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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jul 4

    Why do we play the 1812 Overture (about Russia’s defeat of Napoleon, not our War of 1812) to celebrate Independence Day?https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts/2018/07/04/why-its-ironic-that-we-play-the-1812-overture-to-celebrate-independence-day …

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      1. Cuentacuentos Mezcal‏ @CCMezcal Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        It sounds awesome and ends in cannon blasts.

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      1. Raul Abreu Lastra‏ @abreulastra Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        But when you are at Boston Common, listening to the @TheBostonPops it just works. Tell Tchaikovsky the news.

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      1. rcrsv‏ @rcrsv Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        What's more American than a memorable jingle punctuated with explosions?

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      2. durpx5‏ @durpx5 Jul 4
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        Because it has cannons and by god we love cannons

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      1. Arthur Sakamoto‏ @sakamoto_arthur Jul 4
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        Because it is a great piece of music fitting for the occasion

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      1. Michael Melillo‏ @michaelmelillo Jul 4
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        Because we’re Americans. Nothing else important could have happened in 1812 but our war, the song must have been composed for us.

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      1. Pep Linden‏ @Pep_Linden Jul 4
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        Because your country hasn't been civilised long enough to have anybody that might be considered to be a "classical" composer?

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      2. The Stinking European Public Works‏ @jarvis______ Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        I kid you not, parts of our local display last year were UNsynchronized to Toby Keith and Kid Rock. ('Murica Fail?) But I'd put a different Russian composer than Tchaikovsky's 1812 up.. read the story of Dvorak's New World Symphony #9

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      3. The Stinking European Public Works‏ @jarvis______ Jul 4
        Replying to @jarvis______ @sapinker

        In short: immigrant (Dvorak) comes to America, writes symphony inspired by the country's history including black slaves and native Americans.. and later Neil Armstrong takes that recording on first 🌒 landing in '69 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvořák) …

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      1. frederick hiller‏ @frederickhiller Jul 6
        Replying to @sapinker

        Putin IS Napoleon, just as Trump is Mussolini. Fascist demons never disappear, they're just defeated over and over. We the People will defeat the illegitimate Putin/Trump/Alt-Right/Koch/GOP fascist pigs who illegally occupy our White House...iIF we all UNITE and DEMAND JUSTICE !

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      1. BSeanD‏ @BSeanD68 Jul 5
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        Because most Americans think it's created by them

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      1. million‏ @millllllllllll5 Jul 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        Nothing ironic about great music having more reach than its original political purpose.

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      1. Lisa A. Kemp‏ @LisaAtlpeach33 Jul 4
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        Just because. That's why lol.

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      1. Squints‏ @squints4444 Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        Because we liberated France and they treat Americans like shit..so we play this piece as a subliminal kick in the balls

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      1. No Asphyxiation‏ @marcnotk Jul 4
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        Ooh the Russians always with the Russians! ;)

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      1. Flag of Freedom‏ @FlagofFreedom4 Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        Flag of Freedom Retweeted Playoff Clayton Kershaw

        👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻https://twitter.com/bautistabomb/status/1014679010087981057?s=21 …

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        The 1812 Overture with cannons never gets old
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      1. tony ridler‏ @tony_ridler Jul 4
        Replying to @sapinker

        "🎵Isn't #It rich,🎵isn't it queer,..don't bother,🎵", with overture🤙

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