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Well, I heard her new version this weekend for the first time, including the new verse:
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
:munchin
Team Sergeant
07-25-2008, 13:23
all in favor of removing the above post?:rolleyes:
Sounds stupid to me..... very stupid.
Trip_Wire (RIP)
07-25-2008, 13:32
all in favor of removing the above post?:rolleyes:
Sounds stupid to me..... very stupid.
x2!
Could one of the more senior QP's send her a little note and explain the errors in her ways??
Update: I sent an email, I'l post if I get a reply.
You can 2nd it but you can't be x 2.:D
I third it and am x 2.:D
greenberetTFS
07-25-2008, 13:46
I totally agree with TS,remove it and never speak of it again....:(
Kyobanim
07-25-2008, 13:53
How come we don't have a gagging emoticon?
69harley
07-25-2008, 14:07
Is this for real? Has anyone else heard this yet? Who would produce this without checking with the community? Certainly record execs cannot be so out of touch.
Trip_Wire (RIP)
07-25-2008, 19:55
You can 2nd it but you can't be x 2.:D
I third it and am x 2.:D
OK! x3 then!
Well, I heard her new version this weekend for the first time, including the new verse:
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
:munchin
I must be missing something contextual here, because I believe the above posted "new" verse isn't new at all--its the first verse of the song as written in '66. Who is "she", by the way? :confused:
CoLawman
07-26-2008, 01:33
I must be missing something contextual here, because I believe the above posted "new" verse isn't new at all--its the first verse of the song as written in '66. Who is "she", by the way? :confused:
:confused: I am just as confused. I thought those were the correct words.
I believe her is Dolly Parton. Her song might curl some toes but I think anytime an artist like Dolly brings attention to the "Green Beret" it is a good thing. You guys won't bring attention upon yourselves so why not the Dolly Partons of the world?
My two cents.
2018commo
07-26-2008, 04:28
The original post was edited. The SMU's and SOCOM can write their own song. I suspect it was just anther attempt to muddle the lines between Special Forces and special ops…The text extra verse pissed me off as much as the Balti-morons do by screaming "O" during the National Anthem. :mad:
Razor, CoLawman - you guys are late to the party.
Some sly work was done here overnight. I suspect elves were at work.:D
Team Sergeant
07-26-2008, 08:46
Razor, CoLawman - you guys are late to the party.
Some sly work was done here overnight. I suspect elves were at work.:D
That is correct, I removed the bullshit from the orginal post.
I left the thread as a reminder, don't re-write Barry's song. IMO Dolly Parton's version of the song is extremely disrespectful.
Team Sergeant
whew!!! Thought that I've lost my mind there for a minute.
Glad you came along and explained it TS. I've heard this song for some good things and some bad things more times than I can remember for the last 2 years.
Standing in formation, you have little else to do but hold still and hold on to those words. ;)
Agreed, it is an original, it's a classic, and it needs to remain untouched. Make your own damn song if you want one so bad.
That is correct, I removed the bullshit from the orginal post.
I left the thread as a reminder, don't re-write Barry's song. IMO Dolly Parton's version of the song is extremely disrespectful.
Team Sergeant
Then I won't send the XXX version we enjoyed so much that was sung by Tony Aguilar in the piano bar of the Balcony club in Bangkok! :p
Richard :munchin
Snaquebite
07-26-2008, 18:26
IMO Dolly Parton's version of the song is extremely disrespectful.
I couldn't agree more.
That is correct, I removed the bullshit from the orginal post.
Ah, now it makes sense. Thanks!
longrange1947
07-27-2008, 13:56
It is a step past disrespectful when the song has the "Marines lead the way".
Team Sergeant
07-27-2008, 14:20
It is a step past disrespectful when the song has the "Marines lead the way".
Yes and pure bullshit.:rolleyes:
...the song has the "Marines lead the way".
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!! :mad: I just became an ex-Dolly fan. Maggie must be rolling over in her grave and sharpening her knife in preparation for meeting Dolly again in the future; that's a fight I'd like to witness...and I think the LTC would win that one.
Richard's $.02
Remington Raidr
07-28-2008, 17:13
The original post was edited. The SMU's and SOCOM can write their own song. I suspect it was just anther attempt to muddle the lines between Special Forces and special ops…The text extra verse pissed me off as much as the Balti-morons do by screaming "O" during the National Anthem. :mad:
I, too, was late to the party. My question may be super secret, but I gotta ask:
SFOD-D means gotta be SF first, yes?:confused:
The Reaper
07-28-2008, 18:30
I, too, was late to the party. My question may be super secret, but I gotta ask:
SFOD-D means gotta be SF first, yes?:confused:
NO!
Haney, Greer, and several of the other "prominent" former members were never SF.
TR
I, too, was late to the party. My question may be super secret, but I gotta ask:
SFOD-D means gotta be SF first, yes?:confused:
SFOD-D takes applicants from all walks of Army life. Whether they make it through the selection process or not is another story entirely.
Richard