Chopin's funeral march for JFK, because of the tempo of the US military band, is more mournful & memorable than the way it was done by the British military for QE2 in 2022.
Just a guess but Queen Elizabeth was nearly 100 when she died and it was no big surprise. JFK's death shocked the nation. And the world. Perhaps that's why. Thanks for commenting and visiting the channel!
@@kevincorcoran6493 The difference seems to be in the coordination of the march - QE2's procession was probably about 80 paces per minute and done as a slow march, while JFK's was 120 paces at regular march time; note the troops swinging their arms.
@jn316rc that's very true. I've seen the entire funeral procession on TV during the 30th anniversary. I think once they got to the bridge they began to speed up. Thanks again for commenting!
I was in 4th grade in a Catholic School in our Neighborhood when this happened and ,I still get that same uneasy feeling seeing my parents and my Grandmother who lived with us , all three dabbing there eyes with handkerchiefs in hand , quietly sobbing and I sat next to Grandmom and Mom on the sofa , and my Dad in his Chair , glued to the TV watching the March , it was all so profound , no one spoke the whole time , just watching, saddest day in America , never forget it ever ,it was like a family member to the whole Country … 💔
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I WAS 3 my mom sat me down, she had stuff to do, turned TV on and of course this was on...I sat 😢😢😢 and knew not what was so sad but i sure knew it was sad, the day was such that this scene is etched into my bones with this theme to it.
@@vincentlussier8264 I can't answer that bro But I remember it clearly. In retrospect as a little boy maybe I was touched on some intrinsic spiritual level by all the profound sadness of family around me? Perhaps, Looking back I don't know if that was the reason . Honestly I have no clue about any of those details I just can tell you that I vividly remember the funeral , the sound of the drums and the dirge. I guess as fantastic and unfathomable as it is for you to comprehend that I remember all of it On the reverse side of that coin to me it's just as natural to have remembered it I don't know what else to tell you
Another tidbit….After the funeral Jackie Kennedy wanted to buy the Black riderless horse named Blackjack ….however it was against the rules of the military to sell him to her ….she was granted the right to visit the horse anytime she wanted ….she was given all the gear the horse was wearing on the day of this procession….age went on to find a horse that looked like the horse here…..she did find one and bought him and named him Blackjack…/on occasion the JFK library here in Dorchester MA puts some of the gear on display including the flag over the casket and the saddle Blackjack was wearing I thought this might interest some of you…..
Wow, me & my cat were just watching this short JFK's SOMBER Chopin Funeral March procession music & it always keeps my cat's ears up like an owl 🦉Very sad & yet made me held my cat to my face & cried. (BOOHOO)☹☹😾😾😿😿
I feel the sadness and loss just watching this. How horrible for our country 100 years later another truly great President violently shot down. Lincoln and Kennedy are my favorite Presidents all my life.
I was 14 years old when I saw this live on TV. I lived in Dallas. Back when America was great. Corporatism and socialism has just about finished us off.
My Dad was stationed at Torrejon A.F.B. just outside Madrid, Spain as a civilian personnel officer when JFK was killed. It was 8 days before my 10th birthday and I remember being terrified that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to shoot me through the window at night! The drums are especially somber . . . yet strangely enough become glorious when the brass and melody kick in, all in perfect synchronicity. Still gives me goose bumps to this day. I have AWAYS wondered - WHO IS THAT SAILOR THAT CARRIED the PRESIDENTIAL FLAG?! Does anybody know? That was no small feat from what I can see.
Thank you for your story. The sailor's name was Edmund Nemeth of Livingston New Jersey. I do not know whether he is still living or not. Used to remember the name of the Army soldier who handled the horse blackjack whose arm was probably swollen the next day because the horse was so protesting. But there is a TH-cam interview of him on line. Thank you for your comments and thank you for visiting the channel
Little tidbit….large Chrysler limo was specially made for Jackie Kennedy after she became First Lady a very small amount of these cars were made …..it was rumored that the car was returned to Chrysler and sat for years til somebody bought it had the rear fins cut off and had the rear end modified to look more modern in the late 1960’s
JFK had exactly the protection he wanted in the motorcade. He did not want agents hovering around his limo. By the time anyone realized what was happening, it was way too late to take any protective action. Clint Hill gave it his best effort but it was too little too late. Unfortunate, but that’s the way it was.
Sadly, that’s the way JFK wanted it. He loved public contact and knew the possible risks. That was him and that was one of the things that made the American public very fond of him. In my opinion, he was one of a kind and we will never see his like again.
It almost has a rhythm or beat going there, which takes away from the aesthetics that Chopin wrote into the piece. Perhaps taking that beat away would appropriately bring the ambience of the moment, otherwise i feel emotionless, when I should be feeling death, sadness...
My theory and it's only a theory is that the band did not have enough time to rehearse the music. Kennedy died on Friday and his funeral was on Monday. Just a theory. Thanks for commenting!
@@vincentlussier8264 That's not a fair statement because I was five and I remember it. Vividly especially the music. Everybody absorbs information differently every human being is different . learns different retains different etc. Because you couldn't remember it at your age doesn't mean someone else doesn't remember it thier age. Think of the children who are traumatized by certain things that are a very young age and it stays with them. I'm telling you I remember this at 5 years I have no reason to lie and I'm sure he doesn't either
No! Nobody can remember VIVIDLY at four or five! Our perception and ability to take information with an undeveloped brain is not like an older kid of say eight or ten! @@chiko1354
My family were on the Arlington Bridge. My parents said the day of President Kennedy's funeral was the saddest day of their lives.
Absolutely haunting cadence!
YES! Chilling, yet sorrowful - somber, mournful. But that cadence and rhythm with an occasional "skip" is something I will always remember.
Chopin's funeral march for JFK, because of the tempo of the US military band, is more mournful & memorable than the way it was done by the British military for QE2 in 2022.
Just a guess but Queen Elizabeth was nearly 100 when she died and it was no big surprise. JFK's death shocked the nation. And the world. Perhaps that's why. Thanks for commenting and visiting the channel!
@@kevincorcoran6493 The difference seems to be in the coordination of the march - QE2's procession was probably about 80 paces per minute and done as a slow march, while JFK's was 120 paces at regular march time; note the troops swinging their arms.
@jn316rc that's very true. I've seen the entire funeral procession on TV during the 30th anniversary. I think once they got to the bridge they began to speed up. Thanks again for commenting!
I was in 4th grade in a Catholic School in our Neighborhood when this happened and ,I still get that same uneasy feeling seeing my parents and my Grandmother who lived with us , all three dabbing there eyes with handkerchiefs in hand , quietly sobbing and I sat next to Grandmom and Mom on the sofa , and my Dad in his Chair , glued to the TV watching the March , it was all so profound , no one spoke the whole time , just watching, saddest day in America , never forget it ever ,it was like a family member to the whole Country … 💔
@bonniemcginnis4475 thank you for your input. As one journalist noted because of television it was a death in our national family. Appreciate you visiting our Channel!
I was four in Novemberv1963.
About all I remember was that they didn't show cartoons Saturday morning!!😮😅
I was as well and same memory. I remember on Tuesday after the funeral my mother telling us they were back on!
Damn fine funeral prosession, and I have seen all sorts.. for 2 British Queens, 1 British King, and Churchill
I WAS 3 my mom sat me down, she had stuff to do, turned TV on and of course this was on...I sat 😢😢😢 and knew not what was so sad but i sure knew it was sad, the day was such that this scene is etched into my bones with this theme to it.
I was around 5 years old and I remember this like it was yesterday 😢
How can you remember this like yesterday at five years old?
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I can't answer that bro
But I remember it clearly.
In retrospect as a little boy maybe I was touched on some intrinsic spiritual level by all the profound sadness of family around me? Perhaps, Looking back I don't know if that was the reason .
Honestly I have no clue about any of those details I just can tell you that I vividly remember the funeral , the sound of the drums and the dirge.
I guess as fantastic and unfathomable as it is for you to comprehend that I remember all of it
On the reverse side of that coin to me it's just as natural to have remembered it
I don't know what else to tell you
If you were there you’d know why…
I was age 5 also and went to the funeral. I’ve heard that drumbeat every day for going on 61 years.
If you were there you’d know why…
Another tidbit….After the funeral Jackie Kennedy wanted to buy the Black riderless horse named Blackjack ….however it was against the rules of the military to sell him to her ….she was granted the right to visit the horse anytime she wanted ….she was given all the gear the horse was wearing on the day of this procession….age went on to find a horse that looked like the horse here…..she did find one and bought him and named him Blackjack…/on occasion the JFK library here in Dorchester MA puts some of the gear on display including the flag over the casket and the saddle Blackjack was wearing I thought this might interest some of you…..
Ironically, Jackie's dad was nicknamed Blackjack.
We gave the president quite a send-off. Chilling music
Wow, me & my cat were just watching this short JFK's SOMBER Chopin Funeral March procession music & it always keeps my cat's ears up like an owl 🦉Very sad & yet made me held my cat to my face & cried. (BOOHOO)☹☹😾😾😿😿
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this is the original Polish version of this beautiful song
Great job Thank you for posting it!
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I feel the sadness and loss just watching this. How horrible for our country 100 years later another truly great President violently shot down. Lincoln and Kennedy are my favorite Presidents all my life.
I was 14 years old when I saw this live on TV. I lived in Dallas. Back when America was great. Corporatism and socialism has just about finished us off.
America wasn't great
My Dad was stationed at Torrejon A.F.B. just outside Madrid, Spain as a civilian personnel officer when JFK was killed. It was 8 days before my 10th birthday and I remember being terrified that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to shoot me through the window at night! The drums are especially somber . . . yet strangely enough become glorious when the brass and melody kick in, all in perfect synchronicity. Still gives me goose bumps to this day. I have AWAYS wondered - WHO IS THAT SAILOR THAT CARRIED the PRESIDENTIAL FLAG?! Does anybody know? That was no small feat from what I can see.
Thank you for your story. The sailor's name was Edmund Nemeth of Livingston New Jersey. I do not know whether he is still living or not. Used to remember the name of the Army soldier who handled the horse blackjack whose arm was probably swollen the next day because the horse was so protesting. But there is a TH-cam interview of him on line. Thank you for your comments and thank you for visiting the channel
@@kevincorcoran6493 It's EDWARD Nemeth, it turns out. Still, would not have solved it without your valuable tip. Comes from Livingston, N.J.
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One of the saddest days ever
I was 11 years old I will never forget this day. The people involved in this got away with it
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I somehow find it touching to see the young people running at 3:00 to keep up with the casket.
Little tidbit….large Chrysler limo was specially made for Jackie Kennedy after she became First Lady a very small amount of these cars were made …..it was rumored that the car was returned to Chrysler and sat for years til somebody bought it had the rear fins cut off and had the rear end modified to look more modern in the late 1960’s
Sad but beautiful
Hard to believe it's 61 years..😢
Our country lost its innocence with the JFK assassination. People became very cynical of their government.
More protected in death then when he was in that damn motorcade!
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You ain't lying.
JFK had exactly the protection he wanted in the motorcade. He did not want agents hovering around his limo. By the time anyone realized what was happening, it was way too late to take any protective action. Clint Hill gave it his best effort but it was too little too late. Unfortunate, but that’s the way it was.
Sadly, that’s the way JFK wanted it. He loved public contact and knew the possible risks. That was him and that was one of the things that made the American public very fond of him. In my opinion, he was one of a kind and we will never see his like again.
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Very dark 4 days of American History
It almost has a rhythm or beat going there, which takes away from the aesthetics that Chopin wrote into the piece. Perhaps taking that beat away would appropriately bring the ambience of the moment, otherwise i feel emotionless, when I should be feeling death, sadness...
My theory and it's only a theory is that the band did not have enough time to rehearse the music. Kennedy died on Friday and his funeral was on Monday. Just a theory. Thanks for commenting!
The SOB’s who caused this got away with. 60 yrs. later,I remember it like it was yesterday! Damn🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
Those same SOBs haven't gone anywhere. They're now called the Deep State.
I think this was played by the USSR at Brezhnev's state funeral, too. November 1982.
Yes it is a staple at funerals for Russian leaders ironically Chopin was born in Poland.
@@kevincorcoran6493 That's a good point.
It's used internationally.
I was four years old and remember JFK's assassination and the funeral procession so vividly as if it was yesterday!
Not at four years old could you remember this like yesterday! I was four also and I don't remember it at all!
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That's not a fair statement because I was five and I remember it. Vividly especially the music.
Everybody absorbs information differently every human being is different . learns different retains different etc.
Because you couldn't remember it at your age doesn't mean someone else doesn't remember it thier age.
Think of the children who are traumatized by certain things that are a very young age and it stays with them.
I'm telling you I remember this at 5 years I have no reason to lie and I'm sure he doesn't either
No! Nobody can remember VIVIDLY at four or five! Our perception and ability to take information with an undeveloped brain is not like an older kid of say eight or ten! @@chiko1354
Well we are two different people ! Do you know me any more than I know you ? Does it bother you? Why? God bless! Actually I do remember it very well !
Thank you ! We both remember it very well !