[Dixielandjazz] Our National Anthem

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 16:05:09 EDT

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In a message dated 10/24/02 2:33:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
paul.edgerton@eds.com writes:

> Steve,
> 
> The original name of the tune was "The World Turned Upside Down." 
> Other than that, I agree with your sentiments.
> 
> Paul Edgerton

I believe that General Burgoyne had his band play "the World Upside down" 
when he surrendered to George Washington.  It seems to me that I heard the 
music to this tune a while back and I don't recall that it sounded anything 
like "the Star-Spangled Banner."

> 
> From: Stephen Barbone [mailto:barbonestreet@earthlink.net]
> 
> 
> Of course we should remember that the music to the Star Spangled Banner
> was purloined from an old English Song. Perhaps an old drinking song?
> 
> Amazing that nobody took Francis Scott Key to task for putting his
> beautiful words to a rather clumsily written song sung by drunken dolts
> (no offense meant) from the country that was attacking us. Also amazing
> that we revere the "originality" of this song when no such originality
> exists.
> 
> Me, I think "America The Beautiful" should be our National Anthem. Or,
> failing that, we should hold a national competition among Americans to
> write an original score for Key's words. To rant about "certain" people
> ruining it is rather pointless as it was ruined the day it was put to
> that awful, borrowed music.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone

Steve, it is a great song.  It's just hard to sing with such a wide range.

Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 10/24/02 2:33:37 PM Central Daylight Time, paul.edgerton@eds.com writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Steve, 
 
The original name of the tune was "The World Turned Upside Down." 
Other than that, I agree with your sentiments. 
 
Paul Edgerton</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
I believe that General Burgoyne had his band play "the World Upside down" when he surrendered to George Washington.&nbsp; It seems to me that I heard the music to this tune a while back and I don't recall that it sounded anything like "the Star-Spangled Banner." 
 
 
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From: Stephen Barbone [mailto:barbonestreet@earthlink.net] 
 
 
Of course we should remember that the music to the Star Spangled Banner 
was purloined from an old English Song. Perhaps an old drinking song? 
 
Amazing that nobody took Francis Scott Key to task for putting his 
beautiful words to a rather clumsily written song sung by drunken dolts 
(no offense meant) from the country that was attacking us. Also amazing 
that we revere the "originality" of this song when no such originality 
exists. 
 
Me, I think "America The Beautiful" should be our National Anthem. Or, 
failing that, we should hold a national competition among Americans to 
write an original score for Key's words. To rant about "certain" people 
ruining it is rather pointless as it was ruined the day it was put to 
that awful, borrowed music. 
 
Cheers, 
Steve Barbone</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
 
Steve, it is a great song.&nbsp; It's just hard to sing with such a wide range. 
 
 
Jim Beebe</HTML>

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