Re: National anthem etiquette

On Jul 10, 12:33 am, Hatunen <hatu...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:20:26 -0500, "Pat Durkin" <durk...@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Maria C." <non...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The SBB is not a good song. I much prefer "America" ("My country 'til
of thee...") or "America the Beautiful" ("Oh beautiful for spacious
skies...").

Isn't the tune for "America" taken from some song about (or for) the
British Queen? And the SSB from some English drinking song? Or are
those just myths....
That's "God Bless America", Kate Smith's anthem.  Well, I think I prefer
My Country 'tis of thee", but tastes may vary.  SSB is thrilling as a
military band plays it.  Forget singing it.  (I think we discussed this
a month or so ago--"Anacreon in Heaven".)

Now everything's getting mangled. "My Country Tis of Thee", which
Maria seems to confuse with "America", is the music of "God save
the Queen". "God Bless America", which was heard everywhere
during the war years does not seem to be played as much anymore.
Personally, I'll support a change to "America the Beautiful" as
the US national anthem.

Oh, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the "Car
Strangled Spanner".

Adapted from the Arthur C. Clarke story?

John Kane Kingston ON Canada
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