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hedda_foil

(16,373 posts) Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:37 AM Jan 2017

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At the church service now... why we're they singing God Save the King?

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At the church service now... why we're they singing God Save the King? (Original Post) hedda_foil Jan 2017 OP

"My Country Tis Of Thee" - same tune The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #1

That's what I thought at first, but I'm familiar with most verses of MCTOT and that wasn't it. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #5

Technically.... LisaM Jan 2017 #2

True. But our new monarch is male. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #3

Technically... Achilleaze Jan 2017 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

1. "My Country Tis Of Thee" - same tune

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:39 AM

Jan 2017

hedda_foil

(16,373 posts)

5. That's what I thought at first, but I'm familiar with most verses of MCTOT and that wasn't it.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:56 AM

Jan 2017

Is there a religious song for processionals that uses that tune?

LisaM

(27,806 posts)

2. Technically....

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:42 AM

Jan 2017

With a female monarch, it's "God Save the Queen".

hedda_foil

(16,373 posts)

3. True. But our new monarch is male.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:54 AM

Jan 2017

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

4. Technically...

Reply to LisaM (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 11:56 AM

Jan 2017

With a draft-dodging russian-republican con-man, sleaze-ball monarch,
it's "God Save the Arrogant A-hole"

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