My hometown, Norwalk, Connecticut has the claim that the soldier, Colonel Thomas Fitch, V is the person that inspired this song. His sister put the feathers in the soldiers' caps so as to create a uniform look from a group without any uniform. His grave marker has an account of the story in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery. Norwalk has a bridge named the "Yankee Doodle Bridge." and Yankee Doodle is the state song of Connecticut. Unfortunately, the song was around about 12 years before the events described in the legend occurred. So the legend could not be true.
@@jacksonchontos2910 What did they teach you? That Madison is the home of Yankee Doodle, or that Norwalk is. I am pretty sure the song is at least 14 years older than the French and Indian War.
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I personally thought that it was: "Yankee Doodle Drew His Gun And Fought His Macaroni" I didn't know how it made sense but I followed it anyway. #IMSTUPID
The argument they say at 0:49 could be one explanation. However, another could be since these young aristocrats where taking the Grand Tour of Europe they would also be well educated, therefore they could be able to use Macaronic language. This is when two or more languages are mixed together, in this context it would often be for comedic effect. The best example I can think of is "Do you have to go the bathroom?, Oui Oui!". So the macaronis could be named after their usage of the Macaronic language at the time as well.
I'm British and I used to sing this as a child, as did other children I knew. I had no idea at the time it had anything to do with America (not being familiar with the term Yankee yet) it was just a fun silly nonsense to me.
I'm an American, so I grew up knowing that the song was patriotic in nature. But when traveling, I too noticed that people in other places tend to play it..
Jesus Herrera Comedy exactly what I thought too-but I much much prefer the real truth behind it lol well up until vox told me the song ended up being thrown back at us Brits when we surrendered 😆 swings and roundabouts I guess! Haha
This so called italians dish "Mac&Chees" sounds more like the german dish wich ist called Kässpätzle (Käs(e) = Cheese, Spätzle tiny noodle wich got their name from the romian (former italian) which called that noodles spezzate what means broken/cut (noodles). Kässpätzle is served with a lot of onions, cheese and bacon
Those lyrics confused me as a child. But it makes more sense now that i know macaroni was a fashion craze in the 16 and 1700s. The first thing that came to mind was the foodstuff.
I already knew this. 2 smart 4 you vox! does that make me a hipster? and does that make me a macaroni? i wish you guys had mentioned how dandy fashion was a response to how flamboyant and opulent macaroni was, and so it favored masculine, simple materials and styles. which is really interesting because when the word dandy is used today, it's to describe someone who is vain and overly interested in fashion.
Yankee Doodle: You have the advantage over me; You see, you know my name, but I don't know yours. Macaroni: Well, what name do you like? YD: Well, I've always been fond of the name, "Macaroni." M: Well, that's a coincidence, because my name happens to BE Macaroni."
in a nutshell: british: noo you cant just use our song about hating you and making a song about a pride! america: haha yankee doodle go splankee doodle
Libtits nowadays would side with with the British. The British got their asses kicked my a bunch of Yankee farmers and we made the greatest country in the world.
i know why he called it "macaroni" when Yankee Doodle get out of his car there is somebody who try to steal it, then Yankee Doodle shout out to his body guard named Ronnie: "MY CAR RONNIE!!!"
I mean let's be fair the British aren't allowed to mock us in song when one of the versus reads, "And every time they shoot it off, it takes a horn of powder, and makes a noise like father's gun, only a nation louder." It's like they wanted to boost our morale for independence. Needless to say the British did to themselves. That's why we're the best country in the world.
So when I sing Yankee doodle should I not feel pride in america? It feels like vox is trying to talk more smack than the revolutionary war British right now.
Rozamunduszek Pasta are made from wheat and water. Noodles can be made from any starchy material egg, rice, beans, etc. . Macaroni refers to a specific type of pasta that's long and hollowed out in the middle
Vox asking the real questions
+starrychloe we kinda don't....
That's actually terrifyingly inhuman.
ramenm very true...
Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony. Got 360 noscoped and rest in pepperoni.
._.
Shadowfeather Frowncrest Haha good one.
rip in pepperoni*
@@vietshiro7923 no it stands for rip
@@RonaldPrescott1 thats wrong
Imagine if Yankee doodle was the American national anthem.
It’s Connecticut’s State Song.
@@crixxxxxxxxx Yes your right.
truly based anthem then
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Anyone else realized you haven't had macaroni and cheese for awhile?
+Ash R It's been YEARS.
I eat pasta everyday of course i eat maccheroni
Never actually
cheeno same...
How did you know?
Omg Lafayette you absolute savage.
I always thought it was the horse he called Macaroni.
+Will Parkinson Dang dangling participles!
+Will Parkinson - That's a great name for a race horse. They always have crazy names.
"Macaroni secured the victory for us!"
same here...
The horse's name was Friday
LAFAYETTE!
Everyone give it up for America's favorite fightin' Frenchman!
the lancelot of the revolutionary set.
+poolerboy0077 no it was probably American fries
+mandylou4 Long Live the Marquis!!!
+mandylou4 im taking this horse by the reigns making red coats redder with bloodstains
I know why he called it "macaroni".
It rhymed with "pony".
@Ahmed G. Phony
😂
Yes
LOL
He could have called it Baloney.
lol the hipster checklist xD
My hometown, Norwalk, Connecticut has the claim that the soldier, Colonel Thomas Fitch, V is the person that inspired this song. His sister put the feathers in the soldiers' caps so as to create a uniform look from a group without any uniform. His grave marker has an account of the story in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
Norwalk has a bridge named the "Yankee Doodle Bridge." and Yankee Doodle is the state song of Connecticut.
Unfortunately, the song was around about 12 years before the events described in the legend occurred. So the legend could not be true.
No way I went to school in Madison and they taught us the same thing
@@jacksonchontos2910 What did they teach you? That Madison is the home of Yankee Doodle, or that Norwalk is. I am pretty sure the song is at least 14 years older than the French and Indian War.
@@gregbard yea about Norwalk
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I don't want fop damn it, I'm a Dapper Dan man
Watch your language son, this here's a public market. Now if you want Dapper Dan I can order it for ya, have it in a couple of weeks.
+Apollo Fell Well ain't this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!
i just shed a tear in pride
55giantsfan22 it will be two weeks.
big mike you didn't even try
So they sang the song back to the British IRONICALLY like the hipsters they are
@Santino EGL NA nope there still hipsters but also winners
I got so excited when they mention Lafayette and The Battle of Yorktown.
I personally thought that it was:
"Yankee Doodle Drew His Gun And Fought His Macaroni"
I didn't know how it made sense but I followed it anyway. #IMSTUPID
Paitience Diamonds threw it at a nearby girl that was riding on a pony. XD
Holy shit I needed this video
+iilikecereal
Didn't know I needed it till I saw it
Macaroni and Cheese.
Meal of Champions.
That's so much like my bro Lafayette - what a jokester!
Ikr
The argument they say at 0:49 could be one explanation. However, another could be since these young aristocrats where taking the Grand Tour of Europe they would also be well educated, therefore they could be able to use Macaronic language. This is when two or more languages are mixed together, in this context it would often be for comedic effect. The best example I can think of is "Do you have to go the bathroom?, Oui Oui!". So the macaronis could be named after their usage of the Macaronic language at the time as well.
I'm British and I used to sing this as a child, as did other children I knew. I had no idea at the time it had anything to do with America (not being familiar with the term Yankee yet) it was just a fun silly nonsense to me.
I'm an American, so I grew up knowing that the song was patriotic in nature. But when traveling, I too noticed that people in other places tend to play it..
@@awakenow7147 it was first used by the british to mock the us but then the us turned it into a patriotic song and now it’s everywhere
I thought it was a phrase that meant oh he has gone crazy
Jesus Herrera Comedy exactly what I thought too-but I much much prefer the real truth behind it lol well up until vox told me the song ended up being thrown back at us Brits when we surrendered 😆 swings and roundabouts I guess! Haha
This so called italians dish "Mac&Chees" sounds more like the german dish wich ist called Kässpätzle (Käs(e) = Cheese, Spätzle tiny noodle wich got their name from the romian (former italian) which called that noodles spezzate what means broken/cut (noodles). Kässpätzle is served with a lot of onions, cheese and bacon
Yeah, but that doesn't rhyme with pony.
Those lyrics confused me as a child. But it makes more sense now that i know macaroni was a fashion craze in the 16 and 1700s. The first thing that came to mind was the foodstuff.
Now I understand clearly... I always like this song and like to sing it when marching from class to class :) and now I understand finally the macaroni
Lafayette being cool as always
Large baguette
I so appreciate history.......loved it. If I was home schooling you would be on a must see list of videos.
This song just got a million times better.
Who else is watching this on 4th of July eating macaroni and cheese?
the definition of macaroni is "A person that over dresses in fancy clothing"
Now i know where the macaroni part of Yankee Doodle comes from. Macaroni actually goes way back to the 15th century, something else i didn't know.
I've seen this and your snail video.
I now love your channel.
bruh im not even watching this for school😂
Americans: Maybe the true macaroni are the friends we made along the way.
Well, I'm off to eat some macaroni.
I already knew this. 2 smart 4 you vox! does that make me a hipster? and does that make me a macaroni?
i wish you guys had mentioned how dandy fashion was a response to how flamboyant and opulent macaroni was, and so it favored masculine, simple materials and styles. which is really interesting because when the word dandy is used today, it's to describe someone who is vain and overly interested in fashion.
Yankee Doodle: You have the advantage over me; You see, you know my name, but I don't know yours.
Macaroni: Well, what name do you like?
YD: Well, I've always been fond of the name, "Macaroni."
M: Well, that's a coincidence, because my name happens to BE Macaroni."
My 2nd grade teacher said it was macaroni because of the penguins. Idk why she told us that
The little specks in the backround were making me 😜
the Patriots where all like "no you."
I always thought he was naming his pony macaroni.
LONG LIVE THE MARQUIS!!!
What's more surprising is why Yankee decided to put a feather in his hat or cap or whatever. And who is Yankee?
Great Jamie yankee is an American, why we are called that, don't know, but then again why do leaves fall from trees
The guy you have at 0:35 as XVII century is actually a XVIII century guy dressed normally. RIP History.
Did someone say CIVILIZATION?
in a nutshell:
british: noo you cant just use our song about hating you and making a song about a pride!
america: haha yankee doodle go splankee doodle
So they were spitting' bars?
way better than today I found out!!
1:41 "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
I was actually just thinking about this when this popped up on youtube
never wanted to punch my monitor so much
"Yankee doodle went to town, riding on a chicken. Stuck his finger up his b*** and called it finger-lickin'." Alternate version we sang in Jr. High.
this is brilliant
You're not supposed to deepen your voice at the "went to town" it's supposed to be at the same note
At the time, there were hundreds of versions of this song. The tune goes back to the 1400s
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Libtits nowadays would side with with the British. The British got their asses kicked my a bunch of Yankee farmers and we made the greatest country in the world.
Mac and cheese be bussin.
I had Jumpstart 3rd grade as a child
"fop" 😂😂
K😕🤬
i know why he called it "macaroni"
when Yankee Doodle get out of his car there is somebody who try to steal it, then Yankee Doodle shout out to his body guard named Ronnie: "MY CAR RONNIE!!!"
For the last time: maccaroni cheese is NOT an Italian dish
I mean let's be fair the British aren't allowed to mock us in song when one of the versus reads, "And every time they shoot it off, it takes a horn of powder, and makes a noise like father's gun, only a nation louder."
It's like they wanted to boost our morale for independence. Needless to say the British did to themselves. That's why we're the best country in the world.
Yeah they really did just put the best lyric ever in there and somehow that was an insult
Is this the odd1sout
No this is Patrick
that image of a macaroni is going to give me nightmares
So when I sing Yankee doodle should I not feel pride in america? It feels like vox is trying to talk more smack than the revolutionary war British right now.
Oh my god. one day the references to things being hip will confused the heck out of people.
*See i already knew this i only clickeld On the video because it was a thorn in the recommended bar each time i Listened to Yankee doodle on youtube.*
we all no it means fancy
Avocado Toast went to town. Riding in an Über. Stuck a feather in his hat and called in Guacamole.
wonder what alexander hamilton said at york town when lafayette started singing ¿¿
alena jade I bet he joined in😂
0:10 hat NOT CAP and also lafayette
BARNEY & FRIENDS' theme song has the same, exact melody as "Yankee Doodle". The song is on my obsolete keyboard on the majour side of the song bank.
I noticed that
1:41
Ev’ryone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchman!
Lafayette!
Immigrants get the job done
Great scott! its Doc Brown!
1:46
After watching this a couple years ago I got in a car accident
Interesting!
So the word macaroni describes fashion popularized by people who liked to eat macaroni?
Has anyone else known about this for a while?
Macaroni is also a Jamaican,Bahamian Food side
1:52 Nightmares i will have NIGHTMARES
My nightmares will have nightmares.
Also the French was so mad the the British DIDN'T want to surrender to the U.S. they played it at them to mock them and call the stupid
So there was no macaroni club in England?
macaroni was the name of the hat, therefore not what they called them
The macaronis would rent themselves out to parties to enliven conversations. They were the incrowd of the day.
It was this, or the Battle Hymn of the Republic, or Star Spangled Banner
So I learned something today
I'll call any pretentious friend of mine macaroni now
The Hamilton jokes are giving me all of the life IM SCREAMING
filth
Well actually the pasta isn't even called "macaroni" but "maccheroni"...
Well I still don't know what Yankee means...
*CONNETCIUT*:
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I don’t want to eat macaroni anymore
Well Jeffy from SML sang that song yacklo doodle and called it macaroni
Just as I thought. It was too well written to be written by Americans.
okay someone please explain to me what's the difference between "pasta", "noodles" and "macaroni". Isn't it all the same?
Rozamunduszek Pasta are made from wheat and water. Noodles can be made from any starchy material egg, rice, beans, etc. . Macaroni refers to a specific type of pasta that's long and hollowed out in the middle
Thank you! :D
He actually called it Rica Roni, MELVIN!!!
Really want some pasta now...
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