I don't hate The Star-Spangled Banner as a song, but the whole point of national anthems, like nations, is that they're for dicks, which is why Lean On Me or any other song of tender humanity would be wrong
― Mein Skampf (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:13 (three years ago) link
Crut already made my point, lol sorry
― Mein Skampf (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
My nomination despite the Britishness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGc5h1yWHQ
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:17 (three years ago) link
Replace it with "Slumerican Shitizen"
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:17 (three years ago) link
if america remade itself according to the principles of "lean on me," sure
star spangled banner sucks and we've earned it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:18 (three years ago) link
lol in the recent series of 13 Reasons Why they ended the, like, tensest episode of all with Melt The Guns and it was the worst closing-credits music choice in TV history
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
Lean On Me has too much sadness and pathos, it's an anthem for truly the end of the world
whut
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
"No Thugs In Our House" perhaps closer to the pulse of the American psyche
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:21 (three years ago) link
i just have this vision of the citizens huddling together in their caves by candlelight singing 'lean on me' as the radiation sickness picks them off one by one
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:21 (three years ago) link
Easier to imagine the end of the world than a society based on siblinghood
― Mein Skampf (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:22 (three years ago) link
anthems are for sports events and occasions of pomp and circumstance; they don't really matter but they are intended to amp up glory rather than celebrate siblinghood; if they can do both, more's the better. anthems don't really matter at the end of it and they don't really have any impact on society, but it is a fun question to think about
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
ITT some people show they didn't follow the whole "did you know there's a verse in the Star-Spangled Banner that celebrates slavery" controversy
anyway, I already recorded the real national anthem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA9UnZUKveY
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
^^^^ goddamn
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
Lean On Your Bootstraps
― Well, that's a fine howdy adieu! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
which is why my backup in case "Lean on Me" falls through is "Kill the Poor"
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
'lift every voice and sing' would be a way better choice than 'lean on me'. agreed (and great performance obv)
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
I'm aware of the verse in the original poem on which the anthem is based.
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
Reveal Your Uncool Conservative Beliefs Here fodder but "The Star-Spangled Banner" > "Lean On Me" musically speaking.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
i didn't know about that verse :(
― Mein Skampf (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
why is there no option for "no anthems"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
Give me mandatory disco sing-a-longs or give me death.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:32 (three years ago) link
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:32 (twenty-one seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
'i feel love' can be yours, and 'left to my own devices' ours, and everyone wins
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:33 (three years ago) link
/remembers that Eric H is Canadian, not USAmerican
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:34 (three years ago) link
Don't mean to embarrass you here but this is not actually an embed of 'Bring Out The Katz'
― nashwan, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
I'm Minne-Canadian.
― Get the point? Good, let's dance with nunchaku. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
it's back on
― imago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:36 (three years ago) link
just to annoy everyone tbh
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
i'm annoyed
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
xxpost from the Minne-Can Republic
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
"The Star-Spangled Banner" > "Lean On Me" musically speaking
the hideous hot take I was waiting for!
needs a guest verse IMO
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 15:39 (three years ago) link
The Vajazzled Banner
― Well, that's a fine howdy adieu! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
None of the arguments in that piece seem like reasons to pick a song as the national anthem? I could understand preferring "Lift Every Voice", "God Bless America", or "This Land Is Your Land" but "Lean on Me" is political correctness gone mad. As a non-American, I voted to keep TSSB bc Hendrix.
― Feel a million filaments (Sund4r), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link
if they just played the hendrix solo at every sporting event and no one sang: sure
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
yo Griff.... LIFT EV'RY VOICE!
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
half the stadium yelling OH, the other half yelling YES
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:15 (three years ago) link
currently discovering that i do support replacing the national anthem with "bring in the katz"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
This is truly an opportunity to bring the entire nation together
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:17 (three years ago) link
Also bc I <3 that every American has to sing a descending sixth and then go up to the raised subdominant in the third bar of their anthem xps
― Feel a million filaments (Sund4r), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link
Lots of people stan for "America the Beautiful" and not without reason - way too religious for me but there is the germ of a good idea in it. It's more about what the nation can become than how allegedly awesome the nation currently is.
"Confirm thy soul in self-control; thy liberty in law" = like, we know there's still some good in you, so please start showing it. We like the representative democratic aspects of the constitution, but you need to get better at actually living up to those principles. "Crown thy good with brotherhood" = the good things about you ("the better angels of our natures," one might say) need to be backed by fostering and promoting moves toward ACTUAL real equality.
Still, way too god-centric for irreligious me. Ditto "God Bless America," obv.
I would be okay with Lift Every Voice and Sing but only if DJP's recording is the only authorized version, and all lesser musicians are prohibited from even attempting it.
― Blursday the Vagueteenth of Whenember (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:20 (three years ago) link
national anthem should be yes's version of simon's 'america' and fans should be forced to sing steve howe's guitar solo. if they bum a note, they don't really love america, do they?
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
Neil Diamond's America
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
Europe's "The Final Countdown"
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:26 (three years ago) link
Still, way too god-centric for irreligious me.
this is a major reason I like "Lean on Me"
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:28 (three years ago) link
The same could be said for "Dude Looks Like a Lady," of course
― Blursday the Vagueteenth of Whenember (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
100% OTM
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
star-spangled banner isn't a banger or anything, but i appreciate the anachronisms, SAT words, bizarre syntax, and quaint contractions.
― mozzy star (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:30 (three years ago) link
I was just informed that Americans don't actually sing this song with a range of a 12th every morning in school and just recite some pledge instead. I no longer admire the American spirit in taking on this challenge. Now I just want your anthem to be "Don't Stop Believin'" or some shit.
― Feel a million filaments (Sund4r), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:31 (three years ago) link
I would vote for "Dude Looks Like A Lady", for president even
― Joey Corona (Euler), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:31 (three years ago) link
Imagine if before every football game, the crowd rose to their feet and gave a solemn rendition of "Goodies" by Ciara
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:33 (three years ago) link
you are a very good singer tho
― pizzagnostic (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 1 August 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link
aw thanks. tbh i wasn't knocking what you said re: starting up an octave. it's just not my personal choice if I was singing it, but...you had a good point!
i'm mostly just catty about people who sing the anthems at sporting events but only cos I'm secretly jealous that I haven't been asked to do it yet!
― XVI Pedicabo eam (Neanderthal), Saturday, 1 August 2020 20:05 (three years ago) link
A worthy addition to the anthem canon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vga0M4ia5Mc
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 March 2021 16:51 (three years ago) link
lmao
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 1 March 2021 16:57 (three years ago) link
star spangled banner shreds
I like it with the accompaniment even better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf0dcMH4N5U
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 March 2021 17:10 (three years ago) link
i found my new favorite genre of music.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:29 (three years ago) link
cpac strangled banner
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 1 March 2021 23:00 (three years ago) link
let’s call em “red notes” from now on
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 1 March 2021 23:04 (three years ago) link
Sung in the key of Q flat.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 March 2021 23:18 (three years ago) link
“Tomorrow Belongs To Meme”
― mike t-diva, Monday, 1 March 2021 23:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqEp-NMeMF8
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:07 (three years ago) link
freeeee EEEeeeeeeeeee
hahahahaha I knew just from the text which accompaniment video you had posted
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:18 (three years ago) link
AMERICA UNCANCELED ok lol
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
these guys are also great just from a "how did they sing this with a straight face" standpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ-O72WMRKo
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:35 (three years ago) link
jute gyte would approve
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link
chic “everybody dance”
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 December 2021 18:01 (two years ago) link
earth wind and fire “sing a song”
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 December 2021 18:06 (two years ago) link
most of the songs playing at this airport bar would qualify as great new national anthems to me
Most EW&F songs would be great new national anthems.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 December 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
otm
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 December 2021 18:12 (two years ago) link
dying at the CPAC rendition upthread which I somehow missed. holy shit.
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 April 2024 14:46 (one month ago) link
It’s incredible
― Cemetry Gaetz (DJP), Monday, 15 April 2024 15:51 (one month ago) link