eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 19, 2015 19:12:09 GMT
I agree that it should be sung so everyone can sing along - no alterations please.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Oct 19, 2015 19:26:21 GMT
I've got nothing to add except I'm going to start calling it the Star Spangler Banner just because it appears to piss people off. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
Sorry, I do have something to add - if you insist on a key change mid-anthem, don't just throw thousands of years of western music tradition out the window and choose a new key at random you musically illiterate ass.
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Post by milocat on Oct 19, 2015 19:51:51 GMT
And, please don't muck up the words. It actually irritates me that they put the words up on the jumbo tron. I believe that we should know the damn words. For the record, I hate God Bless America with a passion. The words are stupid and it is not my national anthem. If we were going to pick a back up, I would have rathered a different patriotic song. God Bless America only showed back up because Congress couldn't sing the Star Spangle Banner after 9/11 and GBA doesn't have a lot of words to remember. I like God Bless America more than the Anthem - but I'm not American so I don't feel so patriotic towards the anthem. I like the tune of God Bless America. I think it's ok to put your own flourish on the final note/word but not the rest of the song. Agreed with PP who said often those who sing it best are the unknowns. O Canada isn't as easily embellished so it's usually sung properly, more often than the Star Spangled Banner.
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