Immortal patriots, rise once more,
Defend your rights, defend your shore!
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
Of toil and blood, the well-earned prize,
It's a genuine tragedy how forgotten that song is. Granted, even the idea of "Columbia" herself as a personification of the United States has mostly slipped from the societal memory.
Re-enacting the war of 1812 it is our go to because of course the star spangled banner wasn’t written yet and wouldn’t be made fully official for over a century.
British anthems all fall into one of these two classes, except one:
Rule, Britannia! has choruses that anyone can belt out and verses that is impossible for anyone without professional training. Perfect for exactly one occasion.
far, far too religious to serve as the national anthem of a republic that at least officially still cannot establish a religion. The Star-Spangled Banner is difficult to sing but is still a rousing tune about perseverance in the face of adversity, which seems appropriate
I thought the topic was patriotic songs in general and why some were better than others. I expressed my preference for a non-religious one, thanks very much.
The War of 1812 did *not* end in a draw. It was a war to see who was going to get stuck with Canada. We won.
...which means that Trump is trying to reverse the results of the Cold War, WWII, the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and *The War of 1812*, which honestly wasn't on my bingo card.
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Immortal patriots, rise once more,
Defend your rights, defend your shore!
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred lies
Of toil and blood, the well-earned prize,
In Heaven’s we place a manly trust,
That truth and justice will prevail,
And every scheme of bondage fail.
Chad Battle Hymn: literally anyone can belt it out
Rule, Britannia! has choruses that anyone can belt out and verses that is impossible for anyone without professional training. Perfect for exactly one occasion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgd9nYqVz2s
I'll take "This Land is Your Land", with the verses you weren't taught in grade school, or "My Country 'Tis of Thee" (at least the first verse).
...which means that Trump is trying to reverse the results of the Cold War, WWII, the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and *The War of 1812*, which honestly wasn't on my bingo card.
https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc008/id/205/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Eli_Lilly_Battery_American_Civil_War_recruitment_poster.png
New Jersey: the Stockton Guards
https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll47/id/2590
https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll47/id/2661/
“And swear with proud disdain The wretch that would ensnare you Shall spread his net in vain”