According to wikipedia [link] , the guy who wrote "My Country, 'tis of Thee" didn't know that the melody was already being used for the British national anthem. However, it also says "citation needed."
That's really funny.
I'm a single undead gal trying to make it in the big city. I have to start somewhere and they're evil here. They don't judge. They've got necro-tempered glass. No burning up. A great medical plan, and who needs dental more than us?
Harmony ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Aug 24, 2008 4:50:38 pm PDT #5139 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sarameg - Aug 24, 2008 4:50:49 pm PDT #5140 of 10003
I still like America the Beautiful much better. Especially the non-religious version I learned . I lived in purple mountains majesty and visited amber waves of grain to see family nearly every year.
Hil R. - Aug 24, 2008 4:54:05 pm PDT #5141 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I had no purple mountains or waves of grain. Land of the pilgrims' pride seemed much closer.
Barb - Aug 24, 2008 4:55:20 pm PDT #5142 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
was he out in 1992, because if he was not, that makes the song really sad to me.
The rumors were certainly around by then, but he wasn't publicly out until the public restroom incident which was several years later.
And that version of "Somebody to Love" is absolutely magnificent. That and the version of "Under Pressure" that David Bowie did with Annie Lenox at that concert were amazing.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 4:55:44 pm PDT #5143 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I was always fascinated by the words "sea to shining sea" because when I first heard it in kindergarten, I never dreamed I'd see both of them, much less drive from one all the way to other on one trip.
sarameg - Aug 24, 2008 5:00:45 pm PDT #5144 of 10003
I was raised on "This Land is Your Land" and variations that incorporated my personal country. So no surprise that something that blatantly embraces the land would get me. Well, and other stuff all principles and shit.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2008 5:05:56 pm PDT #5145 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The rumors were certainly around by then, but he wasn't publicly out until the public restroom incident which was several years later.
Thanks. I was in college then, and missed a whole lot of music and telelvision because I was so busy (this was pre everything being on the internet!) I remembered the restroom incident, but wasn't sure where to put it in order. I do remember watching the concert, which, looking at the date, seems impossible because we didn't have cable at school.
I can't think of many out male musicians, even today, which is making me sad, too.
Kat - Aug 24, 2008 5:10:18 pm PDT #5146 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love This Land is Your Land. That song makes me tear up.
The floating power rangers are freaky and evil.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 5:15:26 pm PDT #5147 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Snerk, Kat.
Kat - Aug 24, 2008 5:16:57 pm PDT #5148 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jackie Chan? Seriously? Please make him stop singing!