Laurie Anderson PSA: "National Anthem"

One of Laurie Anderson's "Personal Service Announcements", this time discussing national anthems and surrealism. Ripped from the "Collected Videos" VHS cassette.

[@AgonizedCandle]

She has the best speaking voice ever.

[@kantoendrato]

I love that I searched this and it came up on the channel of a friend!

[@msr714]

Loved her stuff since forever.

[@seanburke3768]

Thanks for posting this! I ~had~ the VHS tape of this sometime, somewhen, but then I loaned it to someone, and forgot, and moved, years go by, etc.

[@PIERROTGUY]

never knew about this! Magnifique!! thanks

[@spy4863]

The way I heard it The Macaroni Club was elite club in London, only for the socialites and upper class. The members identified themselves with a fancy plume in their hats, given to them by The Club. "Yenghis" was the Native American way of saying "English", referring to the English on their soil, so The Brits came up with their own pronunciation of "Yenghis", which was Yankee. Doodle means a fool. The "Yankee Doodles", they said, would stick feathers in their hats, trying to look like Dandys.

[@ohmss069]

Hey, do you see anything over there? I dunno, there’s a lot of smoke. Say, isn’t that a flag? Couldn’t say, it’s pretty early in the morning. Hey, do you smell something burning? - USA Theme

[@possumholler1]

"Stuck a feather in his cap and called it "Macaroni' " is an insult to the pompous loyalist elitists of the day who wore powdered wigs called 'Macaroni'. Yankee Doodle, a Union separatist who wanted to split from England and dressed like the people of town not like the King, was shooting a bird to the upper class via his action The song makes sense when you place it in the context of the day and when you understand that 'Macaroni' refers to a wig and not a food product from Italy.

[@myklmusic]

I Love this Lady's musical style...

[@TheSikosioux]

Amo su voz!!

[@cbaymult9411]

Shes the best👏👏👏👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@GalacticJourney]

Holy Cow -- the second coming of Rod Serling!

[@alexitin]

wonderful

[@daeusto]

I love her...

[@mikeyAdequit]

Laurie Anderson is the best!!!
I think, the best...

[@himself801]

@possumholler1 "an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental (European) mannerisms, clothes, etc." - Random House Dictionary

[@jebentijaovo]

@MuzikJunkyAES i absolutely do too.

[@paulcadogan7033]

I love you.

[@MuzikJunky]

I absolutely love her to death! Peace.

[@actron]

No. Two completely different artists, both great in their own way.

[@willfomes406]

What was this P.S.A. trying to tell people to make sure that they do the necessary things needed to escape from a fire?

[@eyemyth]

White lily.

[@johnmorrison9758]

the anthem is a direct note for note steal of a British drinking song. The Anacreon society.