[Rhodes22-list] Drugs, Fex, and Rock 'n Roll

[Glen & Dorene Barrera]

Words that just roll off the tongue...and easy to dance to!

Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Drugs, Fex, and Rock 'n Roll


Slim,

Leo's great, great, great grandfather only wrote the words to the Star
Spangled Banner.

The music was a popular British drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven,"
selected for competitions because it was so difficult to hit all the notes.
Lots of people wrote words to the music.

I don't know what the original time signature was.

Here are the original words.  If you take the time to read them you will
note the song is little different from the rest of the half time show -- 
drugs, sex and rock 'n roll.  (or drugs, fex, and rock 'n roll as they used
to put it.)

To Anacreon in Heaven, where he fat in full glee,
A few fons of Harmony fent a petition,
That He their Infpirer and Patron would be;
When this anfwer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian
"Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
"no longer be mute,
"I'll lend you my Name and infpire you to boot,
"And, befides, I'll infruct you like me to entwine
"The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

II
The news through OLYMPUS immediately flew;
When OLD THUNDER pretended to give himfelf Airs
"If thefe mortals are fuffer'd their Scheme to perfue,
"The Devil a Goddefs will ftay above the Stairs.
"Hark, already they cry,
"In tranfports of Joy,
"Away to the Sons of ANACREON we'll fly,
"And there, with good Fellows, we'll learn to entwine
"The Myrtle of VENUS with BUCCUS'S Vine.


III
"The YELLOW-HAIRED GOD and his nine fufty Maids
"From Helicon's Banks will incontinent flee,
"IDALIA will boaft but of tenantlefs Shades,
"And the bi-forked Hill a mere Desart will be
"My Thunder, no fear on't,
"Shall foon do it's Errand,
" and, dam'me! I'll fwinge the Ringleaders, I warrant,
"I'll trim the young Dogs, for thus daring to twine
"The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCUS'S Vine.


IV
APOLLO rose up; and faid, "Pr'ythee ne'er quarrel,
"Good King of the Gods, with my Vot'ries below:
"Your Thunder is ufelefs." - then, fhewing his Laurel,
Cry'd, "Sic evitabile fulmen, you know!
"then over each Head
"My Laurels I'll fpread;
"So my Sons from your Crackers no Mifchief fhall dread,
"Whilst fnug in their Club-Room, they jovially twine
"The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCUS'S Vine.


V
Next MOMUS got up, with his rifible Phiz,
And fwore with APOLLO he'd cheerfully join
"The full Tide of Harmony ftill shall be his,
"But the Song, and the Catch, & the Laugh fhall be mine
"Then, JOVE, be not jealous
Of thefe honeft Fellows.
Cry'd JOVE, "We relent, fince the Truth you now tell us;
"And fwear, by OLD STYX, that they long fhall entwine
"The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCUS'S Vine.


VI
Ye fons of ANACREON, then, join Hand in Hand;
Preferve Unanimity, Friendfhip, and Love!
'Tis your's to fupport what's fo happily plann'd;
You've the Sanction of Gods, and the FIAT of Jove.
While thus we agree
Our Toaft let it be.
May our club flourish happy, united and free!
And long may the Sons of ANACREON intwine
The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCUS'S Vine.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Alm
To: Rhodes
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] was STATUS now halftime show


Fred,

The National Anthem was sung by Beyonce Knowles.  Great set of pipes for
sure, but it bothers me when people change the SSB.  In her case, she
arranged it "in four" instead of "in three" as it was written.  I consider
that musical blasphemy.

BTW, you may have heard of the great guitarist from Minnesota, Leo Kottke.
The Star Spangled Banner was actually written by his great, great, great
grandfather, Francis Kottke.  8-)

Slim

On 2/3/04 8:31 PM, "FredkLange at aol.com" <FredkLange at aol.com> wrote:

> MJM,
>
> You didn't miss much.  Only the football players could compare to the girl
> who sang the star spangled banner.
>
> Fred
>
> In a message dated 2/3/04 9:23:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mjm at michaelmeltzer.com writes:
>
>> I feel so leftout, I think I the only one who not see her tit.
>>
>>
>> Now the question of the day, will CBS take them off the grammys, maybe I
>> missed it but timerlake/jackson say anything about it?
>>
>> MJM
>>
>>
>
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