On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:43:48 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:55:06 -0400, hk wrote:


What's unbelievable? It's a great, rousing piece of music, unfortunately
written for the Nazipigs. But that doesn't diminish its musicality or
power.

La Marseillaise is stirring, especially when munching on American
fries.

--Vic


Nice piece of music, but from what I have seen and heard, it is not easy
to sing. The Brit's anthem is both decent music and easy to sing. The Star
Spangled banner is not easy to sing, which is surprising, since the tune
was lifted from the Brit drinking song.



My pet peeve about performances of the Star Spangled Banner, especially
singers, is when this line is almost always screwed up:

"Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave?"

The screw ups do "B-a-n-n-e-r" as if the notes in the music score were
climbing up and down a ladder.

The correct music score is "Ba-" then to the higher note and down with
"n-ner"

I can't help to listen for this everytime I hear someone singing it at
ballgames, etc. Most screw it up and sing it wrong.

Eisboch


I am very proud of the fact that I can now again sing the SSB without
dropping an octave for the higher notes. This is due to quitting smoking.

So, if you're a smoker, here's another reason to quit.