A Brit named John Stafford Smith. Its an old drinking song. It's also the melody for the Star Spangled Banner
The tune of the Star Spangled Banner was adapted from "To Anacreon in Heaven," which was composed by John Stafford Smith.
The song was not inspired by the battle. The song was composed by John Stafford Smith, on commission, for the Anacreontic Society in London, some time before or at 1773. It was set to a poem titled "To Anacreon in Heaven," and was the official song of that men's club. Francis Scott Key saw the assault on the fort and wrote a poem at first called "The Defense of Fort McHenry" using the existing Anacreon melody. The title later became "The Star-Spangled Banner," and of course this pairing was adopted as the National Anthem in 1931.
Bryan Adams wrote a power ballad titled "Heaven." It appears on the albums A Night in Heaven (movie soundtrack, 1983) and Reckless (Bryan Adams album, 1984).
For the United States of America (my country), the lyrics are "The Defense of Fort McHenry" (commonly called "The Star Spangled Banner") and were written by Francis Scott Key. The music is "To Anacreon in Heaven", a British beer hall song by John Stafford Smith. The song is called "The Star Spangled Banner". It became our National Anthem in 1931.
Bryan Adams.
The tune of the Star Spangled Banner was adapted from "To Anacreon in Heaven," which was composed by John Stafford Smith.
It is from the British drinking song called To Anacreon in Heaven.
To Anacreon in Heaven, written about 1780 by Ralph Tomlinson
Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814. The music is based on an English song called "To Anacreon in Heaven."
The song was 'To Anacreon in Heaven' which was an English drinking song for the Anacreontic Society of London.
Anacreon the Greek poet.
Anacreon the Greek poet.
To Anacreon in Heaven , written by John Stafford Smith. The old song was popular around War of 1812.
Jane plays "To Anacreon in Heaven" on the piano in Pride and Prejudice.
The song was not inspired by the battle. The song was composed by John Stafford Smith, on commission, for the Anacreontic Society in London, some time before or at 1773. It was set to a poem titled "To Anacreon in Heaven," and was the official song of that men's club. Francis Scott Key saw the assault on the fort and wrote a poem at first called "The Defense of Fort McHenry" using the existing Anacreon melody. The title later became "The Star-Spangled Banner," and of course this pairing was adopted as the National Anthem in 1931.
The author of Toad Heaven is Morris Gleitzman.
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