Something for a Fourth of July weekend. The Star Spangled Banner (1814).
Bonus:
A Very American Moment
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
I’ve seen this several times but just keep re-watching it. It still makes me smile, put my hand over my heart, and tear up.
Don:
I like the 1814 version better than what happens when some second-rate chanteuse or Rossini wannabe gets hold of it. “Land of the free” should not be screamed like bad Wagnerian opera, and in most 18th century popular songs the coda would be repeated.