[Dixielandjazz] God Save the King/Queen

[Beth Schweitzer]

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Aye, Bill, I can vouch for that ;~) In my Whoopee Band days, as part of
the 
'rock routine' towards the end of a performance, the band would start 
playing our national anthem quite straight. It amused us poms that
German 
audiences would often stand up in respect of it. Well, it was one of
their 
tunes originally. ...


What?!! You mean the Americans didn't write the original??!! Everybody
knows that song is really America (i.e. My Country 'Tis of Thee).

(grin)

Beth
St. Louis