Heartbreak anew

For no particular reason, I present four different versions of Don Gibson's classic country tune, "Sea of Heartbreak".

First, the original studio tune, with a photo montage of Gibson added.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4bo4ByFhLM

Next, a Johnny Cash remake. Can't talk country music without referencing The Man in Black.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZAS5ciRTe4

For a more modern tint, Jimmy Buffet's version. A little too mellow and beachy for my taste, but I like Jimmy Buffet's music, so here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzE-se5VYAU

Finally, the opening montage from the Clint Eastwood classic "Heartbreak Ridge". This is where most, including me, first heard this song. The clip of the Korean child crying at about 3:20 is one of the most haunting war images of all time. I've often wondered what happened to that little one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kugsk-4N9NE

Another thing to notice in the last clip, particularly for small arms afficianados, is the carbine at 2:04. Notice the lack of bayonet lug on the barrel. The main thing that separates the M1 carbine from the M2 carbine is the full-automatic capability in of the M2, and wartime maintenance frequently turns weapons into mix&match frankenguns so there's no way to tell whether the carbine there is a M1 or M2. Several years back I traded emails with one of the weapons experts at Leatherneck magazine, and was told on good authority that the US Marine Corps didn't get bayonet lugs on their carbines until 1947 at the earliest, so it's very possible that the retrofitting effort hadn't caught up to the soldier or Marine (can't tell from the clip) by the time the initial movie reel was made.

Also notice the 30 round magazines at 0:51, 0:59, 1:15 and other parts of the clip, as well as the full-auto fire (M2) in the latter two spots.