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Here’s a recorded version of all four verses of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as it might have been sung in late 1814. This version was produced by the Star Spangled Music Foundation, ...
Many Americans have no idea there are actually four official verses to the "Star-Spangled Banner" — and even fewer know about a little-known, unofficial fifth verse, written a half century later ...
University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague talked about the meaning of the four verses in The Star-Spangled Banner. Global Search Search In. Quick Guide.
When was the last time you heard or read all four verses of "The Star-Spangled Banner"? Please read and pay special attention to the last verse. "O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand; Betwe… ...
This flag, which measured 30 feet by 42 feet, was the original Star-Spangled Banner that inspired the lines of Francis Scott Key’s renowned poem, later to become America’s national anthem.