AWFUL singing of the national....

[campbest]

stoops4pres falls asleep to The Fray every night.

 

[zup78]

Don't know if I need to clarify, but I wasn't referring to the ones with the microphone.

Oh, & what coolm said x a gazillion.

LOL, OK I got ya!!

 

[zup78]

O please. You do know the unofficial "national anthem" was "My Country Tis of Thee" until the "Star Spangled Banner" was brought to prominence by Woodrow Wilson during WW1 to drum up patriotism? The Banner was made the official national anthem only in 1931 by Herbert Hoover in another propaganda attempt to drum up patriotism when he was about to be run out of office for implementing austerity and turning a recession in the great depression. The song was begun being played at the start of sporting events during WWII, again used as propaganda to drum up patriotism.

My Country Tis of Thee is by far the more classy and appropriate national anthem.

While we're at it, the Pledge of allegiance was a marketing ploy to sell flags to schools. So let's not get too worked up about the "reverence" aspect of propaganda and marketing ploys.

Boca - You have a jadded view of history - you for sure look at it from the FAR LEFT!!! LOL. I think there are other versions of how those things and WHY they came about than what you stated - but you can have your own take on it and believe the version you choose. Fact is, those ARE the national anthem AND the Pledge and they SHOULD be held in high esteem and be done correctly - if you don't like it so much work to get it changed. Until then people should respect them IMO.

 

[SoonerWarVet]

Boca - You have a jadded view of history - you for sure look at it from the FAR LEFT!!! LOL. I think there are other versions of how those things and WHY they came about than what you stated - but you can have your own take on it and believe the version you choose. Fact is, those ARE the national anthem AND the Pledge and they SHOULD be held in high esteem and be done correctly - if you don't like it so much work to get it changed. Until then people should respect them IMO.

Most conspiracy theorists that I know are not Far Left. So I am not sure where you got that from. Are you trying to say the Far Left is not Patriotic? Is that what you are getting at? Just asking a question because I don't want to "assume" anything as you just did here. What you did is a big problem in this country and will continue to keep us divided. If you cared so much about the National Anthem, you wouldn't be making assumptions and labelling people like that. Peace out!!

Signed,

A Far Right Conservative

 

[bocabull]

There is nothing jaded about understanding how political public relations is used by the left right and middle in the USA.

The Star Spangled Banner is a fine war song. We should break it out to remind any possible enemy what will happen to them if they mess with our liberty.

As for a full time national anthem for all occasions? Give me My Country Tis of Thee.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

Are we really having a national anthem ***** fest?

 

[hoopsaustin]

Man we suck at basketball if we are debating national anthems.....

 

[Ham]

Some of us just think singers singing classic songs should stick to the melody that made the song a classic in the first place. It's not any more complicated than that.

Unless, of course, you have a voice like Marvin Gaye and were blessed with a great arrangement. But that seldom happens, that's why it is almost the lone example - 30 years down the road. Great 'cover versions' of any great songs are a rarity.

 

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