About This Song
About "Gershwin: Strike Up the Band" by Boston Pops Orchestra
Brass fanfare erupts like a flag snapping in wind. Gershwin's 'Strike Up the Band' is pure pep, the Pops turning it into a patriotic sparkler. But the relentless optimism feels almost frantic—a cheer that drowns out doubt, the tension between celebration and the need to keep marching.