Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey indulged his musical side at a children's event by singing Bruno Mars. The highest ranking officer in the American military was 'trying to connect to the kids' when he sang a few bars of the hit Uptown Funk at a gathering of children of service members broadcast of C-SPAN. 'You don't want me to break out into Uptown Funk you up, do you?' Dempsey said before going into a slight falsetto for one of the song's hooks, 'Don't believe me just watch'. 'It’s like Chumbawamba. I get knocked down and I get up again,' Dempsey had said of the challenges that the children face in their lives, referencing the Irish band's 1990s pub anthem Tubthumping.Dempsey was speaking at event for children of service members when he referenced Chumbawumba, but then decided Uptown Funk was betterHighest US military officer also sang 'Irish diddy' The Unicorn SongMusical chairman had sung the same line at West Point graduation in May
Speaking at _'s graduation in late May, the military leader said, 'I’ll provide you a phrase that will help you remember that in the future, and that phrase is “Don’t believe me, just watch' before repeating the line in song.