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David Ziffer's avatar

I enjoy Hendrix' rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, the most amazing (studio) version of which you can hear on his rarely-mentioned record "Rainbow Bridge", the entire of which is a testimony to his genius. However Hendrix' version is not what I'd call entirely positive. The point of his version is the spectacular ending, in which the anthem devolves into chaos, including the sounds of machine guns. The recording is a protest of the Vietman War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9rgKPf2a_o

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Don Runkle's avatar

John,

Great way to start this morning with songs about America as I look over a fine lake here in Michigan. America is worth fighting for and standing up for. Yep, the small woke crowd is loud, but they're on the wrong side of right...so, they won't prevail.

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