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.
The answer: "In short, the national anthem is so hard ... Not every rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a shaky start ends badly, though. When 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert stumbled over ...