Mr Noone
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Do they not teach it in school any more? I remember a couple of days in the sixth grade devoted to parsing out the words and learning the background story.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" turns 200
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Do they not teach it in school any more? I remember a couple of days in the sixth grade devoted to parsing out the words and learning the background story.
snugglestruggle
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Did you know that the original version as written ended with a Question mark? Truth.
Colonel Hogan
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Unfortunately, we don't have a federal law restricting the performing of the anthem to those people.
For reasons I'll never understand sports promoters repeatedly give the spotlight to egomaniacal, ass-twerking wannabe blues singers who think they'll improve the song with extended warbling on every verse.
Colonel Hogan
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Anyone who understands English would know that the question in the last two lines of the song refers to whether or not the flag was still waving, not whether the real estate under attack was populated by free and brave inhabitants.
