DId anyone else find this really moving?
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday
The Soldiers
They were excellent, I saw them on the Royal Albert Hall programme last night as well, that was very moving too.
Originally Posted by olivej:
“DId anyone else find this really moving?
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday”
“DId anyone else find this really moving?
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday”
It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.
Originally Posted by HonouredMatre:
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
Was it the same song that was performed at the Festival of remembrance?
Originally Posted by olivej:
“DId anyone else find this really moving?
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday”
“DId anyone else find this really moving?
I did
Thought it was beautiful from start to finish and an amazing tribute to Remembrance Sunday”
A lovely tribute, best part of the show.
Originally Posted by HonouredMatre:
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
I thought it ended abruptly too but still beautiful
Originally Posted by number six:
“Was it the same song that was performed at the Festival of remembrance?”
“Was it the same song that was performed at the Festival of remembrance?”
No idea, sorry. Never heard of them before today.
I think it would have been better to not have Vincent and Flavia dancing too because it drew attention away abit but still thought it was beautiful.
I thought it was the best part of the show...A very moving song and Vincent and Flavia danced beautifully as always. I really liked it, but very sad 
Normally, I love watching Vincent and Flavia, but I think it really did detract from this performance. The soldiers should have had the candles, not Annie Lennox. If the producers wanted to show something to accompany them, maybe some pictures of wartime couples might have been more appropriate.
Originally Posted by HonouredMatre:
“Normally, I love watching Vincent and Flavia, but I think it really did detract from this performance. The soldiers should have had the candles, not Annie Lennox. If the producers wanted to show something to accompany them, maybe some pictures of wartime couples might have been more appropriate.”
“Normally, I love watching Vincent and Flavia, but I think it really did detract from this performance. The soldiers should have had the candles, not Annie Lennox. If the producers wanted to show something to accompany them, maybe some pictures of wartime couples might have been more appropriate.”
That would have captured the mood much better than Flavia and Vincent dancing!
Originally Posted by HonouredMatre:
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
“It was lovely, but it ended a bit abruptly for me, as though they'd taken a bit out of the middle.”
The song was the last letter of one soldier to his family/wife/gf and the reason it ended abruptly coz that was the end of the latter...
"..... love will never die"....
I was there on Friday when they rehearsed it (twice) and the main Soldier singer explained the concept of the song and that the words of the song were the contents of the letter, no more, no less .....
I thought the performance was beautiful and poignant and loved Vincent & Flava's dance contribution really fitted the piece.
Originally Posted by SaraV1308:
“The song was the last letter of one soldier to his family/wife/gf and the reason it ended abruptly coz that was the end of the latter...
"..... love will never die"....”
“The song was the last letter of one soldier to his family/wife/gf and the reason it ended abruptly coz that was the end of the latter...
"..... love will never die"....”
Ah, I understand now. Thank you for that.
I had a tear when watching it and was wondering from where it came - the story behind, how old etc
So I found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnZxNh5hORw and suffice another tear...... moving but lovely
So I found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnZxNh5hORw and suffice another tear...... moving but lovely
Originally Posted by x-cherry-x:
“I think it would have been better to not have Vincent and Flavia dancing too because it drew attention away abit but still thought it was beautiful.”
“I think it would have been better to not have Vincent and Flavia dancing too because it drew attention away abit but still thought it was beautiful.”
Originally Posted by HonouredMatre:
“Normally, I love watching Vincent and Flavia, but I think it really did detract from this performance. The soldiers should have had the candles, not Annie Lennox. If the producers wanted to show something to accompany them, maybe some pictures of wartime couples might have been more appropriate.”
“Normally, I love watching Vincent and Flavia, but I think it really did detract from this performance. The soldiers should have had the candles, not Annie Lennox. If the producers wanted to show something to accompany them, maybe some pictures of wartime couples might have been more appropriate.”
I agree. V&F should have danced to Annie Lennox, and the soldiers should have had candles.
