In the early 1950s when my parents and I drove across the US on a long, long drive with few hotels or restaurants, and no radio in the car, my parents sang this song, harmonizing beautifully. It is one of my fondest childhood memories. I sang it to my children who were born in the 1970s. Just tonight, they discussed remembering it!
You won't believe this, but I just got through watching MASH and while it wasn't the episode you're referencing here, it got me thinking of that episode, and I had to come here and listen to this song. Again. That scene where Colonel Potter, BJ, and Hawkeye are singing this and the camera slowly backs away from the swamp is a haunting memory for me. That show was so brilliantly done!
When my sister and I were very young, my Dad would stand in our doorway and sing us to sleep with this song. It is one of my fondest childhood memories.
My mother, born in 1916, loved this song. When she was a young girl in the 1920s, these songs were well remembered with sadness. This one is especially sad, expressing a soldier's memory of a friend killed in battle.
I am very sorry to tell you this but the song was written nine months before the start of the war by two students from Yale. It just became popular during the war
There's a long, long trail a-winding Into the land of my dreams, Where the nightingales are singing And the white moon beams. There's a long, long night of waiting Until my dreams all come true; Till the day when I'll be going down That long, long trail with you.
I almost cried when I finished All Quiet On The Western front, about a year ago after my 16th birthday. This song captures the emotion and tragedy of the book so well... I'm almost tearing up listening to it right now
I wonder why this has 5 dislikes. It’s a very strange thing to dislike and I can’t really find a reason why. I mean the musics good but it’s not something worth disliking.
As long as the human race exists, emotion and inspiration and innovation flow freely within all of us. It may not be as plain as it was during the perceived "golden age" of music and art of the past, but all you must do to find such passionate creations in modern society is look closer. Yes, times may have changed, but we're still human, still subjected to the same adversity and experiences, still emotionally moved by the same ideas. It is sickening to think that the views and behavior of society have changed so much in as little time as a century (it does not say much for our collective future), yet it is not necessary for society as a whole to admire and draw attention to the fine works of mankind and the efforts to produce them. As long as a handful of people appreciate what has this far been created and accomplished, these creations will never be lost, and they may provide inspiration for another generation of artists. Such an idea is the hope for a better tomorrow.
@@greyferguson9319 like none of this existed before, if not worse? the paris commune, catalan anarchists, etc are all comparable to the chaz, i dont think i need to delve into american race relations and incompetent politicians have always existed, for example the people who let ww1 happen...
I came here from Five Children on the Western Front, a sequel to E Nesbit's Five Children and It. It is the favourite song of Mabel Harper whom Cyril hopes to marry.
Can anyone tell me the name of this song... it’s Canadian and my 3rd grade teacher taught it to us. The only part I remember is: “I’ll meet you in the moon light, by the barn door”. It has to do about a Canadian soldier going off to fight in the war and how he’ll return to her in that moon light by the door. It was such a beautiful song I just wish I could remember the rest
I found the song it’s called K-K-Katy but I never knew it was song you could sing. Hahaha I know that sounds weird, but when my teacher taught us that song she said you could not sing with instruments.
How great, Mia! I don't know where you can get the album, but I found the sheet music online, archived, through Ball University in Muncie, IN. Hope that helps.
@Anglus Patria What? Oh, I didn't realize Americans copied jazz, country, rock n roll, and rap music...from the British. Be sure to write a history of popular culture so the world knows, cause right now they think it was the Americans who invented all that. You set them straight!
In the early 1950s when my parents and I drove across the US on a long, long drive with few hotels or restaurants, and no radio in the car, my parents sang this song, harmonizing beautifully. It is one of my fondest childhood memories. I sang it to my children who were born in the 1970s. Just tonight, they discussed remembering it!
"I had a still on Guam back in World War ll. One night it blew up! That's how I got my Purple Heart."
RIP Harry Morgan
You won't believe this, but I just got through watching MASH and while it wasn't the episode you're referencing here, it got me thinking of that episode, and I had to come here and listen to this song. Again. That scene where Colonel Potter, BJ, and Hawkeye are singing this and the camera slowly backs away from the swamp is a haunting memory for me. That show was so brilliantly done!
That's where I came frome I just got done watching that episode
I'll be honest, MASH brought me here, and this version is gorgeous
God bless Col. Sherman Potter and the 4077.
mash 4077 Potter
Same here! One of my all time favorite scenes in the series.
Yup.
@@isaacrobinson9754 and his orchestra
M*A*S*H* Brought me here! Anyone else?
Same with me.
Just watched mash and this song sung by potter bj and Hawkeye was brilliant, I came right to here . Dec 22, 2024
When my sister and I were very young, my Dad would stand in our doorway and sing us to sleep with this song. It is one of my fondest childhood memories.
Whata beautiful memory!!!
My Father used to sing it to me at bedtime too! (this was in the 1950's)
That’s so sweet!
My grandfather used to sing this when I was a baby. And we arent even Americans
My father also sang it to me!
By far..The BEST rendition I've ever heard! I thank God for a pair of ears to hear it! In remembrance of my Military and Masonic Brothers! 🤜🏽🤛🏽
My mother, born in 1916, loved this song. When she was a young girl in the 1920s, these songs were well remembered with sadness. This one is especially sad, expressing a soldier's memory of a friend killed in battle.
I am very sorry to tell you this but the song was written nine months before the start of the war by two students from Yale. It just became popular during the war
How have you come by this information, Madame/Monsieur?
Tears - Memories - Pain - but beautiful !
on this day for 100 years ago ended ”the war to end all wars”
There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And the white moon beams.
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
Till the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you.
Whoa...I remember this song from church camp in 1957 at age 11. Good days...we were kids and not subjected to today's craziness.
I actually came across this song when my father and I would watch MASH (TV Series Colonel Potter’s first episode).
I almost cried when I finished All Quiet On The Western front, about a year ago after my 16th birthday. This song captures the emotion and tragedy of the book so well... I'm almost tearing up listening to it right now
I was introduced to this song from MASH. It gets me right here❤ every time.
First heard this on mash, brings a tear to my eyes
My ex had this album, I'm pretty sure and this is one of my absolute favorite versions of this hauntingly beautiful song. Makes me cry.
THAT'S THE BEST SONG EVER
M*A*S*H S4E3 21:52, has brought me here.
The one thing I absolutely love about this song is that it's about a soldier who lost his friend and had hoped to see him again.
Beautiful rendition Thank you
This is the way this song should be sung and how I remember it from my dad's music collection. Thank you for sharing it.
Beautiful.
Years and memories of those how lost their lives and those how lost loved ones
I wonder why this has 5 dislikes. It’s a very strange thing to dislike and I can’t really find a reason why. I mean the musics good but it’s not something worth disliking.
Maybe they liked a different version better
People dislike videos just for the sake of it, there is no real reason.
Those nazis
Mid tbh
Probably communists.
beautiful just beautiful
Used to sing 5bis with my grandparents, he fought in WW1 I was too young to realize the sorrow behind the words
May the dead not die in Vain.
the crimson fields series brought me here. so love the song
A beautiful film entitled 'Oh! What A Lovely War' brought me here. It contains all of these lovely songs in it.
Been looking around for this song for years, ever since I heard this in a Looney Tunes cartoon
Nods, the piece that Schroder is playing
when Snoopy as the WW1 Flying Ace breaks down and cries at his piano.
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mystery brought me here ❤
wonder why songs like this aren't written anymore
Probably because of the lack of restraint in modern society. We're quite corrupted.
As long as the human race exists, emotion and inspiration and innovation flow freely within all of us. It may not be as plain as it was during the perceived "golden age" of music and art of the past, but all you must do to find such passionate creations in modern society is look closer. Yes, times may have changed, but we're still human, still subjected to the same adversity and experiences, still emotionally moved by the same ideas. It is sickening to think that the views and behavior of society have changed so much in as little time as a century (it does not say much for our collective future), yet it is not necessary for society as a whole to admire and draw attention to the fine works of mankind and the efforts to produce them. As long as a handful of people appreciate what has this far been created and accomplished, these creations will never be lost, and they may provide inspiration for another generation of artists. Such an idea is the hope for a better tomorrow.
Can you imagine today's youth ,
July 2, 2020, writing something this meaningful? Covid 19, CHAZ CHOP, racial unrest, politics, elections, AOC, Pelosi, Schummer, ...nah
@@greyferguson9319 like none of this existed before, if not worse? the paris commune, catalan anarchists, etc are all comparable to the chaz, i dont think i need to delve into american race relations and incompetent politicians have always existed, for example the people who let ww1 happen...
My Grans favourite song
I came here from Five Children on the Western Front, a sequel to E Nesbit's Five Children and It. It is the favourite song of Mabel Harper whom Cyril hopes to marry.
great, now Snoopy is crying again!
Thomas Griffin AWOOO!
A terrible war fought by good people.
Colonel Potter and M*A*S*H brought me here. ;-)
I first heard this song on a PBS show call Crimson Fields about nurses in World War 1 France. I thought it was a great song fitting for that time.
Can anyone tell me the name of this song... it’s Canadian and my 3rd grade teacher taught it to us. The only part I remember is: “I’ll meet you in the moon light, by the barn door”. It has to do about a Canadian soldier going off to fight in the war and how he’ll return to her in that moon light by the door. It was such a beautiful song I just wish I could remember the rest
I found the song it’s called K-K-Katy but I never knew it was song you could sing. Hahaha I know that sounds weird, but when my teacher taught us that song she said you could not sing with instruments.
You got it
#vibez
so true 😭💗💐🥰😱😍
Lovely version, lovely! Such a pretty, pretty, sad sweet song! Love it! Where does one get the album?
I totally agree...I think is one of the most haunting songs I've ever heard.
***** I'm doing it in a show i'm putting together....
How great, Mia! I don't know where you can get the album, but I found the sheet music online, archived, through Ball University in Muncie, IN. Hope that helps.
***** I have the sheet music, that was easy. Was this version on LP? I have heard it before....
Mia Hess this entire album is available on the the australian itunes store, and that's the only place I've found it
Remember the 1914 Christmas Truce
can just imagine the men in the trenches singing this
Colonel Potter
Reading "The Bridge to Holy Cross" brought me here.
An American WWI song.
@Anglus Patria What? Oh, I didn't realize Americans copied jazz, country, rock n roll, and rap music...from the British. Be sure to write a history of popular culture so the world knows, cause right now they think it was the Americans who invented all that. You set them straight!
Then "stuff" the copied shit.
The tempo is too slow. Otherwise it's beautifully sung.
I much more would have preferred a faster beet to song
How can such a beautiful song be related to a horrendous war. Thos who did it are psychopats