best rendition. The way he performs it (the singing, intonations, ...) make this a marvelous piece. "perfection" oddly lies in imperfection.
I had an inkling to look Johnny up today. That and along with Marty Robbins the I use to listen to with my dad. Amen, lots of the youth should listen to this.
I just lost my sweet daddy 2days ago. He was the biggest Johnny Horton fan ever! He just loved anything Johnny horton ever did,he used play this song on his record player when I was a kid and I'd run thru the house dancing and jumping around, daddy would would just laugh,I think of those times and smile. RIP daddy,hope you got your johnny horton concert in heaven pop.
Adam, I give you four stars for being such a sport, you being British. You may have been amused at this song being an example of bad colonial singing. The War of 1812 is long forgotten in the UK and the USA. I think only the Canadians remember it as their war of salvation leading to the creation of sovereign Canada in 1867.
It was also the 60's. Not so concerned about accuracy and PC culture as we are now. And I am fairly sure that gun wouldn't have fired either. I can also bet he had no say in the costume. This was filmed for a television show and artist back then had little to no say in what they wore on stage.
A little lady I took care of absolutely LOVED this song. She and I would sing it and when it came to the part about the gator... she'd start laughing so hard she'd have tears streaming. Miss ya little Junie!!!
I coached Little League for about 18 years spreading across periods of the 70's, 80's and 90's. At a Tournament one of the other coaches had this on his in-car stereo and as he started playing it all of we coaches started singing it. Our Players, Wives, and other persons present laughed their tails off as they watched 9-10 coaches sing this song. None of us missing a word or beat and all in harmony. Till this day my wife loves me playing this and all of the other Johnny Horton Songs. And I'm 72 with my coaching days long behind me.😅😅🤣🤣😂😂 Keith Stanton
He was only here a short time and would be gone a year and a half after this song came out but left a lasting legacy that still stands 62+ years after his passing.
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023 He have a soulful voice! This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
@@jacquieflint6777 good to hear that, I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind? Where are you originally from? And where do you currently live?
Wow, same here man..I remember this being the only cassette my dad would play during our annual cross country vacations. I had this song and sink the Bismarck committed to memory, probably the only 9 year old in 1989 that actually knew this song. My father passed away a few years ago as well, when I hear this song it brings back the fondest memories. God bless you and may your father rest in peace..
This is a very nice video. Love that Johnny Horton is singing to the kids! The song was written by a teacher, so it makes sense to sing it to the kids. This is a great song, and a great history lesson rolled into one. Its too bad that Johnny Horton did not get the mega sucess that he deserved. He was a great singer!
I'm Irish and i think we all fought the British, I grew up listening to this music, RIP to your grandpa, Hank williams and Marty Robbins as well where great, Johnny Horton actually married an ex of Hank williams I think, I don't know if it was Audrey
It's funny to see how times have changed. Kids now wouldn't like this as much I guess but the young people back then seemed to love it! I wish I were alive back then lol. Awesome video!
T.V. westerns were ALL THE RAGE during this time period which helped propel this style of record all the way to the top. Teens also had a good sense of humor and liked this record in a tongue-in-cheek / novelty kind of way.....Seems teens then had an open ear for a lot of varieties of good songs. Today's music (if you can call it that) "locks" teens into styles/genres: country, hip-hop, rap, rock, etc. In the late 50s / early 60s, A.M. radio stations played it ALL....And we listened and appreciated all.
My parents are ageing sadly life goes on. I play acoustic guitar an ive learned these old country songs just so i can play them an bring back good memories an see them smile while i jam out
I have fond memories of this in my fathers music collection. I use roll my eyes and think it was the corniest song ever, but it one of those catchy old time ballads that sticks in your head. I love singing to. When my children were young they sung this in part of a talent show and they loved it even though it was 50 yrs before their time. You can't help but feel a little patriotic when hearing it.
@@scottamichie The big shots were all slavers back then. Washington, too. Dixie was first written and performed by a black troupe in the south. It was played on a banjo, an instrument brought over from Africa. Irony abound.
first heard johnny horton from my uncle he passed awhile back can still hear it coming out of his truck cd player man i miss those trips riding around with ya unk love ya and miss ya
Oh, my..I can't count the times I've heard this song. We sang it and listened to it over and over as a child...THEN my own children grew up singing it. And it carried on down to my grandchildren. My first granddaughter sang and played it. Today at age 18, she still enjoys it as we all do!
This was our regiment song. I was with the 7th Infantry regiment in Germany and Desert storm. 1st Battalion mortars. Just decided I wanted to hear it since we're 2 days away from the 28th anniversary of my baptism ♨♨♨
One of my earliest memories, riding in my dad's old 69 Chevy truck, hearing this song for the first time on the old AM radio. Song was "old" even in the early 70's, but still on the radio.
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023 He have a soulful voice! This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
@@stephanieearp1760 that’s nice! I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind? Where are you originally from? And where do you currently live?
Immortal song, though Johnny is about 40ish years off by wearing the uniform of a private in the Army of the Potomac. I guess in those times details didn't matter like they do today and people were just glad to hear the music.
My parents used to haul my brother, my sisters and me to horse shows every weekend when we were kids. This song and "Bonaparte's Retreat" played over every PA system at every horse show I've ever been to.
This is back in the time when music really was music I know I'm just a younger person and one of the younger generation but I would love to live in this time
I grew up listening to Johnny. Eight years ago I decided to put my journalism degree to good use by researching his life and l've just released a book on Amazon called Finding Johnny Horton. I believe that he deserves to be remembered. #dontlethismemorydie
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023 He have a soulful voice! This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
I'm a 13 year old German guy and this is the best song I've ever heard. Literally, it just pisses me off what kinda shit the other people of my age listen to today. Fuck Rap!
He was a teacher. Made these songs to get kids to learn history. My parents played all his songs and I knew the answers to questions. The teacher had just started the chapter and was surprised I knew and asked me how I said songs this guy sung. So I learned by accident. You also have to remember we weren't so driven by accuracy then and what museum would have loaned him accurate clothes and gun?!?!?! He/show did best they could. The 🐊 part was simply humorous for the kids. Almost saying a cuss word. Shock value.
class said we could bring a record to play in school..and while it was 1977 and other kids was bringing in Kizz records, i brought this to school.. lol
I'm 22 my pop and I sung this everyday before he died he was my best friend now i sing this to my baby bump aka my pops great granddaughter everyday he was so wonderful maybe this way i can make them connected
One of my many blessings in life is there's always been a song running thru my head. I was really perplexed when this tune popped into my head this morning. I could only recall bits and pieces of it so I did a search and found it. Goodness! I was only 5 years old when this came out! I am so grateful to my parents for passing on their love for music to me.
our parents fought in WWII we had black out shades the threat of planes or subs w/bombs was real. How did it happen this rot from within our own system? since (Bush) shot JFK we've known the government is acting against logic and reason. Now they';ve done Treason (Øbama/Hitlary) will there be truth so glaring it's undeniable to all? Utube dubbed over Bhutto Nov 2007 saying who killed Osama. they plan to erase history with lies ask for the facts/Truth
@@retrorockdriquesrock9638 Arlo cut a classic record of it...But City of NOLA (train song) was Steve Goodman’s and his original recording of it is great-check it.
"...we gave the British well." Had to remember that, "giving well", or, "giving someone well", is antiquated American slang. I last heard it on the 2014 war movie, "Fury", where Brad Pitt's character, a staff sergeant tank commander, tells his colleague in another tank to give the Germans, "...some well". It loosely translates to slapping someone around or beating them them up, usually as a punishment or deterrent. I had to look it up on Wikipedia. It's like the other forgotten slang of, Scooby Do, I dig it, George!, that cat (guy), far out!, et al.
@@wesleydaub8002 I thought so too, long ago. Back in his time a lot of salty language was forbidden on public airwaves. So instead of saying, hell, he says, well, figuring we'd all understand. But in reality he was using the slang of his time. Give 'em well, meaning, slap 'em around or beat them up.
Yes - the song is about an incident in the War of 1812; the uniform is from the War Between the States/ Civil War (Union uniform), so there's a little incongruity. But it'd still a good song.
Great job on the sync work! Came out beautifully! I have O.C.D. so I always like my videos in sync with the music, military detail I guess. Been a Horton fan for I don't know how long...since 5 or 6 years old playing my parents 45's back then on a kids "yard sale" used beat-up phonograph on a crappy needle, lol. Thanks for posting and sharing...you ROCK! 👍👍👍
The war was already over The British had sent most if their weapons supplies back up North. It was a cowardly attack and never should have been a song.
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My Dad used to just randomly start singing this song for no reason. He died in 1985. I heard this song just the other day and it immediately took me back to when I was 9 and he was singing the whole song in the car. Love you Dad!!
My Dad used to sing this song all the time. He didn't die til a couple years ago but I still miss him a ton
It is amazing how a song or movie doesnt age as we do
Did he serve in military because if he did thank you for your service
Johnny Horton was well liked and popular. We had his album. Nearly every song on his greatest hits album is good. Check it out!
My grandfather used to sing this when he was drunk
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As every grandfather should
That’s great
I’m doing the same now lol
I think all my grandfathers even my great grandfather sung this too it’s the battle cry of Louisiana. The first integrated Army of crooks, politicians, and all ethnicities to fight a battle and defend America when the entire Army was lost. 😂
I sang this on a car ride with my kids, and my little girl kept asking me to sing it over and over. I was brought back to my own childhood. The greatest song ever written. PS- the war was already over.
Word of the war being "over" hadn't been disseminated. And had we lost this battle we likely would have lost rights to the entire territory of the Louisiana purchase because the British saw it as an illegitimate purchase from Napoleon. And they'd have had a very large and fortified military presence completely capable of enforcing that ruling, which they'd see as a totally separate issue from the treaty.
This battle won just about everything west of the Mississippi. California, Texas, etc. would all be Canada now.
Hah! They lost from drinking raw molasses out of barrels and all got diarrhea! Napoleon lost Waterloo because he had haemorrhoids. Old Hickory took care of his men!
Those are good memories 😊
My son had a Johny Horton cassette stuck in his first car, the only thing he could play went he was young. He grew to love it and so did his friends.
There were far worse songs to keep hearing...lol. Lucky it got stuck.
I had an 8 track
That's what Pickles in Deathklok would've called a "Happy Accident"
Wow! What a great story! Love it! THAT, was meant to be. A silent message in some way, and for sure, create that sweet memory for you all! LOVE IT!
Lmaooo my car has the same problem with a cd that has this song burned on it and some hank williams jr definetly not the worst song to have stuck on repeat
Ya must admit, this little jewel has catchy lyrics and is properly laid on a really good march arrangement.
Yep, very catchy. Spotify randomly played this after I looked for the country songs from GTA San Andreas and I'm honestly glad I found this gem.
Thank Jimmy Driftwood for the lyrics.
@@fractuss THANK YOU for mentioning Jimmy Driftwood. I listened to the Johnny Horton version in grade school. We had a phonograph and if you were ***particularly*** good during lesson time you earned the right to pick a single 45 to listen to.
This of course was my favorite song an I pert near wore that sucker out. It has been close to forty years since I have heard this song and now knowing about Jimmy Driftwood and his contribution to folk music I feel even better about it.
CHEERS!
My daddy passed in May of 2018, but when I was alittle girl he used to sing this song to my sisters and I growing up I’m now 34 with a 4yr old and 2yr old and I play this song continuously for them and they absolutely love love love it! MISS YOU Daddy everyday. Thank you for being the best dad ever and thank you showing me the best music!
Make sure every kid knows this song.
Dad had this on an old 45.....played it non stop as kids. Love it!!
I have it on an old 45 with 'North to Alaska' on the other side.😁
@@jasonsummit1885 i'll do you one better, I had the 78
Ok
I’m 13 and I have it on 33 1/2 and I have probably played a lot!
Same here. My dad had a huge collection of 45's. I was 5 when this came out so it amazes me that this tune suddenly popped into my head out of nowhere!
PETA alert! Jackson's troops used alligators as cannons! Great stuff.
Am I the only one that wants to see that?
Now that's some Florida shit
Who the f*** is PETA. It sounds like that stripper I only gave 5 bucks to
@@michaelweeks9273 Hahahaha!!!!
Ya
I was 8 yrs old when I heard this song. Loved it then, loved it now. Can't remember where I left my keys this morning but I retained the words to this song, ALL THESE YEARS.
As an Irish American " This song is great " When the tables where Turned " ! Just like Dublin , Dery , and Belfast ! Outstanding
🇺🇸 FINNIANS 🇮🇪 Back in the IRB " Days ! God Bless America " And God Bless the " South Dublin Union " IRB .Erin Go Brau " 🇺🇸🇮🇪
Support the National Party.
You do realise the Irish fkin hate Yanks who claim to be Irish.
Irish? I’m Cajun. This song does touch me. My people first took up arms and fought for our new country in this scrap.
@@nascardave01 My Man " The English used to burn down small towns ! Great thing the Yanks Chasing them basturds down too the Golf !🇺🇸🇮🇪
i played this on a NYC construction site the other day. there was an irish kid there on broom duty. he loved it.
I cried as a child when the stereo ate my 8-track that featured this song!
my heart genuinely breaks for you. Think I'd have had a full on meltdown
Grab A hammer, this masterpiece is worth far more than any stereo
My daddy use to torture me with his extremely off key rendition of this song. Hed bellow it out, anytime he pleased. I think he did it more for my reaction. I so miss him torturing me, with this song.
Your dad sounds like a guy named Pete who attended the same church my folks and I did. His wife and daughter both had beautiful voices and did solos and duets along with being in the choir, but Pete said he'd never join the choir.
The reason?
He went on to say that, when his daughter misbehaved, he would make her sit on a chair and listen to him sing as punishment. She hated it.
fatbaby73 my dad was the same, and like you I’d give anything to hear him singing it again. I’m happy to report I now torture my children by bellowing this out whenever I please. I’ve added sink the Bismarck and north to Alaska to my torture routine lol.
Sounds like my dad
It is by far the best rendition.
The way he performs it (the singing, intonations, ...) make this a marvelous piece.
"perfection" oddly lies in imperfection.
Sheet
It's even better when you're sober. God how we need our young people to hear this great song now. Thank you Johnny Horton may you rest in peace.
I had an inkling to look Johnny up today. That and along with Marty Robbins the I use to listen to with my dad. Amen, lots of the youth should listen to this.
facts. this shit is lit.
I just lost my sweet daddy 2days ago. He was the biggest Johnny Horton fan ever! He just loved anything Johnny horton ever did,he used play this song on his record player when I was a kid and I'd run thru the house dancing and jumping around, daddy would would just laugh,I think of those times and smile. RIP daddy,hope you got your johnny horton concert in heaven pop.
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So sorry for your loss. I lost my dad in 2005. I'm nearing 70 now and am still finding fresh appreciation for the parents the LORD gave to me.
How touching your daddy's love!
R.I.P. Johhny Horton for dying in automobile accident back in 1960.
Yes sir, in the tiny town of Milano, Texas.
He had a vision about his death
I'm British. I wear a cowboy hat and I love this song
Adam, I give you four stars for being such a sport, you being British. You may have been amused at this song being an example of bad colonial singing. The War of 1812 is long forgotten in the UK and the USA. I think only the Canadians remember it as their war of salvation leading to the creation of sovereign Canada in 1867.
@@jeffyoung60 stfu
Have a look around and see if you can find the version released in the uk.
@@violagreene4643 It was on here before because I heard it years ago. That version is good too, but this is the best.
@@Farrah300 True. But the oddity of the reversal is just so fun
I like of the talking about the war of 1812 but he's wearing Civil War attire
Who cares...it's rock and roll....
It was also the 60's. Not so concerned about accuracy and PC culture as we are now. And I am fairly sure that gun wouldn't have fired either. I can also bet he had no say in the costume. This was filmed for a television show and artist back then had little to no say in what they wore on stage.
The Bauer Brothers caught that too😆
SgtRock57 note that the war of 1812 was a few decades before the civil war so it wasn’t that far off
SgtRock57 and also it was the 1950s so world war 2 just ended like a few years ago
Dad used to play this song with the truck, great memories god bless America and the brave men before us ! 🇺🇸
Over & over, never gets old, classic gem.
They don't make music like this anymore. Loved this for over 50 years
A little lady I took care of absolutely LOVED this song. She and I would sing it and when it came to the part about the gator... she'd start laughing so hard she'd have tears streaming. Miss ya little Junie!!!
👇 Listing 👂 this in 2024
celebrating 7/4/2024🎉🇺🇸
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I coached Little League for about 18 years spreading across periods of the 70's, 80's and 90's. At a Tournament one of the other coaches had this on his in-car stereo and as he started playing it all of we coaches started singing it. Our Players, Wives, and other persons present laughed their tails off as they watched 9-10 coaches sing this song. None of us missing a word or beat and all in harmony. Till this day my wife loves me playing this and all of the other Johnny Horton Songs. And I'm 72 with my coaching days long behind me.😅😅🤣🤣😂😂 Keith Stanton
I listened to this song all the time as a kid. My grandmother gave me a Jonny Horton cd when I was small and I listened to it often. Good memories
And I must say, What an awesome voice!!!!
He was only here a short time and would be gone a year and a half after this song came out but left a lasting legacy that still stands 62+ years after his passing.
😢🤍🖤
I grew up listening to a Johnny Horton album in the 50s. Good stuff!
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023
He have a soulful voice!
This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
@@davenicholas5796 No, but I might become one. I have happy memories from the 50s. North To Alaska was my favorite song of his.
@@jacquieflint6777 good to hear that, I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind? Where are you originally from? And where do you currently live?
Buried at Hillcrest Haughton, La
Around the corner from my parents crypt
This was my dads favorite song he passed away last year
Wow, same here man..I remember this being the only cassette my dad would play during our annual cross country vacations. I had this song and sink the Bismarck committed to memory, probably the only 9 year old in 1989 that actually knew this song. My father passed away a few years ago as well, when I hear this song it brings back the fondest memories. God bless you and may your father rest in peace..
Classic gem. Woke up this morning with this running through my mind. Good memories. 😊
My dad used to play this song when I was a kid back in the 70’s. I loved it and still love it to this day. 🇺🇸👍
my dad used to play this in car rides in the 90's. Love it even more now
This is a very nice video. Love that Johnny Horton is singing to the kids! The song was written by a teacher, so it makes sense to sing it to the kids. This is a great song, and a great history lesson rolled into one. Its too bad that Johnny Horton did not get the mega sucess that he deserved. He was a great singer!
I'm 34 . Northerner... my mom introduced me to johnny I love this shit. Great music will always live on. Cleveland ohio
Johnny died a year later in a traffic collision. 😪
The fact that he didn't make it Big is a Blessing in Disguise! We'll be singing with him in Heaven! Halleluyah!
Aye!
My dad use to sing this to me as a child and we always loved it
My dad had the Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits album when I was a kid. What a great artist and a great song.
I loved this song when I was a kid. It's great to hear it again!
This is the official song of the 7th Infantry Regiment, known as the Cottonbalers, who were at the Battle of New Orleans.
I'm 33 now. My dad 58. I grew up on this, along with Matchbox 20. Timeless. Im having so many nostalgic memories right now.
Omg, one of my most favorite songs, you instantly transported me back to my early years!👏
To all those AMAZING days we thought would last forever!!💓
when my grandpa died, this is the song, in his cassette player when I pressed play.... he was born in 1939.
and I bet his grandpa fought the British during the war of 1812.
I'm Irish and i think we all fought the British, I grew up listening to this music, RIP to your grandpa, Hank williams and Marty Robbins as well where great, Johnny Horton actually married an ex of Hank williams I think, I don't know if it was Audrey
Adaway peformance 2
Pauley Pavillion what are you stupid
Rip
Grew up with this in the '70s and '80s, actually. Timeless.
This song was on one of my parents' records -- loved it then and now!
It's funny to see how times have changed. Kids now wouldn't like this as much I guess but the young people back then seemed to love it! I wish I were alive back then lol. Awesome video!
Mario, Sonic, Minecraft, FNAF, and something from Disney maybe. But this? No way.
i love this so disproven
me to
T.V. westerns were ALL THE RAGE during this time period which helped propel this style of record all the way to the top. Teens also had a good sense of humor and liked this record in a tongue-in-cheek / novelty kind of way.....Seems teens then had an open ear for a lot of varieties of good songs. Today's music (if you can call it that) "locks" teens into styles/genres: country, hip-hop, rap, rock, etc. In the late 50s / early 60s, A.M. radio stations played it ALL....And we listened and appreciated all.
ILikeFoxesM8 I'm 27. Grew up on this. Reminds me of my grandpa born in 1945. Good memories.
My parents are ageing sadly life goes on. I play acoustic guitar an ive learned these old country songs just so i can play them an bring back good memories an see them smile while i jam out
Kudos to the good son!
I remember hearing that he recorded Sink the Bismarck in order to sooth the UK who thought this song was disrespectful
I have fond memories of this in my fathers music collection. I use roll my eyes and think it was the corniest song ever, but it one of those catchy old time ballads that sticks in your head. I love singing to. When my children were young they sung this in part of a talent show and they loved it even though it was 50 yrs before their time. You can't help but feel a little patriotic when hearing it.
I think this is the first song I can remember from my childhood. My sister and I would march around the living room to this song....
Johnny Horton you will stay alive in our hearts forever. 😢♥️
he plays a song about the war of 1812 but he’s wearing a union soldier uniform and better yet he plays the first 12 cords of dixie at the beginning
Yeah, a Yankee uniform and he “followed colonel Jackson,” a raging slaver.
Oh shit! My god, you gave me a belly laugh!
@@scottamichie The big shots were all slavers back then. Washington, too. Dixie was first written and performed by a black troupe in the south. It was played on a banjo, an instrument brought over from Africa. Irony abound.
first heard johnny horton from my uncle he passed awhile back can still hear it coming out of his truck cd player man i miss those trips riding around with ya unk love ya and miss ya
Oh, my..I can't count the times I've heard this song. We sang it and listened to it over and over as a child...THEN my own children grew up singing it. And it carried on down to my grandchildren. My first granddaughter sang and played it. Today at age 18, she still enjoys it as we all do!
How you have a great time
Golden age MTV really missed out on this one.
This was our regiment song. I was with the 7th Infantry regiment in Germany and Desert storm. 1st Battalion mortars. Just decided I wanted to hear it since we're 2 days away from the 28th anniversary of my baptism ♨♨♨
Good for the Baptism.
A great, great song. Horton was actually a part of our country's cultural landscape back in the day. This song was heard everywhere!
Just like The Ballad of The Green Berets by SSG Barry Sadler would 7 years later in 1966
One of my earliest memories, riding in my dad's old 69 Chevy truck, hearing this song for the first time on the old AM radio. Song was "old" even in the early 70's, but still on the radio.
THIS GUY WAS ONE OF MY DAD'S FAVORITE HE PLAYED THIS SONG AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG IT'S AWESOME 😎😎😎😎😎😜🤘🤘😛
My Dad used to blast this on his 8 track tape player. God I miss him.
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023
He have a soulful voice!
This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
@@davenicholas5796 Absolutely. I loved listening because it made my Dad happy.
@@stephanieearp1760 that’s nice!
I would like to get to know you more better if you don’t mind? Where are you originally from? And where do you currently live?
@@davenicholas5796 There's not much to tell really. I'm originally from Southern California and then I moved to Colorado.
@@stephanieearp1760 I’m originally from Oslo Norway 🇳🇴 but I currently live in San Jose California
My grandfather used to play this in the old ford truck going back to the bootlegger, lost him couple weeks ago..
Immortal song, though Johnny is about 40ish years off by wearing the uniform of a private in the Army of the Potomac. I guess in those times details didn't matter like they do today and people were just glad to hear the music.
They wore that in the war of 1814
My parents used to haul my brother, my sisters and me to horse shows every weekend when we were kids. This song and "Bonaparte's Retreat" played over every PA system at every horse show I've ever been to.
This is back in the time when music really was music I know I'm just a younger person and one of the younger generation but I would love to live in this time
ass
Sit down
@Long duk dong Talking into a mic and heavily autotuning it isn't music it's called pure garbage
I'm in my early 40s and would have loved to have lived back in the '50s and '60s myself.
Sammmmmeeeee
I grew up listening to Johnny. Eight years ago I decided to put my journalism degree to good use by researching his life and l've just released a book on Amazon called Finding Johnny Horton. I believe that he deserves to be remembered. #dontlethismemorydie
So far 7 reviews and they're all 5 stars. Congrats!
Have loved this since I was a little kid! Wow!
Thank you Dr. Vollan for the song recommendation
A proud SDSU student
All those kids would be in their 70's and 80's by now.
My dad had this on an album. We used to sing this and sink the Bismarck. Then the movie north to Alaska came out. Loved those songs.
I’m an American who loves the U. K. That’ our MOTHER COUNTRY!
France is more mine.
Takes me back to all those road trips we took in the 70's to Price Edward Island. Me and my 2 sisters had a blast. Miss those days!
This song 🎶 bring back old memories, still listening in 2023
He have a soulful voice!
This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Johnny Horton…?
This song is catchy as heck. You can see why it was #1 for 6 weeks. Was in everyone's head for over a month. Lol
Have loved this since I was a sprout, still love it 55 years later.
I'm a 13 year old German guy and this is the best song I've ever heard. Literally, it just pisses me off what kinda shit the other people of my age listen to today. Fuck Rap!
Yup
Agree
He was a teacher. Made these songs to get kids to learn history. My parents played all his songs and I knew the answers to questions. The teacher had just started the chapter and was surprised I knew and asked me how I said songs this guy sung. So I learned by accident.
You also have to remember we weren't so driven by accuracy then and what museum would have loaned him accurate clothes and gun?!?!?! He/show did best they could.
The 🐊 part was simply humorous for the kids. Almost saying a cuss word. Shock value.
Awesome
Great performance
Love the songs of the legendary Johnny Horton
Thank you for posting God Bless you and your family and your friends and your viewers. Peace out
class said we could bring a record to play in school..and while it was 1977 and other kids was bringing in Kizz records, i brought this to school.. lol
beatleme2. You had much better taste!!
Now thats funny!😊
Now that's funny!
I'm 22 my pop and I sung this everyday before he died he was my best friend now i sing this to my baby bump aka my pops great granddaughter everyday he was so wonderful maybe this way i can make them connected
God bless our great nation. We have not forgotten the faces of our fathers.
Back in the day,Elementary school days ,the bus drivers son n I sung this many many times!
God Bless America
Rest in peace Johnny Horton. God bless you. We miss you and your patriotism. We need it now more than ever.
Gosh, I remember singing this with daddy all the time! Loved this song and still do!
My teacher showed my class this song after we learned about the war of 1812. I really like it.
This song is always randomly in my head
Omg I love this song. Being from New Orleans this song rocks.
Thanks for HQ - quality. Johnny Horton deserves it.
I’m young and I love this song but other kids don’t
One of my many blessings in life is there's always been a song running thru my head. I was really perplexed when this tune popped into my head this morning. I could only recall bits and pieces of it so I did a search and found it. Goodness! I was only 5 years old when this came out! I am so grateful to my parents for passing on their love for music to me.
Oh, the days before Vietnam, when war was something you wanted to fight in...
Robert Casey don’t forget we won that war(military wise)
I resent that! slander shows Ø of value
our parents fought in WWII we had black out shades the threat of planes or subs w/bombs was real. How did it happen this rot from within our own system? since (Bush) shot JFK we've known the government is acting against logic and reason. Now they';ve done Treason (Øbama/Hitlary) will there be truth so glaring it's undeniable to all?
Utube dubbed over Bhutto Nov 2007 saying who killed Osama. they plan to erase history with lies ask for the facts/Truth
@@anneette143 take some meds
Long duk dong yeah like I said we basically kicked their shit in
Literally here cuz my history professor linked it to our Battle of New Orleans discussion board. Still hits great lol.
This is every bit our national anthem as the actual one.
Another good one is "Arlo Guthrie's : city of New Orleans "
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@@retrorockdriquesrock9638 Arlo cut a classic record of it...But City of NOLA (train song) was Steve Goodman’s and his original recording of it is great-check it.
@@scottamichie That song is too much about modern life. This could be anthem however.
My husband is related to Johnny Horton and we have this record! He was a History Teacher and wrote this song..
This song keeps me connected to dad🇦🇺.
my moms dad lives this so much he loved this song more than any other.
"...we gave the British well." Had to remember that, "giving well", or, "giving someone well", is antiquated American slang. I last heard it on the 2014 war movie, "Fury", where Brad Pitt's character, a staff sergeant tank commander, tells his colleague in another tank to give the Germans, "...some well". It loosely translates to slapping someone around or beating them them up, usually as a punishment or deterrent. I had to look it up on Wikipedia. It's like the other forgotten slang of, Scooby Do, I dig it, George!, that cat (guy), far out!, et al.
That’s actually pretty interesting
I thought that for a radio song in the 50's played to children he was thinking "gave em hell" but didn't want to say it.
@@wesleydaub8002 I thought so too, long ago. Back in his time a lot of salty language was forbidden on public airwaves. So instead of saying, hell, he says, well, figuring we'd all understand. But in reality he was using the slang of his time. Give 'em well, meaning, slap 'em around or beat them up.
Yes - the song is about an incident in the War of 1812; the uniform is from the War Between the States/ Civil War (Union uniform), so there's a little incongruity. But it'd still a good song.
So how many grandparents and great grandparents can you spot
30 or so
it's a shame how Johnny Horton died
Great job on the sync work! Came out beautifully! I have O.C.D. so I always like my videos in sync with the music, military detail I guess. Been a Horton fan for I don't know how long...since 5 or 6 years old playing my parents 45's back then on a kids "yard sale" used beat-up phonograph on a crappy needle, lol.
Thanks for posting and sharing...you ROCK! 👍👍👍
the 60s and after is the downfall of all traditional music heritage of America :(
Harry Zhang zhang...
I had this record when I was a child of young age
Still singing it
Those that want to remove Jackson from the 20 dollar bill need to watch this video.
The war was already over The British had sent most if their weapons supplies back up North. It was a cowardly attack and never should have been a song.
Great. Tune,catchy as hell.
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Adam Hope this is stuck in my head