Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival ... The answer: "In short, the national anthem is so hard to sing because of its remarkable range between high ...

In short, the national anthem is so hard ... He immediately began penning the first verse to the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Key set his lyrics to the then popular tune of the “Anacreontic ...