Is it Time for the US to Adopt a New National Anthem?

[Tinker Grey]

Ray Charles, Ladies and gents.

 

[tulc]

I'll just leave this right here:

tulc(is just sayn)

 

[Soma Seer]

My vote is to keep the anthem that we have.

 

[BrianJK]

I vote for "My Country Tis of Thee" just to cause confusion when we're in international sporting competitions against the UK.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I vote for "My Country Tis of Thee" just to cause confusion when we're in international sporting competitions against the UK.

One the flip side, they only need one recording for two countries.

 

[Goonie]

Monty pythons The lumberjack song.
http://www.metrolyrics.com/lumberjack-song-lyrics-monty-python.html

 

[Oafman]

Can someone give me a genuinely good reason for the continued existence of national anthems?

Anyway, the SSB is one of the better ones. By national anthem standards it is not overly jingoistic or glorifying of war (some nations' anthems are ridiculous in that regard), and the tune is ok, if a little tricky to sing. It's certainly a darn site better than ours here in Britain, which is a dirge with lyrics that are a complete embarassment.

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

We can always do what alot of spanish want and not only have the song sang in spanish (after its sung in english) but also display some sort of spanish flag too. >.>

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

Of course if we want a song that truly represents america from its politics to its actions...etc we can use my fav classic song:

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Can someone give me a genuinely good reason for the continued existence of national anthems?

Anyway, the SSB is one of the better ones. By national anthem standards it is not overly jingoistic or glorifying of war (some nations' anthems are ridiculous in that regard), and the tune is ok, if a little tricky to sing. It's certainly a darn site better than ours here in Britain, which is a dirge with lyrics that are a complete embarassment.

"God save the Queen
The fascist regime,
They made you a moron
A potential H-bomb"

This one?

 

[SnowyMacie]

I've always thought "God Bless America" sounded more like a national anthem than Star Spangled Banner, and so that's what I voted for.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

 

[AirPo]

This Land Is Your Land

 

[Albion]

The "bait and switch" technique in CF polls is getting popular, I see. Create a thread that asks a question ("should we do this...or that instead?")...and then include a poll on which one of the options or choices identified in the title of the thread isn't even listed.

 

[bill5]

No. In hindsight another song might have worked better, but it's fine, leave it alone.

 

[Archivist]

The "bait and switch" technique in CF polls is getting popular, I see. Create a thread that asks a question ("should we do this...or that instead?")...and then include a poll on which one of the options or choices identified in the title of the thread isn't even listed.

I realized that after I posted the poll. So sorry, some of us are not perfect and do make mistakes. No "bait and switch" was intended. Of course you could always check the choice of "other" and then list the Statr Spangled Banner in your post as others have done.

 

[Tiny Bible]

Lady Gaga has received considerable and well-deserved praise for her recent performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl. However, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the US National Anthem since the Star Spangled Banner was adopted in 1931. Is is time to replace the Star Spangled Banner and, if so, what song should replace it?

No. The Star Spangled Banner expresses respect and touches on the history of how this nation came to be and therein have a national anthem.

I thought Lady Gaga did an awesome job at the Super Bowl. And even better that she appears to have set aside the ridiculous public persona she use to put on so as to make that take center stage rather than let her voice be heard. So many acts out there are rich because of auto tune when they couldn't carry a tune to save their life. I love a true gifted vocalist showing their stuff live.

What I find odd are those who are atheist saying they'd be fine with America the Beautiful. Maybe they don't know the lyrics so as to support a song that gives praise to what they argue isn't there.

 

[Archivist]

People do forget that the Star Spangled Banner has been our official National Anthem for less than 100 years. Hail Columbia, the older song of the two, often functioned as a National Anthem until after the Civil War. Rarely sung today, the music and words can be found here:

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[Tiny Bible]

No worse than some celebrities have done.

 

[stamperben]

This Land Is Your Land