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America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:33:41 GMT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY America!

"America the Beautiful"

Lyrics : (as sung by Ray Charles)

"Oh beautiful, for heroes proved,

In liberating strife,

Who more than self, their country loved,

And mercy more than life,

I'm singing about United

This America,sweet America, may God thy gold refine,

Till all success be nobleness

And every gain devined.

And you know when I was a little boy,

I remember we always sing it like this :

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties,

Above the fruited plain,

America,America,

God done shed his grace on thee,

Oh yes He did,

He did He crowned thy good,oh don't you remember?

In a brotherhood,

From sea to shining sea.

You know, I wish I had somebody

to help me sing this

America, I love you America, you see,

My God he done shed his grace on thee,

And you oughta love him for it,

He, he, he, he, crowned thy good,

He told me he would, with brotherhood,

From sea to shining sea

Oh, yea Jesus, I want to thank you Lord.

RAY CHARLES!!!

RAY CHARLES!!!"

"Ray Charles - America,The Beautiful (LIVE) HD"

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Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

spiderw — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:06:25 GMT

There isn't anything Ray Charles sang that I didn't love!!!!! His rendition of Georgia is one of my favorites of his many great songs. His version of America the Beautiful, so appropriate for this 4th of July, a celebration of our democracy and freedom,may it always be.

Happy 4th of July to all!!

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:17:43 GMT

@spiderw AMEN to that!

I get goose bumps listening to his America the Beautiful. I tried to pick one of his best on YT ID'd above, altho all of his are great.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:20:56 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
There isn't anything Ray Charles sang that I didn't love!!!!! His rendition of Georgia is one of my favorites of his many great songs. His version of America the Beautiful, so appropriate for this 4th of July, a celebration of our ~~democracy~~ republic and freedom,may it always be.

Happy 4th of July to all!!

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Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

seehorse — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:45:46 GMT

My favorites:

Ray Charles' "America"

and

Whitney Houston's "Star Spangled Banner", opening the 1991 SuperBowl

Both can be viewed on youtube.

They will raise your spirits.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

Nonametoday — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:49:09 GMT

@JoyFilled Warrior

Very nice.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

Nonametoday — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:06:35 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
There isn't anything Ray Charles sang that I didn't love!!!!! His rendition of Georgia is one of my favorites of his many great songs. His version of America the Beautiful, so appropriate for this 4th of July, a celebration of our democracy and freedom,may it always be.

Happy 4th of July to all!!

@spiderw

Georgia on my Mind is, perhaps, my favorite. My home state and I was way, way away from home when I heard that song for the first time. We were serving Uncle Sam, our country. I cried incessantly the first time since we left our former duty station, being sent to what seemed a God-forsaken assignment. Anywhere we went, I tried to grow where I was planted and I would tell my mother how happy I was, so she would not worry. I never let anyone, especially DH, know I was unhappy. He was on maneuvers when I heard this song so I was doubly sad, away from Georgia and my husband who was in a dangerous situation. Very young and no children at that time to hug.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

Greeneyedlady21 — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:52:55 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
@spiderw wrote:
There isn't anything Ray Charles sang that I didn't love!!!!! His rendition of Georgia is one of my favorites of his many great songs. His version of America the Beautiful, so appropriate for this 4th of July, a celebration of our ~~democracy~~ republic and freedom,may it always be.

Happy 4th of July to all!!
fixed it

You just can't help yourself can you? And you're wrong btw but alas delusions are hard to defeat.

England has a King and that's everything the Founding Fathers fought against. Have fun practicing your bowing and curtsies.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

amyb — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:55:01 GMT

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:21:12 GMT

@Nonametoday Thank you!

Hope you have a happy 4th!

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:30:18 GMT

Hi @seehorse

Is this the Whitney Houston Star Spangled Banner version you're referring to? If not, I'll change to that version.

Whitney's is viewed as the Best Star Spangled Banner of all time! Just takes ya breath away!

Whitney was definitely "Done too soon" as Neil Diamond wonderfully sings.

Happy 4th & USA Birthday!

"Whitney Houston - The Star Spangled Banner (Super Bowl XXV, '91)"

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Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

spiderw — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:31:19 GMT

Nonametoday

That is quite a story and I salute you for your service and courage, it must have been so difficult for you. Ray Charles sings Georgia with such feeling and emotion, I can relate to why it is your favorite! Thanks for your story and bless you for your sacrifice for our country.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

JoyFilled Warrior — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:32:53 GMT

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

spiderw — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:39:11 GMT

ThinkingOutLoud

I do not understand why you chose to fix, as you said, my post. Please explain, thank you.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

Greeneyedlady21 — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:46:37 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
ThinkingOutLoud

I do not understand why you chose to fix, as you said, my post. Please explain, thank you.

It's her non stop agenda pushed everywhere and anywhere, don't take it personally. But remember she is smarter than all other posters here, she constantly reminds us of that ~~fact~~ belief.

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

spiderw — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:49:26 GMT

Greeneyedlady21

I have no idea why my post was changed but thanks for your comment, it may have cleared it up. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to disagree but changing what I said and saying it was fixed is rude and childish.

Happy Birthday to the world's greatest DEMOCRACY!

They CallMe MRWILKES — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 21:02:03 GMT

Happy Birthday to the world's greatest DEMOCRACY!

Yes, the Great American Democracy!

Re: America - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Ray Charles)

Greeneyedlady21 — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:53:45 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
Greeneyedlady21

I have no idea why my post was changed but thanks for your comment, it may have cleared it up. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to disagree but changing what I said and saying it was fixed is rude and childish.

Well rude and childish says it all. I'll add false sense of intellectual superiority and delusional definer of "the truth". It's not an "opinion", goes way beyond that.

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