Taps The Bugler's Cry-The Origin of Sounding Taps
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2007
- The Bugler's Cry-The Origin of Sounding Taps. Taps Historian and bugler Jari Villanueva explains the origins of America's most famous bugle call. More information at www.tapsbugler.com
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I can't listen to taps without tearing up just a little bit
My father was a Marine in the Korean War. We laid him down to rest today. When they played Taps, there was a special feeling in my heart ❤️ Rest In Peace. Dad, thank you for your service. 🇺🇲
"Instantly recognised after the first three notes" I recognised it. I am british, born and raised in the land of scotland. I am not american. I have no american relatives. No connections. And yet still i found my self crying, after the first three notes. Such an emotional song. You do not have to be american, to respect their troops. The same goes for any country's military.
When I was a young girl I was a trumpet player in my band.
Day is...done
I am not American born, but i was raised in America and this song has always got to me more than my country where i was born. SALUTE TO ALL AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Taps is a foreign language for most of us here I think. Here in New Zealand, we have "The Last Post". They're both used for a similar purpose. Not a terribly difficult piece of music, but it always brings out performance anxiety in even the most skilled of players, mostly because of what and who they're representing whilst playing it.
Still made me tear up a little at the end. Never fails.
Last year my grandfather was buried in a veterans cemetery. And we saw Him in march 2014 there was two rather large plots plots next to him at that time. When we came back on Memorial Day those two plots were filled with rows upon rows of headstones. It never really hit me how many brave veterans we lose until you actually see it.
I am a bugler myself, and Taps is the hardest call to play for me. Every time I start, the emotion is almost overwhelming.
I weep every time I hear taps.
Thank you for what you do. I worked nights aboard ship, while we were at sea, and hearing TAPS in the evening gave me a sense of pride knowing that I was one of the sailors on watch while my shipmates rested, knowing that they were being looked after. I've listened to it intently countless times, including my father's funeral, and that of my uncle's (Dad's brother) who was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII. I think of them, and another uncle (another brother who was a paratrooper with the 101st Division, also at Bastogne) every time I hear the notes that gives me peace knowing that all three are together again.
I am a veteran and the son of a veteran and thank you very much for the explaination of taps and playing taps for our fallen brothers.
This song does not "rock", it does not "trash"; it is the most revernt 24 notes that can ever be sounded.
It is only the sound of Saint Peter opening the gates to a fallen comrade who served faithfully and honestly the cause of mankind.
We are all honored to have him upon our rolls.
I heard Taps being played today at a veteran's funeral at the VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona. It stopped me in my tracks just to listen. It brought tears to my eyes watching this.
FYI, there are word for Taps, that is played at military funerals and played at the end of the day. It goes: "Far away; bugles play; sounding taps for the close of the day; night's begun; gone the sun; day is done." Just like there are words to the wake up call, Reveille: 1st verse: "You got to get up, you got to get up, you got to get up this morning; You got to get up, you got to get up, get up to the bugle call". Second verse: "the Colonel told the Captain, the Captain told the Sargent, the Sargent told the Bugler, the Bugler told them all"; repeat first verse. Don't know if anyone cares or not, but when thinking of one song, the other comes to mind.
One of the greatest honors I ever had was being a pallbearer for Air Force Honor Guard at Tyndall AFB. I felt at home. Thank you all whom have passed the torch to us to carry. It will never be too heavy for it carries the light we all seek.
I may not play the bugle but I am proud to play Taps on memorial day at my town. It's one of the few things I'm truly proud of doing.
i starting playing taps when i was 9, have played it at over 150 graves before i was 16
Wanna see me cry automatically? Play this song.