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"O say, can you see…" - Short Stuff - teaching students words to patriotic songs the law, Nebraska - Brief Article
If you go to school in Nebraska, you'd better brush up on "The Star-Spangled Banner." Why? Because it's the law. This old-school law, stating schools ......(Continue Reading) The folk process: lyrics sent by our: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song - different viewpoints, too
As might have been expected, I've received numerous songs on various aspects of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Washington. Indeed, ......(Continue Reading)Stars and stripes and rainbows - History - lyrics of song America the Beautiful authored by lesbian scholar Katharine Lee Bates - Brief Article
Patriotic songs may be more popular now than they've been in years, but did you know that when you sing "America the Beautiful," you are reciting lyrics ......(Continue Reading)Sacred words, profane music? The Free Monks as a musical phenomenon in contemporary Greek Orthodoxy
The Free Monks (Eleftheroi) are a Greek Orthodox rock band of black-robed monks. Being the first of its kind in Greece, the group has produced popular ......(Continue Reading)More songs of those proud to be an American
In a recent column [see HUMAN EVENTS, November 19, page 14], I listed the top 10 patriotic songs of my lifetime (i.e., the rock era). It generated more ......(Continue Reading)
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