2006-10-25 15:55:11 · 11 answers · asked by wzant1 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It would take too long, and people would get bored. And it's the most beautiful song there is, so it's best to just sing the 1st stanza.
2006-10-25 15:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Dianne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is so long, and we are lucky most Americans know the first part to the anthem, most of the times, people get confused in the middle of it, you know that...
2006-10-25 15:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by lee f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably cause it too long, same happens with other national anthems
2006-10-25 19:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's just tradtition. If you notice most alma maters are quite long and either people don't know them at all or only the first part is performed. I guess we are just all lazy!
2006-10-25 16:04:24 · answer #4 · answered by kirbaliscious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a very difficult song to sing,
2006-10-27 14:23:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short attention span. No one knows the rest anyway.
2006-10-25 16:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fortunate if we can even remember the first stanza, but also sad.
2006-10-25 15:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because no one knows the rest!
that's how sick this country is, we don't even know our own national ******* anthem
2006-10-25 15:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
short attention span
2006-10-25 18:34:31 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cuts into commercial time.
2006-10-25 16:19:19 · answer #10 · answered by Proud Liberal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋