This is a wonderful bit of video:
Go into "alphabetical". Click on "Star spangled blunder".
I felt like applauding the singer.
Englishman.
The Star Spangled Banner....
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Dan-O
Yeah, but the melody of God Save the Queen sounds suspiciously like America The Beautiful.
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Justin
When I was a little kid (not raised JW), I used to think that "the dawn's early light" was "the dawnserly light," and "the rocket's red glare" was "the robin's red breast." That's how I sang it!
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Leolaia
The Star-Spangled Banner does nothing for me, really. I was banned from singing it, but I somehow was allowed to sing the State Song, which I guess didn't seem so bad since it is in a different language. And so the anthem that really tugs the heartstrings, that really makes me feel patriotic (well, for Hawaii at least), is this song:
Hawai`i Pono`i Written by King David Kalakaua
Music by Prof. Henry Berger, the Royal BandmasterHawaii ponoi Nana i kou, moi
Kalani Alii, ke Alii.
Makua lani e Kamehameha e
Na kaua e pale Me ka i he.(translation)
Hawaii's own true sons, be loyal to your chief
Your country's liege and lord, the Alii. 1
Father above us all, Kamehameha, 2
Who guarded in the war with his ihe, 3
1. Alii (ah-lee-ee) sovereign
2. Kamehameha (Kah-may'-ha-may'-ha) king who first unified the islands.
3. Ihe (ee-hay) spear
Submitted by: Michelle Quigley, The Palm Beach Post
Source: Hawaii Visitor's BureauAlmost brings a tear to my eye to sing it.
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a wee scots lass
We have a few songs of our own directed at the english but im much too much of a lady to print them(LOL) !
Im sure you love us really!!!
Lass