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Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Our National Anthem
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Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 10:31:22 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  6 10:31:22 1983
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If you guys haven't noticed, there's been some stir in the media
because popular musicians have been singing "enhanced" renditions of
our national anthem.  I think the American Legion is pretty pissed off
and there has been quite a bit of national news coverage.  ABC
Nightline spent at least 15 minutes on it on July 4, with a dual
interview of Garrison Keillor (I forget how he spells it) and the Grand
Dragonnette (or something) of the Daughters of the American
revolution.  Actually, they were both pretty liberal on the issue,
saying that love and respect for our great nation is the important
thing and that people should sing it as they please.

Nightline showed swatches of Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock rendition, and
also Marvin Gaye's version from the latest NBA All Star Game.
Hendrix's is a classic, with amazing interpretations of the "rocket's
red glare" and such, and Marvin Gaye's is as funkily moving a version
as I've heard.  I think the Legionnaires are upset that Gaye is going
to record his arrangement; they are actually trying to legislate (!)
that artists can't alter our national anthem.

Sometimes I wish that all narrow minded people would just go away and
die (to put it in a narrow minded way).

	Hoping your news is better than that,
	Andy Tannenbaum   Bell Labs  Whippany, NJ   (201) 386-6491