Part 2: The Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines - Beating Retreat 2024

Part 2: The Massed Bands of HM Royal Marines - Beating Retreat 2024

[@debrabolton9372]

No one does it better than the Brits! Exceptional performance. 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

[@maryfarey41]

Hello from Australia - Very enjoyable listening to good military band music, great to hear Hearts of Oak, but missed the National Anthem. Thank you all the same

[@hmybritannia]

Yeah why did he forget the national anthem

[@estherlancaster3160]

precision of the drummers is phenomenal....

[@Alan-lh1yw]

Truly beautiful and brilliant thank you ❤

[@irenemeyer6220]

Thank you, it was beautiful... ❤❤❤

[@barbaragouin7232]

Such precision they move as one

[@muziekkorpsen-marchingbands]

thanks again👍👍 for the nice video

[@STANLIZ4]

Fanastic performance!!!!

[@user-gu9xb2tn7z]

It’s been brilliant to watch they look very smart so proud to be english ❤❤❤❤

[@charlottewhitelock2926]

Thank you from the US. I look forward to seeing this each year.

[@lynnpeterthorson5277]

RM Blue Bands #1 in the world

[@johncone9516]

Exceptional performance. Question for any bands man out there, why are there two different styles of trousers worn by the bandsman, a thick red line and a thinner one?

[@TVStix]

The Corps of Drums wear a thin stripe because they were historically part of the infantry whereas the bands were separate and employed as musicians first and foremost.

[@johncone9516]

Thank you, very interesting

[@fordpopular8792]

"Simply the best"

[@sean367]

Love this stuff

[@pjmoseley243]

And all are soldiers first

[@FrithGarcia]

A stately fitting end. The soft quiet light and the Royal Marines filmed against the old Admiralty building.

[@FrithGarcia]

How extraordinary is the Slow March when the musicians play to a quicker time. Remarkable are'nt they.

[@clivehughes2179]

excellent - music played?

[@ginkiat7268]

The only songs i know from this video: The drum solo (sort of) at the start is British grenadiers, followed by 'HMS Belfast' by D page, first featured in MFM 2023-0:59, followed by National asset, also first featured in MFM 2023-4:20. Not sure about the next song

[@heatherharvey3129]

@@ginkiat7268 Intro from 13:11 leads into "May it Be" by Enya. The first gaelic phrase sung, Mornië utúlië., means "Darkness has come" and the second gaelic phrase sung, Mornië alantië, means "Darkness has fallen" in the chorus. I'd love to know who was singing it here - lovely performance. 17:23 is the Jupiter movement from Holst's "The Planets" and then around 20:00 into "I Vow to Thee My Country" which uses a variation of "Jupiter's Movement", with the words written in a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. 25:30 is "A Life on the Ocean Wave"

[@ginkiat7268]

@@heatherharvey3129 Ah I see! Never heard of them before, but I'll check it out. Thanks for the help!!

[@user-ro2cj2xb2t]

Tha National Anthem would have been perfect. Why was it cut out😢

[@tomotoole8589]

Why were they playing the South African anthem all the time,?

[@adrianchurch5542]

Sarie Marais was the National Anthem of South Africa years ago. It was adopted by the Royal Marines as the March Past of the Royal Marines Commandos (which all Royal Marines are anyway) in deference to the Boers who were the original Commandos during the Boer War fought against the British between 1899 and1902.

[@tomotoole8589]

@@adrianchurch5542 After my time, 1950s

[@michaelriordan8265]

The worst thing ever was allowing women to join the royal Marines, they look so silly

[@marksoda6795]

But they do their Jobs so well, and that's the most important thing of being a Royal Marine

[@5714sqd]

Really? Such a comment in this day and age? I joined up in 1953 and there were plenty of women in the armed forces, all doing a superb job, as they do today. Nothing silly about them.

[@maryholder3795]

​@@5714sqd well you, a trail blazer for the ladies who came after you. Respect.

[@maryholder3795]

@michaelriordan8265. Most of the troopers in the Kings Own Troop Royal Artillery are ladies. Both the Lifeguards and Blues & Royals have Lady troopers. Most male troopers consult the Ladies if they have a problem with horses. Please do some research before making sweeping statements. Even if it's your personal thoughts.

[@jennyedington4339]

How can you even tell? The uniform does its job.