Unbelievable!
When Mr. Kells came home, I told him of the silly argument I am having with B. Basically, the argument is that I would prefer America the Beautiful as the National Anthem as opposed to The Star Spangled Banner. So who does Mr. Kells side with? B.!!!!!! What a load of bull crap!! Went down something like this:
Kells: Look, my point is that the song (National Anthem) is lyrically and vocally difficult.
Mr. Kells: Well then, Kelly, why don’t we have Mary Had a Little Lamb as our National anthem?
Kells: Don’t be a wiseacre! Listen to both renditions. (At which point I broke out into song and performed both numbers…..not Mary Had a Flippin Lil Lamb!)
Mr. Kells: But Kelly, that is your preference.
Kells: (Lost my temper) SING IT!!! (I was referring to the Star Spangled Banner, and just between you, me and the lamppost; his rendition was akin to the singers at the ballpark. It’s a difficult song!!! TRUST!!)
Pieface: But mom, it talks about raising the flag in the Revolutionary War, like they did in Iwo Jima and 9/11. (He was close, but it was the War of 1812…………..pesky British!)
UGGHHH! Teenagers!!
Look, the lyrics are antiquated, which I have absolutely no problem with; however, I think I shall challenge people to prove my point (because I’m right.)
The challenge shall be if you can get anyone to sing and explain the lyrics of the National Anthem. The challenge shall also include my preference .…… oh, and it’s not Mary Had a Little Lamb!! I am referring to America the Beautiful. Who knows? Perhaps I shall be singin a different tune if I’m wrong. (Yeah, right.)
Who can sing the National Anthem and who can sing America the Beautiful? (No cheating by having 13-year-olds pipe in with their opinion!! We have labor laws in this country, after all.)
It’s a losing situation Kells … those of us who can’t sing …can’t sing Either song.
Hat-Tip to Mr Kells for a sound judgement though !!
Please don’t give the wiseacre any credit. He is being a B.
I see that you are afraid to take the challenge because you know darn well that nobody can recall the lyrics! As far as singing; everyone can sing!
Wrong. I cannot sing. Not one single note.
Give me an hour, baby.
I don’t want to squeal like a lil (censored), Kells.
Well I can sing better than that….
But Only…One…single…note…LOL
What about a compromise? America the Beautiful gets sung at football games and what not (unofficial events), and The Star Spangled Banner gets played (music only, no singing) at official events, since it is so hard to sing correctly.
I like that! That’s actually a really great idea! Except for the singing part…..it can be sung correctly……it’s just not as easy as America the Beautiful.
I agree with Don, I’m practically tone deaf and that’s after years of grueling piano lessons as a child. Singing is not an option.
Y’all are killin me!! Everybody can sing fer cryin out loud!!
“Look, the lyrics are antiquated”
Hey… if we got rid of everything antiquated, you couldn’t even get a pass to fart a note.
But what is really antiquated is this “argument” about the anthem. You can’t be 80 + years in the making… can you? 
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Why can’t I reply on your site?
Oh, and if you noticed, I said I had no problem with things that are antiquated. There’s a reason aged cheeses and wines are highly prized if ya know what I mean and I think that ya do.
Whitney Freaking Houston!
And you’re just jealous you can match her performance.
BTW: I keep telling you, that Mr. K is a bright man
I loved her performance. I have nothing to be jealous of as I am very secure in my own talent. Can I match her? I reckon that would depend on the preference one prefers to hear. You may see me perform in March if you like. Unfortunately, this is not a musical……so…
Please don’t bump up silly Mr. Kells! He is as silly as you! So goodnight!
Mr. K is just speaking truth to blond roots
Say, Kells, I thought you said you could beat me at chess? You might want to re-think that statement. Given the way I played you on something as simple as this, I’d be pushing you around the chess board from the opening move until it ended 4-6 moves later.
Just sayin’ >;)
Your delusions of grandeur never cease to amaze me.
LOL, well, you did play right into my hands here, didn’t you?
No. I. didn’t!!! Do you know when the Star Spangled Banner was recognised as the National Anthem? That would be under your boy, Wilson. God forbid he recognise a song that was written by a woman and put to music by a church choirmaster!
You may live in your fantasy world. The fact is that America the Beautiful is by far superior to a British drinking song!
Buya! You just keep on doing exactly what I want you to do. Man, this is easy!
I’ve been living rent free in your head since day one, Kells. The sooner you admit this to yourself the better it’ll be for you.
[Note: you do realize I've been entertaining myself at your expense this whole time, don't you? Because it really is this easy to push your buttons, you know?]
Oh, brother! You could not handle living in my head.
Now THAT I believe…
OH!
And so is the Constitution. Are you ready to replace that with something simpler now — like dictator Obama?
I told you you were being Progressive (I LOVE it when I whip your ass seven way to Sunday
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Let’s not start the spanking Theme now … :- 0 .
Don,
Spanking? That was a good old fashion arse kickin’
“The lyrics are antiquated, WHICH I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH” That was what I said. Thank you, drive-thru! And I’m not sorry for administering those red handprints all over your bottom!
Then why point out they are antiquated?
Progressive tell us they have no problem with the antiquated Constitution: they just want to modify it to suit their needs today — much like the reason you want to change our anthem. So, see, Progressive :p
I now see why you are so fond of the antiquated drinking song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqyQO3xhNx0
How it escaped me, I’ll never know.
Everyone can sing? Oh, nonononono. I sing, but only alone in the car where I can frighten spiders in the back seat.
Can everyone add columns of numbers in their head?
Can we use our fingers?