*DED*

[fightingthecage]

The World according to America.

I. Am. So. Ded.

Standard Disclaimer: I'm pretty damn sure none of the Americans on my flist think this way. If you do, please make yourselves known so I can stare in horror at you.

If anyone wants to know where I found that, it was in a comment replying to this post in overheardnyc

Teen girl #1: Okay. Maybe I'm, like, retarded for not knowing this,
but...did you guys know that other countries have national anthems, too?
Teen girl #2: Duh! It's the same song, in different languages!

--Bay Ridge


Overheard by: Lysa

Overall just - BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!

ETA: Another one! HEE!

Comments

[fightingthecage.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I'd buy that - except that America the Beautiful doesn't have the same tune as the God Save the Queen. I know there is a song that does, but not that one. Unless the Elvis version I have is waaaaay wrong.

And dude, people prefer America the Beautiful to the Star Spangled Banner? 0_0! I mean, they're both beautiful songs - but as an anthem, I would say SSB is much better. Hell, it'd make me proud to be an American. If, y'know, I was one.

[fightingthecage.livejournal.com]

Ah OK, that makes sense. Yeah, God Save the Queen is easy to sing. SSB - not so much. I enjoy giving it a go but I sound like a strangled cat for the high bits.

I do have a great version - Lauren Hill, after 9/11. It's got excerpts of people talking, from when they were interviewed on TV when the Towers came down. Stunning really. It is a beautiful song.