Originally Posted by
Prettymaid
Thanks FP. I guess I'm confused because I always thought that the fact that the band played during the sinking of the Titanic was thought to be a good thing - that they were good and noble for doing it - not that they were ignoring the disaster.
Well, in the literal sinking of the Titantic, the band continued to play to give comfort to the dying. They sacrificed their lives to do so, staying to play instead of running to the boats, knowing full well that meant they wouldn't survive. All of it was because they knew the power of music to soothe hearts, and they wanted to give that gift even at the cost of their own lives.
The last song they played was "Nearer My God to Thee."
In England a plaque is dedicated to these eight men. It reads:THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
W.HARTLEY OF DEWSBURY -BANDMASTER-
W.T.BRAILEY OF LONDON
R.BRICOUX OF LILLE,FRANCE
J.F.CLARKE OF LIVERPOOL
J.L.HUME OF DUMFRIES
G. KRINS OF LIEGE, BELGIUM
P.C.TAYLOR OF LONDON
J.W.WOODWARD OF HEADINGTON
MEMBERS OF THE BAND ON BOARD
THE “TITANIC”; THEY BRAVELY
CONTINUED PLAYING TO SOOTHE THE
ANGUISH OF THEIR FELLOW PASSENGERS
UNTIL THE SHIP SANK IN THE DEEP
APRIL 14TH 1912.
COURAGE AND COMPASSION JOINED
MAKE THE HERO AND THE MAN COMPLETE
- http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/life...ic-217010.html
HELL YEAH it was a good thing in that case. If Joe is twisting it to be something bad for this song, it upsets me and I'll vote it off. To compare these brave men to Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned - my God! I'm sorry to use such strong language, but I feel strongly about this. They didn't ignore the screams of the dying. They made the ultimate sacrifice to aid them - and the death they died as a result was not a pretty one. What a horrible shame that anyone would characterize these men as oblivious fools, deserving nothing but scorn and contempt - men to be sneered at. Is Joe really holding up men who gave their lives to help others as objects of ridicule and exemplars of ignorance? It so, that breaks my heart.
Going to listen to the song again in the hope this is not really what Joe meant.