My mom passed away tonight. She was 98. This was her favorite song. We played this song on our phone, put it next to her ear, she took a deep breath and then she was gone. I know that she felt safe and at peace.
I am sitting in a nursing home with my husband. He knows very little now, but still knows me. When I am playing this we are 22 ,not 92. His expression is sublime,we are both young thanks to the music.
@@strigonshitposting793 I've heard that when people have age-related memory loss, music is the last thing they forget. That's how Glen Campbell was able to do a final tour even though he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's: even if he didn't know where he was, he remembered all his old songs. When I interviewed (as a journalist) a staff member for a treatment center for Alzheimer's patients, they asked me to give them some tapes of big-band music because that's what their people remembered and wanted to hear. Of course I was happy to comply!
@maryminty5876…That’s the magic and mystery that great music brings to us. So happy for both of you that you can travel through space and time on the wings of this beautiful song. Your post was beautiful…..
The first time I heard this I was sitting in my grandfather's lap as a little boy of four. My grandfather was a veteran of the Pacific Campaign during World War II born in 1922. We used to solve crossword puzzles together and that was always our thing. I'm now in my 30's. Hearing this always harkens back to some of my earliest memories of my grandfather. He was a skilled carpenter and machinist in particular but understood all trades. He sadly passed away due to injuries he sustained in a car accident in 1998 when I was 9 years old. To me, he typifies the Greatest Generation who fought to end fascism and forge a better world that we enjoy today. RIP Perry Howe
I have the same memories of grand parents. Wishing I could have had more opportunities to spend time with them. My parents loved all of the big bands from the 1940s. It certainly was the "greatest generation". I hope more and more younger people realize the huge sacrifices that men and women have made over the years to protect our freedom.
I get that feeling too! You wanna be in the center of where everything is worth to explore.. im not sure that is the exact description but ppl who know what i mean they just know
I was 5 years old. In 1949 I was flying with my parents from Yokohama to Southampton in a Sunderland Empress Flying Boat. We stopped at many ports including Hong Kong. My parents were hosted at the Peak. There was a party with music. I was already in bed but I sneaked out to the corridor and looked down at the dancing guests. My parents were in each others arms moving together to the music. They looked happy. This made me feel happy and safe. Later I would learn that the music was by Glenn Miller and my mum and dad were dancing to this tune.
When my dad came home from WWII this song was on when he passed the statue liberty and it was the first song my mom and dad danced to when they met. Both are gone now dancing to this song in heaven. I love you mom and dad
The older I get, the more I begin to appreciate the music of my parents generation. I hated the stuff back in the 60's. After all, I was part of the Greatest generation! Yeah, right! and I turned 70 TODAY! and I love this music, now!!!!!!
@@ihatedogs18 He means that they are baby boomers not the greatest generation. After the war, their parents came home, got married and had a kid. That kid would then be a baby boomer, not the greatest generation. They are called baby boomers because of the boom the population experienced worldwide.
My Mom and Dad would dance to this song in our living room at night. I would sneak down the stairs and watch them dance and kiss. I still get teary eyed every time I hear this song.
I agree!! Prettiest song EVER! I play this song for my friends, and they look at me like I'm nuts! I'm thinkin' if THEY don't love this song THEY'RE nuts! 😊
I’m a 31 year old millennial. I love Glen Miller. This song really sends me, and it’s such a timeless piece! I wish we could normalize dance clubs where people dress up nicely and dance to music like this.
I couldn’t agree more I’m 33 . There’s something just so pretty about the 40s style. I wish we could go back and just experience it. I love a good 40s dress, the modesty and the respect people had
My Gramps 94 years young and when I play this for him.... He closes his eyes and smiles. Grandma too. They still together after 75 years can you imagine being married to someone for over 75 years.
My Nanna and Grandad likewise were married 76 years, my Grandad died in 2018 age 98 and my Nanna died in 2019, 5 days short of her 95th. I hope your Grandparents are still doing well! God bless you, and may He bless you and your family with good health for many years to come!❤️❤️🙏🏻
19 year old here, I am right there with you! Something about this piece, especially when it’s played through a phonograph, stirs up inexplicably powerful emotions, and I can never fully understand why.
Someone else here said, "Makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn't even born in." I agree. When this song was popular America was at war and each moment was precious because it might be your last ones. Americans had survived the Great Depression and when it was finally winding down, they found themselves in a new, world war. That generation had mighty stuggles but they overcame them thru a firm resolve in themselves and their way of life. I hear this melody and I think about brave American men and women and I thank God for them. I wish we had such men and women now.
I’m an old Gen X’er born in the 1960’s. I didn’t even realize until several months ago Glenn Miller went missing in WW2 and was never found. He served honorably and probably died from a plane crash. Kudos to his service!
@@jondstewart Terrible he went missing - I am surprised no private person with the money has made any effort to locate the wreckage - ❤️🙏memories of those that died in WW2 are forever frozen in time. A generation of young people lost, the music, & 20th century progress underway.
This was the first dance I had with my wife at our wedding. When we first started dating, she showed me a Glenn Miller cd of hers and I told her I knew who he was. She didn't initially believe me until I started naming of songs of his. I think that's when she knew I was a keeper.
Funny. I just looked this song up for our wedding playlist (a few months away) and finding my soon-to- be he was a trumpet player and loves this music too was a huge selling point for me! ❤
18 years ago was hurt bad in a patrol in Iraq hit a IED . They sent me to Germany to have surgery and recover. The wife came over to visit and this song was playing on radio when she walked into the hospital room the thoughts of that day come back even today when this song is played . Side note to story is my Son is 17 years old another reason to love this song !!!
My dad was a teenager in the 40's and he used to tell us stories of how he and his buddies and all their girlfriends saw big bands like Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw at Wampler's Lake Michigan whenever the bands made a stop over between gigs in Chicago and Detroit....dad knew and loved all these tunes...miss u, Pop.
My Dad did that too in PA -- they would go to various ballrooms around southeast of PA and see all the big bands; it would get so crowded they would not dance, but just stand there and listen. Dad had his own little big band club in the Army when he was overseas in WW2. Anytime I hear Glenn Miller I think of my Dad and I hope there is plenty of Glenn Miller music in heaven -- if so he will be in paradise. In a little outfit newsletter it said that if anyone liked jazz they could come to their meetings but that they DID favor Bing Crosby over that new kid Frank Sinatra. To them, Bing's crooning went with this music.
Watching this on the eighth anniversary of my Mother's funeral. My younger brother (also now departed) and I chose it to close the ceremony but we didn't tell anyone else. We were a bit nervous but as the opening chords played you could see everyone was smiling - perfect send off to a WWII veteran and a sadly missed Mum. They had to play it twice and as it ended the second time I was standing with my hand on her coffin crying and wishing her a final goodbye. She was three weeks short of her 100th birthday. Thank you Glenn.
This song just puts a smile on my face. Makes me think of a simpler time when the world didn't move so fast, and people actually took a few minutes to appreciate something.
@@obsoletechannelarchiveModern music can be good, but certaintly isnt better. Glenn Miller deserves more respect than being labeled as 10 year old trumpet player...
This was my grandparents "song". They started dating during WW2. Every wedding, in their house, etc they would dance to this song. They're both gone now, but everytime I hear it I think of them, miss them and miss a time I never knew. ❤
This Glenn Miller song “Moonlight Serenade” was one of my Mom’s favorite songs. She Loved Big Band music as a child in the 30’s and a teen ager during WWII. She and my Dad would listen to Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Spike Jones, The Dorsey Brothers Big Band, Buddy Rich and of course Glenn Miller. She’s the reason I’m a drummer. I had this tune playing for my Mom & Dad on their 53rd wedding anniversary. My dear Dad passed in 2006. Last Wednesday June 5 in the early morning at 2:53 my dear sweet Mom went home to be with Christ Jesus and reunite with my Dad. I so wish I could have played Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” one more time for her. She loved it so. Thank You Mom & Dad for being such wonderful loving godly parents and Thank You Lord for magnificent beautiful parents.❤❤🕊️
My grandfather passed away yesterday evening, November 13th 2024. He was 94. This, along with In The Mood, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and the movie with Jimmy Stewart were his favorites. I can rejoice in the fact he went out peacefully after a long illness.
Keep in mind that you've been praised with the gift of his company and for being blessed with his knowledge. I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you can find peace of mind.
@@christianramirez8913 Thank you. I had the chance of knowing him for 30 long and loving years, and left so many great memories behind. Including this wonderful music and artist. While seeing him decline due to senility, especially in the last 2-3 years, the good and the funny memories will always outnumber them, and I know he was at peace.
The most beautiful piece of music ever written and arranged..gets me every time..it’s almost ethereal ..I’m only 60 , this is way before my time but I fell in love with it as a teenager in the 70s
This song played at my Papas funeral today as his casket was brought down, as I was driving back with my mum this song came on on the radio and now I’m just sitting here listening to it and balling my eyes out
Something about this Melody is hypnotizing and mesmerizing. It soothes, and calms you. I just see black and white movies, and city lights and ballrooms.
I see an open window in Paris, with rain falling and dripping down the sides of the window, it’s 1am and the sky is dark, but the city is very much alive. I am in bed with my lover and all is well as this quietly plays.
I think it is partly that da-DA-duh-DA-duh under the melody...it just walks along like footsteps and supports the melody. It's lovely really. Now I want to hunt up a full orchestration just for another fun listen. It is also fun to listen to George Gershwin himself play Rhapsody in Blue. Gives it extra meaning.
listened to this for the first time when I was 8 or 9 in a car in the rain with my mom. Still young at 14, but this song hasn’t aged a day. Beautiful as ever. Hope you continue to enjoy this song as well.
I’m 61 and for me the greatest memory of this song is from 1978 when I was 14 years old at the bandstand in Pen Mar park on top of South Mountain in Maryland snd saw a whole lot of “old people” dancing to this song. Now it’s 2024 and I’m older than they were at the time but still loving it 🥰
I was at the funeral of my grandfather and they played this song at the ceremony,i instantly started crying..coz it’s so beautiful and will now always remind me of him♥️
i had a similar experience in October 2019, got a mid 60s bakelite radio from the thrift store, took it home and found a radio station that played the oldies, I heard everything from the Orleans to boogie woogie bugle boy at some point or another, sadly the station shut down around a year later but I'm very thankful for the time I spent with it, it introduced me to dozens of songs I might have never heard otherwise
I'm 21. Last night the Glenn Miller Orchestra was in town. This isn't the kind of music I usually listen to but I figured why not, I'll lend them an ear. They played this song towards the end of the night. There was one couple in front that got up and danced to the music. I had been having a painful, stressful week. And that moment, with the lights dimmed, this wonderfully soft tune being played live, and the one brave couple dancing in front of a whole theater. It was perfect. All was right with the world. I wanted to say thank you to Glenn Miller, the folks keeping his orchestra alive today, and to the lovely couple dancing last night. I have a new respect for this era of music. You made my week much better than it was before.
I used to have a cassette tape of old Big Band music and this was one of the songs on it! I was born in 1983, but I was raised to appreciate older music, older movies, older times and older people who blazed the trails we take for granted. 😊
Then you had smart parents lol, I was born in 2007. My parents have shown me old music, only on the radio, everything else I’ve seen myself. But dad has told stories and influences me to keep looking into older things
I believe that this is Glenn Miller's signature tune and I'm still listening to this music on the 15th of July 2024 and this tune will still be played for many centuries into the future 🎶 🎵 👌
I'm 61 now, and used to work for an Electrical Engineer who fought in WWII. The office was always tuned into a radio station that played 1940's music. The scenery of Beverly Hills and the style of Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and other Orchestra type bands made it a special time in my career. Thanks for the Memories Francis.
Hi me too I'm 68. My family as well as myself love this music and that era of music . But me too thats one of many favorites. Benny Goodman was als9 one I enjoyed listening to, because I to Play clarinet. Have a good one. Remember to smile everyday you'll live a day longer. Stay strong . LEO
@@saudosismo1813 Not right now, but I recognized it immediately when the commercial came on. I don't really pay attention to the content of commercials.
I remember meeting a Scottish pilot , blue eyes … from Glasgow!!! going to war in 1943 😢we had a lovely evening before he left ! That’s what I feel and imagine 😀😂listening to this mamamiaaaa song 🎵
This was played at my mother's funeral. Glenn Miller was one of her favorites. She didn't know who I was at the end, but she sure knew Glenn Miller. And thanks to her, now I do, too.
My father use to play this on our Time life records along with sun rise serenade. My father turned 100 this year. He passed away when he was 74. He fought in the pacific and freed so many people from tyranny. He served in WwII, Korea, and Vietnam. He truly was a part of the greatest generation that ever lived. I just finished 33 years in the military and know that all my service can not ever match even a year of my Dad great service in defending our country and saving the world
I can see the whole platform rising from under the stage at the Warners Strand in New York City with the whole band and Glenn Miller out front playing his trombone. What a thrill!!!!
Lucky you..I was born in Brooklyn NY in 1949...but I watched alot of old movies so I knew about Glenn Miller...watched on TV...WPIX...the Early Show ? We had a Dumont TV
This was the song I danced to with my dad at my wedding. We have a bond over classic movies and music and Glen Miller was one of the big ones we love. Every time I hear this song it brings me back to dancing with my dad:)
This song is the epitome of slow dance song. I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like dancing to this song in the 1940s. This song has such a soft and gentle touch to it. It feels like a gentle hug or kiss from your love
My mama graduated highschool in 1941. I can imagine her dancing to this in the dance halls of her time. She passed away @101 on July 8, 2024. This song will be playing at her service ❤
@@tanyawalker7585 Wow….She loved a long and I’m sure very good life. I’m so sorry for you and your family’s loss but I know that she’s probably dancing to this song in Heaven
I cant for the life of me not to cry when I hear this most amazing song, it was my beloved mama's favorite and even though she's been gone since 2004, I can close my eyes and see her smile, that beautiful smile everytime she would hear it..I am crying now as I listen to it as well, oh my sweet mama, I love and miss you every day, and will continue to do so until I see you again, until then, Thank you for loving me, thank you for all you did for me, and it was such a blessing to have you as my dear Mother..may our Father continue to hold you in His loving arms always and forevermore..🙏❤🙏 Emily
They played this at my Nana and Grandad's funeral. Every time I hear it I think of all the good times I had with them and the love that they both shared.
This always reminds me of the beach in the 1950’s or a small 4 room house in the middle of tall grassy hill. There’s nothing else. Just a house with a blue sky and grass surrounding it. This song gives me a warm feeling.
You and me both Helen, I was always telling my Dad I was envious of him and Mum, sadly they're both no longer with us but I'm sure still dancing to this beautiful, timeless classic
This is my grandparents generation of music but it just draws me in, I love it. My 14 year old daughter also enjoys listening to it, we are clearly old souls!
My mother passed away on 19th March 2011. We had this to start her funeral. Still can remember how i felt as i walked into the crematorium, it was like lawnmower blades turning in my throat, together with a massive lump. And that was as i heard this erstwhile tune.
Thanks to my parents, I enjoy Glenn Miller and many others from his time period. Listening to this always brings back memories of them dancing together at family gatherings. When I entered my teens, I was allowed to have parties in our basement party room. Countless times I would play this tune and watch my friends dance with my parents who took great pleasure in teaching us young guns their dance moves. It was simply wonderful.
This song takes me back to the magical atmospheres of when we went to my grandfather's house, who always listened to it and who, welcoming us with his smile, made us love even more this musical background that even today, when I am practically alone in the world, does not abandon me.
My mom passed away tonight. She was 98. This was her favorite song. We played this song on our phone, put it next to her ear, she took a deep breath and then she was gone. I know that she felt safe and at peace.
I am so sorry for your loss.
May your dear mother rest in peace.
My deepest condolences about your mom. RIP
Oh gosh, that is beautiful. What a way to go. Surrounded by loved ones, being serenaded by Glenn Miller. Rest in peace, Sylvia's mom.
I am so sorry for your loss, I bet she was a wonderful woman.
I am sitting in a nursing home with my husband. He knows very little now, but still knows me. When I am playing this we are 22 ,not 92. His expression is sublime,we are both young thanks to the music.
You are beautiful people
@@strigonshitposting793 I've heard that when people have age-related memory loss, music is the last thing they forget. That's how Glen Campbell was able to do a final tour even though he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's: even if he didn't know where he was, he remembered all his old songs. When I interviewed (as a journalist) a staff member for a treatment center for Alzheimer's patients, they asked me to give them some tapes of big-band music because that's what their people remembered and wanted to hear. Of course I was happy to comply!
Peace be with you and he
@maryminty5876…That’s the magic and mystery that great music brings to us. So happy for both of you that you can travel through space and time on the wings of this beautiful song. Your post was beautiful…..
I pray for many more peaceful, sublime, moments for you and he.
The first time I heard this I was sitting in my grandfather's lap as a little boy of four. My grandfather was a veteran of the Pacific Campaign during World War II born in 1922. We used to solve crossword puzzles together and that was always our thing. I'm now in my 30's. Hearing this always harkens back to some of my earliest memories of my grandfather. He was a skilled carpenter and machinist in particular but understood all trades. He sadly passed away due to injuries he sustained in a car accident in 1998 when I was 9 years old. To me, he typifies the Greatest Generation who fought to end fascism and forge a better world that we enjoy today. RIP Perry Howe
May he rest in Gods care✝️
What a bold man comments like these melt my heart ♥️
Greatest generation, you got that right !
I have the same memories of grand parents. Wishing I could have had more opportunities to spend time with them.
My parents loved all of the big bands from the 1940s. It certainly was the "greatest generation". I hope more and more younger people realize the huge sacrifices that men and women have made over the years to protect our freedom.
This comment warms my heart and always know your grandfather was a hero who saved many
This song will play at my mother’s funeral tomorrow. She was 101 yrs old. 😢😢😢
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As old as the Queen Mother 😢
My condolences 🙏
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My condolences 🙏
Makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn't even born in.
Ok! It’s not just me! THANK YOU!
Beautiful comment 😊
I get that feeling too! You wanna be in the center of where everything is worth to explore.. im not sure that is the exact description but ppl who know what i mean they just know
Perhaps in your past life Signore
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I was 5 years old. In 1949 I was flying with my parents from Yokohama to Southampton in a Sunderland Empress Flying Boat. We stopped at many ports including Hong Kong. My parents were hosted at the Peak. There was a party with music. I was already in bed but I sneaked out to the corridor and looked down at the dancing guests. My parents were in each others arms moving together to the music. They looked happy. This made me feel happy and safe. Later I would learn that the music was by Glenn Miller and my mum and dad were dancing to this tune.
My mother died a year ago. She was 95. Glenn Miller was her favorite.
I’d love to hold my Nana again and dance slowly to this, it was her favourite. Love you forever Nana
When my dad came home from WWII this song was on when he passed the statue liberty and it was the first song my mom and dad danced to when they met. Both are gone now dancing to this song in heaven. I love you mom and dad
This is beautiful, thank you for sharing ❤️
This moved me. ❤
Beautiful story thanks
May they rest in peace, it moved me
This is real music !!!!
The older I get, the more I begin to appreciate the music of my parents generation. I hated the stuff back in the 60's. After all, I was part of the Greatest generation! Yeah, right! and I turned 70 TODAY! and I love this music, now!!!!!!
grew up on this music love lots of other kinds.
I so agree with you. I’m72 and loves these songs. My parents must have listen to this
Ummm, you're a Boomer, dude.
@@jamespfitz and? 🤨
@@ihatedogs18 He means that they are baby boomers not the greatest generation. After the war, their parents came home, got married and had a kid. That kid would then be a baby boomer, not the greatest generation. They are called baby boomers because of the boom the population experienced worldwide.
My 91 year old grandfather passed away last year and this was one of his favorite tunes! I listen to it all the time.
Sorry for your loss! But that’s really sweet
@@caramelbby0986 Thanks!
Ever feel when you hear this that you've missed out on an gentler age of romance and social solidarity? I do.
@@jennytaylor3324 Absolutely!!
May be rest in Peace❤️❤️🙏🏻
My Mom and Dad would dance to this song in our living room at night. I would sneak down the stairs and watch them dance and kiss. I still get teary eyed every time I hear this song.
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Aww that’s a lovely story
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Love this tune lovely memories of my lovely husband dancing too this
today marks 7 years since my grandma passed away. I hope she’s dancing with grandpa to this song in heaven. she is missed dearly🤍
This is one of the prettiest tunes ever written!
The standard of the swing era's sweet music.
This is much better than Artie Shaw's "Begin The Beguine." So perfect for a slow dance.
I agree!! Prettiest song EVER! I play this song for my friends, and they look at me like I'm nuts! I'm thinkin' if THEY don't love this song THEY'RE nuts! 😊
@@johntiggleman4686 Why is it better?
@@Coowallsky Just my humble opinion. BTB is great as well.
I’m a 31 year old millennial. I love Glen Miller. This song really sends me, and it’s such a timeless piece! I wish we could normalize dance clubs where people dress up nicely and dance to music like this.
I'm 34 and agree. Imagine dancin with your girl at the end of the night to this. I guess I've always been lost in the wrong time zone.
Take care.
You are from another era ❤ and I'm sure there is somewhere out there a little intimate night club that people still dance to this ❤
I couldn’t agree more I’m 33 . There’s something just so pretty about the 40s style. I wish we could go back and just experience it. I love a good 40s dress, the modesty and the respect people had
Przewspaniały utwór przy którym dusza gdzieś odpoczywa i wrażenie że kiedyś czasy mi nieznane były inne jakieś lepsze .
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My Gramps 94 years young and when I play this for him.... He closes his eyes and smiles.
Grandma too. They still together after 75 years can you imagine being married to someone for over 75 years.
Yo. Go over there and play it for them this Christmas. I challenge you & they will love it. ❤ Merry Christmas
Back then sure but today...
Hell no.
It's that kind of attitude as to why marriages don't work. 100% from both parties. If you're not willing to do that, find one that you will.
Enjoy them and treasure them while they're here
My Nanna and Grandad likewise were married 76 years, my Grandad died in 2018 age 98 and my Nanna died in 2019, 5 days short of her 95th.
I hope your Grandparents are still doing well!
God bless you, and may He bless you and your family with good health for many years to come!❤️❤️🙏🏻
There’s something about this piece that always makes me cry. I have no idea why, it’s just such a beautiful tune....
Exactly the same,really dunno why...I'm 43.
They play it at the end of the glenn miller story when Colonel Potter from mash finds out he died in a plane crash
19 year old here, I am right there with you! Something about this piece, especially when it’s played through a phonograph, stirs up inexplicably powerful emotions, and I can never fully understand why.
Me too.
Someone else here said, "Makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn't even born in." I agree. When this song was popular America was at war and each moment was precious because it might be your last ones. Americans had survived the Great Depression and when it was finally winding down, they found themselves in a new, world war. That generation had mighty stuggles but they overcame them thru a firm resolve in themselves and their way of life. I hear this melody and I think about brave American men and women and I thank God for them. I wish we had such men and women now.
My parents wedding song. This song was also one of my Dad’s favorite songs to drum to.
Gets me teary every time I hear it
I’m an old Gen X’er born in the 1960’s. I didn’t even realize until several months ago Glenn Miller went missing in WW2 and was never found. He served honorably and probably died from a plane crash. Kudos to his service!
Or alien abduction
I just read this too! I had no idea.
@@jondstewart Terrible he went missing - I am surprised no private person with the money has made any effort to locate the wreckage - ❤️🙏memories of those that died in WW2 are forever frozen in time. A generation of young people lost, the music, & 20th century progress underway.
Gen X here. I love Glenn Miller and had no clue. It's both sad and legendary.
Now THAT was music 🎶 ❤
Amen
This was the first dance I had with my wife at our wedding. When we first started dating, she showed me a Glenn Miller cd of hers and I told her I knew who he was. She didn't initially believe me until I started naming of songs of his. I think that's when she knew I was a keeper.
That's pretty awesome story. Thanks for sharing
That’s an amazing story, hopefully I can find myself a women who also enjoys music like this also playing this at my future wedding would be awesome.
I love all of his music just love dancing to this music
Funny. I just looked this song up for our wedding playlist (a few months away) and finding my soon-to- be he was a trumpet player and loves this music too was a huge selling point for me! ❤
I’m hoping me and my boyfriend dance to this at our wedding :3 (fingers crossed)
18 years ago was hurt bad in a patrol in Iraq hit a IED . They sent me to Germany to have surgery and recover. The wife came over to visit and this song was playing on radio when she walked into the hospital room the thoughts of that day come back even today when this song is played . Side note to story is my Son is 17 years old another reason to love this song !!!
My grandfather was in WW2 he won a bronze star in the army in the pacific and he always listened to Glenn miller brings back memories
My dad was a teenager in the 40's and he used to tell us stories of how he and his buddies and all their girlfriends saw big bands like Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw at Wampler's Lake Michigan whenever the bands made a stop over between gigs in Chicago and Detroit....dad knew and loved all these tunes...miss u, Pop.
My Dad did that too in PA -- they would go to various ballrooms around southeast of PA and see all the big bands; it would get so crowded they would not dance, but just stand there and listen. Dad had his own little big band club in the Army when he was overseas in WW2. Anytime I hear Glenn Miller I think of my Dad and I hope there is plenty of Glenn Miller music in heaven -- if so he will be in paradise. In a little outfit newsletter it said that if anyone liked jazz they could come to their meetings but that they DID favor Bing Crosby over that new kid Frank Sinatra. To them, Bing's crooning went with this music.
My parents too….this is so beautiful it’s hard to listen to without tears.
Goodnight everybody.
Thanks! 😊
For you too!
Watching this on the eighth anniversary of my Mother's funeral. My younger brother (also now departed) and I chose it to close the ceremony but we didn't tell anyone else. We were a bit nervous but as the opening chords played you could see everyone was smiling - perfect send off to a WWII veteran and a sadly missed Mum. They had to play it twice and as it ended the second time I was standing with my hand on her coffin crying and wishing her a final goodbye. She was three weeks short of her 100th birthday. Thank you Glenn.
May she Rest In Peace and what a beautiful send off
I also used this at my father's funeral ceremony.Great minds think alike.....🙂
This was played at my Nan and Grandads funerals, they were married over 50 years and both loved the song.
Not to be macabre but if our lives are like movies and there are credits THIS is the song I want to play!
This is sad yet so beautiful. May they rest in peace, may we all be reunited in Heaven when our time comes. 💗
Old songs are better than modern
Real
there's good songs of every time, learn to love music and art, don't ever let the memories disappear
My grandfather Loved this song and he was a world war 2 navy and........ I just Miss him ya know?
No doubt. IF this isn't played at my wedding. IM NOT GETTING MARRIED. plain and simple
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
My wife and I chose Sinatra's version as our first dance. Very classy.
I support this.
I should have played this song at my wedding and a few other 1940s romance tunes;. my mom would have appreciated that.
I've said the same thing. I don't want any song made past 1962 at my wedding
This is the type of music I wouldn't mind hearing coming from next door on a rainy night.
This song just puts a smile on my face. Makes me think of a simpler time when the world didn't move so fast, and people actually took a few minutes to appreciate something.
So true❤
From a time when musicians needed work ethic, brains and talent. We'll not see his kind again.
@@obsoletechannelarchiveModern music can be good, but certaintly isnt better. Glenn Miller deserves more respect than being labeled as 10 year old trumpet player...
@@obsoletechannelarchive You're an idiot!
Correct
what about nettspend
This was my grandparents "song". They started dating during WW2. Every wedding, in their house, etc they would dance to this song. They're both gone now, but everytime I hear it I think of them, miss them and miss a time I never knew. ❤
This Glenn Miller song “Moonlight Serenade” was one of my Mom’s favorite songs.
She Loved Big Band music as a child in the 30’s and a teen ager during WWII.
She and my Dad would listen to Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Spike Jones, The Dorsey Brothers Big Band, Buddy Rich and of course Glenn Miller.
She’s the reason I’m a drummer.
I had this tune playing for my Mom & Dad on their 53rd wedding anniversary.
My dear Dad passed in 2006.
Last Wednesday June 5 in the early morning at 2:53 my dear sweet Mom went home to be with Christ Jesus and reunite with my Dad.
I so wish I could have played Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” one more time for her.
She loved it so.
Thank You Mom & Dad for being such wonderful loving godly parents and Thank You Lord for magnificent beautiful parents.❤❤🕊️
I'm a mexican guy Buy i'm apreciate yours beatyful music the great bands amazing sounds Nice era very romantic
My grandfather passed away yesterday evening, November 13th 2024. He was 94. This, along with In The Mood, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and the movie with Jimmy Stewart were his favorites. I can rejoice in the fact he went out peacefully after a long illness.
Keep in mind that you've been praised with the gift of his company and for being blessed with his knowledge.
I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you can find peace of mind.
@@christianramirez8913 Thank you. I had the chance of knowing him for 30 long and loving years, and left so many great memories behind. Including this wonderful music and artist.
While seeing him decline due to senility, especially in the last 2-3 years, the good and the funny memories will always outnumber them, and I know he was at peace.
When I die and fade into blackness, I hope this is the sound I hear infinitely.
The most beautiful piece of music ever written and arranged..gets me every time..it’s almost ethereal ..I’m only 60 , this is way before my time but I fell in love with it as a teenager in the 70s
This song played at my Papas funeral today as his casket was brought down, as I was driving back with my mum this song came on on the radio and now I’m just sitting here listening to it and balling my eyes out
One of the sweetest songs ever played..
Something about this Melody is hypnotizing and mesmerizing. It soothes, and calms you. I just see black and white movies, and city lights and ballrooms.
The simple happy life of yesteryear.
@@andrew.dallas You might be glad to know that this music is alive and well in Japan. Enjoy the video th-cam.com/video/7l3N601Ju5k/w-d-xo.html
@@1982nsu Thanks Ruben! This is fantastic!!!!!!!
I see an open window in Paris, with rain falling and dripping down the sides of the window, it’s 1am and the sky is dark, but the city is very much alive. I am in bed with my lover and all is well as this quietly plays.
I think it is partly that da-DA-duh-DA-duh under the melody...it just walks along like footsteps and supports the melody. It's lovely really. Now I want to hunt up a full orchestration just for another fun listen. It is also fun to listen to George Gershwin himself play Rhapsody in Blue. Gives it extra meaning.
Love from the Philippines! 78 and still listening to Miller's signature song.
hope you'll have a happy life, gramps
listened to this for the first time when I was 8 or 9 in a car in the rain with my mom. Still young at 14, but this song hasn’t aged a day. Beautiful as ever. Hope you continue to enjoy this song as well.
Magandang Umaga!
God bless the USA
Thank you Mr glen miller.
I’m 61 and for me the greatest memory of this song is from 1978 when I was 14 years old at the bandstand in Pen Mar park on top of South Mountain in Maryland snd saw a whole lot of “old people” dancing to this song. Now it’s 2024 and I’m older than they were at the time but still loving it 🥰
I was at the funeral of my grandfather and they played this song at the ceremony,i instantly started crying..coz it’s so beautiful and will now always remind me of him♥️
My condolences.
a while back.. I bought an old Bakelite radio from a sale.. when I got home.. I turned it on and this song started to play 💖
i had a similar experience in October 2019, got a mid 60s bakelite radio from the thrift store, took it home and found a radio station that played the oldies, I heard everything from the Orleans to boogie woogie bugle boy at some point or another, sadly the station shut down around a year later but I'm very thankful for the time I spent with it, it introduced me to dozens of songs I might have never heard otherwise
@@dguy0386 ❤
Do you live in the Twilight Zone?
What frequency was it AM?
@@col.cottonhill6655 yes .. i think it was Col
I'm 21. Last night the Glenn Miller Orchestra was in town. This isn't the kind of music I usually listen to but I figured why not, I'll lend them an ear. They played this song towards the end of the night. There was one couple in front that got up and danced to the music.
I had been having a painful, stressful week. And that moment, with the lights dimmed, this wonderfully soft tune being played live, and the one brave couple dancing in front of a whole theater. It was perfect. All was right with the world. I wanted to say thank you to Glenn Miller, the folks keeping his orchestra alive today, and to the lovely couple dancing last night. I have a new respect for this era of music. You made my week much better than it was before.
I used to have a cassette tape of old Big Band music and this was one of the songs on it! I was born in 1983, but I was raised to appreciate older music, older movies, older times and older people who blazed the trails we take for granted. 😊
Bless your heart
Then you had smart parents lol, I was born in 2007. My parents have shown me old music, only on the radio, everything else I’ve seen myself. But dad has told stories and influences me to keep looking into older things
Makes me feel nostalgic for a time I wasn't even alive
I believe that this is Glenn Miller's signature tune and I'm still listening to this music on the 15th of July 2024 and this tune will still be played for many centuries into the future 🎶 🎵 👌
The instrumentals from this era are the best. I love them so
That is a beautiful story.
Where has all the good music gone... I'm pretty sure that this type of timeless piece of art is and always be one of a kind
99% sure this song was in episode 140 of The Twilight Zone. And believe me... it fits!!! LOL
You might be glad to know that this music is alive and well in Japan. Enjoy the video th-cam.com/video/7l3N601Ju5k/w-d-xo.html
I'm 61 now, and used to work for an Electrical Engineer who fought in WWII. The office was always tuned into a radio station that played 1940's music. The scenery of Beverly Hills and the style of Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and other Orchestra type bands made it a special time in my career. Thanks for the Memories Francis.
Sorry to break it down for you, but you were born in 1963 😅
@@ifyolk The year is not over yet. Try again.
@@Jimmyjackfruit sorry if i have offended gramps :
I have loved this song for as long as I can remember ... I am 75 and it will always be my favorite
I close my eyes and see my parents slow dancing to this, great memories from childhood.
Just watched Glenn Miller story movie, so I came here listen this masterpiece.
This music prompted me to title my book 'Moonlight Serenade - Secret Skies over Bletchley Park' the story about the D-Day Landings 6 June 1944
I’m only 68. And I think I was born to late. This has to be one of the greatest songs ever.
Hi me too I'm 68. My family as well as myself love this music and that era of music . But me too thats one of many favorites. Benny Goodman was als9 one I enjoyed listening to, because I to Play clarinet. Have a good one. Remember to smile everyday you'll live a day longer. Stay strong . LEO
The fact that this recording is now being used as the background music for a commercial proves how timeless it is.
Fr
Do you know what commercial it is being used in?
@@saudosismo1813 Not right now, but I recognized it immediately when the commercial came on. I don't really pay attention to the content of commercials.
I was born in the 80’s and this song made me feel nostalgic, I don’t even know how! I can almost feel the 50’s NYC vibes.
This was the 40s I think but I still know what you’re saying
40s.
Glenn Miller was an American hero, shot down in WW2. God bless his soul.
I remember meeting a Scottish pilot , blue eyes … from Glasgow!!! going to war in 1943 😢we had a lovely evening before he left ! That’s what I feel and imagine 😀😂listening to this mamamiaaaa song 🎵
This was played at my mother's funeral. Glenn Miller was one of her favorites. She didn't know who I was at the end, but she sure knew Glenn Miller. And thanks to her, now I do, too.
This was one of my parents favorite songs. I can see them dancing now. I miss them so much. I hope you're dancing in heaven.
The greatest generation includes Colorado's Glenn Miller....listened to this Memorial Day 2023
I've been looking for this song for months and today I finally found it 😭💕
ムーンライト・セレナーデ 聞けば聞くほど心が、月の光に溶けてゆきますね。映画「グレン・ミュラー物語」見たかったですね。スイング・ジャズの名曲の一つですね。
この曲は夜に聴くだけでなく朝に聴くのもいい
My father use to play this on our Time life records along with sun rise serenade. My father turned 100 this year. He passed away when he was 74. He fought in the pacific and freed so many people from tyranny. He served in WwII, Korea, and Vietnam. He truly was a part of the greatest generation that ever lived. I just finished 33 years in the military and know that all my service can not ever match even a year of my Dad great service in defending our country and saving the world
Thank you for your service!
I can see the whole platform rising from under the stage at the Warners Strand in New York City with the whole band and Glenn Miller out front playing his trombone. What a thrill!!!!
Great song from the good old days
Lucky you..I was born in Brooklyn NY in 1949...but I watched alot of old movies so I knew about Glenn Miller...watched on TV...WPIX...the Early Show ? We had a Dumont TV
This was the song I danced to with my dad at my wedding. We have a bond over classic movies and music and Glen Miller was one of the big ones we love. Every time I hear this song it brings me back to dancing with my dad:)
Eu amo essa musica é linda retrata uma dança coladinhos sem essa malicia de hoje em paz uma musica linda
Pure musical enjoyment , at 80 now I loved this music
This has always been my favorite.
This was my great grandmas favorite song. Makes me feel like I’m six years old in her living room again
We are playing this piece in the jazz band for my school. I get to play all those clarinet solos!
Life changing experience for you for the better!
This song is the epitome of slow dance song. I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like dancing to this song in the 1940s. This song has such a soft and gentle touch to it. It feels like a gentle hug or kiss from your love
My mama graduated highschool in 1941. I can imagine her dancing to this in the dance halls of her time. She passed away @101 on July 8, 2024. This song will be playing at her service ❤
@@tanyawalker7585 Wow….She loved a long and I’m sure very good life. I’m so sorry for you and your family’s loss but I know that she’s probably dancing to this song in Heaven
Best tune ever played by Glen Miller used to dance to this tune with by darling husband
Beatiful and Nostalgic Melody... I Love It
I cant for the life of me not to cry when I hear this most amazing song, it was my beloved mama's favorite and even though she's been gone since 2004, I can close my eyes and see her smile, that beautiful smile everytime she would hear it..I am crying now as I listen to it as well, oh my sweet mama, I love and miss you every day, and will continue to do so until I see you again, until then,
Thank you for loving me, thank you for all you did for me, and it was such a blessing to have you as my dear Mother..may our Father continue to hold you in His loving arms always and forevermore..🙏❤🙏
Emily
Utwór niesamowity oddaje ducha tamtych czasów aż dreszcz przechodzi.
How can you not love a sweet melody like this 💖
My new favorite song
This is the music I play on my old phonograph when my house is all freshly cleaned and the candles are being lit 🥰🤤❤
Yes, again, somehow this song is always wonderful even on the 1000th playing. He wrote the perfect song.
The music back then was so calming and peaceful.
전 한국인 입니다.
요즘 사는것도 우울한데 이 음악을 들으니 더욱더 우울감과 공허함에 빠지는군요... 며칠뒤 세상을 뜰준비를 하고있습니다
당신은 사랑받고 있습니다! 뉴욕에서 따뜻한 안부를 전합니다.
Hope you are still here, sadness is momentary
Need a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG version of this masterpiece. Oh man! what a brightful warm sweet mood.
thankyou sharing.
Brings tears to my eyes. My father was on the Lady Lex in the battle of the Coral Sea. He loved Glenn Miller.
Forever gives me chills, such haunting, lovely music of older days ❤
The great Glenn Miller .
I’ve been in love but never loved back. I wish I could find someone to dance this song with…
Same here 😞 I want someone I can spend my life with, I'm sick of society normalizing 1 night hookups and junk
They played this at my Nana and Grandad's funeral. Every time I hear it I think of all the good times I had with them and the love that they both shared.
This always reminds me of the beach in the 1950’s or a small 4 room house in the middle of tall grassy hill. There’s nothing else. Just a house with a blue sky and grass surrounding it. This song gives me a warm feeling.
I was born in the wrong era. I love the big band sounds and the romance that came with it.
If you like being drafted into a war, this is the perfect period for you...
Nah I’d say I was still born in the right era, I’m able to listen to masterpieces of all eras any time I want without having to die in a war
Shii speak for yourself, I couldn't imagine living without internet and having colored friends without getting in trouble, I'd be miserable
Take a history class you should be glad to live in the 21st century
You and me both Helen, I was always telling my Dad I was envious of him and Mum, sadly they're both no longer with us but I'm sure still dancing to this beautiful, timeless classic
Really miss my Dad right now.
Great music and song of Glenn Miller. I was not even born when this song was composed by GM.
This is my grandparents generation of music but it just draws me in, I love it. My 14 year old daughter also enjoys listening to it, we are clearly old souls!
I am glad that no one as messed around with it
I may be ,60 this year it's simply the best..
My mother passed away on 19th March 2011. We had this to start her funeral. Still can remember how i felt as i walked into the crematorium, it was like lawnmower blades turning in my throat, together with a massive lump. And that was as i heard this erstwhile tune.
Thanks to my parents, I enjoy Glenn Miller and many others from his time period.
Listening to this always brings back memories of them dancing together at family gatherings.
When I entered my teens, I was allowed to have parties in our basement party room.
Countless times I would play this tune and watch my friends dance with my parents who took great pleasure in teaching us young guns their dance moves.
It was simply wonderful.
I played this to my gran when she was slowly passing away in hospital born 1926 ❤❤
This song takes me back to the magical atmospheres of when we went to my grandfather's house, who always listened to it and who, welcoming us with his smile, made us love even more this musical background that even today, when I am practically alone in the world, does not abandon me.