[SOC] Empire State

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On Monday 03 June 2002 16:08, you wrote:
> > When I was in school (a long time ago), we sang this and "America the
> > Beautiful) probably as often as the Star Spangled Banner. It's probably
> > a bit more singable than the latter (the notes to that are way too high
> > unless one is a eunuch).  There have been occasional proposals to
> > replace it, but not many countries seem to make such changes (Canada
> > excepted).
>
> The Star-Spangled Banner became the U.S. National Anthem by an Act of
> Congress in 1931. It is sung to the tune of an old British drinking song
> called "To Anacreon in Heaven." I remember once seeing Frank Sinatra try to
> sing it on live TV, but he was so drunk, he forgot the words. It's tough
> enough to sing even if you're not drunk.
>
> Bill NG3O


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"Oh say can you see, by the dooby-dooby-doo...."

Never was a big fan of Frank.

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