Posted on 05/18/2005 8:19:21 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
It's the sort of Army joke that would be expected to earn a severe rebuke from commanding officers.
But what began as an amateurish spoof could earn a fortune for charity and become the smash hit of the summer.
A group of soliders who jokingly filmed a version of the hit song (Is This The Way to) Amarillo? were coping with sudden stardom.
And rather than being punished for acting like pop star instead of privates, the Ministry of Defense has said they will not be diciplined.
Deptartment of Defense offered it to Comic Relief, which could use it to donate thousands of pounds to charity. The shakily filmed video ended up bringing the Ministry of Defenses computer system to its knees, crashing the server.
The track shows soldiers marching through the base, waving guns, parading bandages, and even sitting on portable lavatories.
Far from being angry, the military has congratulated Sgt. Parr for his morale boosting initiative. 'It's a bit of morle boosting fun and shows that the Forces are able to keep their chin up,' said a spokseman.
The unit is now back in Germany, having returned from a six mount tour of duty in Iraq.
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Nope. It's the British Army. There is no "Royal Army" (I had a British sergeant explain that to me in exquisite detail once).
When I was in we did Morning with Mr. Roger's submarine.
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Very Monte Python-esque.
That's hilarious and brings back memories of silliness in the desert during down time. :D
Your sense of humoUr is immense.
heh cant wait....downloading it right now....
The funny part is that when this thread was posted...there was an absolute surge in the number of hits this site got....it just shows the reach of FR....
that was freakin great!!!
there isnt much to do in Al Faw....so now I see what our Brit counterparts have been doing down there hehe :)
the shot where the guy is helping the other guy with the pullups is classic!!
Did you see the guys jump off the hood of a truck? One was wearing sunglasses and using a white cane. This video is classic.
Loved the video.
Only bad part is that now the damn song is stuck in my head!
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