Bryan Adams' salute to PPCLI 100 th

[Colin_Fraser]

A bit late as this was released for remembrance 2013. Canadian rocker Bryan Adams was asked by PPCLI Hon. Col. and former Governor General Adrien Clarkson to pen a salute to mark the 100th anniversary of one of Canada's most iconic regiments, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, raised on the outbreak of the Great War. Instead of singing it himself, Adams decided it would be more appropriately rendered by a group of army wives. The casting call was put out and these ladies responded, thinking that the would be background singers. Instead they starred.

The song is called "ric-a-dam-doo" after the regimental colour personally embroidered and presented by PP herself. It was the only regimental colour carried into the trenches by Canadians.

Colin

http://m.music.cbc.ca/blogs/2013/11...-Dam-Doo-performed-by-Canadian-soldiers-wives

 

[brian]

Very good indeed.I've just been reading about WW1 and the Canadians and Australians were the most feared by the Germans.Must be all that Scottish blood that's filtered down through the ages.
Yes you've guessed it,i'm Scottish and only joking,but the book was a real eye opener regarding you Canadians.
Brian

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Very good indeed.I've just been reading about WW1 and the Canadians and Australians were the most feared by the Germans.Must be all that Scottish blood that's filtered down through the ages.
Yes you've guessed it,i'm Scottish and only joking,but the book was a real eye opener regarding you Canadians.
Brian

Like most looking back on national achievement, Canadians like to beat their chests and say "we did this" in WWI. In fact most of the Canadian army was UK born, recent immigrants, with prior military service and all volunteer until late war. This raw material combined with the Canadian command style seems to have worked well. Oh yes, and a sprinkling of Scots

 

[Paul Kernan]

Must be in the blood....my old man would say if there wasn't a punch-up at a wedding, then it wasn't much of a wedding

 

[tomifune]

Nice story and always a revelation when an entertainer doesn't turn out to be a tool

Bob

 

[Viesturs]

Brian Adams father was a general in Cdn army. There was a competition and trophy named for him. It was an orienteering race platoon size. I took part a couple of times.