I’m Feeling Patriotic… (Well, more than usual, anyway.)
July 19, 2010 by kmabarrett
Today I’ve added a bunch of lyrics and two poems. One of the poems, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was actually a poem before it was converted to a song. The other poem (“Fire And Ice“) is another one I learned while a child. I memorized it because it was meaningful – but mostly because it was short. |
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Next, I’ve added two more patriotic lyrics: “America, The Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner“. My favorite line from America is “crown thy good, in brotherhood, thy liberty, in law”. |
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The next two are martial (as well as nationalistic), but they represent a very strong side of my personality: “The Ballad of the Green Berets” and “The Marine’s Hymn“. I always thought I’d grow up to be a Marine, but then I found out they were actually part of the Navy and were mostly based on ships. Since I didn’t know how to swim and was terrified of the water for most of my life – that was out! My poor vision kept me out of consideration for a lot of occupations in my life. I definitely would have considered being Airborne, Ranger and Special Forces. I guess God had other plans… |
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The final two additions today are both about thinking back. The first is by Billy Joel, who – for a brief period – was one of my favorite pop stars: “Keeping the Faith“. The second, is another by Jim Croce: “Operator“. Sometimes you want sooo bad to make that call — then, never mind! |
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I’m Feeling Patriotic… (Well, more than usual, anyway.)
July 19, 2010 by kmabarrett
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