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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Émile Armand on February 11, 2012, 11:29:02 PM

Title: The Star-Spangled Banner
Post by: Émile Armand on February 11, 2012, 11:29:02 PM
Can any American on here explain something to me. I am assuming this question should be relatively easy to answer for any American. For your National Anthem, why is it set to the music of something that is essentially a British drinking tune? 

The Anacreontic Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA8pQeY77os#)