![]() ![]() Fred from Laurel, Mdtheoriginaldreamer(TOD?)/Richmond,VA - Are you by any chance a Mark Levin fan? Reason I ask is, he's on the radio M-F from 6-8pm ET and he plays this 10 or 15 min.Somehow they settled on Hail, Columbia, which served this purpose at the Olympics (and had elsewhere, on occasion, going back to Washington's time, but so had SSB, going back to around its conception in the Madison administration) until we officially chose the Star Spangled Banner. I might be willing to advocate that we have dual national anthems - hey, if the Dutch can have 2 national capitals, why not?! *** Speaking of choosing a National Anthem, since we hadn't yet chosen one at the time, when the first modern Olympic Games were held, in Athens, Greece in 1896, and an American won some event, the band didn't know what to play at first. ![]() So SSB illustrates the heroic side of patriotism AtB, the peaceful (1st & 4th verses), and some of the heroic (2nd & 3rd verses) side. Which they might have done, had we not shown the resolve that we display at our best. They were somewhat the sore losers, kidnapping and impressing unwary Americans at sea into their military, and they thought they could beat us this time. The Crown had just lost us colonies 3 decades earlier, and dearly wanted that loss reversed. McHenry in Baltimore, under siege by the British in the War of 1812 (1812-14). As for SSB, OK, the language there is rather stilted by modern standards, but, hey, so is AtB! SSB is a story of the successful defense of Ft. Personally, I would have been happy with either of the two. anthem was being decided, by resolution of Congress, signed by the president Mar. Fred from Laurel, MdSongfacts - "Many Americans feel this should be their National Anthem, rather than the Star Spangled Banner." - In fact, I remember hearing long ago that A-t-B was in competition with S-S-B (can anyone confirm or refute this?) when the nat.***(2)*** O beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stern impassioned stress, / A thoroughfare for freedom beat, across the wilderness! / America, America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, / Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law! ***(3)*** O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, / Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! / America, America! May God thy gold refine, / 'Til all success be nobleness, and ev'ry gain divine! ***(4)*** O beautiful for patriot dream, that sees beyond the years, / Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! / America, America! God shed his grace on thee, / And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. Fred from Laurel, MdThe complete words: ***(1)*** O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, / For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! / America, America! God shed his grace on thee, / And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.Andy from Halesowen, West Midlands, United KingdomEven though I an not particularly religious, I also liked "God Bless America" and thought that would make a good anthem too.Andy from Halesowen, West Midlands, United KingdomI have heard that Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is your Land" because he felt this song was usign language not easily understandable by ordinary folks, and wanted to give them the meaning in a form anyone could understand.Sara from Lancaster, CaNo.i think that our natinal anthem should be GodBless The Usa.Jimmy from Boulder Creek, CaThe Ray Charles version of "America the Beautiful" is excellent as is Barbara Streisand's.Indeed! this is an awesome, noteworthy, modern, musical achievement that the late Mr. I hope and pray that the 'voice of the people' and the 'listening ear of our congress' will produce a positive atmosphere for a public dialogue of where in society should this beautiful, heart-touching, piece of art be found. For a man void of physical vision, Ray Charles' spiritual, mental, and humanitarian vision, opened the eyes of millions with good, weak, or no physical vision, with his love of country and song. The recording was released on Crossover Records (CR 985) in April of 1976. John D'eugene from EugeneRay Charles (Robinson) adapted, arranged and recorded his version of "America, the Beautiful" RPM International Studios in Los Angeles to celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States of America's Declaration of Independence from Great Britain (1776 – 1976).Boats from United States Of America Why did Ray Charles sing the Second verse first When he sang America The Beautiful First.Jim Ball from MarylandI believe that the words ".who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life." refer to the motives of manyĪmericans who wanted to abolish slavery. ![]()
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