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Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner...and something that I didn't know, he stole the music from an old English drinking song he had heard years before!
From what I've read Key used that same tune for some other poems he made into songs also. He seemed to really like it's meter. ( I think that's the right word) If you've ever seen the original song, something like Anacronym in Heaven, (I'm sure I've got that wrong), it's a really hard song to sing. I can't imagine singing it while drinking.
Funny, on the way to work today when I saw the date, September 14th, I knew it was something historic, but couldn't remember what. Thanks for reminding us.
...didn't teach us that in History class!
