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- Reacting to the Accurate Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner, this is an incredible story & to my american friends out there, be proud of your nation!
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Actually this guy's story is not as realistic as the other one, it is the Star spangled banner as you've never heard it. The other story was told how many men were trying to hold up the flagpole as the British kept bombing it, that it was all their bodies that kept the flagpole standing. And it is much better narration too.
@@michaeldaly5168 When he said only 4 died, I was very confused.. Considering the size of the flag, it seems a bit unlikely that they could hold it up, though. Now I'd like to know which is true.
ADAM...YOU'VE GOT TO FIND ANOTHER VIDEO....
REGUARDING THIS THE FLAG & FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
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""THIS GUY DID NOT TELL IT THE WAY IT REALLY HAPPEND""
THE REAL STORY🇺🇸 WILL MAKE YOU CRY
I mean really Cry😭
@@michaeldaly5168 Actually, if you would look it up, you would see that this video got it right and the one you mentioned got nearly everything wrong. Oops, my bad. In an age where information is at your fingertips, it is a sin to ask someone to look it up.
I was a Medic in The North Carolina Army National Guard from 1981 to 1987. Now you know why Veterans do not want Old Glory on the ground.
Thanks for your service 🫡
The flag doesn't mean any more to you than it does to me, who was never allowed to serve. I won't let it hit the ground either, just like those frat boys the other day.
@glennallen239 thank you for you service
Thank you for your service, may God bless and keep you! ❤🇺🇸🙏🏻
Not just veterans. I learned in school that it should nevertouch the ground.
I cry every time I hear this story. I love America and thank God for my ancestors that have fought for my freedom for 250 years.
Flag up = All is well.
Flag Half Mast/Half Staff = Mourning, high ranking officials or many Americans have just passed away.
Upside Down, Union of stars on bottom side of flag = signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life.
Flag on Ground = All Americans are deceased in the area. You are the first American on scene and expected to pick up that flag and decide to flee or put it on a pole upside down... take it to safety or make the area safe, whatever you decide.. Pick up the flag
@@pebxwb Most Americans will never encounter the flag upside down or on the ground but Every American should have seen the flag at half staff at least once every year on days like Memorial Day or 9/11.
@@pebxwb In there defense... It is very very rare anyone should ever see the flag upside down. In almost every scenario that justifies the distress signal would be so distressing no one would have time to flip the flag. Calling 911 will be much faster. Perhaps they meant whoever flipped it was being disrespectful?
One of my favorite memories of my beloved Grandma was at my older brother’s high school graduation. Now, she was a part of the FIRST women’s Marine Corps and very proud of that! When the anthem played she stood up out of her wheelchair. And as these two baseball players casually walked bye she barked at them to remove their hats! (They promptly did and apologized) I loved her so much in that moment. She was not a sheepish woman when it came to showing pride towards our country and respect towards our soldiers.
I was introduced to this history in third grade when we were taught the words to the song. Then again in my freshman year of high school (9th year) in a civics class learning about the war of 1812 and the destruction of the White House. This is important history that is rarely taught anymore. I appreciate the emotional reactions of non Americans.
Hey, Adam. I am a veteran who has served in the Air Force from 1990 to 1997 during Desert Storm/Desert Shield. This video holds special importance to me. Thank you for the content you provide. I wish you have many years of positivity and prosperity. Keep up the good work.
As a non veteran who wasn't allowed to serve due to flat feet and bad eyes, this song holds a special importance to me too. It should hold that special importance to EVERY American, not just the military.
Thank you for your service, may God bless and keep you! ❤🇺🇸🙏🏻
GO BLUE....
86-96.
If you really want some goosebumps and haven't watched them yet, "Boatlift - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience" or "9/11 - Operation Yellow Ribbon," those and a few others like it are really good videos about human nature during times of crisis.
My ancestor was a drummer boy during the war of 1812. He was at the battle of Fort McHenry and was just a couple hundred yards away from Key when he thought of the piece that would become our national anthem.
At this point, they were the United States, not the colonies.
I was Standing with a Hand over my Heart when the Man began reading The Star Spangled Banner! USA! Some of my Family came here from Ireland back in the 17 or 1800's SO SHOUT TO IRELAND! ROCK AND ROLL
🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧 Glad we’re friends now!
I'm a Marine Corps veteran serving from 2006 to 2021 and 6th generation military on both sides of my family to serve. I have had the honor to be in a colorguard for countless events and always teared up during the Star Spangled Banner. Thank you watching this video!
And now, introducing Adam Couser's smash hit: Star-Spangled Jiggy
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Some more info to clarify things here. This battle had literally nothing to do with the Revolutionary War a.k.a The War of Independence. It happened during the war of 1812, decades after America was declared a free nation. Basically the British were hurting for sailors in their wars with Napoleon so they started raiding US merchant vessels and forcing the sailors into indentured servitude a.k.a. slavery lite. America got pissed and declared war. We seized a bunch of Canadian land, they burned the White House and briefly occupied D.C. and eventually we called a truce that basically just restored status quo ante bellum. The More You Know...
Thanks France haha. Thanks Napoleon! Sincerely the USA.
@@tylerriojas6250 where did I thank France or Napoleon? I said they kept kidnapping US citizens to make them fight Napoleon. If the Frenchies weren't such imperialistic dicks we'd have never needed to play against each other to begin with.
Yes, the US was an established country but was still considered to be "the colonies" by Europeans. That attitude still exists today among many Europeans in that we are seen as a resource to be used to the benefit of Europe. I speak from experience, having lived in one European country and traveled to many. This is not true of every single European, but it is true of many. Just listen carefully to the comments made by European You Tubers as they talk about things they like and don't like about the USA.
Star Bangled Banner literally brings tears to my eyes and gives me goosebumps
Iove this!
Visitor's to the United States immediately notice the fact that our flag is flown everywhere, from both private and public buildings and residences and most businesses. Even occasionally on cars and clothing items and hats. I hope that never changes. ♥
Adam Couser, the Star Spangled Banner was not adopted to become the American National Anthem until 1931. Also the melody or the music of the Star Spangled Banner Ironically was the melody Key assigned to accompany the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a popular English drinking song called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” Written around 1775 by John Stafford Smith, the song honored the ancient Greek poet Anacreon, a lover of wine.
Additionally, another long-time American patriotic anthem, My Country Tis of Thee, uses the old English melody from God Save the Queen/King. (Most famous performance of My Country is undoubtedly Marian Anderson's at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which can be seen on YT.)
@@jaysverrisson1536 yes that is correct also
@@jaysverrisson1536 Every single time I've heard God Save the Queen/King, I end up with My Country Tis of Thee playing in my head, lol.
Adam, thanks for doing this reaction video. Francis Scott Key was born not to far from Baltimore, Maryland, in Frederick county Maryland. He is also buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, in Frederick, MD. Take care and see you on the next one.
This why we don't take our flag down .. That's why it never touches the ground and thats why its flown everywhere . 🇺🇸 Thank you for this reaction 😊
Most Americans today hold no ill will toward the British. I know 300 years sounds like nothing to a country that has thousands of years of history, but we've change so much since then. Abolished slavery, passed equal rights laws, made alliances. But this is the origin story of why we care so much about the flag and how it is treated. Glad you're learning! I try to learn one new thing every day. Why not?
Indivisible - Cannot be devided or broken apart.
AARRGGHH! This guy has most of the actual facts as opposed to the other explanation I've seen where that clown says there were "hundreds" of British ships. What drives me crazy is that he reads it off as "what so proudly we HELD." NO. It is "what so proudly we HAIL'd." Hail'd meaning HAILED. Basically called out to or acclaimed, pretty much the same a saluted it. It was right there on the screen. Sheesh.
Well, you got to understand, King George wasn't a pleasant Monarch for us over here at the time. As you now know though, we all generally get along well enough now.😇✌
Besties for life now!🤣
@@MoreAdamCouser Absolutely!!
The irony being that we're taught that part of our history, especially if you're born and raised in one of the original 13 colonies as I was here in Virginia (the home of the first successful British colony in Jamestown) but they don't teach that history, from what I understand, in the UK.
But why would they? It was, to them, a side show, not the circus.
"Determined not to be embarrassed again..." In SpongeBob time card voice: several battles later...
Marvelous, thank you. This brought tears to my eyes.
From Philadelphia!!
I was a soldier back in 2010-2017, when I see or hear about people disrespecting the flag I get so mad. Millions died to give them the "freedom" that THAT flag represents.
Thanks for that Adam
I am very proud of where i am from, enough to have spent time in the military. Only out due to injuries sustained in Iraq in 2010. That aside, i just came across you and I'm enjoying your content. Keep up the awesome work and look forward to seeing more of your videos.
i remember here in ca when i was in school they used to do The Pledge of Allegiance before class started then they stopped for hurt feelings around the same time as the participation trophy thing started
I’m very proud I’m from America! Great reaction, Adam! 🇺🇸
I was helping a friend move and saw one of their kids throw a US flag 🇺🇸 on the ground. I immediately stopped everyone and gathered the children…I gave them a lesson on our flag etiquette and even taught them how to properly fold the flag. The parents later thanked me and said their children took it very seriously and from that point on treated the flag with respect.
You talking about this not being that long ago, brings rise to a expression that I once heard the difference between a Brit and an American is most simply put an American believes that 100 years is a long time while a British man believes that a 100 miles is a long way
Subbed!!! Binge watching your videos ❤
We said the pledge of allegiance to the flag every morning as an entire school over the intercom. Every class has a flag. Not sure they do that anymore.
Not so much, because of one phrase. Not the one you think though. It is "and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands." Think for a moment. If you are a dyed in the wool Democrat and love Democracy, wouldn't it upset you to have your kids pledging allegiance to a flag that stood for a Republic? Yes, they really are two different things entirely. We have a constitutional Republic to supposedly safeguard us from the popular "whim of the week" possible in a mere Democracy. After the great Democrat uprising of 1861-1865 they thought it might be a good thing to have children pledge their allegiance to the Republic.
At the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, most countries dip their flag when passing the stage with the Games' officials. The US doesn't do this. The 2 main stories are that in 1908 the flag bearer refused to lower it to King Edward VII, and that they refused to lower it to Hitler in 1936. In 1940 a federal law was passed making it illegal to dip the flag to any person or thing.
This is why we are so proud and fisty..God Bless America
Adam is amazing and makes great videos. 💚💚💚💚
The narrator left a very important fact from this story. The English towards the end of the battle focused all of their firepower onto the flag to bring it down. After numerous direct hits the flag did not fall. What they would find out later was the flag pole was destroyed but American soldiers walked up and held the flag up by hand. And when those soldiers died others took there place. In the end what held the flag up were the dead bodies of American heroes. This is why we are so passionate about our flag. This is why we have died and will die for our flag. Dont F with the American flag.
Ummm no. That is the fabricated version in that other video. Look, this story is heroic and epic enough without people making up falsehoods about it. Exaggerating and embellishing the story only cheapens it.
@@HouTexHemi ummm. Yes it is true
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This shows the inaccuracy of the video.
Thank you, Adam!
You should take a listen to Chris Stapleton sing the National Anthem. Brings grown men to tears, ✌
I think we can all agree, Dr. Beans is a great name.
I would like to point out that the thirteen colonies were the first of the then ever expanding British Empire to gain independence. Most colonies and territories did not gain independence until the 20th century. So the fact they were the first can be considered an achievement in itself.
Love your reaction brother keep it up and keep it real✌🇺🇸🗽
Thank you!
Please, you really need to watch the video “The Star Spangled Banner like you’ve never heard it before!”! It make me cry every time. It will give you more goose bumps than this one did. God Bless you. 🇺🇸
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This shows the inaccuracy of the video.
May I suggest that you really need to take a history class. If you do, you'll discover that the video is a falsification of history. You will then laugh at the video, instead of cry.
Johnny Cash - Raggedy Old Flag! - Do that one next! The super bowl version.
Great "song" until he gets to the part about the American flag flying over the Alamo, which it did not.
This is more accurate than the other video about this that's been circling CZcams. The other one has it set during the American Revolution, that there were hundreds of ships, and that the flag was held at an odd angle by the end because it was being propped up by the dead bodies that ran to keep it aloft.
The US and British were not friends until just before World War 1. We did some trade but really didn't like each other. This is why Daniel Webster, who wrote our dictionary, change a lot of words even though they sounded similar because he hated the British.
There is no bad blood between the U.S. and you lot. Love your channel. I always liked the phrase "Let's get jiggy." Peace
1st usa flag was made from hemp fun fact 😂
No way 🤣
@@MoreAdamCouser I read years ago that the founder of Levi's jeans lobbied and had hemp outlawed so that cotton, which was inferior to hemp for the purpose of making rugged work clothing, could succeed. I am not sure if this is true but, of course, now I am unable to find anything through Google about this (Google is so bad about essentially censoring information as to make info impossible to search through their platform anything outside of an established agenda, in my experience/opinion). But what I did find was that Levi's jeans is now making jeans out of hemp.
Watch "The Star Spangled Banner Like You've Never Heard IT" Better and more accurate.
Then go half way between the two to have the truth.
That one is incredibly inaccurate. Couldn't even get the fort name correct. Over embellished.
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This shows the inaccuracy of the video.
@MoreAdamCouser you need to check out the Boston Tea Party.
It's actually rather remarkable that Great Britain and the US are such great allies now, given our history.
You should listen the rendition of the Star SpangledBanner by Paul Harvey
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This shows the inaccuracy of the video.
You should hear the second verse of that song and see if you like it.
I have never experienced people ignoring our flag.
Imagine being Francis Scott Key during the war of 1812. Being at fort mchenry while the world’s greatest navy is bombing the shit out of you. God bless America.
He wasn't. He was on a boat EIGHT miles down river during the bombardment. He didn't get back to Baltimore until two days after the British had left, and never actually visited the fort. All he saw was gunfire in the distance and the garrison flag being raised the following morning.
@@dominicbuckley8309 ah thanks for the correction
Adam and family should get us citizenship!
Now you should see The Star Spangled Banner as you have never heard it.
Believe me we are a very proud nation
he's leaving stuff out.. watch "the star spangled banner as you've never heard before"
The only thing I don't like about the video is the end, where they show the current, altered, version of the Pledge of Allegiance, rather than the original version. Of course, even that original version didn't exist when these events transpired. That version started about 2 years after this.
you should listen to the song ... the battle of new orleans by johnny horton. its a song about the war of 1812 . its on youtube .
At this point you probably know more about America than millennials from the states
Those damn commi brits!!
My dad is a marine and other family severed i get kida mad when i see others burn it and step on it they have that right my dad and others fought to do that but i get so pissed cant help it and if you know our history this is why!
Um, we not gonna mention the poem is actually a lot longer than that?
Whitney Houston singing the national anthem you should react to she's the best who has ever sang it no body could ever sing it better then her.
Adam made a change from try not to laugh to just America facts
WE MUST FIGHT LIKE COMMODORE STEPHEN DECARUR AND GENERAL JONE J PERSHING.
If you've somehow never heard it, you need to listen to Whitney Houston's version from 1991. Probably the best ever performance of our national anthem.
No, she's lip-syncing. The Anthem should never be lip-synced, it should always be sung live IMO. There are much better version out there...that are actually LIVE.
Down with the Red Coats! 🇺🇸
Up the Republic!!! US and TX
If you can't stand for it, stand in front of someone defending it.
U.S.ARMY
Watch the angry American version.
I have respect for our troops but i can't say they're defending our freedom when we only seem to be fighting battles on foreign land and our freedoms and rights here get stripped day by day by these politicians and the majority of our citizens can't even afford to live anymore.
Would you rather we wait until our enemies are on our land? You really want to put your family at risk like that?
Here's what will REALLY make your head explode.... JUST think how different things would be if those 24 hours didn't go like that. The whole of the USA could be "Great Britain" now!
I'll tell you. If the fort had surrendered, the guns would have been spiked, and gunpowder and balls transferred as additional ammunition to the ships offshore. Then a direct attack on the shipyards and weapon foundries, which were the actual objective. Then leave - job done, move onto the next target area down the coast.
This was not an invasion force: it was a small force of shipborne infantry making a series of hit-and-run raids down the east coast, with the aim of pressuring the US into peace negotiations (which worked, after the attack on Washington).
The idea that 5000 infantry with no artillery or cavalry, and no supply chain could subdue a country of 5 million is fanciful to say the least.
Except France owned a bunch of it
@@tylerriojas6250 Except that the Louisiana purchase had occurred about 10 years before this.
@@dominicbuckley8309 officially yes owned by Americans. It's not like French people packed up and left Louisiana? It was much more than a land purchase. It was a culture integration. Almost like marrying a daughter to a prince to secure peace.
Considering that and the fact they were helping us with logistics, it's pretty much still owned by France.
Brits never wanted that area. In fact the only way this country would have worked was from within. Bombing fort Henry was a temper tantrum by a country who was losing power
@@tylerriojas6250 "Brits never wanted that area" (Louisiana) Except for that time almost 4 months after Ft. McHenry when they attacked New Orleans.
Wtf happened to “the Star Spangled Banner as you’ve never heard it”?
czcams.com/video/YaxGNQE5ZLA/video.htmlsi=b7--IvJNS_AVkOi7. The better version of this story.
It has much more detail, certainly puts a lump in your throat
Except that THIS version was made to correct the numerous errors in your 'better' version.
@MoreAdamCouser
Watch the above please!
@@dominicbuckley8309 u sure?
@@pyrogaming5071 Yes. Pastor Rutherford made this one as a direct response to the criticisms about the inaccuracies in 'The Star Spangled Banner as you've never heard it' by Peter C Gibbs Jr (on the channel Mona Rose). He follows the pattern of the original script closely, but corrects obvious errors such as the fort's name and the original's conflating of the Revolution and 1812, and the mis-quote from Washington. However he chickens out of actually correcting the some of the fictional parts of the original, instead saying 'what if this had happened', rather than actually saying that it didn't. And he skates over a lot, such as saying 'in 1814, the British went on the offensive', but failing to mention that it was the United States that had declared war on Britain (not the other way around) and had spent two years trying to invade Canada.
this is a good video, but there is a much better one. adds more detail and tells the story better IMO. look up, the star spangled banner as youve never heard it before. much more emotional.
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This shows the inaccuracy of the video.
@@bowmandavidn thank you for this link, I did not know about the inaccuracies.
America saved by British artillery missing their target for 24 hours.
U.S. saved by strong earthworks.
Yeah America! Took er jerbs!!!
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To let our flag on the ground, we lose our country
Will never happen ❤️
Ok, I need to say something here. As a black American I have mixed emotions around this subject. If you look deep into the whole song you will see there is a stanza that no one talks about. It says something about how whites were supposed to catch slaves and kill them for fighting against the south. I served in the military as well as everyone in my family since the civil war. I would suggest that you do your research and see for yourselves.
Like this version much better. This particular video seems sanitized. czcams.com/video/YaxGNQE5ZLA/video.htmlsi=pdnEBB30hbF9ERJo
Yup, that version is better
This version (as you've never heard it) is terribly inaccurate and overly embellished.
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@@bowmandavidn embellished possibly, inaccurate? You'll have to be more specific? You or I weren't there. I reiterate, the version I "like" is the theatrical one is better.
@@bowmandavidn Obviously you went to college. Since that’s where to many young people learn to despise there own country. David in forming this country farmers took up arms to fight the largest most powerful army known towards to the world at that time. Through the grace of God these patriots won. I watched the video again. Your incorrect that inaccuracies were stated.
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Sir, I'm gonna need some reparations from the UK. Are you free Friday night?
Hahaha yep!
That’s not the actual story. Lol.
Do us a favor since you don’t know, react to some history of America videos.
Will do!
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Why do so many ignorant individuals insist on making ‘historical’ videos explaining this or that when they don’t know what they’re talking about? Ignorance is bliss?
So the history he’s explaining is wrong?
@@MoreAdamCouser the facts are +/-80% off. Embellishment and make believe formed most of that recitation of facts. A few details that were missed/skipped/changed:
It was during the War of 1812 (the American name for it, anyway). During the Napoleonic Wars, British warships blockaded trade with France/French-allied Europe. Even worse, British warships would stop American ships and if a sailor’s accent was ‘too British’ or his skills fit the required needs of His Majesty’s Navy, said sailors were taken and impressed in the Royal Navy. Thousands of Americans (and *some* escaped/AWOL British sailors) were taken and never saw home, again. Until the defeat of Napoleon, London refused to commit significant ground forces to fight the US and simply reinforced Canada. After Napoleon’s defeat in the spring of 1814, however, London decided to act.
After effectively taking control of the Chesapeake Bay, the British seized Washington, D.C., and burned down every federal building (the White House, the Capitol building, et al.). British forces then set their sights on Baltimore. Ft. McHenry was an refurbished fort designed to protected Baltimore’s harbor. A British ground force had landed and was marching on Baltimore from the east (that assault failed; the British decided to return to their transports and let the city fall after Fort McHenry’s surrender). After a night long bombardment with early missiles, mortars, and cannon, the fort stood strong, suffering minimal damage.
The battle-damaged flag that flew during the battle was taken down and the ‘Betsy Ross’ flag of 9.1m x 12.8m (30’ x 42’) was raised, as it was every day, for reveille. But the poem and song go much better if you overlook that fact.
The British forces ‘strategically withdrew’ and moved on New Orleans in the south. While the British failed at Baltimore, they were soundly defeated at The Battle of New Orleans.
Relations between our two countries were frosty to hostile to distrust until the late 1800s. However, even after WWI, in-depth plans were drawn up by the US Defense Department to invade Canada, The Bahamas, Bermuda - virtually every British possession in the northwestern hemisphere in case you guys got too uppity.
Brilliant?
The non-Christian version
A lot of the details in this story aren't accurate. Much has been embellished.
Lots of propaganda stuff here. I'm from Baltimore. It's not all like he says.
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This is not actuslly factual. Look up the Paul Harvey version. I actually hate this one. It down plays our whole reason for our strong roots in patriotism. This guy leads you to believe this lawyer was only trying to release one man. Thats not true. Keyes went to that ship to make arrangemets for ALL our patriots.
That version is not Paul Harvey
Stop it..
The star spangled banner story is bs and crazy.... There are key words like, flock. And clapping during the church service.. add the rest of the buzz words up and make it make sense.
This is not the actual story, or even close to what happened.
It’s close. What do you object to specifically?
i’m all for being patriotic during international play. but i just don’t think we need to be doing it for st. louis vs cincinnati anymore. kinda lost its magnitude a bit.
I actually feel the opposite. I think it serves to remind both sides that we’re all Americans and before and after the game we’re brothers.
@@jefferoni1984 that’s a fair point. but it’s also turned into most home crowds screaming if the song references their team or city somehow. i see both sides
@@JoeyVatavuk The idea is that both sides, St. Louis and Cincinnati, are represented by the flag, and the Republic for which it stands. Of course sports fanatics aren't the brightest bulbs in the box, them being fanatical about a mere game.