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It should also be noted that the tune of 'God Save the Queen' was stolen by some American upstart ( Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895 I believe), and in doing so subjected her revered and glorious majesty Queen Victoria (God bless her and all who sail in her) to the indignities of Listening to a cheapskate version called "My Country 'tis of thee" sung to HER tune. (The very thought of it makes me shudder)
It should also be noted that the tune of 'God Save the Queen' was stolen by some American upstart ( Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895 I believe), and in doing so subjected her revered and glorious majesty Queen Victoria (God bless her and all who sail in her) to the indignities of Listening to a cheapskate version called "My Country 'tis of thee" sung to HER tune. (The very thought of it makes me shudder)
--[[User:Felix|Felix]] 09:40, 20 April 2007 (EDT) [[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/mycountry.htm]]
--[[User:Felix|Felix]] 09:40, 20 April 2007 (EDT) [[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/mycountry.htm]]
:And I think the Germans used the same tune for their own national anthem, until the current one was adopted in the 1930s (by guess who?).