{"id":2419,"date":"2024-06-25T19:20:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2024-06-25T19:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:20:06","slug":"sir-tom-jones-tear-jerking-performance-joins-d-day-commemorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/sir-tom-jones-tear-jerking-performance-joins-d-day-commemorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Tom Jones Tear-jerking Performance Joins D-Day Commemorations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In June 2024, the Normandy Landings, also known as \u201cD-Day,\u201d which were a component of the Allied invasion of Normandy during WWII, were commemorated for the eightieth time. There have been a plethora of commemoration ceremonies in the weeks following, culminating in a 6th June spectacular at the British Normandy commemoration in Ver-sur-Mer. Performing an impassioned version of \u201cI Won\u2019t Crumble With You If You Fall,\u201d Welsh singing legend Sir Tom Jones joined in commemorations among many other prominent figures and politicians.<br><br>Although it was played as a memorial to Tom\u2019s late wife Linda, the song ended up being ideal for the D-Day ceremony, adding a touching and reverent tone to the commemorations. Tom, whose heartfelt vocals infused the song with energy and emotion, sang of the \u201chonor\u201d he felt upon being asked to perform at the occasion. Amidst the beauty, he shared on social media, \u201cit is a momentous occasion that reminds us of the limitless sacrifices of that campaign.\u201d<br><br>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-embed' is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio><div class='\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"'>\n<iframe loading='\"lazy\"' title='\"D-Day' anniversary: tom jones performs live at ceremony france english width='\"500\"' height='\"281\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/VaktvsDwZ6I?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n<figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'><br>It was just stunning. Additionally, the 23 D-Day veterans who were present were welcomed by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Earlier in the day, at precisely 7:26am, a military piper played on Gold Beach to mark the beginning of the commemorations, marking the moment when the invasions started. All of these things, plus Tom Jones\u2019s moving vocal performance, made for a touching ceremony that did its job of paying tribute to the Normandy Landings veterans.<br>Tom has already brought tears to people\u2019s eyes in a live environment with this particular song before the D-Day remembrance ceremonies. He sang \u201cI Won\u2019t Crumble When You Fall\u201d on an impromptu basis in 2022 on an episode of The Voice UK in response to multiple enthusiastic crowd requests. With just a piano for accompaniment, Tom\u2019s powerful voice echoed around the room as he sang, moving fellow judge and singer Anne-Marie to tears.<br><br><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>In June 2024, the Normandy Landings, also known as \u201cD-Day,\u201d which were a component of the Allied invasion of Normandy during WWII, were commemorated for <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/sciencesandnatures.com%5C/sir-tom-jones-tear-jerking-performance-joins-d-day-commemorations%5C/%5C%22" title='\"Sir' tom jones tear-jerking performance joins d-day commemorations>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419\/revisions\/2422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></figcaption></iframe></div></figure></p>