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Atlanta 1996 OC - Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

Length: 8:27
Rating Average: 4.78 from 96 people
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Author: rockies77

Tags: 1996 ali atlanta cauldron ceremony evans flame games holyfield look oerter olympic opening patoulidou torch XXVI

The main highlight of any Olympic Games opening ceremony: the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by the Flame. First, the late Al Oerter (1936-2007) brings in the Olympic torch from outside the stadium. Oerter was the four-time Olympic champion in the discus throw event from Melbourne 1956 to Mexico City 1968 consecutively. Within the bowels of the stadium, the flame was passed from Oerter to Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield. He was the Los Angeles 1984 bronze medal winner in the light-heavyweight boxing event. He then popped out from the center of the stadium, from where the official opening speeches were spoken. As he carried the Olympic Flame closer to its final destination, he picked up Paraskevi ("Voula") Patoulidou of Greece (her name in Greek is Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Πατουλίδου) to accompany him. Patoulidou was the first Greek female athlete, at the time, to earn an Olympic medal in a track and field event. In Barcelona 1992, she won gold in the 100m hurdles event. She would "repeat" this scene again at the Athens 2004 opening ceremony, but by herself. I believe she is the only person to be allowed that kind of honor TWICE so far in modern Olympic history. Then, the Flame was passed to Janet Evans: a four-time Olympic gold medalist and an Olympic silver medalist in swimming from both Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992. Finally, the climax and the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron was given to MUHAMMAD ALI (formerly named Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr). He was the Olympic champion and gold medalist in the light-heavyweight boxing event at Rome 1960. Kind of funny that the Flame would just "crawl" along the line up to the cauldron like that; never mind how some people reacted what the cauldron looked like then. Note: The "Ode To Joy" music was used mostly throughout this clip.

1996 Atlanta Opening Ceremonies - Lighting of the Cauldron

Length: 8:14
Rating Average: 4.66 from 231 people
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Author: julius923

Tags: 1996 Cassius Cauldron Ceremony Clay Flame Greatest Legend Lighting No. Olympics Opening Symphony Torch

(12:17am) This is the entrance of the Olympic Flame into the Olympic Stadium and the Lighting of the Cauldron by Muhammad Ali hosted by Bob Costas & Dick Enberg to the music of Beetoven's "Ode to Joy". Athletes hand-off include: Al Oerter, Evander Holyfield, Voula Patoulidou, & Janet Evans. Others include Shaquille O'Neal & Michael Johnson. July 20th, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia USA I recommend viewing Janet Evans' video speech under her website on being a champion where she talks about this moment. http://www.janetevans.com/index2.html Click on "Speaking" then "Video Preview" at lower right of page.

Lizzy Borden - Council For The Cauldron

Length: 2:47
Rating Average: 4.93 from 40 people
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Author: GrzechoGrinder

Tags: 80s american Borden heavy Iron Lizzy Maiden metal power speed US

Murderess Metal Road Show.

Sydney 2000 OC - Cathy Freeman Lights The Olympic Cauldron

Length: 9:33
Rating Average: 4.68 from 147 people
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Author: rockies77

Tags: 2000 cathy cauldron ceremony fireworks flame freeman games light olympic opening sydney torch XXVII

The biggest moment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony. An innovative way of lighting the Olympic Flame to the cauldron by Atlanta 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the women's 400m event at the time: Cathy Freeman. She went on to win the Olympic gold medal in these Games in the same women's 400m event. Note: Very sorry for the poor quality of the picture near the end of this clip. The VCR tape I had this recorded on was showing its age and I was concerned that I was going to lose this entire show because of that. I know that there is other YouTube uploads of this scene. You may want to look them up for better quality than this clip. At the end of this clip, fireworks go off at one of Stadium Australia, as the cauldron itself was assisted mechanically, to officially conclude the opening ceremony of these Games.

Cauldron Lighting Opening Ceremony

Length: 6:9
Rating Average: 4.97 from 61 people
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Author: JohnPsathas

Tags: Athens2004 Koumendakis olympics pirogov psathas shostakovich

John Psathas' dramatic adaptation of Dimitri Shostakovich's "Pirogov" used for the final flame sequence during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. All of Psathas's contributions to the soundtracks of the Athens2004 Opening and Closing ceremonies were closely supervised by musical director George Koumendakis.

Icicle Works - Cauldron Of Love

Length: 3:51
Rating Average: 4.80 from 50 people
View Count: 11005' favoriteCount='156
Author: godisatan

Tags: 80's and Angel Balaam Bunnymen Chameleons Cult House Icicle Interpol Love of Party Smiths Tea The works

1984 TV performance. Brilliant!

XTC Summer's Cauldron

Length: 3:20
Rating Average: 4.83 from 6 people
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Author: FallingDown08

Tags: Cauldron Skylarking Summer's XTC

From Their 1986 Album Skylarking. Lyrics: Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron Under mats of flower lava Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go Breathing in the boiling butter Fruit of sweating golden Inca Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow When Miss Moon lays down And Sir Sun stands up Me I'm found floating round and round Like a bug in brandy In this big bronze cup Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron Trees are dancing drunk with nectar Grass is waving underwater Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go Insect bomber Buddhist droning Copper chord of August's organ Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow When Miss Moon lays down In her hilltop bed And Sir Sun stands up Raise his regal head Me I'm found floating round and round Like a bug in brandy In this big bronze cup Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron