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North Adams, MA
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blackbird wrote: I just returned from seeing a performance by the irish folk singers, the wolfe tones, in dalton. at the end of their show they sing the national anthem of ireland, and then, lo and behold, they sang the national anthem of, yes that's right, the united states of america. they did it beautifully, respecfully, and correctly from begining to end. that was how they ended their performance. now why is it that 3 men from ireland, who just tour here once or twice a year for about a month, can learn it and sing it and not butcher it, but american's have such a tough time with it?
you know, we seem to have forgotten what it means to be an american. it has been so easy for us here. look around you at the places in the world where it isn't so easy to live in the country of your birth, and maybe, just maybe, you will begin to understand why some of us aren't so happy that the national anthem isn't known by all here or even by some of the people who perform it at large, important events.
it's sad. ....AMEN to that! i'm sure a lot of you remember starting each school day with the 'Pledge', and hearing your favorite tv station sign off at midnite with the anthem and the "aviators prayer" too, which are also sadly missing today....
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shut up
Castleton On Hudson, NY
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blackbird wrote: shut up....your advise I was refering to IS .... "SHUT UP"....so what am I twisting? it's your words Again you twist people words around BlackBird. Shut up is meant for you!
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whiplash
Holyoke, MA
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" remember starting each school day with the 'Pledge', "
well, this is the 21st century. now it's a pledge to the corporations who own and run the place. believe the myth as long as you need to.
that's why national guard people are fighting our hair-brained wars --- along with the corp., formerly known as 'blackwater', and why so many prisons are privately owned.
do a search on how many private contractors are 'supporting' our troops in our two movie show, ooops, sorry, theaters of war.
war is big business. check out 'the carlyle group' and who are the major players in that 'investment' firm.
this is no longer "a government of the people, by the people and for the people",.... and if you suffer under the misconception that it is, i'll see you in the trenches.
and you can take THAT to the bank.
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blackbird
Middlefield, MA
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shut up wrote: <quoted text>Again you twist people words around BlackBird. Shut up is meant for you! no kidding? really? gee, I didn't get that... so what you didn't get is that I told you to take your own advise so, shut up yourself!
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whiplash
Holyoke, MA
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alright, i'll shut up myself.
(or, at least i'll give it a try)
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blackbird
Middlefield, MA
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whiplash wrote: alright, i'll shut up myself.
(or, at least i'll give it a try) naw, don't do that. there's no reason to do that :)
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singer
North Adams, MA
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game 4 world series....zoey deschanel(the actress)...WOW! Finally a young person of hollywood that gave it the singin' it deserves!...beautiful..
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singer
North Adams, MA
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afc championship ..butchered again by a singer(steven tyler) who the powers that be should have known better than to contract it to...with steven you know what youre getting in advance:i.e. a flambouyant guy with a voice to match,his voice is as much an instrument as it is words...so i for one expected and got what i heard..never should have happened..for cryin out loud there has got to be more talent out there (cant WAIT for the superbowl to hear who kills it or nails it)
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sher
New York, NY
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Gilligan wrote: Once again the National Anthem was totally butchered, not just by the way it was sung at the Super Bowl, but by the fact that she didn't even know the words. I didn't see it live, but someone posted a link. What n embarrasment. It would be better to stand there holding a copy of the words so you could get it right. I'm surprised no one commented about Kelly Clarkson's singing at this year's Super Bowl. She was great!
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cil
Springfield, MA
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she was great she remembered all the word thats a hard song to sing and play...cil
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North Adams, MA
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kelly clarkson did a good job(at least up to the end,where once AGAIN the performer always tries to put HIS/HER stamp on it)...quit with the embelishments please..but all in all quite a good rendition..of a very easy song to sing if sung in the singers appropriate key..that is the determining factor..oftimes the artist chooses a key that actually FORCES them out of their range by the time the middle(rockets red glare)part comes,and after that its all downhill.."o'er the land of the freEeeEAEEEeee!!!?"and the home of the tone-deaf,i'm afraid.
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Chingatchgook
Adams, MA
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see
New York, NY
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Chingatchgook wrote: Jose' canna yu see...? ..any bed bugs on me
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