BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?

Subject: RE: BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?
From: Wotcha
Date: 15 Apr 01 - 10:39 PM

The Lee Greenwood song gained currency before the Gulf War, in fact before Panama (which seems to be forgotten). I first heard it in 1989 at a conference in St Louis: it cloyed even then ... especially when promoted by some guy who hadn't served a day in his life.
I thought Bette Middler's song, "From a Distance," was another Gulf Conflict sappy song too but I guess better than Charlie Daniels attempt at a comeback and jingoistic country song about Saddam (pronounced to sound like "Satan").
The military still plays the National Anthem before every movie ... Still living in the 50s ...
Cheers,
Brian

Subject: RE: BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 10:40 AM

Bette Middler's song "From a Distance"

Well she sang it I suppose. Not well. Nanci Griffiths did though. And it predated the second Gulf War. (People always seem to forget the first one, the big one between Iran and Iraq, where the US backed Saddam and shot down that airliner. I wonder why?)

Subject: RE: BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?
From: mousethief
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 11:24 AM

Nobody really listens to the words of "From a Distance." I find it incredibly sardonic or even sarcastic. She's saying "From God's point of view it looks pretty good down here." Such a "God" would be in serious need of getting a closer look, and the term "complacent" comes immediately to mind. Things can be pretty bad down here, and putting on the ol' Rose coloured glasses (is it a coincidence that Middler sang "The Rose"?) doesn't help things any; rolling up one's sleeves and working for peace and justice might.

Alex

Subject: RE: BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?
From: Peter T.
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 11:38 AM

And rescuing Texas from Mexicans.
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: BS: Did They Change the National Anthem?
From: mousethief
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 11:41 AM

Or giving Texas back to the Mexicans?