August 17, 2020: Presidential Platform Plank #1 -
I watched the first night of the online Democratic National Convention, and I had one big takeaway.
Until we come up with something we can all sing (and something that doesn't have questionable lyrics in later verses), I think we should give the Star Spangled Banner to kids. We should just give it to them. They can hit those notes, and the notes above those notes.
I haven't tried to create a personal presidential platform before, but it's time I started.
I remember there was an ep of "All in the Family" where Mike an Archie are watching a baseball game together (or something) and as the S-SB plays, Mike says it's an awful song for the usual reasons and Archie disagrees and then Mike says: "'O, say does that star-spangled banner yeh-et wave' - what kinda word is 'yeh-et'?" And Archie says, "I it's in the national anthem, it's a GOOD word! Now give me THAH-AT!!" and he grabs the remote from Mike.
ReplyDeleteAnd I always thought it was weird that they had Mike come out against the rather common signing technique of melisma. I mean, what kinda word is "Pleee-ee-ee-ease"? Yet, without is, is the song that launched the Beatles* even possible? Maybe. But it would have sounded horrible.
*"Love Me Do", of course. (And just about ever song after that.)
"presidenntial" - the extra "n" is for "Never-Dotard".
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I will spell "presidenntial" with the extra "n" from now on because who am I to correct you?
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DeleteSome people sign so beautifully, it's like dance. I think I've seen people sign with melisma. It's mesmerizing.
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