[Dixielandjazz] Super Bowl National Anthem

[Harry Callaghan]

No perhaps about it.

However, I do remember some years back after hearing Ray Charles performing
"America the Beautiful" someone made the suggestion that our national anthem
be changed to it,.  It would certainly be a lot easier to sing

But then, whoever came up with the melody that was sung in the English pubs
never had any idea that it would become the national anthem of the USA.

Does anyone happen to have the original English lyrics?

Dunno what time it is in Sydney right now but I expect I might get my answer
before the day is over.

Tides
HC

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Stephen G Barbone <
barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Awful? Perhaps.
>
> But then what can we expect since the melody is an Old English drinking
> song?
>
> Would we prefer a drunken choir of 50 singing it in an English pub? Or is
> it time to change our National Anthem to "America The Beautiful" or
> something that makes more musical sense.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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