Sharpe Over The Hills and Far Away

[@casperscott-ln9fn]

Bought me to tears . My husband was killed in action in 2008 . I had 14 years I will never regret despite the difference in rank service and deployments. We watched this series during long skint nights he was putting me through uni. Bought back many happy but unmentionable memories of a great man who it was a honour to have been his adored wife. He was a loud mouth insubordinate but brilliant engineer. Nicknamed velcro by me. No point sewing on a hew stripe he got so frequently busted. My own tribute to him is rather unusual a back full of military tributes from our service numbers to our unit crests and the saltaire depicted like the RN ensign . I'm navy. Very unusual in a woman. I had them softened when I retired but adding of poppies and a sunbeam through clouds. No regrets. We had to go and face another foe but part of me will alway stay over the hills and far away ( the great glen) Dan 1974 to 2008. Your devastated wife

[@christopherfisher7805]

Chosen man!

[@corbinton8195]

Peace to the Fallen

[@iainmacmillan2548]

My condolences....my service was without danger and rather insignificant...still proud to have served, and totally in awe of greater men. Keep the faith.

[@zackspoor5061]

I just wanted to say it sounds like your husband was a great man I'm so sorry for your loss I think there's a little piece of us all over the hill and far away I truly hope for you and your family lifes to be fruitful and filled with happiness may he rest in peace and may you live well and prosper 🙏

[@susanfarrow6140]

I am so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great man. I am so glad you spent so many years together. In love and fun and the hardest moments you shared together❤. You and he are so blessed to have all the memories you share and shared. God bless you 🙏 ❤❤

[@JimmySteller]

The reason why Sean Bean dies in almost every film he's in is because he's trying to balance the scales from all the times he cheated death in the "Sharpe" series.

[@CommanderStudios]

Sharpe had the luck of the Irish with him.

[@ynakoliai5146]

@@CommanderStudios indeed he had sir.

[@ynakoliai5146]

God save Ireland and the Irish.

[@darrenhenden9941]

I use to love watching this programme as a kid with my mom. Made me very patriotic. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ☘️

[@BigDMartial]

God save Ireland.

[@jaymz1990]

When my dad died, we played this at his funeral as he never stopped watching it, fucking love this song.

[@stevieboi92k]

Mate, what a song to be played at funeral, sorry to hear about your loss, but I want this played at mine

[@gorbunov79]

good choice

[@davey1602]

It's not about obedience. It's about loyalty.

[@casperscott-ln9fn]

My sympathy. We did the same for my husband kia 2008

[@christopherfisher7805]

CHOSEN MAN.

[@bigderekkeene]

four dislikes??? Hakeswill, Simmerson, Ducot and Lord Fenner are bitter boys........and clearly have no friends at Horse Guards!!

[@colbyjames7205]

What I didn't like was when they changed how the novels where in the series, Harris in Sharpe's Waterloo novel doesn't appear in the novel but in the episode for unknown resins why did he appear he doesn't in the novel, and Hagman dies a different way instead of dying with Harris, he is wounded in the battle and dies of his wounds in Sharpe's Arms as I read Sharpe's Waterloo, the Chosen Men of course it would have been nice if Parry Jenkins featured in the series shame though, but I have plans to remake it in future,

[@iamnotspartacus4460]

And now Morris has joined them.

[@PhilipIsThere]

Its Major Duocos!

[@Crazyasianman286]

Farthingdale might be to blame here too

[@Trek001]

@@Crazyasianman286 And Bamfield, El Casco, Loup and Prince of Orange too now

[@mthom4615]

One of the best series ever made.

[@blackfalcon1324]

I have been wanting to watch it for a while. Anywhere I can find it?

[@VeI_2.0]

@@blackfalcon1324 It's on youtube at the top of the search results

[@lizhou-ut4tq]

@@blackfalcon1324 It's free on KZbin.

[@tanith117]

​@@blackfalcon1324amazon has them 2.99 usd an episode

[@Ghoulza]

@@blackfalcon1324 you are asking on youtube were to watch a series that is on youtube.... hmmm, just messing with you, seacrh youtube its easy enough to find

[@writergirl3108]

I’ve loved this series for a long time. Every now and then I watch the entire series. I always enjoyed the songs at the end. The saddest episodes were the ones where Perkins was killed, Teresa’s death, then when Harris and Hagman were killed. Those episodes always made me cry

[@stanfordwillis4841]

I came looking for this song because I've just started the show, didn't think the first comment would be spoiler that would ruin the rest of the show for me, that was really stupid of me to go the te comment feed, I didn't think

[@writergirl3108]

@@stanfordwillis4841 sorry didn’t mean to spoil it for anyone but most of the people have seen the series so they weren’t upset that I mentioned anything. But even then, I mentioned small parts of the series but you still find out why and what happened. But no need to be snippy about it. I’m sure there are other plot lines that are mentioned.

[@stanfordwillis4841]

@@writergirl3108 I'm mad at myself, it's not your fault !

[@stanfordwillis4841]

I'm french so we didn't get this show when I was a kid, I wonder why xD

[@cbhlde]

Please do not remind me; seeing those guys killed off was really sad... I avoid this part of the series. :)

[@AAS0009]

RIP peter postlethwaite you were a fine actor

[@saltysoldier2289]

This was my grandads favourite song. We played it at his funeral. My grandad was a miner and died of enthasema, same as Pete postletwaite in brassed off. Hope you are still well 10 years on.

[@daveroberts4086]

He was a great actor RIP Peter Postlethwaite. Never Forgotten. Sharpie I'll get you.

[@bobbyacid1221]

Can’t kill me Sharpie

[@craigfulton3316]

One off the very best.

[@nickpearson3419]

I didn’t even know he died in 2011🥺🥺awe man! That’s sad! He was truly an amazing actor

[@joepearce9140]

Collecting the entire soundtrack in a single playlist? Now that's soldiering.

[@w.reidripley1968]

Panning across the soldiers' graves in the last episode until they come to the cross marked 'Daniel Deever, Pte.' Now that's Kipl-ing!

[@Amy_M_G]

Remember watching this series in the 90s when I was a teenager - absolutely adored Sean Bean as Sharpe

[@fossy4321]

Pete Postlethwaite could make you love him in one role and hate him with a vengeance in the next!! The sign of a true master of his craft,. Sadly missed.

[@stevenbrown8857]

A real actor ... unlike holywood

[@unseelie63]

I agree.If someone's playing a villain,it's their job to make you hate them or at least dislike them intensely.I loathed Ed Harris so much in one particular role,I hated the sight of him in anything until his role in Apollo 13.

[@davemack7577]

Yes indeed! See him in Brassed Off!

[@bcthomps]

WONDERFUL! I will love Sharpe and this song forever!

[@adambigmore6480]

I got to hold Sgt Harper’s six barrel gun at the ‘Military Oddyssey’ in Kent while having my photo taken with Sgt Harris from the series. He was a regular at the Kent military show!

[@paulmorgado8047]

This is one of the songs that will be played at my funeral.

[@hissyhonker220]

Bloody well second that I will

[@bobbykazar9091]

Fellow American and been watching the series with my dad. Crazy we never heard of this in the states but it’s beyond a incredible story and happy to have stumbled across it to see some historical insight on British history and heroics

[@truckwarrior5944]

You never learned about Napoleon in America? That’s crazy! Napoleon reshaped the world!

[@kartondouglas5040]

Welcome to the Brits!

[@tanith117]

​@truckwarrior5944 I'll be honest, youtube taught me more of the napoleonic war than I learned in school. If its not the revolution, civil war, ww2 or Vietnam it's barely mentioned.

[@truckwarrior5944]

@@tanith117 That is sad, but that explains why Americans are infamous for beeing uneducated on the rest of the world.

[@fcnelson978]

if you love this you should look for Hornblower set sametimes

[@nicholasmoore9724]

Brilliant song. Makes you proud to be British.

[@kartondouglas5040]

Californian... but British still

[@dimitriofthedon3917]

@@kartondouglas5040 😬🤣

[@Ein_Kunde_]

Proud of what? Britain is a degenerate shithole these days.

[@nevillelaybourne5610]

Real music. Something to be proud of. A feeling of being British.

[@CommanderStudios]

12 deserters has disliked this! 50 floggings for them!

[@bulbafett5001]

17 now, their ranks swell

[@ChaseMcCain81]

18. We’ll raise it to the death penalty.

[@paulsommerville4052]

@@ChaseMcCain81 50? Believe it was 200 lashes and hanging for desertion.

[@ChaseMcCain81]

@@paulsommerville4052, oh, I forgot I made this comment. What you said is definely more accurate than what I said.

[@alanpearson7554]

Played at my brothers funeral, 10 years an infantryman, God Bless Him

[@unseelie63]

Indeed.My condolences,and my own wish as well that he rests in peace,and thanks to him for his service.

[@christopherfisher7805]

Chosen man.

[@ElrikofM84]

God this series is great. Love the characters and the acting is fantastic

[@MaNia69MuKe]

This has to be one of the nicest songs ever :) Sharpe has such a gorgeous soundtrack, nice video mate :)

[@flaringuro]

How can this not bring you to tears?

[@Josh18Shaw]

Damn you Simmerson for disliking this!

[@joseibarra4246]

Que buena serie Sharpe! Que buena cancion! Estoy aprendiendo ingles y trato de adaptar mi oido. Thank you very much!

[@Gremlin2427]

Your English must be good by now!?

[@jenniferstewart-jenkins7999]

Love the song and the series!!

[@Akirajay38]

a great song to a great book/show. i use this songs lyrics to get me through some challenging parts of my life. i sung it over and over again when i testified against my boss. amazing how a song can do that. and to FearDivinty, you are the reason why europe hates us. i know i didnt tell him directly but, im in a good mood props to AndyFisher142

[@triggerboy85v59]

Great series, watched it when I was a kid.

[@rodgeyd6728]

Still am 👍

[@crx100x]

"God Save The King!" "For King And Country!" "Huzzah!"

[@FirtisGrandlus]

The man so powerful he couldn't even by killed with Sean Bean playing him

[@robcrockford]

Good version, Sharpe is awesome!

[@spmoran4703]

I loved this television series . I enjoyed the tales of Sharpe and his platoon in The Napolionic wars . Great stuff well written . I still see the repeates on the Drama channel. I used to watch it with my dad . He would say that it was great telly and far better than the reality shows . I wonder what he would think of the WOKE invasion. Not much I expect.

[@Adrian-bt4nf]

Brave British men didn’t die in vain back then for our country to Rot today !!! Fight we must 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@probLefty]

Go to bed grandad

[@bekindandyouwillgofar8717]

2023 just discovered this on Britbox. Best series

[@KarlMarkyMarxx]

Thank you so much for posting this. It used to be almost impossible to find online.

[@professorteamkill1336]

I don't know why I am listening to this in 2021. Perhaps I'm a fool. Perhaps I'm just nostalgic. Perhaps, but just perhaps, there is more. Much more. Perhaps just Perhaps, some things, just some things, are not limited by time of men. Perhaps I just like what I like? Or maybe, just mabe. Some things don't age. And time has no relevance to them. Because they are true in there own sense. Live free as men, or die as one. That is enough. Even in 2021.

[@alicemi4155]

Time is inescapable. But humans, being mortal, need to believe in their self-illusions to forget that.

[@fgh976]

One of the best series ever😀

[@garry5291]

I'm glad that my father told me about this series

[@vasilangelov859]

That below is my favorite part! When he is in a hurry and does not have time to load the bullet shoots a cavalry with the ramrod!

[@vasilangelov859]

That part is great through ... When duty calls me I must go to stand and face another foe ... Over the hills and far away!

[@michaelairley2015]

The best series ever made.

[@charlieyerrell9146]

This old 2nd tankie likes this song .Sharpe a good quality series with good actors. Worth watching over again.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

just saw the episode where Perkins died...........so sad! he went out listening to dan sing this great tune!

[@adambigmore6480]

The original song from 1700’s was about Queen Anne and Winston Churchill’s ancestor John Churchill 1st duke of Marlborough’ army. John Churchill was given Blenheim palace by Queen Anne for his victory at Blenheim in Germany. (His own father was a soldier during the English civil war called Winston Churchill!

[@23murrie]

even Napoleon liked this song

[@jas20per]

In Sharp I hated Pete Postlethwaite,s character, he made the hate drip from the screen. What a fine actor he left us much to soon.

[@johntellerman1]

Read the entire Sharpe's series and saw all the videos. I wish they had the budget to start Sharpe's Rifles in India with an illiterate Private Sharpe in the infantry with Hakeswell as his Squad Leader then carried through from there and the Battle of Trafalgar when Sharps was on is way home. The Baker rifle exhibited was one of the best arms the British had at the time for accuracy but frowned upon by the "gentlemen officers" who commanded infantry companies as being too slow to reload. The Baker could reach out to around 200 yards where 100 yards for the smoothbore musket was a challenge at best. Also, the 95th Rifles later became and still are the Royal Green Jackets.

[@HJDore]

The royal green jackets went on to amalgamate with DERR amongst one or two other infantry regiments to form The Rifles in 2006.

[@mk-ultraviolence1760]

They also probably frowned upon it because it could easily (relative to a smoothbore) pick off officers from a good distance.

[@colbyjames7205]

I also would love to remake the Sharpe Series this song will do well for the remake, even to get the books correct that is, and the story correct, even the John Tams character whom plays Daniel Hagman's death at Waterloo, in the episode he dies alongside Harris but in the novel Harris is absent from Waterloo instead of Harris and Hagman dying together Hagman dies in the Battle of Waterloo but mortally wounded dying in Sharpe's arms, I only wish in the series that Parry Jenkins could have been perfect, shame though,

[@TheBlackAce2]

The idea is that each TV episode is diferent from it's book counter point. Both versions are excellent. But this way you can enjoy them both and they are different enough that you won't be bored. And ideally.....purchase both! :)

[@jamesmurray_scot]

Tis the best version!

[@lushy100]

love this

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

Such a good series.

[@broke_runner6953]

Used to love watching this when I was kid

[@kennethbowry1521]

a Great show , wonderful.

[@billyparsons1428]

love this song amzing

[@RajBlake7]

When I die, want to come back as a chosen man. It may be brief, but what a life .... :-D

[@ColdRicki]

well said man! Someone buy this man a beer!

[@reptonkyle]

i love this song it brings me back to a lad

[@GM-oj5qt]

Love this series God Bless Britain and the Empire

[@Ein_Kunde_]

Britain is a degenerate shithole these days.

[@OsmnJackpot]

OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAYYY 🔥

[@billyparsons1428]

love series as well

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Now that is soldiering!

[@casperscott4369]

Dan Scott. 1973 2008 a hell of a soldier

[@NancyDrewe]

Crikey, he was made to play Sharpe. 🌹

[@MrGW95]

Lol I'm just drunk as fuck in my driveway listening this on a backpack speaker

[@johnmarlin7269]

As a former professional soldier, I understand this song and this series too well. We go out in service of politicians, most of which are self-interested bullshit, but we hang in for our brothers in arms.

[@AAS0009]

Sang this song with 3 of my best friends on new years in Peru, wow did we get some looks, but meh doesnt matter

[@zososierp]

Were you indulging in some of the Peruvian marching powder?

[@w.reidripley1968]

Can relate. The wife and I, well oiled on drinks bigger than we expected, going back to our car in a more or less empty parking garage -- busting out into 'Were diu Werlt alle min' from Carmina Burana, a song eminently suited to bellowing drunkenly in the night streets. Good acoustics, and some surprised smiles from onlookers.

[@CW-dl2dd]

The only lads, real or fictional, that I'd want to charge into battle alongside. Chosen men!

[@JammedImp]

Yeh same, got the box set, got challenge on dvd and saw peril on tv, Brilliant!

[@evolassunglasses4673]

England lives...and marches on.

[@Bluesfan1780]

Indeed lad..... indeed

[@degaulle30]

One of the few things to make me feel truly patriotic

[@raidertheconqueror3818]

certainly makes me feel English listening to this should be played for the 11th

[@christopherclarke3022]

Sharpe, a nicely done series not quite the same as the books but decently done never the less. A shame there could have been more Sharpe's episodes made.

[@ianevans6467]

he must of liked the people and see the way forward , hard times and true

[@anvilgamestudios]

Sean Bean in Holdfast when?

[@crazyg8011]

How on earth can a good song like this turn to abuse, a lot of talk about total utter shit?

[@haydenellie]

Best actor John tams best brown paper and paraffin

[@FearDivinity]

I'd love to hear that too!

[@usamamohammed2357]

God Save The King 👑

[@bryanmatthews2370]

Does anyone know the history of this song? I heard it in the series Sharpe and love the song, I showed a few friends and they asked about it but I know not

[@christopherbishop5014]

This should become the tune for the light division and the rifles now . This and high on a hill

[@jonoggy6179]

respect .xx ty

[@XellithUS]

2022 checking in. The world is going to shit.. but at least theres Sharpe.

[@jackstod]

95th rifles sir!!

[@Unwardil]

I dunno, while I love Sharpe, I gotta say Cornwell's really refined his style in his new Saxon books with Uhtred and them. Fair is fair, I mean, you'd hope he'd only get better after 30-40 books. Sharpe, of course, will always have the superior sound track.

[@HaydenHero]

Twelve years later, how do you feel about the Last Kingdom show adaptation that recently finished its final season compared to Sharpe?

[@brucetucker4847]

@@HaydenHero Saxon tales is the better book series, but Sharpe is the better TV series by far. A lot of that is due to Sean Bean.

[@casperscott-ln9fn]

I ve noticed in the full three series of Cornwall books he dosent like horses. You think he was bitten as one as a child

[@Minttzz]

Dumfries is in Scotland.

[@christopherbishop5014]

Swift and Bold Royal Green Jackets

[@daviddraffen2116]

March on 95th, march on!!!

[@TenkoBerry]

This be Good still 👌

[@robnewman6101]

A Rule Britannia to British Army Major Richard Sharpe of the South Essex Regiment.

[@samuelkim9192]

Now that’s soldering.

[@vasilangelov859]

Let me tell you a little secret: The yearly expenses for medical purposes and treatment of the Sackscobourgotta are very serious. What if suddenly those antiincest medicines disappear? How much life you give them? I give them a week in the present state of the antiincest virus!

[@lea-rw5cb]

Probably the most realistic portrayal of the napolion war youll see

[@Ein_Kunde_]

What? You think "spitloading" and other nonsense is realistic?

[@lea-rw5cb]

@Ein_Kunde_ spit loading never happened it's dangerous and stupid, but there's a reason there were 16 episodes. If it were that bad, it would have been dropped was based off books, and that's the other thing " BOOKS" an account of things that happened during that time, and I wonder how much of that was exaggerated?

[@vasilangelov859]

Well you know Brits and Bulgarians have a long history of colonial and neocolonial affairs ... those comrades he sings about some of them fall at Doiran. Still holding old grudges hey? White hand and force mojor upon your relatives! You know why and you know the concequeses for the house of Windsor!

[@robertmaceanruig6291]

This is very Irish, song, No Problem with me I have Scottish Name, USA bin there got tha T Shirt over 40ty years ago.

[@kevingarry11]

best brown paper and paraffin oil - Daniel hagman chosen man

[@donmackay7610]

Look, If we have to do it. Let's do it right.

[@matt2house]

@Redheadfury actually it's to do with herbs and cabbages to be accurate.

[@christopherfisher7805]

Postlethwaite Chosen man

[@NobunagasAmbition]

@15niall It's understandable to be angry. It's all good.

[@ColdRicki]

Make that two beers !

[@pamplemousse776]

so true

[@liamparry7232]

HIS 4O SHILLINGS!!

[@502Mememe]

That's Hagman singing.