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The American national anthem

crystalhunt

27 Sep 17 23:07

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The ba$tards stole the tune from the Brits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAIdVKv84g

Originally written by John Stafford Smith around 1771 for the Anacreontic Society , A group of English gentlemen who met regularly to sing and get drunk.

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lfc1971 When: 27 Sep 17 23:12

It's ok , they paid back any debt a thousand times and more with the invention of rock music.

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The Leopard When: 27 Sep 17 23:17

Led Zepplin was the start of anything vaguely Rock in sound

Elvis was some type of skiffle-boogie racket !

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lfc1971 When: 27 Sep 17 23:21

silly boy without the invention of the electric guitar, and Elvis and John Lee Hooker there would never have been a led zeppelin.

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anxious When: 27 Sep 17 23:23

As regards the anthem just kneel for it , it sure knocks Donny and his fanboys into a rage

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lfc1971 When: 27 Sep 17 23:29

nobodies impressed by those mugs disrespecting the anthem.

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anxious When: 27 Sep 17 23:50

Peaceful protest against trump and his garbage , whats the problem.

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lfc1971 When: 27 Sep 17 23:54

The problem is this , try that sort of nonsense in Russia and you will end up in the gulag.
You see it's right to respect someone such as Alexander Solzhenitsyn , that's a different thing entirely.

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Hank Hill When: 27 Sep 17 23:55

Exactly anxious. So many mugs over there who only like the constitution when it suits them eg 2nd amendment.

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lfc1971 When: 27 Sep 17 23:58

no one likes to be thankful.

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anxious When: 28 Sep 17 00:00

Strange isnt trump condemms NFL players kneeling in peaceful protest but refuses to condemn neo-nazis in Charlotesville

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lfc1971 When: 28 Sep 17 00:02

Why what did they do ?

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stickyvicky When: 28 Sep 17 00:32

You might have missed this anxious.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40929627/trump-denounces-kkk-and-racism-in-charlottesville

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anxious When: 28 Sep 17 00:35

No but he keeps backtracking on issues like this , it all depends on what his boss Bannon and Brietbart order him to do

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stickyvicky When: 28 Sep 17 00:40

Back tracking ? Where

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anxious When: 28 Sep 17 00:46

One day he condemns them the next day he says they are -fine people-.

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anxious When: 28 Sep 17 00:49

He should stick to game shows , the man is a complete idiot

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stickyvicky When: 28 Sep 17 00:53

He won the biggest reality game show in the woorld, the US Presidency Race

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anxious When: 28 Sep 17 00:54

That doesnt disqualify him from being a buffoon and a clown

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stickyvicky When: 28 Sep 17 01:01

Democracy baby!!

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Ramruma When: 28 Sep 17 05:44

OP -- The ba$tards stole the tune from the Brits

The language as well.

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ufcdan When: 28 Sep 17 17:29

Oh land of Liberty sung to our/your national anthem. All you lot need to know is it's about us Yanks kicking your Limey asses

Oh yeah who let Corbyn's love child back on here ?????? Welcome back anxious

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Just Checking When: 28 Sep 17 17:40

The song the yanks play as "The Graduation Song" is actually Land of Hope and Glory by Elgar.

But can we complain? Look at God save the Queen? Everyone knows the writer, Lydon, has an Irish name.

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Ramruma When: 28 Sep 17 19:23

Trump's inauguration revealed that America The Beautiful sounds like the Blackadder theme.

And there is a bit in the US National Anthem where the tune changes to We Wish You A Merry Christmas for a couple of lines before changing back.

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Just Checking When: 28 Sep 17 19:33

Just as well it didn't sound a bit Beatlesy or the Gallagher bros would've lifted chunks for "Definitely Maybe".