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- It is elitist, in both source and form. When the successful lawyer and amateur poetaster Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the anthem, he was an appointed negotiator for political prisoners in the War of 1812.
- It’s militaristic. Absolutely it is. But consider the scene it sets—not vanquishing an enemy, but withstanding its onslaught and preserving the nation’s identity.
- The words are incomprehensible. The way Key twisted his sentiments around the Anacreontic air, the phrases are full of half-thoughts interrupted by tangents that complete themselves three lines later.
- You’re stuck with it. The only thing worse than having “The Star-Spangled Banner” as your national anthem is A) almost any other national anthem and B) absolutely everything you would have to do to change it.
Jul 4, 2012 · Something about it has never quite resonated with me. “The Star Spangled Banner” was written as a poem in 1814 during the shelling of Fort McHenry, complete with bombs and rockets and tattered flags. I’ll give you that it’s a great military song, though. As well as a marching band ace-in-the-hole, and the perfect pump-you-up for a ...
Jul 4, 2010 · In The United States of America, our National Anthem is The Star Spangled Banner. It has been so since it was made official by congressional resolution on May 3, 1931. The lyrics are taken from a poem titled “The Defense of Fort McHenry”, written by amateur poet Francis Scott Key in 1814 after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by ...
Photo by Clark Gu on Unsplash. S everal times over the past few years, my wife and I have both noted how much we prefer ‘America the Beautiful’ over ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’We prefer it ...
The National Anthem should absolutely be “Living in America” by James Brown. I might die on this hill. It’s already played at every 4th of July Fireworks celebration. An obvious fan favorite. It’s featured on the Rocky IV soundtrack, one of the most American movies, where a humble local boxer takes on a Soviet titan!
Jul 2, 2020 · A YouGov poll of more than 25,000 US adults finds that most (60%) Americans do not want to see the national anthem changed. About one in seven people (15%) say the national anthem should be replaced with another song, and fewer (6%) think it should be removed and not replaced. Republicans (86%) are particularly likely to say that The Star ...
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Some prefer "America the Beautiful" over "The Star-Spangled Banner" due to the latter's war-oriented imagery, while others object to the implicit support of slavery and racism in its third verse; others prefer "The Star-Spangled Banner" because of its war themes. While that national dichotomy has stymied any effort at changing the tradition of the national anthem, "America the Beautiful ...
