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For a little field test of scenario B, please enjoy this rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, arranged by The Section Quartet and sung by Rebekah Del Rio, from the weird Bush-era cult movie Southland Tales.
Would it seem stranger to you if, for a ritualized performance of the national anthem, with no warning they played
A) the same tune as always with plausibly anthemy lyrics you’ve never heard before
or
B) the same lyrics set to a totally different musical composition?