Randomguy Posted October 22, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 22, 2017 It really has no beat to it, it is overly drawn out, and you just can't dance to it. No oomph at all. It had to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted October 22, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: It really has no beat to it, it is overly drawn out, and you just can't dance to it. No oomph at all. It had to be said. Super patriotic. I hate the artistic licence afforded to singers of it. Sing the song, get off the stage and get on with the game. No one came here to listen to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 22, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 22, 2017 Years ago, there was a big push on to get the anthem changed to "America, The Beautiful". I actually thought it was going to happen at the time. Not sure why that failed. Tradition is a powerful force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted October 22, 2017 22 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Super patriotic. I hate the artistic licence afforded to singers of it. Sing the song, get off the stage and get on with the game. No one came here to listen to you. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted October 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Years ago, there was a big push on to get the anthem changed to "America, The Beautiful". I actually thought it was going to happen at the time. Not sure why that failed. Tradition is a powerful force. Nobody is tapping their toes to either song. Tradition is stupid, I often say. Things done only for the sake of tradition need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 22, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2017 23 minutes ago, Randomguy said: It really has no beat to it, it is overly drawn out, and you just can't dance to it. No oomph at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 22, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 22, 2017 Just now, Randomguy said: Nobody is tapping their toes to either song. I think the objection to the "Star Spangled Banner" was that it was perceived by some as a song about war. Many thought "America The Beautiful" was a better representation of what America is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 22, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 22, 2017 Our high school band director always felt the Star Spangled Banner was a song of celebration so we always played it uptempo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 22, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Road Runner said: I think the objection to the "Star Spangled Banner" was that it was perceived by some as a song about war. Many thought "America The Beautiful" was a better representation of what America is about. <snort> Frankly I'll always remember the Hendricks version at Max Yasgur's Farm. "Buy No Milk. Stop Max's Hippy Music Festival", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted October 22, 2017 11 hours ago, Road Runner said: I think the objection to the "Star Spangled Banner" was that it was perceived by some as a song about war. I am guessing that a very large portion of the population has absolutely no idea what the song is about, they just know of it in a peripheral way. "Dammit, Cletus, put yer hand on yer dang chest and stand when they play that 'Merica song, lest you be like them negro football players that don't know shit about respectin' the country that done gave you freedom." Plus, the music was ripped off, pretty completely, from another British song, to Anacreon in Heaven, which I read about the other day. Yes, this is the actual song and lyrics, written by brits, that is now used as the music for our national anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 22, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 22, 2017 Have you ever read "Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut? If I remember right he described as, "Pure gibberish, sprinkled with question marks." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted October 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, UglyBob said: Have you ever read "Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut? If I remember right he described as, "Pure gibberish, sprinkled with question marks." I have read a good bit of Vonnegut, but not that one. So it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 22, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 22, 2017 Just now, Randomguy said: I have read a good bit of Vonnegut, but not that one. So it goes. It's great example of just how twisted his sense of humor was. He would have fit in around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted October 22, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, UglyBob said: It's great example of just how twisted his sense of humor was. He would have fit in around here. I would like to have Gary Larsen or Mel Brooks on the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 22, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I would like to have Gary Larsen or Mel Brooks on the forum. How do you know they're not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 22, 2017 Share #16 Posted October 22, 2017 1 minute ago, UglyBob said: How do you know they're not? A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted October 22, 2017 Share #17 Posted October 22, 2017 Just now, maddmaxx said: A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. That is cool how we can lay claim to that ancient tradition of people hanging around pontificating and bullshitting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted October 22, 2017 Share #18 Posted October 22, 2017 15 hours ago, Randomguy said: It really has no beat to it, it is overly drawn out, and you just can't dance to it. No oomph at all. It had to be said. It’s no “God save the Queen” that’s for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 22, 2017 Share #19 Posted October 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Chris... said: It’s no “God save the Queen” that’s for sure Tis things like this that start wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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