National Anthem - Star Spangled Banner
National Anthem - Star Spangled Banner
TAPE 2
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
(Herrera Elementary School)
012941- outside Congress, on the steps
013015- Capitol Dome
Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-OH)
013037- CS- Hi Claire Shipman with ABC news, we're talking about the National anthem today,
013041- Oh dear, I'm all for the national anthem
013042- CS- You are, you're pro national anthem. Well here's the really tough question for you. Can you sing it for us?
3049- I cannot sing it for you and you do not want to hear me sing (CS- everybody says that). This would be a disaster. (CS- No, no, no). If they heard me singing it they would want a different national anthem.
3101- CS- How about just reciting some of the words.
3104- Oh say can you see, on ABC, Ok??
3107- CS- Oh ok, so you really don't know it either. . .
Congressman walks away
COLOR SQUAD part of Commander and Chiefs Gaurd
3129- ms army guys
3134- CS- hey guys, we're with ABC News, We're wondering if you guys could sing the national anthem for us
3137- guys chuckling
3143- CS- I'll sing it with you
3144- I don't think that would be a problem
3152- men start singing- lasts till 3249
3249 CS- Bravo, clapping- that's our best version yet, thank you
3300- army guy #1- we're the color squad from Infantry Div. -----, Part of the Infantry squad, we're President Washington's official hand-picked guards
3333- House of Reps Gallery Line sign
3338- ls line outside HOR
Group of Arizona Middle Schoolers from Queen Creek AZ
3418- wait do you think you need to practice first
NO. . .
CS- Do you know all the words?? Alright. . .
3422- kids begin singing
3528- CS- Ok, now you did better than a lot of the Congressman we've asked to sing so congratulations. . .
Group of Professionals sitting on a bench - ALL HERE FOR A CONFERENCE
Paul Caviale 3613- CS- A leadership conference, ok, well we're just uh working on a piece about the national anthem. We're trying to get ppl to sing it for us. So could you sing the national anthem for us?
3621- Prof. #1- I couldn't
Mary Caviale 3624- Prof. #2- I'm too old to do that (CS- You're too old?? Are you ever to old to sing the national anthem?) I think it but I won't sing it. (CS- Really? )
3630- Prof. #1- I think I would be embarrassed to sing the national anthem on national TV.
Richard Barry 3634- Prof. #3- We were just talking about that. Everybody starts off an octave too high and they go -----. (CS- It's really hard to sustain, right? But let's just see some of the lines ppl have trouble with. Now who's broad stripes and bright stars, what comes after that)
3650- Prof 3- Gallantly flying. . .
3653- CS- Close. . .
3655- Prof 1&2- streaming. . . (CS- but that's two lines down. It's through the perilous fight. Then, personally the hardest for me is the next line, what comes after through the perilous fight)
3703- Paul Caviale- or the ramparts we watched. (CS- Or the ramparts we watched. Do you know what a rampart is??) you bet, it's a battle (?) It's a wall. (CS- See? You guys could sing it, I think he'll sing it for us) Do you know the original version? (CS- No I don't) It was a tavern drinking song. (CS- Who told us that today? Yeah someone else told us that today). I'd like to know the words I bet they were bawdy and ribong (???) (CS- hahha, well thank you very much, enjoy your conference).
Redeemer Christian School Ocala, Florida
3809- CS-You guys on a tour, (He is) You are? Well, we're just doing a piece about the national anthem and we're wondering if you guys could sing it for us. (He can) What do you mean he can, you can't? Come on, national anthem, can you guys sing it? (in Spanish?? Or in English? I'm just asking) We'll take English.
3834- We can say the Gettysburg address! (CS- Wow you can say the GA?) It would be an honor . . (CS- That's impressive, lets hear a few lines of that)
3846- Kids start- "Four score and seven years ago. . .
3936- CS watching and smiling
4029- kids finish
4030- CS- Wow, alright, that was great you guys. Now I'm so impressed with you I'm not worried about the national anthem but I think we should have the adults who are with you sing the national anthem for us, ok?? Do you want me to start you off?
4052- CS starts, ohhh say can you see. . . adults join in (4127 CS says ok, good)
Adults sing National Anthem
4154- CS- Don't you think, its seems to me the hardest part for everybody because we've talked to a lot of ppl today is through the perilous fight, yeah a lot of ppl think its night, night, or the ramparts we watched- that parts gets, ppl get really quiet. (4210- the Babe Ruth Part) yeah exactly the Babe Ruth part. You did a great job, thank you.
Red Shirts- security guards?? Tour guides?
4218- CS- Hey there. Hey guys would you sing the national anthem for us?
4222- Oh we have, I have another duty. . .
4225- CS- oh come on.. . no I can't sing. Can you just recite it for us? No No. Aren't you inspired? The capitol's right behind you? I work here. 4245-- No so we can't come on a tour, we'll sing it for you.
**01 41 13 THE PARENTS SING SOME SAY NIGHT SOME SAY FIGHT
Ed Armstrong holding fish costume
4209- CS- Since you're a duo, will you sing the national anthem for us? We're doing a piece on the national anthem. Come on, you've got company.
4317- I'm not sure I know the words. I know them in Spanish can I do it in Spanish? (CS- Yeah sure. Here if I help you out? Oh say can you see?)
4325- By the dawns early light, what so proudly we hail. I'm breaking down. (CS- at the) Dawns early light? (CS- Twilights last gleaming!) Who's broad stripes and bright stars (CS- excellent) Through the peril of night? (CS- Through the perilous fight) Well ok (CS- sounds the same) What so proudly we hail (No or the ramparts we) Or the ramparts we watched, what so proudly we hail (we're gonna get there- you like that line a lot. This is great, thank you very much )
4430- girl putting on fish
Erin Collinson aka "Finley the Fish"
4455- waves fin
4500- CS- could the fish sing the national anthem- fish begins- Claire mugs
4543- CS- wave, CS helps
FISHES MESSES UP
4555- CS- it's actually way.I am knit picking at this point, because this is impressive for a fish
4607- fish waves
Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
4626 CS- a few bars, can you sing the national anthem for us?
4632 McCain- dadadadada- Oh say can you. . .
4644- McCain-- is that enough? Pls, through the perilous fight
4652- CS- See you know the words, ok. Alright, that's all it is. You know most Americans don't know all the words.
4659- McCain, and that's why they (he starts mouthing words)
4701- CS- exactly exactly. Well could you sing it in Russian?
4706- McCain- uhhh, I'd like to, actually that's a good idea- that would get some attention. Then there's always Esperanto. That would be international. (CS- there you go, that's the solution- you've got work to do- go talk to them about it) I don't want to see this.
Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
4735- CS- Sing the national anthem for us
4738- I am like 61 percent of American I would choke and die of shame if I had to try it. I don't want to butcher our national anthem.
4746- CS- Tell me its not so, come on.
4747- I think when it's hard to sing whatever attempt you make I agree with the idea that we should try to do it in English but it's a free country you can sing the way you want to sing.
4749-CS- well now, you don't want to recite the words, you're saying you don't know the words so you probably don't want to chance it.
4804- Oh say can you see by the dawns early light. Yeah if I had to get up and recite the national anthem I would fail miserably but
4813- when I'm at a ball game I get into the rhythm of it
4815- CS- And you can kind of listen to your neighbors and see where they're headed
4818- Yeah because see memory banks get going you kind of get into the rhythm of it but most Americans don't know the national anthem if they had to stand before abc news or cbs or nbc and recite it.
4830 Cs- you're right they know, well thank you Senator. We appreciate it.
4835- Well don't use me as a model, for serious.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX)
4850- I'm CS with ABC News, how are you good to see you. . We're asking ppl if they'd sing the national anthem for us today.
4858- I can't sing and walks away
Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
4904- CS- I was wondering if you might be able to sing it for us.
4907- Hegel- chuckles- I'm actually on my way to lunch. (CS- Just a few words, oh you'll sing it on your way??) Thank you thank you good bye!
NEW YORK CHIROPRACTORS
CS: You can do it backwards?
4924- Turn their backs and start singing
4934- ms- singers clutching their hearts and signing
4950- gets a little quieter- picks back up
5035- guy gets up and does a composer gesture with his hands
5046- we are the chiropractors that represent all of NY state.
5046- CS- well, you got all the words I'm impressed
so, what are you doing. . .
5103- CS- we're trying to see who knows the words to the national anthem 5110- I had to read it bc I didn't know all the words so I have it here yes
5122- Chiropractors sang it in harmony, one voice, yes. . .
5137- want us to do it in Spanish now or what
Cab Driver
5155- Cs- Hey we're just talking to ppl today about whether they know the words to the national anthem. Can you sing the national anthem for us the star spangled banner? Ok thank you
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
5217- Hi I'm CS with ABC News, 5220- Hi Claire, how are you. .. How are you good to see you
5220- I'm ok
5221- CS- We're doing a piece on the national anthem ( Yes)
5224- First of all English or Spanish, I don't know if you have an opinion.
5228- BM- I believe the anthem of a nation should be sung in that nation's language. But you have to say the Latino community at least willing to show they want to be American. But when I've traveled around the world the national anthem of a nation is always sung in its own language.
5249- CS- well here's the big question, will you sing it for us?
5252- BM- well it's the home of Ft. McHenry, ohhh-5301- she trails off a little, almost says the wrong word 5310- anyways, it's a high note representing Ft. McHenry in the home of the national anthem.
5312- CS- Well can you, do you know the whole thing?
5313- BM- I know the whole thing, particularly when we go Ohhh say can you (CS- It's hard to do alone isn't it?) well it's the way we do it for the Orioles. (CS- Yeah yeah yeah and the last words are? Play ball, motions throwing a ball) that's the Baltimore addendum.
5334- CS- You know a lot of Americans don't know all the words
5337- BM- you know that's sad but I think they know what its meaning is and I think they know it is our anthem. And the know when they say, bombs bursting in the air (cs at 5345) they know that bombs bursted in the air in 1812 and they did in 2001 and they treasure their anthem and we love it in Baltimore and we're very proud that we're the home of it
5403- CS- Thank you so much Sen. We really appreciate your time.
5416- BM- The oooooooo