John Philip Sousa wrote the tune we know as Stars and Stripes Forever on Christmas Day in 1896, according to his autobiography. Most Americans associate it with Independence Day more than any other holiday. As we head into a Fourth of July holiday weekend, lets get into the proper patriotic mood with a variety of strange and wonderful renditions of that old classic, Stars and Stripes Forever that I posted at mental_floss.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Stars and Stripes: Forever!
John Philip Sousa wrote the tune we know as Stars and Stripes Forever on Christmas Day in 1896, according to his autobiography. Most Americans associate it with Independence Day more than any other holiday. As we head into a Fourth of July holiday weekend, lets get into the proper patriotic mood with a variety of strange and wonderful renditions of that old classic, Stars and Stripes Forever that I posted at mental_floss.
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