Lest We Forget ~ Tunes of Remembrance and Peace
Hello hello silver bloggers, music lovers and Hello hivers!
Today is the 11th of November and it is a profoundly important day. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we observe a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. This is to commemorate the end of the First World War in 1918. It is a day to remember the sacrifices of all who have fallen in conflict and to stand united in the hope for enduring peace.
Here in the UK and also in some other Commonwealth countries we celebrated Remembrance Sunday a couple of days ago. Remembrance Sunday is the principal national day of commemoration in the UK and Commonwealth to honour the service and sacrifice of British and Commonwealth military and civilian personnel and animals in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
The lead image is of the Kirkcaldy War Memorial and was taken by me in July just before the King came as part of the 125th birthday celebrations.
The poppies were made by local volunteers and Mrs T made a few of them that are in there.
We were back there on Sunday for the Remembrance Service, but of respect I shall not be sharing any photos from then as I did not take any.
My selection this week is dedicated to the message of peace, the sorrow of war, and the vital act of remembering the cost of conflict.
I just hope future generations take heed of the sacrifices made before this great race of ours implodes!
Lest We Forget
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First up a song that takes me back to Africa!
Tune 1 - Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Released: 1985
From the Album: Brothers In Arms
Gemini has summed it up perfectly...
We’re fools to make war on our brothers in arms
The lyrics speak from the perspective of a dying soldier to a comrade, focusing on the deep bonds forged in battle "We’re fools to make war on our brothers in arms” while simultaneously lamenting the senselessness of it all. It’s a beautifully melancholic piece that honours the camaraderie and sacrifice of soldiers while delivering a profound anti-war message. It serves as a reminder that regardless of which side they fought on, the men were, in the end, just "brothers."
I have been caught up in too many wars and uprisings, especially in Africa where it is so tribal. I remember drinking in the far far bar in Gabon which was a little village that you only got to by driving though a swamp. One time I was in there drinking away and was the novelty white guy. Then all of a sudden these two local guys were shouting and drew their machetes on each other. Well me half drunk cannot be doing with nonsense like that. So I charged the pair of them, and we were in a heap on the floor. This song came on in the tinny little radio in the shanty shack that the pub was.
Come on my brothers I said to them as I helped get them up, we are just brothers in arms. So of course we got fucking hammered over some blindness inducing local jungle brewed liquor lol. The scary thing is that they were not two locals at all. They were from two different tribes, one that supported the President and the other from the tribe that had just failed in a coup d'état.
Yah lucky Eddie struck again!
Tune 2 - Motörhead - 1916
Another album titled single, this from the album 1916 released in 1991.
Our blurb from Gemini...
This song is a harrowing, sombre ballad delivered by Lemmy, telling the story of a young man, a boy really, who volunteered to fight in the First World War. He describes the horrors he faced, culminating in his death on the Western Front. The track is named after the battle-heavy year of 1916, which included the devastating Battle of the Somme. It’s a powerful, non-glamorised reflection on the human cost of war, and a perfect musical representation of the phrase "Lest We Forget."
The first time I heard Lemmy singing 1916 I was reminded of when I read this book in school ... All Quiet on the Western Front by the German writer Erich Maria Remarque.
What can I say, I just hope future generations remember just horrific war can be.
We finish up with a tune from the eighties
Tune 3 - Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream
I was never a big Pink Floyd fan, but this whole album was an excellent anti war statement.
Released: 1983
From the Album: Final Cut
So there you have it — my three picks for Remembrance and Peace.
Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of them?
Note: The 3 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.
I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶
Thanks for visiting!
The lead image was taken by the author and all ramblings are also from me with some assistance from gemini, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.
@tengolotodo November 11th 2025
Veteran's Day here in the US. Great tunes. I think Dire Straits is my favorite. Such a good album!
You know I used to love that album, but today was the first time I heard it for fluffing years! Great album indeed.
I have it in vinyl down in the basement somewhere.
I’ve always loved Dire Straits and the Brothers in Arms album, I’m tempted to see if i can buy a vinyl copy. My mum and dad saw their bassist a week ago at a gig in Dorset. He played a lot of the old songs with the band he tours with.
It was of my favourite albums and I had a blue vinyl copy of it. That is cool the bassist is still performing. Mind you if you love something, why not keep doing it.
Apparently he’s very good and the guitarist who plays with him performs the parts that Mark Knopfler used to play.
oh okay, that makes sense. Knopfler was pretty cool on the guitar too!
He sure was and still is, he’s just doing different stuff now
I think this is now a movie.
You're lucky to survive a drunken machete brawl...
Most people don't survive a sober machete brawl😂😂
lmao I grew when football fans were hooligans and part of the rush was the fights in pubs and streets until the mounted police ran you over 🤣
It did mean you didn't give a shit so yeah two Africans with machetes was child's play for this psycho Rangers fan
😂😂😂
What an amazing album and so beautiful to have a story behind it.
Thanks Uche, yeah they are three different tunes, and the story is not so beautiful but I just hope you generations learn that war is not good.
I do always pray that no more war because it would be very difficult especially this trying times. I like those songs for the anti-war.
We can only no more wars, but too many people just want to bully people, so I don't think wars will stop.
Peace to reign in our world I hope.
Those are nice and meaningful songs. I just heard it today😌
I hope so too, but it is too much too ask. There will always be bullies and corrupt people who want to rule the roost and take what is not theirs!
I like Pink Floyd, but I enjoyed listening to all three bands and I also enjoyed reading your anecdote about the first song. I think that in this day and age, wars are more likely to happen. Not only because of the problems that will always exist, but also because of our leaders. Too many egos in conflict. A hug of peace and love, Ed.☮️