Russian Red Army Choir sings "God Bless America" (starts at the 4:00 minute mark) ... a real goosebump moment ...
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@catliftresearch11 жыл бұрын
I drove the equipment / wardrobe truck for the entire tour. They were so nice, I cried when it was over.
@kstudt200012 жыл бұрын
At 5:20 mark the United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club joins the Red Army Choir on stage. I was lucky to be part of this performance. The most amazing event I have ever experienced.
@larsorloff33936 жыл бұрын
same for me....hey Kurt!
@EvanLax957 жыл бұрын
The part when the older woman gasps in shock at them starting to sing “God Bless America” kills me every time. Imagine, at that point nearly 5 decades of Cold War and the constant threat of thermonuclear annihilation, seeing these long time enemies singing such a patriotic American song (especially because of its mention of God- the Soviets were often seen as all atheists). I’m only 22 years old and the Cold War in that woman’s lifetime was more than double my time on this Earth. This must’ve been beyond surreal for them to witness. It goes to show that miracles do happen, and sometimes the decency of humanity does triumph. Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment in history.
@wiklow225 жыл бұрын
That was famed actress Maureen Stapleton.
@MarioStahl19832 жыл бұрын
@@wiklow22 Right! I recognize her.
@roseclipper10 жыл бұрын
I remember this night. The Berlin Wall was being torn down and though President Reagan and PM Gorbachev seemed to be on good relations no one really took the end of the US vs. USSR rivalry seriously. It was at this very moment on national TV I believe that it truly became real. Nothing else could have come close to hitting home more so than the Red Army Choir singing "God Bless America".
@MarioStahl19835 жыл бұрын
Nicely described. Exept that at this time president Reagyn wasn't in office anymore. George Bush senior was president .
@annershova7766 Жыл бұрын
Мы очень добрые . Многое готовы простить и поверить . Но это мы …(
@dame5612 жыл бұрын
The reactions of the people in the room is amazing
@brocksp3 жыл бұрын
Thank you all for sharing your great comments. I was 18 when I saw this and it still is one of the most amazing moments I have ever experienced. So much hope, so much that we can accomplish together . . .
@angryrusski10 жыл бұрын
As a Soviet American, this makes me cry every time I watch it. I have such love for a country that lets me breathe freely, where there is no hunger, where one can sleep without the fear of knocks at the door and disappearing in the middle of the night. America and the world let forth a sigh of relief that finally, it was over. By far the best rendition I've ever heard.
@ccaccord0710 жыл бұрын
welcome to the great land, my friend:)
@IronPiedmont10 жыл бұрын
It is not that often that I find a pro-American comment on KZbin. I'm glad that you were able find the freedom you have sought for so long. God bless you.
@ccaccord078 жыл бұрын
our homeland security is fine, no attacks since 9/11, but we need to wipe out isis, ATTACK
@EvanLax958 жыл бұрын
+angryrusski God bless you, this video and this comment makes my American heart beam with pride
@CourtlySeaDog8 жыл бұрын
welcome home friend. my family was Russians and moved here during the civil war
@zuur30312 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, 1989. Such positivity and global relief. Then, the Balkans, war in the Gulf, countless political murders, 911, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia under de-facto dictatorship... Why did we pass this up I'll never know.
@ReformedSooner246 ай бұрын
Because a lot of people had false notions on how the world worked that were reinforced by the illusion it DID work in such ways, as they were still living on the capital gained from those who came before.
@nixwut2215 жыл бұрын
I've waited 19 years and wondered if I would ever be able to see this again. I still think it is the most touching version ever. Thank you for allowing me to see it again (and cry my eyes out again.) A born on the 4th Patriot.
@annershova7766 Жыл бұрын
Да, мы помним тоже … Мы вас благословили . Но вы не оправдали наше доверие
@batmous14 жыл бұрын
Do ya think people might've thought "this is one giant step toward world peace in OUR lifetime" when they watched this performance?
@rdfox7613 жыл бұрын
Watching this brought tears to the eyes of this child of the Cold War. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
@chazmcm15 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to be at the Kennedy Center Honors that year, and the feeling in the Opera House was unbelievable. Wish we could get those kind of moments now...there are sometimes good performances, but the quality of the shows has gone way down.
@bobbydowns47302 жыл бұрын
Very touching. God bless this choir. Thank you Russia.
@karolynkelly-okeefe19449 жыл бұрын
God Bless everyone on the "Fragile, Blue Planet" we share...
@Martytoofree8 жыл бұрын
+Karolyn Kelly-O'Keefe planets are not fragile
@ComradeDragon19578 жыл бұрын
+Marty toofree Tell that to a 1 Km wide rock coming at it at Mach 5.
@mapearce17 жыл бұрын
Mach 5? They come in between Mach 50 - 100!
@Martytoofree7 жыл бұрын
TheCommunistDragon51 well that can't destroy planet, maybe just life on that planet, also atmosphere and everything was much different back then, there was definetly more oxigen etc... now if 1Km rock went to atmosphere lot of from it would burn, and rest woulden't kill all life, also matters on place of impact... but planet would be still planet even if all life died, so how are planets fragile again?
@Rikki016 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1950. I was raised during the Cold War. I went through the nuclear attack drills in grade school, and the civil defense drills on the radio, and all the fears that a child and young adult can have of a nuclear holocaust that could destroy the world. Then I went to Vietnam and came home with all those fears reinforced. I was watching this performance the night they gave it. I cried like a baby. I thought " My God. It's finally over."
@EvanLax957 жыл бұрын
Rikki0 God Bless you sir. Thank you for serving. We children of the 9/11 generation (I was only 6 when it happened) feel similar emotions, but thank almighty God the Cold War never went nuclear or World War. It was truly the greatest miracle of the end of the millennium. Because of the success of your generation, I never lived on an Earth with a Soviet Union or nuclear drills. Thank you.
@bambino165 жыл бұрын
He is 68 years old now. Who knows.
@dstevenslsw13 жыл бұрын
This is the most awesome video I've ever witnessed. It's a shame politics has the power to alienate people. Thank God for this moment, the most powerful thing I've ever seen!!!
@DDR5316 жыл бұрын
Inever saw it on TV, but hearing our former foe sing this just about made my heart pop out of my chest. GOD BLESS AMERICA
@PAXperMortem10 жыл бұрын
It's awesome to see that kind of relation between those two nations!
@rdfox7610 жыл бұрын
This video never fails to give me goosebumps, and make me all misty as I think back to those heady days, when this was all going down and it looked like the world was headed for a future of friendship and cooperation. It makes me sad to think that all it took was one or two comic-book supervillains being elected to high political office on each side is all it took for it all to go so wrong...
@Great2C17 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful, what a strong symbol for the change which was in progress then. That performance would have been unthinkable just a couple of months earlier!
@KansaiSamurai2 жыл бұрын
When the song began, I called to my mother in the other room, "Mom! The Cold War is definitely over!"
@LindenwoodMusic4 жыл бұрын
Stunning performance. I have to admit, I’ve played, conducted, accompanied and arranged “God Bless” more than I like to admit, usually when the song is used as a pawn. This performance is really stellar. I love the passion, and when the U.S. chorus joins in, it’s pretty magical.
@Great2C17 жыл бұрын
I think Barbara Bush was informed beforehand so she might not be overly surprised. But I asked myself: How did the director know that Maureen Stapleton would react that way and have a camera in place right beside her? Maybe it was only a coincidence -- or her reaction was not as spontaneous as it looked like. However, that doesn't diminish the greatness of the moment.
@marypalmer004 жыл бұрын
I can't be the not the only one whose eyes watered at this right? I know it's naive and everything, but just imagine... what could be... if we were partners, not passive aggressive foes on the opposite sides of the ocean. My respect goes to the woman, Lynne Cox, who literally swam across the Bering Strait during Gorbachev's time. Why did I not know about her before? She's literally a hero, a symbol, and nobody I know even knows about her. And paired with this song... so many emotions.
@bobbydowns14327 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job.
@evocman0612 жыл бұрын
Certainly one of the great musical ensembles of the world.
@LorreB15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that with us. It must've been even more goosebumpee in person. And I agree -- they just don't make 'em like they used.
@dstevenslsw16 жыл бұрын
The most shocking and touching video I've ever viewed on KZbin. Thank you for sharing. . . God bless us everyone!
@nathansimpson23635 жыл бұрын
God damn, those dancers from the USSR are incredible.
@Martina-Kosicanka3 жыл бұрын
I thought they were mixed- Russian and American
@LorreB16 жыл бұрын
This segment is the only one that I saved.
@macaroni35216 жыл бұрын
That woman is Academy Award winning actress Maureen Stapelton.
@aramos36392 жыл бұрын
Welp Whoever wrote that book saying that history was over just because the cold war ended was a complete knob
@luknatu54462 жыл бұрын
I can not imagine Americans doing the same in front of russian audience...🤔
@LorreB17 жыл бұрын
I agree. Whenever I think of "goosebump" moments, this is what comes to mind. And why I wanted to share it with all of you. Too bad the camerapersons and / or editors missed the golden opportunity by not including Mrs. Bush's reaction to this moment in more detail. I appreciated seeing Maureen Stapleton's reaction, but seeing Mrs. Bush reaction would've been much more historic and poignant, IMO.
@rdfox7612 жыл бұрын
@dstevenslsw Politics has the power to alienate. Music has the power to unify people.
@BadBonsai13 жыл бұрын
Wunderschön
@BlindandGore16 жыл бұрын
If theres truly a god. God bless the world, the planet earth and the future generations.
@user-om9pf4vp6n3 ай бұрын
❤👏
@shadowhunter38811 жыл бұрын
I am having so much trouble believing my eyes right now...
@NOOBZcc12 жыл бұрын
In December 1989, after seeing this show, all Laibach staff was called in for a crisis meeting.
@pimpedpope12 жыл бұрын
Happy Independence day
@barrytuch69457 жыл бұрын
Yes I know I am naive, but if you listen to the music and forget all the politics just for a moment, maybe there is a better nature in all of us.
@dellotti13 жыл бұрын
Please re-wind the world, since this looked so promising, but somehow we screwed it up, as always.
@sam1344t5y7i9812 жыл бұрын
US army, Soviet army, God Bless America=Goosebumb moment
@darkflower217 жыл бұрын
Poignant, despite the trouble the orchestra and choir had in staying together.
@fgldnglbs15 жыл бұрын
Do you have the rest of the broadcast? One of the lesser known inductees that evening was William Shuman, who was likely inducted for his all-round contributions as a composer and educator. He's best known for his Symphony No. 3, an orchestration of Charles Ives' Variations on America and a setting of "Casey at the Bat." I think his works are easier to get into as we basically know the sounds from movies and television.
@vwsmusic13 жыл бұрын
@comet1951 There is one posted for Mary Martin; I just discovered it last night.
@themanthemyththelegend555554 жыл бұрын
And the Soviet Union would collapse 2 years later, this is the most extreme metaphor
@cossack20714 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the younger people today knew what this meant when they sang this?
@noahlonaker26687 жыл бұрын
cossack207 I do and it's so sad that after this we went right back to hating each other hopefully we can broker some kind of peace with the russians again in the near future
@justanamericandoggo6725 Жыл бұрын
@@noahlonaker2668 sad to say but it seems to just have worsened
@ReformedSooner242 ай бұрын
I think some of us do better than older folks in Washington do. This was a cultural olive branch and a sign that Russia and America could be friends. But our American political establishment didn’t really want to be friends with Russia. The CIA, for one, needed a reason to continue to exist. We had to have an enemy still and that enemy was Russia. Especially as the Western governments moved towards their globalist liberal projects and Russia, still very much nationalist, refused to go with them. I am ashamed to say it, but in this case America and the West have been absolutely horrible with this opportunity. It was squandered, ruined, forever lost because of pride. Greed. A refusal to give up power. A refusal to accept a truly new age. A refusal to accept or cultivate peace. Because the military industrial complex, the intelligence agencies, and a few others all need reason to exist, to exist at the same size and funding levels, and damn the consequences.
@VGerring17 жыл бұрын
LorreB, Would you also have the clip of the choir that did We Are the World in this same program? I've been looking for it for years now. It would be cool if you could upload that part as well.
@listentothebutter16 жыл бұрын
bizaare
@JoanneMcConnellBarnes14 жыл бұрын
In honor of Flag Day tomorrow. Put up your flags! I love how the Russians pronounce "Ghoawed"!
@johnjordan84492 жыл бұрын
The day I was convinced I would not die in the Fulda Gap. Damn shame bout ATS since then.
@gestaposantaclaus5 жыл бұрын
Now we both have Half-Life, and both lack Half-Life 3. Our hatred of Gaben unites our people.
@allenvergara12919 жыл бұрын
What is the title of the music at 3:35 where all the guests clap their hands? Before the Red Army Choir sings God Bless America? Thanks.
@easein9 жыл бұрын
And this for a bit of difference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp7Eg2Oea5Kan6c Peace
@ZachsSanity9 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Vergara "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
@Darkerio2 жыл бұрын
3:00
@NotNibrasakhi3 ай бұрын
2:34 is that frank sinatra?))
@salehbinjasseral-aulaqi-2n2963 жыл бұрын
0:00 Walter Cronkite
@Phistagon9 жыл бұрын
sad sad sad, to see the red army choir singing such a song, sad times
@noahlonaker26687 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@MrBharanish8 жыл бұрын
coldwar 2.0 already on phase
@MrJimmyboy197214 жыл бұрын
@joeocho88 dont shout son. 2 yrs since you got a reply. i am not surprised. chill!