Re: Very Powerful Story of the Star Spangled Banner
What's amazing to me is that the words fit the English song that forms the music so well. Composed in the 1760's (~55 years before the words), the Anacreontic Song was the theme to a amateur musician's club in London. I read someplace that it was only happenstantial that the words fit the music - that seems hard to believe given how well the words match. (as an aside, several US patriotic songs are set to English music - the other famous one being (not sure if this is the title) "Let Freedom Reign" which is set to my national anthem - and annoyingly has better words than my national anthem ).
The little movie failed to mention that the engagement that inspired the anthem was during the 1812 war, not during the revolt. I also read on wikipedia () that it didn't become the official US national anthem till 1931.
Tongue-in-cheek, as a Brit, all I can think is "damn, just a few more rockets!" (whenever I hear the anthem, I smile slightly knowing the "rocket's red glare" was a British glare --- I think I would take it more seriously were it not that from personal experience I know that growing up "under" the British government is not quite as bad as one may think )
Re: Very Powerful Story of the Star Spangled Banner
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mir207 previously said:
What's amazing to me is that the words fit the English song that forms the music so well. Composed in the 1760's (~55 years before the words), the Anacreontic Song was the theme to a amateur musician's club in London. I read someplace that it was only happenstantial that the words fit the music - that seems hard to believe given how well the words match. (as an aside, several US patriotic songs are set to English music - the other famous one being (not sure if this is the title) "Let Freedom Reign" which is set to my national anthem - and annoyingly has better words than my national anthem ).
The little movie failed to mention that the engagement that inspired the anthem was during the 1812 war, not during the revolt. I also read on wikipedia () that it didn't become the official US national anthem till 1931.
Tongue-in-cheek, as a Brit, all I can think is "damn, just a few more rockets!" (whenever I hear the anthem, I smile slightly knowing the "rocket's red glare" was a British glare --- I think I would take it more seriously were it not that from personal experience I know that growing up "under" the British government is not quite as bad as one may think )
Oh, No! It's happening all over again, this thread is being invaded by the British!
It’s ok Mark, I don’t care what they say about you behind your back. J/k
I think your ok for a Brit. God save the Queen and all that.
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--- I think I would take it more seriously were it not that from personal experience I know that growing up "under" the British government is not quite as bad as one may think 
J/k
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