The song is notoriously hard to sing, but people routinely try at sporting events and other ceremonies. Ironically, the tune used to carry Key’s lyrics was lifted from “The Anacreontic Song,” a British song from the late 1700s. The first stanza of Key’s poem was later adopted as the lyrics to the U.S. Key wrote a four-stanza poem recounting the heroic defense of Fort McHenry and the city of Baltimore from invasion, representing a turning point in the War of 1812.” “n American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the siege from a British ship while negotiating the release of a captured American doctor,” the resolution states. After it ended, a huge American flag was raised over the fort. In the battle, Fort McHenry was subjected to more than a day of bombardment from British ships, spanning Sept. and British troops during the War of 1812. 87, recounts that the origin of the song is the Battle of Baltimore, a fight between U.S. “We all know the lines to this simple but extraordinary poem, and its words ring as true today as they did two centuries ago.” “The Star Spangled Banner tells the story of America - a story about triumph over great challenges and how ordinary people can change the world,” Benishek said this week. Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) this week proposed a resolution marking the 200th year of the Francis Scott Key poem that later became the national anthem of the United States.
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