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What Do Think About This New Version of " * * * The Star Spangled Banner * * * " ?

*** The New Fourth Verse *** * Of The Star Spangled Banner * Oh thus be it ever when all men shall stand Between our loved homes and war's desolation Blessed with beauty and peace may our heavenly lands See the light up above and become more than nations But if struggle we must for the cause that is just May we choose as standards those that all men can trust Then the Star Spangled Banner in honor shall wave Among the lands of the free and the home of the brave Francis Scott Key and Howard Scott Pearlman Copyright 1989 Pearlman Vocals by Doug Lewis * * * Here this song just click below .... http://soundclick.com/share?songid=1714563 Download an MP3 http://www.soundclick.com/util/downloadSong.cfm?ID=17145

Public Comments

1. I don't have the heart to do it, I'm sure there are plenty who will do it for me - and don't put Francis Scott Key's name on that rag - his ghost might come back and bite you in the butt. actually - it IS NOT the fourth verse. Some of it stands, the rest is rewritten. Here is the actual verse: Fourth Verse Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust" And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! and thumbs down me all you like- our national anthem doesn't need rewritten.
2. Hendrix did it best w/out the propaganda lyrics.
3. This isn't a 'new' verse. This has always been part of it. Generally only the first three verses are played - the fourth is generally played by the military (which is why it is known as the 'military verse').