The Star Spangled Banner was played during the changing of the guard at Windsor Castle 9/11/21

[lapucelle]

[Deuxcents]

1. I'm speechless

I can hardly see thru my tears..

[momta]

51. Wow. I was just telling my kids a few days ago...

That after 9/11 (THE 9/11 in 2001) one of the things that gave me goosebumps was when they played the Star Spangled Banner at the changing of the guard. I cried then, and it still makes me emotional just thinking about it. It's one of my most vivid memories of the few days after the attack.



On edit: Sorry. I meant to reply to the OP.

[brush]

2. Well done, Brits, and well appreciated here.

[fierywoman]

3. Superb!

[a kennedy]

4. This just made me weep........how beautiful, and I love that song.

[pandr32]

5. Amazing!

[mysteryowl]

6. They nailed it

[TomSlick]

7. Very classy.

Well done!

[dutch777]

45. Truly...simple but totally a class act. God save the Queen!

[msongs]

8. Liz 2 ordered it played on 9/11 as well nt

[wnylib]

26. Yes, they played it 20 years ago.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Sometimes I seriously despair that others believe in us more than we do

ourselves.

[OldBaldy1701E]

17. I don't think

It is a question of not believing, it is a matter of now knowing what the reality of our 'greatness' is (propaganda) and how it needs to change. It is seeing that there is little to no way for it to change because those who are doing 'wonderful' in our society do not want it to and have tweaked our society to make sure it does not change without lots of upheaval and pain so that we are discouraged enough to not do anything about it. I still believe in the ideal that is the US, but these days, one has to be pretty blinded by faux patriotism and partisan politics not to see there is need for massive change in ever aspect of our culture and yet, here we sit trying to return to that same biased, unfair, greed-driven society that we had before the pandemic hit. Very intelligent of us, don't you think?) The rest of the world (that falls for it) is still under the spell of jeans and rap music. I still maintain that our most dangerous export is our culture. It has become toxic beyond belief and yet other countries are still looking to us with eager wonder. (I 'wonder' as well, but my wonder is why we decided to just chuck a fair and just society for the whims and wiles of those who managed to rook enough people out of their rent money to become rich. And, we worship those vultures in the bargain. Were it not so horrifically scary, it would be hysterically funny.)

[raging moderate]

10. Thank you so much, Britain.

I hope we can live up to this display of friendship.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Exquisite!

And a perfect rendition, from drum to trombone. USA and UK are linked forever.

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. Wow

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Thank you Great Britain.

[Lovie777]

13. K & R . . .

[mnhtnbb]

14. The Queen is a class act.

[Treefrog]

29. She sure is.

I can think of no one like her.

[PortTack]

15. We were just talking about that. It was a first in all the years of the monarchy

[wnylib]

28. Not the first time. They played it 20 years ago, too.

[lpbk2713]

16. What a class act.

Maybe I should be surprised but I'm not.

Thank you.

[jrthin]

18. Absolutely beautiful. nt

[StarfishSaver]

19. Wow. How beautiful and touching

I'm not a National Anthem-obsessive. But there is something about the Anthem played on foreign soil, especially by citizens of other countries, that always tears me up.

[KT2000]

32. Grab the whole box

Canadian fans finish our national anthem when the mic quits working.

[StarfishSaver]

35. Dayum. Did you have to go and do that to me?

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. That made this Canadian very proud indeed.

They didn't just sing it, they were deep into it!!!

[KT2000]

47. As well it should

I remember David Letterman loved the Canadian National Anthem and would have Paul play it sometimes. I will make it my goal to learn it all this fall.

[lapucelle]

40. I was lucky enough to have a $40 ticket to a benefit performance by the Welsh National Opera

at BAM the night Princess Diana was there. When Diana entered her box, we were directed to stand, and the brass and percussion sections played God Save the Queen and then The Star Spangled Banner.

It was magical.

[triple by-pass]

20. Deeply moving

This made me weep 20 years ago and it still does today.

[gopiscrap]

62. welcome to DU

[StarryNite]

21. Beautiful

[Maraya1969]

22. I haven't had patriotic tears in a long time. Thank you UK.

It really does feel good when you realize that other countries care about you.

[AllaN01Bear]

23. i cried too also.

[tavernier]

24. And it was played the proper way.

Banner. Not ba-ah-ner-er. The vocalists like to add a note or two which not the way it was written.

[LanternWaste]

25. K&R, nt

[BumRushDaShow]

27. That was a fascinating rendition

That song is probably one of the hardest for people to perform because it seems to trigger the desire for people to "embellish" it and in too many cases, they fail.

What makes this a strong performance is the arrangement with the use of what appears to be nothing but horns and drums, and that added a powerful resonance to the piece.

[soldierant]

41. In 1812 or so

it was still customary for performers to embellish music ... it was as expected then as jazz improv is now.

Because of the trend toward classicisim, it was on the way out, but it wasn't out yet. Today, of course, outside of jazz, most performers really don't have the chops to do it well.

[BumRushDaShow]

43. It's hard to embellish that song

because I have heard way too many people mess it up trying to improvise and embellish it. It starts out in a low key, moves to a higher key, and then takes off from that now-higher key to do a crescendo at an even higher key, where if you didn't start out low enough at the beginning (within your range), then you ended up squeaking out the "free" near the end.

[LeftInTX]

44. The tune was actually a drinking song

Key actually wrote the poem with the tune in mind. His brother arranged to have sheet music printed and the ballad became popular. Sheet music was popular and I guess it was like the radio of the day. It did not have the same rhythm as it does now. The current score probably evolved over time. The Star-Bangled Banner was played during flag hoisting in the Mexican-American War and Civil War. By the 1890's troops were ordered to play it. Woodrow Wilson wanted the Star-Bangled Banner to be the anthem and he commissioned John Phillip Souza and few others to tweak the score.

[BumRushDaShow]

50. "The tune was actually a drinking song"

How apropos!

[sdfernando]

59. Yep it was but I think even that was adapted from

another song.

Anyway, it makes sense, since the average person would need to be drunk to manage the tune.

[Treefrog]

30. K and r.

How wonderful.

[Raine]

31. Nice 💂.. Thank You GB. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 nt

[róisín_dubh]

33. As a Jersey Girl who splits her time...

Between England and the US, I’m bawling.

[captain queeg]

34. I remember right after 9/11 a German destroyer passed by one of our ships

I think they played the star spangled banner but I know they all formed up on deck and saluted as they passed by.

[lapucelle]

36. That's a really touching story.

[electric_blue68]

60. Wow.

[brer cat]

38. Thank you, lapucelle.

That was beautiful and very touching.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

39. My son is serving on an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic.

I hope somehow he gets to see this.

[orleans]

42. how wonderful. thank you to our friends across the pond nt

[moondust]

46. Much appreciated.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

48. Goosebumps and tears...

[lark]

49. I love the British people, such a kind & classy & sincere gesture.

My eyes are sure moist for some reason.

[Bird Lady]

52. Always classy

I have been a fan of England and the English people for as long as I can remember.
They are the best world supporters of this country and I will always support them.

[bucolic_frolic]

53. When do these guys find time to practice?

Is practice as stiff and formal?

[lapucelle]

54. Band of the Coldstream Guards

The Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army, having been officially formed on 16 May 1785 under the command of Major C F Eley.

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In 1985, during the band's two hundredth anniversary year, the Coldstream Guards kicked off the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium, performing "a fanfare composed by the Director of Music Lt Col Richard Ridings".

Two especially unusual performances took place in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States. On September 12, 2001, Queen Elizabeth II broke with tradition and allowed the Coldstream Guards Band to perform The Star-Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace, London, during the daily ceremonial Changing of the Guard.

The following day at a St. Paul's Cathedral memorial service, the Queen herself joined in the singing of the American national anthem, an unprecedented occurrence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_the_Coldstream_Guards

Where some see stiff and formal, others see class and tradition. And I think they might call "practice" rehearsal.

[bucolic_frolic]

55. Well you sure told me

Guess I was having the quintessential American moment!

[littlemissmartypants]

56. Lovely. Thank you.

Now, who remembers congress singing God Bless America at the Capitol in 2001?

[Joinfortmill]

57. Awesome.

[lillypaddle]

58. Thank you. Tears and gratitude.

[electric_blue68]

61. Thank you GB,The Queen and Canada. TY lapucelle