OMG that music!

[Joanne98]

Why does that sound familiar. Like the Academy Awards music or something?

[Fuzz]

1. Lmao, I was JUST going to post about it.

:D

And the damn videos with the voice overs by Beck. So over the top. The crowd loves this type of stuff though, it seems.

[whatchamacallit]

2. Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland.

[EstimatedProphet]

5. Seriously?

Fuck Glenn Beck. I'm glad I'm not watching him destroy Copeland.

[Bluebear]

6. Ah. Copland was gay. Maybe this is how Beck includes a gay man on the stage lol

[whatchamacallit]

10. Ha, no shit huh (nt)

[terrya]

12. Aaron Copland was the very antithesis of everything Glenn Beck stands for.

God, these people are so relentlessly stupid....

[Joanne98]

7. OMG you're right!

http://www.last.fm/music/Aaron+Copland/_/Fanfare+for+the+Common+Man

[rucky]

8. The gay Jewish socialist.

[nc4bo]

3. Reminds me of the beginning of a movie, you know the part that shows the name of the studio or

production company?

Joanne, I've never felt more like puking before in my life (exception is during the 1st trimesters of my pregnancies w/my 2 kids).

:puke:

[Joanne98]

4. I know me too.

[eShirl]

9. sometimes it's used for the Olympics opening ceremonies

[KharmaTrain]

11. Probably Played Without Paying A Royalty...

It's the rushpublican thing to do.

Ya mean Toilet-deprived Nugent and Charlie Daniels weren't available?

[Joanne98]

13. Uncle Ted chickened out.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. The FBI investigated Aaron Copland (the composer) as a Communist and he was blacklisted.

http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Aaron_Copland/id/407205

Having defended the Communist Party USA during the 1936 presidential election, Copland was investigated by the FBI during the red scare of the 1950s. He was blacklisted, and in 1953 his music was pulled from President Eisenhower's inaugural concert due to the political climate. That same year Copland testified before U.S. Congress that he was never a Communist. The accusation outraged many members of the musical community, who claimed Copland's patriotism was clearly displayed through his music. The investigation ceased to be active in 1955 and was closed in 1975. Copland's membership in the party was never proven.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Symbolism to the max, once the roots of the piece are explained to the idiots

Goossens had suggested titles such as Fanfare for Soldiers, or sailors or airmen, and he wrote that "it is my idea to make these fanfares stirring and significant contributions to the war effort...." Copland considered several titles including Fanfare for a Solemn Ceremony and Fanfare for Four Freedoms; to Goossens' surprise, however, Copland titled the piece Fanfare for the Common Man. Goossen wrote "Its title is as original as its music, and I think it is so telling that it deserves a special occasion for its performance. If it is agreeable to you, we will premiere it 12 March 1943 at income tax time". Copland's reply was "I am all for honoring the common man at income tax time".

http://www.surreybrass.co.uk/things/fanfare_for_the_common_man.htm