At 06:58 PM 10/6/01 +1000 Brett Coster wrote:
>The only time the National Anthem is played at Australian Rules games is in
>the Finals series. It's never played (that I can recall) for an ordinary
>season game. And in the Finals, not too many people sing along, although
>most of us stand. And you never hear the last bar, either, cos that's when
>the ROOAARRRR!!! starts.
Actually, the same thing occurs in the United States. It has become
common practice at sporting events to begin cheering when the song hits
"o'er the land of the free", making it very difficult to hear "and the home
of the brave."
JDG
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