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[Gollywog]

I was in the store (Lotte) this weekend and amid the usual blaring garbage music came a Korean hyper technopop version of Stars and Stripes Forever, or at least half of the song was.

I don't know whether they thought they could plagiarize it without being noticed, or whether they had turned it into some sort of anti-American sneer song. There were words, and whatever they were, the music and presentation certainly was not respectful.

This is a piece of music about America's national flag, and one of the most important national pieces of music, next to our national anthem.

[IAMAROBOT]

How is it different from sampling or mixing it, or doing whatever DJs do to songs? Also, Stars and Stripes is old enough to be in public domain, so what they're doing certainly isn't illegal.

Also, are you going to let some anti-American slight get to you? For as long as anyone could remember, people from around the world have riffed on Americans, so you develop a thick skin when it comes to stuff like this. No big deal.

[samd]

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[yingwenlaoshi]

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[EzeWong]

Personally, I would not get offended if I heard it.

For several reasons:
1) an American DJ may have made it...

2) Their intention wasn't to insult. People don't regard their own craft as degrading. Their goal was to make music from sampling and in fact they thought the song was good enough to be used as remix. If anything they like the song and hold it in regard.

3) Stars and Stripes is significant, but not a symbol like the anthem is.

4) Even if it was a Korean, it was one individual who made the song. It's one individual. He/she doesn't represent all Koreans. If an American DJ did the same thing, obviously not all Americans would feel the same way as that DJ.

5) People aren't really all that PC or aware of things that might be insulting. I give them the benefit of the doubt. I don't exactly see Americans being flabergasted if we had a remix of the Korean national Anthem... Let alone even aware of what it sounds like.

There's many more reasons I wouldn't be offended. But the fact is you are offended. But don't let it bother you. How many Koreans even know what it is? Could you even blame them? How many of us can claim we know the English, French, German, Anthems? They aren't intending to be offensive. So give them a little room for ignorance.

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[yingwenlaoshi]

[Mix1]

Talk about overreacting. And they say liberals are the crazy ones...

[Scotticus]

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[Underwaterbob]

Meh, Pachabel's been constantly rolling in his grave since Korea got a hold of his canon. Not that it's a particularly inspiring piece of music to begin with.

[jkelly80]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Korea's national anthem has, in the past, been sung to the tune of God Save the Queen and Scotland the Brave. Once something is more than 100 years old it is public domain and no longer under copyright.

[samd]