Our National Anthem

[joiei]

Have you ever read the other verses?   Did you even know there were other verses?

the National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight'
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner: oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand,
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that has made and preserved us as a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust";
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[Hoss]

Have you ever read the other verses?   Did you even know there were other verses?

the National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight'
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner: oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand,
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that has made and preserved us as a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust";
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Yes, and yes.

[Townsend]

It's set to music that was originally a British drinking song.

[Conan71]

It's set to music that was originally a British drinking song.

We must get drunk and sing it.

[Hoss]

We must get drunk and sing it.

Marshall's!

Well, Big Jamoke anyway, since it's got the most ABV....

[Gaspar]

We must get drunk and sing it.

You won't get too far "Oh, say, can you see. . .Nope!"

[guido911]

We must get drunk and sing it.

I am on the case.

[Townsend]

Where's a good patriotic spot to celebrate our nation in such a fashion?

[guido911]

Where's a good patriotic spot to celebrate our nation in such a fashion?

What? No Blue Oyster Bar jokes yet?

[heironymouspasparagus]

I'll drink to that!!

Wonderful song!

Have you heard the Stars and Stripes Forever?  With words.  I got to hear the Purdue Glee Club sing it a few years ago on NPR.  It is truly breathtaking!

[rwarn17588]

I think the national anthem should be one that was written by an Okie:

[heironymouspasparagus]

I'll drink to that, too!!

Given today's state of being, it is hard to believe that he came from Oklahoma!

[buckeye]

The Stars and Stripes Forever:

Let martial note in triumph float
And liberty extend its mighty hand
A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers,
The banner of the Western land.
The emblem of the brave and true
Its folds protect no tyrant crew;
The red and white and starry blue
Is freedom's shield and hope.
Other nations may deem their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation
But the flag of the North and South and West
Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.

Hurrah for the flag of the free!
May it wave as our standard forever,
The gem of the land and the sea,
The banner of the right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with mighty endeavor
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray
That by their might and by their right
It waves forever.

Let eagle shriek from lofty peak
The never-ending watchword of our land;
Let summer breeze waft through the trees
The echo of the chorus grand.
Sing out for liberty and light,
Sing out for freedom and the right.
Sing out for Union and its might,
O patriotic sons.
Other nations may deem their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation,
But the flag of the North and South and West
Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.

Hurrah for the flag of the free.
May it wave as our standard forever
The gem of the land and the sea,
The banner of the right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with might endeavor
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray,
That by their might and by their right
It waves forever.

[heironymouspasparagus]

That's the words.  Ya gotta here it sung, though!  It is electric!!

Glee club did it a-capella (sp?).  If it don't bring you straight up outta your seat, then you ain't got legs!!
And send a chill/thrill up your spine.

[heironymouspasparagus]

They tried;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Im-mR4hNyY


Oh, and the movie is pretty good, too.  Has been a long time since I saw it, so may have to revisit.
Alfred (E.??) Newman - musical director.  Different one.