I think that music is certainly an excellent way to reach out to newer generations of Churchillians along with social networking and so on. The only thing on this video that I find offensive is that its very poor quality in the way its produced. (I didn't even watch it until the end.)
There's a young band from Essex that played in Glastonbury recently, who sampled some Churchill in their song "Fight them on the Beaches". I emailed the lead singer Ollie about his inspiration for writing this song and he said that when he was young boy (I think he's only about 22 now) he was inspired by the Churchill speeches that his father would play on LP. He also said that his parents would ask him do his Churchill impressions for their friends when they came by. If you like rock and roll you can download the track for free from their My Space page here: http://www.myspace.com/statesofemotion Just scroll down the page about half way and you will see the link on the left. -john On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Rafal Heydel-Mankoo <[email protected]>wrote: > Again, I disagree. I don't particularly care for the music...but my tastes > are exclusively classical and jazz. Nevertheless, we should be mindful > not to be old-fashioned and out of touch. I first discovered Churchill at > the age of 10 whilst watching TV -- he was portrayed as a somewhat bumbling > and grumbling mediaeval knight in a cheap, commercial Disney film in which a > 1970s American travels back to King Arthur's Court. That portrayal was > arguably more demeaning and more commercial than this silly video but it > introduced me to Churchill's speeches and, at the impressionable age of 10, > inspired me to learn more about him -- I joined the International Churchill > Society at the age of 12 and my passion for the Great Man has never > diminished -- all due entirely to a Disney parody. > > I imagine that most teenagers of today viewing this video (the target > audience) would have a very different reaction to that of some Churchill > Chat participants and many of them would find this speech (one of my > favourites -- and which is how I stumbled upon this video in the first > place) inspiring. It would certainly introduce them to Churchill for the > first time and, given the current educational system, they might otherwise > never encounter him. To me, that makes it a good thing. Indeed, upon > reflection, although of no great artistic merit, this video could be > regarded as a young artist's modern pop tribute to Churchill -- but, dare I > say, some of us (and I include myself) are as removed from the youth > culture of today (particularly British youth culture) as Churchill was from > the Beatles and the 60s pop culture. > > I suppose this raises an important issue in terms of the Churchill > Centre's Youth / Educational Outreach programme and the methods that might > be used to introduce Churchill to those large segments of the young who may > not be academically inclined, or who find history boring, but who could be > inspired by his oratory. It is the incorporation of speeches into modern > music (with the natural rhythm of oratory woven into the rhythm of the song) > that has helped to interest teenagers in Martin Luther King and JFK and I do > not see why the same could not be done for WSC. > > RHM > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Churchill the pop star > > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:31:07 +0200 > > > > > It is indeed a disgrace that some people should be prepared to make money > > > with anything. > > > > Where is the "fun" ? > > > > The video is demeaning both for its "authors" and for those who enjoy > this > > sort of trash. > > > > A. Capet > > Rouen (France) > > ============== > > > > From: Thom > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Churchill the pop star > > > > > > I was surprised by my reaction, shortly into the video, I just shut it > off > > and deleted it. I am open minded about most topics, not this one, nor an > > appeal to forgive Hitler, Manson, nor Ted Bundy. > > > > Thom in Central NC. > > > > > > From: William Thygeson > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:00 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Churchill the pop star > > > > > > I would hope that it doesn't amuse many. At best, it's a trivialization > of > > a great man's work in a time of crisis. > > > > Bill > > > > William Thygeson, Ph.D. > > Assistant Vice President for Student Life > > Jefferson School of Health Professions > > Jefferson School of Nursing > > Jefferson School of Pharmacy > > Jefferson School of Population Health > > Thomas Jefferson University > > 130 S. 9th Street, Suite 708 > > Philadelphia, PA 19107 > > 215.503.8189 > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Rafal Heydel-Mankoo > > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Churchill the pop star > > > > This may amuse some. Dance music DJ mixers have created songs which > feature > > mixes of Martin Luther King and JFK speeches. They have now created one > > based on Churchill's "Great Declaration"....not to everyone's taste but > > certainly a means of introducing the Great Man to another generation: See > > > video here > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW6jW9y59JY&feature=related > > > > > > > > Turn down-time into play-time with Messenger games Play Now! > > -- > > 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]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > > > -- > > 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]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > > > ------------------------------ > Turn down-time into play-time with Messenger games Play > Now!<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734381> > > -- > 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]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > -- JOHN DAVID OLSEN +1-323-855-7595 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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