Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 06:32:09 GMT



gmcgath@mv.mv.com (Gary McGath) wrote:

>I suppose one can claim that religious songs are "filk" because they refer
>to supernatural beings and thus are "fantasy"; but even as an atheist, I
>think that the distinction between songs addressed to supernatural beings
>which one believes exists and songs about supernatural beings which one
>recognizes as fictional is vital. Whether or not religious songs are
>fantasy songs in fact, they aren't fantasy songs in intent, and thus are
>not filk.

So, is _To Anacreon In Heaven_ filk?  And if so, then is _Star
Spangled Banner_ filk by extension?


PS if anyone's thinking of replying that Anacreon is in the NESFA
hymnal so it's filk by definition, don't bother.  

PPS I wasn't referring to the Fannish Star Spangled Banner, either.
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