A “Ripley’s Believe or Not!” cartoon blared: “America has no National Anthem! The U.S.A. (being a dry country) has been using—without authorization—a vulgar old British drinking song.”
The day I completed Survival School, the POW camp commander turned us around and we saw Ole Glory followed by the playing of our National Anthem. The memory still brings tears to my eyes. The song stands for everything I feel about and for my country. Thanks Tara! 🙏❤️💪🇺🇲
As a kid in public school I remember the Star Spangled Banner being sung on Flag Day and other occasions during the school year . It for me , renewed my patriotism and thoughts of the veterans who fought + died for the “ red-white-blue “ , I also think I was lucky my 4 th grade teacher’s favorite song was the Star Spangled Banner and she loved relating the story of how it came about . Thank you Tara for a great story of OUR FLAG and bringing back memories of a teacher who taught me + my classmates the meaning of Patriotism for a lifetime !
Every day at noon, the radio station I listen to, 98.5, plays the Star Spangled Banner. It's sung by different musicians everyday. I will listen to it with added attention from now on. Thanks Tara!
After all that transpired over the national anthem, it ended up being a beautiful song about our wonderful country. It’s been sung in many different styles, but I prefer the original version. Learned some new details about The Star-Spangled Banner.
Shortly after coming home from Desert Storm, I was at a MLB game with my brother. The crowd was sing the Star Spangled Banner and he was trying gab in my ear about nothing important. I don't know what happened but it was as if I was on autopilot. I told him to "shut the ef-up." My throat swelled up with watery eyes. It was just an emotion that overwhelmed me and is impossible to describe to anyone, unless they've been there.
Several years ago, I guess in the eighties, we took our four children to visit Baltimore Harbor, and I remember 'standing in the spot' where Francis Scott Key wrote that beautiful poem. I remember that it gave me chills, just thinking about it.
That drinking song was not that old - 1773. It was in honor of the Anacreonitic Society - one of the many gentlemen's clubs that littered London with such profusion. The original contained many allusions to Greek myth, but not too high aspirations or dignity. AND the melody was slightly different from what we're used to today.
Curiously, songs had a lot more impact than one might suppose without mass media. People sang these more widely. "World Turned Upside Down," which Lord Cornwallis marched his surrendered troops out with, was a protest song against Cromwell's "Long Parliament" during the British civil war - leaning on their revocation of Christmas celebrations. The Anacreon song had no such political overtones or appeal to irony.
Today, we don't sing as often - or as well. Even then, this song is known for being widely unsingable: the vocal range required is too extreme.
The day I completed Survival School, the POW camp commander turned us around and we saw Ole Glory followed by the playing of our National Anthem. The memory still brings tears to my eyes. The song stands for everything I feel about and for my country. Thanks Tara! 🙏❤️💪🇺🇲
Same thing happened to me.
As a kid in public school I remember the Star Spangled Banner being sung on Flag Day and other occasions during the school year . It for me , renewed my patriotism and thoughts of the veterans who fought + died for the “ red-white-blue “ , I also think I was lucky my 4 th grade teacher’s favorite song was the Star Spangled Banner and she loved relating the story of how it came about . Thank you Tara for a great story of OUR FLAG and bringing back memories of a teacher who taught me + my classmates the meaning of Patriotism for a lifetime !
Every day at noon, the radio station I listen to, 98.5, plays the Star Spangled Banner. It's sung by different musicians everyday. I will listen to it with added attention from now on. Thanks Tara!
After all that transpired over the national anthem, it ended up being a beautiful song about our wonderful country. It’s been sung in many different styles, but I prefer the original version. Learned some new details about The Star-Spangled Banner.
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Shortly after coming home from Desert Storm, I was at a MLB game with my brother. The crowd was sing the Star Spangled Banner and he was trying gab in my ear about nothing important. I don't know what happened but it was as if I was on autopilot. I told him to "shut the ef-up." My throat swelled up with watery eyes. It was just an emotion that overwhelmed me and is impossible to describe to anyone, unless they've been there.
Amen brother.
Very educational, I knew the story of the writing of the National Anthem now I know the "rest of the story". Thanks Tara!
Several years ago, I guess in the eighties, we took our four children to visit Baltimore Harbor, and I remember 'standing in the spot' where Francis Scott Key wrote that beautiful poem. I remember that it gave me chills, just thinking about it.
I'm glad this is our national anthem! I'm glad it's a fight song!
You certainly provided much history about a song we know and love. Thank you Tara.
Great bit of history on our national anthem. Thank you, Tara Ross.
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I did not realize that it took that long for our “Star Spangled Banner” to become our Nation’s National Anthem!
Thank you Tara!
That drinking song was not that old - 1773. It was in honor of the Anacreonitic Society - one of the many gentlemen's clubs that littered London with such profusion. The original contained many allusions to Greek myth, but not too high aspirations or dignity. AND the melody was slightly different from what we're used to today.
Curiously, songs had a lot more impact than one might suppose without mass media. People sang these more widely. "World Turned Upside Down," which Lord Cornwallis marched his surrendered troops out with, was a protest song against Cromwell's "Long Parliament" during the British civil war - leaning on their revocation of Christmas celebrations. The Anacreon song had no such political overtones or appeal to irony.
Today, we don't sing as often - or as well. Even then, this song is known for being widely unsingable: the vocal range required is too extreme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song
Thank you, Tara.
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