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Subbed anthem lyrics draw some red glares
By Christopher N. Osher
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 07/02/2008 11:26:47 AM MDT

As Denver dignitaries gathered Tuesday for Mayor John Hickenlooper's State of the City address, City Council president Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem.

But that's not what she did.

Instead, Marie performed the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which also is known as the "black national anthem."

She sang the words to the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The proceedings then continued, without the customary singing of the national anthem, leaving some in the audience bewildered.

Marie said she made the change without informing the mayor's office, which had expected her to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner."

"I pulled a switcheroonie on them," Marie said later.

She explained that she decided months ago to switch the lyrics because she will no longer sing the national anthem...

"There is no substitute for the national anthem," Brown said. "I was shocked. It just puts everyone in an awkward position."
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Sounds like a breach of contract to me; perhaps the city of Denver should do something about that....
 
Tousi said:
Sounds like a breach of contract to me; perhaps the city of Denver should do something about that....
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I hope that the city does do something. This is a disgrace. It should have been nipped in the bud.
 
She is full of :bsflag:!!!

This isn't the black states of america, this is the United States of America! When are people going to get over the racial issue, it's getting soooo old! LOL
 
I disagree.

I think what Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold did when she sang the National anthem at a baseball game was far worse than this....

Although she should have informed the mayor's office of her intent to give them the option to find someone else.
 
Byrdie714 said:
I disagree.

I think what Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold did when she sang the National anthem at a baseball game was far worse than this....

Although she should have informed the mayor's office of her intent to give them the option to find someone else.
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Vulgar "performances" of the National Anthem are terrible, too.

This latest one is just another example of how little respect people show for the anthem.
 
Reba said:
Vulgar "performances" of the National Anthem are terrible, too.

This latest one is just another example of how little respect people show for the anthem.
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Well remember that America means different things to different people. I may not agree with it but c'est la vie! :)
 
Byrdie714 said:
Well remember that America means different things to different people. I may not agree with it but c'est la vie! :)
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Point is she was contracted to sing one thing but sang another..
 
Precisely! This is a breach of contract and not a cute "switcharoo" as the "artist" said. If she was an actual "artist," she would have been respectful and sung the song in the way it was meant to be sung, without having it sound like an audition to American Idol. I think she needs to return to college and learn some remedial courses regarding the Constitution, with emphasis on the study of "The Star Spangled Banner" and to write an exegesis on why it is sung in the octave it is intended to.

An "artist?" Yeah, a "con artist." If she doesn't like the song, perhaps she could go to another country and sing their song the way she wants to and leave our National Anthem alone.
 
Remember that the mayor forgive her as the mayor said this:

"She was very apologetic," the mayor said. " She meant no disrespect, and she was singing an artisitic expression she thought love and hope for her country."
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If the mayor can forgive her, so can we. Unless others rather make a big issue out of a mole hill. :roll:
 
This reminds me of the debate of choosing violent "The Star Spangled Banner" as the national anthem over peaceful "God Bless America".
 
Byrdie714 said:
Remember that the mayor forgive her as the mayor said this:



If the mayor can forgive her, so can we. Unless others rather make a big issue out of a mole hill. :roll:
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In that case, Byrdie, please, tonight, and at dawn, have a national anthem for the DEAF ready to go! :lol:
 
Byrdie714 said:
Well remember that America means different things to different people. I may not agree with it but c'est la vie! :)
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America might "mean" different things to different people but we have only one National Anthem, and that is the Star-Spangled Banner.
If she was uncomfortable about singing it then she should have turned down the job.
 
Byrdie714 said:
...If the mayor can forgive her, so can we. Unless others rather make a big issue out of a mole hill. :roll:
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I also heard later reports where she said she was NOT sorry that she did it.
 
Reba said:
America might "mean" different things to different people but we have only one National Anthem, and that is the Star-Spangled Banner.
If she was uncomfortable about singing it then she should have turned down the job.
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I agree.
 
Wokamuka said:
This reminds me of the debate of choosing violent "The Star Spangled Banner" as the national anthem over peaceful "God Bless America".
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In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declared by executive order The Star Spangled Banner to be the national anthem. In 1931, it was declared as such by law (36 USC 301) by Congress.

The popular revised version of God Bless American was written in 1938.
 
I prefer, "America the Beautiful."

Ironic that we are having this discussion the day before Independence Day. :lol:
 
Reba said:
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declared by executive order The Star Spangled Banner to be the national anthem. In 1931, it was declared as such by law (36 USC 301) by Congress.

The popular revised version of God Bless American was written in 1938.
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Ageist?

Just the same, I am, equally, upset that she'd felt proud of offending. Intent follows the bullet.
 
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