jjm@hou5e.UUCP (07/01/83)
There was an ad in a newspaper I saw this morning that had all three stanzas of our national anthem. I don't think I had ever heard the second or third stanza before... As I remember my American History from grade school, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner based on an old English drinking song. (Possibly a bawdy drinking song.) Does anyone out there have the original words to the song, or are they no longer known? Jim McParland ABI - HO hou5e!jjm
dee@cca.UUCP (Donald Eastlake) (07/03/83)
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written to the tune of a drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven" with words by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq., and music by John Stafford Smith. The original was sung at the Crown Anchor Tavern in the Strand around 1780 or so. You to can have a copy of the complete words to this song (with guitar cords), over 150 other songs related to fiction, science, fandom, Tolkien, Star Trek, etc., and the complete script to an SF parody of H.M.S. Pinafore, all for only $11 ($10 for the book plus $1 for shipping), by purchasing a copy of "The NESFA Hymnal" from The New England Science Fiction Associaton, PO Box G, MIT Branch Post Office, Cambridge, MA 02139. Donald Eastlake dee@cca, decvax!cca!dee
fred@umcp-cs.UUCP (07/06/83)
From: dee@cca "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written to the tune of a drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven" with words by Ralph Tomlinson, Esq., and music by John Stafford Smith. The original was sung at the Crown Anchor Tavern in the Strand around 1780 or so. ``The Star Spangled Banner'' was written as a poem. Only after it had been published was it discovered that it could be sung to the tune of ``To Anacreon in Heaven''.
paul@uofm-cv.UUCP (07/06/83)
The song was "To Anacreon in Heaven" I believe, and will look through my Americana for the original text (someone will beat me to it, no doubt).
trb@floyd.UUCP (07/06/83)
If you guys haven't noticed, there's been some stir in the media because popular musicians have been singing "enhanced" renditions of our national anthem. I think the American Legion is pretty pissed off and there has been quite a bit of national news coverage. ABC Nightline spent at least 15 minutes on it on July 4, with a dual interview of Garrison Keillor (I forget how he spells it) and the Grand Dragonnette (or something) of the Daughters of the American revolution. Actually, they were both pretty liberal on the issue, saying that love and respect for our great nation is the important thing and that people should sing it as they please. Nightline showed swatches of Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock rendition, and also Marvin Gaye's version from the latest NBA All Star Game. Hendrix's is a classic, with amazing interpretations of the "rocket's red glare" and such, and Marvin Gaye's is as funkily moving a version as I've heard. I think the Legionnaires are upset that Gaye is going to record his arrangement; they are actually trying to legislate (!) that artists can't alter our national anthem. Sometimes I wish that all narrow minded people would just go away and die (to put it in a narrow minded way). Hoping your news is better than that, Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491
urban@trwspp.UUCP (07/06/83)
The awful music for our national anthem is something called `Anacreon(sp?) in Heaven'. It's in the "Oak, Ash, and Thorn Drink-along Song Book", but really isn't very interesting. It was sort of a club anthem for a particular drinking group. Hardly anyone can sing the damn thing because it covers two octaves, and has bletchy harmonic progressions. Mike
bloom@inmet.UUCP (07/12/83)
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inmet!bloom Jul 11 21:35:00 1983
"The Star-Spangled Banner" became the U.S. National Anthem on
March 3, 1931 !!
Does anyone know what the anthem was before that?
Ray Bloom
{harpo, ima}!inmet!bloompct@vaxine.UUCP (Pierre Trepagnier) (07/13/83)
We didn't have a "national anthem" before 1931. The whole "national" mania is relatively recent. (What is our national insect?)
nather@utastro.UUCP (07/16/83)
If our national insect isn't the computer bug, it should be:
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\__/bloom@inmet.UUCP (07/16/83)
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inmet!bloom Jul 15 10:32:00 1983
Received the following in response to my response:
Ray Bloom
{harpo, ima}!inmet!bloom
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>From notes Fri Jul 15 04:13:32 1983
>From cca!decvax!microso!u!cde Wed Jul 13 00:13:00 1983 remote from ima
From: decvax!cornell!cde (Carl Eichenlaub) <cde@ima!cca!decvax!microso!u.UUCP>
Subject: Re: Our National Anthem - (nf)
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I believe that date refers to the passing of a bill by
Congress making The Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem
officialy. It had, prior to that time, always been recognized
informally as the national anthem.
Carl D. Eichenlaub
Cornell Universityhammy@mit-eddie.UUCP (J. Scott Hamilton) (07/18/83)
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