I think this rendition of "America The Beautiful" is the right version at this time:

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[pat_k]

1. America the Pariah

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028582085#post3

[frazzled]

2. My favorite version ...

and one I think appropriate to the times, is "America the Beautiful" from Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra. I was fortunate to hear this performed live twice: once during the Bush administration (Haden only convened the orchestra rarely, during troubled times) and once after his death, when Carla Bley led the group in a tribute to Haden.

It's long (16 minutes), but well worth listening to the whole thing. It starts quietly and straightforwardly and then moves quickly into a sour, off-key rendition; this is followed by some mellow lyrical passages which then open into a rousing version of Lift Every Voice and Sing (the Black American National Anthem); after some wild free jazz it finally returns to another dissonant, then uplifting, version of America the Beautiful.

For those who are into it, enjoy (From the album Not In Our Name):