Sunday, June 14, 2026

Marsh Family sings 'Trumpy Doodle' for America250 on Flag Day

Happy Flag Day! I'm posting something tangential to the holiday today, "Trumpy Doodle" - Marsh Family version of "Yankee Doodle" for the USA's 250th anniversary antics.

"Yankee Doodle" was a traditional song (Roud 4501) that predated the American Revolution and was adapted by both British and Americans to mock one another in the eighteenth century. So we felt it was a fitting tune to repurpose on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States, and the No Kings musical protests occurring this weekend which happens to be the 80th birthday of Donald Trump.

The word 'doodle' likely comes from German 'Dödel' meaning fool or simpleton or nob. It may also reference Low German 'dudel' = playing music badly. So it works whether you like or hate this parody arrangement! The earliest known version of the lyrics was the 1750s when it was sung during the Seven Years' War (or "French and Indian War" in the colonies), and it had become a patriotic song for the USA by 1781, when new verses mentioned a certain George Washington, who also crops up in ours as a bringer of political or national liberty (though, of course, also a slaveholder and denier of liberty).
This makes for a great companion to Randy Rainbow sings 'A Very Stable Genius Part Two!' for Wayback Wednesday — truly patriotic musical comedy that allows us to laugh so we don't cry!

I promised another Sunday entertainment feature, so follow over the jump for the remaining most read post and top social media shares about entertainment during the 15th year of Crazy Eddie's Motie News.


Steve in Manhattan linked to Best and worst movies of 2025 from Beyond The Trailer and WatchMojo from December 28, 2025 at Mike's Blog Roundup on Crooks and Liars, which helped it earn 546 default and raw page views by the end of the calendar year to rank first during December 2025. It ended the 2025-2026 blogging year with 720 raw page views to rank 26th among entries posted between March 21, 2025 and March 20, 2026 and 35th overall.



'The Perfect Neighbor' wins five Critics Choice Documentary Awards including Best Documentary earned 1 reply (most for month and tied for most during year on Threads) and 1 like on 170 views.


Netflix buys Warner Brothers earned 4 replies (most replies on MeWe for month and the year) in 1 thread plus 2 shares and 1 reaction.


Yesterworld Entertainment recounts 'The Troubled History of the Star Wars Holiday Special - Why & How It Failed' earned 3 replies in 2 threads (most threads on MeWe for month and the year) plus 2 shares and 1 reaction.

Now I have shared all of the most read posts and top social media shares of the 2025-2026 blogging year, so I declare this series of retrospective complete. YAY! Stay tuned for an evergreen educational entry tomorrow that I can share in July.

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