But in all seriousness u/Zromrlhzrd, you got a point. Our official national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner. We didn't really have an anthem until Congress made The Star Spangled Banner our anthem in 1931.
What if we first copied Britain and it pissed them off, but when the crown took over USA Inc, they decided to use it in instances as a nod to laugh in our faces?
There's no lyrics to the orchestrated version of the song...so it literally COULD be either or... 😬
But most older real Americans are. We've seen countless movies with either "God Save the King" or "God Save the Queen," but we grew up singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee."
We used to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" every week in music class. We began the school day with The Pledge of Allegiance and an Our Father too. This was in public school, 1964. The worst offense a student could perform was to chew gum. Even in high school there were no big problems. I believe it was because honoring God and the USA set students on a righteous path.
That was the first thing I saw. I also noticed that he was NPC until he went out of view behind some bricks and appeared smiling. It's almost like he didn't think anyone could see him until he came around the bricks.
But in all seriousness u/Zromrlhzrd, you got a point. Our official national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner. We didn't really have an anthem until Congress made The Star Spangled Banner our anthem in 1931.
What if we first copied Britain and it pissed them off, but when the crown took over USA Inc, they decided to use it in instances as a nod to laugh in our faces?
There's no lyrics to the orchestrated version of the song...so it literally COULD be either or... 😬
Edit: Looks like The Guardian had to clarify it for the UK readers too.
And not the first time someone was blindly mocked when pointing it out.
I think you are really on to something here...
I doubt most Americans are aware that "My Country 'Tis of Thee" is the tune of "God Save the Queen", the British anthem.
But most older real Americans are. We've seen countless movies with either "God Save the King" or "God Save the Queen," but we grew up singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee."
We used to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" every week in music class. We began the school day with The Pledge of Allegiance and an Our Father too. This was in public school, 1964. The worst offense a student could perform was to chew gum. Even in high school there were no big problems. I believe it was because honoring God and the USA set students on a righteous path.
That's how my childhood went back in that same time period.
yep
They are the same. Whoa!
That was the first thing I saw. I also noticed that he was NPC until he went out of view behind some bricks and appeared smiling. It's almost like he didn't think anyone could see him until he came around the bricks.
I heard my country til of thee also. Was about to look up tune to God save the lizard, umm I mean queen.