John OverholtKids today don't even know the music that goes with these lyrics.
Raindrops and Roses@overholt Oh I know! Burn It to the Ground!
jz.tuskOkay, was there a "hence" inserted between "and" and "secure", to make a nice rhyme with "defense", or is my brain leaking?
(This is how people end up insisting it was the Bernstein Bears, isn't it?)
@jztusk That is not how I hear it in my head, but I do remember "and" being padded out with an extra syllable.
Anna Miriamsdochter@overholt neither does the supreme court
Hoarse e-Books@overholt Counterpoint: Schoolhouse Rock is sufficiently ingrained in the culture that SNL felt comfortable doing this sketch in 2014. (If you haven’t seen this & want the TLDR, skip to 1:30.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUDSeb2zHQ0
And yes, “My Hero Zero” pops into my head with alarming regularity. That’s normal, right?
How a Bill Does Not Become a Law - SNL
Prof. Rachel Thorn 🍉🇺🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️@overholt Knowing these words, thanks to that tune, got me extra credit on the first day of school in Fall 1975, when the school kicked off a special bicentennial curriculum.
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Marco van Burgsteden 🍋@overholt
Those old s-es look like f's. If i read it, I have an inner voice sounding like Elmer fudd or Daffy Duck.
Those old s-es look like f's. If i read it, I have an inner voice sounding like Elmer fudd or Daffy Duck.
Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸You are referring to this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NzZvdsbWI
I still sing it to myself. In memory of what we've lost.
Schoolhouse Rock! The Preamble
James Truitt (he/him)@overholt Right? Shocking how quickly Hamilton went from ubiquitous to passé
(I kid, I kid)