Posted on Jun 5, 2016
US Anthem Stolen from British Drinking Song | What History Forgot
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A few of our patriotic songs were "borrowed" from our former British overlords. "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" got its tune from the British National Anthem "God Save the Queen."
A few of our patriotic songs were "borrowed" from our former British overlords. "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" got its tune from the British National Anthem "God Save the Queen."
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
I may be a tad biased, but I think while Britain may have originated it, America perfected it.
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This makes me love our anthem all the more... Having grown up in Baltimore, I was very familiar with the story of the "poem" Key wrote. I knew that the music was "borrowed" from a drinking song but never knew the story in this much detail. Thanks for the line. Most interesting
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