philbymon wrote:I am of the opinion that, if the average guy on the street can't sing your national anthem, it smacks of elitism.
I hate that song. It means very little to me. Every phrase within it ends with a question mark, & that is no way for a country to celebrate itself. It also really bugs the living hell out of me that the melody was STOLEN! Could we not do better than this?
For a country of entrepreneurs, of creative genius, that's so proud of its contributions to the world at large, the Star Spangled Banner is a very poor example of what we are, & what we do, & what we have achieved. In fact, it seems to promote that feeling of general paranoia that so many of our citizens wallow in, these days - WILL that flag still fly over this land of the free & home of the brave, tomorrow?
BLEAGH!
Gimme something with a little pride, & a bit of substance in it!
This land is your land by Woody Guthrie should be the ntl. anthem, not a ripped-off British drinking song.
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