[NC28203]

>>>Ah, I was waiting for the Democratic response to the fireworks ever since the last cannonshot of the 1812 Overture in Washington DC.

Speaking of the 1812 Overture, does anyone else think it odd that on the day on which we celebrate our independence from England one of the most played songs is an orchestral work by a Russian commemorating the victory of Russia in the Napoleonic Wars in 1812?

[MeanWestTexan]

Any music that requires cannons as percussion is OK with me.

[Physicist]

Speaking of the 1812 Overture, does anyone else think it odd that on the day on which we celebrate our independence from England one of the most played songs is an orchestral work by a Russian commemorating the victory of Russia in the Napoleonic Wars in 1812?

Considering that Napoleon's France was America's only ally at the time, it is very ironic. But then, we are a magnanimous people.