Us National Anthem
Us National Anthem
The show ended, and the National Anthem was played. The audience sat rooted to their seats. Did they really need an eleven-year-old to tell them to rise when the National Anthem is played?
Don Morris lays down a great foundation with his bass work to complete the layering. During the chorus, Silverbird does some outstanding background vocals. During his singing, the choir does the knockout background vocals. He demonstrates his skill by hitting a note and holding it while stepping it up five times with absolutely no loss of quality, tone, or volume. This song will enchant your soul and if you will listen to the words carefully, it just might change your life. It has an important message that should be heeded by all and is a bilingual number that all can understand.
A wizened old man is sitting on the footpath (at a shoeshine stand?) along with a number of young boys. The old man tunes the radio with knobby fingers. The national anthem starts playing. The young kids sit where they are. But this old man struggles hard to get up, and then stands up - on his only leg. It starts raining then - and the picture is of the very old one-legged man standing, chin up, in the rain, as the anthem plays in the background. The other kids look at him, and stand up too. It is followed by the message “Respect your national anthem” or something like that.
Does this man not cross his heart when the National Anthem is playing, or when the flag is raised or lowered? OR, was this an accident on his part?
India’s national anthem was stopped again. But as the individual handling the music system became nervous, she pressed the wrong button again. This time there was more than one voice from FIA officials to stop ”Jana Gana Mana”. One of the FIA officials rushed to the back of the hall where all the music systems were placed on makeshift tables.
It all started at the beginning of the function when a senior FIA official requested all the invitees to stand up for the national anthem. As per convention, the ”Jana Gana Mana” started playing on the acoustic system. The FIA official who was anchoring the show immediately shouted.
However, soon after as both the national songs were over, Deo raised strong objection about this major insulting lapse on India’s national anthem with organizers. Deo was seen telling the FIA president, Yash Paul Soi, that such an insulting attitude towards India’s national anthem could not be tolerated.
Previous to Flag Day, June 14, 1923 there were no federal or state regulations governing display of the United States Flag. It was on this date that the National Flag Code was adopted by the National Flag Conference which was attended by representatives of the Army and Navy which had evolved their own procedures, and some 66 other national groups. This purpose of providing guidance based on the Army and Navy procedures relating to display and associated questions about the U. S. Flag was adopted by all organizations in attendance.
