The Stars and Stripes Forever (AMV/CMV)

With another Independence Day on the horizon, Twentieth Century Nicoville is proud to once again celebrate this joyous occasion. This is a day of celebrating the United States of America and its spirit of independence and freedom. Though not the best nor the most perfect country in the world, there is no other country quite like this one. For this years celebration, TCN decides to tackle an AMV idea that has been in the backburner for several years. It is one of the first AMVs to be produced privately back in the 2010s, and after 10 years of editing, experimentation, and idea taunting, it is finally complete. The Stars and Stripes Forever is a military march composed by the late great American composer, John Philip Sousa, America’s march king. He defined a short era of America patriotism that stretched from the 1880s-1910s in a fashion that made him the modern American pop celebrity of his time, back when pop music still meant something. His most endearing work is this march which was composed in the 1890s after a brief vacation in Europe was halted when his manager died. He hopped on board the next ship back home to New York and on those decks, he recalled the flag waving at the white house during his time as leader of the Marine Band and wished to travel home. In the words of Sousa himself in his autobiography, “Marching Along”, “Suddenly, I began to sense a rhythmic beat of a band playing within my brain. Throughout the whole tense voyage, that imaginary band continued to unfold the same themes, echoing and re-echoing the most distinct melody”. When he arrived home, he wrote down the music and completed it by Christmas of 1896. It premiered at Willow Grove Park, just outside Philadelphia, on May of 1897, and following an Act of Congress in 1987, it was officially adopted as the national march of the United States of America. This march contains lyrics which are not as well known, but in this recording the lyrics to the trio are sung. It has become one of the most patriotic songs that America ever has. Featuring: The Stars and Stripes Forever (1954) Girls Und Panzer Codename: Kids Next Door It’s Everybody’s Buisness Axis Powers Hetalia The Simpsons Looney Tunes: Bunker Hill Bunny Make Mine Freedom Animaniacs (1994) Looney Tunes: A Hitch in Time Histeria! Hetalia: The World Series The Critic Spongebob Square Pants Girls Und Panzer: Das Finale South Park Hibike Sound Euphonium Uncle Sam Magoo Looney Tunes: Old Glory Codename Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. The Amazing World of Gumball Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There Schoolhouse Rock: Fireworks The Rising of The Shield Hero Family Guy Spongebob Squarepants (SNL) Mickey Mouse: Symphony Hour The Looney Tunes Show Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Steven Universe Girls Und Panzer: Der Film Isekai Quartet Fairy Tail South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut The Worlds Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as An Aristocrat Konosuba Looney Tunes: Rabbit of Seville Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 The New Spirit This is America, Charlie Brown Arpeggio of Blue Steel My Hero Academia Calliou Clarence Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette Schoolhouse Rock: No More Kings With Special Appearances of: Oh! What a Lovely War! The Wind and The Lion This is The Army, Mr. Jones! 55 Days at Peking Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Glory La Fayette Without delay, it is time to celebrate the Stars and Stripes Forever! Happy Independence Day to all my American friends! Don’t forget subscribe, like & comment! Audio: “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (1893). March composed by: John Philip Sousa Performers: The US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus, Director: Col. Finley R. Hamilton. 2006 The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Director: Col. Jason K. Fettig. 2016 Recordings: The US Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus - The Musical Ambassadors of The Army. Coker & McCree Inc., 2006. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa Vol.3. The United States Marine Band, 2016. Extra Recording: Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign speech. All materials belong to their respectful owners. No infringement intended. Please support official releases. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.