A little girl donates some coins to a street musician and gets the best surprise in return.

[DreamSmoker]

My daughter shared this with me this morning..
It touched my heart.. I had to share... Happy Thanks Giving to you all..

#t=9

[Thinkingabout]

1. This is a fine example of working together can result in beautiful music, I wish our leaders

Would be able to work together. Our nation would see an economy growing, there would be ample jobs and wages. This would be a great way to cut the food stamps and other social nets. More income taxes coming in and less people living in poverty.

[Ilsa]

2. K&R

[intaglio]

3. Happy to rec again n/t

[RGinNJ]

4. Best flash mob ever!

[Skittles]

5. it gives me goose bumps every time I see it

human mob behavior at its finest

[Lasher]

6. Absolutely beautiful!

Thanks for sharing that.

[DiverDave]

7. Very nice, Thanks.

Dave

[Paper Roses]

8. Loved it! n/t

[dmr]

9. That was beautiful. Truly beautiful.

Thank you for posting, it put a big smile on my face.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[seabeyond]

51. yup. nt

[LuckyLib]

10. Music -- puts a smile on people's faces every time!

[secondvariety]

11. Bravo!

Absolutely beautiful.

[NastyRiffraff]

12. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

That was one of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen. Thanks for posting.

[NoOneMan]

13. Well, its not Miley Cyrus twerking so we'll likely forget it in a few hundred years

But nice nonetheless

[asjr]

14. Thank you for sending this. I had seen it some time

ago and did not save it. It is so beautiful it cannot leave one sad.

[joanbarnes]

15. Played at my wedding almost 39 years ago, still gives me a thrill....

[MiniMe]

16. One of the best flash mobs ever!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

17. Just knocked my socks off!

Many years ago, I was (still am I guess) a sheet metal worker and we were putting a tin lined copper roof on the new San Francisco Opera house. The S.F. Symphony was rehearsing Chopin's piano concerto #1 which happened to be one of my favorites so I disappeared from the roof and snuck into the wings to listen. When they finished, I applauded and told them that it was fabulous. I may lose my job because of this but it was worth it. There I was, standing in the wings wearing filthy overalls, a hard hat and work boots. I'm sure I looked like shit but the entire S.F. Symphony gave ME a standing ovation. Not something I will forget.

Edited to add; I was a union member so I didn't lose my job.

[NJCher]

25. wonderful story

I love it that you got a standing ovation!


Cher

[dotymed]

29. I love that you

are a Union member.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. oh to have been a fly on that girder!

Or an oboeist!

Love this story!!

[Little Star]

18. Beautiful!!!! k&r

[drynberg]

19. Great post, thanks for sharing such an affirmation of life as the Ode to Joy

You brought a tear of joy to me and have reaffirmed my will...bless you and your daughter.

[DreamSmoker]

55. Same here..

I have watched this every day since i posted it.. It still gives me the Goose Bumps..
Starts my day on the right note....

[greyl]

20. gulp nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

21. Ahhhhhhh

an antidote to Black Friday (and Thursday)! Soothes the soul.

K&R

[demigoddess]

22. K&R

FOR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

[KansDem]

23. K&R

Inspiring

[Old and In the Way]

24. Bravo!

[niyad]

26. k and r--how wonderful--thank you and your daughter for sharing this with us. what a lovely,

joyous way to start this day.

[tridim]

27. Thank you! I needed this after watching the black Friday videos this morning.

Polar opposites of human behavior.

[boomersense]

28. Magnificent. nt

dddddd

[sagetea]

30. Oh...that was very lovely,

Thank you, oh thank you so much!


Ho
sage

[rhett o rick]

31. I was hoping that the base player would have shaken the little girls hand at the

very end. But I didnt see her.

[BentleyJD]

32. Now that was

Amazing and cool.

[dembotoz]

33. they tried that in this county but the republicans would only play dixie

[Ed Suspicious]

35. Probably would have some roid-raging jackbooted cop with an can of Raid pepper spray the lot...

for not having a permit.

[Tab]

34. Excellent!

I wish I lived someplace like that.

[proverbialwisdom]

36. Views on youtube, deservedly: 23,618,867! Thank you for the post.

[Diego_Native 2012]

37. I don't understand you humans...

...you can do this every day, every moment

...and you don't...?

[nolabear]

39. ...

[Blue Owl]

38. Ludwig Von...

[PatrynXX]

40. always love that one

left right center crazy not crazy everyone loves that video. good ol Symphony #9 Beethoven was a master and always was an emotional song. pretty good on 1812 too (sorry I will misspell his name) and no this isn't classical music. Baroque I believe 1812 is primarily only good when using real canon's and there's a big warning about your hearing on it. But people in a flash mob are not going to be blowing canon's. so #9 now is a must.

[TxDemChem]

41. Wonderful. I live Ode to Joy!

Best thing I've seen this week.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

42. this is my all-time favorite flash mob!

I love em all but this one....Ode to Joy. sigh

[mopinko]

44. tho violence and war brought the human animal a long way,

it is art that makes us so much more than apes with car keys.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

45. Cool,

very cool!

[PearliePoo2]

46. JOY!!

When the choral burst in, my eyes filled with tears.

[Stuart G]

47. One of the most uplifting music pieces ever written. I remember when I was six or seven

listening to this, not knowing where it came from. 14 years later I found out. Written so long ago, yet never forgotten, by someone who couldn't hear the music. Incredible...from 9th Symphony..4th Movement..., Beethoven .."Ode To Joy" probably my favorite...

[Tab]

48. I suspect the little girl was part of the show, but excellent.

Reminds me of this...

[DreamSmoker]

54. I enjoyed this as well.. Thanks..

Bump

[Iggo]

49. Perfect song for a beautiful activity.

Tears to my eyes, for reals.

[calimary]

50. I am such a sucker for this stuff!

I hope someday that I'm some place where one of these starts up. LOVE LOVE LOVE these symphonic flash "mobs"! I'd actually be tempted to run up there and take the conductor's spot, but usually that's already claimed. I've seen several of these with this particular conductor presiding. Just totally love this!!!

[Irishonly]

52. Inspiring video

The video brings tears to my eyes.

[bitchkitty]

53. The best bank commercial I've ever seen. n/t