Imagine was written and originally recorded by John Lennon, and is covered … Read Full Bio ↴Imagine was written and originally recorded by John Lennon, and is covered here by The Home Guard.
This version differs greatly from the original, featuring as it does a finger-picked acoustic guitar, a flute solo, a Mellotron, percussion and backing vocals, whereas the drums (except for a kick keeping the beat) and trademark piano are gone.
The Home Guard released this cover as a free download on their official site on 8 December 2010 as a tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death.
This version differs greatly from the original, featuring as it does a finger-picked acoustic guitar, a flute solo, a Mellotron, percussion and backing vocals, whereas the drums (except for a kick keeping the beat) and trademark piano are gone.
The Home Guard released this cover as a free download on their official site on 8 December 2010 as a tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death.
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Imagine
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EnglishAndy
Men with local knowledge of the area, a force to be reckoned with.
bloke of kent
anyone who will lay their live on the line to defend their fellow country man deserves total respect. i wonder how many would volunteer today if the same happened again.
RM Military History
Quite a high chance, just look at how many volunteered to join the home defence forces in Ukraine
T8Hants
The one unspoken weakness of the Home Guard, was the fact it was locally drawn. My Father in law who would have fought to the last round in a conventional fight, said he didn't know what they would have done if the Germans by way of reprisals had rounded up all the local civilians, their families, and herded them into the local church and either set it in fire or threatened to, if they didn't surrender.
David McNay
Great video - it's a testament to the Home Guard that if you look up the Commonwealth War Graves Commission registers, quite a few Home Guard lost their lives in service.
Tech & Game Eras
Love the video! It saddens me that I can't find more information on the Home Guard or it's history. It fascinates me about how the force started and what it eventually became. I think it honestly should have been kept in service as a voluntary force even after the war and their disbandment for a few reasons, but mainly because they weren't paid the government wasn't losing a ton on it and it provided valuable training for young men prior to joining the regular army; along with the fact that having it known to your enemies that you have a force dedicated strictly to defending the home land that frees up the regular army is also a great benefit.
RM Military History
If you watch my Operation Brave Defender there is a section on the Home Service Force that were an 80s Home Guard like force. The HG were raised again in the 1950s, and I also wrote a 4 page article about HG weaponry for the Armourer Magazine here in the UK. Thanks for watching!
Vakantscull
great video robbie, maybe you could turn this into whole myth busting series, I'd be interested to see that!
RM Military History
Glad you enjoyed the video! I may return to the format in the future! 😎
Ken Campbell
The P14 is no joke - best damn bolt action the US (as the M1917) ever used.