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Here is a brief history of, and the lyrics to, the USA national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> The lyrics to the USA’s national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. He wrote them after witnessing British ships bombarding Fort McHenry during the 1812-15 war between the USA and Britain. <\/p> The USA would prove victorious in this battle, and Key was inspired when he saw the USA flag, known as The Star-Spangled Banner, flying high. His poem, called Defence of Fort M’Henry was set to the tune of John Stafford Smith’s popular song, To Anacreon in Heaven<\/strong><\/a>, and became known as The Star-Spangled Banner. It was officially made the USA’s national anthem in 1931.<\/p> Did you know Stravinsky decided to rearrange the American national anthem<\/strong><\/a> during the Second World War? It didn’t go down well… <\/p> The Star-Spangled Banner On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, O thus be it ever when freemen shall standWho wrote the lyrics to the USA’s national anthem?<\/h2>
What are the lyrics to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’?<\/h2>