cynic Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 This happened the other night before a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks. The guy was introduced as a comedian and musician, and I'm not really sure which of those he's trying to channel here. My opinion is there was a time and place for a guitar anthem and it was 8/16/69. What say you, thumbs up or thumbs down?
cmatthes Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 Huge thumbs up for Dave! You either get him…or I’m sorry. He’s a gifted comedian, musician, writer and artist, and if you took that seriously, you don’t know what he’s all about. I’m a fan. I also love his Valley Lodge stuff - great band! As far as the Hendrix performance at Woodstock, that was about as pro-American as “Born in the USA”, “Fortunate Son”, “American Woman”, “Rockin’ in the Free World”, or even more humorous to me, because tens of millions of American school children had to sing it in elementary school from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, “This Land Is Your Land”. It’s always cracked me up to see any bastardization of the Hendrix version done at sporting events, because it was originally performed to be a huge middle finger to the American flag.
Brooks Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 This is why I no longer own any floyded guitars or a wha.
RobB Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 Canada’s anthem has such a beautiful melody, my favorite national song by far. It didn’t deserve Hill’s aural buggery.
cynic Posted January 6, 2024 Author Posted January 6, 2024 13 hours ago, cmatthes said: it was originally performed to be a huge middle finger to the American flag. That's why it worked. Doing it at events where it's meant to be ceremonial is silly.
beezerboy Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 16 hours ago, cmatthes said: , because it was originally performed to be a huge middle finger to the American flag. ... thats not what Jimi said.
Stike Posted January 6, 2024 Posted January 6, 2024 4 hours ago, RobB said: Canada’s anthem has such a beautiful melody, my favorite national song by far. It didn’t deserve Hill’s aural buggery. I like this version better.
cynic Posted January 7, 2024 Author Posted January 7, 2024 3 hours ago, beezerboy said: ... thats not what Jimi said. Remember what happened when a black man kneeled in 2016? Jimi was a black man in 1969. Machine gun Tearing my body all apart Hey machine gun Tearing my, tearing my body all apart Evil man make me kill ya Evil man make you kill me Evil man make us kill- Evil man, evil man make you kill me Even though we're only families apart
Dave Scepter Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 3 minutes ago, cynic said: Remember what happened when a black man kneeled in 2016? GO NINERS 🏈
Dave Scepter Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 6 minutes ago, RobB said: Oh, yeah. I remember. He delegated himself to the, “do not sign”, list. Because he’s not a great QB, not the kneeling BS. Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but Colin Kaepernick was a very good quarterback and was a huge contribution to the 49ers winning seasonS... 2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year, NFL records, most rushing yards by a quarterback in a game and a postseason 2x NFC Championships with a Superbowl appearance only to lose to the Ravens I'm thinking history is going to repeat itself with a different outcome... But I digress~ GO NINERS 🏈
RobB Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 3 hours ago, Dave Scepter said: Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but Colin Kaepernick was a very good quarterback and was a huge contribution to the 49ers winning seasonS... 2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year, NFL records, most rushing yards by a quarterback in a game and a postseason 2x NFC Championships with a Superbowl appearance only to lose to the Ravens I'm thinking history is going to repeat itself with a different outcome... But I digress~ GO NINERS 🏈 Huh? Dang! Somebody who knows less about sportball than I do must have hacked my account and posted something stupid and uninformed. Shocking. I'm shocked! Look at me: this is my shocked face...Nothing to see here, people. Carry on.
beezerboy Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 Dick Cavet show: “I don’t know, man,” Hendrix said on his decision to play the track before adding, “I’m an American, so I played it. They made me sing it in school, so it was a flashback.” Cavett then points out that Hendrix is likely to find himself on the receiving end of a barrage of hate mail because of his decision to cover the national anthem in an unorthodox manner, to which Hendrix proudly stated, “It’s not unorthodox, I thought it was beautiful.” at about 30 seconds in... hendrix discussing star spangled banner cavett show - Yahoo Video Search Results
beezerboy Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 7 hours ago, cynic said: Remember what happened when a black man kneeled in 2016? not germane to the subject at hand
cynic Posted January 7, 2024 Author Posted January 7, 2024 8 hours ago, beezerboy said: not germane to the subject at hand Unless one believes the backlash Kap experienced when protesting how blacks are treated in 2016 America had something to do with race. Imagine the backlash Hendrix might have experienced in 1960s America. For the record, he did have lots to say about the anthem on smaller stages, that he didn't share on the national stage speaking to Cavett.
kizanski Posted January 7, 2024 Posted January 7, 2024 That was enough to make me consider becoming a Communist.
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