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Should the US change its national anthem to "America the Beautiful?"?

America the Beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKlF7utcstw

Or "This Land is Your Land?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2aE

Or "God Bless America?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LSarhZpnMs

Or just keep the "Star Spangled Banner?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImuLiDsv3Pk

Personally I prefer American the Beautiful. I think it is the best song of the three, as well as the most inclusive and least divisive.

Update:

Liberal activists, environmentalists, and atheists tend to prefer "This Land is Your Land" because it doesn't have God in it, and it is the most environmental.

Conservatives like "God Bless America" the best because it is the most in-your-face in terms of forcing God down your throat. But they also like the current anthem because it is the most warlike.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I'm with you. I prefer "America the Beautiful".

  • 1 decade ago

    I've always preferred that song as an anthem. It speaks of the beauty and brotherhood that this country should remember, rather than a poem celebrating war set to the tune of a drinking song.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    No, we already have a national anthem. The misguided sheep in this country need constant reminding of the cost of freedom. Peace Lovey Dove

  • bortle
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Need one without religious overtones that focuses on one religious group like America the Beautiful. I personally don't like singing America the Beautiful due to its religious tone.

    The Star Spangled Banner also has religious phrasing in its unheard of verses. Why not have a contest to come up with a totally new song?

  • 1 decade ago

    No. Leave the National Anthem alone.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    just keep the "Star Spangled Banner?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Maybe change it to "We not gonna take it any more"..by Twisted Sister.

    Source(s): Twisted Sister.
  • 1 decade ago

    I choose, "Who Let Out the Dogs?"

    Or, "War!"

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