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United States Army soldiers calling cadence, during Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2008. A military cadence or cadence call is a call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. They are counterparts of the military march.
"Peat Bog Soldiers" (German: Die Moorsoldaten) is one of Europe's best-known protest songs. It exists in countless European languages and became a Republican anthem during the Spanish Civil War. [1] It was a symbol of resistance during the Second World War and is popular with the Peace movement today.
Marching songs, typically with patriotic and sometimes nostalgic lyrics, are often sung by soldiers as they march. The songs invariably feature a rhythm timed to the cadence of the march . There are many examples from the American Civil War, such as " Marching Song of the First Arkansas " and " John Brown's Body ".
During the American Civil War, music played a prominent role on each side of the conflict, Union (the North) and Confederate (the South). On the battlefield, different instruments including bugles, drums, and fifes were played to issue marching orders or sometimes simply to boost the morale of one's fellow soldiers.
"Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)," also known as "Soldiers of Love," [2] is a 1962 song written by Buzz Cason and Tony Moon [3] It was originally recorded by soul artist Arthur Alexander and released as a B-side of the single "Where Have You Been (All My Life)", which reached #58 in the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1962.
The "Soldier of Love" music video made its premiere onto the internet via Amazon.com on 10 January 2010. It was directed by British director Sophie Muller and choreographed by Fatima Robinson. The music video, rich in odd symbolism, left many viewers wondering what it meant.
1922 U.S. La Chauve-Souris program cover, with the famous "Wooden Soldiers" marching (left) 1922 U.S. sheet music Piano version Recordings of "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers" were made in late 1910 and in 1911 and distributed internationally, [2] and Jessel republished the sheet music internationally as well in 1911.
SS marschiert in Feindesland ("SS marches in enemy territory") also known as Teufelslied ("The Devil's Song") [7] was a marching song of the Waffen-SS during the German-Soviet War. The music for this song came from the Lied der Legion Condor ("Song of the Condor Legion "), whose lyrics and music were written by Wolfram Philipps and Christian ...