This is my absolute FAVORITE Americana song, and my all time favorite song to play during fireworks displays. Each burst of the fireworks just seems grander to this music.
I still treasure JPSousa Marches on LP's a real thrill to listen to patriotic marches during parades, sport events or on the mighty 4th...thank you for downloading it!
As children we went to the bioscope (South African for cinema) every Saturday afternoon, and in order to clear the theatre quickly we were marched out to Sousa marches, after standing for God save The King. What good memories!
I played this song last year in my 8th grade concert band for festival (I played Barry sax, i was 13 y/o at the time) it was really fun to play, and we got the highest score at festival too. This was probably my favorite song we learned!
catchy, upbeat and patriotic---as good or better than any classical favorite! and one can march to it! what more does one want. glad our country has mr. souse--HE"S a classic and made us feel more patriotic about our country through music!! Tall feat!
Peter Lake Can you believe anyone would think the newspaper was named after the song? Thank you for correcting that, Pete. And you've also got it correct about the United States Marine Band being the best performance source of this John Philip Sousa march, or of any Sousa marches for that matter. This march was, very appropriately, played as the finale just before the casket of longtime "Washington Post" Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee was led out of the National Cathedral yesterday, at Mr. Bradlee's funeral. I don't recall if this march was played at the funeral (held at the same venue) of "Post" publisher Katharine Graham in July 2001, which would also have been appropriate. But for Ben Bradlee, a former commander of a Pacific destroyer in World War II, I think only "Anchors Aweigh" (the U. S. Navy anthem) would have been as nearly fitting an exit theme. I think this may also be my favorite Sousa march, although so many of them are equally great; "El Capitan," "Semper Fidelis," "Stars & Stripes Forever,' etc. If ever a song were to replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the U.S. national anthem, I think it should be a Sousa march. I think Sousa could truly be called America's national composer.
Oh, thank you so much for a good-quality version of The Washington Post. I like using music for reference points, and we're playing this in marching band. :) It seems I've discovered a great resource, you sure do have a lot of music. Thanks!
Great arrangement, and performance. As a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, if I had a dollar for every time I've played this march,,,,well,,,,I could retire very nicely! Thanks for posting.
God does not bless America, it's not special. It's just another country currently experiencing it's short time of being the country with the strongest army and weapons. Everyone says 'god bless [insert favourite country here], it's has been chosen by god and the people of [insert favourite country here] are all blessed by god!' Load of crap. I'm from the UK and god had nothing to do with the British empire, just another country which currently had the biggest political dick at the time. Enjoy saying America is awesome while you can, it won't last for ever and there is nothing divine about it idiot.
Greetings from Austria! I always think about the mentalitiy of nations and componers concerning their military march pieces. Sousa has a sort of proud, but friendly and enthusiastic style and I appreciate american military marches very much because of this, and their positivity and melody. So they are also very good for sports emotions.
I know I’m very late, but I also want to compliment the marches Austria has. For example, the Radetzky march is very triumphant and proud, and I like the sense of pride it brings. I appreciate Austrian marches for that reason, they emphasize the long and powerful history of Austria, even if not all of it is perfect.
ddonkeyss, I did get out of bed to this music when I was a kid. A local radio station used to play marching band songs every morning (in the Seventies in St. Louis). My parents always tuned in. I've probably heard every song Sousa ever composed lol.
Sousa was a genous and his work really is a great contribution to western culture. I live in germany and our town orchestra played this tune at our new years concert.
.... I am from the philippines,and i love this music very much...i heard it in the movie ----a few goodmen....where the US marines were marching.......
Once in China, there was a man called Jing Panshú So who really loved music. He was a very talented composer, but the music he enjoyed was western music which was just not acceptable in those days. He moved to England where he composed more pieces but he was cast out there too. He legally changed his name to John Phillip So, and moved to America. He composed the Washington Post March and was finally accepted by his country. In honour of his new citizenship, he put a USA on the end of his name and became John Phillip Sousa.
+Chrysostomus The remnants of true america in a dry and dusty wasteland, the only hope for our future. Fighting bandits and those filthy Brotherhood of Steel types on a daily basis, they're always working hard for us.
@Doug19752533 Right you are Doug. Obviously, being a Marine, we played the Sousa marches even more than the others. The lovely Mrs., just bought me a BBb Tuba, and I've started playing with the local community band. Guess what we play a lot of? Yep,,,Sousa marches! Love 'em! Thanks for your service, and keep playing those GREAT marches.
the greatest version of sousa music I have head was on nonesuch vinyl,nat'l czech radio philharmonic,,rudolf urbanic conducting,they really belt it out
I can't remember where for the life of me I first heard this, but right now I heard it in Fallout 4 and the tune struck me as familiar. Went to the Fallout wiki just to hunt this song down. Still don't remember where I first heard it but I'm glad I found it!
@skymaster336 former US Army band, 101st Airborne Div here... must have played these marches a hundred times between school of music and in the field... listining to them brings back some memories
@@pamtebelman2321 Storkie.com ,I found out that his birthday correlate with the Bible verse and now I can't get it because they took it down 🔻⬇️ now I do it manually by looking in my Bible and find Bible verse to correlate their birthday! Blessings and Hugs 💖🤗🙏🤗🙏🤗🙏
@MrGguy It was truly an honor to perform as a Tuba/String Bass player in the band. Tell your band teacher that he's absolutely correct. Practice, practice, practice! When you play, and sometimes march for hours on end every day, you tend to get pretty good. Semper Fi!
oh man, i feel nostalgic now, i remember playing this when I was a freshman in high school, im now a senior :( at least good music like this will be known forever by such a great music by sousa than today's pop music
I listen to this sometimes on my New California Republic (NCR) playthrough of Fallout New Vegas too. Feel like President Kimball would be down for this, also. :p
Thematically Sousa marches are superb. There as pop perfection as the Beach Boys. Take your self-hatred and anti-Americanism to Amherst and feel superior with everyone else there. I love my country in a cultural sense and am averse to mindless patriotism, but Sousa's music is lyrical and resolute.
CHARLIETWW Congrats on your upcoming wedding. You and your wife will certainly look good "marching" down the aisle to the sounds of "The Washington Post March". Best wishes from this old Marine. OOHRAAH
I always think of the Chevy Chase movie "Funny Farm," when I hear this march, as it was playing while the credits rolled at the end. I'm actually reading that book right now, though I had to get a used copy as it's out of print.
Having played horn for most of high school (even though I'm a trumpet player, and told the band directors that I'd do horn SOMETIMES lol), I always feel bad for horn players whenever I hear/play a march, waltz, and/or polka. Good recording thought!!!!
@skymaster336 you were a former member of THE USMCB! NO WAY! My band teacher is always saying how our HS band has to go to your level and how you guys never make mistakes and what not. He will always play a sousa band played by you guys and he'll say " nope, didn't hear one mistake". He knows the conductor of the band personally and all. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
Though its debut was performed by beginning band students, "The Communicator March" by Paul Gibson is significant, as it is the first new newspaper march to be composed in many years, following in the long tradition of Sousa's "Washington Post" march and dozens of other American newspaper marches. Before now, the last new newspaper march was one written for the Rocky Mountain News, which subsequently closed in 2009. Google "The Guadalupe County Communicator" for a back story by NYT, CNN, et al
@jimjames59 This was actually written to celebrate the winners of the Washington Post Newspaper's essay contest. It's not military at all. In the US, back in the 19th century, marches were once played for entertainment. Many towns had a bandstand that played in the summers, for celebrations, or other special occasions.
RECUERDO MI COLEGIO CUANDO TOCABA PRIMERO EL BOMBO Y LUEGO LA TROMPETA ALLA EN HONDURAS EN EL JOSE TRINIDAD REYES TENIENDO COMO DIRECTOR O MAESTRO DE MUSICA AL SIEMPRE QUERIDO Y ESTIMADO MANRIQUE VIANA MORA FUE EN LOS ANOS 80S
what I love about Sousa's renditions is that they are so upbeat....they only give you big lift.
...they're hypnotic....and meant to be that way.
I love this classic march by 'The March King'. Also takes me back to high school marching band. So many marches he composed, all great!!
This is my absolute FAVORITE Americana song, and my all time favorite song to play during fireworks displays. Each burst of the fireworks just seems grander to this music.
I still treasure JPSousa Marches on LP's a real thrill to listen to patriotic marches during parades, sport events or on the mighty 4th...thank you for downloading it!
As children we went to the bioscope (South African for cinema) every Saturday afternoon, and in order to clear the theatre quickly we were marched out to Sousa marches, after standing for God save The King. What good memories!
I played this song last year in my 8th grade concert band for festival (I played Barry sax, i was 13 y/o at the time) it was really fun to play, and we got the highest score at festival too. This was probably my favorite song we learned!
Next time, I'll read the Washington Post with this song.
We're playing this for our spring concert!
Great march!
One of my dad's favourites, he was such a fan! I love it too.
Thank goodness there lived a John Phillip Sousa. What wonderful gifts he gave us!
Of course!😍💖
catchy, upbeat and patriotic---as good or better than any classical favorite! and one can march to it! what more does one want. glad our country has mr. souse--HE"S a classic and made us feel more patriotic about our country through music!! Tall feat!
Love that my newspaper is named after this beautiful piece of music
You got it backwards. The march was named for the newspaper. And nobody can play it like the Marine Band, as they did under Sousa's direction.
The newspaper came first? That's interesting.
Peter Lake Can you believe anyone would think the newspaper was named after the song? Thank you for correcting that, Pete.
And you've also got it correct about the United States Marine Band being the best performance source of this John Philip Sousa march, or of any Sousa marches for that matter.
This march was, very appropriately, played as the finale just before the casket of longtime "Washington Post" Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee was led out of the National Cathedral yesterday, at Mr. Bradlee's funeral.
I don't recall if this march was played at the funeral (held at the same venue) of "Post" publisher Katharine Graham in July 2001, which would also have been appropriate. But for Ben Bradlee, a former commander of a Pacific destroyer in World War II, I think only "Anchors Aweigh" (the U. S. Navy anthem) would have been as nearly fitting an exit theme.
I think this may also be my favorite Sousa march, although so many of them are equally great; "El Capitan," "Semper Fidelis," "Stars & Stripes Forever,' etc. If ever a song were to replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the U.S. national anthem, I think it should be a Sousa march. I think Sousa could truly be called America's national composer.
you 'merkin muppet!
gymnastix Why do you think it's weird that I thought the march came first? I just think it's odd you're so surprised.
played this in my high school concert band. Miss these days. Class of 2000
Same here - played it in high school and played it in parade band. Also class of 2000
Oh, thank you so much for a good-quality version of The Washington Post. I like using music for reference points, and we're playing this in marching band. :) It seems I've discovered a great resource, you sure do have a lot of music. Thanks!
I had the distinct pleasure of playing this in the late 60s under the direction of the late ,great John B Robbins. Thank you for a great site .
I got here by accident. I don't regret
Great arrangement, and performance. As a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, if I had a dollar for every time I've played this march,,,,well,,,,I could retire very nicely!
Thanks for posting.
I just want say to all the people who love America and love this music are great god bless you!
+Justin Thorpe god bless you too, but I think this may have lacked sousa's dream that he put into this song
God does not bless America, it's not special. It's just another country currently experiencing it's short time of being the country with the strongest army and weapons.
Everyone says 'god bless [insert favourite country here], it's has been chosen by god and the people of [insert favourite country here] are all blessed by god!'
Load of crap. I'm from the UK and god had nothing to do with the British empire, just another country which currently had the biggest political dick at the time.
Enjoy saying America is awesome while you can, it won't last for ever and there is nothing divine about it idiot.
Greetings from Austria! I always think about the mentalitiy of nations and componers concerning their military march pieces. Sousa has a sort of proud, but friendly and enthusiastic style and I appreciate american military marches very much because of this, and their positivity and melody. So they are also very good for sports emotions.
I know I’m very late, but I also want to compliment the marches Austria has. For example, the Radetzky march is very triumphant and proud, and I like the sense of pride it brings. I appreciate Austrian marches for that reason, they emphasize the long and powerful history of Austria, even if not all of it is perfect.
ddonkeyss, I did get out of bed to this music when I was a kid. A local radio station used to play marching band songs every morning (in the Seventies in St. Louis). My parents always tuned in. I've probably heard every song Sousa ever composed lol.
Sousa was a genous and his work really is a great contribution to western culture. I live in germany and our town orchestra played this tune at our new years concert.
You can almost SEE the flag waving alongside Theodore Roosevelt. And feel damn good about it.
"Someday im gonna clean up this town!"
"Oh ya? You can start by sweeping up this floor."
back to the future
Mayor Goldie Wilson. I like the sound of that.
“Re-Elect Mayor Goldie Wilson!”
THE greatest of Sousa's great marches.
.... I am from the philippines,and i love this music very much...i heard it in the movie ----a few goodmen....where the US marines were marching.......
Brings me back over 30 years to my high-school marching band days!
I am born and raised, and still live in Lower Manhattan (NYC, USA), and I LOVE this!!!
My high school band and I are performing this for Veteran's Day this year. It is really fun to play :)
Ah yes I remember that tune....yeah some ghoulish kid started coughing while playing the trumpet
Mayor Goldie Wilson. I like the sound of that.
one day ima clean up this town ! , you can start by cleaning the floor !
I was just trying to remember what movie I heard this in 😂
@@Lou-nl7el BTTF xd
A great band piece! We played this in the Spokane Schools All-City band in 1961-62. Practises were in the Lewis And Clark auditorium.
when marches go harder than rap songs
And I am in a band that plays this.....
Cool picture. I wouldn't have thought to put a Hubble photo with Sousa's music, but it really works. So sparkly!
Once in China, there was a man called Jing Panshú So who really loved music. He was a very talented composer, but the music he enjoyed was western music which was just not acceptable in those days. He moved to England where he composed more pieces but he was cast out there too. He legally changed his name to John Phillip So, and moved to America. He composed the Washington Post March and was finally accepted by his country. In honour of his new citizenship, he put a USA on the end of his name and became John Phillip Sousa.
wut
fallout 3 version = beast
CAPITOL WASTELAND
I just love marching band music! I love going to parades too! God Bless America!!!
The best country in the world!!
LONG LIVE THE ENCLAVE!
TheLastBabyMan Steel 4 Lyph bich lol
TheLastBabyMan
God Bless the Enclave, God Bless America.
+TheLastBabyMan What the heck is that?
+Chrysostomus The remnants of true america in a dry and dusty wasteland, the only hope for our future. Fighting bandits and those filthy Brotherhood of Steel types on a daily basis, they're always working hard for us.
+Chrysostomus its a reference to a game called fallout 3 which takes place in Washington DC, this song was added to a radio station
@Doug19752533 Right you are Doug. Obviously, being a Marine, we played the Sousa marches even more than the others. The lovely Mrs., just bought me a BBb Tuba, and I've started playing with the local community band. Guess what we play a lot of? Yep,,,Sousa marches! Love 'em! Thanks for your service, and keep playing those GREAT marches.
It was great being in the Marching Band, and playing the cornet/trumpet...
About a million years ago.
;-)
the greatest version of sousa music I have head was on nonesuch vinyl,nat'l czech radio philharmonic,,rudolf urbanic conducting,they really belt it out
I can't remember where for the life of me I first heard this, but right now I heard it in Fallout 4 and the tune struck me as familiar. Went to the Fallout wiki just to hunt this song down. Still don't remember where I first heard it but I'm glad I found it!
@skymaster336 former US Army band, 101st Airborne Div here... must have played these marches a hundred times between school of music and in the field... listining to them brings back some memories
I feel like popping fireworks, drinking beer, and kicking some ass when I hear this song!
God Bless America
I was 9 years old and a member of an elementary band here in the Philippines and we were playing Sousa's marches
came here from reddit a guy was struggling to find a song 8 years ago that sounded like BA DA DA DA lol
I remember playing this in high school band. It was great for displaying maneuvers during half time of football home games.
This was on every enemy Radio in Metro 2033
Lown Krime you mean fallout?
I remember playing this when I was in band (I played sax if anyone was wondering)
Cool story bro
***** I just wanna chime in and say cool "cool "cool story bro" "
Jan-Paul Alleyne Cool "Cool" Cool" "Cool Story Bro"
No one was wondering.
***** I bet some people were
My favorite march :D
Happy birthday to John Philip Sousa his birthday verse is Hebrews 11:6 Rest in peace ✌️ Merry Christmas 🎄 Blessings and hugs 🤗💞😂💘❤️💕🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏!
Wasn't expecting to find a verse of scripture with this video. Just curious as to why this is Sousa's scripture? God bless.
@@pamtebelman2321 Storkie.com ,I found out that his birthday correlate with the Bible verse and now I can't get it because they took it down 🔻⬇️ now I do it manually by looking in my Bible and find Bible verse to correlate their birthday! Blessings and Hugs 💖🤗🙏🤗🙏🤗🙏
"Faith" is my Word for the day. God's Blessings to you!
It reminds me my first fourth of July in Athens,Ohio. What a great Country!
I loved how Sousa always threw in some chromatic stuff in his songs. :P
GO SOUSA
@MrGguy It was truly an honor to perform as a Tuba/String Bass player in the band. Tell your band teacher that he's absolutely correct. Practice, practice, practice! When you play, and sometimes march for hours on end every day, you tend to get pretty good. Semper Fi!
SoUSA
oh man, i feel nostalgic now, i remember playing this when I was a freshman in high school, im now a senior :( at least good music like this will be known forever by such a great music by sousa than today's pop music
I want to be a American postman walking around Washington listening to this :D
I've always loved this song ever since I heard it as the intro for Monty Python's Flying Circus. =D
This is president John Henry Eden signing off.
I listen to this sometimes on my New California Republic (NCR) playthrough of Fallout New Vegas too. Feel like President Kimball would be down for this, also. :p
Happy 240th America
Who?
@@ColonelMarcellus It's a joke about Fallout: New Vegas.
President of your heart
Your President, JOHN HENRY EDEN!!
WHAT A COINCIDENCE I JUST WATCHED BACK TO THE FUTURE LIKE YESTERDAY I THINK OMG!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
OMG I finally found it.
Thematically Sousa marches are superb. There as pop perfection as the Beach Boys. Take your self-hatred and anti-Americanism to Amherst and feel superior with everyone else there. I love my country in a cultural sense and am averse to mindless patriotism, but Sousa's music is lyrical and resolute.
SAME HERE!
I love my country
CHARLIETWW Congrats on your upcoming wedding. You and your wife will certainly look good "marching" down the aisle to the sounds of "The Washington Post March". Best wishes from this old Marine. OOHRAAH
I always think of the Chevy Chase movie "Funny Farm," when I hear this march, as it was playing while the credits rolled at the end. I'm actually reading that book right now, though I had to get a used copy as it's out of print.
"This is your President, John Henry Eden......"
Eu gosto muito dessa música me traz boas recordaçoes
This is your president, John Henry Eden.
figured more fallout fans me too.
Who?
Who?
Great, thank you!
Such a classic American UpBeat Tune😊!
QUE ESPECTACULAR MUSICA LOS FELICITO MUI BIEN
Clever putting up the Washington Post Nebula (also known as the Dancing Chicken) with its related Sousa march!
Written when the Washington Post deserved Sousa's recognition and respect.
one of the best dam songs ever written!
El más grande de los grandes marchas de los Estados Unidos de America... soy argentino pero me encanta ese Pais igual...
@Dillerbas This march is called, The Washington Post March by John Phillip Sousa
this is my favorite march
band! we have played so many sousa marches :))
Having played horn for most of high school (even though I'm a trumpet player, and told the band directors that I'd do horn SOMETIMES lol), I always feel bad for horn players whenever I hear/play a march, waltz, and/or polka. Good recording thought!!!!
I'm not any kind of US patriot. I'm not even from US. And it still gives me shivers!
Greetings from France ^-^
I heard this come out of an Eyebot when I was patrolling the wastes.
I have to play this in band. It's a great reference!
i love the smell of liberty in the mornin, smells like victory!
this has the best opening ever! u could play it fast or slow the beginning is still awesome
Ahhhh, just what I needed this fouth of JULY!!!! Long live the USA!
They played this at my school,then I pretended to hold a chinese assault rifle and gun down invisible raiders and deathclaws
@skymaster336 you were a former member of THE USMCB! NO WAY! My band teacher is always saying how our HS band has to go to your level and how you guys never make mistakes and what not. He will always play a sousa band played by you guys and he'll say " nope, didn't hear one mistake". He knows the conductor of the band personally and all. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
Wonderful stirring stuff.
Though its debut was performed by beginning band students, "The Communicator March" by Paul Gibson is significant, as it is the first new newspaper march to be composed in many years, following in the long tradition of Sousa's "Washington Post" march and dozens of other American newspaper marches. Before now, the last new newspaper march was one written for the Rocky Mountain News, which subsequently closed in 2009. Google "The Guadalupe County Communicator" for a back story by NYT, CNN, et al
i hope i get the chance to play this some day.
*Happy 4th of July, everyone!*
Viva chile!! amo esta cancion
this was so fun to play oml. I still have the music but I lost the second page ;-:
I am President John Henry Eden, and this is my pledge -- no one, NO ONE will take this great nation away from me!
@barryc3000 That is a true statement. As a trumpet player, I loved playing his marches!
@jimjames59
This was actually written to celebrate the winners of the Washington Post Newspaper's essay contest. It's not military at all. In the US, back in the 19th century, marches were once played for entertainment. Many towns had a bandstand that played in the summers, for celebrations, or other special occasions.
i'm doing this song to my majorette solo @ solo & ensemble next month! :D
RECUERDO MI COLEGIO CUANDO TOCABA PRIMERO EL BOMBO Y LUEGO LA TROMPETA ALLA EN HONDURAS EN EL JOSE TRINIDAD REYES TENIENDO COMO DIRECTOR O MAESTRO DE MUSICA AL SIEMPRE QUERIDO Y ESTIMADO MANRIQUE VIANA MORA FUE EN LOS ANOS 80S
looool :D so beautiful!!
I'm listening to this to study for my band midterm. Studying the dynamics so I get them right...