[lbo-talk] Anthems, National and Post-national

[dredmond at efn.org]

On Sat, June 30, 2007 2:04 pm, Michael Smith wrote:


> The only national anthem I know of that's _lyrical_. All the others have
> that thumping, foursquare chest-beating quality

On the other hand, the anthem of that friendly neighborhood superpower,
the European Union, is the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th symphony - one
of the supreme incarnations of melody. Must be the civilizing effect of IG
Metall.

-- DRR