It's different, but I like it - Star Spangled Banner

[Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381]

 

[DeaconKC]

Different, but better than a lot of the yokels that have almost dishonored the song!

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Still NOT my National Anthem.

 

What is so difficult about doing it the way it is written?

[Subdeacon Joe]

34 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Still NOT my National Anthem.

 

What is so difficult about doing it the way it is written?

 

 

You mean:
 

 

 

Which we all know, is Defense of Fort M'Henry set to Anacreon in Heave (aka The Drinking Song)

 

 

 

[Subdeacon Joe]

To the OP, I like it.  Maybe not at an event where people would be expected to try to sing along, but aa a performance piece I like it.

[Rye Miles #13621]

Madison Rising,  a pro American group rock group. 
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_2_Rise

 

 

[Blackwater 53393]

Not bad as presented for the video.

 

Not exactly appropriate for opening a show or sporting event.

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

And don't forget ~ originally written as a poem.  Set to music in 1814 by Thomas Carr, and arranged by Theodore Carr:

 

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In the fall of 1814, at the request of Francis Scott Key, he adapted the words of The Star-Spangled Banner and harmonized it to the tune "To Anacreon in Heav'n" by John Stafford Smith, creating the first edition of the work.

 

So, this is the way it was originally supposed to sound:  

(Yes... this has been previously posted)

 

 

 

 

[Dubious Don #56333]

Sung with heart. Poured their souls into that I do believe.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

7 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

 

You mean:
 

 

 

Which we all know, is Defense of Fort M'Henry set to Anacreon in Heave (aka The Drinking Song)

 

 

 

That's EXACTLY what I mean.  

 

Our little town (at that time...it's grown significantly over the years) had one music teacher shared with the Junior High School and High School.  He taught band, orchestra and parade music as well as tutoring some luck individuals. There was a choir group that some of his students belonged to and between the instrumental and vocal music we were taught to sing it just like that.

 

We also said the Pledge of Allegiance as though we were "speaking" it in a sentence instead of the sing-song way it is done almost universally now.  We were taught the words the wayit  is done today, but as soon as the little kids learned the words we did it as if we were simpl yspeaking it.

 

I like the old way better and still sing and recite them as I learned.  It often annoys people when I do it and you know what?  I just simply done give hoot what they think.

[Subdeacon Joe]

6 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

We also said the Pledge of Allegiance as though we were "speaking" it in a sentence instead of the sing-song way it is done almost universally now.  We were taught the words the wayit  is done today, but as soon as the little kids learned the words we did it as if we were simpl yspeaking it.

 

 

The original?

 

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

or  the 1923 version 

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

It wasn't until 1954 that the current version came into being. 

 

A bit of trivia about it.  The guy who wrote it was a one world socialist who wanted something any child in any nation could say  .

[John Kloehr]

This soldier kills it!

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1813228949502889

 

[Subdeacon Joe]

5 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:

This soldier kills it!

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1813228949502889

 

 

Impressive!  Singing that well when bent over the railing like that.

[John Kloehr]

11 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

Impressive!  Singing that well when bent over the railing like that.

It is impressive. Very emotional, she "feels" the lyrics.

 

The opening modern rendition (interpretation) is respectful, and for that I too will be respectful. The first one has technical elements, composition, and more but it is missing the passion expressed in the lyrics.\

 

Her apparently impromptu performance taking advantage of the building acoustics is stunning.

 

I'm glad whoever videoed and posted it did not further edit it or add tracks.

[WOLFY]

Thanks Okie that was pretty RocknRoll 

[MizPete]

Maybe the best "modern" rendition since Jimi at Woodstock.  Nothing disrespectful noted.  Nothing self-serving noted.  Yes, I am a traditionalist but I find this totally acceptable.

[Rye Miles #13621]

It’s rebellious and shows a fighting spirit. I like it. It wouldn’t be good at a sporting event where people like to sing a long but it’s a pretty cool version!

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

On 8/23/2024 at 3:48 AM, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

The original?

 

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

or  the 1923 version 

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

It wasn't until 1954 that the current version came into being. 

 

A bit of trivia about it.  The guy who wrote it was a one world socialist who wanted something any child in any nation could say  .

"Under God" was added in 1954.  The rest is pretty much as written. Never heard it as "my" flag but either way will work

[Rye Miles #13621]

8 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

"Under God" was added in 1954.  The rest is pretty much as written. Never heard it as "my" flag but either way will work

Eisenhower put Under God in the Anthem. I like Ike!!🇺🇸

[Subdeacon Joe]

43 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Eisenhower put Under God in the Anthem. I like Ike!!🇺🇸

 

I think it was the Knights of Columbus that pushed for the addition.  Supposedly because "No godless communist would ever say those words," and so help expose them darned commies.

[Rip Snorter]

The story I heard, and I was in 2nd or 3rd grade when it happened, was that Eisenhower was behind it in order to differentiate us from the Godless Communists.  Don't know if it is true.  We said the Pledge every school day, and for various reasons, I would say it the old way.

[John Kloehr]

23 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

The story I heard, and I was in 2nd or 3rd grade when it happened, was that Eisenhower was behind it in order to differentiate us from the Godless Communists.  Don't know if it is true.  We said the Pledge every school day, and for various reasons, I would say it the old way.

Apparently so:

 

https://www.history.com/news/pledge-allegiance-under-god-schools#

 

I had no idea the pledge did not even exist until 1892, and there was not a was not a Federal standardized form to it until WW2.