National anthem.
The lyrics came from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key.
The name of that song is "Star Spangled Banner".
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. The Star-spangled banner is the popular name for the national ensign of the United States It became well known as a patriotic song to the tune of a popular English song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889), by the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Although the song has four verses, only the first is commonly sung today.
In a way. Francis Scott Key wrote the poem called The Siege of Fort McHenry. A Baltimore newspaper later put it to the tune of an old English drinking song: The Nightingale; To Anacreon in Heaven. The Star Spangled Banner was not officially made our national anthem until the 1930s.
Francis Scott Key wrote a poem (named Defence of Fort M'Henry) which became the lyrics for the US National Anthem, The Star Spangle Banner, after watching the British bombardment of Ft McHenry (Baltimore) during the War of 1812.The music for his lyrics came from an old English drinking song, To Anacreon in Heaven.
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key
The lyrics came from "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key.
He wrote the lyrics. The tune came from an English drinking song.
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.
The music is from an English drinking song The_Anacreontic_Song
There was the war of 1812 and Francis Scott Key from a ship in the Baltimore Harbor wrote the Song Te Star Spangled Banner."
The name of that song is "Star Spangled Banner".
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."
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and is the national anthem of the United States of America. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote it after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. The Star-spangled banner is the popular name for the national ensign of the United States It became well known as a patriotic song to the tune of a popular English song, "To Anacreon in Heaven." It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy (1889), by the White House (1916), and was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Although the song has four verses, only the first is commonly sung today.
Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the tune of an English drinking ( I guess you'd say: "Folk Song).