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BigmanPigman

(55,677 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 06:41 PM 6 hrs ago

The French National Anthem is my favorite song for today......

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This song is sung in the film Casablanca and it is very inspiring. The English lyrics included in this performance are pretty violent but it is a call for unity for a nation against foreign invaders.

I always listen to this version on D-Day and VE Day.
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The French National Anthem is my favorite song for today...... (Original Post) BigmanPigman 6 hrs ago OP
Joke about national anthems DBoon 6 hrs ago #1
LOL.............. Lovie777 6 hrs ago #2
It is a favorite national anthem. Ilsa 5 hrs ago #3
Our "leader" will lead us off a cliff. BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #4

DBoon

(25,208 posts)
1. Joke about national anthems
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 06:53 PM
6 hrs ago

Germany - We are the best country
UK - May God bless our monarch
USA - We are a beautiful country
France - Let's water our fields with the blood of the aristocracy

Ilsa

(64,665 posts)
3. It is a favorite national anthem.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:53 PM
5 hrs ago

The music and lyrics are so unique and emotional. The Russian anthem is considered to be musically lovely as well.

I think it's important for nations to observe the alliances that made them powerful enough to defeat fascist dictators. Ceremonies should include anthems of the nations and other music appropriate to the time and honors for the dead. We need our leaders to bring us together for these remembrances. Too bad the US doesn't have a leader for this.

BigmanPigman

(55,677 posts)
4. Our "leader" will lead us off a cliff.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:27 PM
3 hrs ago

When he dies I hope the song that will immortalize him is "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead". It must be played at all the celebratory events after his glorious demise with a bunch of flying monkeys filling the skies.

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