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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI can't believe that they're playing the Monty Python theme (Liberty Bell March)
again..
they did that to Clinton in 1993 - it was the subject of an NPR editorial afterwards...
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I can't believe that they're playing the Monty Python theme (Liberty Bell March) (Original Post)
PCIntern
Jan 2013
OP
The ... Band has played "The Liberty Bell" march at the last three presidential inaugurations
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
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Cirque du So-What
(25,922 posts)1. Better than 'Yakkety Sax,' I suppose
Benny Hill's theme song.
Richardo
(38,391 posts)6. !!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,661 posts)2. It's fine as long as there's no big *SPLORT* at the end.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. The ... Band has played "The Liberty Bell" march at the last three presidential inaugurations
The United States Marine Corps Band has played "The Liberty Bell" march at the last three presidential inaugurations: the 1993 inauguration of President Bill Clinton,[4][5] the 2005 inauguration of President George W. Bush,[6] and the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liberty_Bell_%28march%29
AnnieBW
(10,422 posts)4. They're hoping that a giant foot comes down
and crushes Mitch McConnell and John Boehner.
Oh, wait. It already did.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)5. It's the other way along - Python coopted and spoofed that pompous march
by Sousa which has been played at British and Canadian military bands for more than a century. I like it, nonetheless.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)7. The Star Spangled Banner Melody
Is a bawdy drinking song.
The Liberty Bell March is a classic Sousa theme.