Miss Cellania
The Late Movies: Stars and Stripes Forever
by Miss Cellania - July 2, 2010 - 10:00 PM
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John Philip Sousa wrote the tune we know as Stars and Stripes Forever on Christmas Day in 1896, according to his autobiography. Most Americans associate it with Independence Day more than any other holiday. As we head into a Fourth of July holiday weekend, lets get into the proper patriotic mood with a variety of renditions of that old classic, Stars and Stripes Forever.

Trombones


A quartet of young women on trombones, called Bones Apart. Awesome!

Barbershop Quartet Style


By the group Delusions of Grandeur. I don’t know if this rendition won them any prizes, but I hear they took home the funniest pants award. You didn’t even know Stars and Stripes Forever had lyrics, did you?

Your Web-footed Friends


These are the lyrics you learned as a child, right? Same tune, different song. Sort of.

Chet Atkins


Recorded in 1978.

The Piccolo Solo


Maribeth did a wonderful job, didn’t she?

Pipe Organ


Cameron Carpenter performs at Trinity Church Wall Street. As a bonus, hear music from the US Army Chorus and the US Army Strings at the church website.

Electric Guitar


By Lee Kyung Won.

Three Young Canadians


Montissimo, Matt, and Sean on one piano.

Ukulele


A particularly American instrument. Performed by Dominator.

Tuba Solo


From Tuba Dan.

Tubas and Hand Fart


They call themselves the Tubaknuckle Choir.

Skat Style


You don’t need any instruments -in fact, you don’t need to know the words- to perform Stars and Stripes Forever.

Sam the Eagle


Sam the American Eagle tries to impart some culture.

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Comments (3)
  1. Hmmm, when you play them all at once they don’t form a glorious harmony of patriotism like I expected…It is a pretty spectacular racket though.

  2. Clarinet choir performs “Stars and Stripes”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXjmp___Dc4

  3. The web-footed friend one is missing part of the lyrics… My mom has the Mitch Miller album from when she was young, and we sing along every time we hear the “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

    Be kind to your web-footed friends
    For a duck may be somebody’s mother.
    Be kind to your friends in the swamp,
    Where the weather is very very hot.
    You may think that this is the end –
    Well it is.

    Hmm… upon further research, it appears there are several versions of this song. Oh well, take it for what it is. :)

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