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Originally Posted by MTI
Oh, it's also National Nude Day
celebrate if you wish, but don't forget the sunscreen.
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The best rendition of La Marseillaise I ever heard is personally, that of Mireille Mathieu, sung for the Bicentennial in 1989.
Take a listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3IvXo0W1YI
She sings the two best-known stanzas: the first and the last.
If you know French they are actually quite moving and not actually limited to France. The song was meant to honor and inspire people everywhere, following Voltaire's concept of the citizen of the world (citoyen du monde).