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Posted: 11/4/2019 11:53:18 AM EDT
Let's say Key slipped and fell overboard, or was mugged and killed before he finished his poem.

The music for the SSB is based off a British composer's work. It's not in 4/4 or 2/2 time, so you can't easily march to it, and it is exceptionally difficult to sing well.

What should our national anthem be?

I nominate the Stars and Stripes Forever:
SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band


Lyrics:

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.

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.

Second strain
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.

Trio
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.

Grandioso
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.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 11:57:05 AM EDT
[#1]
Guile's theme song
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 11:58:03 AM EDT
[#2]
HATEBREED - Destroy Everything
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[#3]
Dixie
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:00:20 PM EDT
[#4]
Sepultura - Refuse/Resist!
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:00:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Hail Columbia

Hail Columbia! with Lyrics; First American National Anthem - United States of America
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:03:40 PM EDT
[#6]
Choctaw Bingo.

Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:05:31 PM EDT
[#7]
Marines' Hymn
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:05:57 PM EDT
[#8]
America, FUCK YEAH!
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:06:25 PM EDT
[#9]
Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) (Official Music Video)
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:07:25 PM EDT
[#10]
These days it would be either the song from Gilligan's Island or Hee Haw.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:09:25 PM EDT
[#11]
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army [The Glitch Mob Remix] Video |FURY


I'm gonna fight 'em all
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
They're gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And I'm talking to myself at night
Because I can't forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone
Don't want to hear about it
Every single one's got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And if I catch it coming back my way
I'm gonna serve it to you
And that ain't what you want to hear
But that's what I'll do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home
I'm going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
I'm gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will sing no more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:11:23 PM EDT
[#12]
Shirley Bassey - FEELINGS (1976 Recording / Morris Albert Song)
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:12:53 PM EDT
[#13]
Boogaloo Blues.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:14:15 PM EDT
[#14]
AMERICA F*#K YEAH! MUSIC VIDEO - Team America World Police THEME SONG
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:14:52 PM EDT
[#15]
He likes to nibble on my cup cakes
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:15:32 PM EDT
[#16]
Yakety Sax.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:18:06 PM EDT
[#17]
America the Beautiful. Most folks already know it.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:18:51 PM EDT
[#18]


ETA although, Yakety Sax does seem somewhat appropriate.   Maybe that should be the honors music for Congressmen.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:19:40 PM EDT
[#19]
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America the Beautiful. Most folks already know it.
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This.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:21:19 PM EDT
[#20]
Quoted:
Let's say Key slipped and fell overboard, or was mugged and killed before he finished his poem.

The music for the SSB is based off a British composer's work. It's not in 4/4 or 2/2 time, so you can't easily march to it, and it is exceptionally difficult to sing well.
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The music from the SSB started out as a beer drinking song, IIRC

edit: yup
"Ironically, the melody Key assigned to accompany the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a popular English drinking song called “To Anacreon in Heaven.”

https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/the-star-spangled-banner
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:24:32 PM EDT
[#21]
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:24:47 PM EDT
[#22]
AMERICA F*#K YEAH! MUSIC VIDEO - Team America World Police THEME SONG
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:26:39 PM EDT
[#23]
Leegreenwood.jpeg
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:28:55 PM EDT
[#24]
At this point, what difference does it make?

Badgers : animated music video : MrWeebl
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:30:32 PM EDT
[#25]
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These days it would be either the song from Gilligan's Island or Hee Haw.
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Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:31:33 PM EDT
[#26]
No Kid Rock yet?

Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:32:46 PM EDT
[#27]
America, Fuck Yea
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:32:47 PM EDT
[#28]
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Dixie
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Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:32:55 PM EDT
[#29]
It would have to be America, Fuck Yeah.

No bullshit. When the tempo slows down towards the end, tell me it doesn't tug at the old heart strings.



Add a poll. I'll bet you America, Fuck Yeah wins biggly.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:34:46 PM EDT
[#30]
Hulk Hogan Real American (official video) / Theme Song
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:35:23 PM EDT
[#31]
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Yes
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:40:29 PM EDT
[#32]
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Quoted:
Quoted:
Dixie
Dixie or America the Beautiful.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:45:35 PM EDT
[#33]
~edit~
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:46:16 PM EDT
[#34]
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America, FUCK YEAH!
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Came to post this.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:47:18 PM EDT
[#35]
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No Kid Rock yet?

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COCKY!  
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:47:24 PM EDT
[#36]
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Quoted:
It would have to be America, Fuck Yeah.

No bullshit. When the tempo slows down towards the end, tell me it doesn't tug at the old heart strings.



Add a poll. I'll bet you America, Fuck Yeah wins biggly.
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EVERY fireworks show i have been to for the last 5 years people have been yelling/singing this.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:50:47 PM EDT
[#37]
America, Fuck Yeah!
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:54:21 PM EDT
[#38]
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America the Beautiful. Most folks already know it.
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Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:56:21 PM EDT
[#39]
God Bless America
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 12:58:42 PM EDT
[#40]
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America the Beautiful. Most folks already know it.
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This, or maybe Mmmm-Bop by Hansen.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:02:16 PM EDT
[#41]
Make it In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida or Karn Evil 9.

And make them play the whole thing at the start of every ball game and every time an American places in the Olympics.  
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:06:00 PM EDT
[#42]
Dunno.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:10:40 PM EDT
[#43]
Quoted:
Let's say Key slipped and fell overboard, or was mugged and killed before he finished his poem.

The music for the SSB is based off a British composer's work. It's not in 4/4 or 2/2 time, so you can't easily march to it, and it is exceptionally difficult to sing well.

What should our national anthem be?

I nominate the Stars and Stripes Forever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-7XWhyvIpE

Lyrics:

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.

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.

Second strain
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.

Trio
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.

Grandioso
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.
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Something less gay!
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:12:20 PM EDT
[#44]
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Quoted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wIDXclKtGQ

ETA although, Yakety Sax does seem somewhat appropriate.   Maybe that should be the honors music for Congressmen.
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Congress-critters?
Julius Fucik's Entry Of The Gladiators

Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:13:19 PM EDT
[#45]
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came here to post this
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:17:15 PM EDT
[#46]
Mojo Nixon You Can't Kill Me
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:18:25 PM EDT
[#47]
FREEBIRD
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:19:14 PM EDT
[#48]
The Internationale (English)


If FDR had gotten another term or two.....

At our current rate it could still happen.
Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:19:32 PM EDT
[#49]
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America the Beautiful. Most folks already know it.
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Link Posted: 11/4/2019 1:20:30 PM EDT
[#50]
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