It's off the wall... but I don't find the piece to be mocking... perhaps it will stimulate a few individuals who may not know anything about Churchill to find out more about him... that can't be bad... WSC had a great sense of humor... and might have found this amusing... I like it... MR
--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Bill Loytty <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill Loytty <[email protected]> Subject: [ChurchillChat] The "Great Declaration" speech, remixed with music. To: [email protected] Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 5:25 PM I saw this on mental_floss, and I think that it takes the cake as the silliest thing that I've ever seen on this list. It is topical though. >From http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25023 « Previous Post - Next Post » Winston Churchill Getting Funky by Chris Higgins - April 27, 2009 - 3:00 PM In 1941, Winston Churchill delivered his “Great Declaration,” a famous speech about the Nazi threat. He said (in part, and with emphasis added):What tragedies, what horrors, what crimes has Hitler and all that Hitler stands for brought upon Europe and the world! The ruins of Warsaw, of Rotterdam, of Belgrade are monuments which will long recall to future generations the outrage of unopposed air bombing applied with calculated scientific cruelty to helpless populations. Here in London and throughout the cities of our island and in Ireland there may also be seen marks of devastation. They are being repaid and presently they will be more than repaid.… This then, my lords and gentlemen, is the message which we send forth today to all states and nations, bound or free, to all the men in all the lands who care for freedom’s cause. To our Allies and well-wishers in Europe, to our American friends and helpers drawing ever closer in their might across the ocean, this is the message: lift up your hearts, all will come right. Out of the depths of sorrow and sacrifice will be born again the glory of mankind.So now a group called the Gregory Brothers has remixed the speech, adding auto-tune and backing The direct link to the video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW6jW9y59JY&feature=player_embedded -- --- Bill Loytty [email protected] http://blog.loytty.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
