"Hail to the Chief" is a horrible piece of music.

[terrya]

And why, exactly, is it played when the President walks into the room? It's so silly.

I just saw the umpteenth President's Sale ad on television where they played "Hail to the Chief" in the ad.

[alarimer]

1. Just make up words to it.

Like the Jack Lemon character in the movie "My Fellow Americans"

Hail to the Chief
He's the chief and we must hail him.

I forget the rest.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Lemmon's went like this:

Hail to the chief
He's the chief and he needs hailing
He is the chief
So everybody hail like crazy



I liked James Garner's better, though:

Hail to the chief
If you don't, I'll have to kill you
I am the chief
So you better watch your step, you bastards

:D

[steelemagnolia]

3. I remember that movie when he sang that! LMAO! eom

[Cabcere]

7. Garner's version was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this thread!

:rofl: Brilliant. :D :hug: :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. I just thought of something

Someone should record "Hail to the Chief" over "Itsy Bitsy Spider."



:D

[Cabcere]

12. Great idea, or the greatest idea?

:D :rofl: :hi: You're a genius, Oed. :hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. I dunno

Just popped into my head. :shrug:



It'd work, though, huh? :D

[struggle4progress]

9. "Hail to the chief: let's give him hail" -- John McCutcheon

http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_chief.htm#Hail%20to%20the%20Chief%20(2001)

[Cabcere]

11. I love John McCutcheon.

:loveya: My parents and I saw him in concert a few years ago, and he was amazing - smart, funny, and of course incredibly talented. :hi:

[MilesColtrane]

4. It's being replaced by presidential fiat.

The new anthem is called "Heil to the Decider" and was written and performed by Ted Nugent.

From now on the President's Own Marine Band will include three jarheads with Les Pauls and Marshall stacks.

[nemo137]

19. I could get behind that.

Can we have the Navy do it instead, and have sweet-ass blue and gold SG's?

[Yavin4]

5. Would You Prefer KC & The Sunshine Band's "Boogey Man" Instead

Ladies and Gentlemen the funky president is here.

[stevedeshazer]

8. Absolutely, or maybe Sly and the Family Stone's "Dance to the Music"

[grasswire]

6. actually, there are two pieces of music

"Ruffles and Flourishes" is played first.

Then comes "Hail to the Chief."

[AllegroRondo]

20. "ruffles and flourishes" is played for anyone of Flag Officer or higher rank

and the words to it, as I recall:
"jump through the hole in your ass"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. Ever see "My Fellow Americans"?

It's a great flick, if you haven't...James Garner, Jack Lemmon.

[CatholicEdHead]

15. Actually, I really like John McCutcheon's version of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_fpgCT3i8

:D

[greenbriar]

16. I can't remember which president it was, but the first lady

wanted it played because her hubby the president was small in stature so it signified that the president had entered the room

[erpowers]

24. Julia Tyler

Julia Tyler, the wife of John Tyler, asked that the music be played when the president made an appearance. That information came from the Wikipedia.org page on "Hail to the Chief".

[HughBeaumont]

17. And the Chief we're hailing is a horrible piece of bison shit.

Who needs to be stomped in the head by Bruiser Brody.

[pokerfan]

18. This version is awesome

Hail to the Chief
He's the best of all the surgeons
He needs a queen
To satisfy his urges.

Hail to the Chief
He's the best of all the Trappers
He needs a queen
To sit upon his lapper.

Hail to the Chief
He's the best of all the cutters
He needs a queen
To satisfy the others.

Hail to the Chief
Our Colonel did elect him
He took his orders
And shoved them up his rectum.

[AllegroRondo]

21. Ive played it many times

and a few of them for actual presidents.

Personally, I think the Vice President's march "Hail Columbia" is much better.

[EstimatedProphet]

22. When W enters a room, they should play "Entrance of the Gladiators"

http://wurlitzer-rolls.com/6526-9.mp3

[erpowers]

23. Wikipedia Page

I copied and pasted the infromatiion about "Hail to the Chief" from Wikipedia.org. It tell the histroy of the song and why it is played for presidents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_To_The_Chief