In Which gnomi is a Musical Troublemaker

[gnomi]

So mabfan and I met for lunch downtown (as is our usual pattern for Tuesday), and as we're walking back to the T along Tremont St., we pass a tour group being led by a woman in Colonial garb. Just as we pass, she starts leading them in song:

"My country, 'tis of thee/Sweet land of liberty/Of thee I sing."

As we pass, I sing -- not softly, but not loudly, either, and mabfan joins in -- "Send her victorious/Happy and glorious/Long to reign o'er us/God save the Queen."

We then sang the next stanza ("Oh, Lord our God arise/Scatter her enemies/And make them fall./Confound their politics/Frustrate their knavish tricks/On thee our hopes we fix/God save us all") as we headed across Park St. to the T.

Comments

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Sneaky, sneaky Tories!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

:-)

[madknits.livejournal.com]

"Send her victorious/Happy and glorious/Long to reign o'er us/God save the Queen."

Hip, hip, HOORAY!
Hip, hip, HOORAY
Hip, hip, HOORAY

And did those feet,
In ancient times,
Walk upon England's mountains green?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I knew you'd have an icon of the Queen. :-)

I seem to remember recently-ish getting into a discussion in your comments about "God Save the Queen."

[madknits.livejournal.com]

I just adore HM.

[magid.livejournal.com]

That song makes me think of E. L. Konigsburg's The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I don't believe I've ever read that. I do believe I should.

[eireangus.livejournal.com]

Where did you eat?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

The Milk St. Cafe, on Milk St. near Downtown Crossing.

[eireangus.livejournal.com]

Yes, I thought so!

I've been there once, as there are not a lot of choices in Boston!

You've got it wrong

[thespisgeoff.livejournal.com]

The title of your post should have been: "In which gnomi is AWESOME."

Re: You've got it wrong

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Awwww...

::blushes::

[batyatoon]

*sings*

My country's anthem be
No more than parody
God save us all!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heee!

[batyatoon]

That one's Bob Kanefsky's.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Icon love!

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I have to say, my brain went first to Eddie Izzard

"Not God save the Queen! God attack the Queen! Send dogs to bite her ..."

Now I hate my brain.

[(Anonymous)]

"To Anacreon in Heaven, as he sat in full glee
A few sons of Harmony sent a petition...."

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Doesn't sound like troublemaking to me, maybe audience participation...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Well, it's troublemaking because I was supporting our former colonial status while the tourguide was talking about our independence.

[madfilkentist]

The curse to "confound [our] politics" definitely worked.