--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and…" description: "\"That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarg..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg" --- # That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered… ![“That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real…” quote by Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg) > “That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits. As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I've seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. Why? It sounds cheerful.' They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You'll learn. I know you will.” [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Vimes reflects on how a soldier's song, though sentimental, carries the weight of war memories and emotions. **In simple terms:** Songs can hold deep, conflicting feelings from war. Key Takeaway Listen to the stories behind songs. Themes memory war music empathy Mood reflective melancholic Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - military gatherings - memorial services - storytelling - historical documentaries - personal reflection Key Concepts nostalgia conflict human experience Questions to Reflect On - What emotions do war songs evoke? - How do they shape our view of conflict? A Different Perspective Songs may also glorify war, which can be problematic. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Cheerful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cheerful/) [Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/) [Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/) [Men Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men-cry/) [Nice Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nice-song/) [Old man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-man/) [Old men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-men/) [Old soldiers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-soldiers/) [Progress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/progress/) [Sentimental](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sentimental/) [Singing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/singing/) [Soldier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/soldier/) [Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/) [Sound](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sound/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [Nobody's favorite movie is some dark, dysfunctional slasher story. Everybody's favorite song is a sentimental song. So why all of a sudden is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/nobody-s-favorite-movie-is-some-dark-dysfunctional-slasher-story/) [Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/) > [“Hah!" said Granny Weatherwax. "I should just say it is a folk song! I knows all about folk songs. Hah! You think you're listenin'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/hah-said-granny-weatherwax-i-should-just-say-it-is-a-folk-song-i/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [I do write nice songs about the guys who are nice to me! Eventually, I'm sure one of them will write a response -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-do-write-nice-songs-about-the-guys-who-are-nice-to-me-eventually-i/) [Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/) > ['Freebird' is an anthem, and 'Simple Man' is a very nice song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-rossington/freebird-is-an-anthem-and-simple-man-is-a-very-nice-song/) [Gary Rossington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-rossington/) > [When I heard 'Moon River', at first I thought it was just a nice song, but then I started paying attention to the words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-holcomb/when-i-heard-moon-river-at-first-i-thought-it-was-just-a-nice-song/) Drew Holcomb > [This is a song called 'The Kill.' But don't be scared, it's a nice song. About losing your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-leto/this-is-a-song-called-the-kill-but-don-t-be-scared-it-s-a-nice-song/) [Jared Leto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-leto/) > [Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-meyer/not-all-lies-are-harmful-sometimes-we-re-willing-participants-in/) [Pamela Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-meyer/) > [If our worship is just great youth meetings, nice songs, lots of jumping around and a few CDs, then we're missing it. Our vertical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-houston/if-our-worship-is-just-great-youth-meetings-nice-songs-lots-of/) [Joel Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-houston/) > [I mean... yes, I have sung some really nice songs in Bollywood, and I have been lucky to sing them, but I am happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neha-bhasin/i-mean-yes-i-have-sung-some-really-nice-songs-in-bollywood-and-i-have/) [Neha Bhasin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neha-bhasin/) > [I want nice songs. I don't want to worry about where I have to place songs on a playlist. I'm looking to make genuine,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-orange-county/i-want-nice-songs-i-don-t-want-to-worry-about-where-i-have-to-place/) [Rex Orange County](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-orange-county/) > [“ “MAKE RED YOUR CLAWS WITH HUMAN BLOOD…OBLITERATE THE HUMAN FILTH…” “Ooh, that’s a nice song,” said the Hogfly, ever polite.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cressida-cowell/make-red-your-claws-with-human-blood-obliterate-the-human-filth-ooh/) [Cressida Cowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cressida-cowell/) > [My legs were kind of asleep and I slipped. With quick reflexes Stark caught me. This woke me up, the rush of falling and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade/my-legs-were-kind-of-asleep-and-i-slipped-with-quick-reflexes-stark/) [Jade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade/) > [Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geddy-lee/sometimes-it-s-nice-to-have-a-song-that-can-be-taken-more-then-one/) [Geddy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geddy-lee/) > [I hate when a dude act like he's to hard to cry if Jesus cried , then why cant we.. Real Men Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kale-bell/i-hate-when-a-dude-act-like-he-s-to-hard-to-cry-if-jesus-cried-then/) [Kale Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kale-bell/) > [Men cry hard but they don't cry long...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frenchqueen/men-cry-hard-but-they-don-t-cry-long/) Frenchqueen ## More by Terry Pratchett > [“This one’s mental.’ ‘Eccentric.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘A bag of cash.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/this-one-s-mental-eccentric-what-s-the-difference-a-bag-of-cash/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“But I did not return until half past four this morning and I distinctly remember stubbing my toe on the stairs. I am as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/but-i-did-not-return-until-half-past-four-this-morning-and-i/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-universe-contains-any-amount-of-horrible-ways-to-be-woken-up-such/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“Someone broke from the scrum and, punching and kicking, staggered towards the Klatchian goal. "Isn't that man your butler?" said Ahmed. "Yes." "One of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/someone-broke-from-the-scrum-and-punching-and-kicking-staggered/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-s-an-interesting-fact-that-fewer-than-17-of-real-cats-end-their/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [You can't trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-can-t-trust-folk-songs-they-always-sneak-up-on-you/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/either-dragons-should-exist-completely-or-fail-to-exist-at-all-he/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“Magrat wondered what it was like, spending your whole life doing something you didn’t want to do. Like being dead, she considered, only worse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/magrat-wondered-what-it-was-like-spending-your-whole-life-doing/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [A hardback's harder at Christmas time because that's a good hardback buying time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/a-hardback-s-harder-at-christmas-time-because-that-s-a-good-hardback/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“There were more old people. The world was full of them,' said the wizard. 'Yes, I know. And now it's full of young people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-were-more-old-people-the-world-was-full-of-them-said-the-wizard/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“Hobson was big and heavyset, but not exactly fat; he was probably what you’d get if you shaved a bear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/hobson-was-big-and-heavyset-but-not-exactly-fat-he-was-probably-what/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“There is a night that never comes to an end… The clock of the world turns under its own shadow. Midnight is a moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-is-a-night-that-never-comes-to-an-end-the-clock-of-the-world/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“You'd like Freedom, Truth, and Justice, wouldn't you, Comrade Sergeant?' said Reg encouragingly. 'I'd like a hard-boiled egg,' said Vimes, shaking the match out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-d-like-freedom-truth-and-justice-wouldn-t-you-comrade-sergeant/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“You are not apprehensive, are you? I can't detect no trace of fear none whatsoever Roomy cranium all possible videos of all possible outcomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-are-not-apprehensive-are-you-i-can-t-detect-no-trace-of-fear-none/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/imagination-not-intelligence-made-us-human/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Explore all 3,328 Terry Pratchett quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) ## More Angel quotes > [A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/a-man-walks-down-the-street-it-s-a-street-in-a-strange-world-maybe-it/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [If I wer an angel,i would make all your wishes come true..but I'm only a girl a girl who loves you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nix/if-i-wer-an-angel-i-would-make-all-your-wishes-come-true-but-i-m-only/) [Nix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nix/) > [Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-leo-i/peace-is-the-first-thing-the-angels-sang-peace-is-the-mark-of-the/) [Pope Leo I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-leo-i/) > [“Every child is born as angel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/every-child-is-born-as-angel/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) > [“Behind my eyelids, I saw him dancing in spirals of coloured light, emerald, blue, and brilliant purple, enfolding him like the wings of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-hall/behind-my-eyelids-i-saw-him-dancing-in-spirals-of-coloured-light/) [Alexis Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-hall/) > [All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/all-that-i-am-or-ever-hope-to-be-i-owe-to-my-angel-mother/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel,' anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-ladd/i-don-t-think-people-will-ever-forget-i-was-an-angel-anymore-than/) [Cheryl Ladd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-ladd/) > [It's a great story for us whenever an entrepreneur makes a crazy amount of money and we get to tell the world about it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lacy/it-s-a-great-story-for-us-whenever-an-entrepreneur-makes-a-crazy/) [Sarah Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lacy/) > [I believe in UFOs, I believe in extraterrestrials, and I believe in angels. And maybe they'll protect all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-believe-in-ufos-i-believe-in-extraterrestrials-and-i-believe-in/) [Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/) > [Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-selby-jr/sometimes-we-have-the-absolute-certainty-there-s-something-inside-us/) [Hubert Selby, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-selby-jr/) > [Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/flowers-are-the-alphabet-of-angels-whereby-they-write-on-the-hills/) [Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/) > [You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with keen interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flower-a-newhouse/you-should-never-feel-lonely-neglected-fearful-or-defeated-when-you/) [Flower A. Newhouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flower-a-newhouse/) > [Hark the herald angels sing, 'Glory to the new-born king.' Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-wesley/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-glory-to-the-new-born-king-peace-on-earth/) [Charles Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-wesley/) > [Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/man-was-created-a-little-lower-than-the-angels-and-has-been-getting-a/) [Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/) > [Mooner was walking around laying his hands on the cars, divining karma. "this is it", he said, standing by a small khaki-colored jeep."this car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/mooner-was-walking-around-laying-his-hands-on-the-cars-divining-karma/) [Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/) [Browse all 4,625 Angel quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits. As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I've seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. Why? It sounds cheerful.' They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You'll learn. I know you will.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Pratchett" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vimes-remembered-that-he-was/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Angel" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vimes-remembered-that-he-was/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/terry-pratchett-19_angel_that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vi_923286.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an…” — Terry Pratchett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Terry Pratchett", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "That's a nice song,' said young...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vimes-remembered-that-he-was/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-a-nice-song-said-young-sam-and-vimes-remembered-that-he-was/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```