‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’. But what are the words to the rest of the US national anthem? Discover the history and lyrics to the well-known anthem below. The music was ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

All the hoopla about the wonderful vocalist, Beyonce, lip or not lip synching our national anthem, made me think about the song itself. First and most obvious, the Star Spangled Banner is a song ...

He immediately began penning the first verse to the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Key set his lyrics to the then popular tune of the “Anacreontic Song,” the song of an 18th-century gentlemen’s ...

‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ – but it holds a meaningful place in the hearts of many Americans. The song’s music and lyrics were conceived in the 19th century, by two people who never met: Katharine Lee ...

This is where the music directly reflects the content of the lyrics. Hendrix brought the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to life by reflecting not just what they might have meant when they ...

A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner ... original lyrics’ inclusion of the word “slave,” but not the word “America.” In fact, his knowledge of the song’s history ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs ... In full glory reflected now shines in the stream, ’Tis the star-spangled banner ...