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blaze

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19. I learned this after seeing "1776" on Broadway (1969? 70?)

Reply to elleng (Reply #14)

Sat Sep 14, 2019, 04:05 PM

Sep 2019

After the show, I purchased a book about the making of the play and the book mentioned that Adams pretty much predicted our current day celebrations of July 4th, but they left it out of the play because they thought the audience would never believe it.

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Key was kind of a complex character with a much darker legacy Spider Jerusalem Sep 2019 #1

Bombs Bursting in Air McKim Sep 2019 #2

Oh please.. whathehell Sep 2019 #9

AND 'illuminations' lauded by John Adams! elleng Sep 2019 #14

Well, there you go.. whathehell Sep 2019 #17

Indeed it IS/was a directive! elleng Sep 2019 #20

I learned this after seeing "1776" on Broadway (1969? 70?) blaze Sep 2019 #19

FUNNY, never caught that! elleng Sep 2019 #21

I'm sorry, I don't care for the tune HopeAgain Sep 2019 #3

I love it whathehell Sep 2019 #6

The third verse. spike jones Sep 2019 #4

Have never liked this song. TNNurse Sep 2019 #5

I've always loved this song.. whathehell Sep 2019 #7

Thanks for the history!.. A great song and national anthem, whathehell Sep 2019 #8

Didn't he base the song on when we took the airports in the Revolutionary war Yavin4 Sep 2019 #10

Perfect, thank you. TNNurse Sep 2019 #11

Um, no.. whathehell Sep 2019 #12

That's not what Trump said during his July 4th speech. nt Yavin4 Sep 2019 #15

Yeah, but we're talking about the national anthem and the War of 1812 whathehell Sep 2019 #16

There are definitely better songs, music-wise, elleng Sep 2019 #13

Maybe, but it's a great anthem.. whathehell Sep 2019 #18

I wish America The Beautiful was the national anthem if only because... cbdo2007 Sep 2019 #22