Americans and their national anthem

[Michael Morris]

I must admit to warming to American sports more these days. Especially the baseball.

Game 5 of the World Series is about to start and they just had the anthem sung by a fella (a country singer i guess) but the crowd were silent.

Here the anthem is sung by all, the designated singer and the crowd. There it was the soloist only. Is there a reason for that?

[Bruce Parry]

It's a hard song to sing so they don't bother (sounds messy).

[Dr Lecter]

I must admit to warming to American sports more these days. Especially the baseball.

Game 5 of the World Series is about to start and they just had the anthem sung by a fella (a country singer i guess) but the crowd were silent.

Here the anthem is sung by all, the designated singer and the crowd. There it was the soloist only. Is there a reason for that?

Too busy eating?

[elytillidie]

Too busy eating?

Too much to learn?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_3880355.html
...32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I have attended a number of Native American pow-wows in the States, including the biggest one off all, the one at Window Rock, Arizona. Considering the cruel treatment to them by the American government in their history they still all rallied to the Star Spangled Banner at the end of the proceedings.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Land of the free........and the home of the slave

[joecity]

Yesterday at Twickenham in the American Football.

A Man singing a song about The Royal Navy not being able to capture Fort Mchenrey in 1812.

Immediately followed by a Crowd singing a song about the descendant of the guy who sent them there to do it.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I have attended a number of Native American pow-wows in the States, including the biggest one off all, the one at Window Rock, Arizona. Considering the cruel treatment to them by the American government in their history they still all rallied to the Star Spangled Banner at the end of the proceedings.

off = of

[dembethewarrior]

Too much to learn?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_3880355.html
...32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.

How do you graduate and not be able to read?

[Dr Lecter]

How do you graduate and not be able to read?

Adz will let you know in about three years.

[dembethewarrior]

Adz will let you know in about three years.

Bit fik is e?

[Dr Lecter]

Bit fik is e?

His spelling is bloody atrocious.

[ccfc_is_my_life]

How do you graduate and not be able to read?

In America, that's down to being good at sport and thus getting college scholarships which also include people doing your work for you to keep grades up so you're eligible to play sport. Any crimes will of course be covered up too.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

It's a hard song to sing so they don't bother (sounds messy).

Is the correct answer!

[Dr Lecter]

Is the correct answer!

How hard is it to learn how to sing your national anthem?

We know ours and 95% of us don’t even speak the language.

Thick and lazy if you ask me.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

How hard is it to learn how to sing your national anthem?

We know ours and 95% of us don’t even speak the language.

Thick and lazy if you ask me.

I think that the difficulty referred to may relate to the ability in singing the anthem in tune rather than reproducing the lyrics.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2...d-to-sing.html

[BlueWales]

New version of the USA anthemn.

Donald Trump is a chump
Donald Trump is a chump
Donnnald Trump is a chump
Donald Trump is a chuump

Continue in this vein , it fits the whole song perfectly.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

I think that the difficulty referred to may relate to the ability in singing the anthem in tune rather than reproducing the lyrics.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2...d-to-sing.html

Yup!

[BlueWales]

Why sing the anthem for a non international game anyway ?

The arrogance of Yanks calling a domestic competition " The World Series " is stupid enough to start with.

[City123]

Adz will let you know in about three years.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Why sing the anthem for a non international game anyway ?

The arrogance of Yanks calling a domestic competition " The World Series " is stupid enough to start with.

A bit like cricket then.

[lardy]

Why sing the anthem for a non international game anyway ?

The arrogance of Yanks calling a domestic competition " The World Series " is stupid enough to start with.

Wasn't that named after a newspaper?

[Leftofcenter]

Wasn't that named after a newspaper?

Yes.

[Since62]

Wasn't that named after a newspaper?

It was indeed rather than any claim to be a World Championship.

[BlueWales]

A bit like cricket then.

Clarify ?