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We hold these truths to be self-evident. …
Tags: Fourth of July
July 4, 2012 at 5:09 pm |
I guess its too late to make a a minor “course correction” in the National Anthem of the united States of America? Darned shame don’t ya think?
July 4, 2012 at 5:14 pm |
More’s the pity, Arnold. Ray Charles, of course, has the definitive version:
July 4, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Yep I have to concur with your astute analyses in this case. Hard to believe this tune came up #2 in the anthem race!!
July 4, 2012 at 8:17 pm
That’s the thing about tradition. Right or wrong, once it gains a foothold , it’s darn near impossible to get rid of.
Like playing the national anthem before sports events. Makes no sense. Why not before a movie, then? One could even argue that it diminishes the anthem by using it so casually. But suggest that we stop singing it, and you’re a commie.
I’d vote ATB #1, This Land Is Our Land #2, and FSK’s poem (sung to the tune of a drinking song) #3 or lower.
July 5, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Arnold, in the past, the national anthem was played before movies. Not sure how long this practice continued. I believe it was in the 1930′s, 40′s and ended in the fifties.
July 5, 2012 at 7:49 am |
Gotta add this one.
July 4, 2012 at 7:38 pm |
No body does it better then Ray.
July 6, 2012 at 4:25 pm |
To my mind, the most beautiful song about America was written by Phil Ochs. Singing it here in 1974, two years before his death:
And the lyrics:
The Power and the Glory
Come and take a walk with me thru this green and growing land
Walk thru the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk thru the valleys and the rivers and the plains
Walk thru the sun and walk thru the rain
Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Her glory shall rest on us all
From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too
Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new
Texas and Ohio and the California shore
Tell me, who could ask for more?
CHORUS
Yet she’s only as rich as the poorest of her poor
Only as free as a padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand
CHORUS
July 6, 2012 at 5:08 pm |
If you are going to play the Star-Spangled Banner…..