It’s a song every American has heard countless ... of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called ...

Watch operatic tenor Christopher Macchio perform rousing rendition of the national anthem at 2025 presidential inauguration.

The United States is a country that sings its national anthem a lot relative to other countries, and no performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner ... song you can bet on. If you flub the lyrics ...

“I don’t think you can really hear the word ‘spangled’ without thinking about America and its national anthem,” Dowdy expounds. “I wanted to write a personal, pained kind of national ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America ... the end of the song, rather than glorify the Old South, Tom quoted the “Star Spangled Banner” and ...

Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a poem about a battle that was significant in the American History, the War of 1812. The words describe a battle. With a ...