"Oh Say Can You See, A La Luz De La Aurora" - New Audio of "Spanish Spangled Banner"
"A plan to enlist Mexican pop diva Gloria Trevi, reggaeton star Tito El Bambino and other Latin musicians to record a Spanish-language pop version
of 'The Star Spangled Banner' is being touted by organizers as a way immigrants can show their devotion to their new country. But like most every aspect of the immigration debate, the symbolism is in the ear of the beholder. The idea of the nation's anthem in a foreign tongue is beginning to elicit a chorus of dissonant voices," the Chicago Tribune reports. "'I've had more hate mail in the last 24 hours than I've experienced in my whole life,' the recording company's Kidron said." A partial audio clip was made available today. (MP3 format)
Update 4/28: President Bush was asked today if the National Anthem should be in Spanish. He said, "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English," the AP reported.
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