Watching the US Inauguration

I only heard a few bars of Lady Gaga belting out something, and it was so awful I muted her. I didn’t recognise the bit I heard as The Star Spangled Banner, a song I quite like.

EllanVannin
Same here. The trouble is we have too much access to how governments work. Makes one a bit jaded.

Amanda Gorman - wonderful

To me---life is a stage and we're all actors, the USA is no different except that they take the Oscars for their acting.

Must be something wrong with me---I don't feel anything.

For someone who’s supposed to be doddery that was some speech!

Let’s not forget as well (and EdBalls mentioned this the other day) that Biden has a bad stutter, too.

Di dn't Lady Gaga look fabulous? That wonderful scarlet skirt and the gold dove! Didn't someone sing This Land Is Your Land at Obama's inauguration?

Riverwalk

Well we do things differently here don't we?

On Thursday we have an election - the next day the removal van is at 10 Downing Street and that's it!

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A great speech. Well done President Biden and good luck.

Good speech, Mr President.

Well we do things differently here don't we?

On Thursday we have an election - the next day the removal van is at 10 Downing Street and that's it!

Lady Gaga was fabulous.

PippaZ

Brilliant. The wires are hot in our little international family What's App group.

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I thought the music was wonderful. Lady Gaga is a powerful singer and her passion and heart came through clearly. And Jennifer Lopez singing the Woody Guthrie iconic song made the point about being one nation.

Brilliant. The wires are hot in our little international family What's App group.

Grandma70s

Very strange choice of music and singers for what I presume is a solemn occasion.

What's strange about the National Anthem and 'This land is your land, this land is my land'?

The antithesis of Trump!

And everyone is wearing a mask.....

Isn't it odd how hats aren't worn? It's a cold day over there!

tidyskatemum

Lady Gaga was AWESOME

When she turned to the flag ? Wow.

That’s Biden sworn in now.

Grandma70s

Very strange choice of music and singers for what I presume is a solemn occasion.

I agree. Awful choices.

I know how you feel! Fingers X'd the Crazies aren't in evidence but, thing is, they've swallowed DT's 'stolen' lie....

At least their hair is moving in the breeze. I keep thinking that if this was Margaret Thatcher, her hair would have stayed solid throughout.