I graduate from Valley High School tuesday(insert Saved By The Bell Reference here). What the hell does That damn song mean?

Pomp and Circumstance = ????

I guess it doesnt really matter but i' m kinda curious....

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Dictionary.com:

pomp ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pmp)
n.
Dignified or magnificent display; splendor: the solemn pomp of a military funeral.
Vain or ostentatious display. See Synonyms at display.

cir·cum·stance ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sûrkm-stns)
n.
A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.
A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.
The sum of determining factors beyond willful control. Often used in the plural: a victim of circumstance; work that will begin on Monday if circumstances permit.
circumstances Financial status or means: “Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances” (George Sherburn).
Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.
Formal display; ceremony: the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.
A particular incident or occurrence: Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance. See Synonyms at occurrence.

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Check out NRBQ' s version. Actually, it' s nothing like the one you' re talking about, but it' s cool.

Valley....RULES!!!

FOR SURE!!!!!!!

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Pomp and Circumstance = Bordom and Death to all that hear it' s never-ending cry!!

... How did such a friggin' boring song come to be the graduation march anyhoo? Sorry, four years of high school band talking there

heh, i hated playing that song over and over at graduations [:' (]

When life gives you lemmons you can do two things; you can either make lemonade or you can throw the lemons at people and say " take that bitch!!

My Mom cries like a little baby when she hears that song. It doesnt even have to be one her of kids, she gets moved the same way if she hears it on tv too LOL

Carpe Diem