Editor’s note: We announced the 13 finalists in the 6th annual EN Blogger Contest last week, and now we’re bringing you their first round entries here on Bloggers Row. Each entry will be presented unedited for fairness’ sake. Thanks as always for reading, and please leave feedback in the comments section.
Photo by Samantha Clark
Round 1 Entry:
Upon thinking of what in the world to write for this year’s entry a song popped in my head, Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton- An American Musical. Perhaps a parody, and who doesn’t love a good musical, we can even ride to music in dressage, which gives me another idea, by I digress. I thought about replacing Alexander Hamilton with Phillip Dutton or Boyd Martin, but it didn’t just flow right. Michael Jung, Ze Terminator, maybe, it was a start.
How does a German, rider, son of a Joachim
And a terminator, dropped in the middle of a horse park in Kentucky by providence, impressed,
In domination, grow up to be a hero and a warrior?
But I wasn’t quite feeling it, and the clock was ticking, so with that I started again. Since we are building up to the Rio Olympics, and history could be made, and hopefully nothing to do with the Zika Virus or the machine guns that you can see from XC, but a Gold for USA! History has its eyes on USA Eventing!!!!
History Has Its Eyes On You (Team USA edition)
as sung by Team USA Eventing and Coaches
original lyrics and music by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Phillip to Lauren:
I was older than you are now
When I was rode in my first Olympic Games
I lead my Blue straight into a win
I witnessed the glory firsthand
I made every jump
And I felt the pride rise in me
And even now I go again
Knowing history has its eyes on me
US Team and Coaches:
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa
Whoa, Whoa, Yeah
Lauren:
History has its eyes on you
US Team and Coaches:
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa
Whoa, Whoa, Yeah
Boyd to LK:
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control
Who rides, who falls, who tells your story
Clark to LK:
I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in us
But remember from here on in
History has its eyes on you
US Team and Coaches:
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa
History has its eyes on us
