Through the years, "The Star-Spangled Banner" has been a staple of our national ... a song most of us have known since we were little children, is so hard to sing. The answer: "In short, the ...
Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.