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Ian Forsyth's avatar

Well a link to the full lyrics would be nice. Like most people and I suspect many Americans, I didn't know the rst of the story. These are dark days when the first verse is sounding loudly. It is in the songs complete lyric that a hope for an America truly the land of the free might be obtained. When the rest of the world hears verse one and sees the military adventurism it's an incomplete narrative. And the hockey fans chanting USA USA to an NHL team with less than 30 % Americans. Here's the link https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/pdf/ssb_lyrics.pdf

Chris Vargo's avatar

Great follow up story. Well done! If we do not have controversy we would not have the USA! We were "Born to be Wild"!

Chris Vargo