Happy 4th of July, Let's Make A New National Anthem

[bmulligan]

Should we change the national anthem? Is a song about war not representative of the American spirit? I don't know, and I don't really care. The Star Spangled Banner is just a bad song, period, and I long for a change. I don't have the range to sing it correctly, and no one else ever sings it anyway. What do you think and why? Should we change it or leave well enough alone?

 

[HotShotX]

[quote name='bmulligan']Is a song about war not representative of the American spirit? [/QUOTE]

I don't know where you've been for the past 200 years, but we've had 10 major wars in that time frame, an average of 1 war every 20 years, so I'd say a song about war pretty much sums it up.

I don't particularly like what that says about us, but I'd rather be honest than look good.

~HotShotX

 

[fullmetalfan720]

[quote name='HotShotX']I don't know where you've been for the past 200 years, but we've had 10 major wars in that time frame, an average of 1 war every 20 years, so I'd say a song about war pretty much sums it up.

I don't particularly like what that says about us, but I'd rather be honest than look good.

~HotShotX[/QUOTE]

And in the past 40 years we've had 4 wars! I think this song really represents America today. We love war, and (though it isn't part of the song) invading countries for no good reason.

 

[bmulligan]

To be fair, the Star Spangled Banner isn't about war, per se, it's the fact that our inspiration still exists despite war. Regardless, I've never liked the song and it's impossible to sing - so no one does, especially at sporting events. They usually just mumble through it and it's embarrassing. I'd like a return to the song "America" which was the anthem before the Star Bangled one. The fact that it's sung to "God save the Queen" Is still a bigger you to England as well.

 

[mykevermin]

Joe "bean" Esposito.

"you're the best."

you're welcome.

 

[elprincipe]

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a fantastic anthem and will never be replaced. I just wish more than a minute fraction of Americans knew the second and third verses...heck, most people don't even know they exist. It'd be great to sing those once and a while.

 

[Capitalizt]

THIS should be our new national anthem.

 

[elprincipe]

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yeah.

 

[depascal22]

I like the anthem the way it is.

 

[evanft]

[quote name='Capitalizt']THIS should be our new national anthem.
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