After Rick shots the German and the Germans show up officer Renault gives them misdirection to round up the usual suspects. Until that one line we are led to believe he’s a black hat.
Remember when DJT and Macrone were inspecting the troops, the fire and drum corp in Red coats were playing Yankee Doodle. One line of folk song refers to macaroni. It was referring to the deception that went on by the townspeople to the British who had moved into their homes. The miss information.
What is the song Yankee Doodle Dandy "really about?"
Yankee Doodle is an old melody of murky origins with many versions of humorous verses. During the French and Indian War of 1754-1763, the British sang one version to mock colonial Americans; but the Americans took ownership and turned the song into a one of patriotic pride, especially during the Revolutionary War.
So how was the song disparaging? In 1750s England, Yankee was a general term of contempt. Doodle refers to a lowly provincial person, while a Dandy is a meticulously well-dressed man. In the 1700s, macaroni was an English dandy who affected foreign fashions and mannerisms.
So, roughly translated, the song says, "This country bumpkin came along on a pony — not a horse! — and thought that merely sticking a feather in his hat would turn him into a suave sophisticate like a European. What a rube!"
Despite the mocking tone, New England colonists turned the song into their rallying theme song during the Revolutionary War. They sang it proudly in the battles against the British ... and with extra exuberance when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781.
May start humming that song anytime I am around folks who are suffering from DTS!
Remember up is down, back is front, sky is green, dogs are cats...
...I think Marcron is the Rick character. Ilsa is married to the man who’s spent his life fighting for freedom. She uses glib words to try and further her husband’s endeavor. At the end Rick decides to do the “right thing.” Have I just warped the Casablanca analogy too much?