tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post7590962160190208647..comments2024-03-22T15:15:09.943-04:00Comments on Lionel Deimel’s Web Log: Getting the National Anthem RightLionel Deimelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-11727691664853646482011-06-02T15:07:23.920-04:002011-06-02T15:07:23.920-04:00Norris,
I like the idea of an offficial arrangeme...Norris,<br /><br />I like the idea of an offficial arrangement.<br /><br />Just in case you didn’t know, by the way, I am a former Army bandsman.Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-75217398729424558872011-06-02T15:03:12.100-04:002011-06-02T15:03:12.100-04:00And I thought I was the only one so disturbed by t...And I thought I was the only one so disturbed by the coarsening of the Anthem. If I had my way, the official arrangement (and thus the only one authorized) would be that played by the US Marine Corps Band. Call me old fashioned. Thanks.<br /><br />Norris BattinNorris Battinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641770859025623533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-24388429771981350162011-05-28T19:09:36.517-04:002011-05-28T19:09:36.517-04:00Nice, Lionel. Let's do it.Nice, Lionel. Let's do it.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-17068754891858074572011-05-27T17:26:27.221-04:002011-05-27T17:26:27.221-04:00Grandmère Mimi,
Right. And we could have chosen o...Grandmère Mimi,<br /><br />Right. And we could have chosen one less militaristic. (Francis Scott Key did, however, do a fine job of celebrating a particular moment in American history.)<br /><br />You might be interested in checking out my own crack at writing a national anthem. My song is called “<a href="http://deimel.org/poetry/outofmany.htm" rel="nofollow">Out of Many, One</a>.”Lionel Deimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-17217449353331716492011-05-27T17:17:50.297-04:002011-05-27T17:17:50.297-04:00Good for whoever made the choice and good for the ...Good for whoever made the choice and good for the chorus. Of course, we could have chosen a national anthem that was a bit more singable for ordinary folks without great singing skills.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com