Last week and again this week I posted the trivia question : In what episode would we hear the first few notes of a British Patriotic song ? ANSWER : It was in "The Beauty Contest" episode. As Floyd and the other "Pilgrims" out on stage rehearsing the landing in America, Miss Irma Bishop begins to play, on the piano, "Rule Britaina", a British patriotic song associated with The Royal Navy and army as well. It was originally a poem by James Thomson and music was added to it in 1740 by Thomas Arne. The first verse goes as follows
Where Britain first, at heaven's command arose from out the azure main This was the charter of the land and guardian angels sang this strain Rule Britaina, Rule the waves Britons never will be slaves. Andy enters the hall and hears Floyd's recital making them the only two regulars in the scene NOW YOU KNOW Thanks Mike ..Nice try...But I'm not sure Floyd's rendition of "Hail To Thee, Miss Mayberry" was ever heard before he sang it.... Vic Friskey _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
