Replace The Anthem?

[jaF0]

It's been discussed many times in the past. Let's face it, the song sucks rotten bananas. Bad tune, bad words, hard to sing. Overly violent in some ways.

Options have included:

Oh Beautiful.
My Country Tis of Thee
America the Beautiful

And a few others.

But maybe they should consider:

America - Yes (10 1/2 minutes of kick ass prog rock.)
America - Simon & Garfunkle.
America - West Side Story

"I'll get a terrace apartment
Better get rid of your accent
Life can be bright in America
If you can fight in America
Life is all right in America
If you're a white in America
Here you are free and you have pride
Long as you stay on your own side
Free to be anything you choose
Free to wait tables and shine shoes
Everywhere grime in America
Organized crime in America"​

Or maybe 'City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie


Other suggestions?

 

[Saint Peter]

ain't singing for pepsi

ain't singing for coke

 

[Boxlicker101]

It's been discussed many times in the past. Let's face it, the song sucks rotten bananas. Bad tune, bad words, hard to sing. Overly violent in some ways.

Options have included:

Oh Beautiful.
My Country Tis of Thee
America the Beautiful

And a few others.

But maybe they should consider:

America - Yes (10 1/2 minutes of kick ass prog rock.)
America - Simon & Garfunkle.
America - West Side Story

"I'll get a terrace apartment
Better get rid of your accent
Life can be bright in America
If you can fight in America
Life is all right in America
If you're a white in America
Here you are free and you have pride
Long as you stay on your own side
Free to be anything you choose



Free to wait tables and shine shoes
Everywhere grime in America
Organized crime in America"​

Or maybe 'City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie





Other suggestions?

"My Country 'Tis of Thee" is the same tune as "God Save the Queen" so that wouldn't work. I believe "Oh Beautiful" and "America the Beautiful" are the same song. But if there were to be a change, I think that would be the best choice.

ETA: https://genius.com/Katharine-lee-bates-america-the-beautiful-lyrics

 

[thør]

It's been discussed many times in the past. Let's face it, the song sucks rotten bananas. Bad tune, bad words, hard to sing. Overly violent in some ways.

Options have included:

Oh Beautiful. - Is this not "America the Beautiful"? describing the country seen from the top of Pikes Peak?
My Country Tis of Thee - This is called "America"
America the Beautiful - a double

And a few others.

But maybe they should consider:

America - Yes (10 1/2 minutes of kick ass prog rock.) basically P Simon's song
America - Simon & Garfunkle. or performed by Josh Groban
America - West Side Story

"I'll get a terrace apartment
Better get rid of your accent
Life can be bright in America
If you can fight in America
Life is all right in America
If you're a white in America
Here you are free and you have pride
Long as you stay on your own side
Free to be anything you choose
Free to wait tables and shine shoes
Everywhere grime in America
Organized crime in America"​

Or maybe 'City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie


Other suggestions?

Comments in red above and:

American Pie
American Tune
American Woods (from Nova Scotia, so a stretch)
Free America - Joseph Warren
God Bless America
Invitation to North Americay

 

[Aglaopheme]

How about another Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land?

 

[Boxlicker101]

How about another Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land?

That might be too "folk-music." The song has an interesting history, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Land_Is_Your_Land

 

[AnAmericanDarling]

I don't think it necessarily needs to be replaced. Republicans believe in it when a Republican is in office and Democrats believe in it when a Democrat is in office.

 

[pointless]

How about another Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land?

the rightwing cunts would never allow that.

 

[Aglaopheme]

the rightwing cunts would never allow that.

Which is exactly why I think it’s perfect. But, I’m sure the majority of them have zero clue as to what it is about. Clearly, one does.

 

[pointless]

i doubt it. he doesn't know shit.

 

[Aglaopheme]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51l-Wi4QHAL._SX425_.jpg

 

[KeithD]

How about Abba's "Money, Money, Money" for a national anthem.

 

[thør]

Neil Diamond - 'America'
Chuck Berry - 'Back in the U.S.A.'
Neil Young - 'Rockin' in the Free World'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Born in the U.S.A.'

 

[thør]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51l-Wi4QHAL._SX425_.jpg

You better!

 

[pointless]

ooh ooh.

 

[OldJourno]

I'd favor "Bring It on Home," but that's a bit British.

That leaves "God Bless America."

 

[Aglaopheme]

Old T-Rex.

 

[IG_88]

God Bless America and America the Beautiful are usually the top choices when this comes up. I'm ok with either but I'm also ok with what we got and doubt it will be changed. It's hard to sing but so what.

 

[Sean]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igzet9z0hNE

 

[Saint Peter]

not much of a girlfriend

I never seem to get a lot

 

[despete]

Anthems and flag displays are nothing more than nationalist propaganda and mass brainwashing.

If you were truly free, you’d refuse to participate in any of it.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team

Money, get back
I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it's a hit
Don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit
I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling set
And I think I need a Lear jet


Money, it's a crime
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise
It's no surprise that they're giving none away
Away away away
Away away away

 

[coati]

How about another Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land?

That's the perfect national anthem.

Dark money advocates will hate it, but screw 'em..

 

[phrodeau]

"Happiness Is a Warm Gun."