[QUOTE] Originally posted by Lee Janotta
[B]"God Bless America" is a rather hokey song, but yes, it's better than the anthem.
The words to the anthem were written by a lawyer during the 1812 conflict with England... The music comes from some stupid British pub song. Really great musical pedigree.
That woman they had singing the anthem today should have been stoned to death, she was so horrible!!!
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Lee- as a fellow American, I have to disagree with your downing of the National Anthem. While I'm not a super patriot or anything close to it, the Anthem does (or should) command some degree of respect from any American who appreciates the blessings we have living here. Perfect- no.....pretty darn good- yes. Think of those who gave their all so you could complain today.
We are in complete agreement about the vocalist at today's race. I don't know why it has become fashionable to try to over-embellish a traditional song such as this- there is no beauty in this distortion (IMHO)